Patents by Inventor Hui Cai

Hui Cai has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Publication number: 20190182104
    Abstract: A method and a device for processing a communication path are provided. The method includes: obtaining a path processing parameter from local configuration information or from a control layer device, obtaining path information and/or a restarting counter parameter from the control layer device; increasing a path with an opposite-end device when the path information is of increasing a path, identifying the state of the path and/or the state of the opposite-end device using the path processing parameter and/or the restarting counter parameter the opposite-end device; reporting the fault state of the path and/or the reset state of the opposite-end device to the control layer device when the path fails and/or the opposite-end device is reset, releasing sessions on the failed path and/or on a path connected with the reset opposite-end device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 14, 2019
    Publication date: June 13, 2019
    Inventors: Shiyong TAN, Hui NI, Hui CAI
  • Patent number: 10305783
    Abstract: The embodiments disclose a packet control method, a switch, and a controller. The method includes receiving, by a switch, a packet, and processing the packet according to a pipeline, where an original packet is stored in a buffer, and a buffer location of the original packet is identified by using a buffer identifier. The method also includes when the packet fails to match a flow table, sending, by the switch, a first packet message to a controller, where the first packet message carries the buffer identifier, all or partial content of the packet; receiving, a second packet message sent by the controller, where the second packet message carries the buffer identifier and a packet processing instruction, and the packet processing instruction includes indication information of a specified flow table. Additionally, the method includes reprocessing, the packet according to the packet processing instruction and starting at the specified flow table.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2019
    Assignee: Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hui Cai, Weiqi Hu
  • Patent number: 10284458
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a flow table modifying method, a flow table modifying apparatus, and an OpenFlow network system. The flow table modifying method includes: receiving, by a switch, a modify flow entry message sent by a controller; searching, by the switch, a flow table corresponding to a flow table identifier for whether there is a flow entry matching to-be-modified target information; and in a case in which there is the flow entry matching the to-be-modified target information, changing, by the switch, a match field in the matched flow entry to a new match field. According to the flow table modifying method in an embodiment of the present invention, the switch searches the flow table corresponding to the flow table identifier for the flow entry matching the to-be-modified target information and changes the match field in the matched flow entry to the new match field.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 25, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2019
    Assignee: HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hui Cai, Weiqi Hu
  • Patent number: 10257768
    Abstract: The present application discloses a packet sending method and apparatus. The method includes: receiving a packet notification message sent by a first forwarding entity, where the first forwarding entity is a forwarding entity that receives a packet that is sent by a public data network PDN to a mobile terminal, and the packet notification message carries at least a terminal address of the mobile terminal; if the mobile terminal is in an idle state, paging the mobile terminal according to the terminal address of the mobile terminal, so that the mobile terminal sets up a connection to a base station eNodeB; and setting up a data channel between the eNodeB and the first forwarding entity, to connect the mobile terminal and the first forwarding entity, so that the first forwarding entity sends the packet to the mobile terminal by using the data channel and the connection.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2019
    Assignee: HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD
    Inventors: Zhiwei Xiong, Hui Ni, Hui Cai
  • Patent number: 10243783
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention relate to a method and a device for processing a communication path. The method includes: obtaining a path processing parameter from local configuration information or from a control layer device, obtaining path information and/or a restarting counter parameter from the control layer device; increasing a path with an opposite-end device when the path information is of increasing a path, identifying the state of the path and/or the state of the opposite-end device using the path processing parameter and/or the restarting counter parameter the opposite-end device; reporting the fault state of the path and/or the reset state of the opposite-end device to the control layer device when the path fails and/or the opposite-end device is reset, releasing sessions on the failed path and/or on a path connected with the reset opposite-end device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2019
    Assignee: Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Shiyong Tan, Hui Ni, Hui Cai
  • Patent number: 10237709
    Abstract: According to the present disclosure, a first session is established between an online charging system (OCS) and a user plane of a gateway device by using a service identifier, so that direct interaction between the user plane of the gateway device and the OCS is implemented, and a technical problem that a gateway device in a decoupled architecture has an extremely long charging path and a large charging delay is resolved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 6, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2019
    Assignee: HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hui Cai, Weiqi Hu
  • Patent number: 10222404
    Abstract: A general load flow calculation method for power systems with unified power flow controller (UPFC). On the premise of satisfying the control objectives of UPFC, the calculation method combines the power injection model with the Newton-Raphson algorithm to solve the load flow of the power systems by iteration. It is applicable not only to a conventional UPFC structure, but also to a novel UPFC structure wherein the series and shunt transformers of a UPFC are connected to different AC buses or there are more than one series branch connected to a UPFC. The present invention provides the detailed process for performing a load flow evaluation, and it shows that it is unnecessary to add new state variables when solving the load flow by this method, the dimension of the Jacobian matrix will not increase during the iteration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2019
    Assignee: STATE GRID JIANGSU ECONOMIC RESEARCH INSTITUTE
    Inventors: Hui Cai, Zhenjian Xie, Zheng Xu, Jian Yang, Wanchun Qi, Wenjia Zhang, Chen Li, Quanquan Wang, Chen Wu
  • Publication number: 20190004097
    Abstract: A general load flow calculation method for power systems with unified power flow controller (UPFC). On the premise of satisfying the control objectives of UPFC, the calculation method combines the power injection model with the Newton-Raphson algorithm to solve the load flow of the power systems by iteration. It is applicable not only to a conventional UPFC structure, but also to a novel UPFC structure wherein the series and shunt transformers of a UPFC are connected to different AC buses or there are more than one series branch connected to a UPFC. The present invention provides the detailed process for performing a load flow evaluation, and it shows that it is unnecessary to add new state variables when solving the load flow by this method, the dimension of the Jacobian matrix will not increase during the iteration.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2017
    Publication date: January 3, 2019
    Applicant: State Grid JiangSu Economic Research Institute
    Inventors: Hui CAI, Zhenjian XIE, Zheng XU, Jian YANG, Wanchun QI, Wenjia ZHANG, Chen LI, Quanquan WANG, Chen WU
  • Publication number: 20180234961
    Abstract: An embodiment of the present disclosure discloses a method and device for managing a forwarding plane tunnel resource. The method includes sending a forwarding plane tunnel resource request message to a forwarding plane device, for enabling the forwarding plane device to allocate a forwarding plane tunnel resource based on the forwarding plane tunnel resource request message; acquiring the allocated forwarding plane tunnel resource from the forwarding plane device; and sending the acquired forwarding plane tunnel resource to a target network element, to establish a packet data network connection with the target network element. By adopting the present disclosure, the load balancing of the forwarding plane device is achieved, the signaling interaction between the control plane device and the forwarding plane device is reduced.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 10, 2018
    Publication date: August 16, 2018
    Inventors: Shiyong TAN, Hui NI, Hui CAI, Weihua HU
  • Patent number: 9998364
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention provide a method for processing a packet in a software-defined network (Software-Defined Network), where the method is performed by a forwarder, and the method includes: receiving an input packet; determining a flow to which the input packet belongs according to the input packet; determining a context identifier set corresponding to the flow to which the input packet belongs according to a first correspondence between flows and context identifier sets, where a context identifier set corresponding to each flow in the first correspondence includes at least one context identifier; determining a context corresponding to the context identifier set according to a second correspondence between context identifiers and contexts; and processing the input packet according to the context corresponding to the context identifier set.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 12, 2018
    Assignee: Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Shiyong Tan, Hui Ni, Hui Cai
  • Patent number: 9974055
    Abstract: An embodiment of the present invention discloses a method and device for managing a forwarding plane tunnel resource, wherein the method includes: sending a forwarding plane tunnel resource request message to a forwarding plane device, for enabling the forwarding plane device to allocate a forwarding plane tunnel resource according to the forwarding plane tunnel resource request message; acquiring the allocated forwarding plane tunnel resource from the forwarding plane device; and sending the acquired forwarding plane tunnel resource to a target network element, to establish a packet data network connection with the target network element. By adopting the present invention, the load balancing of the forwarding plane device is achieved, the signaling interaction between the control plane device and the forwarding plane device is reduced as much as possible, and meanwhile, efficient failure processing can also be achieved in the case of a failure occurred in a device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 15, 2018
    Assignee: Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Shiyong Tan, Hui Ni, Hui Cai, Weihua Hu
  • Publication number: 20180066238
    Abstract: Described herein are mutant pneumoviruses comprising a nucleotide sequence which encodes a mutated zinc binding motif in an M2-1 protein of the pneumovirus, wherein the zinc binding motif is mutated relative to wild-type pneumovirus. The mutant pneumoviruses described herein grow to high titer in cell culture, are genetically stable, are attenuated in vitro and in vivo, and are highly immunogenic. Also described herein are vaccines and vaccine compositions comprising the live attenuated mutant pneumoviruses. Vaccine compositions can further comprise a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier, vehicle, excipient, and/or adjuvant. Methods for inducing a protective immune response in a subject against a pneumovirus infection are also described and disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 22, 2016
    Publication date: March 8, 2018
    Inventors: Mark E. Peeples, Jianrong Li, Hui Cai, Rongzhang Wang
  • Publication number: 20180022390
    Abstract: A child drift car comprises a car frame, a wheel assembly, a seat, a driving mechanism and a direction control mechanism; the wheel assembly comprises a driving wheel assembly, and the driving wheel assembly comprises driving wheels, and an axle fixedly connected to the driving wheels; the driving mechanism comprises a driver and a transmission device; the direction control mechanism comprises a steering column, a steering wheel fixedly connected to the steering column, and a steering device separately connected to the steering column and the driving wheel assembly; the driving mechanism further comprises a main shaft rotatably disposed on the car frame along its own axis and driven by the transmission device to rotate, and the main shaft is connected to the axle through a universal joint. When the driving wheels turn, the speed of the driving wheels is not affected, and a higher drifting speed can be achieved.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 24, 2015
    Publication date: January 25, 2018
    Inventors: Hui CAI, Guobao TONG
  • Publication number: 20170346764
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention provide a method for processing information, a forwarding plane device and a control plane device. The method includes: receiving a data packet, and extracting the data packet's characteristic information; searching for context information corresponding to the data packet's characteristic information; buffering or discarding the data packet if the context information is not found; and sending an event reporting message to a gateway control plane device, wherein the event reporting message carries the data packet's characteristic information, so that the gateway control plane device acquires the context information corresponding to the data packet's characteristic information. forwarding of the data packet to the greatest extent.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 17, 2017
    Publication date: November 30, 2017
    Inventors: Shiyong Tan, Hui Ni, Hui Cai, Weihua Hu
  • Patent number: 9800479
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention disclose a packet processing method, a forwarder, a packet processing device, and a packet processing system that are applicable to a control and forwarding decoupled architecture including a forwarder and a controller. The method includes: acquiring, by the forwarder, packet reporting control information including a reporting control indication and a control threshold; and stopping, by the forwarder according to the reporting control indication in a case in which a control parameter reaches or exceeds the control threshold, sending a packet reporting message related to one flow.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2017
    Assignee: HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hui Ni, Shiyong Tan, Zhiwei Xiong, Hui Cai
  • Publication number: 20170298022
    Abstract: Diamino-pyridine, pyrimidine and pyridazine compounds which may be used as H4 receptor modulators, and in pharmaceutical compositions and methods for the treatment of disease states, disorders, and conditions mediated by H4 receptor activity, such as allergy, asthma, autoimmune diseases, and pruritis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2017
    Publication date: October 19, 2017
    Inventors: Hui Cai, Frank Chavez, Paul J. Dunford, Andrew J. Greenspan, Steven P. Meduna, Jorge A. Quiroz, Brad M. Savall, Kevin L. Tays, Robin L. Thurmond, Jianmei Wei, Ronald L. Wolin, Xiaohu Zhang
  • Patent number: 9769089
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention provide a method for processing information, a forwarding plane device and a control plane device. The method includes: receiving a data packet, and extracting characteristic information of the data packet; searching for context information corresponding to the characteristic information of the data packet; buffering or discarding the data packet if the context information is not found; and sending an event reporting message to a gateway control plane device, wherein the event reporting message carries the characteristic information of the data packet, so that the gateway control plane device acquires the context information corresponding to the characteristic information of the data packet. In this way, the gateway forwarding plane device can acquire context information to the greatest extent under the condition that the context information is lost, thereby ensuring accurate forwarding of the data packet to the greatest extent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2017
    Assignee: HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Shiyong Tan, Hui Ni, Hui Cai, Weihua Hu
  • Patent number: 9732087
    Abstract: Diamino-pyridine, pyrimidine and pyridazine compounds which may be used as H4 receptor modulators, and in pharmaceutical compositions and methods for the treatment of disease states, disorders, and conditions mediated by H4 receptor activity, such as allergy, asthma, autoimmune diseases, and pruritis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 14, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2017
    Assignee: JANSSEN PHARMACEUTICA N.V.
    Inventors: Hui Cai, Frank Chavez, Paul J. Dunford, Andrew J. Greenspan, Steven P. Meduna, Jorge A. Quiroz, Brad M. Savall, Kevin L. Tays, Robin L. Thurmond, Jianmei Wei, Ronald L. Wolin, Xiaohu Zhang
  • Patent number: 9723519
    Abstract: The present invention discloses a protocol processing method applied when control is decoupled from forwarding, a control plane device, and a forwarding plane device. The method includes: causing a control plane device to send an indication to a forwarding plane device according to a processing manner of a packet service processing protocol, and to deliver a negotiation parameter of the packet service processing protocol to the forwarding plane device; and causing the control plane device to receive a negotiation result of the packet service processing protocol, and to create a data path between a user equipment and a network device. The negotiation result is uploaded by the forwarding plane device and obtained according to information that includes the negotiation parameter of the packet service processing protocol.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 2, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2017
    Assignee: HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Shiyong Tan, Hui Ni, Hui Cai
  • Patent number: 9692912
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention provide a charging information processing method and a gateway device. The method includes sending, to a gateway forwarding plane, a charging information identification set used for identifying charging information, saving first charging information sent by the gateway forwarding plane, where the first charging information carries a first charging information identification, which is an element in the charging information identification set, receiving second charging information sent by the gateway forwarding plane and saved by the gateway forwarding plane, where the second charging information carries a second charging information identification, which is an element in the charging information identification set, and combining the first charging information and the second charging information according to the first charging information identification and the second charging information identification.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 24, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2017
    Assignee: Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hui Cai, Shiyong Tan, Hui Ni