Patents by Inventor Huifa LIN

Huifa LIN 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).

  • Patent number: 12143227
    Abstract: Terminal device comprising; MAC layer control circuitry configured to manage a first timer for a HARQ process and a second timer for the HARQ process which starts with expiry of the first timer, and reception circuitry configured to receive a first PDCCH indicating a first transmission of a HARQ-ACK feedback for a transport block for the HARQ process and a second PDCCH indicating a second transmission of a second HARQ-ACK feedback for the transport block for the HARQ process where the second transmission occurs later than the first transmission, wherein, the MAC layer control circuitry configured to start the first timer for the HARQ process at a timing of the first transmission, the MAC layer control circuitry configured to start or restart the first timer for the HARQ process at a timing of the second transmission.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2024
    Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Tomoki Yoshimura, Shoichi Suzuki, Daiichiro Nakashima, Huifa Lin
  • Patent number: 12143952
    Abstract: Detection circuitry configured to detect a SS/PBCH block with time index Y, the time index Y being ascending order in time domain for SS/PBCH block candidates in a half radio frame, beam index Z being determined by remainder of the time index Y divided by a Q, or given by remainder of a DMRS index for a PBCH in the SS/PBCH block divided by the Q, the Q being indicated by a MIB, reception circuitry configured to monitor at least the type-0 PDCCH common search space set which corresponds to SS/PBCH block index Z+j*Q, the j is any non-negative integer to satisfy Z+j*Q is smaller than a number of usable SS/PBCH block candidates in a half radio frame indicated by system information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 22, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2024
    Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Tomoki Yoshimura, Shoichi Suzuki, Toshizo Nogami, Huifa Lin, Daiichiro Nakashima, Wataru Ouchi
  • Publication number: 20240373420
    Abstract: A user equipment (UE) is described. The UE may comprise high-layer processing circuitry configured to acquire a first RRC parameter, a second RRC parameter, a third RRC parameter, and a fourth RRC parameter, and transmission circuitry configured to transmit a PUSCH in multiple slots.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 24, 2022
    Publication date: November 7, 2024
    Inventors: WATARU OUCHI, TOSHIZO NOGAMI, TOMOKI YOSHIMURA, Takahisa FUKUI, HUIFA LIN, SHOICHI SUZUKI, Ryota MORIMOTO, DAIICHIRO NAKASHIMA
  • Publication number: 20240365331
    Abstract: Terminal device receives a SS/PBCH block, a MIB, and a PDCCH. The MIB includes a first MIB payload bit and a second MIB payload bit. The first MIB payload bit is used for indication of a candidate SS/PBCH block index corresponding to the SS/PBCH block A Q? value is indicated only by the second MIB payload bit. The Q? value is used for quasi co-location assumption among SS/PBCH blocks.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 20, 2022
    Publication date: October 31, 2024
    Inventors: Huifa LIN, Shoichi SUZUKI, Daiichiro NAKASHIMA, Toshizo NOGAMI, Wataru OUCHI, Tomoki YOSHIMURA, Takahisa FUKUI, Ryota MORIMOTO
  • Publication number: 20240365330
    Abstract: A user equipment (UE) is described. The UE may comprise high-layer processing circuitry configured to acquire a first RRC parameter associated with an available slot-based counting, and transmission circuitry configured to transmit a PUSCH in multiple slots.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 22, 2022
    Publication date: October 31, 2024
    Inventors: Wataru OUCHI, Toshizo NOGAMI, Tomoki YOSHIMURA, Takahisa FUKUI, Huifa LIN, Ryota MORIMOTO, Daiichiro NAKASHIMA, Shoichi SUZUKI
  • Publication number: 20240349301
    Abstract: A terminal apparatus includes a receiver that receives a PDCCH to which DCI for scheduling a PUSCH is mapped, a transmitter that transmits the PUSCH, and a higher layer processing unit that manages a first higher layer parameter, a second higher layer parameter, and a third higher layer parameter, in which frequency hopping is applied for the PUSCH based at least on the DCI, the first higher layer parameter is a higher layer parameter for providing whether DMRS bundling for the PUSCH is enabled, the second higher layer parameter is a higher layer parameter for providing a window length of a configured time domain window, in a case that the first higher layer parameter and the third higher layer parameter are provided, a hopping interval for the frequency hopping is determined based on the third higher layer parameter, in a case that the first higher layer parameter and the second higher layer parameter are provided and the third higher layer parameter is not provided, the hopping interval is determined based
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 25, 2022
    Publication date: October 17, 2024
    Inventors: Takahisa FUKUI, Shoichi SUZUKI, Toshizo NOGAMI, Daiichiro NAKASHIMA, Wataru OUCHI, Tomoki YOSHIMURA, Huifa LIN, Ryota MORIMOTO
  • Publication number: 20240349300
    Abstract: Terminal device receives a PDCCH and one or more PDSCHs based on the PDCCH and determines QCL assumption for the one or more PDSCHs based on a first DCI field in the PDCCH. If the first DCI field is set to a first value, single QCL assumption is applied for the one or more PDSCHs. And if the first DCI field is set to a second value, multiple QCL assumptions are applied for the one or more PDSCHs.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 12, 2022
    Publication date: October 17, 2024
    Inventors: Wataru OUCHI, Huifa LIN, Ryota MORIMOTO, Daiichiro NAKASHIMA, Toshizo NOGAMI, Tomoki YOSHIMURA, Takahisa FUKUI, Shoichi SUZUKI
  • Patent number: 12101213
    Abstract: An apparatus includes a coder configured to generate a first coded bit sequence by error correction coding of a bit sequence of uplink control information, a rate matcher configured to generate a second coded bit sequence by applying a prescribed amount Cs of cyclic shift to the first coded bit sequence for an s-th uplink channel instance of S uplink channel instances, and a transmitter configured to transmit the second coded bit sequence by using the s-th uplink channel instance. The prescribed amount Cs is determined based on at least some or all of a prescribed amount Cs?1 for an (s?1)-th uplink channel instance, the number of OFDM symbols included in the (s?1)-th uplink channel instance, and the number Nblockbit of coded bits mapped per OFDM symbol.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 24, 2024
    Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Tomoki Yoshimura, Shoichi Suzuki, Toshizo Nogami, Daiichiro Nakashima, Wataru Ouchi, Huifa Lin, Takahisa Fukui
  • Patent number: 12096453
    Abstract: A user equipment (UE) is described. The UE may comprise high-layer processing circuitry configured to acquire at least a first RRC parameter for indicating whether or not a transform precoder is enabled and a second RRC parameter for indicating whether or not a transform precoding indicator field is included in a DCI format, reception circuitry configured to receive the DCI format for scheduling of a PUSCH and transmission circuitry configured to transmit the PUSCH.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2024
    Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Wataru Ouchi, Toshizo Nogami, Tomoki Yoshimura, Takahisa Fukui, Huifa Lin, Ryota Morimoto, Daiichiro Nakashima, Shoichi Suzuki
  • Publication number: 20240306128
    Abstract: A terminal apparatus includes a determination circuitry that divides a certain duration having a length provided by a higher layer parameter into one or more sub-durations based at least on a downlink region; and a transmission circuitry that performs repeated transmissions for a PUSCH in a certain sub-duration among the one or more sub-durations. Phase continuity is maintained for the repeated transmissions for the PUSCH.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 11, 2022
    Publication date: September 12, 2024
    Inventors: TOMOKI YOSHIMURA, SHOICHI SUZUKI, TOSHIZO NOGAMI, DAIICHIRO NAKASHIMA, WATARU OUCHI, HUIFA LIN, Takahisa FUKUI
  • Publication number: 20240284419
    Abstract: A user equipment (UE) is described. The UE may comprise high-layer processing circuitry configured to acquire a first RRC parameter, a second RRC parameter, a third RRC parameter, and a fourth RRC parameter, and transmission circuitry configured to transmit a PUSCH in multiple slots.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2022
    Publication date: August 22, 2024
    Inventors: Wataru OUCHI, Toshizo NOGAMI, Tomoki YOSHIMURA, Takahisa FUKUI, Huifa LIN, Shoichi SUZUKI, Ryota MORIMOTO, Daiichiro NAKASHIMA
  • Publication number: 20240276545
    Abstract: A wireless device may receive, from a second wireless device, first sidelink control information (SCI) comprising a channel occupancy time (COT) duration that the second wireless device initiates and shares for a physical shared sidelink channel (PSSCH) transmission by the first wireless device. The wireless device may determine, for the PSSCH transmission within the COT duration, a first cyclic prefix extension (CPE) length from among a plurality of CPE lengths associated with a plurality of physical layer (L1) priority values, wherein the determining is based on the first CPE length being associated with a first L1 priority value of sidelink data of the PSSCH transmission. The wireless device may transmit, within the COT duration, a CPE of the PSSCH transmission, wherein a length of the CPE is the first CPE length. The wireless device may transmit, within the COT duration, the PSSCH transmission indicating the first L1 priority value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 24, 2024
    Publication date: August 15, 2024
    Applicant: Ofinno, LLC
    Inventors: Huifa Lin, Bing Hui, Esmael Hejazi Dinan, Hua Zhou, Hyoungsuk Jeon, Kai Xu
  • Patent number: 12063178
    Abstract: A method for a user equipment (UE) which communicates with a base station is described. The method may comprise acquiring radio resource control (RRC) configuration information. The RRC configuration information may indicate a configuration of downlink control (DCI) format 2_0. The method may also comprise monitoring a physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) with the DCI format 2_0. The DCI format 2_0 may include a first information field. The first information field may indicate a remaining channel occupancy duration. The remaining channel occupancy duration may be expressed as the number of OFDM symbol(s) starting from a slot where the DCI format 2_0 is detected.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2024
    Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Toshizo Nogami, Shoichi Suzuki, Tomoki Yoshimura, Huifa Lin, Daiichiro Nakashima, Wataru Ouchi, Taewoo Lee
  • Publication number: 20240260088
    Abstract: A first PRACH resource type is selected in a case that a value related to a received power of a downlink signal is lower than a threshold, a second PRACH resource type is selected in a case that the value related to the received power is larger than or equal to the threshold, an uplink grant included in a PDSCH is interpreted using a first rule in a case that the PRACH is transmitted in the first PRACH resource type, the uplink grant included in the PDSCH is interpreted using a second rule in a case that the PRACH is transmitted in the second PRACH resource type, and the uplink grant included in the PDSCH is interpreted using the second rule in a case that the threshold is not configured in an RRC layer processing circuitry.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 22, 2022
    Publication date: August 1, 2024
    Inventors: TOMOKI YOSHIMURA, TOSHIZO NOGAMI, Takahisa FUKUI, SHOICHI SUZUKI, DAIICHIRO NAKASHIMA, WATARU OUCHI, HUIFA LIN
  • Patent number: 12047969
    Abstract: A terminal apparatus receives a DCI format used for scheduling of a PDSCH, and transmits HARQ-ACK information in a slot n. In a case that a higher layer parameter is given, for a PDSCH group g, a monitoring occasion for PDCCH corresponding to a DCI format satisfying a condition is included in a set of monitoring occasions for PDCCH for the slot n. Based at least on the set of monitoring occasions for PDCCH for the slot n, the HARQ-ACK information is generated. The condition includes the following: condition 1 is that the HARQ-ACK information corresponding to the PDSCH scheduled by the DCI format is triggered to be transmitted in the lot n, and condition 2 is that the PDSCH group g is indicated by a PGI field included in the DCI format.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2024
    Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Huifa Lin, Shoichi Suzuki, Daiichiro Nakashima, Toshizo Nogami, Wataru Ouchi, Tomoki Yoshimura, Taewoo Lee
  • Patent number: 12048000
    Abstract: A method for a base station which communicates with a user equipment (UE) in a bandwidth including a plurality of channel access sub-bands in a serving cell is described. The method may comprise sensing each of the plurality of the channel access sub-bands. The method may also comprise transmitting downlink signal after sensing. A counter and a contention window size may be managed per sub-band for channel access.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2024
    Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Toshizo Nogami, Daiichiro Nakashima, Shoichi Suzuki, Wataru Ouchi, Tomoki Yoshimura, Taewoo Lee, Huifa Lin
  • Publication number: 20240243890
    Abstract: Terminal device receives a SS/PBCH block and a high-layer parameter and determines a point A. A common resource block is determined at least based on a subcarrier 0 of the SS/PBCH block. The point A is determined at least based on a subcarrier 0 of the common resource block and an offset provided by the high-layer parameter. The offset is expressed in units of resource blocks assuming 120 KHz for FR2-2.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 24, 2022
    Publication date: July 18, 2024
    Inventors: HUIFA LIN, SHOICHI SUZUKI, DAIICHIRO NAKASHIMA, TOSHIZO NOGAMI, WATARU OUCHI, TOMOKI YOSHIMURA, Takahisa FUKUI
  • Publication number: 20240235723
    Abstract: A terminal device includes encoding circuitry configured to encode a code block and output coded bits for the code block, and rate-matching circuitry configured to perform bit-selection procedure for the coded bits, wherein the rate-matching circuitry is configured to determine a starting coded bit index for the bit-selection procedure based on a rate-matching sequence length or an index of an instance of a PUSCH in which the coded bits are mapped.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 25, 2022
    Publication date: July 11, 2024
    Inventors: TOMOKI YOSHIMURA, TOSHIZO NOGAMI, SHOICHI SUZUKI, DAIICHIRO NAKASHIMA, HUIFA LIN, WATARU OUCHI, Takahisa FUKUI
  • Publication number: 20240236996
    Abstract: A terminal apparatus includes a receiver configured to receive a PDCCH including a DCI format indicating transmission of a PUCCH, and a transmitter configured to transmit the PUCCH. In a case that a higher layer parameter InterSlotFrequencyHopping is configured for a PUCCH format corresponding to the PUCCH to perform frequency hopping and a length of a time domain window is configured by a higher layer parameter, a hopping interval for the frequency hopping is the same as the length of the time domain window.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 16, 2022
    Publication date: July 11, 2024
    Inventors: Takahisa FUKUI, Toshizo NOGAMI, Tomoki YOSHIMURA, Shoichi SUZUKI, Daiichiro NAKASHIMA, Wataru OUCHI, Huifa LIN
  • Publication number: 20240236991
    Abstract: A terminal apparatus includes a reception circuitry that receives a PDCCH where a DCI format is mapped; and a transmission circuitry that transmits a PUCCH corresponding to a PUCCH resource indicated based on the DCI format. A first higher layer parameter is configured for a PUCCH format corresponding to the PUCCH. In a case that a second higher layer parameter is configured for the PUCCH resource, the number of repetitions of the PUCCH is a value of the second higher layer parameter, and in a case that the second higher layer parameter is not configured, the number of repetitions of the PUCCH is a value of the first higher layer parameter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 22, 2022
    Publication date: July 11, 2024
    Inventors: Takahisa FUKUI, TOMOKI YOSHIMURA, SHOICHI SUZUKI, TOSHIZO NOGAMI, DAIICHIRO NAKASHIMA, WATARU OUCHI, HUIFA LIN