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).

  • Publication number: 20220360407
    Abstract: A terminal apparatus includes a processing circuitry configured to determine one or multiple first indexes of one or multiple physical resource blocks (PRBs) to which a physical uplink control channel (PUCCH) is mapped, and a transmitting circuitry configured to transmit the PUCCH in a bandwidth part (BWP). In a case that the PUCCH is transmitted using an interlace, the one or multiple first indexes are determined based on a resource block (RB) used for the interlace, the number of interlaces, and the number of the one or multiple PRBs from zero to a starting PRB of the BWP in a common resource block (CRB) index.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2020
    Publication date: November 10, 2022
    Inventors: TAEWOO LEE, WATARU OUCHI, TOSHIZO NOGAMI, SHOICHI SUZUKI, TOMOKI YOSHIMURA, HUIFA LIN, DAIICHIRO NAKASHIMA
  • Publication number: 20220353894
    Abstract: A method for a user equipment (UE) which communicates with a base station in a serving cell is described. The method may comprise acquiring first radio resource control (RRC) information and second RRC information. The first RRC information may indicate one or more slot format combinations. The second RRC information may indicate periodic channel state information (CSI) reporting. The method may also comprise performing a first physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) monitoring if the first RRC information is provided. The first PDCCH monitoring may be monitoring of a first PDCCH with a first downlink control information (DCI) format. The method may further comprise performing the periodic CSI reporting on a physical uplink control channel according to the third RRC information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 2, 2020
    Publication date: November 3, 2022
    Inventors: TOSHIZO NOGAMI, WATARU OUCHI, TAEWOO LEE, SHOICHI SUZUKI, DAIICHIRO NAKASHIMA, TOMOKI YOSHIMURA, HUIFA LIN
  • Publication number: 20220353889
    Abstract: A terminal apparatus includes: a receiver configured to receive a DCI format and a PDSCH scheduled by the DCI format; and a transmitter configured to transmit HARQ-ACK information. A first PDSCH group of the scheduled PDSCH is indicated by a PDSCH group index field in the DCI format. The HARQ-ACK information is generated based at least on a T-DAI for a second PDSCH group different from the first PDSCH group. A bitwidth of information bits in the DCI format indicating the T-DAI is 2 regardless of the number of serving cells configured.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2020
    Publication date: November 3, 2022
    Inventors: Huifa LIN, Shoichi SUZUKI, Daiichiro NAKASHIMA, Toshizo NOGAMI, Wataru OUCHI, Tomoki YOSHIMURA, Taewoo LEE
  • Publication number: 20220353900
    Abstract: The PUSCH is scheduled by a random-access response grant included in the random-access response, ML interlaces are configured for the active UL BWP, ILth interlace in the ML interlaces includes a set of resource blocks with index IVRB each of which satisfies relationship lL=mod(IVRB+Nstart,uBWP,i, ML), the Nstart,uBWP,i is a starting common resource block of the active UL BWP with index i, resource block assignment information in the random-access response grant indicates one or more interlaces from the ML interlaces, a first resource blocks assigned for the PUSCH in a case that the active UL BWP is different from an initial UL BWP are resource blocks in the one or more interlaces in the initial UL BWP, and a second resource blocks assigned for the PUSCH in a case that the active UL BWP is the initial UL BWP are same as the first resource blocks.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 7, 2020
    Publication date: November 3, 2022
    Inventors: Tomoki YOSHIMURA, Shoichi SUZUKI, Toshizo NOGAMI, Huifa LIN, Daiichiro NAKASHIMA, Wataru OUCHI, Taewoo LEE
  • Publication number: 20220322390
    Abstract: A user equipment (UE) is described. The UE may comprise high-layer processing circuitry configured to acquire a first RRC parameter and transmission circuitry configured to transmit a PUSCH in multiple slots. If the first RRC parameter is set to a first value, conditions in a slot format procedure may not be used for determination of the multiple slots. If the first RRC parameter is set to a second value, the conditions in the slot format procedure may be used for the determination of the multiple slots.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 10, 2022
    Publication date: October 6, 2022
    Inventors: TOSHIZO NOGAMI, TOMOKI YOSHIMURA, HUIFA LIN, WATARU OUCHI, Takahisa FUKUI, SHOICHI SUZUKI, DAIICHIRO NAKASHIMA
  • Publication number: 20220304064
    Abstract: A terminal apparatus includes: a receiver configured to receive an SS/PBCH block in an SS/PBCH block candidate; and a transmitter configured to transmit one random access preamble selected in a PRACH occasion. The terminal apparatus determines the PRACH occasion, based on a relationship between qSSB and the PRACH occasion. The qSSB is given by one of a remainder obtained by dividing tSSB by QSSB or a remainder obtained by dividing dSSB by QSSB. The tSSB is a timing index of the SS/PBCH block candidate. The dSSB indicates an index of a DMRS for a PBCH in the SS/PBCH block. The QSSB indicates a number included in an MIB in the PBCH.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 23, 2020
    Publication date: September 22, 2022
    Inventors: Tomoki YOSHIMURA, Shoichi SUZUKI, Toshizo NOGAMI, Huifa LIN, Wataru OUCHI, Daiichiro NAKASHIMA, Taewoo LEE
  • Patent number: 11445532
    Abstract: A terminal apparatus includes a receiver configured to receive a physical downlink shared channel and a transmitter configured to multiplex first channel state information having a higher priority than second channel state information with the second channel state information and an HARQ-ACK and to transmit the first channel state information, the second channel state information and the HARQ-ACK multiplexed, by using a physical uplink control channel resource.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2022
    Assignees: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA, FG INNOVATION COMPANY LIMITED
    Inventors: Tomoki Yoshimura, Shoichi Suzuki, Wataru Ouchi, Taewoo Lee, Huifa Lin, Toshizo Nogami
  • Publication number: 20220286983
    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: Application
    Filed: July 22, 2020
    Publication date: September 8, 2022
    Inventors: Tomoki YOSHIMURA, Shoichi SUZUKI, Toshizo NOGAMI, Huifa LIN, Daiichiro NAKASHIMA, Wataru OUCHI
  • Publication number: 20220264611
    Abstract: A terminal apparatus includes: a receiver configured to receive a PDCCH including a DCI format including a frequency resource assignment field, and determine that a PDSCH is not scheduled by the DCI format, based at least on a fact that the frequency resource assignment field is set to all ones; and a transmitter configured to transmit a HARQ-ACK codebook on a PUCCH, based at least on the fact that the frequency resource assignment field is set to all ones.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 10, 2020
    Publication date: August 18, 2022
    Inventors: Tomoki YOSHIMURA, Shoichi SUZUKI, Toshizo NOGAMI, Huifa LIN, Wataru OUCHI, Daiichiro NAKASHIMA, Taewoo LEE
  • Publication number: 20220264618
    Abstract: A terminal apparatus includes: a receiver configured to receive a physical downlink control channel to which a downlink control information format is mapped, and receive a physical downlink shared channel to which a transport block is mapped, the physical downlink shared channel being scheduled by the physical downlink control information format; and a transmitter configured to transmit HARQ-ACK information corresponding to the transport block on a physical uplink control channel. A first time signal for the physical uplink control channel and a second time signal for the physical uplink control channel are generated based on contents of a resource element in an OFDM symbol. The first time signal is present in the OFDM symbol. A demodulation reference signal for the physical uplink control channel is mapped to the resource element, based on the OFDM symbol. The second time signal is transmitted before the OFDM symbol.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 1, 2020
    Publication date: August 18, 2022
    Inventors: TOMOKI YOSHIMURA, SHOICHI SUZUKI, TOSHIZO NOGAMI, HUIFA LIN, WATARU OUCHI, DAIICHIRO NAKASHIMA, TAEWOO LEE
  • Publication number: 20220248448
    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: Application
    Filed: July 31, 2020
    Publication date: August 4, 2022
    Inventors: Huifa LIN, Shoichi SUZUKI, Daiichiro NAKASHIMA, Toshizo NOGAMI, Wataru OUCHI, Tomoki YOSHIMURA, Taewoo LEE
  • Patent number: 11405140
    Abstract: To enable efficient uplink transmission. A terminal apparatus includes: a coder configured to code a UCI payload and perform rate matching of coded bits of the UCI payload; and a transmitter configured to transmit the UCI payload by using a PUSCH, the UCI payload includes at least HARQ-ACK information and/or CSI, a length of an output sequence EUCI of the rate matching is provided based on a first number of CRC bits LUCI, the first number of CRC bits LUCI is provided based on a size of the payload, and a size of second CRC bits added to the payload is provided based on the size of the payload and the length of the output sequence EUCI of the rate matching.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 16, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2022
    Assignees: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA, FG INNOVATION COMPANY LIMITED
    Inventors: Taewoo Lee, Shouichi Suzuki, Wataru Ohuchi, Tomoki Yoshimura, Liqing Liu, Huifa Lin
  • Publication number: 20220232601
    Abstract: A terminal apparatus receives a PDCCH and receive a PDSCH scheduled by the PDCCH, and transmits (reports), via a PUCCH or a PUSCH, HARQ-ACK information corresponding to the PDSCH. Based at least on the PDCCH, a PDSCH group ID and a toggle bit corresponding to the PDSCH group ID are indicated. In a case that the toggle bit is toggled, HARQ-ACK information being already reported (the HARQ-ACK information other than HARQ-ACK information not being reported yet) is deleted from an HARQ-ACK codebook corresponding to the PDSCH group ID. The HARQ-ACK information corresponding to the PDSCH scheduled by the PDCCH is included in the HARQ-ACK codebook.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 23, 2020
    Publication date: July 21, 2022
    Inventors: Huifa LIN, Shoichi SUZUKI, Daiichiro NAKASHIMA, Toshizo NOGAMI, Wataru OUCHI, Tomoki YOSHIMURA, Taewoo LEE
  • Publication number: 20220173867
    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: Application
    Filed: March 19, 2020
    Publication date: June 2, 2022
    Inventors: TOSHIZO NOGAMI, SHOICHI SUZUKI, TOMOKI YOSHIMURA, HUIFA LIN, DAIICHIRO NAKASHIMA, WATARU OUCHI, TAEWOO LEE
  • Publication number: 20220140984
    Abstract: A terminal apparatus that includes: a receiving portion for receiving a PDSCH including a transport block; and a transmitting portion for transmitting, on a PUCCH, HARQ-ACK information corresponding to the transport block. The PDSCH is allocated to first resources other than second resources. The second resources are used for one or more SS/PBCH blocks when an nth bit of a higher layer parameter is set to a specific value. The nth bit corresponds to the one or more SS/PBCH blocks, where each of the one or more SS/PBCH blocks has a first index corresponding to (n?1). The first index is determined by a remainder acquired by dividing a second index by a value indicated by a PBCH in each of the one or more SS/PBCH blocks. The second index is notified based on at least a reference signal of the PBCH in each of the one or more SS/PBCH blocks.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 12, 2020
    Publication date: May 5, 2022
    Inventors: TOMOKI YOSHIMURA, Daiichiro Nakashima, SHOICHI SUZUKI, TOSHIZO NOGAMI, WATARU OUCHI, TAEWOO LEE, HUIFA LIN
  • Publication number: 20220132620
    Abstract: Methods for a terminal apparatus are disclosed, comprising: receiving a transmission band configuration, wherein the transmission band configuration is provided by an initial downlink bandwidth part (DL BWP) in case that at least one predetermined condition is satisfied, the transmission band configuration is provided by a dedicated radio resource control (RRC) message in case that the at least one predetermined condition is not satisfied, the predetermined condition includes a dedicated RRC parameter is not provided, the terminal apparatus is in idle mode, the terminal apparatus performs an initial connection, the terminal apparatus does not support at least one of one or more carrier bands based on a parameter in a common RRC message, the terminal apparatus supports a band of the initial DL BWP, and the terminal apparatus supports a band of a control resource set with an index equals to zero.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 24, 2020
    Publication date: April 28, 2022
    Inventors: TOMOKI YOSHIMURA, SHOICHI SUZUKI, TOSHIZO NOGAMI, WATARU OUCHI, TAEWOO LEE, HUIFA LIN
  • Patent number: 11317435
    Abstract: A terminal apparatus includes a transmitter configured to transmit, in one uplink BWP of one serving cell, a first PUSCH corresponding to a configured uplink grant, and a receiver configured to receive, in one downlink BWP of the one serving cell, downlink control information to be used to schedule a second PUSCH on a PDCCH, in which, in a case that a duration of the first PUSCH overlaps a duration of the second PUSCH in the one uplink BWP, a first uplink symbol of the first PUSCH is expected to not be earlier than a first (next) uplink symbol at which a CP begins after a predetermined period of time after a last symbol of the PDCCH.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 25, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2022
    Assignees: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA, FG INNOVATION COMPANY LIMITED
    Inventors: Shoichi Suzuki, Tomoki Yoshimura, Toshizo Nogami, Wataru Ouchi, Taewoo Lee, Huifa Lin
  • Publication number: 20220124762
    Abstract: A terminal apparatus includes a receiver configured to receive, in one downlink BWP of one serving cell, a first PDSCH corresponding to a configured downlink assignment, and a receiver configured to receive, in the one downlink BWP, downlink control information to be used to schedule a second PDSCH on a PDCCH, and, in the one downlink BWP, in a case that a duration of the first PDSCH corresponding to the configured downlink assignment overlaps a duration of the second PDSCH corresponding to the PDCCH, a first downlink symbol of the first PDSCH is expected to not be earlier than a first (next) downlink symbol at which a CP begins after a predetermined period of time after a last symbol of the PDCCH.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 25, 2019
    Publication date: April 21, 2022
    Inventors: Shoichi SUZUKI, Tomoki YOSHIMURA, Toshizo NOGAMI, Wataru OUCHI, Taewoo LEE, Huifa LIN
  • Publication number: 20220104230
    Abstract: A terminal apparatus comprises a reception unit and a higher layer processing unit. When a carrier is set in an unlicensed band, the reception unit is configured to detect a first PDCCH in a first type 0 PDCCH common search space set and receive a first PDSCH scheduled by the first PDCCH. When the carrier is not set in the unlicensed band, the reception unit is configured to detect a second PDCCH in a second type 0 PDCCH common search space set and receive a second PDSCH scheduled by the second PDCCH. A higher layer processing unit is configured to manage common RRC signaling included in the first PDSCH or the second PDSCH. A time domain resource configuration of the first PDSCH is a first configuration, and a time domain resource configuration of the second PDSCH is a second configuration different from the first configuration.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 8, 2020
    Publication date: March 31, 2022
    Inventors: TOMOKI YOSHIMURA, Daiichiro Nakashima, SHOICHI SUZUKI, TOSHIZO NOGAMI, WATARU OUCHI, TAEWOO LEE, HUIFA LIN
  • Publication number: 20220094485
    Abstract: It is possible to efficiently perform uplink transmission, A terminal apparatus is configured to receive a PDCCH and to transmit one or multiple first PUSCHs scheduled based at least on a DCI format included in the PDCCH, A size of an HARQ-ACK codebook to be mapped to any of one or multiple second PUSCHs included in the one or multiple first PUSCHs is provided based at least on a UL DAI included in the DCI format. The one or multiple second PUSCHs are provided based at least on some or all of a selection method 1, a selection method 2, a selection method 3, a selection method 4, a selection method 5, a selection method 6, a selection method 7, and a selection method S. A method for indicating the selected PUSCH is any of an indication method 1, an indication method 2, an indication method 3, and an indication method 4.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 5, 2020
    Publication date: March 24, 2022
    Inventors: HUIFA LIN, SHOICHI SUZUKI, TOSHIZO NOGAMI, TOMOKI YOSHIMURA, DAIICHIRO NAKASHIMA