Patents by Inventor Jia Sheng

Jia Sheng 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).

  • Synchronization signals for device-to-device communcations
    Patent number: 9860860
    Abstract: A user equipment (UE) may comprise a detector which is configured to detect a first sidelink synchronization signal. The UE may comprise a receiver which is configured to receive a physical sidelink channel. The physical sidelink channel may carry information specifying whether or not a source of the first sidelink synchronization signal is in-coverage. The first sidelink synchronization signal may be generated by using at least a first identity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2018
    Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Jia Sheng, Shohei Yamada, John Michael Kowalski, Zhanping Yin
  • Method and apparatus for sidelink direct discovery resource pool allocation for out-of-coverage wireless terminal
    Patent number: 9826563
    Abstract: Alternative techniques for providing out-of-coverage radio resources to out-of-coverage wireless terminals are provided. The alternative techniques may be used individually or in combination.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 7, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2017
    Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Jia Sheng
  • COMMUNICATION METHODS AND APPARATUS EMPLOYING RATELESS CODES
    Publication number: 20170332400
    Abstract: A wireless terminal and a node employed in a wireless communications system comprise an outer coding unit configured to use a code with properties akin to Raptor codes as outer erasure codes; and an inner coding unit configured to use an LDPC code as pre-code. The wireless terminal and the node use a code with properties akin to Raptor codes as outer erasure codes, and use the LDPC code as a pre-code.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 10, 2017
    Publication date: November 16, 2017
    Inventors: John Michael KOWALSKI, Toshizo NOGAMI, Jia SHENG, Zhanping Yin
  • METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SELECTING RADIO RESOURCES FOR VEHICLE (V2X) COMMUNICATIONS FROM AN OVERLAPPING RESOURCE POOL
    Publication number: 20170332207
    Abstract: A user equipment (UE) comprises processor circuitry, sensing circuitry, and transmitting circuitry. The processor circuitry is configured to acquire broadcast signaling from a base station, the broadcast signaling including a threshold value list. The sensing circuitry is configured to measure a reception power and to compare the measured reception power with a threshold. The transmitting circuitry is configured to transmit a sidelink transmission if a resource is available according to resource sensing. The threshold is obtained from the threshold value list in dependence upon at least a priority of the sidelink transmission.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 11, 2017
    Publication date: November 16, 2017
    Inventors: Jia Sheng, John Michael Kowalski
  • METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SELECTING BETWEEN OVERLAPPING AND NON-OVERLAPPING RESOURCE POOLS FOR VEHICLE (V2X) COMMUNICATIONS
    Publication number: 20170332352
    Abstract: A wireless terminal configured for use in vehicle (V2X) communications comprises a transmitter, a memory, and processor circuitry. The transmitter is configured to send a V2X communication using a selected radio resource. The memory is configured to store information regarding data radio resources which belong to an overlapping data radio resource pool and data radio resources which belong to a non-overlapping data radio resource pool. The processor circuitry is configured to make selection of the selected radio resource from among the overlapping data radio resource pool and the non-overlapping data radio resource pool.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 11, 2017
    Publication date: November 16, 2017
    Inventor: Jia SHENG
  • ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD FOR DISPOSING OF WATER AND MOISTURE ACCUMULATED IN ELECTRONIC DEVICE
    Publication number: 20170299264
    Abstract: A heating plate is included in an electronic device which also includes a processor, a detecting unit, and a battery. The detecting unit detects values of electrical current in certain parts of the electronic device. The processor determines whether any of the detected values falls within a predetermined range. If the detected value falls within a predetermined range, the processor enables a connection between the battery and the heating plate to cause the heating plate to micro-heat the electronic device to promote or accelerate the evaporation of water or moisture in the electronic device. A method for water and moisture disposal by internal heating is also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 15, 2016
    Publication date: October 19, 2017
    Inventors: JIA SHENG, JIAN-LIN LIU
  • RESOURCE SELECTION FOR VEHICLE (V2X) COMMUNICATIONS
    Publication number: 20170295579
    Abstract: Method and apparatus comprise selecting radio resources for vehicle (V2X) communication for use by a wireless terminal, and particular making such selection using selection/allocation criteria such as geographical area, direction of vehicle travel and/or density of wireless communications in an area pertinent to a wireless terminal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 3, 2017
    Publication date: October 12, 2017
    Inventor: Jia SHENG
  • SYNCHRONIZATION FOR VEHICLE (V2X) COMMUNICATIONS
    Publication number: 20170289934
    Abstract: A wireless terminal comprises sidelink controlling circuitry and transmitting circuitry. The sidelink controlling circuitry is configured to select a reference source. The transmitting circuitry is configured to transmit sidelink synchronization signal (SLSS) based on the reference source. In a case that a timing reference is Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) and the GNSS is reliable according to a comparison with a threshold value, the sidelink controlling circuitry is configured to select GNSS as the reference source.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 29, 2017
    Publication date: October 5, 2017
    Inventors: Jia SHENG, John Michael KOWALSKI, Toshizo NOGAMI
  • Latency reduction for mode switching in sidelink communications
    Patent number: 9781585
    Abstract: A wireless terminal (26) is capable of wireless communications with a node (22) of a radio access network over a radio interface. A method in the wireless terminal (26) comprises providing both a first set of radio resources (56) and a second set of radio resources (58). The first set of radio resources (56) is which may be used by the wireless terminal when performing a device-to-device (D2D/SL) communication with another wireless terminal when the wireless terminal is within coverage of a radio access network. The second set of radio resources (58) is which may be used by the wireless terminal when performing a device-to-device (D2D/SL) communication with the other wireless terminal when the wireless terminal is not within coverage of the radio access network.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2017
    Assignee: SHARP Laboratories of America, Inc.
    Inventor: Jia Sheng
  • SYNCHRONIZATION METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR V2X COMMUNICATIONS
    Publication number: 20170280406
    Abstract: A user equipment (UE) comprises control circuitry and transmission circuitry. The control circuitry may be configured to select one sidelink synchronization signal (SLSS) sequence from multiple SLSS sequences. The transmission circuitry may be configured to transmit SLSS which is generated by using the selected SLSS sequence. The multiple SLSS sequences may consist of a first subset and a second subset, the first subset being for in-network-coverage, the second subset being for out-of-network-coverage. The first subset may include a third subset, the third subset corresponding to Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) timing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 24, 2017
    Publication date: September 28, 2017
    Inventor: Jia SHENG
  • Method and apparatus for implementing partial coverage and out-of-coverage sidelink discovery resource pools for wireless communications
    Patent number: 9769862
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus are provided for enabling a wireless terminal to operate in a partial coverage scenario and an out-of-coverage scenario.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 7, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2017
    Assignee: Sharp Laboratories of America, Inc.
    Inventor: Jia Sheng
  • ALLOCATING RESOURCES FOR WIRELESS SIDELINK DIRECT COMMUNICATIONS
    Publication number: 20170041902
    Abstract: Various techniques, apparatus, and methods for allocating resources for sidelink direct communication, including collision avoidance and resource pre-emption techniques, apparatus, and methods.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 4, 2016
    Publication date: February 9, 2017
    Inventor: Jia SHENG
  • SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CONSTELLATION SUPERPOSITION
    Publication number: 20160309542
    Abstract: A method for performing constellation superposition by an evolved Node B (eNB) is described. The method includes determining an admissible data constellation for a second user equipment (UE) based on a data constellation of a first UE. The first UE and the second UE share the same time-frequency resources. The method also includes sending an indication that superposition coded modulation is being employed by the first UE and the second UE. The method further includes sending modulation and coding schemes (MCSs) and/or transmission power percentages used by each of the first UE and the second UE to the other UE.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 14, 2016
    Publication date: October 20, 2016
    Inventors: John Michael Kowalski, Zhanping Yin, Toshizo Nogami, Jia Sheng
  • METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SIDELINK DIRECT DISCOVERY RESOURCE POOL ALLOCATION FOR OUT-OF-COVERAGE WIRELESS TERMINAL
    Publication number: 20160302249
    Abstract: Alternative techniques for providing out-of-coverage radio resources to out-of-coverage wireless terminals are provided. The alternative techniques may be used individually or in combination.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 7, 2016
    Publication date: October 13, 2016
    Inventor: Jia SHENG
  • METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR IMPLEMENTING PARTIAL COVERAGE AND OUT-OF-COVERAGE SIDELINK DISCOVERY RESOURCE POOLS FOR WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS
    Publication number: 20160302250
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus are provided for enabling a wireless terminal to operate in a partial coverage scenario and an out-of-coverage scenario.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 7, 2016
    Publication date: October 13, 2016
    Inventor: Jia SHENG
  • METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SELECTING A SYNCHRONIZATION SIGNAL SOURCE FOR SIDELINK COMMUNCATIONS
    Publication number: 20160212721
    Abstract: A wireless terminal (30) comprises a receiver (44) and a relay-inclusive D2DSS source prioritization processor (40). The receiver (44) is configured to receive signals over a radio interface. The processor (40) is configured make a selection of a synchronization source from which to obtain synchronization information for use in device-to-device (D2D)/sidelink (SL) interaction when the wireless terminal is out-of-coverage of a radio access network by considering the fact that at least one of plural candidate synchronization sources is a UE-to-network relay (UTNR) wireless terminal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 14, 2016
    Publication date: July 21, 2016
    Inventors: Jia Sheng, John Michael Kowalski
  • Automatic removing machine, automatic corner lift-off apparatus for polarizer of LCD panel
    Patent number: 9314887
    Abstract: An automatic corner lift-off apparatus for a polarizer of a liquid crystal display (LCD) panel is disclosed, which is suitable for use in a process of removing a polarizer during manufacturing of an LCD panel and comprises: a front clip, comprising a long arm and a short arm which intersect with each other to substantially form an “L” shape; a back clip, spaced apart from the front clip and being capable of cooperating with the front clip to perform a clipping action; and at least one sensor disposed on the front clip or the back clip, being configured to sense whether the polarizer has been successfully lifted off. Thereby, the present disclosure allows for fully automatic polarizer removing operations and can reduce work-related injuries and improve the success ratio of and efficiency of removing the polarizer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2016
    Assignee: SHENZHEN CHINA STAR OPTOELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jia-Sheng Lu, De-Sheng Yin
  • LATENCY REDUCTION FOR MODE SWITCHING IN SIDELINK COMMUNICATIONS
    Publication number: 20160094975
    Abstract: A wireless terminal (26) is capable of wireless communications with a node (22) of a radio access network over a radio interface. A method in the wireless terminal (26) comprises providing both a first set of radio resources (56) and a second set of radio resources (58). The first set of radio resources (56) is which may be used by the wireless terminal when performing a device-to-device (D2D/SL) communication with another wireless terminal when the wireless terminal is within coverage of a radio access network. The second set of radio resources (58) is which may be used by the wireless terminal when performing a device-to-device (D2D/SL) communication with the other wireless terminal when the wireless terminal is not within coverage of the radio access network.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 21, 2015
    Publication date: March 31, 2016
    Inventor: Jia SHENG
  • SYNCHRONIZATION SIGNALS FOR DEVICE-TO-DEVICE COMMUNCATIONS
    Publication number: 20160044618
    Abstract: A user equipment (UE) may comprise a detector which is configured to detect a first sidelink synchronization signal. The UE may comprise a receiver which is configured to receive a physical sidelink channel. The physical sidelink channel may carry information specifying whether or not a source of the first sidelink synchronization signal is in-coverage. The first sidelink synchronization signal may be generated by using at least a first identity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 5, 2015
    Publication date: February 11, 2016
    Inventors: Jia SHENG, Shohei YAMADA, John Michael KOWALSKI, Zhanping YIN
  • RESOURCE POOL ACCESS FOR DEVICE TO DEVICE COMMUNICATIONS
    Publication number: 20150382324
    Abstract: A wireless terminal comprising a processor configured to determine a set of plural pools of resources, to select a pool of resources from a set of plural pools of resources, and to transmit a sidelink direct transmission data using resources of the pool.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 25, 2015
    Publication date: December 31, 2015
    Inventors: Jia SHENG, Shohei YAMADA, John Michael KOWALSKI