Patents by Inventor Kefeng Zhang

Kefeng Zhang 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: 20250119460
    Abstract: Various aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wireless communication. In some aspects, an apparatus at a network node of an internet protocol multimedia subsystem may receive a data channel resource request comprising session description protocol information corresponding to a multimedia call session between a first user equipment and a second user equipment, the data channel resource request indicating media description information associated with the multimedia call session. The apparatus may allocate, based at least in part on the session description protocol information, data channel resources corresponding to at least one data channel and associated with the first user equipment and the second user equipment. The apparatus may provide, using the at least one data channel, a first data channel application to the first user equipment and a second data channel application to the second user equipment. Numerous other aspects are described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 24, 2022
    Publication date: April 10, 2025
    Inventors: Kefeng ZHANG, Haris ZISIMOPOULOS, Sebastian SPEICHER
  • Publication number: 20250119858
    Abstract: Various aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wireless communication. In some aspects, a personal Internet of Things (IoT) network (PIN) application server may communicate, to one or more PIN elements, signaling associated with a registration management of the one or more PIN elements, wherein the one or more PIN elements include one or more of a PIN element, a PIN element with gateway capability (PEGC), or a PIN element with management capability (PEMC). The PIN application server may update a registration with the one or more PIN elements based at least in part on the registration management of the one or more PIN elements. The PIN application server may store or updating a profile of the one or more PIN elements based at least in part on the registration management of the one or more PIN elements. Numerous other aspects are described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 29, 2022
    Publication date: April 10, 2025
    Inventors: Kefeng ZHANG, Haris ZISIMOPOULOS, Sebastian SPEICHER
  • Publication number: 20250063592
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications are described. Specifically, techniques and signaling for configuring and utilizing parameters for unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV)-to-everything (U2X) communications are described, including registration procedures for U2X communications. A user equipment (UE), such as a UAV, may receive control signaling indicating a UE policy configuration including a set of radio parameters usable by the UE to perform sidelink communications to support one or more UAV services. The UE may receive an altitude limitation parameter associated with the one or more UAV services via the control signaling, additional control signaling, or both. The UE may then perform a sidelink message associated with the one or more UAV services in accordance with the UE policy configuration and altitude limitation parameter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 16, 2022
    Publication date: February 20, 2025
    Inventors: Kefeng Zhang, Stefano Faccin, Drew Foster Van Duren
  • Publication number: 20250031227
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications are described. Specifically, techniques for performing unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV)-to-everything (U2X) registration procedures and well as techniques for updating U2X subscription data within the network are described. A user equipment (UE) may transmit, as part of a registration procedure between the UE and a network, capability signaling indicating a UAV-related category associated with the UE and a capability for the UE to perform sidelink communications to support UAV services. The UE may receive, as part of the registration procedure and based on the capability signaling, a registration acceptance message in accordance with a subscription associated with the UE. The UE may then communicate a sidelink message associated with the UAV services in accordance with the capability to support the UAV services and the subscription associated with the UE.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 16, 2022
    Publication date: January 23, 2025
    Inventors: Kefeng ZHANG, Stefano FACCIN, Drew Foster VAN DUREN
  • Publication number: 20240430826
    Abstract: Methods and apparatuses for logical time sensitive network (TSN) bridge are disclosed. According to an embodiment, a session management node receives, from a mobility management node in a mobile network, a first request for establishing a protocol data unit (PDU) session for a terminal device which is associated with a port of a logical TSN bridge. The session management node obtains a first port number of the logical TSN bridge at the side of the terminal device. The session management node obtains configuration information of the logical TSN bridge at a side of a user plane node corresponding to the PDU session.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 29, 2024
    Publication date: December 26, 2024
    Inventors: Kefeng Zhang, Kun Wang, Marilet De Andrade Jardim
  • Patent number: 12167275
    Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed herein that relate to Quality of Service (QoS) mapping in a cellular communications system that operates as a Time Sensitive Networking (TSN) bridge. In one embodiment, a method of operation of a Session Management Function (SMF) in a cellular communications system that operates as a bridge for a TSN system comprises obtaining a QoS mapping table that maps TSN traffic classes to QoS flows within the cellular communications system and distributing at least a part of the QoS mapping table to a User Plane Function (UPF) or a TSN Translator (TT) at the UPF side. In this manner, QoS mapping is provided. Corresponding embodiments of an SMF and a network node that implements an SMF are also disclosed. Embodiments of method of operation of an Application Function (AF) and corresponding embodiments of an AF and a network node that implements an AF are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2024
    Assignee: Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)
    Inventors: Kefeng Zhang, Kun Wang, Marilet De Andrade Jardim
  • Publication number: 20240356687
    Abstract: This disclosure provides systems, methods and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on computer storage media, for supporting an interface between a system that implements sensitive networking (TSN) and a wireless communications system. In one aspect, a network entity, which may be configured to communicate over the wireless communications system, may interface with one or more TSN bridges of the TSN system. The network entity may share timing information with a centralized network configuration (CNC) entity of the TSN system and may perform a time domain mapping between a first clock used by the CNC entity and a second clock used by the network entity. For example, the network entity may map absolute times using a clock drift between the first clock and the second clock and may convert time durations using a cumulative rate ratio between the first clock and the second clock.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 22, 2021
    Publication date: October 24, 2024
    Inventors: Sebastian SPEICHER, Kefeng ZHANG, Huichun LIU, Lenaig Genevieve CHAPONNIERE, Suli ZHAO, Erin WU
  • Publication number: 20240357330
    Abstract: Various aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wireless communication. In some aspects, an unmanned aircraft system service supplier (USS) may receive a first notification indicating that a user equipment (UE) is moving out of an area associated with the USS. The USS may determine a target USS based at least in part on the first notification. The USS may transmit, to an unmanned aircraft system network function (UAS-NF), a second notification. The second notification may indicate that the UE is reallocated to the target USS. Numerous other aspects are described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 22, 2021
    Publication date: October 24, 2024
    Inventors: Kefeng ZHANG, Stefano FACCIN, Drew Foster VAN DUREN, Haris ZISIMOPOULOS, Yiqing CAO, Yan LI, Zhimin DU, Lu GAO
  • Patent number: 12108350
    Abstract: Methods and apparatuses for logical time sensitive network (TSN) bridge are disclosed. According to an embodiment, a session management node receives, from a mobility management node in a mobile network, a first request for establishing a protocol data unit (PDU) session for a terminal device which is associated with a port of a logical TSN bridge. The session management node obtains a first port number of the logical TSN bridge at the side of the terminal device. The session management node obtains configuration information of the logical TSN bridge at a side of a user plane node corresponding to the PDU session.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2024
    Assignee: TELEFONAKTIEBOLAGET LM ERICSSON (PUBL)
    Inventors: Kefeng Zhang, Kun Wang, Marilet De Andrade Jardim
  • Publication number: 20240259341
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for local application server discovery in edge computing. A method at a network node comprises determining whether one or more domain name system (DNS) servers in an edge computing of a network are available for a user equipment (UE) based on at least one of local configuration information, the UE's current location, the UE's capability or the UE's user subscription. The edge computing is close to the UE. The method further comprises in response to a positive determination, sending, to the UE, a first message including respective address of the one or more DNS servers in the edge computing of the network.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 16, 2024
    Publication date: August 1, 2024
    Applicant: Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)
    Inventors: Kefeng ZHANG, Jinyin ZHU
  • Publication number: 20240236838
    Abstract: Certain aspects of the present disclosure provide techniques for provisioning static internet protocol (IP) addresses or prefixes (referred collectively as “addresses” herein) by an application function (AF). For example, the AF may manage (e.g., request to update and/or allocate) static IP addresses for one or more user equipments (UEs), such as for a protocol data unit (PDU) session of a data network name (DNN) of a single-network slice selection assistance information (S-NSSAI).
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 8, 2021
    Publication date: July 11, 2024
    Inventors: Kefeng ZHANG, Zhimin DU, Yan LI
  • Publication number: 20240224339
    Abstract: This disclosure provides systems, methods, and devices for wireless communication that support configuring associations between system information of at least one downlink (DL) anchor carrier and at least one random access channel (RACH) occasion (RO) of an uplink (UL) anchor carrier for initial access in flexible multicarrier operations. System information may be transmitted by a base station to a UE over the DL anchor carrier. In aspects, the at least one DL anchor carrier may be mapped to an UL anchor carrier, or to one or more candidate UL anchor carriers from which the UE may configurably select the UL anchor carrier, for initial access operations. In aspects, the UL anchor carrier and/or the one or more candidate UL anchor carriers may be respectively associated with one or more ROs. The UE may perform initial access operations over the UL anchor carrier using the associated one or more ROs.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 16, 2021
    Publication date: July 4, 2024
    Inventors: Yiqing Cao, Jing Lei, Peter Gaal, Alberto Rico Alvarino, Kazuki Takeda, Juan Montojo, Wanshi Chen, Bin Han, Ting Wang, Yan Li, Zhimin Du, Kefeng Zhang
  • Publication number: 20240215013
    Abstract: Various aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wireless communication. In some aspects, a user equipment (UE) may transmit, to a base station. UE capability information including a first indication of a first capability of the UE for downlink reception in a plurality of frequency spectrum bands using a first radio frequency receive chain and a second indication of a second capability of the UE for uplink transmission in the plurality of frequency spectrum bands using a second radio frequency transmit chain. The UE may receive at least one of a measurement configuration associated with downlink reference signals for the plurality of frequency spectrum bands or a transmission configuration associated with uplink reference signals for the plurality of frequency spectrum bands. Numerous other aspects are described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 23, 2021
    Publication date: June 27, 2024
    Inventors: Yiqing CAO, Peter GAAL, Alberto RICO ALVARINO, Juan MONTOJO, Wanshi CHEN, Kazuki TAKEDA, Bin HAN, Yan LI, Zhimin DU, Kefeng ZHANG
  • Publication number: 20240200670
    Abstract: The disclosure provides a multifunctional softening valve. The valve includes a valve body, a movable valve plate, a fixed valve plate and a driving device. Wherein the valve body defines a water inlet, a water outlet, a drainage port, a water passing port, and a regenerant inlet. The valve body includes an inner chamber and an outer chamber. The inner chamber includes a central drainage cavity, a working cavity, a backwashing cavity, a regeneration cavity, a blind cavity, a forward washing cavity and a water injection cavity, and a water blocking structure is disposed at the backwashing cavity or the water outlet. The fixed valve plate and the movable valve plate cooperate to achieve the functions of water producing, backwashing, regeneration, forward washing and water injection, so that the structure of the softening valve is more excellent, and the performance is more excellent.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 8, 2023
    Publication date: June 20, 2024
    Inventor: Kefeng ZHANG
  • Publication number: 20240196448
    Abstract: Aspects presented herein may enable a location of a UE accessing a network via non-3GPP access to be determined or estimated. In one aspect, a UE establishes a connection with at least one network entity and a non-network connection entity. The UE transmits, to the at least one network entity, an ID of the non-network connection entity when connected to the at least one network entity. The UE receives, from the at least one network entity, a request for a location of the non-network connection entity. The UE transmits, to the at least one network entity, an indication of location information for the non-network connection entity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 15, 2021
    Publication date: June 13, 2024
    Inventors: Kefeng ZHANG, Yan LI, Zhimin DU
  • Publication number: 20240167574
    Abstract: A multifunctional filter valve is provided. The multifunctional filter valve includes a valve body, a rotatable valve plate, a fixed valve plate, and a driving device. A water inlet, a water outlet, and a drainage outlet are disposed on a side wall of the valve body. The water outlet is configured to connect to a valve. An inner chamber and an outer chamber are defined in the valve body. The inner chamber defines a central drainage chamber, a working chamber, a backward washing chamber, and a blind chamber. A first filter element interface and a second filter element interface are defined at a bottom of the valve body. The combination of fixed valve plate and rotatable valve plate achieves a normal operation mode, a backward washing mode, and a forward washing mode. The multifunctional filter valve has a simpler structure and lower production cost.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 6, 2023
    Publication date: May 23, 2024
    Inventor: Kefeng ZHANG
  • Publication number: 20240155420
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communication are described. In some wireless communications systems, a user equipment (UE) may establish a connection with a base station. The connection may correspond to one or more quality of service (QoS) flows for communications between the UE and the base station. The base station may transmit a configuration for a QoS flow to the UE in response to establishing the connection. The configuration for the QoS flow may include a set of one or more parameters specific to a direction of the QoS flow. The UE and the base station may communicate data in the direction of the QoS flow in accordance with the set of one or more parameters.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 4, 2021
    Publication date: May 9, 2024
    Inventors: Kefeng ZHANG, Dario Serafino TONESI, Hong CHENG, Haris ZISIMOPOULOS, Sebastian SPEICHER
  • Patent number: 11979367
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for local application server discovery in edge computing. A method at a network node comprises determining whether one or more domain name system (DNS) servers in an edge computing of a network are available for a user equipment (UE) based on at least one of local configuration information, the UE's current location, the UE's capability or the UE's user subscription. The edge computing is close to the UE. The method further comprises in response to a positive determination, sending, to the UE, a first message including respective address of the one or more DNS servers in the edge computing of the network.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2024
    Assignee: Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)
    Inventors: Kefeng Zhang, Jinyin Zhu
  • Publication number: 20230311032
    Abstract: The present disclosure belongs to the technical field of water treatment valve bodies, so as to solve the technical problem that an effective area of a water inlet and outlet hole inside a valve body cannot be simply and effectively reach an effective area of a water inlet and outlet pipe orifice outside the valve body. Based on this, a multifunctional water treatment filter valve is provided, including a valve body, a movable valve plate, a fixed valve plate, and a driving device. The fixed valve plate is fixedly mounted in the valve body; the movable valve plate and the fixed valve plate are in rotatable fit in the valve body; and a side wall of the valve body is provided with a water inlet, a water outlet, and a drainage opening.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 14, 2022
    Publication date: October 5, 2023
    Applicant: Zhengzhou Kangrun Fluid Equipment Co. LTD
    Inventor: Kefeng Zhang
  • Publication number: 20230019215
    Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed herein that relate to Time Sensitive Communication (TSC) to Fifth Generation (5G) Quality of Service (QoS) mapping and associated QoS binding. In one embodiment, a method for QoS mapping in a 5G System (5GS) for a virtual Time Sensitive Networking (TSN) bridge comprises, at a first network function, obtaining information from a TSN Application Function (AF) comprising baseline TSC QoS parameters and one or more additional parameters comprising either or both of: (a) one or more additional TSC QoS attributes and (b) one or more additional traffic attributes. The method further comprises, at the first network function, generating one or more Policy and Charging Control (PCC) rules based on the obtained information and providing the one or more PCC rules to a second network function. The method further comprises, at the second network function, performing QoS binding based on the one or more PCC rules.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 7, 2021
    Publication date: January 19, 2023
    Inventors: Kun Wang, Marilet De Andrade Jardim, György Miklós, Maria Belen Pancorbo Marcos, Shabnam Sultana, Kefeng Zhang