Patents by Inventor Li Niu

Li Niu 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: 12294965
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices for timing configuration in mobile communication technology are described. An example method of wireless communication includes receiving, by a wireless device from a network node, a message comprising a medium access control (MAC) layer timing control, and selectively starting, based on a rule and subsequent to the receiving, a time alignment timer, wherein the rule specifies the time alignment timer is not started when the MAC layer is performing a resource configuration transmission and the time alignment timer is started when the MAC layer is not performing the resource configuration transmission.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 6, 2025
    Assignee: ZTE Corporation
    Inventors: Li Niu, Ting Lu, Xiubin Sha, Bo Dai
  • Publication number: 20250133505
    Abstract: The present application relates to the technical field of communications, and discloses a communication method, a network device, and a terminal. The communication method in embodiments of the present application comprises: sending first information, wherein the first information is used for instructing or configuring at least one of the following: sending a paging message by means of a secondary carrier or a secondary cell; a network device stopping receiving uplink transmission; and the network device stopping sending downlink transmission.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 24, 2024
    Publication date: April 24, 2025
    Inventors: Li NIU, Yuan GAO, Xiubin SHA
  • Publication number: 20250126563
    Abstract: This disclosure is directed to methods, systems, and devices related to wireless communication, and more specifically, to prolong battery life by using ultra-low power mechanism that can support low latency. A method of wireless communication, comprising receiving, by a wireless communication device, from a network device, a configuration of a low power wake-up signal (LP-WUS) in a serving cell; determining, by the wireless communication device, a reception of signals according to the configuration of LP-WUS; and wherein the signals contains a LP-WUS, a synchronization signal block (SSB) or a paging message.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2024
    Publication date: April 17, 2025
    Inventors: Li NIU, Ting LU, Bo DAI, Yuan GAO
  • Publication number: 20250126656
    Abstract: A wireless communication method for use in a wireless terminal is disclosed. The method comprises receiving, from a wireless network node, a system information block of an anchor cell, wherein the system information block of the anchor cell comprises a radio resource configuration for at least one non-anchor cell; selecting the anchor cell or one of the at least one non-anchor cell based on the radio resource configuration; and performing a random access procedure in the selected cell.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2024
    Publication date: April 17, 2025
    Applicant: ZTE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Xiubin SHA, Bo DAI, He HUANG, Yuan GAO, Li NIU
  • Publication number: 20250119920
    Abstract: A method includes: receiving a first message from a network element in the wireless network, the first message comprising validity information for a downlink transmission resource associated with a downlink transmission; and in response to the validity information indicating the downlink transmission resource being invalid, skipping monitoring the downlink transmission resource.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 22, 2022
    Publication date: April 10, 2025
    Inventors: Xiubin SHA, Bo DAI, He HUANG, Yuan GAO, Ting LU, Li NIU, Jie TAN
  • Publication number: 20250092584
    Abstract: Provided are a fully-fashioned compression ski suit knitted by a four-needle bed, and a knitting method of the fully-fashioned compression ski suit. The fully-fashioned compression ski suit includes a top, and trousers. The top is integrally knitted and fashioned, and corresponding functional weave structures are arranged on shoulder parts, upper arm parts, elbow parts, a chest part and a back part of the top according to functional divisions of human body parts. The trousers are integrally knitted and fashioned, and corresponding functional weave structures are arranged on outer thigh parts, inner thigh parts, knee parts and rear shank parts of the trousers according to the functional divisions of the human body parts. Through the functional division design, the wearing comfort is improved while ensuring that the compression suit has a certain pressure support.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 1, 2024
    Publication date: March 20, 2025
    Inventors: Chao Yan, Li Niu, Li Zhang, Yan Zhang
  • Patent number: 12256259
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices for quality-of-service (QoS) and quality-of-experience (QoE) monitoring in mobile communication technology are described. An example method of wireless communication includes receiving, by a second network element from a first network element, a measurement request message, performing, based on the measurement request message, one or more measurements to generate a measurement report message, and transmitting, to the first network element, the measurement report message.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 18, 2025
    Assignee: ZTE Corporation
    Inventors: Xiubin Sha, Bo Dai, Ting Lu, Dapeng Li, Jie Tan, Li Niu
  • Publication number: 20250088925
    Abstract: Provided are a communication method and device and a storage medium. The method includes determining execution time information of a certain operation, where the certain operation is the operation of disabling a cell search; and executing the certain operation based on the execution time information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 29, 2022
    Publication date: March 13, 2025
    Inventors: Li NIU, Bo DAI, Xiubin SHA, Ting LU
  • Patent number: 12245076
    Abstract: Methods, apparatus, and systems for reducing signaling overhead and power consumption while ensuring mobility of communication devices in non-terrestrial network deployment as well as terrestrial network deployment are disclosed. In one example aspect, a wireless communication method includes receiving, by a communication device from a wireless communication node, information comprising a configuration parameter that corresponds to a length of a discontinuous reception cycle of the communication device. The method also includes performing, by the communication device, an operation based on the configuration parameter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 23, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2025
    Assignee: ZTE Corporation
    Inventors: Li Niu, Bo Dai, Xiubin Sha, Ting Lu
  • Patent number: 12232193
    Abstract: This disclosure relates generally to wireless communications. In one embodiment, a method performed by a communication device includes: receiving information from a first communication node; and decreasing a probability of selecting a second communication node, in communication node selection or reselection, in response to the information indicating a condition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2025
    Assignee: ZTE Corporation
    Inventors: Li Niu, Yajun Zhao
  • Publication number: 20250056617
    Abstract: A random access resource determination method, a random access method, a communication node, and a medium are disclosed. The method may include determining at least one coverage enhancement level for at least one carrier of the first communication node, with each of the at least one coverage enhancement level corresponding to a respective one of the at least one carrier; determining a target coverage enhancement level based on the determined at least one coverage enhancement level; selecting a carrier from the at least one carrier according to the target coverage enhancement level; and selecting the random-access resource on the selected carrier based on the coverage enhancement level of the selected carrier.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 27, 2022
    Publication date: February 13, 2025
    Applicant: ZTE Corporation
    Inventors: Xiubin Sha, Bo Dai, Ting Lu, Li Niu
  • Publication number: 20250031823
    Abstract: A haircare appliance comprising drive circuitry, a controller in communication with the drive circuitry for controlling a drive current output by the drive circuitry, and a temperature sensor for supplying a temperature signal to the controller. The temperature signal is indicative of a temperature of an electronic circuit within the haircare appliance. The controller is configured to estimate an ambient temperature at least partly based on the temperature signal, and to prevent the drive circuitry from outputting the drive current when the estimated ambient temperature is lower than an ambient temperature threshold.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 13, 2022
    Publication date: January 30, 2025
    Inventors: Li NIU, Zhiyang PAN, Xinyi LI
  • Publication number: 20250016742
    Abstract: A communication method, a communication device, and a storage medium are disclosed. The communication method may include: sending Protocol Data Unit (PDU) data by a second communication node, the PDU data includes one of: same Packet Data Convergence Protocol (PDCP) PDUs based on a replication function; or different PDCP PDUs based on a distribution function.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 28, 2022
    Publication date: January 9, 2025
    Applicant: ZTE Corporation
    Inventors: Li Niu, Bo Dai, Xiubin Sha, Ting Lu
  • Publication number: 20250016879
    Abstract: A communication method, a node, a device, a communication system, and a storage medium. The method includes: determining a target device according to a trigger message from a first node; sending a visit message to the target device, where the visit message is used for instructing the target device to perform a corresponding operation; and sending execution result information of the target device to the first node.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 28, 2022
    Publication date: January 9, 2025
    Inventors: Li NIU, Bo DAI, Xiubin SHA, Ting LU
  • Publication number: 20250008310
    Abstract: The present application provides a device control method and apparatus. The method comprises: uploading a resource packet of a first device to an Internet of Things platform; receiving a configuration file of the first device sent by the Internet of Things platform, wherein the configuration file is generated by the Internet of Things platform according to second attribute information of the first device when it is determined that the first device accesses the Internet of Things platform according to first attribute information of the first device in the resource package; and parsing the second attribute information of the first device from the configuration file, such that a second device controls the first device according to function information of the first device corresponding to the second attribute information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 5, 2022
    Publication date: January 2, 2025
    Inventors: Deshuai YIN, Yunlong TIAN, Kai GUO, Li NIU, Changyun CHEN, Jianfeng LIU, Zengbin BIAN, Xuliang LIANG, Shuai YANG
  • Patent number: 12185367
    Abstract: A system and method for transmission indications are disclosed herein. In one embodiment, the system and method are configured to send, by a wireless communication node to a wireless communication device, Physical Random Access Channel (PRACH) parameter configuration, wherein the PRACH parameter configuration indicates mapping between a plurality of PRACH resources and a plurality of cell beams, and receive, by the wireless communication node from the wireless communication device, a preamble.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2024
    Assignee: ZTE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Xiubin Sha, Bo Dai, Nan Zhang, Ting Lu, Li Niu, Xu Liu, Jie Tan
  • Publication number: 20240406919
    Abstract: A wireless communication method for use in a wireless terminal is disclosed. The method comprises performing a global navigation satellite system, GNSS, position if an event occurs.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 24, 2024
    Publication date: December 5, 2024
    Applicant: ZTE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Li NIU, Ting LU, Yuan GAO
  • Publication number: 20240373335
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for service switch between UEs, and a storage medium. The method for service switch between UEs includes: a target User Equipment (UE) sends service switch-related information to a base station, where the service switch-related information is used to indicate switching of first service data from a source UE to the target UE, and the source UE and the target UE belong to a same Personal Internet of Things (PIoT) (S210); and the target UE receives the first service data sent by the base station, where a GTP-U tunnel of the target UE and a GTP-U tunnel of the source UE are associated with a same Protocol Data Unit (PDU) session (S220).
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 28, 2022
    Publication date: November 7, 2024
    Applicant: ZTE Corporation
    Inventors: Xiubin Sha, Bo Dai, Ting Lu, Li Niu, Jie Tan
  • Patent number: 12121129
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a method of controlling a haircare appliance including a heater. The method includes measuring a temperature of output air of the haircare appliance to obtain a measured output air temperature. The method includes comparing the measured output air temperature to a desired output air temperature. The method includes determining a desired heater temperature based on the comparison of the measured output air temperature to the desired output air temperature. The method includes predicting a predicted heater temperature. The method includes comparing the predicted heater temperature to the desired heater temperature. The method includes outputting a control signal based on the comparison of the predicted heater temperature to the desired heater temperature.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 5, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2024
    Assignee: Dyson Technology Limited
    Inventors: Siew Ling Loke, Li Niu
  • Patent number: D1073763
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 6, 2025
    Assignee: Pony AI Inc.
    Inventors: Li Niu, Hanxiao Xie, Bin Han, Zaichang Zhao, Jordan Renovato Bravo