Patents by Inventor Liwen Zhang

Liwen 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: 20240137836
    Abstract: Embodiments of a method and apparatus for wireless communications are disclosed. In an embodiment, a wireless device includes a controller configured to select a wireless relay device from multiple wireless relay devices for data exchanges between the wireless device and a second wireless device and a wireless transceiver configured to exchange data with the second wireless device through the selected wireless relay device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 19, 2023
    Publication date: April 25, 2024
    Inventors: Liwen Chu, Rui Cao, Kiseon Ryu, Hongyuan Zhang
  • Publication number: 20240137959
    Abstract: One example discloses a method for low-latency (LL) traffic frame communication between WLAN (wireless local area network) devices, including: sending a trigger frame from an access point (AP) configured to allocate a random access resource unit (RA-RU) to a non-access point station (non-AP STA); wherein the RA-RU enables the non-AP STA to transmit its low latency (LL) traffic information; and receiving, from the non-AP STA, an uplink LL traffic frame using the RA-RU that was allocated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 5, 2023
    Publication date: April 25, 2024
    Inventors: Kiseon Ryu, Liwen Chu, Hongyuan Zhang
  • Publication number: 20240137982
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for wireless communications are disclosed which includes announcing R-TWT support from a first wireless station to a second wireless station in a broadcast PPDU, negotiating R-TWT schedule membership with the second wireless station, the negotiating comprising sending a low latency indication and identifying low latency TIDs of a R-TWT schedule, and sending frames in accordance with the R-TWT schedule in the identified low latency TIDs.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 22, 2023
    Publication date: April 25, 2024
    Inventors: Liwen Chu, Kiseon Ryu, Hongyuan Zhang
  • Publication number: 20240138007
    Abstract: Roaming for an ultra-high reliability (UHR) non-access point (non-AP) device with a distributed access point (AP) multi-link device (MLD), wherein the distributed AP MLD includes a plurality of AP MLDs in different devices at different locations having one medium access control (MAC) service access point (SAP), includes: receiving, by the non-AP device, an announcement from the distributed AP MLD configured to indicate that the distributed AP MLD is a distributed AP MLD with the plurality of AP MLDs in different devices wherein the non-AP device is configured to roam among the plurality of AP MLDs in different devices; associating, by the non-AP device, with a first AP MLD of the plurality of AP MLDs in different devices; and roaming, by the non-AP device, to a second AP MLD of the plurality of AP MLDs in different devices without a reassociation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 19, 2023
    Publication date: April 25, 2024
    Inventors: Liwen CHU, Rui CAO, Kiseon Ryu, Hongyuan ZHANG
  • Patent number: 11968901
    Abstract: The disclosure provides a displaying substrate, a manufacturing method thereof, and a display panel, and relates to the technical field of display. The displaying substrate comprises a first supporting base (1), plurality of vibrating element modules (2), and a display module (3). The display module (3) comprises display units (31), connecting units (32) and hollowed-out units (33). Each connecting unit (32) is located between two adjacent display units (31). Each hollowed-out unit (33) is located between two adjacent display units (31) except an area where the corresponding connecting unit (32) is located. The hollowed-out units (33) are provided with cavities (40) corresponding to the vibrating element modules (2). Orthographic projections of the hollowed-out units (33) on a reference plane cover orthographic projections of the vibrating element modules (2) on the reference plane. The vibrating element modules (2) and the cavities (40) form a transducer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2024
    Assignee: BOE Technology Group Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Zhao Cui, Feng Zhang, Zhijun Lv, Wenqu Liu, Liwen Dong, Xiaoxin Song, Detian Meng, Libo Wang, Dongfei Hou, Qi Yao
  • Publication number: 20240129923
    Abstract: A first communication device generates a first physical layer (PHY) data unit that includes information indicating a capability to use a channel bandwidth greater than a maximum channel bandwidth of the first communication device, and transmits the first PHY data unit to a second communication device during an association process with the second communication device. The first communication device generates a second PHY data unit that includes information indicating a capability to use at most the maximum channel bandwidth of the first communication device, and transmits the second PHY data unit to the second communication device when the first communication device is associated with the second communication device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2023
    Publication date: April 18, 2024
    Inventors: Liwen CHU, Lei WANG, Hongyuan ZHANG, Yakun SUN, Jinjing JIANG, Hui-Ling LOU
  • Publication number: 20240122133
    Abstract: Disclosed are a low-cost high-efficiency drip irrigation system for a cotton field and a use method thereof. The drip irrigation system for a cotton field includes a filtering device and a water supply device; wherein the filtering device adopts different types of single filtering devices or combined filtering devices according to different water source types; the water supply device includes multiple stages of main pipes, submain pipes and laterals; the laterals (a drip irrigation tape with labyrinth on one side or a drip irrigation tape inlaid with emitters inside) are laid on the surface of the ground and located below a mulch film. The drip irrigation system adopts the design of large flow (1.5-3.4 L/h), slightly larger pipe diameter (>75 mm), low water pressure (operating pressure of drip irrigation tape being 0.03-0.07 MPa) and suitable drip irrigation uniformity (80%-90%).
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 9, 2023
    Publication date: April 18, 2024
    Applicants: Institute of Cash Crops, Xinjiang Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Shihezi University
    Inventors: Liwen TIAN, Honghai Luo, Hezhong Dong, Na Zhang, Liantao Liu, Guangping Feng, Zhanbiao Wang, Yanjun Zhang, Xianzhe Hao, Jin Li, Zhi Chen, Nan Zhao, Changwen Liu
  • Publication number: 20240116606
    Abstract: This disclosure provides an unmanned survey vessel with an anti-overturning structure and an anti-overturning method of same, and relates to the anti-overturning technique field of unmanned survey vessels. The unmanned survey vessel includes a vessel body and a plurality of buoys. The vessel body is a hollow frame of which a middle is provided with a discharge space. An uptight rod is vertically fixed at an upper-end of the tail part of the vessel body. A supporting beam is horizontally fixed at an upper-end of the upright rod. The supporting beam extends to a bow of the vessel. A rectangular notch is formed in one end, close to the bow, of the supporting beam. One end close to the bow inside the rectangular notch is rotatably provided with a guide rod through a pin shaft. The plurality of buoys are equally divided into two groups which are adjustably arranged on two side walls in the advancing direction of the vessel body respectively.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 26, 2023
    Publication date: April 11, 2024
    Inventors: Jiudong YANG, Fenghua WU, Muyao SHI, Lingyun ZHANG, Liwen YIN, Gui'e TIAN, Jinliang HOU, Lipeng GONG
  • Publication number: 20240121327
    Abstract: A first communication device is configured to process packets that conform to a first physical layer (PHY) protocol for wireless vehicular communications and packets that conform to a second PHY protocol for wireless vehicular communications. The first communication device determines that one or more second communication devices neighboring the first communication device are not capable of processing packets that conform to the second PHY protocol. The first communication device transmits a first packet to a third communication device that is configured to process packets that conform to the first PHY protocol and packets that conform to the second PHY protocol. The first packet indicates that the one or more second communication devices neighboring the first communication device are not capable of processing packets that conform to the second PHY protocol to inform the third communication device of the one or more second communication devices.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2023
    Publication date: April 11, 2024
    Inventors: Hongyuan ZHANG, Liwen CHU
  • Publication number: 20240121843
    Abstract: Embodiments of a method and apparatus for wireless communications are disclosed. In an embodiment, a wireless multi-link device (MILD) includes a controller configured to generate a millimeter wave (mmWave) beacon and a wireless transceiver configured to transmit the mmWave beacon to a second wireless MILD through an mmWave link between the wireless MLD and the second wireless MLD.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 10, 2023
    Publication date: April 11, 2024
    Inventors: Liwen Chu, Kiseon Ryu, Hongyuan Zhang
  • Patent number: 11953779
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a backlight module, a method for designing the same, and a display device. The backlight module includes: a first substrate; a plurality of LED chips on the first substrate; and a light control structure on the first substrate. The backlight module includes a plurality of light control region groups in one-to-one correspondence with the plurality of light-emitting diode chips, each light control region group includes at least a first light control region and a second light control region. The light control structure includes a plurality of light control substructure groups respectively located in the plurality of light control region groups. Each light control substructure group includes at least a first light control substructure in the first light control region and a second light control substructure in the second light control region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2024
    Assignee: BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Xiaoxin Song, Feng Zhang, Wenqu Liu, Zhijun Lv, Liwen Dong, Zhao Cui, Detian Meng, Libo Wang, Dongfei Hou, Qi Yao, Xue Dong
  • Patent number: 11953680
    Abstract: This disclosure relates to a see-through display device, including: a collimated light source assembly, configured to form collimated light and control a light emitting direction; a first light extraction layer, configured to extract, in a collimated manner, the light ray transmitted inside the light guide plate through a light extraction outlet; an extinction layer and a second light extraction layer, wherein the extinction layer includes a light guide region and a light absorption region which are arranged alternately, and the second light extraction layer includes multiple light extraction inlets; a reflecting layer, arranged on a side, close to the light guide plate, of the second light extraction layer and configured to reflect the collimated light extracted from the light extraction outlet to the light guide plate; and a liquid crystal dimming layer. This disclosure further relates to a manufacturing method of the see-through display device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2024
    Assignee: BOE Technology Group Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Liwen Dong, Feng Zhang, Wenqu Liu, Zhijun Lv, Zhao Cui, Detian Meng, Libo Wang, Xiaoxin Song
  • Patent number: 11956741
    Abstract: A communication device generates a first packet and a second packet. The first packet includes a first physical layer (PHY) preamble having: a first legacy signal field (L-SIG) having first duration information that indicates a first duration of the first packet; and first non-legacy signal field information having first modulation information that indicates a first modulation used in the first packet. The second packet includes a second PHY preamble having: a second L-SIG having second duration information that indicates a second duration of the second packet, wherein the second duration is different than the first duration; and second non-legacy signal field information having second modulation information that indicates a second modulation used in the second packet, wherein the second modulation is different than the first modulation. The communication device simultaneously transmits the first packet in a first frequency segment and the second packet in a second frequency segment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2024
    Assignee: Marvell Asia Pte Ltd
    Inventors: Rui Cao, Hongyuan Zhang, Liwen Chu, Yan Zhang, Hui-Ling Lou
  • Publication number: 20240114553
    Abstract: An AP receives a frame comprising an indication of a restricted target wake up time schedule service period (r-TWT SP) from a wireless device. The AP one or more of adjusts an r-TWP SP of the AP based on the indication of the r-TWT SP indicated in the received frame and announcing that an STA associated with the AP is to terminate a transmit opportunity (TXOP) before the r-TWT SP indicated in the received frame begins.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 3, 2023
    Publication date: April 4, 2024
    Inventors: Liwen Chu, Kiseon Ryu, Hongyuan Zhang
  • Publication number: 20240114436
    Abstract: A method of broadcasting a beacon by a relay device in a basic service set, including: receiving an announcement from a first device indicating whether the relay device is to forward a received beacon to a second device; receiving a beacon from the first device; and forwarding the beacon to the second device based upon the announcement.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 4, 2023
    Publication date: April 4, 2024
    Inventors: Liwen Chu, Rui Cao, Kiseon Ryu, Hongyuan Zhang
  • Patent number: 11946627
    Abstract: A warning device (100, 212, 301, 302, 510) for use in a luminaire (201, 410, 501), comprising a housing (110, 210, 310) accommodating a drive module (115, 215, 401, 402, 520) arranged to be coupled to a luminaire and to a mains voltage (260, 560). The drive module comprises a light source (120, 420) coupled to a switch (180, 380, 491, 492) and an electrical interface (140, 240) configured to electrically connect the drive module and the mains voltage to a light element (530) of the luminaire. The housing comprises a lid (130, 230, 330) operably coupled to the switch of the drive module and configured to activate the switch upon an opening of the lid for switching on the light source upon a current of the mains voltage passing in the electrical interface and deactivate the switch module upon a closing of the lid for switching off the light source.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 21, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2024
    Assignee: SIGNIFY HOLDING, B.V.
    Inventors: Liang Zhou, Liwen Zhou, Miner Zhang, Hai Tao Liu
  • Publication number: 20240107604
    Abstract: Embodiments of a method and apparatus for wireless communications are disclosed. In an embodiment, a wireless device includes a wireless transceiver configured to receive a first frame from a first wireless access point (AP) for multi-AP coordination that is not associated with the wireless device and a second frame from a second wireless AP for multi-AP coordination that is associated with the wireless device and a controller configured to set a network allocation vector (NAV) timer of the wireless device to a non-zero value in response to the first frame and the second frame. The wireless transceiver is further configured to transmit a physical protocol data unit (PPDU) to the second wireless AP even if the NAV timer of the wireless device is non-zero.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 26, 2023
    Publication date: March 28, 2024
    Inventors: Kiseon Ryu, Liwen Chu, Rui Cao, Hongyuan Zhang, Huizhao Wang
  • Publication number: 20240102834
    Abstract: An easy-to-assemble mounting rack for a deformation detection device for a steel structure and an assembling method thereof are provided. The easy-to-assemble mounting rack includes mounting parts including a back mounting plate, an operating rod, an adjusting seat, a ball-shaped block and an upright rod. The upright rod is vertically fixed at the bottom end face of the adjusting seat. A ball-shaped hole is formed in the adjusting seat. The ball-shaped block is rotatably embedded in the ball-shaped hole. A plug-in hole is formed in a radial direction of the ball-shaped block. One end of the operating rod slidably penetrates through the plug-in hole and is detachably connected with the back mounting plate. Screw holes directly opposite to the mounting holes of the deformation detection device are formed on the back mounting plate. The other end of the operating rod is fixedly sleeved with a counterweight plate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 23, 2023
    Publication date: March 28, 2024
    Inventors: Jiudong YANG, Fenghua WU, Muyao SHI, Lingyun ZHANG, Liwen YIN, Gui'e TIAN, Jinliang HOU, Lipeng GONG
  • Patent number: 11943665
    Abstract: Various embodiments relate to a method for power save operation by a non-access point (non-AP) multi-link device (MLD), wherein a plurality of links are established between the non-AP MLD and an AP MLD, including: setting, by the non-AP MLD, a QoS capability for a first access category to a first state on all links of the plurality of links that the non-AP MLD operates; transmitting, by the non-AP MLD, a first management frame to the AP MLD, wherein the first management frame is used to request a multi-link setup with the AP MLD, and wherein the first management frame includes a first element that comprises the setting of the QoS capability for the first access category; receiving, by the non-AP MLD, a second management frame from the AP MLD, wherein the second management frame includes information for an association ID (AID) that corresponds to the non-AP MLD, wherein the AID is assigned to the non-AP MLD regardless of the number of links in the plurality of links; and receiving, by the non-AP MLD, a third m
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2024
    Assignee: NXP USA, Inc.
    Inventors: Young Hoon Kwon, Liwen Chu, Hongyuan Zhang
  • Publication number: 20240097838
    Abstract: Embodiments of a method and apparatus for wireless communications are disclosed. In an embodiment, a method includes selecting backoff 20 MHz channels of an operating channel bandwidth (BW) of a Basic Service Set (BSS), and announcing to a second wireless device the operating channel BW of the BSS for use in communicating between the wireless device and the second wireless device, subchannels of the operating channel bandwidth, and backoff 20 MHz channels of each subchannel, wherein one subchannel is a primary subchannel and one subchannel is a non-primary subchannel. A data unit is transmitted to the second wireless device in a backoff 20 MHz channel of the non-primary subchannel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 20, 2023
    Publication date: March 21, 2024
    Inventors: Liwen Chu, Kiseon Ryu, Hongyuan Zhang, Rui Cao