Patents by Inventor Maomao Chen

Maomao Chen 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: 11622329
    Abstract: A network node in a wireless communication network generates configuration information that configures an extent to which a wireless communication device autonomously adapts a number of different receiver components that the wireless communication device uses under different conditions at the wireless communication device. In some examples, the different conditions may be associated with correlation of propagation channels received at the wireless communication device. The network node transmits the configuration information to the device. Correspondingly, the device autonomously adapts the number of different receiver components that the wireless communication device uses in accordance with the configuration information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 15, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 4, 2023
    Assignee: Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)
    Inventors: Torgny Palenius, Joakim Axmon, Christopher Callender, Maomao Chen Larsson, Muhammad Kazmi
  • Patent number: 11082990
    Abstract: A network node for a wireless communication network is disclosed. The network node is adapted for scheduling for communication one or more terminals, the terminals being in a moving vehicle, based on location information and/or capability information pertaining to the one or more terminals. The disclosure also pertains to related methods and devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 3, 2021
    Assignee: Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)
    Inventors: Torgny Palenius, Maomao Chen
  • Publication number: 20210235379
    Abstract: A network node in a wireless communication network generates configuration information that configures an extent to which a wireless communication device autonomously adapts a number of different receiver components that the wireless communication device uses under different conditions at the wireless communication device. In some examples, the different conditions may be associated with correlation of propagation channels received at the wireless communication device. The network node transmits the configuration information to the device. Correspondingly, the device autonomously adapts the number of different receiver components that the wireless communication device uses in accordance with the configuration information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 15, 2021
    Publication date: July 29, 2021
    Inventors: Torgny Palenius, Joakim Axmon, Christopher Callender, Maomao Chen Larsson, Muhammad Kazmi
  • Patent number: 10999794
    Abstract: A network node in a wireless communication network generates configuration information that configures an extent to which a wireless communication device autonomously adapts a number of different receiver components that the wireless communication device uses under different conditions at the wireless communication device, subject to minimum receiver component requirements respectively specified for the different conditions. In some examples, the different conditions may be associated with correlation of propagation channels received at the wireless communication device. The network node transmits the configuration information to the device. Correspondingly, the device autonomously adapts the number of different receiver components that the wireless communication device uses in accordance with the configuration information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 8, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 4, 2021
    Assignee: TELEFONAKTIEBOLAGET LM ERICSSON (PUBL)
    Inventors: Torgny Palenius, Joakim Axmon, Christopher Callender, Maomao Chen, Muhammad Kazmi
  • Patent number: 10856165
    Abstract: A communication device is arranged to operate in a cellular communication system and report Channel State Information, CSI, including a channel quality by a Channel Quality Indicator, CQI, which reports a CQI set. The communication device comprises a receiver arranged to receive antenna-specific reference signals, a channel estimator arranged to evaluate channel conditions from the reference signals to determine values of a CQI set, a reporting processor arranged to determine whether a bounded differential reporting format prevents values of the CQI set to be accurately reported, and to determine a CQI set such that the bounded differential reporting format allows the values of the CQI set to be reported to reduce under-reporting or over-reporting errors that arise from the use of the bounded differential reporting format, and to form a CSI report including the values of the CQI set using the bounded differential reporting format, and a transmitter arranged to send the CSI report.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 1, 2020
    Assignee: Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (Publ)
    Inventors: Magnus Åström, Maomao Chen, Fredrik Nordström, Torgny Palenius
  • Patent number: 10785732
    Abstract: A network node (840) and method therein for shaping an output power spectrum of a signal (920) to be transmitted in a wireless communications network are disclosed. The signal (920) is transmitted within a total frequency range or bandwidth comprising a first frequency bandwidth and a second frequency bandwidth. The network node increases or boosts a power of the signal (920) in a part of a first frequency bandwidth and/or decreases/deboosts a power of the signal (920) in a part of the total bandwidth outside the first frequency bandwidth. The network node then transmits the partly increased and/or decreased signal (920) to a wireless communication device (850) operating in the wireless communications network.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 11, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 22, 2020
    Assignee: Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)
    Inventors: Torgny Palenius, Peter Alriksson, Christian Bergljung, Maomao Chen
  • Patent number: 10764131
    Abstract: A method performed in a wireless device of a cellular communication system is disclosed. The wireless device has a first receiver configuration and a second receiver configuration. The method comprises receiving data over a data channel of the cellular communication system during a first time period. During a second time period, following directly after the first time period, during which no data is received over said data channel, a control channel of the cellular communication system is monitored using the first receiver configuration. During a third time period, following directly after the second time period, and during which no data is received over said data channel, the control channel is monitored using the second receiver configuration. A method in a network node, a wireless device, a network node, computer program products, and computer-readable media are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 13, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 1, 2020
    Assignee: Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)
    Inventors: Maomao Chen, Muhammad Kazmi
  • Patent number: 10715286
    Abstract: An inventive UE carrier aggregation (CA) capability reporting signalling model allows UEs (30) aggregating large numbers of component carriers to transmit CA-relevant capabilities to the network more efficiently than the current (legacy) signalling model. Rather than reporting CA/MIMO/CSI/NAICS capabilities separately for each supported band combination, including fallback configurations, embodiments of the present invention either report UE Radio Frequency (RF) and Baseband (BB) related capabilities separately, or report them disassociated from CA band configurations. This approach avoids the need to signal the full UE (30) set of capabilities for each of (possibly many) supported band combinations. Furthermore, fallback capabilities are signalled implicitly, eliminating the need to transmit this data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 19, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2020
    Assignee: Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)
    Inventors: Maomao Chen, Christian Bergljung, Tao Cui, Shaohua Li, Ingrid Nordstrand, Håkan Palm, Riikka Susitaival, Henning Wiemann
  • Patent number: 10601659
    Abstract: In MIMO wireless communication networks, receiver MIMO antenna parameters are not static over time. For example, the MIMO channel correlation is higher for high frequency bands than for low frequency bands. This variability of the receiver antenna parameters introduces uncertainty based the reported CSI (e.g., CQI, PMI, RI) if the network uses only static assumptions for such antenna parameter values. In embodiments, the UE determines the current status of its receive antenna parameters—such as number, configuration, correlation, and power imbalance—and transmits this information to the network (e.g., serving BS). The network node then based on the received information performs one or more radio operational tasks leading to more efficient use of radio resources and enhanced system performance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2020
    Assignee: Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)
    Inventors: Maomao Chen, Fredrik Nordström
  • Patent number: 10594426
    Abstract: A method of a communication device arranged to operate in a cellular communication system is presented. The method comprises receiving a control symbol from a network node operating a cell of the cellular communication system and serving the communication device, determining interference situation for the control symbol, selecting an interference mitigation algorithm based on the determined interference, and performing the selected interference mitigation algorithm for the received control symbol. A communication device arranged to perform interference mitigation for received control symbols by the method, and a computer program for the communication device are also presented.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 3, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2020
    Assignee: Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)
    Inventors: Fredrik Nordström, Maomao Chen
  • Publication number: 20200084733
    Abstract: A network node (840) and method therein for shaping an output power spectrum of a signal (920) to be transmitted in a wireless communications network are disclosed. The signal (920) is transmitted within a total frequency range or bandwidth comprising a first frequency bandwidth and a second frequency bandwidth. The network node increases or boosts a power of the signal (920) in a part of a first frequency bandwidth and/or decreases/deboosts a power of the signal (920) in a part of the total bandwidth outside the first frequency bandwidth. The network node then transmits the partly increased and/or decreased signal (920) to a wireless communication device (850) operating in the wireless communications network.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 11, 2017
    Publication date: March 12, 2020
    Inventors: Torgny Palenius, Peter Alriksson, Christian Bergljung, Maomao Chen
  • Publication number: 20200015125
    Abstract: A method of an electronic communication device is disclosed. The electronic communication device is arranged to operate in a radio communication system, wherein the radio communication system has capability of performing link adaptation by adapting one or more parameters of communication in view of a quality of a radio link between a network node of the radio communication system and the electronic communication device. The method comprises determining a link adaptation status for the electronic communication device, and transmitting information related to the determined link adaptation status to one or more network nodes of the radio communication system. A method of a network node, an electronic communication device, a network node, and computer programs are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 7, 2019
    Publication date: January 9, 2020
    Inventors: Maomao Chen, Fredrik Nordstrom
  • Publication number: 20190349956
    Abstract: The present disclosure pertains to a network node (100) for a wireless communication network. The network node (100) is adapted for scheduling for communication one or more terminals, the terminals being in a moving vehicle, based on location information and/or capability information pertaining to the one or more terminals (10). The disclosure also pertains to related methods and devices.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 16, 2016
    Publication date: November 14, 2019
    Inventors: Torgny PALENIUS, Maomao CHEN
  • Publication number: 20190349946
    Abstract: The solution presented herein is directed to communication devices having a plurality of circuits that may be configured into a plurality of different receiver configurations (or classes), where each receiver configuration uses a different technique for processing a received signal. The solution presented herein enables the communication device to select at least one receiver configuration/class for processing received signals. To that end, a performance metric is determined for each receiver configuration in a subset of receiver configurations using at least one of a received signal, a signal strength determined for the corresponding receiver configuration, and an interference level determined for the corresponding receiver configuration. At least one of the receiver configurations in the subset is selected responsive to the determined performance metrics, and in some cases also in response to a scheduled amount of data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 13, 2017
    Publication date: November 14, 2019
    Inventors: Magnus Åström, Maomao Chen, Fredrik Nordström, Torgny Palenius
  • Patent number: 10440613
    Abstract: A method of an electronic communication device is disclosed. The electronic communication device is arranged to operate in a radio communication system, wherein the radio communication system has capability of performing link adaptation by adapting one or more parameters of communication in view of a quality of a radio link between a network node of the radio communication system and the electronic communication device. The method comprises determining a link adaptation status for the electronic communication device, and transmitting information related to the determined link adaptation status to one or more network nodes of the radio communication system. A method of a network node, an electronic communication device, a network node, and computer programs are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2019
    Assignee: TELEFONAKTIEBOLAGET LM ERICSSON (publ)
    Inventors: Maomao Chen, Fredrik Nordstrom
  • Patent number: 10333683
    Abstract: Different Out-of-sync thresholds are defined for Radio Link Monitoring by a UE having a selectively enabled advanced receiver feature. When the advanced receiver feature is disabled, the UE monitors received signal quality and compares a signal quality metric to a first threshold developed for a reference receiver. When the advanced receiver feature is enabled, the UE compares the signal quality metric to a second threshold indicating lower signal quality than the first threshold. In either case, if the signal quality meets the respective threshold, the UE goes Out-of-sync. The Out-of-sync UE continues to monitor received signal quality. Regardless of whether the advanced receiver feature is enabled or not, a third threshold, developed for the reference receiver, is applied to determine when to return to In-sync. In one embodiment, the reference receiver enables two antennas, and the advanced receiver feature is enabling four antennas.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 25, 2019
    Assignee: TELEFONAKTIEBOLAGET LM ERICSSON (PUBL)
    Inventors: Torgny Palenius, Christopher Callender, Maomao Chen, Fredrik Nordström
  • Patent number: 10306524
    Abstract: Antenna nodes are controlled to maintain a respective radio cell, each cell having one and the same physical cell identity. The antenna nodes are further controlled to maintain the respective radio cell in a single direction substantially along a path such that each wireless communication device, during movement in a movement direction along the path, can connect either to consecutive antenna nodes towards which the wireless communication device is moving or connect to consecutive antenna nodes away from which the wireless communication device is moving.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2019
    Assignee: TELEFONAKTIEBOLAGET LM ERICSSON (publ)
    Inventors: Joakim Axmon, Peter Alriksson, Niklas Andgart, Christopher Callender, Maomao Chen, Magnus Larsson, Fredrik Nordstrom, Torgny Palenius
  • Patent number: 10251086
    Abstract: A first user equipment is configured to mitigate multi-antenna inter-stream interference. A method by the first UE includes determining, based on one or more criteria, a number of multi-antenna streams whose interference can be currently mitigated by the first UE, and transmitting information based on the number of multi-antenna streams to a first network node, to a second network node, and/or to a second UE. A related method by a first network node serving or managing the first UE includes obtaining information based on a number of multi-antenna streams whose interference can be currently mitigated by a first UE at the first UE, and performing one or more radio operational tasks using the information based on the number of multi-antenna streams whose interference can be currently mitigated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 17, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2019
    Assignee: Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (Publ)
    Inventors: Sairamesh Nammi, Muhammad Kazmi, Maomao Chen
  • Publication number: 20190037428
    Abstract: A communication device is arranged to operate in a cellular communication system and report Channel State Information, CSI, including a channel quality by a Channel Quality Indicator, CQI, which reports a CQI set. The communication device comprises a receiver arranged to receive antenna-specific reference signals, a channel estimator arranged to evaluate channel conditions from the reference signals to determine values of a CQI set, a reporting processor arranged to determine whether a bounded differential reporting format prevents values of the CQI set to be accurately reported, and to determine a CQI set such that the bounded differential reporting format allows the values of the CQI set to be reported to reduce under-reporting or over-reporting errors that arise from the use of the bounded differential reporting format, and to form a CSI report including the values of the CQI set using the bounded differential reporting format, and a transmitter arranged to send the CSI report.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 5, 2016
    Publication date: January 31, 2019
    Inventors: Magnus Åström, Maomao Chen, Fredrik Nordström, Torgny Palenius
  • Patent number: 10165617
    Abstract: A method performed in a wireless device (300) of a cellular communication system is disclosed. The wireless device (300) has a first receiver configuration and a second receiver configuration and is capable of operating in DRX. The method comprises determining (110) a DRX configuration of the wireless device, wherein the DRX configuration indicates a time period during which the wireless device (300) should monitor a control channel. The method further comprises monitoring (120) the control channel during said time period using the first receiver configuration if the DRX configuration is a first DRX configuration or monitoring (130) the control channel during said time period using the second receiver configuration if the DRX configuration is a second DRX configuration. A method in a network node, a wireless device, a network node, computer program products, and computer-readable media are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 13, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 25, 2018
    Assignee: Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)
    Inventors: Maomao Chen, Muhammad Kazmi