Patents by Inventor Michael Sim

Michael Sim 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: 20210307061
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides apparatuses and methods for establishing an initial access. The apparatuses include a terminal which comprises a receiver which, in operation, is configured to receive candidate synchronization signal/physical broadcast channel blocks (SSBs) in a synchronization signal (SS) burst set, the candidate SSBs being transmitted within one or more SSB channel occupancy time (SSB COT) from a base station. The terminal further comprises a transmitter which, in operation, is configured to transmit a physical random access channel (PRACH) preamble on a PRACH occasion (RO) to the base station, the RO being associated with one SSB among the received candidate SSBs.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 31, 2018
    Publication date: September 30, 2021
    Inventors: Lei HUANG, Hidetoshi SUZUKI, Lilei WANG, Tien Ming, Benjamin KOH, Chan Wah NG, Yang KANG, Hong Cheng Michael SIM
  • Publication number: 20210168805
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides communication apparatuses and communication methods for 5G NR based V2X communications. The communication apparatuses include a communication apparatus which comprises a receiver, which in operation, receives from a base station a first resource information indicating a first resource allocated by the base station; and a transmitter, which in operation, transmits to a target communication apparatus or a plurality of target communication apparatuses including the target communication apparatus a second resource information indicating a second resource allocated to at least the target communication apparatus, the second resource including a whole or a part of the first resource.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2018
    Publication date: June 3, 2021
    Inventors: Tien Ming Benjamin KOH, Hidetoshi SUZUKI, Lilei WANG, Madhav GUPTA, Lei HUANG, Yang KANG, Chan Wah NG, Hong Cheng Michael SIM
  • Publication number: 20210160115
    Abstract: A transmission apparatus includes a transmission signal generator which, in operation, generates a transmission signal having an aggregate physical layer protocol data unit (PPDU) that includes a legacy preamble, a legacy header, a non-legacy preamble, a plurality of non-legacy headers and a plurality of data fields; and a transmitter which, in operation, transmits the generated transmission signal, wherein the legacy preamble, the legacy header and the plurality of non-legacy headers are transmitted using a standard bandwidth, the non-legacy preamble and the plurality of data fields are transmitted using a variable bandwidth that is larger than the standard bandwidth and wherein a plurality of sets of each of the plurality of non-legacy headers and each of the plurality of data fields are transmitted sequentially in a time domain.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 3, 2021
    Publication date: May 27, 2021
    Inventors: LEI HUANG, HONG CHENG MICHAEL SIM, TAKENORI SAKAMOTO
  • Patent number: 11013061
    Abstract: There is provided a communication method for a coordinator communication device, including generating a first scheduling element to be used by a first communication device and a second scheduling element to be used by a second communication device; and transmitting the first and second scheduling elements to the first and second communication devices. The second scheduling element includes a second allocation indicating a time-frequency resource allocated to the second communication device. The first scheduling element includes a first allocation indicating a time-frequency resource allocated to the first communication device and optionally includes a first virtual allocation that is a duplicate of the second allocation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 18, 2021
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Masataka Irie, Lei Huang, Hong Cheng Michael Sim
  • Patent number: 10944607
    Abstract: A transmission apparatus includes a transmission signal generator which, in operation, generates a transmission signal having an aggregate physical layer protocol data unit (PPDU) that includes a legacy preamble, a legacy header, a non-legacy preamble, a plurality of non-legacy headers and a plurality of data fields; and a transmitter which, in operation, transmits the generated transmission signal, wherein the legacy preamble, the legacy header and the plurality of non-legacy headers are transmitted using a standard bandwidth, the non-legacy preamble and the plurality of data fields are transmitted using a variable bandwidth that is larger than the standard bandwidth and wherein a plurality of sets of each of the plurality of non-legacy headers and each of the plurality of data fields are transmitted sequentially in a time domain.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 9, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 9, 2021
    Assignee: Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Lei Huang, Hong Cheng Michael Sim, Takenori Sakamoto
  • Publication number: 20210058204
    Abstract: A communication method of the present disclosure comprises transmitting a sounding frame comprising a training signal; and receiving a first feedback frame from a communication partner device, the first feedback frame comprising first beamforming feedback information, wherein the first feedback frame is transmitted together with at least one second feedback frame by multiuser transmission.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 9, 2020
    Publication date: February 25, 2021
    Inventors: LEI HUANG, HONG CHENG MICHAEL SIM, YOSHIO URABE
  • Publication number: 20200413382
    Abstract: A transmission apparatus comprises an assignment information generator which, in operation, assigns resources on a resource unit (RU) basis to one or more terminal stations (STAs) and generates assignment information that specifies RUs allocated to the one or more STAs; a transmission signal generator which, in operation, generates a transmission signal that includes a legacy preamble, a non-legacy preamble and a data field, wherein the non-legacy preamble comprises a first signal field and a second signal field that carry a set ID and the assignment information, and wherein the set ID identifies one assignment set comprising the one or more STAs and a plurality of assignment indices, and wherein the assignment information comprises a resource assignment indication for each of a plurality of assignment which are referenced by the plurality of assignment indices; and a transmitter which, in operation, transmits the generated transmission signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 10, 2020
    Publication date: December 31, 2020
    Inventors: LEI HUANG, HONG CHENG MICHAEL SIM, YOSHIO URABE, ISAMU YOSHII
  • Patent number: 10862635
    Abstract: A communication method of the present disclosure comprises transmitting a sounding frame comprising a training signal; and receiving a first feedback frame from a communication partner device, the first feedback frame comprising first beamforming feedback information, wherein the first feedback frame is transmitted together with at least one second feedback frame by multiuser transmission.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 8, 2020
    Assignee: Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Lei Huang, Hong Cheng Michael Sim, Yoshio Urabe
  • Publication number: 20200351677
    Abstract: A method for performing spatial sharing between an existing SP and a candidate SP includes transmitting a first measurement request to an STA involved in the candidate SP carrying measurement configuration information for measurement over primary tier 1 channel of a tier 2 channel. The measurement configuration information includes the method that is to be used for the requested measurement, the measurement start time, the measurement duration, the number of time blocks within the measurement duration, the number of concurrent measurements to be performed using plural RX antenna configurations, and the method for reporting results of plural concurrent measurements, wherein the duration of each time block is the same.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 21, 2020
    Publication date: November 5, 2020
    Inventors: Masataka Irie, Huang Lei, Michael Sim Hong Cheng
  • Patent number: 10805912
    Abstract: A transmission apparatus comprises an assignment information generator which, in operation, assigns resources on a resource unit (RU) basis to one or more terminal stations (STAs) and generates assignment information that specifies RUs allocated to the one or more STAs; a transmission signal generator which, in operation, generates a transmission signal that includes a legacy preamble, a non-legacy preamble and a data field, wherein the non-legacy preamble comprises a first signal field and a second signal field that carry a set ID and the assignment information, and wherein the set ID identifies one assignment set comprising the one or more STAs and a plurality of assignment indices, and wherein the assignment information comprises a resource assignment indication for each of a plurality of assignment which are referenced by the plurality of assignment indices; and a transmitter which, in operation, transmits the generated transmission signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 13, 2020
    Assignee: Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Lei Huang, Hong Cheng Michael Sim, Yoshio Urabe, Isamu Yoshii
  • Publication number: 20200304357
    Abstract: A transmission apparatus includes a transmission signal generator which, in operation, generates a transmission signal having an aggregate physical layer protocol data unit (PPDU) that includes a legacy preamble, a legacy header, a non-legacy preamble, a plurality of non-legacy headers and a plurality of data fields; and a transmitter which, in operation, transmits the generated transmission signal, wherein the legacy preamble, the legacy header and the plurality of non-legacy headers are transmitted using a standard bandwidth, the non-legacy preamble and the plurality of data fields are transmitted using a variable bandwidth that is larger than the standard bandwidth and wherein a plurality of sets of each of the plurality of non-legacy headers and each of the plurality of data fields are transmitted sequentially in a time domain.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 9, 2020
    Publication date: September 24, 2020
    Inventors: LEI HUANG, HONG CHENG MICHAEL SIM, TAKENORI SAKAMOTO
  • Patent number: 10757586
    Abstract: A method for performing spatial sharing between an existing SP and a candidate SP includes transmitting a first measurement request to an STA involved in the candidate SP carrying measurement configuration information for measurement over primary tier 1 channel of a tier 2 channel. The measurement configuration information includes the method that is to be used for the requested measurement, the measurement start time, the measurement duration, the number of time blocks within the measurement duration, the number of concurrent measurements to be performed using plural RX antenna configurations, and the method for reporting results of plural concurrent measurements, wherein the duration of each time block is the same.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 4, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 25, 2020
    Assignee: Panasonic Corporation
    Inventors: Masataka Irie, Huang Lei, Michael Sim Hong Cheng
  • Patent number: 10721109
    Abstract: A transmission apparatus includes a transmission signal generator which, in operation, generates a transmission signal having an aggregate physical layer protocol data unit (PPDU) that includes a legacy preamble, a legacy header, a non-legacy preamble, a plurality of non-legacy headers and a plurality of data fields; and a transmitter which, in operation, transmits the generated transmission signal, wherein the legacy preamble, the legacy header and the plurality of non-legacy headers are transmitted using a standard bandwidth, the non-legacy preamble and the plurality of data fields are transmitted using a variable bandwidth that is larger than the standard bandwidth and wherein a plurality of sets of each of the plurality of non-legacy headers and each of the plurality of data fields are transmitted sequentially in a time domain.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 4, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 21, 2020
    Assignee: Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Lei Huang, Hong Cheng Michael Sim, Takenori Sakamoto
  • Publication number: 20190327788
    Abstract: There is provided a communication method for a coordinator communication device, including generating a first scheduling element to be used by a first communication device and a second scheduling element to be used by a second communication device; and transmitting the first and second scheduling elements to the first and second communication devices. The second scheduling element includes a second allocation indicating a time-frequency resource allocated to the second communication device. The first scheduling element includes a first allocation indicating a time-frequency resource allocated to the first communication device and optionally includes a first virtual allocation that is a duplicate of the second allocation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 2, 2019
    Publication date: October 24, 2019
    Inventors: Masataka Irie, Lei Huang, Hong Cheng Michael Sim
  • Patent number: 10397979
    Abstract: There is provided a communication method for a coordinator communication device, including generating a first scheduling element to be used by a first communication device and a second scheduling element to be used by a second communication device; and transmitting the first and second scheduling elements to the first and second communication devices. The second scheduling element includes a second allocation indicating a time-frequency resource allocated to the second communication device. The first scheduling element includes a first allocation indicating a time-frequency resource allocated to the first communication device and optionally includes a first virtual allocation that is a duplicate of the second allocation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2019
    Assignee: Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Masataka Irie, Lei Huang, Hong Cheng Michael Sim
  • Publication number: 20190229968
    Abstract: A transmission apparatus includes a transmission signal generator which, in operation, generates a transmission signal having an aggregate physical layer protocol data unit (PPDU) that includes a legacy preamble, a legacy header, a non-legacy preamble, a plurality of non-legacy headers and a plurality of data fields; and a transmitter which, in operation, transmits the generated transmission signal, wherein the legacy preamble, the legacy header and the plurality of non-legacy headers are transmitted using a standard bandwidth, the non-legacy preamble and the plurality of data fields are transmitted using a variable bandwidth that is larger than the standard bandwidth and wherein a plurality of sets of each of the plurality of non-legacy headers and each of the plurality of data fields are transmitted sequentially in a time domain.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 4, 2019
    Publication date: July 25, 2019
    Inventors: LEI HUANG, HONG CHENG MICHAEL SIM, TAKENORI SAKAMOTO
  • Patent number: 10298430
    Abstract: A transmission apparatus includes a transmission signal generator which, in operation, generates a transmission signal having an aggregate physical layer protocol data unit (PPDU) that includes a legacy preamble, a legacy header, a non-legacy preamble, a plurality of non-legacy headers and a plurality of data fields; and a transmitter which, in operation, transmits the generated transmission signal, wherein the legacy preamble, the legacy header and the plurality of non-legacy headers are transmitted using a standard bandwidth, the non-legacy preamble and the plurality of data fields are transmitted using a variable bandwidth that is larger than the standard bandwidth and wherein a plurality of sets of each of the plurality of non-legacy headers and each of the plurality of data fields are transmitted sequentially in a time domain.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2019
    Assignee: Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Lei Huang, Hong Cheng Michael Sim, Takenori Sakamoto
  • Publication number: 20190105225
    Abstract: An ambulatory respiratory assist device utilizes a cuirass worn on the chest and/or abdomen and supported by a hip belt so that it does not place a load on the patient's shoulders. The belt also supports a ventilator that includes a pump and its power supply, valving, controls and auxiliary equipment. The device is optionally integrated with auxiliary features such as chest wall vibration, which can be achieved by utilizing cuirass pressure modulation, with shoulder or upper arm supports for simulating the “tripod position”, with positive pressure ventilation apparatus, or with patient monitoring. Shoulder or upper arm supports can extend directly from the belt to the shoulders or upper arms, utilized independently of the cuirass, and optionally integrated with one or more of the above-mentioned auxiliary features.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 21, 2017
    Publication date: April 11, 2019
    Applicant: The Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania
    Inventors: Jacob Brenner, Christopher Polster, Michael Sims
  • Publication number: 20180234865
    Abstract: A method for performing spatial sharing between an existing SP and a candidate SP includes transmitting a first measurement request to an STA involved in the candidate SP carrying measurement configuration information for measurement over primary tier 1 channel of a tier 2 channel. The measurement configuration information includes the method that is to be used for the requested measurement, the measurement start time, the measurement duration, the number of time blocks within the measurement duration, the number of concurrent measurements to be performed using plural RX antenna configurations, and the method for reporting results of plural concurrent measurements, wherein the duration of each time block is the same.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 4, 2018
    Publication date: August 16, 2018
    Inventors: Masataka Irie, Huang Lei, Michael Sim Hong Cheng
  • Publication number: 20180220499
    Abstract: A radio frequency heating system having a radio frequency amplifier supplying power to a radio frequency heating chamber and a matching network includes a controller monitoring forward and reflected power, phase and amplitude of the power supply to the heating chamber and adjusting the power supplied by the radio frequency amplifier and/or the impedance of the matching network in accordance with predetermined values of the reflected power, and/or phase and amplitude.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 13, 2016
    Publication date: August 2, 2018
    Inventors: Michael SIMS, Brian GREEN