Patents by Inventor Mingming Cai

Mingming Cai 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: 12150106
    Abstract: A UE may be configured to select narrower or wider beams that may be suitable for use with a current UE mobility, scattering environment, etc. The UE may track changes to an identified beam of a certain width, and so may recover from tracking or other radio link failures by switching to a beam that is spatially adjacent or to a beam of a different width. The UE may identify a first beam associated with a first beam width based on at least one reference signal received by the UE. The UE may further determine a set of beams based on the first beam width that is associated with the identified first beam, and the determined set of beams may include at least one beam corresponding to the first beam width. The UE may further measure respective channel qualities associated with each beam of the determined set of beams.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2024
    Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Mihir Vijay Laghate, Raghu Narayan Challa, Jun Zhu, Mingming Cai, Yong Li, Ruhua He
  • Patent number: 12143165
    Abstract: Various aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wireless communication and testing. In some aspects, a device may receive information identifying a mount orientation of a wireless communication device, wherein the mount orientation indicates an orientation of a coordinate system of the wireless communication device relative to a coordinate system of a positioner. The device may capture measurement information at each position of a set of positions of the wireless communication device, wherein the set of positions comprises positions of the wireless communication device as the wireless communication device is rotated around an axis by the positioner, and wherein the measurement information is captured based at least in part on the mount orientation. The device may provide information identifying the measurement information. Some techniques and apparatuses described herein may use the measurement information to generate a codebook for beam generation. Numerous other aspects are provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 18, 2023
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2024
    Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Mingming Cai, Raghu Narayan Challa, Revathi Sundara Raghavan, Michael Burke, Abhilash Bangalore Ravi, Mihir Vijay Laghate, Shrenik Patel, Sang-June Park, Mohammad Ali Tassoudji, Sudarsan Krishnan, Vasanthan Raghavan, Siddharth Kamath
  • Patent number: 12063524
    Abstract: Various aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wireless communication. In some aspects, a UE may communicate via a serving beam set of the UE, the serving beam set being one or more of a plurality of beams. The UE may measure another beam set in accordance with a measurement schedule configured to prioritize measurement on one or more adjacent beam sets associated with the serving beam set over one or more non-adjacent beam sets associated with the serving beam set. In some aspects, the one or more adjacent beam sets may be associated with one or more coverage areas that at least partially overlap a coverage area of the serving beam set, are adjacent to the coverage area of the serving beam set, or are associated with a measurement value that satisfies a threshold in the coverage area of the serving beam set. Numerous other aspects are provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2023
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2024
    Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Mihir Vijay Laghate, Mingming Cai, Raghu Narayan Challa, Michael Burke, Revathi Sundara Raghavan, Siddharth Kamath
  • Patent number: 12021796
    Abstract: In an aspect of the disclosure, a method, a computer-readable medium, and an apparatus are provided. In certain configurations, the apparatus may be a user equipment (UE). The apparatus may receive configuration information for UL and DL transmissions from another device such as a base station. The apparatus may determine a maximum duty cycle of the UL transmission based on the configuration information. Based on the determined UL maximum duty cycle, the apparatus may determine a transmit power limit for the UL transmission. In one aspect, the apparatus may determine the UL transmit power limit by dividing the power corresponding to a maximum permissible exposure (MPE) limit by the determined maximum UL duty cycle. The apparatus may leverage the forward knowledge of the UL duty cycle to transmit at a power level that complies with the MPE limit while avoiding the poor uplink range associated with static power back-off.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 25, 2024
    Assignee: QUALCOMM INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Junsheng Han, Udara Fernando, Lin Lu, John Forrester, Mingming Cai, Tao Luo, Raghu Narayan Challa
  • Publication number: 20240172126
    Abstract: In certain aspects, a method implemented in a wireless device includes determining a specific absorption rate (SAR) distribution for a first wireless communication technology, determining a power density (PD) distribution for a second wireless communication technology, and combining the SAR distribution and the PD distribution to generate a combined RF exposure distribution. The method also includes determining at least one first maximum allowable power level and at least one second maximum allowable power level for a future time slot based on the combined RF exposure distribution, setting at least one transmission power limit for a first transmitter in the future time slot based on the at least one first maximum allowable power level, and setting at least one transmission power limit for a second transmitter in the future time slot based on the at least one second maximum allowable power level.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 16, 2023
    Publication date: May 23, 2024
    Inventors: Jagadish NADAKUDUTI, Lin LU, Paul GUCKIAN, Mingming CAI, Junsheng HAN, Udara FERNANDO, Raghu CHALLA
  • Patent number: 11924819
    Abstract: Methods and systems for determining transmission power levels according to signal types and RF exposure limits. An example method generally includes determining a first transmission power for transmitting a first type of uplink (UL) signal, determining a second transmission power for transmitting a second type of UL signal based on the first transmission power, and transmitting at least one of the first UL signal according to the first transmission power or the second UL signal according to the second transmission power.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2024
    Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Mingming Cai, Junsheng Han, Raghu Narayan Challa, Tienyow Liu, Jing Lin, Jagadish Nadakuduti, Lin Lu, Farhad Meshkati
  • Publication number: 20230403089
    Abstract: Various aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wireless communication and testing. In some aspects, a device may receive information identifying a mount orientation of a wireless communication device, wherein the mount orientation indicates an orientation of a coordinate system of the wireless communication device relative to a coordinate system of a positioner. The device may capture measurement information at each position of a set of positions of the wireless communication device, wherein the set of positions comprises positions of the wireless communication device as the wireless communication device is rotated around an axis by the positioner, and wherein the measurement information is captured based at least in part on the mount orientation. The device may provide information identifying the measurement information. Some techniques and apparatuses described herein may use the measurement information to generate a codebook for beam generation. Numerous other aspects are provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 18, 2023
    Publication date: December 14, 2023
    Inventors: Mingming CAI, Raghu Narayan CHALLA, Revathi SUNDARA RAGHAVAN, Michael BURKE, Abhilash BANGALORE RAVI, Mihir Vijay LAGHATE, Shrenik PATEL, Sang-June PARK, Mohammad Ali TASSOUDJI, Sudarsan KRISHNAN, Vasanthan RAGHAVAN, Siddharth KAMATH
  • Patent number: 11792740
    Abstract: In certain aspects, a method implemented in a wireless device includes determining a specific absorption rate (SAR) distribution for a first wireless communication technology, determining a power density (PD) distribution for a second wireless communication technology, and combining the SAR distribution and the PD distribution to generate a combined RF exposure distribution. The method also includes determining at least one first maximum allowable power level and at least one second maximum allowable power level for a future time slot based on the combined RF exposure distribution, setting at least one transmission power limit for a first transmitter in the future time slot based on the at least one first maximum allowable power level, and setting at least one transmission power limit for a second transmitter in the future time slot based on the at least one second maximum allowable power level.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2023
    Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Jagadish Nadakuduti, Lin Lu, Paul Guckian, Mingming Cai, Junsheng Han, Udara Fernando, Raghu Challa
  • Patent number: 11764888
    Abstract: Various aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wireless communication and testing. In some aspects, a device may receive information identifying a mount orientation of a wireless communication device, wherein the mount orientation indicates an orientation of a coordinate system of the wireless communication device relative to a coordinate system of a positioner. The device may capture measurement information at each position of a set of positions of the wireless communication device, wherein the set of positions comprises positions of the wireless communication device as the wireless communication device is rotated around an axis by the positioner, and wherein the measurement information is captured based at least in part on the mount orientation. The device may provide information identifying the measurement information. Some techniques and apparatuses described herein may use the measurement information to generate a codebook for beam generation. Numerous other aspects are provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2023
    Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Mingming Cai, Raghu Narayan Challa, Revathi Sundara Raghavan, Michael Burke, Abhilash Bangalore Ravi, Mihir Vijay Laghate, Shrenik Patel, Sang-June Park, Mohammad Ali Tassoudji, Sudarsan Krishnan, Vasanthan Raghavan, Siddharth Kamath
  • Publication number: 20230269604
    Abstract: Various aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wireless communication. In some aspects, a UE may communicate via a serving beam set of the UE, the serving beam set being one or more of a plurality of beams. The UE may measure another beam set in accordance with a measurement schedule configured to prioritize measurement on one or more adjacent beam sets associated with the serving beam set over one or more non-adjacent beam sets associated with the serving beam set. In some aspects, the one or more adjacent beam sets may be associated with one or more coverage areas that at least partially overlap a coverage area of the serving beam set, are adjacent to the coverage area of the serving beam set, or are associated with a measurement value that satisfies a threshold in the coverage area of the serving beam set. Numerous other aspects are provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 28, 2023
    Publication date: August 24, 2023
    Inventors: Mihir Vijay LAGHATE, Mingming CAI, Raghu Narayan CHALLA, Michael BURKE, Revathi SUNDARA RAGHAVAN, Siddharth KAMATH
  • Patent number: 11729728
    Abstract: Certain aspects of the present disclosure relate to beam selection. An example method generally includes selecting, from a plurality of beams, a beam for transmission during a particular time interval within a time window, the selecting being based on a transmission power and a radio frequency (RF) exposure for each of the plurality of beams and transmitting at least one signal using the selected beam during the particular time interval.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2023
    Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Mingming Cai, Tienyow Liu, Raghu Narayan Challa, Jing Lin, Junsheng Han
  • Patent number: 11671846
    Abstract: Various aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wireless communication. In some aspects, a UE may communicate via a serving beam set of the UE, the serving beam set being one or more of a plurality of beams. The UE may measure another beam set in accordance with a measurement schedule configured to prioritize measurement on one or more adjacent beam sets associated with the serving beam set over one or more non-adjacent beam sets associated with the serving beam set. In some aspects, the one or more adjacent beam sets may be associated with one or more coverage areas that at least partially overlap a coverage area of the serving beam set, are adjacent to the coverage area of the serving beam set, or are associated with a measurement value that satisfies a threshold in the coverage area of the serving beam set. Numerous other aspects are provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2023
    Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Mihir Vijay Laghate, Mingming Cai, Raghu Narayan Challa, Michael Burke, Revathi Sundara Raghavan, Siddharth Kamath
  • Publication number: 20230075012
    Abstract: A UE may be configured to select narrower or wider beams that may be suitable for use with a current UE mobility, scattering environment, etc. The UE may track changes to an identified beam of a certain width, and so may recover from tracking or other radio link failures by switching to a beam that is spatially adjacent or to a beam of a different width. The UE may identify a first beam associated with a first beam width based on at least one reference signal received by the UE. The UE may further determine a set of beams based on the first beam width that is associated with the identified first beam, and the determined set of beams may include at least one beam corresponding to the first beam width. The UE may further measure respective channel qualities associated with each beam of the determined set of beams.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 26, 2022
    Publication date: March 9, 2023
    Inventors: Mihir Vijay Laghate, Raghu Narayan Challa, Jun Zhu, Mingming Cai, Yong Li, Ruhua He
  • Publication number: 20230012908
    Abstract: In certain aspects, a method implemented in a wireless device includes determining a specific absorption rate (SAR) distribution for a first wireless communication technology, determining a power density (PD) distribution for a second wireless communication technology, and combining the SAR distribution and the PD distribution to generate a combined RF exposure distribution. The method also includes determining at least one first maximum allowable power level and at least one second maximum allowable power level for a future time slot based on the combined RF exposure distribution, setting at least one transmission power limit for a first transmitter in the future time slot based on the at least one first maximum allowable power level, and setting at least one transmission power limit for a second transmitter in the future time slot based on the at least one second maximum allowable power level.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 21, 2022
    Publication date: January 19, 2023
    Inventors: Jagadish NADAKUDUTI, Lin LU, Paul GUCKIAN, Mingming CAI, Junsheng HAN, Udara FERNANDO, Raghu CHALLA
  • Patent number: 11523394
    Abstract: A UE may be configured to select narrower or wider beams that may be suitable for use with a current UE mobility, scattering environment, etc. The UE may track changes to an identified beam of a certain width, and so may recover from tracking or other radio link failures by switching to a beam that is spatially adjacent or to a beam of a different width. The UE may identify a first beam associated with a first beam width based on at least one reference signal received by the UE. The UE may further determine a set of beams based on the first beam width that is associated with the identified first beam, and the determined set of beams may include at least one beam corresponding to the first beam width. The UE may further measure respective channel qualities associated with each beam of the determined set of beams.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2022
    Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Mihir Vijay Laghate, Raghu Narayan Challa, Jun Zhu, Mingming Cai, Yong Li, Ruhua He
  • Patent number: 11457416
    Abstract: In certain aspects, a method implemented in a wireless device includes determining a specific absorption rate (SAR) distribution for a first wireless communication technology, determining a power density (PD) distribution for a second wireless communication technology, and combining the SAR distribution and the PD distribution to generate a combined RF exposure distribution. The method also includes determining at least one first maximum allowable power level and at least one second maximum allowable power level for a future time slot based on the combined RF exposure distribution, setting at least one transmission power limit for a first transmitter in the future time slot based on the at least one first maximum allowable power level, and setting at least one transmission power limit for a second transmitter in the future time slot based on the at least one second maximum allowable power level.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 4, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2022
    Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Jagadish Nadakuduti, Lin Lu, Paul Guckian, Mingming Cai, Junsheng Han, Udara Fernando, Raghu Challa
  • Publication number: 20220286974
    Abstract: In certain aspects, a method implemented in a wireless device includes determining a specific absorption rate (SAR) distribution for a first wireless communication technology, determining a power density (PD) distribution for a second wireless communication technology, and combining the SAR distribution and the PD distribution to generate a combined RF exposure distribution. The method also includes determining at least one first maximum allowable power level and at least one second maximum allowable power level for a future time slot based on the combined RF exposure distribution, setting at least one transmission power limit for a first transmitter in the future time slot based on the at least one first maximum allowable power level, and setting at least one transmission power limit for a second transmitter in the future time slot based on the at least one second maximum allowable power level.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 4, 2021
    Publication date: September 8, 2022
    Inventors: Jagadish NADAKUDUTI, Lin LU, Paul GUCKIAN, Mingming CAI, Junsheng HAN, Udara FERNANDO, Raghu CHALLA
  • Patent number: 11310751
    Abstract: Wireless communication devices are adapted to utilize maximum permissible exposure requirements in determining uplink traffic grant allocations within wireless communication systems. According to one example, a wireless communication device can determine one or more candidate uplink duty cycles for a subsequent uplink transmission interval based at least in part on an MPE requirement, determine a maximum number of resource blocks per symbol and a maximum MSC index associated with each of the one or more candidate uplink duty cycles from a predefined MCS index table, and select a duty cycle, number of resource blocks per symbol, and MCS that facilitates a largest number of un-coded bits for the subsequent uplink transmission interval. Other aspects, embodiments, and features are also included.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2022
    Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Tienyow Liu, Mingming Cai, Raghu Narayan Challa, Junsheng Han, Farhad Meshkati
  • Publication number: 20220086773
    Abstract: Certain aspects of the present disclosure relate to beam selection. An example method generally includes selecting, from a plurality of beams, a beam for transmission during a particular time interval within a time window, the selecting being based on a transmission power and a radio frequency (RF) exposure for each of the plurality of beams and transmitting at least one signal using the selected beam during the particular time interval.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 22, 2021
    Publication date: March 17, 2022
    Inventors: Mingming CAI, Tienyow LIU, Raghu Narayan CHALLA, Jing LIN, Junsheng HAN
  • Patent number: 11184866
    Abstract: Certain aspects of the present disclosure relate to beam selection. An example method generally includes selecting, from a plurality of beams, a beam for uplink transmission during a particular time interval, the selecting being based on a transmission power and a radio frequency (RF) exposure for each of the plurality of beams and transmitting at least one uplink signal using the selected beam during the particular time interval.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 23, 2021
    Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Mingming Cai, Tienyow Liu, Raghu Narayan Challa, Jing Lin, Junsheng Han