Patents by Inventor Nan Zhang

Nan 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).

  • MITIGATING MUTUAL COUPLING LEAKAGE IN SMALL FORM FACTOR DEVICES
    Publication number: 20200209350
    Abstract: Apparatus and methods are disclosed for determining, on a small form factor 5G communication device, the range of a target object include receiving, at a receiving antenna of the small form factor communication device, a composite signal where the composite signal includes a target reflection signal and a mutual coupling (MC) leakage signal, generating a composite beat waveform by mixing the composite signal with an original signal, where the composite beat includes target beat and MC leakage beat waveform components, isolating the target beat waveform by subtracting from the composite beat waveform a weighted, k-delayed composite beat waveform, where for a configured k the target beat waveforms are uncorrelated and the MC leakage beat waveforms are correlated, and determining, using the target beat waveform, a range of the target object from the small form factor device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 28, 2018
    Publication date: July 2, 2020
    Inventors: Nan ZHANG, Roberto RIMINI, Xinjie YANG, Vijay VARADARAJAN, Bo WANG
  • REFERENCE SIGNAL TRANSMISSION AND PARAMETER SENDING METHODS, DEVICE, TERMINAL AND BASE STATION
    Publication number: 20200213161
    Abstract: Provided are a reference signal transmission method and device, a parameter sending method and device, a terminal and a base station. The reference signal transmission method includes: determining that frequency domain positions occupied by a reference signal satisfy a predetermined condition, where the predetermined condition includes: discontinuous frequency bands existing among the frequency domain positions occupied by the reference signal; and transmitting the reference signal at the determined frequency domain positions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 21, 2018
    Publication date: July 2, 2020
    Inventors: Shujuan ZHANG, Zhaohua LU, YuNgok LI, Yuxin WANG, Chuangxin JIANG, Hao WU, Nan ZHANG
  • Connected home and home profiles
    Patent number: 10699346
    Abstract: Systems, methods, apparatuses and computer-readable media for receiving data from one or more sensors associated with one or more home devices, such as appliances, home systems, etc. are presented. In some examples, the data may be used to determine whether the home device is operating within an expected range. The system may determine a home profile and/or neighborhood rating factor which may be used to adjust insurance premiums. The home profile may be generated based on the normal operating conditions of the home based on the analysis of the sensor data. An insurance premium rate may be determined based on the generated home profile and neighborhood rating factor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 30, 2020
    Assignee: Allstate Insurance Company
    Inventors: Bryan Keith Corder, Robert H. Johnson, Regina Madigan, Carolyn Parker, Rothana Srey, Nicholas A. Suizzo, Sean P. Willett, Nan Zhang
  • TRANSMITTING METHOD AND DEVICE AND RECEIVING METHOD AND DEVICE FOR TRANSPORT BLOCK
    Publication number: 20200195370
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for transmitting a transport block, and a method and apparatus for receiving a transport block are provided. The method includes: acquiring, by a transmitting node, a data signal obtained by performing a process of a physical layer procedure on the transport block, where the physical layer procedure at least includes channel coding and modulating, one transport block has multiple modulating and coding schemes, the multiple modulating and coding schemes include multiple modulating schemes, or multiple coding schemes, or multiple modulating schemes and multiple coding schemes; and transmitting, by the transmitting node, the data signal and a control signal corresponding to the data signal to a receiving node.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 1, 2017
    Publication date: June 18, 2020
    Inventors: Jian LI, Yu Ngok LI, Jun XU, Peng HAO, Nan ZHANG
  • REALTIME TRIGGERING FRAMEWORK
    Publication number: 20200195680
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method generates a trigger registration for a selected triggering type. The generated trigger registration is stored in a triggering persistency. A received event from an event persistency is analyzed and data associated with the analyzed event is compared with the triggering persistency. Based on the comparison and using a pattern execution framework, an enterprise threat detection (ETD) pattern is processed to perform actions responsive to the received event.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 13, 2020
    Publication date: June 18, 2020
    Inventors: Eugen Pritzkau, Kathrin Nos, Marco Rodeck, Florian Chrosziel, Jona Hassforther, Rita Merkel, Thorsten Menke, Thomas Kunz, Hartwig Seifert, Harish Mehta, Wei-Guo Peng, Lin Luo, Nan Zhang, Hristina Dinkova
  • Analysis of complex relationships among information technology security-relevant entities using a network graph
    Patent number: 10681064
    Abstract: A filter is selected from one or more filters defined for an ETD Network Graph. Events are fetched from the selected log files based on the selected filter and entities identified based on the fetched Events. Relationships are determined between the identified entities, and the determined relationships and identified entities are displayed in the ETD Network Graph. An identified entity is selected to filter data in an ETD Event Series Chart. An Event is selected in the ETD Event Series Chart to display Event Attributes in an Event Attribute Dialog. An Event Attribute is selected in the Event Attribute Dialog to filter Events in the ETD Event Series Chart.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2020
    Assignee: SAP SE
    Inventors: Wei-Guo Peng, Lin Luo, Eugen Pritzkau, Hartwig Seifert, Harish Mehta, Nan Zhang, Thorsten Menke, Jona Hassforther, Rita Merkel, Florian Chrosziel, Kathrin Nos, Marco Rodeck, Thomas Kunz
  • Genome compression and decompression
    Patent number: 10679727
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method and apparatus for genome compression and decompression. In one embodiment of the present invention, there is a method for genome compression, including: selecting from a reference database a reference genome that matches the genome; building an index based on positions of the reference genome's multiple segments in the reference genome; aligning the genome with the reference genome based on the multiple segments so as to identify difference data between the genome and the reference genome; and generating a compressed genome, the compressed genome including at least the index and the difference data. In other embodiments, there is provided an apparatus for genome compression. Further, there is a method and apparatus for decompressing the genome that has been compressed using the above method and apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2020
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Jian Dong Ding, Min Gong, Yun Jie Qiu, Junchi Yan, Ya Nan Zhang
  • METHOD FOR INDICATING REFERENCE SIGNAL CONFIGURATION INFORMATION, BASE STATION, AND TERMINAL
    Publication number: 20200177416
    Abstract: Provided are a method for indicating reference signal configuration information, a base station and a terminal. The method includes that a first communication node determines joint signaling and the first communication node transmits the joint signaling to a second communication node. The joint signaling includes first information and second information. The first information includes at least one of the following: quasi-colocation configuration information and configuration information of a transmission beam. The second information includes at least one of the following: configuration information of a phase tracking reference signal and configuration information of a demodulation reference signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 4, 2020
    Publication date: June 4, 2020
    Inventors: Chuangxin Jiang, Nan Zhang, Zhaohua Lu, Yu Ngok Li, Bo Gao, Hao Wu, Meng Mei
  • Snapshot of a forensic investigation for enterprise threat detection
    Patent number: 10673879
    Abstract: An enterprise threat detection (ETD) forensic workspace is established according to a particular timeframe and permitting defining a selection of data types from available log data for an evaluation of events associated with one or more entities. A chart is defined illustrating a graphical distribution of a particular data type in the forensic workspace. A snapshot associated with the chart is generated, the snapshot saving a copy of all data necessary to re-create the chart into an associated snapshot object. The snapshot is associated with a snapshot page for containing the snapshot and the snapshot page is saved within the ETD forensic workspace.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2020
    Assignee: SAP SE
    Inventors: Florian Chrosziel, Jona Hassforther, Thomas Kunz, Harish Mehta, Rita Merkel, Kathrin Nos, Wei-Guo Peng, Eugen Pritzkau, Marco Rodeck, Hartwig Seifert, Nan Zhang, Thorsten Menke, Hristina Dinkova, Lin Luo
  • SIGNAL TRANSMISSION METHOD AND SYSTEM, AND CONTROL INFORMATION TRANSMISSION METHOD AND DEVICE
    Publication number: 20200163059
    Abstract: Provided are a signal transmission method and system, and a control information transmission method and apparatus, the signal transmission method includes: a first communication node acquires M transmission mode sets; the first communication node determines N transmission mode sets for sending a first signal from the M transmission mode sets; and the first communication node sends the first signal to a second communication node by using the N transmission mode sets; where one transmission mode set includes at least one transmission mode, M is a natural number, and N is a natural number less than or equal to M.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 11, 2018
    Publication date: May 21, 2020
    Inventors: Shujuan ZHANG, Zhaohua LU, YuNgok LI, Bo GAO, Yijian CHEN, Nan ZHANG
  • NICOTINAMIDE ADENINE DINUCLEOTIDE ANALOGUES
    Publication number: 20200157138
    Abstract: Provided herein are nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide analogues, compositions comprising such compounds, and methods of using such analogues and compositions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 8, 2018
    Publication date: May 21, 2020
    Inventors: Yong Zhang, Xiao-Nan Zhang
  • COMPACT INTELLIGENT LOADING AND UNLOADING DEVICE OF NUMERICAL CONTROL TURRET PUNCH PRESS
    Publication number: 20200139419
    Abstract: The present invention provides a compact intelligent loading and unloading device of a numerical control turret punch press, comprising mounting frames, a palletizing platform, a mobile station, a feeding device, a lifting and reclaiming device and a central control module. The device can reduce the difficulty of a feeding device for clamping the sheet material through a clamp by lifting the sheet material with a certain angle at the front end of a mobile station. The device can also enhance the uniformity of the sheet material on a palletizing platform by arranging a limiting device on the palletizing platform, thereby reducing the probability of slippage of the sheet material on the palletizing platform.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 3, 2019
    Publication date: May 7, 2020
    Inventors: Changkui Xu, Jiaqiang Zhang, Xuezhi Wu, Nan Zhang
  • PATTERN CREATION IN ENTERPRISE THREAT DETECTION
    Publication number: 20200145444
    Abstract: Search results are received from an initiated free text search of log data from one or more logs, where the free text is performed using search terms entered into a free text search graphical user interface. A set of at least one search result is selected from the search results containing an event desired to be identified in a completed enterprise threat detection (ETD) pattern. A forensic lab application is rendered to complete an ETD pattern. An event filter is added for an event type based on normalized log data to a path. A relative ETD pattern time range is set and an ETD pattern is completed based on the added event filter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 6, 2020
    Publication date: May 7, 2020
    Inventors: Eugen Pritzkau, Joscha Philipp Bohn, Daniel Kartmann, Wei-Guo Peng, Hristina Dinkova, Lin Luo, Thomas Kunz, Marco Rodeck, Hartwig Seifert, Harish Mehta, Nan Zhang, Rita Merkel, Florian Chrosziel
  • METHODS FOR TRANSMISSION AND RECEPTION OF CONTROL INFORMATION IN A COORDINATED SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20200119897
    Abstract: A wireless communication method, comprising: forming M groups of data transmission configurations, wherein the mth group of data transmission configuration corresponds to the data transmission scheduled by a maximum number of Km control information sets, where M>0, m=1, . . . , M and Km>0, defining one or more transmission settings for said M groups of data transmission configurations, allocating resources among the one or more transmission settings, generating one or more control information sets associated with said one or more transmission settings, transmitting the one or more control information sets to a wireless network.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2019
    Publication date: April 16, 2020
    Inventors: Nan Zhang, Yu Ngok Li, Yijian Chen, Zhaohua Lu
  • Straddle-type multimodal transportation interworking system
    Patent number: 10611583
    Abstract: A straddle-type multimodal transportation interworking system at least comprises: a rail system (30), a cargo vehicle (140), a transfer apparatus (32) and a processor. The cargo vehicle (140) can be movably provided on a rail beam (170) of the rail system. The transfer apparatus (32) is used for transferring a goods loading device (33) from a transportation tool to the cargo vehicle (140) and loading the same onto the cargo vehicle or unloading the goods loading device (33) from the cargo vehicle (140) and conveying the same onto the transportation tool. The processor is connected to the cargo vehicle and the transfer apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 25, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2020
    Assignee: CRRC YANGTZE CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Lijie Su, Heng Huang, Quanhai Peng, Yueming Hu, Xianjun Sun, Fan Cai, Nan Zhang, Li Xu, Kun Mei, Aiwen Liu, Quanhu Wang
  • Resource scheduling method and apparatus in DSL system, and system
    Patent number: 10608839
    Abstract: A resource scheduling method and apparatus in a DSL system, and a system are provided, to reduce energy consumption of the DSL system. The method includes: determining, according to service traffic information of each subscriber line and transmission capability information of each subscriber line, a transmission opportunity initial value allocated to each subscriber line in a TDD frame; and according to the transmission opportunity initial value of each subscriber line, dividing the TDD frame into a normal operation interval and a discontinuous operation interval, determining a transmission opportunity occupied by each subscriber line in the normal operation interval, and determining a subscriber line group in the discontinuous operation interval and a transmission opportunity occupied by each subscriber line group in the discontinuous operation interval.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2020
    Assignee: HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Nan Zhang, Yixian Liu, Zhiqiang Yao, Zhiquan Luo
  • Generating electric substation load transfer control parameters
    Patent number: 10594137
    Abstract: A method for generating electric substation load transfer control parameters includes adjusting elements in a fundamental scale matrix according to a condition change of a power grid, wherein the fundamental scale matrix is constructed based on the topology structure of the power grid, and the elements in the fundamental scale matrix represent switch information and risk values of paths between nodes of the power grid, wherein the switch information represents number of switching times required for connecting two nodes of the power grid; and performing operations on the adjusted fundamental scale matrix to generate switch information and risk values of paths for electric substation load transfer control, as electric substation load transfer control parameters.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2020
    Assignee: Utopus Insights, Inc.
    Inventors: Zhen Huang, Feng Jin, Qi Ming Tian, Wen Jun Yin, Ya Nan Zhang, Ming Zhao
  • SELF-BEATING SCHEME FOR FMCW-BASED PROXIMITY DETECTOR FOR 5G MMW DEVICES
    Publication number: 20200081093
    Abstract: Aspects of the present disclosure provide a simplified solution for proximity detection of an object in a wireless communication that does not require complex hardware to maintain mutual coupling reference signal. Specifically, in accordance with aspects of the present disclosure, the received signal that may include the mutual coupling signal and target signal may be multiplied by itself to extract the delay information associated with the target signal. The techniques outlined here may provide a greater robustness to variations of mutual coupling induced by phone covers, for example, being added by the user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 3, 2019
    Publication date: March 12, 2020
    Inventors: Roberto RIMINI, Nan ZHANG, Brian Clarke BANISTER
  • Managing gene sequences
    Patent number: 10586609
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for determining similarity among gene sequences, for compressing a gene sequence, and for decompressing a gene sequence. The method for determining similarity between a first gene sequence and a second gene sequence includes: moving a sliding window of a predefined length on the first gene sequence and the second gene sequence respectively; extracting a first part String1i of the first gene sequence within the sliding window, and a second part String2i of the second gene sequence within the sliding window during the ith movement of the sliding window; and determining similarity between the first gene sequence and the second gene sequence based on the first part String1i and the second part String2i. Also provided is an apparatus for the above method.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 10, 2020
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Jian Dong Ding, Sheng Huang, Junchi Yan, Ya Nan Zhang, Jun Zhu
  • AQUEOUS COATING COMPOSITION AND METHOD OF PRODUCING COATED METAL BASE MATERIAL
    Publication number: 20200062992
    Abstract: A polyester type aqueous coating composition for metal cans such as beverage cans and can lids. The aqueous coating composition contains a polyester resin having an acid value of not less than 5 mgKOH/g but less than 30 mgKOH/g and a curing agent having a functional group capable of reacting with a carboxyl group possessed by the polyester resin.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 10, 2018
    Publication date: February 27, 2020
    Applicant: TOYO SEIKAN GROUP HOLDINGS, LTD.
    Inventors: Takuya KASHIWAKURA, Arata SAKURAGI, Nan ZHANG, Hiromi YAMAMOTO