Patents by Inventor Penshun LU

Penshun LU 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: 20240089873
    Abstract: Disclosed is a user equipment for satellite communication, comprising one or more processing circuits configured to execute the following operations: evaluating a transmission power requirement for a user equipment to communicate with a satellite; and assisting, via an auxiliary device, the user equipment in executing at least part of the communication with the satellite when the transmission power constraint of the user equipment fails to meet the transmission power requirement, wherein the processing circuits are further configured to acquire, via the satellite, a communication mode to be switched to, and the processing circuits transmit, to the satellite, a notification indicating that a current communication mode needs to be switched, with the notification comprising information indicating the need to switch to a communication mode that meets the transmission power requirement.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 20, 2023
    Publication date: March 14, 2024
    Applicant: Sony Group Corporation
    Inventors: Yuan ZHANG, Penshun LU, Wenbo ZHANG, Hiromasa UCHIYAMA
  • Publication number: 20240045452
    Abstract: An apparatus and a method of a wireless communication system, and a computer-readable storage medium are disclosed. The apparatus comprises a processing circuit. The processing circuit is configured to configure, directly or indirectly on the basis of one or more height thresholds for user equipment and a current height of the user equipment, operation of the user equipment. According to at least one aspect of the embodiments of the disclosure, configuring, on the basis of a height threshold, operation of a user equipment optimizes communication performance in an unmanned aerial vehicle communication scenario.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 19, 2023
    Publication date: February 8, 2024
    Applicant: Sony Group Corporation
    Inventors: Wenbo ZHANG, Penshun LU, Chen SUN
  • Patent number: 11895525
    Abstract: Disclosed are an apparatus and method in a wireless communication system and a computer readable storage medium. The apparatus comprises a processing circuit, configured to: obtain at least height information of each user equipment among one or more user equipments; and for each user equipment, allocate resources to the user equipment on the basis of at least the height information of the user equipment and one or more height thresholds for the user equipment. According to at least one aspect of embodiments of the present disclosure, resources are allocated on the basis of a height threshold, so that time-frequency resource allocation in an unmanned aerial vehicle communication scenario may be optimized, resource utilization efficiency may be improved, and interference may be reduced.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2024
    Assignee: SONY GROUP CORPORATION
    Inventors: Penshun Lu, Wenbo Zhang
  • Patent number: 11871365
    Abstract: Disclosed is a user equipment for satellite communication, comprising one or more processing circuits configured to execute the following operations: evaluating a transmission power requirement for a user equipment to communicate with a satellite; and assisting, via an auxiliary device, the user equipment in executing at least part of the communication with the satellite when the transmission power constraint of the user equipment fails to meet the transmission power requirement, wherein the processing circuits are further configured to acquire, via the satellite, a communication mode to be switched to, and the processing circuits transmit, to the satellite, a notification indicating that a current communication mode needs to be switched, with the notification comprising information indicating the need to switch to a communication mode that meets the transmission power requirement.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2023
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2024
    Assignee: Sony Group Corporation
    Inventors: Yuan Zhang, Penshun Lu, Wenbo Zhang, Hiromasa Uchiyama
  • Patent number: 11841714
    Abstract: An apparatus and a method of a wireless communication system, and a computer-readable storage medium are disclosed. The apparatus comprises a processing circuit. The processing circuit is configured to configure, directly or indirectly on the basis of one or more height thresholds for user equipment and a current height of the user equipment, operation of the user equipment. According to at least one aspect of the embodiments of the disclosure, configuring, on the basis of a height threshold, operation of a user equipment optimizes communication performance in an unmanned aerial vehicle communication scenario.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2023
    Assignee: SONY GROUP CORPORATION
    Inventors: Wenbo Zhang, Penshun Lu, Chen Sun
  • Patent number: 11831581
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an electronic device, a User Equipment (UE), a method, and a computer readable storage medium. According to the present invention, a method for determining location of a positioning reference signal (PRS) comprises: obtaining a subcarrier interval of a resource block (RB); and determining a time-frequency location of the PRS in the RB according to the subcarrier interval. The electronic device, the UE, the method, and the computer readable storage medium according to the present invention can be used for designing the PRS with respect to an NR communication system more reasonably, so as to optimize the positioning of the UE.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2023
    Assignee: SONY GROUP CORPORATION
    Inventors: Wei Xu, Yucheng Wang, Penshun Lu, Wenbo Zhang
  • Patent number: 11777669
    Abstract: Provided in the present disclosure are an electric apparatus and method for a wireless communication network control end, and electronic apparatus and method for a wireless communication network node. The electronic apparatus for the wireless communication network control end includes a processing circuit. The processing circuit is capable of determining how to divide wireless communication transmission resources in a predetermined domain, the divided transmission resources being employed for first-time transmission and re-transmission of a network node, respectively. The processing circuit is also capable of generating configuration information containing information of a dividing manner of the wireless communication transmission resources.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2023
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Jian Dang, Weiwen Chu, Penshun Lu
  • Publication number: 20230171710
    Abstract: Disclosed is a user equipment for satellite communication, comprising one or more processing circuits configured to execute the following operations: evaluating a transmission power requirement for a user equipment to communicate with a satellite; and assisting, via an auxiliary device, the user equipment in executing at least part of the communication with the satellite when the transmission power constraint of the user equipment fails to meet the transmission power requirement, wherein the processing circuits are further configured to acquire, via the satellite, a communication mode to be switched to, and the processing circuits transmit, to the satellite, a notification indicating that a current communication mode needs to be switched, with the notification comprising information indicating the need to switch to a communication mode that meets the transmission power requirement.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 31, 2023
    Publication date: June 1, 2023
    Applicant: Sony Group Corporation
    Inventors: Yuan ZHANG, Penshun LU, Wenbo ZHANG, Hiromasa UCHIYAMA
  • Patent number: 11653276
    Abstract: Disclosed are an apparatus and a method in a wireless communication system and a computer readable storage medium, the apparatus comprising a processing circuit, and the processing circuit being configured to: configure a measurement cell range of a user device to include adjacent cells of the current serving cell of the user device and cells other than the adjacent cells; and notify the user device of the measurement cell range, such that the user device implements measurement for the measurement cell range. According to at least one aspect of the embodiments of the present disclosure, expanding the measurement cell range for an unmanned aerial vehicle to include cells other than adjacent cells can prevent the occurrence of frequent handover.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2023
    Assignee: SONY GROUP CORPORATION
    Inventors: Penshun Lu, Wenbo Zhang, Tao Cui
  • Publication number: 20230134248
    Abstract: An electronic equipment, a user equipment, a wireless communication method, and a storage medium, the electronic equipment comprising a processing circuit and being configured to: receive from a user equipment a random access request message that is expected to access a satellite equipment; and in response to the random access request message, send to the user equipment the advance in timing between the user equipment and the satellite equipment to be accessed. By using said electronic equipment, user equipment, wireless communication method, and storage medium, a user equipment in a satellite communication system may more quickly and efficiently acquire control information relating to uplink transmission.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 27, 2022
    Publication date: May 4, 2023
    Applicant: Sony Group Corporation
    Inventors: Yuan ZHANG, Penshun LU, Wenbo ZHANG, Hiromasa UCHIYAMA
  • Patent number: 11595916
    Abstract: Disclosed is a user equipment for satellite communication, comprising one or more processing circuits configured to execute the following operations: evaluating a transmission power requirement for a user equipment to communicate with a satellite; and assisting, via an auxiliary device, the user equipment in executing at least part of the communication with the satellite when the transmission power constraint of the user equipment fails to meet the transmission power requirement, wherein the processing circuits are further configured to acquire, via the satellite, a communication mode to be switched to, and the processing circuits transmit, to the satellite, a notification indicating that a current communication mode needs to be switched, with the notification comprising information indicating the need to switch to a communication mode that meets the transmission power requirement.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2023
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yuan Zhang, Penshun Lu, Wenbo Zhang, Hiromasa Uchiyama
  • Patent number: 11569902
    Abstract: An electronic equipment, a user equipment, a wireless communication method, and a storage medium, the electronic equipment comprising a processing circuit and being configured to: receive from a user equipment a random access request message that is expected to access a satellite equipment; and in response to the random access request message, send to the user equipment the advance in timing between the user equipment and the satellite equipment to be accessed. By using said electronic equipment, user equipment, wireless communication method, and storage medium, a user equipment in a satellite communication system may more quickly and efficiently acquire control information relating to uplink transmission.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2023
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yuan Zhang, Penshun Lu, Wenbo Zhang, Hiromasa Uchiyama
  • Patent number: 11513182
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a user equipment in a wireless communication system, an electronic device, a method and a storage medium. The user equipment in the wireless communication system according to the present disclosure comprises one or more processing circuits, the processing circuits being configured to execute the following operations: acquiring a downlink signal from an electronic device in the wireless communication system; estimating the angle of arrival (AOA) of the downlink signal, wherein at least the AOA and the position of the electronic device are used for estimating the position of the user equipment. By using the user equipment, electronic device, method and storage medium according to the present disclosure, the AOA of a downlink signal may be estimated when the user equipment is in an idle or initial access state, and the AOA may be used for estimating the position of the user equipment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2022
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Bin Sheng, Pingping Xu, Penshun Lu, Wenbo Zhang
  • Patent number: 11496910
    Abstract: An electronic equipment, a user equipment, a wireless communication method, and a storage medium. An electronic equipment configured in a wireless communication system that comprises a single base station equipment comprises a processing circuit and is configured to: estimate the distance between a network side equipment and a user equipment according to a downlink signal arrival angle measured by the user equipment and an uplink signal arrival angle measured by the network side equipment; and determine the position of the user equipment according to the distance between the network side equipment and the user equipment as well as the uplink signal arrival angle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 10, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2022
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Bin Sheng, Pingping Xu, Penshun Lu, Wenbo Zhang
  • Publication number: 20220353724
    Abstract: Disclosed are an apparatus and method in a wireless communication system and a computer readable storage medium. The apparatus comprises a processing circuit, configured to: obtain at least height information of each user equipment among one or more user equipments; and for each user equipment, allocate resources to the user equipment on the basis of at least the height information of the user equipment and one or more height thresholds for the user equipment. According to at least one aspect of embodiments of the present disclosure, resources are allocated on the basis of a height threshold, so that time-frequency resource allocation in an unmanned aerial vehicle communication scenario may be optimized, resource utilization efficiency may be improved, and interference may be reduced.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 8, 2022
    Publication date: November 3, 2022
    Applicant: Sony Group Corporation
    Inventors: Penshun LU, Wenbo ZHANG
  • Publication number: 20220303813
    Abstract: Disclosed in the present application are an apparatus and method in a wireless communication system, and a computer readable storage medium. The apparatus comprises a processing circuit. The processing circuit is configured to determine one or more height thresholds for a user equipment according to at least one of base station-related information, cell-related information and user equipment-related information. According to at least one aspect of embodiments of the present disclosure, a proper height threshold is set for a communication scenario of an unmanned aerial vehicle, which helps to resolve and alleviate various problems that may exist in the communication scenario of the unmanned aerial vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 2, 2022
    Publication date: September 22, 2022
    Applicant: Sony Group Corporation
    Inventors: Wenbo ZHANG, Penshun LU, Chen SUN
  • Publication number: 20220283595
    Abstract: An apparatus and a method of a wireless communication system, and a computer-readable storage medium are disclosed. The apparatus comprises a processing circuit. The processing circuit is configured to configure, directly or indirectly on the basis of one or more height thresholds for user equipment and a current height of the user equipment, operation of the user equipment. According to at least one aspect of the embodiments of the disclosure, configuring, on the basis of a height threshold, operation of a user equipment optimizes communication performance in an unmanned aerial vehicle communication scenario.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 23, 2022
    Publication date: September 8, 2022
    Applicant: Sony Group Corporation
    Inventors: Wenbo ZHANG, Penshun LU, Chen SUN
  • Patent number: 11425586
    Abstract: Disclosed are an apparatus and method in a wireless communication system and a computer readable storage medium. The apparatus comprises a processing circuit, configured to: obtain at least height information of each user equipment among one or more user equipments; and for each user equipment, allocate resources to the user equipment on the basis of at least the height information of the user equipment and one or more height thresholds for the user equipment. According to at least one aspect of embodiments of the present disclosure, resources are allocated on the basis of a height threshold, so that time-frequency resource allocation in an unmanned aerial vehicle communication scenario may be optimized, resource utilization efficiency may be improved, and interference may be reduced.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 8, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2022
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Penshun Lu, Wenbo Zhang
  • Patent number: 11425710
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides an electronic apparatus and method for wireless communication and a computer-readable storage medium. The electronic apparatus comprises: a processing circuit, configured to: determine a signature in a multiple access signature pool to be used for user equipment in which the electronic apparatus is located, wherein the multiple access signature pool is divided into multiple sub-signature pools according to a communication system parameter, and the determined signature belongs to a sub-signature pool corresponding to the communication system parameter used for the user equipment; and using, on the basis of the determined signature, a multiple access time-frequency resource to perform transmission, wherein the multiple access time-frequency resource is shared by a group of user equipment comprising the above user equipment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 9, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2022
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Penshun Lu, Wenbo Zhang, Tao Cui, Jianfei Cao, Xin Guo, Chen Sun
  • Patent number: 11416009
    Abstract: An apparatus and a method of a wireless communication system, and a computer-readable storage medium are disclosed. The apparatus comprises a processing circuit. The processing circuit is configured to configure, directly or indirectly on the basis of one or more height thresholds for user equipment and a current height of the user equipment, operation of the user equipment. According to at least one aspect of the embodiments of the disclosure, configuring, on the basis of a height threshold, operation of a user equipment optimizes communication performance in an unmanned aerial vehicle communication scenario.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 8, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2022
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Wenbo Zhang, Penshun Lu, Chen Sun