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).
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Publication number: 20240388946Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: June 4, 2024Publication date: November 21, 2024Applicant: Sony Group CorporationInventors: Wenbo ZHANG, Penshun LU, Chen SUN
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Base station-side and user equipment-side apparatuses and methods, and wireless communication system
Patent number: 12120699Abstract: Base station-side and user equipment-side apparatuses and methods, and a wireless communication system, for use in wireless communication. The base station-side apparatus for use in wireless communication includes: a setting unit, configured to set different priority levels for using uplink transmission resources on unauthorized band with respect to a plurality of user equipment; and a generating unit, configured to generate an uplink scheduling authorization for using one same uplink transmission resource on the unauthorized band with respect to each user equipment, wherein each uplink scheduling authorization includes information about a priority level of the corresponding user equipment.Type: GrantFiled: December 17, 2021Date of Patent: October 15, 2024Assignee: SONY GROUP CORPORATIONInventors: Bingshan Hu, Xin Guo, Chen Sun, Penshun Lu -
Publication number: 20240322901Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: June 6, 2024Publication date: September 26, 2024Applicant: Sony Group CorporationInventors: Yuan ZHANG, Penshun LU, Wenbo ZHANG, Hiromasa UCHIYAMA
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Patent number: 12041477Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: June 2, 2022Date of Patent: July 16, 2024Assignee: SONY GROUP CORPORATIONInventors: Wenbo Zhang, Penshun Lu, Chen Sun
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Publication number: 20240089873Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: November 20, 2023Publication date: March 14, 2024Applicant: Sony Group CorporationInventors: Yuan ZHANG, Penshun LU, Wenbo ZHANG, Hiromasa UCHIYAMA
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Publication number: 20240045452Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: October 19, 2023Publication date: February 8, 2024Applicant: Sony Group CorporationInventors: Wenbo ZHANG, Penshun LU, Chen SUN
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Patent number: 11895525Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: July 8, 2022Date of Patent: February 6, 2024Assignee: SONY GROUP CORPORATIONInventors: Penshun Lu, Wenbo Zhang
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Patent number: 11871365Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: January 31, 2023Date of Patent: January 9, 2024Assignee: Sony Group CorporationInventors: Yuan Zhang, Penshun Lu, Wenbo Zhang, Hiromasa Uchiyama
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Patent number: 11841714Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: May 23, 2022Date of Patent: December 12, 2023Assignee: SONY GROUP CORPORATIONInventors: Wenbo Zhang, Penshun Lu, Chen Sun
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Patent number: 11831581Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: December 10, 2021Date of Patent: November 28, 2023Assignee: SONY GROUP CORPORATIONInventors: Wei Xu, Yucheng Wang, Penshun Lu, Wenbo Zhang
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Patent number: 11777669Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: March 5, 2018Date of Patent: October 3, 2023Assignee: SONY CORPORATIONInventors: Jian Dang, Weiwen Chu, Penshun Lu
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Publication number: 20230171710Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: January 31, 2023Publication date: June 1, 2023Applicant: Sony Group CorporationInventors: Yuan ZHANG, Penshun LU, Wenbo ZHANG, Hiromasa UCHIYAMA
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Patent number: 11653276Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: June 16, 2021Date of Patent: May 16, 2023Assignee: SONY GROUP CORPORATIONInventors: Penshun Lu, Wenbo Zhang, Tao Cui
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Publication number: 20230134248Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: December 27, 2022Publication date: May 4, 2023Applicant: Sony Group CorporationInventors: Yuan ZHANG, Penshun LU, Wenbo ZHANG, Hiromasa UCHIYAMA
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Patent number: 11595916Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: June 12, 2019Date of Patent: February 28, 2023Assignee: SONY CORPORATIONInventors: Yuan Zhang, Penshun Lu, Wenbo Zhang, Hiromasa Uchiyama
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Patent number: 11569902Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: June 12, 2019Date of Patent: January 31, 2023Assignee: SONY CORPORATIONInventors: Yuan Zhang, Penshun Lu, Wenbo Zhang, Hiromasa Uchiyama
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Patent number: 11513182Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: May 10, 2019Date of Patent: November 29, 2022Assignee: SONY CORPORATIONInventors: Bin Sheng, Pingping Xu, Penshun Lu, Wenbo Zhang
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Patent number: 11496910Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: June 10, 2019Date of Patent: November 8, 2022Assignee: SONY CORPORATIONInventors: Bin Sheng, Pingping Xu, Penshun Lu, Wenbo Zhang
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Publication number: 20220353724Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: July 8, 2022Publication date: November 3, 2022Applicant: Sony Group CorporationInventors: Penshun LU, Wenbo ZHANG
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Publication number: 20220303813Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: June 2, 2022Publication date: September 22, 2022Applicant: Sony Group CorporationInventors: Wenbo ZHANG, Penshun LU, Chen SUN