Patents by Inventor Phillip Barber
Phillip Barber 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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Patent number: 12113654Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention relate to the field of wireless communication, and in particular, to a wireless local area network data transmission method and apparatus, which are used for improving data transmission efficiency. The method of the embodiments of the present invention includes: carrying, by a control domain of a PLCP header domain in a PPDU constructed by an AP, identifier information of the AP, duration information, and an identifier of at least one STA, so that a STA may obtain the identifier information of the AP, the duration information, and the identifier of at least one STA by parsing only the control domain of the PLCP header domain.Type: GrantFiled: November 22, 2023Date of Patent: October 8, 2024Assignee: Huawei Technologies Co., LtdInventors: Jiayin Zhang, Jun Luo, Phillip Barber
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Publication number: 20240097953Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention relate to the field of wireless communication, and in particular, to a wireless local area network data transmission method and apparatus, which are used for improving data transmission efficiency. The method of the embodiments of the present invention includes: carrying, by a control domain of a PLCP header domain in a PPDU constructed by an AP, identifier information of the AP, duration information, and an identifier of at least one STA, so that a STA may obtain the identifier information of the AP, the duration information, and the identifier of at least one STA by parsing only the control domain of the PLCP header domain.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 22, 2023Publication date: March 21, 2024Inventors: Jiayin Zhang, Jun Luo, Phillip Barber
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Patent number: 11870623Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention relate to the field of wireless communication, and in particular, to a wireless local area network data transmission method and apparatus, which are used for improving data transmission efficiency. The method of the embodiments of the present invention includes: carrying, by a control domain of a PLCP header domain in a PPDU constructed by an AP, identifier information of the AP, duration information, and an identifier of at least one STA, so that a STA may obtain the identifier information of the AP, the duration information, and the identifier of at least one STA by parsing only the control domain of the PLCP header domain.Type: GrantFiled: December 13, 2021Date of Patent: January 9, 2024Assignee: Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.Inventors: Jiayin Zhang, Jun Luo, Phillip Barber
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Publication number: 20220210694Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention relate to the field of wireless communication, and in particular, to a wireless local area network data transmission method and apparatus, which are used for improving data transmission efficiency. The method of the embodiments of the present invention includes: carrying, by a control domain of a PLCP header domain in a PPDU constructed by an AP, identifier information of the AP, duration information, and an identifier of at least one STA, so that a STA may obtain the identifier information of the AP, the duration information, and the identifier of at least one STA by parsing only the control domain of the PLCP header domain.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 13, 2021Publication date: June 30, 2022Inventors: Jiayin ZHANG, Jun LUO, Phillip BARBER
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Patent number: 11223973Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention discloses a wireless local area network data transmission method and apparatus, which are used for improving data transmission efficiency. The method includes: generating, by an access point (AP), a physical layer protocol data unit (PPDU) of a wireless local area network, wherein the PPDU comprises a Physical Layer Convergence Protocol (PLCP) header domain and a data domain, wherein the PLCP header domain comprises a preamble and a control domain, and the control domain carries duration information, wherein the duration information is used for network allocation vector (NAV) setting and protecting transmission of subsequent one or more PPDUs after the generated PPDU in a transmission opportunity (TXOP), and a duration indicated by the duration information includes transmission time of the subsequent one or more PPDUs after the generated PPDU in the TXOP; and sending, by the AP, the generated PPDU.Type: GrantFiled: August 25, 2020Date of Patent: January 11, 2022Assignee: Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.Inventors: Jiayin Zhang, Jun Luo, Phillip Barber
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Patent number: 10904753Abstract: An embodiment method includes receiving, by an access point (AP), a first authentication request from a station (STA) that requests authentication of the STA, transmitting, by the AP, a second authentication request to a server that requests including extensible authentication protocol (EAP) authentication signaling to verify mutual possession of a shared key between the STA and the server, and receiving, by the AP, a first authentication response from the server in response to the second authentication request. The first authentication response includes an indication that authentication of the STA was successful. The method further includes transmitting, by the AP, a second authentication response to the STA, and receiving, by the AP, an association request that includes a message integrity code (MIC) from the STA.Type: GrantFiled: October 12, 2018Date of Patent: January 26, 2021Assignee: Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.Inventors: Sheng Sun, Kwok Shum Au, Yunbo Li, Phillip Barber
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Patent number: 10893438Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention relate to the field of wireless communication, and in particular, to a wireless local area network data transmission method and apparatus, which are used for improving data transmission efficiency. The method of the embodiments of the present invention includes: carrying, by a control domain of a PLCP header domain in a PPDU constructed by an AP, identifier information of the AP, duration information, and an identifier of at least one STA, so that a STA may obtain the identifier information of the AP, the duration information, and the identifier of at least one STA by parsing only the control domain of the PLCP header domain.Type: GrantFiled: March 20, 2017Date of Patent: January 12, 2021Assignee: Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.Inventors: Jiayin Zhang, Jun Luo, Phillip Barber
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Publication number: 20200389814Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention discloses a wireless local area network data transmission method and apparatus, which are used for improving data transmission efficiency. The method includes: generating, by an access point (AP), a physical layer protocol data unit (PPDU) of a wireless local area network, wherein the PPDU comprises a Physical Layer Convergence Protocol (PLCP) header domain and a data domain, wherein the PLCP header domain comprises a preamble and a control domain, and the control domain carries duration information, wherein the duration information is used for network allocation vector (NAV) setting and protecting transmission of subsequent one or more PPDUs after the generated PPDU in a transmission opportunity (TXOP), and a duration indicated by the duration information includes transmission time of the subsequent one or more PPDUs after the generated PPDU in the TXOP; and sending, by the AP, the generated PPDU.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 25, 2020Publication date: December 10, 2020Inventors: Jiayin ZHANG, Jun LUO, Phillip BARBER
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Patent number: 10779226Abstract: Embodiments provide a method for accessing a wireless local area network, a station, and an access point. The method includes: receiving, by a station, a beacon or a probe response from an access point, where the beacon or the probe response carries configuration version information; and executing, by the station, a GAS query according to the configuration version information carried in the beacon or the probe response. In embodiments, the access point sends the configuration version information to the station, so that the station executes the GAS query according to the configuration version information.Type: GrantFiled: December 7, 2018Date of Patent: September 15, 2020Assignee: Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.Inventors: Zongming Yao, Phillip Barber, Xuehuan Wang
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Patent number: 10448383Abstract: A resource indication method in a wireless local area network is provided, where the method includes generating, by an access point, a data frame that includes a preamble, where the preamble includes a signaling indication part B (SIG-B), the SIG-B includes a common part and a user part following the common part. The common part is used to indicate a quantity of scheduled stations, identification information of the scheduled station, and a location of communication resource information of the scheduled station in the user part, the user part is used to indicate the communication resource information of the scheduled station, and the communication resource information includes resource indication information, MCS information of a data part, spatial flow quantity information, or power control information; and sending the data frame.Type: GrantFiled: May 12, 2017Date of Patent: October 15, 2019Assignee: Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.Inventors: Jun Luo, Jiayin Zhang, Yingpei Lin, Phillip Barber, Le Liu, Sheng Liu
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Patent number: 10298365Abstract: An orthogonal frequency division multiple access (OFDMA) frame includes a 256 tone payload. The 256 tone payload may consist of either 234 data tones when the payload is carried in a downlink transmission. The 256 tone payload may consist of 216 data tones when the payload is carried in an uplink transmission. In addition, the OFDMA frame may include one or more resource units (RUs). Each of the one or more RUs may consist of either an integer multiple of 26 data tones or an integer multiple of 24 data tones and 2 pilot tones. Another embodiment OFDMA frame comprises a symbol-based RU (SRU) that may include an integer multiple of 2 pilots tones and either an integer multiple of 24 data tones or an integer multiple of 26 data tones.Type: GrantFiled: June 12, 2015Date of Patent: May 21, 2019Assignee: Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.Inventors: Jung Hoon Suh, Phillip Barber, Osama Aboul-Magd
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Patent number: 10284536Abstract: A method for coordinating network entry of a device includes authenticating the device coupled to the controller, and allocating an address for the device, wherein allocating the address for the device occur concurrently with but independently of authenticating the device. The method also includes completing the network entry of the device upon successful completion of authenticating the device and allocating the address for the device.Type: GrantFiled: December 17, 2012Date of Patent: May 7, 2019Assignee: Futurewei Technologies, Inc.Inventor: Phillip Barber
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Publication number: 20190110246Abstract: Embodiments provide a method for accessing a wireless local area network, a station, and an access point. The method includes: receiving, by a station, a beacon or a probe response from an access point, where the beacon or the probe response carries configuration version information; and executing, by the station, a GAS query according to the configuration version information carried in the beacon or the probe response. In embodiments, the access point sends the configuration version information to the station, so that the station executes the GAS query according to the configuration version information.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 7, 2018Publication date: April 11, 2019Inventors: Zongming Yao, Phillip Barber, Xuehuan Wang
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Publication number: 20190053052Abstract: An embodiment method includes receiving, by an access point (AP), a first authentication request from a station (STA) that requests authentication of the STA, transmitting, by the AP, a second authentication request to a server that requests including extensible authentication protocol (EAP) authentication signaling to verify mutual possession of a shared key between the STA and the server, and receiving, by the AP, a first authentication response from the server in response to the second authentication request. The first authentication response includes an indication that authentication of the STA was successful. The method further includes transmitting, by the AP, a second authentication response to the STA, and receiving, by the AP, an association request that includes a message integrity code (MIC) from the STA.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 12, 2018Publication date: February 14, 2019Inventors: Sheng Sun, Kwok Shum Au, Yunbo Li, Phillip Barber
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Patent number: 10159031Abstract: The present invention discloses an access point, a station, and a beacon frame sending method and system, relates to the communications field, and resolves a problem of relatively large network overheads caused for purposes of ensuring that in a WLAN system having multiple channels, a STA can quickly access a network. A specific solution is as follows: A first sending unit sends a beacon indication frame on each subchannel of N subchannels, where the beacon indication frame is used to indicate configuration information of a beacon frame; and a second sending unit sends the beacon frame on at least one first subchannel. The present invention is applied to a beacon frame sending process.Type: GrantFiled: August 26, 2016Date of Patent: December 18, 2018Assignees: Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd., Broadband Mobile Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Jun Luo, Phillip Barber, Peter Loc
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Patent number: 10104546Abstract: A method includes transmitting, by a station to an access point (AP), a fast initial link setup (FILS) authentication request and transmitting, by the station to the AP, an authorization request, where the authorization request includes an extensible authentication protocol (EAP) over local area network (LAN) (EAPOL) key. The method also includes receiving, by the station from the AP, an association response, where the association response includes the EAPOL key.Type: GrantFiled: April 20, 2017Date of Patent: October 16, 2018Assignee: Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.Inventors: Sheng Sun, Kwok Shum Au, Yunbo Li, Phillip Barber
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Publication number: 20170251458Abstract: A resource indication method in a wireless local area network is provided, where the method includes generating, by an access point, a data frame that includes a preamble, where the preamble includes a signaling indication part B (SIG-B), the SIG-B includes a common part and a user part following the common part. The common part is used to indicate a quantity of scheduled stations, identification information of the scheduled station, and a location of communication resource information of the scheduled station in the user part, the user part is used to indicate the communication resource information of the scheduled station, and the communication resource information includes resource indication information, MCS information of a data part, spatial flow quantity information, or power control information; and sending the data frame.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 12, 2017Publication date: August 31, 2017Inventors: Jun Luo, Jiayin Zhang, Yingpei Lin, Phillip Barber, Le Liu, Sheng Liu
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Publication number: 20170223534Abstract: A method includes transmitting, by a station to an access point (AP), a fast initial link setup (FILS) authentication request and transmitting, by the station to the AP, an authorization request, where the authorization request includes an extensible authentication protocol (EAP) over local area network (LAN) (EAPOL) key. The method also includes receiving, by the station from the AP, an association response, where the association response includes the EAPOL key.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 20, 2017Publication date: August 3, 2017Inventors: Sheng Sun, Kwok Shum Au, Yunbo Li, Phillip Barber
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Publication number: 20170195915Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention relate to the field of wireless communication, and in particular, to a wireless local area network data transmission method and apparatus, which are used for improving data transmission efficiency. The method of the embodiments of the present invention includes: carrying, by a control domain of a PLCP header domain in a PPDU constructed by an AP, identifier information of the AP, duration information, and an identifier of at least one STA, so that a STA may obtain the identifier information of the AP, the duration information, and the identifier of at least one STA by parsing only the control domain of the PLCP header domain.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 20, 2017Publication date: July 6, 2017Inventors: Jiayin ZHANG, Jun LUO, Phillip BARBER
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Patent number: 9674702Abstract: A method includes transmitting, by a station to an access point (AP), a fast initial link setup (FILS) authentication request and transmitting, by the station to the AP, an authorization request, where the authorization request includes an extensible authentication protocol (EAP) over local area network (LAN) (EAPOL) key. The method also includes receiving, by the station from the AP, an association response, where the association response includes the EAPOL key.Type: GrantFiled: June 2, 2015Date of Patent: June 6, 2017Assignee: Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.Inventors: Sheng Sun, Kwok Shum Au, Yunbo Li, Phillip Barber