Patents by Inventor Ping Fang

Ping Fang 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: 10179241
    Abstract: Systems and methods for producing asynchronous neural responses to treat pain and/or other patient conditions are disclosed. A method in accordance with a particular embodiment includes selecting a target stimulation frequency that is above a threshold frequency, with the threshold frequency corresponding to a refractory period for neurons of a target sensory neural population. The method can further include producing a patient sensation of paresthesia by directing an electrical signal to multiple sensory neurons of the target sensory neural population at the stimulation frequency, with individual neurons of the sensory neural population completing corresponding individual refractory periods at different times, resulting in an asynchronous sensory neuron response to the electrical signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 15, 2019
    Assignee: Nevro Corp.
    Inventors: Andre B. Walker, Zi-Ping Fang, Anthony V. Caparso
  • Publication number: 20190014531
    Abstract: A network access permission management method includes that a configuration device may generate a network access permission update instruction for a target device. A station device may update network access permission of the target device when receiving the network access permission update instruction and when verification of signature information of the configuration device succeeds. When the target device sends a coupling request message to the station device subsequently, the station device may determine, according to updated network access permission, whether to accept or reject a coupling request of the target device. In this way, a user may modify or revoke, based on a requirement, network access permission of any device in a WI-FI network. If a device is lost, network access permission of the device may be revoked in this manner, and the network access permission of the device may also be restored when the device is found back.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 11, 2016
    Publication date: January 10, 2019
    Inventors: Ping FANG, Gaokun PANG, Xiaoxian LI
  • Publication number: 20190014545
    Abstract: Embodiments provide a switching threshold setting method and apparatus, and a device, applied to a wireless local area network. A switching threshold of a terminal and a switching threshold of a wireless access device that match each other are set, so that when the wireless access device is to release an association with the terminal, the terminal has started roaming to find a target wireless access device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 25, 2015
    Publication date: January 10, 2019
    Inventors: Ping Fang, Qiang Xiao, Zhenguo Du
  • Patent number: 10178669
    Abstract: A method for anchor master selection includes: a device receives a NAN Beacon frame, where the NAN Beacon frame carries first AM information and first TSF information, and the first AM information includes: a first AMR, a first HC, and a first AMBTT; if the NAN Beacon frame is used for AM selection, when the first AMR is less than a second AMR and an MR of the device is greater than the first AMR, switching a role of the device to AM, where second AM information recorded in the device includes: the second AMR, a second HC, and a second AMBTT; and if the NAN Beacon frame is used for AM selection, when the first AMR is less than the second AMR, and the MR of the device is less than the first AMR, updating the second AM information and second TSF information according to the NAN Beacon frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 8, 2019
    Assignee: Huawei Device (Dongguan) Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Zhenguo Du, Yunsong Yang, Ping Fang
  • Patent number: 10173065
    Abstract: Systems and methods for producing asynchronous neural responses to treat pain and/or other patient conditions are disclosed. A method in accordance with a particular embodiment includes selecting a target stimulation frequency that is above a threshold frequency, with the threshold frequency corresponding to a refractory period for neurons of a target sensory neural population. The method can further include producing a patient sensation of paresthesia by directing an electrical signal to multiple sensory neurons of the target sensory neural population at the stimulation frequency, with individual neurons of the sensory neural population completing corresponding individual refractory periods at different times, resulting in an asynchronous sensory neuron response to the electrical signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 8, 2019
    Assignee: Nevro Corp.
    Inventors: Andre B. Walker, Zi-Ping Fang, Anthony V. Caparso
  • Publication number: 20190007888
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a method for determining a transmission link. In one example method, a second device receives a first path discovery message sent by a first device. The first path discovery message is path discovery information or a forwarded message of the path discovery message. The path discovery message is used to determine a data transmission link between a path initiation device and a path response device. The first path discovery message carries first time-frequency resource information of the first device, and the first time-frequency resource information indicates a time-frequency resource that can be used by the first device to transmit data. The second device determines a sending manner of a second path discovery message according to the first time-frequency resource information. The second path discovery message is a forwarded message of the first path discovery message.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 30, 2015
    Publication date: January 3, 2019
    Inventors: Xiaoxian LI, Ping FANG
  • Patent number: 10165046
    Abstract: A method for operating a first station configured to transmit data includes transmitting during a paging window, a first frame to page a second station, the first frame including an identifier associated with the second station, and generating a second frame including first timing information for a first time period to be subscribed by the first station for transmitting data to the second station, the first time period occurring after the paging window. When a third frame is received after a pre-specified short interval after transmitting the first frame, the third frame acknowledging the first frame, the method includes transmitting the second frame after the pre-specified short interval after receiving the third frame, and transmitting the data during the first time period.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 6, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 25, 2018
    Assignee: FUTUREWEI TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
    Inventors: Yunsong Yang, Ping Fang
  • Publication number: 20180332631
    Abstract: The present invention discloses a data link establishment method and an apparatus. In the solution, a second NAN device sends a relay request message to a first NAN device, so as to trigger the first NAN device to establish a first NDL with the second NAN device and establish a second NDL with a third NAN device. In this way, the second NAN device successfully establishes a connection to the third NAN device. This resolves a prior-art disadvantage of failing to establish an NDL.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 7, 2016
    Publication date: November 15, 2018
    Inventors: Xiaoxian LI, Ping FANG
  • Publication number: 20180270303
    Abstract: A method for operating a first station configured to transmit data includes transmitting during a paging window, a first frame to page a second station, the first frame including an identifier associated with the second station, and generating a second frame including first timing information for a first time period to be subscribed by the first station for transmitting data to the second station, the first time period occurring after the paging window. When a third frame is received after a pre-specified short interval after transmitting the first frame, the third frame acknowledging the first frame, the method includes transmitting the second frame after the pre-specified short interval after receiving the third frame, and transmitting the data during the first time period.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 17, 2018
    Publication date: September 20, 2018
    Inventors: Yunsong Yang, Ping Fang
  • Publication number: 20180241570
    Abstract: The present invention provides a security authentication method, a configuration method, and a related device. A first terminal receives a public key for signature of a configuration device sent by the configuration device. The first terminal receives second signature information and second type information. The first terminal determines, according to at least the second type information and the second signature information, that the first terminal is to generate key information. In this way, the first terminal establishes a security connection between the first terminal and the second terminal. This effectively prevents a terminal from tampering with its role, and therefore effectively prevents a terminal from establishing a connection to an attacker terminal with a changed role, thereby further preventing the attacker terminal from obtaining information of the terminal, to effectively ensure security of the terminal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 24, 2015
    Publication date: August 23, 2018
    Applicant: HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO.,LTD.
    Inventors: Gaokun Pang, Ping Fang
  • Publication number: 20180234934
    Abstract: The present invention provides an Anchor Master AM management method and a node. The method is used in a neighbor awareness network and includes: receiving, by a first node, a first synchronization beacon frame sent by a second node in the neighbor awareness network, wherein the first synchronization beacon frame comprises a first AMR, the first AMR comprises first MAC address information, Anchor Master information in the first node comprises a second AMR, and the second AMR comprises second MAC address information; updating, by the first node, the Anchor Master information according to the first Anchor Master information when the first AMR is lower than the second AMR, the first MAC address information is the same as the second MAC address information, and a Master Rank MR of the first node is higher than the first AMR, so as to resolve a problem that air interface resources are excessively consumed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 18, 2015
    Publication date: August 16, 2018
    Inventors: Gaokun PANG, Ping FANG, Ji CHEN
  • Publication number: 20180200506
    Abstract: Multi-frequency neural treatments and associated systems and methods are disclosed. A method in accordance with a particular embodiment includes at least reducing patient pain by applying a first electrical signal to a first target location of the patient's spinal cord region at a frequency in a first frequency range of up to about 1,500 Hz, and applying a second electrical signal to a second target location of the patient's spinal cord region at a frequency in a second frequency range of from about 2,500 Hz to about 100,000 Hz.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2018
    Publication date: July 19, 2018
    Inventors: Zi-Ping Fang, Anthony V. Caparso, Brian J. Erickson, Konstantinos Alataris, Andre B. Walker
  • Publication number: 20180179111
    Abstract: A blended cementitious mixture is disclosed, the blended cementitious mixture comprising: a cement included in an amount corresponding to greater than 3% and less than 40% by mass of powders in the cementitious mixture; supplemental cementitious materials included in an amount corresponding to greater than 50% and less than 90% by mass of powders in the cementitious mixture and a carbonate source included in an amount less than or equal to 20% by mass of powders in the cementitious mixture. The cementitious mixture can be mixed with concrete sand, water, chemical admixtures and coarse aggregates and cured to form concrete.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 13, 2016
    Publication date: June 28, 2018
    Inventors: Ping FANG, HOOTON Douglas
  • Publication number: 20180160347
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention provide a resource switching method, an apparatus, and a system. The method includes: receiving, by a first device, a first resource switching message sent by a second device, where the first device and the second device belong to a same service group, the first resource switching message includes first resource information, and the first resource information is used to indicate a first resource satisfying a resource switching requirement of the second device; determining, by the first device, a second resource in the first resource, where the second resource is a resource satisfying a resource switching requirement of the first device; and sending, by the first device, a second resource switching message, where the second resource switching message includes second resource information, and the second resource information is used to indicate the second resource.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 20, 2015
    Publication date: June 7, 2018
    Inventors: Ji CHEN, Ping FANG, Gaokun PANG, Xiaoxian LI
  • Publication number: 20180146450
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention provide a method for paging between NAN devices, and a NAN device, and relate to the field of communications technologies, so that paging can be directly performed between NAN devices when there is no central node. The method includes: sending, by a first NAN device, a first paging message in a first window; receiving a paging response message sent by a second NAN device that meets first service information; and determining, according to the paging response message, whether to perform data transmission with the second NAN device. The first paging message carries the first service information, and the first service information is used to describe a service that needs to be performed by the NAN device. The method is applied to a NAN mechanism.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 19, 2015
    Publication date: May 24, 2018
    Inventors: Xiaoxian LI, Ping FANG, Ji CHEN
  • Patent number: 9978791
    Abstract: An image sensor structure and a method for forming the same are provided. The image sensor structure includes a first substrate including a first radiation sensing region and a first interconnect structure formed over a front side of the first substrate. The image sensor structure further includes a second substrate including a second radiation sensing region and a second interconnect structure formed over a front side of the second substrate. In addition, the first interconnect structure is bonded with the second interconnect structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 22, 2018
    Assignee: TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING CO., LTD
    Inventors: Tse-Hua Lu, Ching-Chun Wang, Jhy-Jyi Sze, Ping-Fang Hung
  • Patent number: 9980248
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention disclose a method for a device to access a network, an access point, a network access device, and a system. The method includes: generating, by an access point, a broadcast frame, where the broadcast frame includes feature information of a network access device; and the feature information is used for indicating a feature of the network access device; and broadcasting, by the access point, the broadcast frame, so that a specific network access device initiates a network access procedure to the access point; where the specific network access device is a network access device which receives the broadcast frame and has the feature indicated by the feature information. By adopting the present invention, contention collisions among network access devices can be reduced through a manner of accessing a network in batches.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 22, 2018
    Assignee: Huawei Device (Dongguan) Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Ji Chen, Zhiming Ding, Ping Fang, Yi Luo
  • Publication number: 20180133483
    Abstract: Systems and methods for producing asynchronous neural responses to treat pain and/or other patient conditions are disclosed. A method in accordance with a particular embodiment includes selecting a target stimulation frequency that is above a threshold frequency, with the threshold frequency corresponding to a refractory period for neurons of a target sensory neural population. The method can further include producing a patient sensation of paresthesia by directing an electrical signal to multiple sensory neurons of the target sensory neural population at the stimulation frequency, with individual neurons of the sensory neural population completing corresponding individual refractory periods at different times, resulting in an asynchronous sensory neuron response to the electrical signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 11, 2018
    Publication date: May 17, 2018
    Inventors: Andre B. Walker, Zi-Ping Fang, Anthony V. Caparso
  • Publication number: 20180103244
    Abstract: A stereo vision image calibration method is applied to an image capturing device having a first image capturing unit, a second image capturing unit and an image rectify unit. The first image capturing unit and the second image capturing unit are arranged along a first direction. The first image capturing unit and the second image capturing unit are respectively utilized to acquire a first image and a second image. The image rectify unit rectifies the first image and the second image by a stereo vision parameter. The stereo image calibration method includes selecting the rectified first image and the rectified second image to compute a global disparity vector between the adjust image and the reference image, and if a vector component of the global disparity vector along a second direction which is different from the first direction has non-zero value, processing a stereo vision calibration according to the vector component.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 10, 2017
    Publication date: April 12, 2018
    Inventors: Jian-Ping Fang, Sheng-Yuan Chen
  • Patent number: 9906953
    Abstract: A method and user equipment for discovering a device user to improve security of user identifier information, so that user equipment discover each other securely. The method includes receiving a first message that is sent by a second user equipment and at least includes implicit user identifier information of the second user equipment, obtaining, according to correspondences stored in a first user equipment, a user identifier corresponding to the implicit user identifier information of the second user equipment; and determining, in the user identifier corresponding to the implicit user identifier information of the second user equipment, a user identifier of the second user equipment, to discover a user of the second user equipment. The present disclosure is applicable to the field of communications.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 11, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2018
    Assignee: HUAWEI DEVICE (DONGGUAN) CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Zhenguo Du, Ping Fang, Zhiming Ding, Gaokun Pang