Patents by Inventor Ping Shi

Ping Shi 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: 20200322812
    Abstract: A user equipment (UE) is configured to perform a method for adjusting a reception beam. The UE performs receiving first communication signals from a base station using the reception beam having the first reception beam direction, wherein the first communication signals comprise beam direction change information; adjusting the reception beam from the first reception beam direction to a second reception beam direction in accordance with the beam direction change information; and receiving second communication signals from the base station based on the reception beam having the second reception beam direction. Through the method, the UE may actively adjust the reception beam direction based on relative movement between base station beam and itself.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 2, 2020
    Publication date: October 8, 2020
    Applicant: Futurewei Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Ping Shi, Xiaoyin He
  • Patent number: 10797387
    Abstract: An apparatus comprises a radio frequency (RF) antenna circuit; an antenna aperture tuning circuit; an antenna impedance measurement circuit; and a processor circuit electrically coupled to the tunable antenna aperture circuit and the impedance measurement circuit. The processor circuit is configured to: set the antenna aperture tuning circuit to an antenna aperture tuning state according to one or more parameters of an RF communication network; initiate an antenna impedance measurement; and change the antenna aperture tuning state to an antenna aperture tuning state indicated by the antenna impedance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 6, 2020
    Assignee: Futurewei Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Ping Shi, Yonghua Wei
  • Patent number: 10763576
    Abstract: An apparatus comprises a radio frequency (RF) antenna circuit; an antenna aperture tuning circuit; an antenna impedance measurement circuit; and a processor circuit electrically coupled to the tunable antenna aperture circuit and the impedance measurement circuit. The processor circuit is configured to: set the antenna aperture tuning circuit to an antenna aperture tuning state according to one or more parameters of an RF communication network; initiate an antenna impedance measurement; and change the antenna aperture tuning state to an antenna aperture tuning state indicated by the antenna impedance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 1, 2020
    Assignee: Futurewei Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Ping Shi, Yonghua Wei
  • Publication number: 20200259247
    Abstract: A wearable wireless device is disclosed. In one embodiment the wearable wireless device includes a circuit board, a housing body housing the circuit board, the housing body having a front side and a back side, a display located at the front side of the housing body, a first antenna element electrically connected to the circuit board and located on the front side of the housing body and a second antenna element electrically connected to the circuit board and located on the front side of the housing body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 30, 2020
    Publication date: August 13, 2020
    Inventors: Hongwei Liu, Wee Kian Toh, Ping Shi
  • Publication number: 20200220258
    Abstract: An apparatus comprises a radio frequency (RF) antenna circuit; an antenna aperture tuning circuit; an antenna impedance measurement circuit; and a processor circuit electrically coupled to the tunable antenna aperture circuit and the impedance measurement circuit. The processor circuit is configured to: set the antenna aperture tuning circuit to an antenna aperture tuning state according to one or more parameters of an RF communication network; initiate an antenna impedance measurement; and change the antenna aperture tuning state to an antenna aperture tuning state indicated by the antenna impedance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 18, 2020
    Publication date: July 9, 2020
    Inventors: Ping Shi, Yonghua Wei
  • Patent number: 10707562
    Abstract: An antenna's resonance frequency is detuned when a part of a human body approaches or contacts the antenna and consequently results in efficiency loss. The antenna may be tuned by changing its total load capacitance such that the antenna's total load capacitance falls within a reference capacitance range of a reference capacitance, where the antenna can operate at or near its pre-determined operating resonance frequency. A tunable capacitor may be coupled to the antenna for tuning the total load capacitance of the antenna.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2020
    Assignee: Futurewei Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Ping Shi, Navid Nader
  • Patent number: 10680312
    Abstract: A wearable wireless device is disclosed. In one embodiment the wearable wireless device includes a circuit board, a housing body housing the circuit board, the housing body having a front side and a back side, a display located at the front side of the housing body, a first antenna element electrically connected to the circuit board and located on the front side of the housing body and a second antenna element electrically connected to the circuit board and located on the front side of the housing body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2020
    Assignee: Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hongwei Liu, Wee Kian Toh, Ping Shi
  • Publication number: 20200136284
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to a board-to-board connector including a body, multiple terminals and a pair of metal fittings. The body has an accommodating recess. The terminal is disposed on the body and a portion of each of the terminals extends to the accommodating recess. The metal fittings are disposed on the body and beside the accommodating recess. The terminals are located between metal fittings. Each of the metal fittings has at least one limiting portion that extends to the accommodating recess. The limiting portion leans against a corner of the accommodating recess so that the metal fittings and the body generate a two-dimensional limitation. A board-to-board connector assembly is also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 26, 2019
    Publication date: April 30, 2020
    Applicant: Advanced Connectek Inc.
    Inventors: Ta-Teh Meng, Mei Shi, Ya-Ping Liang, Wen-Liang Men, Zheng Li, Ping Shi, Meng Liu, Bo-Wen Xu, Jia-Ying Wu, Hsin-Yu Chang
  • Patent number: 10637138
    Abstract: An apparatus comprises a radio frequency (RF) antenna circuit; an antenna aperture tuning circuit; an antenna impedance measurement circuit; and a processor circuit electrically coupled to the tunable antenna aperture circuit and the impedance measurement circuit. The processor circuit is configured to: set the antenna aperture tuning circuit to an antenna aperture tuning state according to one or more parameters of an RF communication network; initiate an antenna impedance measurement; and change the antenna aperture tuning state to an antenna aperture tuning state indicated by the antenna impedance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 28, 2020
    Assignee: Futurewei Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Ping Shi, Yonghua Wei
  • Patent number: 10609544
    Abstract: A terminal device is configured to perform a method for identifying a target device in a local area network (LAN) comprising a plurality of potential target devices. The method includes communicating in an omni-directional format to obtain discovered devices within the area, communicating in a narrow beam format in a direction of the target device; identifying a first list of a first plurality of devices including the target device; eliminating a device from the first list of devices to create a second list of devices; calculating a distance between the terminal device and each device in the second list of devices; determining a precise distance between the terminal device and the target device using a precise distance measurement method; determine which device of the second list of devices has a distance that compares favorably to the precisely determined distance; and identifying the device ID.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2020
    Assignee: Futurewei Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Van So Chau, Jiri Medlen, Ping Shi
  • Patent number: 10581164
    Abstract: An electronic circuit for a mobile device, including: a power divider and a hybrid antenna array coupled to a transceiver via the power divider. The hybrid antenna array including a steering beam phased array antenna provided on the front-end module, and a fixed beam antenna provided on the front-end module or distributed on PCB. The fixed beam antennas can be used in space constrained areas of a mobile devices, such as those adjacent to a display on one side of the device, while larger steering beam phased array antennas are used on the back side of a device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 3, 2020
    Assignee: Futurewei Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Xiaoyin He, Hanyang Wang, Ping Shi
  • Publication number: 20200059024
    Abstract: An electrical connector assembly including an electrical connecting member, at least one connector, and at least one metal cover is provided. The connector is disposed at and electrically connected to the electrical connecting member. The metal cover is disposed on the electrical connecting member, such that the electrical connecting member is located between the metal cover and the connector, and the connector is covered by the electrical connecting member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 15, 2019
    Publication date: February 20, 2020
    Applicant: Advanced Connectek Inc.
    Inventors: Min-Lung Chien, Ta-Teh Meng, Wen-Yu Wang, Yu-Chai Yeh, Ping Shi, JIZHOU LI
  • Publication number: 20200021009
    Abstract: An embodiment antenna system includes a first antenna portion configured to transmit a first signal received from a first feed and a second antenna portion configured to transmit a second signal received from a second feed. The second antenna portion is capacitively coupled to the second feed and inductively coupled to the first antenna portion, and the second signal has a frequency greater than a frequency of the first signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 12, 2018
    Publication date: January 16, 2020
    Inventors: Wei Huang, Ping Shi, Xiaoyin He
  • Publication number: 20200021018
    Abstract: An apparatus comprises a radio frequency (RF) antenna circuit; an antenna aperture tuning circuit; an antenna impedance measurement circuit; and a processor circuit electrically coupled to the tunable antenna aperture circuit and the impedance measurement circuit. The processor circuit is configured to: set the antenna aperture tuning circuit to an antenna aperture tuning state according to one or more parameters of an RF communication network; initiate an antenna impedance measurement; and change the antenna aperture tuning state to an antenna aperture tuning state indicated by the antenna impedance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 30, 2019
    Publication date: January 16, 2020
    Inventors: Ping Shi, Yonghua Wei
  • Publication number: 20190379119
    Abstract: An electronic circuit for a mobile device, including: a power divider and a hybrid antenna array coupled to a transceiver via the power divider. The hybrid antenna array including a steering beam phased array antenna provided on the front-end module, and a fixed beam antenna provided on the front-end module or distributed on PCB. The fixed beam antennas can be used in space constrained areas of a mobile devices, such as those adjacent to a display on one side of the device, while larger steering beam phased array antennas are used on the back side of a device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 7, 2018
    Publication date: December 12, 2019
    Applicant: Futurewei Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Xiaoyin He, Hanyang Wang, Ping Shi
  • Publication number: 20190284833
    Abstract: A combinative fence assembly includes two posts (1), a plurality of heighteners (2) and a rail (3). Each of the posts (1) has a combining side (10). The two combining sides (10) of the two posts are arranged at an interval and face each other. Each combining side (10) is formed with an inward trough. The heighteners (2) are separately embedded in the troughs (11). The rail (3) is connected between the two combining sides (10) of the two posts (1). Two ends of each rail (3) are separately embedded in the two troughs (11) of the two posts (1) and superposed on at least one of the heighteners (2). Thereby, a fence can be constructed depending on actual requirements.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2018
    Publication date: September 19, 2019
    Inventors: Chang-Chi YEH, Hai-Ping SHI
  • Publication number: 20190253899
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to technology for beam searching. Beam searching includes forming an omnidirectional radiation pattern by a group of antenna elements including one antenna element from each of one or more phased array antennas. In response to detection of beams from a transmitter, searching for one antenna element in the group according to a combined signal strength of each antenna element in the group; and enabling a phased array antenna with the one antenna element to align with the beams.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 14, 2018
    Publication date: August 15, 2019
    Applicant: Futurewei Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Ping Shi, Xiaoyin He
  • Publication number: 20190208395
    Abstract: A terminal device is configured to perform a method for identifying a target device in a local area network (LAN) comprising a plurality of potential target devices. The method includes communicating in an omni-directional format to obtain discovered devices within the area, communicating in a narrow beam format in a direction of the target device; identifying a first list of a first plurality of devices including the target device; eliminating a device from the first list of devices to create a second list of devices; calculating a distance between the terminal device and each device in the second list of devices; determining a precise distance between the terminal device and the target device using a precise distance measurement method; determine which device of the second list of devices has a distance that compares favorably to the precisely determined distance; and identifying the device ID.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 28, 2017
    Publication date: July 4, 2019
    Applicant: Futurewei Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Van So CHAU, Jiri MEDLEN, Ping SHI
  • Patent number: 10312582
    Abstract: An apparatus comprises a radio frequency (RF) antenna circuit; an antenna aperture tuning circuit; an antenna impedance measurement circuit; and a processor circuit electrically coupled to the tunable antenna aperture circuit and the impedance measurement circuit. The processor circuit is configured to: set the antenna aperture tuning circuit to an antenna aperture tuning state according to one or more parameters of an RF communication network; initiate an antenna impedance measurement; and change the antenna aperture tuning state to an antenna aperture tuning state indicated by the antenna impedance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2019
    Assignee: Futurewei Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Ping Shi, Yonghua Wei
  • Publication number: 20190150003
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to technology beam steering in which one or more antennas are configured to form a beam directed to a first beam direction based on a configuration corresponding to an environment. A change in direction of the beam is identified in response to a change in orientation of user equipment, the change in orientation determined via one or more sensors in the user equipment, and a second beam direction is calculated based on a the first beam direction and the change in orientation of the user equipment. The one or more antennas are then configured by steering the beam to the second beam direction to compensate for the change in orientation of the user equipment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2017
    Publication date: May 16, 2019
    Applicant: Futurewei Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Xiaoyin He, Ping Shi, Ricky Lap Kei Cheung