Patents by Inventor Qian Zhang

Qian Zhang 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).

  • User equipment beam measurements to mitigate cross-link interference
    Patent number: 11997522
    Abstract: An apparatus (e.g., a user equipment (UE)) may experience cross-link interference from uplink signal beams from interfering UEs. To mitigate the cross-link interference, the apparatus receives an interference resource information message indicating resources allocated to one or more interfering UEs for transmission of reference signal beams, measures the reference signal beams from the one or more interfering UEs based on the resources to obtain a plurality of reference signal beam measurements; and transmits a report indicating a set of the reference signal beams from the one or more interfering UEs based on the plurality of reference signal beam measurements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 23, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2024
    Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Qian Zhang, Yan Zhou, Navid Abedini, Junyi Li, Tao Luo, Huilin Xu
  • IMAGE DATA PROCESSING METHOD AND APPARATUS
    Publication number: 20240169712
    Abstract: Embodiments of this disclosure disclose an image data processing method and apparatus. The processing method includes: processing a first image and a second image by using a first neural network to obtain a homography matrix; determining a mapped image feature of a first image feature based on the homography matrix; fusing the mapped image feature and a second image feature to obtain a fused image feature; and processing the fused image feature by using a second neural network to obtain a first pixel height-to-depth ratio of the second image. In the embodiments of this disclosure, a dense and accurate pixel height-to-depth ratio can be obtained, thereby facilitating 3D scene modeling.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 14, 2022
    Publication date: May 23, 2024
    Applicant: BEIJING HORIZON INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Teng CHEN, Wei SUI, Jiafeng XIE, Qian ZHANG, Chang HUANG
  • Techniques for application time for slot format updating associated with half duplex and full duplex mode switching
    Patent number: 11991122
    Abstract: Various aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wireless communication. In some aspects, a user equipment (UE) may receive information indicating a first slot format, wherein the information indicates one or more symbols associated with a full duplex (FD) format. The UE may perform communication based on a second slot format until a time period after the reception of the information indicating the first slot format, wherein the second slot format is prior to the first slot format. The UE may perform at least one of half duplex (HD) communication or FD communication in accordance with the first slot format after the time period has elapsed. Numerous other aspects are described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2024
    Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Qian Zhang, Yan Zhou, Navid Abedini, Junyi Li, Tao Luo
  • APPLICATION TIME FOR SEMI-PERSISTENT OR APERIODIC SUBBAND FULL-DUPLEX INDICATION
    Publication number: 20240163068
    Abstract: A wireless communication device receives at least one of a semi-persistent subband full-duplex (SBFD) indication or an aperiodic SBFD indication, and receives a downlink symbol or transmits an uplink symbol in a half-duplex mode following expiration of an application time counted from a start time associated with the at least one of the semi-persistent SBFD indication or the aperiodic SBFD indication. A network entity transmits at least one of a semi-persistent subband full-duplex (SBFD) indication or an aperiodic SBFD indication, and receives an uplink symbol and transmits a downlink symbol in an SBFD mode following expiration of an application time counted from a start time associated with the at least one of the semi-persistent SBFD indication or the aperiodic SBFD indication.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 10, 2022
    Publication date: May 16, 2024
    Inventors: Yan ZHOU, Qian ZHANG, Tao LUO
  • ANTI-HUMAN CXCR5 ANTIBODY AND USES THEREOF
    Publication number: 20240158517
    Abstract: The invention provides monoclonal antibodies and antigen-binding fragments thereof specific for (human) CXCR5, and methods of using the same to treat Sjögren syndrome, certain cancers and autoimmune disorders, including combination therapy.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 9, 2022
    Publication date: May 16, 2024
    Inventors: Liang Schweizer, Sami Ellouze, Ayrin Kök Harunova, Stéphanie Beq, Nicola Arturo Aldo Beltraminelli, Qian Zhang, Francisco Adrian, Yun-Yueh Lu
  • DEMODULATION REFERENCE SIGNAL PRECODING IN PRECODING RESOURCE BLOCK GROUPS ASSOCIATED WITH SUBBAND FULL DUPLEX CONFIGURATIONS
    Publication number: 20240163070
    Abstract: Various aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wireless communication. In some aspects, a user equipment (UE) may receive a resource allocation that includes a set of physical resource blocks (PRBs) for a communication to be communicated in at least one precoding resource block group (PRG), the at least one PRG comprising a partial PRG associated with an edge of a subband of a subband full duplex (SBFD) configuration, wherein the communication includes a demodulation reference signal (DMRS) and a physical downlink data channel signal or a physical uplink data channel signal. The UE may communicate the communication based on a partial PRG rule associated with the partial PRG. Numerous other aspects are described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 20, 2023
    Publication date: May 16, 2024
    Inventors: Muhammad Sayed Khairy ABDELGHAFFAR, Abdelrahman Mohamed Ahmed Mohamed IBRAHIM, Qian ZHANG, Yan ZHOU
  • POINT AND GESTURE CONTROL OF REMOTE DEVICES
    Publication number: 20240160298
    Abstract: Techniques for controlling a remotely controllable device are described. In an example, a mobile device detects a remotely controllable device, measures a distance and direction from the mobile device to the remotely controllable device, and determines from the distance and direction that the mobile device is pointing at the remotely controllable device. In response to determining that the mobile device is in a handheld position, is pointing at the remotely controllable device, or both, the mobile device monitors for a movement of the mobile device according to a prescribed gesture. In response to detecting that the mobile device was moved according to the prescribed gesture, the mobile device presents a collection of selectable actions control operations of the remotely controllable device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 29, 2022
    Publication date: May 16, 2024
    Applicant: Google LLC
    Inventors: Rajeev Nongpiur, Roy Want, Qian Zhang, JinJie Chen, Der-Woei Wu, Cody Wortham, Aleksandr Salo, Marie Vachovsky
  • Full duplex timing advance enhancements
    Patent number: 11985617
    Abstract: Aspects relate to reporting timing adjustment for full-duplex (FD) communications. A method by a user equipment (UE) may include receiving a first timing advance signal from a base station, determining, based on the first timing advance signal, a timing difference between a downlink signal and an uplink signal is not within a threshold, transmitting a timing report to the base station, including the determined timing difference, and receiving, from the base station, an updated timing advance signal for full-duplex (FD) communication based on the timing report.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2024
    Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Qian Zhang, Yan Zhou, Junyi Li, Navid Abedini, Tao Luo
  • Event notification method, server device, apparatus and computer storage medium
    Patent number: 11985205
    Abstract: An event notification method, an apparatus, a server device, and a computer storage medium are disclosed. The method includes: receiving an event subscription request; determining whether an amount of times that an event notification rule is satisfied is equal to K, and if yes, sending an event notification to at least one notified party in the plurality of notified parties; and after the initial notification is performed, determining whether the amount of times that the event notification rule is satisfied is equal to P, and if yes, sending an event notification to at least one notified party in the plurality of notified parties. The initial notification and the re-notification are performed at different times, and the at least one notified party notified in the initial notification is at least partially different from the at least one notified party notified in the re-notification.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2024
    Assignees: BEIJING BOE TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT CO., LTD., BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Junjie Zhao, Jing Su, Qian Zhang
  • TIME AND FREQUENCY CONFIGURATION FOR SUB-BAND FULL-DUPLEX COMMUNICATIONS
    Publication number: 20240154780
    Abstract: Various aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wireless communication. In some aspects, a user equipment (UE) may receive information indicating a sub-band full-duplex (SBFD) frequency configuration for a first sub-band of a carrier, the information indicating that the first sub-band is an uplink sub-band or a downlink sub-band, the information indicating at least one SBFD frequency configuration for a second sub-band of the carrier, the information indicating one or more guard bands separating the first sub-band from the second sub-band, and the frequency configuration being for at least one symbol that includes at least one uni-directional symbol. The UE may communicate with another device using the SBFD frequency configuration. Numerous other aspects are described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 6, 2023
    Publication date: May 9, 2024
    Inventors: Muhammad Sayed Khairy ABDELGHAFFAR, Qian ZHANG, Abdelrahman Mohamed Ahmed Mohamed IBRAHIM
  • SPATIAL PARAMETERS FOR HALF-DUPLEX AND FULL-DUPLEX COMMUNICATIONS
    Publication number: 20240154781
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communication are described. In a wireless communication system, a first wireless node may transmit a configuration message indicating one or more spatial configurations for communicating with a second wireless node. A spatial configuration may include one or more different sets of spatial parameters for half-duplex communications and full-duplex communications between the wireless nodes. In some examples, the first wireless node may select a first set of spatial parameters for half-duplex communications or a second set of spatial parameters for full-duplex communications based on an explicit indication or a resource configuration. The wireless nodes may perform half- or full-duplex communications using the first or second set of spatial parameters, respectively, in accordance with the configuration message.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 3, 2022
    Publication date: May 9, 2024
    Inventors: Yan Zhou, Hemant Saggar, Qian Zhang, Tao Luo, Navid Abedini
  • TECHNIQUES FOR CONFIGURING SUB-BAND FULL DUPLEX RESOURCES
    Publication number: 20240155591
    Abstract: Various aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wireless communication. In some aspects, a user equipment (UE) may receive a first configuration of at least one of an uplink bandwidth part (BWP) or a downlink BWP. The UE may receive a second configuration of at least one of an uplink sub-band or a downlink sub-band. The UE may identify at least one of frequency resources associated with transmitting an uplink communication or frequency resources associated with receiving a downlink communication based at least in part on the first configuration and the second configuration. Numerous other aspects are described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 26, 2023
    Publication date: May 9, 2024
    Inventors: Abdelrahman Mohamed Ahmed Mohamed IBRAHIM, Muhammad Sayed Khairy ABDELGHAFFAR, Qian ZHANG, Jing SUN
  • REPORTING OF PREFERRED SUBBAND CONFIGURATIONS FOR FULL DUPLEX OPERATIONS
    Publication number: 20240154779
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications are described. A user equipment (UE) may transmit a subband full duplex (SBFD) pattern report, indicating a candidate SBFD pattern. The candidate SBFD pattern may indicate a candidate number of downlink or uplink subbands, a number of or location of guard bands, frequency locations of the uplink or downlink subbands or guard bands, a total uplink and downlink bandwidth, time locations of SBFD symbols or slots, transmit/receive beam pairs, transmission configuration indicator (TCI) state pairs or timing, or any combination thereof. The network may configure the UE with an SBFD pattern based on receiving the SBFD pattern report (e.g., which may or may not be the same as the reported candidate SBFD pattern).
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 3, 2022
    Publication date: May 9, 2024
    Inventors: Yan Zhou, Hemant Saggar, Qian Zhang, Tao Luo, Navid Abedini
  • Techniques for indicating downlink power adjustments
    Patent number: 11979877
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications are described. A base station may reduce a transmission power of a scheduled downlink message relative to an expected transmission power of the scheduled downlink message in response to determining that the scheduled downlink message will cause at least a threshold level of interference with a concurrently scheduled uplink message. The base station may transmit the scheduled downlink message to a user equipment (UE) using the reduced transmission power and may transmit, to the UE an indication of a power adjustment for a downlink measurement of the scheduled downlink message. The UE may receive the indication after receiving the scheduled downlink message and may adjust the downlink measurement in accordance with the indication of the power adjustment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 4, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2024
    Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Qian Zhang, Yan Zhou, Tao Luo, Navid Abedini, Junyi Li
  • BANDWIDTH PART CONFIGURATIONS FOR MIXED HALF DUPLEX AND SUBBAND FULL DUPLEX COMMUNICATIONS
    Publication number: 20240146490
    Abstract: Various aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wireless communication. In some aspects, a user equipment (UE) may receive configuration information indicative of a subband full duplex (SBFD) configuration for communicating, based on a half duplex (HD) configuration at the UE, with a full duplex network node associated with a time division duplexing (TDD) carrier, the SBFD configuration corresponding to one or more bandwidth parts (BWPs) associated with a plurality of resources comprising at least one HD resource and at least one SBFD resource, the one or more BWPs comprising at least one of a downlink (DL) BWP or an uplink (UL) BWP. The UE may communicate based on the configuration information. Numerous other aspects are described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 28, 2022
    Publication date: May 2, 2024
    Inventors: Qian ZHANG, Yan ZHOU, Muhammad Sayed Khairy ABDELGHAFFAR, Tao LUO
  • MULTIPLE CHANNEL STATE INFORMATION REFERENCE SIGNAL RESOURCE INDICATOR REPORT
    Publication number: 20240147270
    Abstract: A first user equipment (UE) receives a configuration of a channel state information (CSI) report from a base station. The configuration includes an indication of a sounding reference signal (SRS) or uplink demodulation reference signal (DMRS) transmitted from a second UE as an interference measurement resource (IMR). The base station configures the second UE to transmit the SRS or the uplink DMRS on the IMR. The first UE measures the IMR to determine a cross-link interference of the second UE to the first UE. The UE transmits the CSI report. The CSI report includes at least one channel characteristic that takes into account the cross-link interference of the second UE. The CSI report may include information for a plurality of CSI-RS resource indicators (CRIs), each CRI associated with a same channel measurement resource (CMR) and a different IMR corresponding to a different second UE.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 28, 2022
    Publication date: May 2, 2024
    Inventors: Qian ZHANG, Yan Zhou, Tao Luo, Junyi Li
  • USER EQUIPMENT (UE)-TO-UE CROSS LINK INTERFERENCE REPORTING
    Publication number: 20240146446
    Abstract: Various aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wireless communication. In some aspects, a user equipment (UE) may measure a characteristic of a UE-to-UE cross link interference (CLI) reference signal in an uplink sub-band (SB) of a network node sub-band full-duplex (SBFD) symbol. The UE may transmit a report including information associated with the characteristic of the UE-to-UE CLI reference signal in the uplink SB. Numerous other aspects are described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 28, 2022
    Publication date: May 2, 2024
    Inventors: Qian ZHANG, Muhammad Sayed Khairy ABDELGHAFFAR, Yan ZHOU
  • BEAM READY TIME FOR DOWNLINK CONTROL INFORMATION BASED BEAM ACTIVATION COMMAND
    Publication number: 20240147509
    Abstract: Various aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wireless communication. In some aspects, a user equipment (UE) may determine a new beam ready time that indicates a time at which a beam is to be ready for use in communicating with a base station. The beam may be activated by a downlink control information based beam activation command received by the UE. The UE may communicate with the base station using the beam after the new beam ready time. Numerous other aspects are provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 25, 2023
    Publication date: May 2, 2024
    Inventors: Yan ZHOU, Tao LUO, Qian ZHANG
  • MULTIPLEXING RULES FOR SUBBAND FULL DUPLEX COMMUNICATIONS
    Publication number: 20240147433
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications are described. A first network node may receive a control message identifying at least one symbol or at least one slot to be used for subband full duplex communications at a second network node. The first network node may receive a first indication of uplink resources for uplink communications during the at least one symbol or the at least one slot. The first network node may receive a second indication of downlink resources for downlink communications during the at least one symbol or the at least one slot. The first network node may communicate with the second network node during the at least one symbol or the at least one slot in accordance with one of the first indication or the second indication based on one or more prioritization rules.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 27, 2022
    Publication date: May 2, 2024
    Inventors: Qian Zhang, Yan Zhou, Muhammad Sayed Khairy Abdelghaffar, Tao Luo
  • Battery charger for earphones
    Patent number: D1026811
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2024
    Assignee: JVCKENWOOD Corporation
    Inventors: Ryotaro Futamura, Satoshi Yoshimura, Qian Zhang