Patents by Inventor Quan KUANG

Quan KUANG 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: 11950187
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a terminal and a base station as well as to a method which may be performed at a terminal and at a base station in a communication system. For example, a mobile device may comprise a transceiver, which, in operation, receives and/or transmits a signal, as well as a circuitry. The circuitry monitors a signal in a first set of resources. When the monitored signal includes identification of the mobile device and an indicator having a first value, controls the transceiver: to receive or transmit signal on a second set of resources and to, after a time period indicated in the monitored control signal, not receive or transmit signal on a second set of resources and monitor the control signal in the first set of resources.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2024
    Assignee: Panasonic Intellectual Property Corporation of America
    Inventors: Hongchao Li, Hidetoshi Suzuki, Lilei Wang, Ankit Bhamri, Quan Kuang
  • Publication number: 20240064763
    Abstract: This base station is provided with: a control circuit which determines a disposition method for a downlink control channel signal in at least one among a first period before a timing based on a carrier sense and a second period after the timing based on the carrier sense on the basis of information about at least one among the number of times a downlink control channel signal is blind-decoded and the number of resources for channel estimation; and a transmission circuit which transmits the downlink control channel signal on the basis of the determined disposition method.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 28, 2020
    Publication date: February 22, 2024
    Inventors: Tomoya NUNOME, Hidetoshi SUZUKI, Quan KUANG, Ayako HORIUCHI
  • Patent number: 11910425
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a user equipment (UE) which comprises a transmitter, which transmits a signal to a base station over a channel, wherein the signal is transmitted based on an initial channel quality information indicating a first channel quality of the channel. A receiver of the UE receives a transmission quality information indicating a second channel quality of the channel used for transmitting the signal. A processing circuitry of the UE estimates a transmission quality based on the initial channel quality information and the transmission quality information, wherein the transmission quality indicates whether the transmission of the signal over the channel was successful or not.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2024
    Assignee: Panasonic Intellectual Property Corporation of America
    Inventors: Ankit Bhamri, Hidetoshi Suzuki, Hongchao Li, Tetsuya Yamamoto, Quan Kuang, Rikin Shah
  • Publication number: 20240057142
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a mobile terminal and respective operation method. The mobile terminal comprises circuitry, which in operation monitors PDCCH candidates of a first search space set located in a designated first frequency range from the plurality of frequency ranges, and receives a DCI transmitted in the first search space set of the designated first frequency range. The received DCI includes an indication whether or not the mobile terminal is to skip monitoring some specific or all PDCCH candidates in at least one second search space set associated with at least one second frequency range from the plurality of frequency ranges. And only if the indication in the received DCI does not indicate to skip monitoring the specific or all PDCCH candidates, the circuitry additionally monitors the specific or all PDCCH candidates associated with the at least one second frequency range for receiving a DCI thereon.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 26, 2023
    Publication date: February 15, 2024
    Inventors: Quan KUANG, Hidetoshi SUZUKI
  • Publication number: 20240056977
    Abstract: Provided is a user equipment (UE), a scheduling node, and communication methods for UE and, respectively, scheduling node. The UE comprises a transceiver which, in operation, receives a configuration of a PoSS (power saving signal) time window for monitoring a PoSS and preceding a DRX (discontinuous reception) ON period for monitoring a PDCCH (physical downlink control channel), wherein the PoSS indicates whether or not the UE starts monitoring for the PDCCH in the DRX ON period and circuitry which, in operation, determines, based on the configuration, the PoSS time window, and controls the transceiver to perform monitoring for the PoSS within the PoSS time window.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 9, 2020
    Publication date: February 15, 2024
    Inventors: Hongchao LI, Hidetoshi SUZUKI, Quan KUANG, Ayako HORIUCHI
  • Publication number: 20240056171
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an NTN entity comprising the following. A receiver of the NTN entity receives a channel status report from a user equipment, UE, the channel status report providing information on a channel between the UE and the NTN entity. A transmitter of the NTN entity forwards the received channel status report to a base station. The receiver receives scheduling information from the base station regarding a downlink or uplink transmission of the data with for the UE. A processor of the NTN entity determines an updated channel status. The processor determines whether to adapt a transmission power for the downlink or uplink transmission according to the received scheduling information, based on the updated channel status. The processor, when having determined to adapt the transmission power, adapts the transmission power for the downlink or uplink transmission.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 4, 2021
    Publication date: February 15, 2024
    Inventors: Hamidreza SHARIATMADARI, Hidetoshi SUZUKI, Quan KUANG, Hongchao LI
  • Publication number: 20240048347
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a resource allocation procedure for allocating time-frequency radio resources by a scheduler in a mobile communication system. A plurality of numerology schemes are defined, each partitioning a plurality of radio resources of the mobile communication system into resource scheduling units in a different manner. A reference resource set is defined per numerology scheme, each being associated to a set of radio resources usable for being allocated according to the respective numerology scheme. The reference resource set of at least one numerology scheme overlaps with the reference resource set of at least another numerology scheme in the frequency and/or time domain. The resource allocation procedure is performed for allocating radio resources to one or more user terminals according to the numerology schemes. The resource allocation procedure is performed for each numerology scheme based on a scheduling time interval defined for the respective numerology scheme.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 19, 2023
    Publication date: February 8, 2024
    Inventors: Quan KUANG, Hidetoshi SUZUKI, Alexander GOLITSCHEK EDLER VON ELBWART, Sujuan FENG, Ayako HORIUCHI
  • Patent number: 11889512
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a user equipment (UE) which monitors, during a first time period, a downlink channel of an unlicensed radio cell for a channel occupancy signal transmitted by a base station via the unlicensed radio cell. The channel occupancy signal indicates that the base station occupies the downlink channel. The UE receives the channel occupancy signal during the first time period from the base station and determines that the base station occupies the downlink channel based on the received channel occupancy signal. After determining that the base station occupies the downlink channel, the UE monitors, during a second time period, the downlink channel for downlink control information regarding a downlink transmission to be received by the user equipment. The UE receives the downlink control information during the second time period and receives subsequently the downlink transmission from the base station based on the received downlink control information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2024
    Assignee: Panasonic Intellectual Property Corporation of America
    Inventors: Rikin Shah, Ming-Hung Tao, Hidetoshi Suzuki, Ankit Bhamri, Quan Kuang
  • Publication number: 20240031972
    Abstract: Provided are a user equipment (UE), a base station, and an AMF (Access and Mobility Management Function) system, as well as corresponding methods and integrated circuits. The UE determines, based on a signal strength measurement or a position in combination with either of a list of cell IDs of earth moving cells and a timing or a stored mapping between geographical areas and tracking areas whether the UE is located in a registration area that has been indicated to the UE by the AMF and in which the UE is paged by the base station.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 21, 2021
    Publication date: January 25, 2024
    Inventors: Quan KUANG, Hidetoshi SUZUKI, Ming-Hung TAO, Akihiko NISHIO
  • Publication number: 20230422114
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a mobile terminal for performing a handover procedure in a mobile communication system from a source to a target base station. The target base station is configured for the mobile terminal with at least a first and a different second bandwidth part within its cell bandwidth. The mobile terminal comprises: a transceiver which, in operation, receives from the source base station a handover command message including information regarding the configured at least first and second bandwidth part; and a processor which, in operation and upon reception of the handover command message, activates in the transceiver at least a selected one of the configured at least first or second bandwidth part, and controls the transceiver to perform, over the activated at least one of the configured at least first or second bandwidth part, communication with the target base station as part of the handover procedure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 12, 2023
    Publication date: December 28, 2023
    Inventors: Quan KUANG, Hidetoshi SUZUKI, Ming-Hung TAO, Ankit BHAMRI
  • Patent number: 11838935
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a mobile terminal and respective operation method. The mobile terminal comprises circuitry, which in operation monitors PDCCH candidates of a first search space set located in a designated first frequency range from the plurality of frequency ranges, and receives a DCI transmitted in the first search space set of the designated first frequency range. The received DCI includes an indication whether or not the mobile terminal is to skip monitoring some specific or all PDCCH candidates in at least one second search space set associated with at least one second frequency range from the plurality of frequency ranges. And only if the indication in the received DCI does not indicate to skip monitoring the specific or all PDCCH candidates, the circuitry additionally monitors the specific or all PDCCH candidates associated with the at least one second frequency range for receiving a DCI thereon.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2023
    Assignee: Panasonic Intellectual Property Corporation of America
    Inventors: Quan Kuang, Hidetoshi Suzuki
  • Patent number: 11831582
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a resource allocation procedure for allocating time-frequency radio resources by a scheduler in a mobile communication system. A plurality of numerology schemes are defined, each partitioning a plurality of radio resources of the mobile communication system into resource scheduling units in a different manner. A reference resource set is defined per numerology scheme, each being associated to a set of radio resources usable for being allocated according to the respective numerology scheme. The reference resource set of at least one numerology scheme overlaps with the reference resource set of at least another numerology scheme in the frequency and/or time domain. The resource allocation procedure is performed for allocating radio resources to one or more user terminals according to the numerology schemes. The resource allocation procedure is performed for each numerology scheme based on a scheduling time interval defined for the respective numerology scheme.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2023
    Assignee: Panasonic Intellectual Property Corporation of America
    Inventors: Quan Kuang, Hidetoshi Suzuki, Alexander Golitschek Edler Von Elbwart, Sujuan Feng, Ayako Horiuchi
  • Publication number: 20230379970
    Abstract: Provided are a user equipment (UE), a base station and respective transmission/reception methods for UE and base station. The UE comprises circuitry which, in operation, determines, based on a type of a transmission, a time interval between an outer boundary of a transient period for ramping of power to start or finish the transmission and a symbol on which a signal included in the transmission is to be transmitted; and a transceiver which, in operation, transmits the signal on the symbol; wherein the time interval and a time window for clear channel assessment (CCA) are non-overlapping.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 3, 2023
    Publication date: November 23, 2023
    Inventors: Quan KUANG, Hidetoshi SUZUKI
  • Publication number: 20230371003
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a user device, a base station, and data transmission and reception methods to be performed by a user device and a base station in a communications system. The user device comprises circuitry which, in operation, receives paging occasion configuration from the base station, including at least one parameter for configuring a predefined time-domain pattern for receiving paging occasion within a paging cycle; and performs reception of paging signal in the paging occasions within the predefined time-domain pattern configured according to the received paging occasion configuration.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 12, 2023
    Publication date: November 16, 2023
    Inventors: David GONZALEZ, Ming-Hung TAO, Quan KUANG, Ankit BHAMRI, Lilei WANG, Hidetoshi SUZUKI, Rikin SHAH
  • Publication number: 20230345548
    Abstract: The present disclosure includes as one aspect a device comprising: a receiver capable of receiving control signal from a base station in a first set of control resources and in a second set of control resources, a transmitter capable of transmitting control signals and data, a circuitry which, when in operation, controls: the transmitter to transmit a random access message associated with the first set of control resources and to transmit communication device capability indication; the receiver to monitor control resources in the first set of control resources after transmitting the random access message and to receive within the first set of control resources configuration of the second set of control resources; the receiver to monitor control resources in the first set of control resources and/or in the second set of control resources after receiving the configuration of the second set of control resources.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 29, 2023
    Publication date: October 26, 2023
    Inventors: Quan KUANG, Hidetoshi SUZUKI, Ayako HORIUCHI, Lilei WANG, Alexander GOLITSCHEK EDLER VON ELBWART
  • Patent number: 11792699
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a mobile terminal for performing a handover procedure in a mobile communication system from a source to a target base station. The target base station is configured for the mobile terminal with at least a first and a different second bandwidth part within its cell bandwidth. The mobile terminal comprises: a transceiver which, in operation, receives from the source base station a handover command message including information regarding the configured at least first and second bandwidth part; and a processor which, in operation and upon reception of the handover command message, activates in the transceiver at least a selected one of the configured at least first or second bandwidth part, and controls the transceiver to perform, over the activated at least one of the configured at least first or second bandwidth part, communication with the target base station as part of the handover procedure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2023
    Assignee: Panasonic Intellectual Property Corporation of America
    Inventors: Quan Kuang, Hidetoshi Suzuki, Ming-Hung Tao, Ankit Bhamri
  • Patent number: 11778665
    Abstract: Provided are a user equipment (UE), a base station and respective transmission/reception methods for UE and base station. The UE comprises circuitry which, in operation, determines, based on a type of a transmission, a time interval between an outer boundary of a transient period for ramping of power to start or finish the transmission and a symbol on which a signal included in the transmission is to be transmitted; and a transceiver which, in operation, transmits the signal on the symbol; wherein the time interval and a time window for clear channel assessment (CCA) are non-overlapping.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2023
    Assignee: Panasonic Intellectual Property Corporation of America
    Inventors: Quan Kuang, Hidetoshi Suzuki
  • Publication number: 20230292275
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a transceiver device, comprising circuitry which, in operation, determines a current geographic cell using a current geographic position of the transceiver device and a mapping relation between geographic locations and geographic cells; and a transceiver which, in operation, transmits, in a registration request message, a current identifier indicating the current geographic cell, and receives, in a registration accept message, a plurality of first identifiers indicating a plurality of first geographic cells.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 3, 2021
    Publication date: September 14, 2023
    Inventors: Ming-Hung TAO, Hidetoshi SUZUKI, Quan KUANG, Rikin SHAH, Akihiko NISHIO
  • Publication number: 20230291627
    Abstract: When a plurality of the subcarrier spacing values are applied, a reference signal is generated by using a sequence having a sequence length corresponding to a first ratio of a first subcarrier spacing set for transmission data to the maximum settable subcarrier spacing. The sequence of the reference signal is mapped to a frequency resource at mapping intervals in accordance with a second ratio which is the reciprocal of the first ratio, and the transmission data and the reference signal are transmitted.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 17, 2023
    Publication date: September 14, 2023
    Inventors: TAKASHI IWAI, TOMOHUMI TAKATA, HIDETOSHI SUZUKI, TETSUYA YAMAMOTO, QUAN KUANG
  • Patent number: 11751167
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a user device, a base station, and data transmission and reception methods to be performed by a user device and a base station in a communications system. The user device comprises circuitry which, in operation, receives paging occasion configuration from the base station, including at least one parameter for configuring a predefined time-domain pattern for receiving paging occasion within a paging cycle; and performs reception of paging signal in the paging occasions within the predefined time-domain pattern configured according to the received paging occasion configuration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2023
    Assignee: Panasonic Intellectual Property Corporation of America
    Inventors: David Gonzalez, Ming-Hung Tao, Quan Kuang, Ankit Bhamri, Lilei Wang, Hidetoshi Suzuki, Rikin Shah