Patents by Inventor Shichang Zhang

Shichang 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).

  • Patent number: 11728936
    Abstract: Methods and devices are provided for transmitting and receiving hybrid automatic repeat request acknowledgement (HARQ-ACK) information in a wireless communication system. Higher layer signaling is received that includes at least one of information indicating whether to apply HARQ-ACK spatial bundling to HARQ-ACK information to be transmitted on a physical uplink control channel (PUCCH) or information indicating whether to apply HARQ-ACK spatial bundling to HARQ-ACK information to be transmitted on a physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH). At least one HARQ-ACK information bit corresponding to downlink data received in at least one cell, is determined based on the higher layer signaling. HARQ-ACK information corresponding to the determined at least one HARQ-ACK information bit is transmitted on at least one of the PUCCH or the PUSCH.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2023
    Inventors: Jingxing Fu, Yingyang Li, Shichang Zhang
  • Patent number: 11723000
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a communication method and system for converging a 5th-Generation (5G) communication system for supporting higher data rates beyond a 4th-Generation (4G) system with a technology for Internet of Things (IoT). A method for determining transmitting resources in vehicle to vehicle/pedestrian/infrastructure/network (V2X) communication is provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2023
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Shichang Zhang, Yingyang Li, Yi Wang
  • Patent number: 11711801
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a communication method and system for converging a 5th-Generation (5G) communication system for supporting higher data rates beyond a 4th-Generation (4G) system with a technology for Internet of Things (IoT). The present disclosure may be applied to intelligent services based on the 5G communication technology and the IoT-related technology, such as smart home, smart building, smart city, smart car, connected car, health care, digital education, smart retail, security and safety services. The present disclosure provides a method for transmitting uplink signals, a user equipment (UE), and a base station. The UE determines an LBT type and a starting position of signal transmission according to scheduling information and LBT type of a previous subframe, a current subframe, and a subsequent subframe and whether there is a gap between these subframes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 25, 2023
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yi Wang, Shichang Zhang, Yingyang Li
  • Publication number: 20230228822
    Abstract: A method for determining a charging time includes obtaining a maximum monomer voltage of a cell of a battery, and under a condition that the maximum monomer voltage is determined to be greater than or equal to a value, determining, based on a charging voltage of the battery, the charging time of the battery.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 22, 2022
    Publication date: July 20, 2023
    Inventors: Haijiang WANG, Shuting SUN, Shichang ZHANG
  • Publication number: 20230232375
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present application provide a method for determining a resource set and a terminal device, which can avoid problems such as a hidden node, half-duplex and the like occurring in resource selection, thereby improving reliability of the resource selection. The method for determining a resource set includes: determining, by a first terminal device, a target resource set; sending, by the first terminal device, the target resource set to a second terminal device, or sending, by the first terminal device, first indication information to a second terminal device according to the target resource set; where the target resource set is used for the second terminal device to determine a candidate transmission resource, and the first indication information is used for indicating the second terminal device to perform resource reselection.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 24, 2023
    Publication date: July 20, 2023
    Applicant: GUANGDONG OPPO MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATIONS CORP., LTD.
    Inventors: Zhenshan ZHAO, Huei-Ming LIN, Shichang ZHANG, Yi DING
  • Publication number: 20230224938
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a pre-5th-Generation (5G) or 5G communication system to be provided for supporting higher data rates Beyond 4th-Generation (4G) communication system such as Long Term Evolution (LTE). The present disclosure provides a method for allocating Physical Uplink Control Channel (PUCCH) resources, including: a User Equipment (UE) detects a Physical Downlink Control Channel (PDCCH) scheduling a Physical Downlink Shared Channel (PDSCH) in a configured control resource set; the UE analyzes the detected PDCCH, correspondingly receives PDSCH, and determines PUCCH resources feeding back Hybrid Automatic Repeat request-ACK (HARQ-ACK) information; the UE transmits the HARQ-ACK information by using the determined PUCCH resources. By adopting the method in the present disclosure, a method for allocating PUCCH resources is provided. An upper-limit resource utilization is improved.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 27, 2023
    Publication date: July 13, 2023
    Inventors: Yingyang LI, Yi WANG, Shichang ZHANG
  • Publication number: 20230224928
    Abstract: The present application relates to a resource set transmission method, and terminals. The resource set transmission method comprises: a first terminal sends a transmission resource set to a second terminal, a transmission resource comprised in the transmission resource set being a transmission resource within a first time-frequency range. According to implementations of the present application, the time-frequency range of a transmission resource set can be accurately determined, so that the sending end and the receiving end of the resource set can determine the same time-frequency range, so as to determine the time-frequency location corresponding to a transmission resource in the transmission resource set, and perform correct resource selection according to the transmission resource in the transmission resource set.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 8, 2023
    Publication date: July 13, 2023
    Inventors: Zhenshan ZHAO, Shichang ZHANG, Yi DING, Huei-Ming LIN
  • Publication number: 20230224929
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a communication method and apparatus, and a device. The method includes: a first terminal device determining a first time period; and the first terminal device transmitting a first resource set to a second terminal device within the first time period, where the first resource set is used for the second terminal device to perform resource selection. The communication interference is reduced.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 13, 2023
    Publication date: July 13, 2023
    Applicant: GUANGDONG OPPO MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATIONS CORP., LTD.
    Inventors: Shichang ZHANG, Huei-ming LIN, Zhenshan ZHAO, Yi DING
  • Publication number: 20230217470
    Abstract: Provided in the implementations of the present disclosure are a resource set transmission method and a terminal device, which can avoid problems of hidden nodes, exposed nodes, half duplex, etc. avoided during resource selection, and improve the reliability of resource selection. The resource set transmission method includes: a first terminal sending first information, the first information being used for indicating M resource sets, wherein the M resource sets are targeted at one target terminal, or each resource set in the M resource sets is targeted at one or more target terminals, and the resource set is used for determining a candidate transmission resource when the target terminal performs resource selection, and M is a positive integer and M?1.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 16, 2023
    Publication date: July 6, 2023
    Inventors: SHICHANG ZHANG, YI DING, HUEI-MING LIN, ZHENSHAN ZHAO
  • Publication number: 20230217317
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a sensing method and a terminal device, capable of satisfying sensing demands of New Radio-Vehicle to Everything (NR-V2X) in a resource selection process. The sensing method includes: obtaining, by a terminal device, configuration information, wherein the configuration information includes a set of periodicity values for periodic reservation allowed for a target resource pool and/or a periodicity value for sensing by the terminal device; and performing, by the terminal device, sensing based on the configuration information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2022
    Publication date: July 6, 2023
    Inventors: Zhenshan Zhao, Shichang Zhang
  • Patent number: 11690028
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides several methods, user equipment (UEs) and base stations for transmitting uplink signals. After receiving uplink synchronization command information, the UE may transmit an uplink signal on at least one idle unlicensed cell. Besides, the UE may try to transmit the uplink signal on multiple uplink signal resources within an uplink signal transmission window. By using the present disclosure, transmission probability of uplink signals may be improved, and time delay of uplink synchronization may be shortened.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 5, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2023
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yi Wang, Shichang Zhang, Yingyang Li, Chengjun Sun, Jingxing Fu
  • Patent number: 11690049
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a method for determining a resource of a communication by a terminal in a wireless communication system, the method comprising: receiving, from a base station, information on a minimum number of subframes for monitoring; determining a number of a plurality of subframes to be monitored based on the minimum number of subframes; identifying the plurality of subframes to be monitored for a sidelink transmission; and transmitting, to the base station, information indicating a set of subframes for the sidelink transmission selected based on the plurality of subframes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2023
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Shichang Zhang, Yi Wang, Yingyang Li
  • Patent number: 11678299
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a communication method and system for converging a 5th-Generation (5G) communication system for supporting higher data rates beyond a 4th-Generation (4G) system with a technology for Internet of Things (IoT). The present disclosure may be applied to intelligent services based on the 5G communication technology and the IoT-related technology, such as smart home, smart building, smart city, smart car, connected car, health care, digital education, smart retail, security and safety services. The present disclosure provides a method and a device for multi-carrier data transmission.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2023
    Inventors: Yingyang Li, Shichang Zhang, Yi Wang
  • Patent number: 11665650
    Abstract: Disclosed are a communication method and system for converging a 5th-Generation (5G) communication system for supporting higher data rates beyond a 4th-Generation (4G) system with a technology for Internet of Things (IoT), applicable to intelligent services based on the 5G communication technology and the IoT-related technology, such as smart home, smart building, smart city, smart car, connected car, health care, digital education, smart retail, security and safety services.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2023
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd
    Inventors: Yi Wang, Yingyang Li, Jingxing Fu, Shichang Zhang
  • Patent number: 11658791
    Abstract: The present application relates to the field of communication technologies, and relates to a method for processing information and a terminal device, the method for processing information includes: determining a corresponding feedback resource based on received indication information; receiving sidelink data transmitted by a second UE; and, transmitting feedback information of the sidelink data on the sidelink data. In the present application, the problem of implementing feedback of HARQ-ACK information and channel state information in the sidelink communication is addressed, and the mode of transmitting the sidelink data is further optimized, thereby improving spectral efficiency on the sidelink channel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2023
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Shichang Zhang, Yingyang Li, Yi Wang
  • Patent number: 11659371
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a resource selection or reselection method by a user equipment (UE) and the UE in Vehicle to vehicle/pedestrian/infrastructure/network (V2X) communication. The method comprises the steps of: detecting physical sidelink control channel (PSCCH) transmitted by other UE(s); selecting (a) single-subframe resource(s) from single-subframe resources which do not overlap with single-subframe resources reserved by the detected PSCCH; and transmitting physical sidelink shared channel (PSSCH) on the selected single-subframe resource(s).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 4, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2023
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Shichang Zhang, Yingyang Li, Yi Wang
  • Publication number: 20230156639
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a method for transmitting a synchronization signal (SS), the method comprising: performing a listen-before-talk (LBT) operation in a pre-defined window; if the LBT operation succeeds, transmitting an SS block (SSB) in the window, wherein the SSB comprises the SS, or the SSB comprises the SS and a physical broadcast channel (PBCH). Compared with the prior art, the present disclosure may significantly improve the efficiency of data transmission and the access performance for the communication system by relaxing the time when the base station implements the LBT, that is, allowing the base station to implement the LBT in the pre-defined window and transmit the SSB after the LBT succeeds.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 17, 2023
    Publication date: May 18, 2023
    Inventors: Yi WANG, Yingyang LI, Min WU, Shichang ZHANG
  • Patent number: 11646834
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a communication method and system for converging a 5th-Generation (5G) communication system for supporting higher data rates beyond a 4th-Generation (4G) system with a technology for Internet of Things (IoT). The present disclosure may be applied to intelligent services based on the 5G communication technology and the IoT-related technology, such as smart home, smart building, smart city, smart car, connected car, health care, digital education, smart retail, security and safety services.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2023
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yi Wang, Yingyang Li, Shichang Zhang
  • Patent number: 11647521
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides an uplink signal transmission method, a terminal, and base station. The terminal receives, from a base station, control information for an uplink scheduling, the control information including information indicating a reference starting position of a physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH); and transmits, to the base station, data based on the information indicating the reference starting position of the PUSCH. The information indicating the reference starting position of the PUSCH includes a starting symbol and a starting position preceding the starting symbol.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2023
    Inventors: Shichang Zhang, Yi Wang, Yingyang Li
  • Publication number: 20230127136
    Abstract: The embodiments of the present disclosure provide a wireless communication method and a terminal, capable of improving the reliability of a communication system by means of cooperation between terminals. The method includes: transmitting, by a first terminal, a first indication to a second terminal, the first indication indicating a first resource set including a time-frequency resource selected by the first terminal or a time-frequency resource indicated by the first terminal via sidelink control information; receiving, by the first terminal, a second indication indicating a second resource set including a resource in the first resource set that satisfies or does not satisfy a first condition; and triggering, by the first terminal, resource reselection according to the second resource set.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 26, 2022
    Publication date: April 27, 2023
    Inventors: Yi Ding, Zhenshan Zhao, Shichang Zhang, Huei-Ming Lin