Patents by Inventor Tao Cui

Tao Cui 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: 20210282118
    Abstract: Disclosed are a radio communication method and a radio communication device. The radio communication device comprises a processing circuit. The processing circuit is configured to: configure different resources respectively for the initial transmission and a retransmission of an uplink transmission; and to generate resource indication information, the resource indication information indicating correlations between different resources and the initial transmission and the retransmission of the uplink transmission. In addition, the processing circuit is configured to identify the resource used by the uplink transmission to determine the number of transmissions of the uplink transmission.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 9, 2018
    Publication date: September 9, 2021
    Applicant: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Huiling ZUO, Na LI, Haowei WANG, Tao CUI, Song WANG, Yuxuan XIE
  • Publication number: 20210282188
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an electronic device for a wireless communication system, and a method and a storage medium. Described are various embodiments concerning resource configuration, resources access, and sending control. In one embodiment, an electronic device for a terminal side in a wireless communication system comprises a processing circuit. The processing circuit is configured to receive resource configuration information by means of at least one of radio resource control (RRC) signaling and physical layer signaling, wherein the resource configuration information indicates a resource allocated in an unlicensed band for the terminal to perform uplink transmission. The resource comprises one or more resources, and the resource configuration information comprising information of one or more offset points indicating positions of the one or more resources.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 6, 2019
    Publication date: September 9, 2021
    Applicant: Sony Corporation
    Inventor: Tao CUI
  • Publication number: 20210274439
    Abstract: Provided in the present disclosure are an electronic device and a method for wireless communication, and a computer readable storage medium, the electronic device comprising: a processing circuit, configured to: acquire a wake-up signal from a base station when a user device executes discontinuous reception on an unlicensed band, the wake-up signal comprising information indicating a paging signal receiving mode; and, on the basis of the wake-up signal, determine an operation of the user device for receiving the paging signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 19, 2019
    Publication date: September 2, 2021
    Applicant: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Qimei CUI, Bowen CAI, Tao CUI, Xiaofeng TAO
  • Publication number: 20210235294
    Abstract: Methods, a first, and a second network node as well as a user equipment for exchange of measurement period related parameters are provided. The user equipment performs a method for measuring a measurement quantity of a secondary cell on a second carrier operated by a second radio network node. The user equipment receives, from the second radio network node, an indication indicative of the second carrier and a first parameter indicating a measurement period for measuring the measurement quantity of the secondary cell. The user equipment measures said measurement quantity on the secondary cell on the second carrier over the measurement period. The measurement period is a predefined value times the first parameter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 13, 2021
    Publication date: July 29, 2021
    Inventors: Muhammad KAZMI, Tao CUI
  • Patent number: 11076328
    Abstract: Disclosed are an apparatus and a method in a wireless communication system and a computer readable storage medium, the apparatus comprising a processing circuit, and the processing circuit being configured to: configure a measurement cell range of a user device to include adjacent cells of the current serving cell of the user device and cells other than the adjacent cells; and notify the user device of the measurement cell range, such that the user device implements measurement for the measurement cell range. According to at least one aspect of the embodiments of the present disclosure, expanding the measurement cell range for an unmanned aerial vehicle to include cells other than adjacent cells can prevent the occurrence of frequent handover.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 27, 2021
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Penshun Lu, Wenbo Zhang, Tao Cui
  • Patent number: 11070052
    Abstract: A circuit protection system includes a plurality of circuit protection devices and a central controller. Each circuit protection device includes a protection switch for connecting or disconnecting a corresponding protected circuit, and a sensing module for sensing electrical parameter data. The central controller is in communication with each of the circuit protection devices, and is constructed to receive the electrical parameter data; determine whether a fault condition has occurred based on the electrical parameter data; and send a signal to open the protection switch for each protected circuit experiencing a fault condition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 20, 2021
    Assignee: ABB S.p.A.
    Inventors: Li Qi, Yu Du, Tao Cui
  • Patent number: 11070343
    Abstract: An electronic device includes one or a plurality of processing circuits configured to execute the following operations: adjusting the length of a symbol in a self-contained subframe under a first sub-carrier, such that within a transmission time interval (TTI) of a self-contained subframe under a second sub-carrier: the edge of each symbol of an uplink symbol and downlink symbol in a self-contained subframe under the second sub-carrier is aligned with the edge of the symbol in the self-contained subframe under the adjusted first sub-carrier; furthermore, the first symbol in the self-contained subframe under the adjusted first sub-carrier is longer than the other non-adjusted symbols in the self-contained subframe under the adjusted first sub-carrier.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 20, 2021
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventor: Tao Cui
  • Patent number: 11062533
    Abstract: A sensing system is provided. The sensing system includes a processor, a sensor node, a plurality of sensors, a power source and a controller. The sensor node is operably connected to the processor on an industrial side and to the sensors on a sensor side. The sensors each measure a parameter of the sensing system and transmit the parameter to the processor via the sensor node. The power source delivers power to the processor. The controller is in operable communication with the processor. The sensor node, disposed in close proximity to the sensors, converts a data protocol for each of the sensors to a different industrial protocol and transmits the converted data through a communication port via the industrial data protocol to the processor. The processor then collects the measurements of each parameter of the plurality of sensors, analyses the measurements and transmits the analyzed data to the controller.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 13, 2021
    Assignee: SIEMENS ENERGY, INC.
    Inventors: Joshua S. McConkey, Tao Cui
  • Patent number: 11054270
    Abstract: An online system provides navigation information customized using travel preferences of users. The online system receives actions performed by users that may indicate their geographical locations of interest. The online system may use a model to predict a user's level of interest in destination geographical locations. The online system generates navigation information or travel information that describes routes from origin geographical locations of users to destination geographical locations to which the users are likely to travel. The online system transmits the navigation information to client devices for presentation as personalized or dynamically-created content items to users. The online system may generate navigation information using catalogs describing routes between geographical locations. For instance, the catalog indicates a vehicle for navigation along a route, as well as origin and destination geographical locations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 6, 2021
    Assignee: Facebook, Inc.
    Inventors: Manisha Singh, Tao Cui Baecklund, Rohit Poddar, Ido Wakrat, Robert P. Otillar, Shashikant Khandelwal
  • Publication number: 20210195598
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an electronic device, a wireless communication method and a computer readable medium. According to one embodiment, an electronic device used for wireless communication comprises a processing circuit. The processing circuit is configured to: carry out control so as to carry out idle channel detection for one or more allocated bandwidth blocks of an unlicensed frequency band using a predetermined bandwidth; and on the basis of the result of said idle channel detection, determining whether to use said bandwidth blocks for data transmission.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 19, 2019
    Publication date: June 24, 2021
    Applicant: Sony Corporation
    Inventor: Tao CUI
  • Patent number: 11039474
    Abstract: Provided are an electronic device and method for wireless communication, wherein the electronic device comprises: a processing circuit configured as: detecting whether an unlicensed frequency band is idle; and when the unlicensed frequency band is detected idle, determining a transmission resource, to be used, of the unlicensed frequency band.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 15, 2021
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tao Cui, Xin Guo, Chen Sun
  • Patent number: 11029170
    Abstract: An online system provides navigation information customized using travel preferences of users. The online system receives actions performed by users that may indicate their geographical locations of interest. The online system may use a model to predict a user's level of interest in destination geographical locations. The online system generates navigation information or travel information that describes routes from origin geographical locations of users to destination geographical locations to which the users are likely to travel. The online system transmits the navigation information to client devices for presentation as personalized or dynamically-created content items to users. The online system may generate navigation information using catalogs describing routes between geographical locations. For instance, the catalog indicates a vehicle for navigation along a route, as well as origin and destination geographical locations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 8, 2021
    Assignee: Facebook, Inc.
    Inventors: Gurpreetsingh Baljeetsingh Sachdev, Arpit Sood, Ananth Narayan Subramaniam, Tao Cui Baecklund, Shashikant Khandelwal
  • Publication number: 20210160749
    Abstract: Disclosed are an apparatus and a method in a wireless communication system and a computer readable storage medium, the apparatus comprising a processing circuit, and the processing circuit being configured to: configure a measurement cell range of a user device to include adjacent cells of the current serving cell of the user device and cells other than the adjacent cells; and notify the user device of the measurement cell range, such that the user device implements measurement for the measurement cell range. According to at least one aspect of the embodiments of the present disclosure, expanding the measurement cell range for an unmanned aerial vehicle to include cells other than adjacent cells can prevent the occurrence of frequent handover.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 14, 2018
    Publication date: May 27, 2021
    Applicant: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Penshun LU, Wenbo ZHANG, Tao CUI
  • Publication number: 20210153288
    Abstract: The present invention relates to user equipment, an electronic device, a wireless communication method, and a storage medium. According to the present invention, the user equipment comprises a processing circuit, configured to: detect a physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) on a first bandwidth part of an unlicensed frequency band in a detection time of a discontinuous reception (DRX) period; and detect the PDCCH on a second bandwidth part of the unlicensed frequency band when the PDCCH is not detected on the first bandwidth part. By using the user equipment, the electronic device, the wireless communication method, and the storage medium in the present invention, a DRX mechanism of the user equipment operating on the unlicensed frequency band can be improved.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 30, 2019
    Publication date: May 20, 2021
    Applicant: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Qimei CUI, Bowen CAI, Tao CUI, Xiaofeng TAO
  • Patent number: 11006299
    Abstract: Methods, a first, and a second network node as well as a user equipment for exchange of measurement period related parameters are provided. The user equipment performs a method for measuring a measurement quantity of a secondary cell on a second carrier operated by a second radio network node. The user equipment receives, from the second radio network node, an indication indicative of the second carrier and a first parameter indicating a measurement period for measuring the measurement quantity of the secondary cell. The user equipment measures said measurement quantity on the secondary cell on the second carrier over the measurement period. The measurement period is a predefined value times the first parameter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 3, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 11, 2021
    Assignee: TELEFONAKTIEBOLAGET L M ERICSSON (PUBL)
    Inventors: Muhammad Kazmi, Tao Cui
  • Patent number: 10980082
    Abstract: Methods of operating a DU node of a radio access network are disclosed. The DU node is coupled to a CU node over an F1 interface, and the DU node performs a setup procedure with the CU node over the F1 interface for an RRC connection with respect to a wireless device UE. A setup request message is transmitted to the CU node, wherein the setup request message includes an indication of a latest RRC version supported by the DU node. A setup response message is received from the CU node, wherein this message includes an indication of an RRC version supported by the CU node and by the UE. An RRC connection is established with the UE using the RRC version indicated in the setup response message. Related methods of operating a CU node are also discussed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 13, 2021
    Assignee: Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)
    Inventors: Matteo Fiorani, Angelo Centonza, Tao Cui, Walter Müller
  • Patent number: 10971949
    Abstract: A method for performing energy management for a building includes generating a stack of energy loads representative of a plurality of building energy loads. The energy loads are prioritized from highest priority energy loads to lowest priority energy loads. The prioritized energy loads are then compared to a building power threshold. The lowest priority energy loads are shed until a sum of remaining energy loads is equal to or less than the building power threshold. The remaining energy loads are serviced. The processes of prioritizing the energy loads, comparing the prioritized energy loads to a building power threshold, and shedding the lowest priority energy loads is repeated in response to changes in circumstances affecting the building.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 6, 2021
    Assignee: ABB Schweiz AG
    Inventors: Joseph Carr, Alexander Brissette, Tao Cui
  • Publication number: 20210099986
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides an electronic apparatus and method for wireless communication and a computer-readable storage medium. The electronic apparatus comprises: a processing circuit, configured to: determine a signature in a multiple access signature pool to be used for user equipment in which the electronic apparatus is located, wherein the multiple access signature pool is divided into multiple sub-signature pools according to a communication system parameter, and the determined signature belongs to a sub-signature pool corresponding to the communication system parameter used for the user equipment; and using, on the basis of the determined signature, a multiple access time-frequency resource to perform transmission, wherein the multiple access time-frequency resource is shared by a group of user equipment comprising the above user equipment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 9, 2019
    Publication date: April 1, 2021
    Applicant: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Penshun LU, Wenbo ZHANG, Tao CUI, Jianfei CAO, Xin GUO, Chen SUN
  • Publication number: 20210092747
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an electronic device, a wireless communication method, and a computer readable medium. According to one embodiment, an electronic device for wireless communication comprises a processing circuit. The processing circuit is configured to select resource blocks to be used for automatic uplink transmission from amongst a pre-assigned plurality of resource blocks on an unlicensed band, and implement control to use the selected resource blocks for implementing automatic uplink transmission.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 14, 2019
    Publication date: March 25, 2021
    Applicant: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Qimei CUI, Jing LIU, Tao CUI, Xiaofeng TAO
  • Patent number: 10944449
    Abstract: Disclosed are an apparatus and method in a wireless communication system, and a computer readable storage medium. The apparatus comprises a processing circuit, the processing circuit being configured to: instruct one or more second base stations to assess an idle channel for an unauthorized frequency band on the basis of position information of the one or more second base stations and position information of a user equipment such that the one or more second base stations control access to the unauthorized frequency band on the basis of information of the assessment result relating to the idle channel. According to at least one aspect of an embodiment of the present disclosure, accessing a channel on an unauthorized frequency band of, for example, 60 GHz on the basis of position information may improve the speed and reliability of channel access.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 9, 2021
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yuxuan Xie, Qimei Cui, Tao Cui, Huiling Zuo, Song Wang