Patents by Inventor Weidong Yang

Weidong Yang 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: 12720566
    Abstract: A user equipment (UE) is configured to communicate with one or more transmission and reception points (TRPS). The UE receives a sounding reference signal (SRS) resource set configuration including a first resource set corresponding to a first transmission and reception point (TRP) and a second resource set corresponding to a second TRP, receives a downlink control information (DCI) transmission including an SRS resource indicator (SRI) indicating (i) which resource from the first resource set should be selected for a first physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH) transmission to a first TRP, and (ii) which resource from the second resource set should be selected for a second PUSCH transmission to a second TRP and transmits the first PUSCH transmission to the first TRP and the second PUSCH transmission to the second TRP.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2023
    Date of Patent: August 25, 2026
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Haitong Sun, Dawei Zhang, Huaning Niu, Oghenekome Oteri, Seyed Ali Akbar Fakoorian, Wei Zeng, Weidong Yang, Yushu Zhang
  • Patent number: 12719615
    Abstract: Provided is a method for a user equipment (UE). The method comprises receiving a downlink control information (DCI) that indicates a physical uplink control channel (PUCCH) occasion retransmission; and performing retransmission for the PUCCH occasion and HARQ-ACK codebook associated with the PUCCH occasion based on the received DCI.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 25, 2026
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Hong He, Chunxuan Ye, Dawei Zhang, Haitong Sun, Seyed Ali Akbar Fakoorian, Sigen Ye, Wei Zeng, Weidong Yang, Yushu Zhang
  • Patent number: 12720554
    Abstract: Methods, systems, apparatuses, and computer programs for search space configuration for multi-slot physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) monitoring. In one aspect, a method can include actions of obtaining, by a base station, data indicating capabilities of user equipment (UE), wherein the obtained data includes at least data indicating sub-carrier spacing used by the UE, determining, by the base station and based on the obtained data indicating capabilities of the UE, (i) a periodicity selection parameter that indicates a subset of slot periodicities that the UE is to monitor for PDCCH and (ii) one or more other search space configuration parameters. generating, by the base station, a UE configuration command for configuring the search space that includes at least the determined periodicity selection parameter, encoding, by the base station, the generated UE configuration command for transmission to the UE, and transmitting, by the base station, the encoded command to the UE.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 1, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 25, 2026
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Oghenekome Oteri, Chunxuan Ye, Dawei Zhang, Wei Zeng, Wei Zhang, Hong He, Chunhai Yao, Seyed Ali Akbar Fakoorian, Sigen Ye, Weidong Yang, Haitong Sun, Yushu Zhang
  • Publication number: 20260247419
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to sidelink transmission coordination. According to embodiments of the present disclosure, a processor of a user equipment (UE) configured to perform operations comprising: receiving, via a transceiver of the UE and from a second UE, coordination information concerning a transmission from the UE. The coordination information indicates a resource set preferred for the UE to perform resource selection. The operations further comprise determining at least one target resource for the transmission based on the resource set and at least one of the following: measured power of a signal associated with a resource in the resource set, reception time of the coordination information, and a reception scheduled for the UE on a resource in the resource set.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 13, 2026
    Publication date: August 20, 2026
    Inventors: Chunxuan YE, Chunhai YAO, Dawei ZHANG, Haitong SUN, Hong HE, Huaning NIU, Seyed Ali Akbar FAKOORIAN, Sigen YE, Wei ZENG, Weidong YANG
  • Publication number: 20260243862
    Abstract: A user equipment (UE) includes a transceiver and a processor. The processor is configured to transmit, via the transceiver, UE capability information indicating at least one capability of the UE regarding carrier phase positioning (CPP) measurements. In accord with the UE capability information, the processor is configured to: receive one or more downlink (DL) positioning reference signal (PRS) configurations or one or more uplink (UL) sounding reference signal (SRS) configurations. The processor is configured to perform the CPP measurements on the plurality of DL PRS symbols, or transmit, to the base station, one or more UL SRSs based on the one or more UL SRS configurations. The one or more DL PRS configurations include a plurality of DL PRS symbols. The one or more UL SRS configurations and the one or more DL PRS configurations are adapted for the CPP measurements.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 22, 2022
    Publication date: August 20, 2026
    Inventors: Oghenekome Oteri, Chunxuan Ye, Weidong Yang, Chunhai Yao, Wei Zeng, Dawei Zhang, Hong He, Seyed Ali Akbar Fakoorian, Sigen Ye, Huaning Niu, Yushu Zhang
  • Patent number: 12713430
    Abstract: The present application relates to devices and components including apparatus, systems, and methods for control signaling and reference signal transmission in wireless networks.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 2024
    Date of Patent: August 18, 2026
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Hong He, Chunhai Yao, Chunxuan Ye, Dawei Zhang, Haitong Sun, Huaning Niu, Jie Cui, Oghenekome Oteri, Seyed Ali Akbar Fakoorian, Sigen Ye, Wei Zeng, Weidong Yang, Yushu Zhang
  • Patent number: 12712683
    Abstract: Apparatuses, systems, and methods for positioning reference signals (PRSs) for reduced capacity devices, e.g., in 5G NR systems and beyond. A UE may be configured to receive, from a network (e.g., from a base station and/or an LMF), a first repetition of a frequency hopping (FH) PRS in a first frequency bandwidth. The first frequency bandwidth may be a subset of a full bandwidth used for full bandwidth PRSs. The UE may be configured to switch to a second frequency bandwidth that may be overlapped with the first frequency bandwidth. The second frequency bandwidth may be a subset of the full bandwidth. Additionally, the UE may be configured to receive a second repetition of the FH PRS in the second frequency bandwidth.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 10, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 18, 2026
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Oghenekome Oteri, Wei Zeng, Dawei Zhang, Hong He, Seyed Ali Akbar Fakoorian, Weidong Yang
  • Patent number: 12712692
    Abstract: Disclosed are methods and apparatus to enhance RACH transmission for beyond 52.6 GHz communications. A Physical Random Access Channel (PRACH) configuration information including an indication of a PRACH preamble format for a predefined subcarrier spacing (SCS) to enhance cell coverage may be received. The PRACH configuration information may include a new PRACH preamble format in a time-domain based on a short sequence PRACH preamble format. Additionally, the PRACH preamble may be transmitted using the PRACH preamble format over a PRACH to a base station (BS). The short sequence PRACH preamble format may be repeated over two consecutive time-domain RACH occasions (ROs).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 14, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 18, 2026
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Huaning Niu, Chunhai Yao, Dawei Zhang, Haitong Sun, Hong He, Oghenekome Oteri, Sigen Ye, Wei Zeng, Weidong Yang, Yushu Zhang
  • Publication number: 20260238988
    Abstract: Method and Apparatus for Enhanced Beam Reporting and Unified TCI Indication for Simultaneous Transmission over Multiple Panels is disclosed. The current Unified TCI framework is expanded to include multi-TRPs and STxMP operations. Simultaneous multi-panel UL transmission for higher UL throughput/reliability focusing on multiple Transmission/Reception Point (mTRP) is provided. UL precoding indications for PUSCH transmission that do not require a new codebook for multi-panel simultaneous transmission are shown. TCI States for SRS resource sets to enable STxMP operation are established. Group Beam Reporting (GBR) for simultaneous UL multi-panel transmission (STxMP) operation, single DCI based STxMP transmission of a PUSCH, and multi-DCI based STxMP transmission of a PUCCH is disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 10, 2023
    Publication date: August 13, 2026
    Inventors: Hong He, Dawei Zhang, Haitong Sun, Jie Cui, Dan Wu, Wei Zeng, Weidong Yang, Oghenekome Oteri, Chunxuan Ye, Huaning Niu
  • Publication number: 20260239351
    Abstract: A user equipment (UE), a base station, a baseband processor or other network device can operate in a network to process a network configuration of an uplink control information (UCI) payload of an artificial intelligence (AI) based channel state information (CSI) feedback. The network configuration includes indications of a UCI configuration and an AI model in order to generate an AI based UCI report. The AI model is associated with at least one of: a layer common configuration, a layer specific configuration, or a rank indication (RI) specific configuration according to the network configuration.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 16, 2024
    Publication date: August 13, 2026
    Inventors: Huaning Niu, Oghenekome Oteri, Haitong Sun, Dawei Zhang, Wei Zeng, Weidong Yang
  • Publication number: 20260235715
    Abstract: A device such as a location management function (LMF) may receive assistance data including uplink (UL)-angle of arrival (AoA) information. In some examples, the UL-AoA information may be associated with one or more UL transmissions from a user equipment (UE) to a non-terrestrial network (NTN) device. The device may perform a positioning procedure using the UL-AoA information. In some examples, a UE may transmit, to an LMF, assistance data information including a number of satellites in view and satellite ephemeris data for one or more satellites of the number of satellites in view. In some examples, a UE may receive, from an NTN device, a downlink control information (DCI) message. The DCI message may include a physical uplink control channel (PUCCH) repetition number for Msg4 hybrid automatic repeat request (HARQ) acknowledgement (ACK).
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 16, 2024
    Publication date: August 13, 2026
    Inventors: Chunxuan Ye, Dawei Zhang, Wei Zeng, Hong He, Weidong Yang, Oghenekome Oteri
  • Publication number: 20260238280
    Abstract: An apparatus configured to decode, based on signaling received from a base station, configuration information for reporting Type-II based channel state information (CSI) feedback for Type-II codebook refinement for multi-transmission reception point (TRP) coherent joint transmission (CJT), decode, based on signaling received from the base station, CSI measurement resources and configure transceiver circuitry to transmit the Type-II based CSI feedback for Type-II codebook to the base station.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 31, 2024
    Publication date: August 13, 2026
    Inventors: Haitong SUN, Dawei ZHANG, Huaning NIU, Xiang CHEN, Wei ZENG, Weidong YANG
  • Publication number: 20260239281
    Abstract: Methods and systems include receiving, at network entity, capability data describing carrier phase (CP) measurement parameters for a target user equipment (UE); receiving, at the network entity, position reference unit (PRU) capability data; sending, to the target UE, first configuration data specifying a first timing for performing position measurements; sending, to a PRU UE, second configuration data specifying a second timing for performing the position measurements; receiving, from the target UE, first feedback data specifying a first position measurement including carrier phase data; receiving, from the PRU UE, second feedback data specifying a second position measurement including carrier phase data; and determining, based on the first feedback data and the second feedback data, a position estimate for the target UE.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 16, 2024
    Publication date: August 13, 2026
    Inventors: Oghenekome Oteri, Dawei Zhang, Haitong Sun, Seyed Ali Akbar Fakoorian, Wei Zeng, Weidong Yang
  • Publication number: 20260238440
    Abstract: The present application relates to devices and components including apparatus, systems, and methods to provide adaptive physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) monitoring. In particular, a unified signaling technique for adaptive PDCCH search space monitoring is descried. This signaling can indicate either one or a combination of the switching and skipping. In an example, the signaling includes multiple parts. In a first part, radio resource control (RRC) signaling is sent from the network to the device to configure the device for switching only, skipping only, or switching and skipping. In a second part, first DCI is sent from the network to the device to indicate the particular PDCCH monitoring configuration to use for the PDCCH search space monitoring. Thereafter, network sends second DCI in the relevant PDCCH search space, where this second DCI schedules traffic. The device performs blind decoding to determine the second DCI in order to exchange the traffic.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 13, 2026
    Publication date: August 13, 2026
    Applicant: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Huaning Niu, Hongbo Yan, Dawei Zhang, Seyed Ali Akbar Fakoorian, Oghenekome Oteri, Sigen Ye, Weidong Yang, Wei Zeng, Hong He, Haitong Sun
  • Publication number: 20260239381
    Abstract: A user equipment (UE) is configured to receive configuration information for a resource pool of a sidelink connection in an unlicensed frequency band, wherein the resource pool comprises a plurality of contiguous Physical Resource Blocks (PRBs), a first Resource Block (RB) set comprising a first subset of the PRBs, a second RB set comprising a second subset of the PRBs, and a guard band comprising a third subset of the PRBs and transmit a Physical Sidelink Control Channel (PSCCH) transmission or a Physical Sidelink Shared Channel (PSSCH) transmission using the resource pool.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 2, 2023
    Publication date: August 13, 2026
    Inventors: Chunxuan YE, Chunhai YAO, Dawei ZHANG, Haitong SUN, Hong HE, Huaning NIU, Jie CUI, Wei ZENG, Weidong YANG, Zhibin WU
  • Patent number: 12707446
    Abstract: Apparatuses, systems, and methods for beam indication latency reduction via a symbol level beam sweeping configuration. A base station may receive, from a user equipment device (UE), a report associated with symbol level beam sweeping. The base station may determine a symbol level beam sweeping configuration. The symbol level beam sweeping configuration may be based, at least in part, on the report. The base station may transmit, to the UE, the symbol level beam sweeping configuration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 11, 2026
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Yushu Zhang, Dawei Zhang, Fangli Xu, Haijing Hu, Haitong Sun, Huaning Niu, Jie Cui, Manasa Raghavan, Wei Zeng, Weidong Yang, Yakun Sun, Yang Tang
  • Patent number: 12707488
    Abstract: The present application relates to devices and components including apparatus, systems, and methods for transmission of variable-size data bursts. Applications to uplink data transmissions and applications to downlink data transmissions are described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 11, 2026
    Assignee: APPLE INC.
    Inventors: Ralf Rossbach, Alexander Sirotkin, Dawei Zhang, Fangli Xu, Haijing Hu, Naveen Kumar R. Palle Venkata, Pavan Nuggehalli, Sarma V. Vangala, Sethuraman Gurumoorthy, Weidong Yang, Yuqin Chen, Zhibin Wu
  • Patent number: 12706643
    Abstract: A user equipment (UE) reports channel state information (CSI) to a network. The UE receives, from a base station, at least one channel state information (CSI) report configuration, wherein each CSI report configuration includes at least one reference resource set configuration, wherein each reference resource set configuration includes at least one reference resource configuration and sends, to the base station, a transmission indicating whether the UE prefers a single transmission and reception point (TRP) mode or a multiple TRP (multi-TRP) mode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 11, 2026
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Haitong Sun, Chunhai Yao, Chunxuan Ye, Dawei Zhang, Hong He, Huaning Niu, Ismael Gutierrez Gonzalez, Oghenekome Oteri, Seyed Ali Akbar Fakoorian, Sigen Ye, Wei Zeng, Weidong Yang, Yushu Zhang
  • Publication number: 20260230139
    Abstract: Transmission and measurements on channel state information reference signals (CSI-RSs) may be configured specifically for artificial intelligence (AI) based data collection. A mobile device (UE) may receive, from a base station, CSI-RS configuration information (CCI) specific to AI-based CSI data collection. The UE may then receive, from the base station, according to at least the CCI, one or more CSI-RSs, and may perform one or more measurements on the one or more CSI-RSs. The UE may transmit, to the base station, one or more datasets corresponding to the one or more measurements. The base station may use the one or more datasets for AI model training, inference, update, and monitoring. The CCI may be cell-specific, site-specific, or configuration-specific. The CCI may be transmitted via radio resource control messaging, which may be enhanced to include AI-specific information element(s) associated with CSI-RS configuration.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 14, 2024
    Publication date: August 6, 2026
    Inventors: Huaning Niu, Dawei Zhang, Haitong Sun, Wei Zeng, Weidong Yang
  • Publication number: 20260230287
    Abstract: An apparatus configured to measure, based on signaling from a network, a first set of reference signals (RS) for a first set of beams, generate, for transmission to the network, a measurement report corresponding to the first set of beams, wherein second measurements for a second set of beams are predicted from first measurements of the first set of RS and process, based on signaling from the network, a command to switch an active transmission configuration indicator (TCI) state to a target TCI state associated with the second set of beams, the target TCI state having a known condition when the apparatus supports a capability for determining a best receive (Rx) beam to use for the second set of beams, the target TCI state having an unknown condition when the apparatus does not support the capability.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 15, 2025
    Publication date: August 6, 2026
    Inventors: Huaning NIU, Konstantinos SARRIGEORGIDIS, Manasa RAGHAVAN, Wei ZENG, Weidong YANG, Yang TANG