Patents by Inventor Wenbo Zhang
Wenbo 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).
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Patent number: 12044929Abstract: Disclosed are a display module and a transparent display apparatus. The display module includes: a transparent light guide plate including a grid dot face and a light emergent face, and a light incident face connecting the grid dot face and the light emergent face; a side-type light source, located on the side of the transparent light guide plate where the light incident face is located; a transparent adhesive layer including a first face and a second face, with the first face being disposed in contact with the grid dot face of the transparent light guide plate, the refractive index of the transparent adhesive layer is different from the refractive index of the transparent light guide plate, and the transparent adhesive layer contains particles that scatter light; and a transparent reflecting layer, disposed in contact with the second face of the transparent adhesive layer.Type: GrantFiled: April 9, 2021Date of Patent: July 23, 2024Assignees: Hefei BOE Display Technology Co., Ltd., BOE Technology Group Co., Ltd.Inventors: Wei Kang, Jianming Liu, Wenbo Dong, Chaoyue Wang, Xingfu Zhang
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Patent number: 12041477Abstract: Disclosed in the present application 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 is configured to determine one or more height thresholds for a user equipment according to at least one of base station-related information, cell-related information and user equipment-related information. According to at least one aspect of embodiments of the present disclosure, a proper height threshold is set for a communication scenario of an unmanned aerial vehicle, which helps to resolve and alleviate various problems that may exist in the communication scenario of the unmanned aerial vehicle.Type: GrantFiled: June 2, 2022Date of Patent: July 16, 2024Assignee: SONY GROUP CORPORATIONInventors: Wenbo Zhang, Penshun Lu, Chen Sun
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Publication number: 20240224519Abstract: Memory device, memory system, and formation method are provided. The formation method includes providing a dielectric-pair stack containing a channel layer extending there-through, and forming a sacrificial layer in the dielectric-pair stack and in contact with the channel layer; forming a semiconductor layer over the dielectric-pair stack, the semiconductor layer containing a top selective gate (TSG) cut structure; forming a trench through the semiconductor layer to expose the sacrificial layer; forming a barrier layer on sidewalls of the semiconductor layer exposed by the trench; forming a recess by removing the sacrificial layer; and forming a channel plug structure in the trench and the recess.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 17, 2023Publication date: July 4, 2024Inventors: Wenbo ZHANG, Kai YU, Zhiyong LU, Sheng PENG, Zhaohui CHENG, Zhangyi LI, Jing GAO, Zongliang HUO, Lei XUE
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Publication number: 20240224520Abstract: Memory device, memory system and formation method are provided. The method includes forming a sacrificial layer over a dielectric-pair stack, the sacrificial layer containing a top selective gate (TSG) cut structure over the dielectric-pair stack; forming a channel plug structure including a lower plug portion in the dielectric-pair stack and an upper plug portion through the sacrificial layer; forming a barrier layer at least enveloping the upper plug portion of the channel plug structure after a removal of the sacrificial layer; and forming a semiconductor layer over the dielectric-pair stack to embed the TSG cut structure, the barrier layer, and the upper plug portion of the channel plug structure.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 17, 2023Publication date: July 4, 2024Inventors: Wenbo ZHANG, Kai YU, Zhiyong LU, Sheng PENG, Zhaohui CHENG, Xiaoming MAO, Zhangyi LI, Jing GAO, Zongliang HUO, Lei XUE, Meng ZHANG
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Patent number: 12020110Abstract: A method for estimating channel parameters includes: sending a paging signal for identifying the tag device; sending training sequence information, receiving first training sequence feedback information during a non-working period of the tag device, receiving, during a working period of the tag device, second training sequence feedback information modulated by the tag device, and estimating the channel parameters of the tag device according to the training sequence feedback information and the second training sequence feedback information. The tag device having at least one antenna of the present disclosure can modulate carrier signals to transmit information, has advantages such as a fast transmission rate, a large amount of transmission data and a strong anti-interference capability, and can adapt to different application scenarios.Type: GrantFiled: December 22, 2022Date of Patent: June 25, 2024Assignee: SONY GROUP CORPORATIONInventors: Bin Sheng, Wenbo Zhang, Pingping Xu
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Publication number: 20240206167Abstract: Three-dimensional (3D) memory devices and methods for forming the same are disclosed. In certain aspects, a 3D memory device includes a first semiconductor structure including alternating first dielectric layers and first conductive layers, an array common source (ACS) film over the first semiconductor structure, a second semiconductor structure over the ACS film, and a channel structure extending in the first semiconductor structure, the ACS film, and the second semiconductor structure in a first direction. The second semiconductor structure includes alternating second dielectric layers and second conductive layers. The channel structure is electrically connected to the ACS film.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 12, 2023Publication date: June 20, 2024Inventors: Wenbo Zhang, Kai Yu, Zhiyong Lu, Sheng Peng, Zhaohui Cheng, Zhangyi Li, Jing Gao, Lei Xue
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Publication number: 20240196632Abstract: Semiconductor components, fabrication methods thereof and memory systems. A fabrication method includes performing trap repairing on a first wafer at a first temperature, the first wafer including memory cells; bonding the first wafer with a second wafer to form a semiconductor component, the second wafer including a device layer; and repairing the semiconductor component at a second temperature lower than the first temperature.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 30, 2022Publication date: June 13, 2024Inventors: Sheng Peng, Zhiyong Lu, Wenbo Zhang, Xiaoming Mao, Zhaohui Cheng, Jing Gao, Lei Xue
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Publication number: 20240171784Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on a computer storage medium, for determining watch time loss regions in media content items. In one aspect, features for a video are input into a trained model that is trained to output watch time loss regions. The trained model is trained using labels corresponding to known watch time loss regions in training videos and features of training videos that correspond to the known watch time loss regions. A watch time loss region defines a time window of a video during which a likelihood of a user stopping playback of the video is more than a threshold likelihood. In response to inputting the feature for the first video into the trained model, data regarding watch time loss regions for the video is obtained from the model and provided to an entity involved in providing the video to a user.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 31, 2024Publication date: May 23, 2024Inventors: Wenbo Zhang, Kartikey Gupta
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Patent number: 11985363Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on a computer storage medium, for automatically determining parameter values that control or affect provision of content by a content platform. In one aspect, evaluation points are identified for a parameter. Each evaluation point includes an evaluated parameter value of the parameter and a metric value of a metric corresponding to the provision of digital components by the content platform. A first model is generated using the set of evaluation points. A second model is generated based on the first model and an acquisition function that is based on mean values and confidence intervals of the first model and a configurable exploration weight that controls a priority of exploration for evaluating the parameter. A next parameter value to evaluate is determined from the second model and the content platform is configured to use the next parameter value to provide digital components.Type: GrantFiled: August 27, 2021Date of Patent: May 14, 2024Assignee: Google LLCInventors: Wenbo Zhang, Son Khanh Pham
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Patent number: 11973711Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an electronic apparatus, a wireless communication method and a computer-readable medium. The electronic apparatus for wireless communication according to one embodiment comprises a processing circuit. The processing circuit is configured to perform control to send or receive configuration information. The configuration information is related to configuration of a reference signal used in a discovery process of an integrated access backhaul (IAB) link node.Type: GrantFiled: May 4, 2023Date of Patent: April 30, 2024Assignee: SONY GROUP CORPORATIONInventors: Xiaodong Xu, Mengying Sun, Guanyu Chen, Yingting Yuan, Wenbo Zhang
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Patent number: 11949924Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on a computer storage medium, for determining watch time loss regions in media content items. In one aspect, features for a video are input into a trained model that is trained to output watch time loss regions. The trained model is trained using labels corresponding to known watch time loss regions in training videos and features of training videos that correspond to the known watch time loss regions. A watch time loss region defines a time window of a video during which a likelihood of a user stopping playback of the video is more than a threshold likelihood. In response to inputting the feature for the first video into the trained model, data regarding watch time loss regions for the video is obtained from the model and provided to an entity involved in providing the video to a user.Type: GrantFiled: July 28, 2021Date of Patent: April 2, 2024Assignee: Google LLCInventors: Wenbo Zhang, Kartikey Gupta
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Patent number: 11943633Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an electronic apparatus, a wireless communication method and a computer-readable medium. According to one embodiment, an electronic apparatus for wireless communication comprises: a processing circuit configured to: determine whether a first user equipment satisfies a condition for performing direct link communication with a second user equipment by using an unlicensed frequency band resource; and if the condition is satisfied, control the first user equipment to perform direct link communication with the second user equipment by using the unlicensed frequency band resource.Type: GrantFiled: March 13, 2023Date of Patent: March 26, 2024Assignee: SONY GROUP CORPORATIONInventors: Xiaodong Xu, Mengying Sun, Guanyu Chen, Wenbo Zhang
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Publication number: 20240089873Abstract: Disclosed is a user equipment for satellite communication, comprising one or more processing circuits configured to execute the following operations: evaluating a transmission power requirement for a user equipment to communicate with a satellite; and assisting, via an auxiliary device, the user equipment in executing at least part of the communication with the satellite when the transmission power constraint of the user equipment fails to meet the transmission power requirement, wherein the processing circuits are further configured to acquire, via the satellite, a communication mode to be switched to, and the processing circuits transmit, to the satellite, a notification indicating that a current communication mode needs to be switched, with the notification comprising information indicating the need to switch to a communication mode that meets the transmission power requirement.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 20, 2023Publication date: March 14, 2024Applicant: Sony Group CorporationInventors: Yuan ZHANG, Penshun LU, Wenbo ZHANG, Hiromasa UCHIYAMA
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Publication number: 20240090071Abstract: Disclosed in the present invention are a wireless communication method and a wireless communication device. An electronic device in communication with a counterpart communication device comprises a processing circuit, the processing circuit being configured to: determine the state of a link between the electronic device and the counterpart communication device by means of measuring a link maintenance message transmitted by the counterpart communication device when a predetermined condition relative to the counterpart communication device is met, but not to transmit a feedback message for the link maintenance message, wherein the link maintenance message is used for confirming that the link is maintained between the electronic device and the counterpart communication device.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 14, 2023Publication date: March 14, 2024Applicant: Sony Group CorporationInventors: Xiaodong XU, Mengying SUN, Shiqing ZHANG, Wenbo ZHANG
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Patent number: 11902944Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an electronic apparatus, a wireless communication method, and a computer readable storage medium. The electronic apparatus in an integrated access and backhaul (IAB) system according to the present disclosure comprises a processing circuit, and is configured to: configure, according to the electronic apparatus and a subcarrier interval of a link between sub-nodes of the electronic apparatus, a slot formatting cycle for the link, the slot formatting cycle comprising a pre-determined number of slots; and configure, for the link, a slot format of each slot in one slot format cycle. The electronic apparatus, the wireless communication method, and the computer readable storage medium of the present disclosure optimize slot format configuration in IAB systems.Type: GrantFiled: August 2, 2019Date of Patent: February 13, 2024Assignee: SONY CORPORATIONInventors: Xiaodong Xu, Guanyu Chen, Mengying Sun, Yingting Yuan, Wenbo Zhang
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Publication number: 20240045452Abstract: An apparatus and a method of a wireless communication system, and a computer-readable storage medium are disclosed. The apparatus comprises a processing circuit. The processing circuit is configured to configure, directly or indirectly on the basis of one or more height thresholds for user equipment and a current height of the user equipment, operation of the user equipment. According to at least one aspect of the embodiments of the disclosure, configuring, on the basis of a height threshold, operation of a user equipment optimizes communication performance in an unmanned aerial vehicle communication scenario.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 19, 2023Publication date: February 8, 2024Applicant: Sony Group CorporationInventors: Wenbo ZHANG, Penshun LU, Chen SUN
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Patent number: 11895525Abstract: Disclosed are an apparatus and method in a wireless communication system and a computer readable storage medium. The apparatus comprises a processing circuit, configured to: obtain at least height information of each user equipment among one or more user equipments; and for each user equipment, allocate resources to the user equipment on the basis of at least the height information of the user equipment and one or more height thresholds for the user equipment. According to at least one aspect of embodiments of the present disclosure, resources are allocated on the basis of a height threshold, so that time-frequency resource allocation in an unmanned aerial vehicle communication scenario may be optimized, resource utilization efficiency may be improved, and interference may be reduced.Type: GrantFiled: July 8, 2022Date of Patent: February 6, 2024Assignee: SONY GROUP CORPORATIONInventors: Penshun Lu, Wenbo Zhang
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Patent number: 11871357Abstract: Provided are a device and method for a wireless communication system, and a computer readable storage medium. The device comprises a processing circuit. The processing circuit is configured to: acquire the current three-dimensional spatial location of a user equipment, and determine a resource for the user equipment according to information showing a mapping relationship at least between three-dimensional spatial regions and resources. According to an aspect of the embodiment of the present disclosure, time delay can be decreased and transmission performance can be optimized by pre-establishing a mapping relationship between three-dimensional spatial regions and resources and assigning to the user equipment an uplink/downlink time-frequency resource on the basis of the mapping relationship.Type: GrantFiled: January 5, 2023Date of Patent: January 9, 2024Assignee: SONY GROUP CORPORATIONInventors: Wenbo Zhang, Jianfei Cao
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Patent number: 11871365Abstract: Disclosed is a user equipment for satellite communication, comprising one or more processing circuits configured to execute the following operations: evaluating a transmission power requirement for a user equipment to communicate with a satellite; and assisting, via an auxiliary device, the user equipment in executing at least part of the communication with the satellite when the transmission power constraint of the user equipment fails to meet the transmission power requirement, wherein the processing circuits are further configured to acquire, via the satellite, a communication mode to be switched to, and the processing circuits transmit, to the satellite, a notification indicating that a current communication mode needs to be switched, with the notification comprising information indicating the need to switch to a communication mode that meets the transmission power requirement.Type: GrantFiled: January 31, 2023Date of Patent: January 9, 2024Assignee: Sony Group CorporationInventors: Yuan Zhang, Penshun Lu, Wenbo Zhang, Hiromasa Uchiyama
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Publication number: 20240007703Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on a computer storage medium, for overlaying content on video streams. In one aspect, a category of a video is identified. Confidence scores are determined that each indicate a likelihood that a location in a frame includes a feature of a feature type. A weight for each feature type is determined, based on the category, that reflects an importance of not occluding features of the feature type. Confidence scores are adjusted, for each feature type, based on the weight for the feature type, to generate adjusted confidence scores. The adjusted confidence scores are aggregated for each location for each frame to generate aggregated and adjusted confidence scores. A location at which to position overlaid content during video display is determined based on the aggregated and adjusted confidence scores. The overlaid content is provided for display at the determined location in the video.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 3, 2023Publication date: January 4, 2024Inventors: Wenbo Zhang, Alexander Kenny Guo