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).

  • Publication number: 20210321311
    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: June 16, 2021
    Publication date: October 14, 2021
    Applicant: Sony Group Corporation
    Inventors: Penshun LU, Wenbo ZHANG, Tao CUI
  • Publication number: 20210271833
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: August 16, 2019
    Publication date: September 2, 2021
    Applicant: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Bin SHENG, Wenbo ZHANG, Pingping XU
  • Patent number: 11102728
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 24, 2021
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Wenbo Zhang, Jianfei Cao
  • Publication number: 20210258893
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: June 12, 2019
    Publication date: August 19, 2021
    Applicant: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Yuan ZHANG, Penshun LU, Wenbo ZHANG, Hiromasa UCHIYAMA
  • Publication number: 20210257670
    Abstract: A method for producing a solid state battery, comprising: providing a first solid state electrolyte membrane layer; applying an electronically conductive matrix to the cathode side of the first solid state electrolyte membrane layer; building up a cathode layer on the cathode side of the first solid state electrolyte membrane layer and applying an anode layer to an anode side of the first solid state electrolyte membrane layer, wherein the cathode layer has a higher elasticity than the first solid state electrolyte membrane layer, and the modulus of elasticity of the cathode layer is lower than the modulus of elasticity of the first solid state electrolyte membrane layer. A solid state battery may be produced using the method according to the invention.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 12, 2021
    Publication date: August 19, 2021
    Applicant: VOLKSWAGEN AKTIENGESELLCHAFT
    Inventor: Wenbo ZHANG
  • Publication number: 20210255271
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a user equipment in a wireless communication system, an electronic device, a method and a storage medium. The user equipment in the wireless communication system according to the present disclosure comprises one or more processing circuits, the processing circuits being configured to execute the following operations: acquiring a downlink signal from an electronic device in the wireless communication system; estimating the angle of arrival (AOA) of the downlink signal, wherein at least the AOA and the position of the electronic device are used for estimating the position of the user equipment. By using the user equipment, electronic device, method and storage medium according to the present disclosure, the AOA of a downlink signal may be estimated when the user equipment is in an idle or initial access state, and the AOA may be used for estimating the position of the user equipment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 10, 2019
    Publication date: August 19, 2021
    Applicant: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Bin SHENG, Pingping XU, Penshun LU, Wenbo ZHANG
  • Patent number: 11094110
    Abstract: The application shows a method, an apparatus, and an electronic device for processing an image. The method includes: obtaining an image of a first rendering style; obtaining an image of a second rendering style according to the image of the first rendering style and a first preset processing model; generating at least one first intermediate gradient image according to the image of the first rendering style, the image of the second rendering style, and a second preset processing model, the at least one first intermediate gradient image comprising an image in a process of gradient from the image of the first rendering style to the image of the second rendering style; generating a first gradient video according to the image of the first rendering style, at least one first intermediate gradient image, and an image of the second rendering style.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 17, 2021
    Assignee: Beijing Dajia Internet Information Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Lei Zhang, Wen Zheng, Wenbo Zhang, Qiang Li, Hongmin Xu
  • Patent number: 11081137
    Abstract: A method and an apparatus for processing multimedia information is provided. The method includes receiving a first type of multimedia information collected by a first multimedia collection apparatus and a second type of multimedia information collected by a second multimedia collection apparatus and processing the second type of multimedia information based the first type of multimedia information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 3, 2021
    Inventors: Yu Xiao, Yanli Li, Juan Lei, Wenbo Zhang, Bo Gao, Junjun Xiong
  • 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
  • Publication number: 20210227192
    Abstract: The method of the present invention for processing a video comprises: acquiring a first and a second omnidirectional videos having a stereoscopic parallax in a first direction which is a corresponding column direction when the first and the second omnidirectional videos are unfolded by longitude and latitude; and, determining one or two third omnidirectional videos according to the first and the second omnidirectional videos, the second and the third omnidirectional videos having a stereoscopic parallax in a second direction, wherein, if one third omnidirectional video is determined, the second and the third omnidirectional videos have a stereoscopic parallax in the second direction; if two third omnidirectional videos are determined, the two third omnidirectional videos have a stereoscopic parallax in the second direction; and, the second direction is a corresponding row direction when the first and the second omnidirectional videos are unfolded by longitude and latitude.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 25, 2018
    Publication date: July 22, 2021
    Inventors: Weiming LI, Wenbo ZHANG, Hao WANG, Yang LIU, Zairan WANG
  • Patent number: 11057918
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an electronic device and a radio communication method. The electronic device according to the present disclosure comprises: a processing circuit configured to perform a semi-persistent scheduling (SPS) configuration on a remote device, with the remote device communicating with the electronic device by means of a relay device within a service range of the electronic device; and a transceiving circuit configured to send SPS configuration information about the remote device to the relay device. By means of the electronic device and the radio communication method according to the present disclosure, an SPS technology can be applied to communication between devices, so as to meet the service quality requirements of different services and flow types.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 16, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 6, 2021
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Wenbo Zhang, Chen Sun
  • Publication number: 20210166469
    Abstract: The application shows a method, an apparatus, and an electronic device for processing an image. The method includes comprises: obtaining an image of a first rendering style; obtaining an image of a second rendering style according to the image of the first rendering style and a first preset processing model; generating at least one first intermediate gradient image according to the image of the first rendering style, the image of the second rendering style, and a second preset processing model, the at least one first intermediate gradient image comprising an image in a process of gradient from the image of the first rendering style to the image of the second rendering style; generating a first gradient video according to the image of the first rendering style, at least one first intermediate gradient image, and an image of the second rendering style.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 26, 2019
    Publication date: June 3, 2021
    Inventors: Lei Zhang, Wen Zheng, Wenbo Zhang, Qiang Li, Hongmin Xu
  • Publication number: 20210168798
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: August 2, 2019
    Publication date: June 3, 2021
    Applicant: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Xiaodong XU, Guanyu CHEN, Mengying SUN, Yingting YUAN, Wenbo ZHANG
  • 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: 20210143959
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: August 2, 2019
    Publication date: May 13, 2021
    Applicant: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Xiaodong XU, Mengying SUN, Guanyu CHEN, Yingting YUAN, Wenbo ZHANG
  • Publication number: 20210136845
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides an electronic device and a method for wireless communications. The electronic device comprises a processing circuit. The processing circuit is configured to: for each candidate resource block, obtain a first receiving signal for a pilot symbol that is measured by the base station in a condition in which a D2D communication group does not perform D2D communication; receive obtaining a second receiving signal for a pilot symbol that is measured by the corresponding cellular user equipment in a condition in which the D2D communication group performs D2D communication; remove the impact of the first receiving signal from the second receiving signal, to serve as an interference signal received by the cellular user equipment from a D2D transmission device of the D2D communication group; and determine a priority order of resource blocks available to the D2D communication group by using interference minimization as an optimization objective.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 25, 2018
    Publication date: May 6, 2021
    Applicant: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Hao LIU, Pingping XU, Bin SHENG, Wenbo ZHANG, Penshun LU
  • 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
  • Patent number: 10937064
    Abstract: A method of providing content includes acquiring user profile information from an image of a user of an electronic apparatus configured to provide content to the user, acquiring context information from a surrounding environment of the electronic apparatus, and providing content to the user based on the user profile information and the context information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 2, 2021
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO.. LTD.
    Inventors: Wenbo Zhang, Yanli Li, Chao Yan, Junjun Xiong, Zhixuan Li
  • Patent number: 10936645
    Abstract: The embodiments of the disclosure disclose a method and apparatus for generating to-be-played multimedia content. An embodiment of the method includes: receiving a third-party multimedia playlist, the third-party multimedia playlist being from a third-party multimedia playing platform; analyzing the third-party multimedia playlist to obtain identifier information of multimedia contents in the third-party multimedia playlist, the identifier information including name information of the multimedia content and name information of the leading author; determining to-be-played multimedia content matching the multimedia contents in the third-party multimedia playlist from a multimedia content database based on the identifier information of the multimedia contents in the third-party multimedia playlist to generate a to-be-played multimedia content list; and sending the to-be-played multimedia content list to a terminal playing device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 2, 2021
    Assignee: Baidu Online Network Technology (Beijing) Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Guang Lu, Wenbo Zhang, Xiajun Luo, Shiquan Ye, Xiangjie Yin, Ran Zhao
  • Publication number: 20210058595
    Abstract: The disclosure can provide a method for converting an image, an apparatus for converting an image, an electronic device, and a storage medium. The method includes: obtaining an image in RAW format; obtaining a semantic analysis result of the image in RAW format by inputting the image in RAW format into a pre-trained first network model; the first network model being obtained by training based on a labeled training sample corresponding to each of a plurality of first training samples, the first training sample being a sample image in RAW format, and the labeled training sample being a sample image in RAW format obtained by labeling a semantic analysis result on the corresponding first training sample; and determining an image in RGB (Red-Green-Blue) format corresponding to the image in RAW format based on the semantic analysis result of the image in RAW format.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 30, 2020
    Publication date: February 25, 2021
    Inventors: Wenbo Zhang, Hongmin Xu, Wen Zheng