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: 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
  • Publication number: 20210058147
    Abstract: An electronic equipment, a user equipment, a wireless communication method, and a storage medium, the electronic equipment comprising a processing circuit and being configured to: receive from a user equipment a random access request message that is expected access a satellite equipment; and in response to the random access request message, send to the user equipment the advance in timing between the user equipment and the satellite equipment to be accessed. By using said electronic equipment, user equipment, wireless communication method, and storage medium, a user equipment in a satellite communication system may more quickly and efficiently acquire control information relating to uplink transmission.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 12, 2019
    Publication date: February 25, 2021
    Applicant: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Yuan ZHANG, Penshun LU, Wenbo ZHANG, Hiromasa UCHIYAMA
  • Publication number: 20210045067
    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: Application
    Filed: January 28, 2019
    Publication date: February 11, 2021
    Applicant: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Wenbo ZHANG, Jianfei CAO
  • Patent number: 10911629
    Abstract: Some embodiments of the present disclosure provide a Contact Image Sensor (CIS), including a light source, a lens, a light-sensing portion receiving light converged by the lens, a sensor substrate carrying photosensitive Integrated Circuits (IC) arranged linearly, a frame accommodating the lens and the sensor substrate, and a light-transmitting plate provided on an upper part of the frame and configured to carry an original pattern. The CIS further includes a linear magnifying lens, provided between the light-transmitting plate and the lens, the linear magnifying lens having a characteristic of linearly magnifying an object in a single direction. The CIS involved in some embodiments of the present disclosure is capable of enhancing resolution in a single direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 2, 2021
    Assignee: WEIHAI HUALING OPTO-ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Wenbo Zhang, Huyan Wang
  • Patent number: 10911117
    Abstract: Disclosed are an electronic device in a wireless communication system, a method, and a computer readable storage medium. The electronic device in the wireless communication system disclosed in the present invention comprises a processing circuit, being configured to: determine an area for beamforming during a specific time period; transmit information associated with the area to one or more auxiliary transmitting devices in the wireless communication system, so that the one or more auxiliary transmitting devices generate beam signals during the specific time period and transmit the beam signals to the area; and generate the beam signals simultaneously with the one or more auxiliary transmitting devices during the specific time period and transmitting the beam signals to the area. By using the electronic device, the method, and the computer readable storage medium disclosed in the present invention, a plurality of transmitting devices can simultaneously transmit beam signals to a same area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 2, 2021
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Bin Sheng, Pingping Xu, Penshun Lu, Wenbo Zhang
  • Publication number: 20200382263
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an electronic device, a User Equipment (UE), a method, and a computer readable storage medium. According to the present invention, a method for determining location of a positioning reference signal (PRS) comprises: obtaining a subcarrier interval of a resource block (RB); and determining a time-frequency location of the PRS in the RB according to the subcarrier interval. The electronic device, the UE, the method, and the computer readable storage medium according to the present invention can be used for designing the PRS with respect to an NR communication system more reasonably, so as to optimize the positioning of the UE.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 27, 2019
    Publication date: December 3, 2020
    Applicant: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Wei XU, Yucheng WANG, Penshun LU, Wenbo ZHANG
  • Publication number: 20200351669
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: May 5, 2019
    Publication date: November 5, 2020
    Applicant: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Xiaodong XU, Mengying SUN, Guanyu CHEN, Wenbo ZHANG
  • Publication number: 20200336184
    Abstract: Disclosed are an electronic device in a wireless communication system, a method, and a computer readable storage medium. The electronic device in the wireless communication system disclosed in the present invention comprises a processing circuit, being configured to: determine an area for beamforming during a specific time period; transmit information associated with the area to one or more auxiliary transmitting devices in the wireless communication system, so that the one or more auxiliary transmitting devices generate beam signals during the specific time period and transmit the beam signals to the area; and generate the beam signals simultaneously with the one or more auxiliary transmitting devices during the specific time period and transmitting the beam signals to the area. By using the electronic device, the method, and the computer readable storage medium disclosed in the present invention, a plurality of transmitting devices can simultaneously transmit beam signals to a same area.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 22, 2018
    Publication date: October 22, 2020
    Applicant: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Bin SHENG, Pingping XU, Penshun LU, Wenbo ZHANG
  • Publication number: 20200279977
    Abstract: A light conversion device comprising a layer formed from an inorganic binder, the inorganic binder comprising: from about 25 to about 80 wt % of a filler; from about 20 to about 75 wt % of an inorganic adhesive; and from about 0.5 to about 5 wt % of a dispersant. The inorganic binders are capable of withstanding high temperatures, have a high light transmittance, have a high tensile-shear strength, can be applied by a flexible coating process, and have a low curing temperature. Such inorganic binders could advantageously be employed in a variety of applications, such light tunnels (300), projection display systems, and optical light conversion devices, such as phosphor wheels (100), used in such systems.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 20, 2017
    Publication date: September 3, 2020
    Inventors: Wenbo Zhang, Ying Xu, Qiming Li
  • Publication number: 20200264636
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: August 8, 2018
    Publication date: August 20, 2020
    Applicant: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Wenbo ZHANG, Penshun LU, Chen SUN
  • Publication number: 20200245174
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: August 8, 2018
    Publication date: July 30, 2020
    Applicant: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Penshun LU, Wenbo ZHANG
  • Publication number: 20200245175
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: August 8, 2018
    Publication date: July 30, 2020
    Applicant: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Wenbo ZHANG, Penshun LU, Chen SUN
  • Publication number: 20200245340
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an electronic apparatus, a method and a computer-readable storage medium for a wireless communication system. The electronic apparatus for a wireless communication system according to the present disclosure comprises: a processing circuit, configured to generate resource allocation information according to interference conditions encountered by user equipment (UE), wherein a current altitude of the UE is higher than an altitude threshold, and sending the resource allocation information to base station equipment of other cells apart from neighboring cells of a current serving cell of the UE, so as to configure information sending resources for the base station equipment of the other cells. The electronic device, method and computer-readable storage medium of the present disclosure are capable of reducing information interference generated in a wireless communication system of an unmanned aerial vehicle device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 14, 2018
    Publication date: July 30, 2020
    Applicant: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Yuan ZHANG, Penshun LU, Wenbo ZHANG
  • Publication number: 20200236573
    Abstract: A device, a method, and a computer readable storage medium in a wireless communication system are disclosed. The device comprises a processing circuit. The processing circuit is configured to: generate measurement and reporting configuration information on the basis of at least height information of a user equipment; and notify the user equipment of the measurement and reporting configuration information so that the user equipment performs measuring and reporting on the basis of the measurement and reporting configuration information. According to at least one aspect of the embodiments of the present disclosure, by means of configuring measurement and reporting configuration information specifically relating to an unmanned aerial vehicle, and particularly by means of reasonably configuring each parameter value therein on the basis of at least height information, the accuracy of a switching operation, for example, is improved.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 14, 2018
    Publication date: July 23, 2020
    Applicant: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Wenbo ZHANG, Penshun LU, Chen SUN
  • Publication number: 20200236581
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an electronic device, a wireless communication method, and a computer readable medium. According to an embodiment, an electronic device for user equipment side comprises a processing circuit. The processing circuit is configured to: for a first communication resource allocated by a base station to a cellular link and a second communication resource allocated to a pass-through link, allocate resources to the cellular link and the pass-through link in a manner of sharing the first communication resource and the second communication resource; and carry out control to communicate data on the basis of the resource allocation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 18, 2018
    Publication date: July 23, 2020
    Applicant: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Wenbo ZHANG, Chen SUN
  • Publication number: 20200227089
    Abstract: A method and an apparatus are provided for processing multimedia information by an electronic device including at least two cameras. The method includes obtaining, via a first camera of the at least two cameras, first video information corresponding to a first focus region; obtaining, via a second camera of the at least two cameras, second video information corresponding to a second focus region within the first focus region, the second focus region being smaller than the first focus region; and displaying, in a split screen layout, the first video information and the second video information on a display of the electronic device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 27, 2020
    Publication date: July 16, 2020
    Inventors: Yu XIAO, Yanli LI, Juan LEI, Wenbo ZHANG, Bo GAO, Junjun XIONG
  • Patent number: 10715877
    Abstract: A system for video playback switching in response to changing network conditions. The system includes streaming, from a distribution device such as a server, respective index files for a low bit rate version and a high bit rate version of the video file, to remotely executing instantiations of a low bit rate media player and a high bit rate media. Playback of the video file is begun by the high bit rate media player receiving and playing the high bit rate version from the server. Upon an indication of impeded network conditions, a transition point is selected, wherein the transition point indicates where downloading of the high bit rate version stops and where downloading of the low bit rate version begins. The low bit rate media player is then positioned to begin playback at the transition point. The stream of the video file is then switched to the low bit rate player upon encountering the transition point.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 16, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2020
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Gilles Khouzam, Donald Karlov, Wenbo Zhang, Federico Schliemann, Sam George, Mike Harsh
  • Publication number: 20200213977
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an electronic device in a wireless communication system, and a wireless communication method. The electronic device in a wireless communication system of the present invention comprises: a processing circuit configured to generate resource indication information for indicating resources carrying discovery information; and a transceiver circuit configured to send the resource indication information. The electronic device and the wireless communication method of the present invention can implement a discovery process of a bandwidth-limited remote device, shorten discovery time, and save energy of the remote device and a relay device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 16, 2018
    Publication date: July 2, 2020
    Applicant: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Xiaodong XU, Shiqing ZHANG, Mengying SUN, Wenbo ZHANG
  • Publication number: 20200214071
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: September 3, 2018
    Publication date: July 2, 2020
    Applicant: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Xiaodong XU, Mengying SUN, Shiqing ZHANG, Wenbo ZHANG
  • Publication number: 20200208048
    Abstract: A light conversion device is disclosed. The light conversion device includes a substrate and a wavelength conversion element (111). The wavelength conversion element (111) includes an inorganic binder, such as sodium silicate. Also disclosed are phosphor wheels and light engines including such phosphor wheels. Further disclosed are high-power laser projection display systems comprising a laser having a power of from about 60W and about 300W and a light conversion device. The use of an inorganic binder permits high thermal stability at reasonable cost.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 20, 2017
    Publication date: July 2, 2020
    Inventors: Wenbo Zhang, Ying Xu, Michael Newell