Patents by Inventor Xi KE
Xi KE 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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Publication number: 20210258851Abstract: An electronic device in a wireless communication system and a wireless communication method, including plural cells including current cells and at least one neighbouring cell. The electronic device includes: a transceiver: a first trigger circuit configured to enable the transceiver to conduct a first measurement report, to assist. in starting a relay process for enabling the electronic device to communicate with a current cell via a relay user equipment; a second trigger circuit configured to enable the transceiver to conduct a second measurement report, to assist in starting a handover process for enabling the electronic device to be switched from the current cdl to the neighbouring cell; and one or more processing circuits configured to control the first and second trigger circuits, to enable the transceiver to conduct the first measurement report before conducting the second measurement report.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 26, 2021Publication date: August 19, 2021Applicant: Sony Group CorporationInventors: Xiaodong XU, Yi ZHANG, Yunqiu XIAO, Ce WANG, Xi KE, Bingshan HU
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Patent number: 11089531Abstract: A management apparatus, a measurement apparatus, a management method, a measurement method, and a digital device. The management apparatus at a user equipment side of a wireless communication system includes: a measurement unit, configured to perform wireless resource management measurement on reference signals of a target cell; an interference determination unit, configured to determine whether the interference of the measurement result meets a preset condition, and marking the measurement result with the interference meeting the preset condition as a high interference measurement result; a filtering unit, configured to perform layer-3 filtering on the measurement result; and a mobility management unit, configured to perform mobility management on the user equipment according to the high interference measurement result. Reliable and accurate measurement of reference signals in a small cell scenario is realized.Type: GrantFiled: December 9, 2019Date of Patent: August 10, 2021Assignee: SONY CORPORATIONInventors: Xiaodong Xu, Xi Ke, Mingyang Li, Yang Liu, Yateng Hong, Ya Liu
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Patent number: 11006341Abstract: An electronic device in a wireless communication system and a wireless communication method, including plural cells including current cells and at least one neighbouring cell. The electronic device includes: a transceiver; a first trigger circuit configured to enable the transceiver to conduct a first measurement report, to assist in starting a relay process for enabling the electronic device to communicate with a current cell via a relay user equipment; a second trigger circuit configured to enable the transceiver to conduct a second measurement report, to assist in starting a handover process for enabling the electronic device to be switched from the current cdl to the neighbouring cell; and one or more processing circuits configured to control the first and second trigger circuits, to enable the transceiver to conduct the first measurement report before conducting the second measurement report.Type: GrantFiled: May 5, 2020Date of Patent: May 11, 2021Assignee: SONY CORPORATIONInventors: Xiaodong Xu, Yi Zhang, Yunqiu Xiao, Ce Wang, Xi Ke, Bingshan Hu
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Patent number: 10834653Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an electronic device and a wireless communication method in a wireless communication system. The electronic device of the present disclosure comprises one or more processing circuits, configured to: acquire scenario identification information, comprising first link information that indicates the quality of a link between the electronic device and a user equipment, second link information that indicates the quality of a link between the electronic device and a base station, serving cell received power change rate information, and neighboring cell received power change rate information; and determine scenario information based on the scenario identification information, to inform the user equipment, so as to assist the user equipment to execute a relay reselection process, or to assist the electronic device to execute a relay selection process.Type: GrantFiled: April 4, 2019Date of Patent: November 10, 2020Assignee: SONY CORPORATIONInventors: Xiaodong Xu, Yi Zhang, Yunqiu Xiao, Ce Wang, Xi Ke, Bingshan Hu
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Publication number: 20200267610Abstract: An electronic device in a wireless communication system and a wireless communication method, including plural cells including current cells and at least one neighbouring cell. The electronic device includes: a transceiver; a first trigger circuit configured to enable the transceiver to conduct a first measurement report, to assist in starting a relay process for enabling the electronic device to communicate with a current cell via a relay user equipment; a second trigger circuit configured to enable the transceiver to conduct a second measurement report, to assist in starting a handover process for enabling the electronic device to be switched from the current cdl to the neighbouring cell; and one or more processing circuits configured to control the first and second trigger circuits, to enable the transceiver to conduct the first measurement report before conducting the second measurement report.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 5, 2020Publication date: August 20, 2020Applicant: Sony CorporationInventors: Xiaodong XU, Yi ZHANG, Yunqiu XIAO, Ce WANG, Xi KE, Bingshan HU
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Patent number: 10687258Abstract: An electronic device in a wireless communication system and a wireless communication method, including plural cells including current cells and at least one neighbouring cell. The electronic device includes: a transceiver; a first trigger circuit configured to enable the transceiver to conduct a first measurement report, to assist in starting a relay process for enabling the electronic device to communicate with a current cell via a relay user equipment; a second trigger circuit configured to enable the transceiver to conduct a second measurement report, to assist in starting a handover process for enabling the electronic device to be switched from the current cell to the neighbouring cell; and one or more processing circuits configured to control the first and second trigger circuits, to enable the transceiver to conduct the first measurement report before conducting the second measurement report.Type: GrantFiled: September 19, 2016Date of Patent: June 16, 2020Assignee: SONY CORPORATIONInventors: Xiaodong Xu, Yi Zhang, Yunqiu Xiao, Ce Wang, Xi Ke, Bingshan Hu
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Patent number: 10638263Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an electronic device in a wireless communication system and a wireless communication method. The electronic device comprises: one or more processing circuits, wherein the processing circuits are configured to execute the following operations: acquiring an on/off state of a small cell base station in a pre-determined geographical area; and on the basis of the acquired on/off state of the small cell base station, generating reconfiguration information about a positioning reference signal (PRS) used for the small cell base station in the pre-determined geographical area, so as to position user equipment in the pre-determined geographical area. By using the electronic device and the wireless communication method in the present disclosure, an existing PRS signal can be reconfigured, so as to improve the positioning accuracy, and achieve the purpose of accelerating the positioning process.Type: GrantFiled: May 20, 2019Date of Patent: April 28, 2020Assignee: SONY CORPORATIONInventors: Hui Tian, Yang Liu, Xi Ke, Mingyang Li, Xinchen Lu, Yi Zhang
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Publication number: 20200120574Abstract: A management apparatus, a measurement apparatus, a management method, a measurement method, and a digital device. The management apparatus at a user equipment side of a wireless communication system includes: a measurement unit, configured to perform wireless resource management measurement on reference signals of a target cell; an interference determination unit, configured to determine whether the interference of the measurement result meets a preset condition, and marking the measurement result with the interference meeting the preset condition as a high interference measurement result; a filtering unit, configured to perform layer-3 filtering on the measurement result; and a mobility management unit, configured to perform mobility management on the user equipment according to the high interference measurement result. Reliable and accurate measurement of reference signals in a small cell scenario is realized.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 9, 2019Publication date: April 16, 2020Applicant: Sony CorporationInventors: Xiaodong XU, Xi KE, Mingyang LI, Yang LIU, Yateng HONG, Ya LIU
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Patent number: 10594414Abstract: An electron device and a wireless communication method in a wireless communication system. The electron device includes one or more processing circuits configured to execute: determining positioning measurement assistant data for a user device, the assistant data including configuration information of an enhanced Discovery Reference Signal (eDRS) sent from at least one sleeping small cell base station; executing positioning measurement on the eDRS sent from at least one sleeping small cell base station on the basis of the assistant data; and generating positioning information on the basis of the result of positioning measurement on the eDRS sent from at least one sleeping small cell base station, so as to position the user device, the eDRS having greater transmitting power than a Discovery Reference Signal DRS.Type: GrantFiled: April 27, 2016Date of Patent: March 17, 2020Assignee: Sony CorporationInventors: Xiaodong Xu, Mingyang Li, Yang Liu, Xi Ke, Yi Zhang, Xinchen Lv
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Patent number: 10531355Abstract: A management apparatus, a measurement apparatus, a management method, a measurement method, and a digital device. The management apparatus at a user equipment side of a wireless communication system includes: a measurement unit, configured to perform wireless resource management measurement on reference signals of a target cell; an interference determination unit, configured to determine whether the interference of the measurement result meets a preset condition, and marking the measurement result with the interference meeting the preset condition as a high interference measurement result; a filtering unit, configured to perform layer-3 filtering on the measurement result; and a mobility management unit, configured to perform mobility management on the user equipment according to the high interference measurement result. Reliable and accurate measurement of reference signals in a small cell scenario is realized.Type: GrantFiled: December 22, 2015Date of Patent: January 7, 2020Assignee: SONY CORPORATIONInventors: Xiaodong Xu, Xi Ke, Mingyang Li, Yang Liu, Yateng Hong, Ya Liu
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Publication number: 20190342705Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an electronic device in a wireless communication system and a wireless communication method. The electronic device comprises: one or more processing circuits, wherein the processing circuits are configured to execute the following operations: acquiring an on/off state of a small cell base station in a pre-determined geographical area; and on the basis of the acquired on/off state of the small cell base station, generating reconfiguration information about a positioning reference signal (PRS) used for the small cell base station in the pre-determined geographical area, so as to position user equipment in the pre-determined geographical area. By using the electronic device and the wireless communication method in the present disclosure, an existing PRS signal can be reconfigured, so as to improve the positioning accuracy, and achieve the purpose of accelerating the positioning process.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 20, 2019Publication date: November 7, 2019Applicant: Sony CorporationInventors: Hui TIAN, Yang LIU, Xi KE, Mingyang LI, Xinchen LU, Yi ZHANG
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Patent number: 10470239Abstract: A device and method in a wireless communication system. The device includes: a cell configuration unit configured to control periodic discontinuous transmission mode of cells according to a load condition of the cells and/or interference condition between the cells, and configure parameters of the periodic discontinuous transmission mode including periods; and a user equipment configuration unit configured to configure parameters of periodic discontinuous reception mode of a user equipment including periods according to the parameters of the periodic discontinuous transmission mode, so that the periods of the periodic discontinuous reception mode of the user equipment are compatible with the periods of the periodic discontinuous transmission mode, wherein each period of the periodic discontinuous transmission mode includes an activation time period and a dormancy time period, and a cell provides a service for the user equipment during the activation time period.Type: GrantFiled: May 26, 2015Date of Patent: November 5, 2019Assignee: SONY CORPORATIONInventors: Xiaodong Xu, Yateng Hong, Ya Liu, Xi Ke
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Publication number: 20190289520Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an electronic device and a wireless communication method in a wireless communication system. The electronic device of the present disclosure comprises one or more processing circuits, configured to: acquire scenario identification information, comprising first link information that indicates the quality of a link between the electronic device and a user equipment, second link information that indicates the quality of a link between the electronic device and a base station, serving cell received power change rate information, and neighboring cell received power change rate information; and determine scenario information based on the scenario identification information, to inform the user equipment, so as to assist the user equipment to execute a relay reselection process, or to assist the electronic device to execute a relay selection process.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 4, 2019Publication date: September 19, 2019Applicant: Sony CorporationInventors: Xiaodong XU, Yi ZHANG, Yunqiu XIAO, Ce WANG, Xi KE, Bingshan HU
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Patent number: 10368195Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an electronic device in a wireless communication system and a wireless communication method. The electronic device comprises: one or more processing circuits, wherein the processing circuits are configured to execute the following operations: acquiring an on/off state of a small cell base station in a pre-determined geographical area; and on the basis of the acquired on/off state of the small cell base station, generating reconfiguration information about a positioning reference signal (PRS) used for the small cell base station in the pre-determined geographical area, so as to position user equipment in the pre-determined geographical area. By using the electronic device and the wireless communication method in the present disclosure, an existing PRS signal can be reconfigured, so as to improve the positioning accuracy, and achieve the purpose of accelerating the positioning process.Type: GrantFiled: May 25, 2016Date of Patent: July 30, 2019Assignee: Sony CorporationInventors: Hui Tian, Yang Liu, Xi Ke, Mingyang Li, Xinchen Lu, Yi Zhang
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Patent number: 10306531Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an electronic device and a wireless communication method in a wireless communication system. The electronic device of the present disclosure comprises one or more processing circuits, configured to: acquire scenario identification information, comprising first link information that indicates the quality of a link between the electronic device and a user equipment, second link information that indicates the quality of a link between the electronic device and a base station, serving cell received power change rate information, and neighboring cell received power change rate information; and determine scenario information based on the scenario identification information, to inform the user equipment, so as to assist the user equipment to execute a relay reselection process, or to assist the electronic device to execute a relay selection process.Type: GrantFiled: October 24, 2016Date of Patent: May 28, 2019Assignee: SONY CORPORATIONInventors: Xiaodong Xu, Yi Zhang, Yunqiu Xiao, Ce Wang, Xi Ke, Bingshan Hu
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Publication number: 20180343598Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an electronic device and a wireless communication method in a wireless communication system. The electronic device of the present disclosure comprises one or more processing circuits, configured to: acquire scenario identification information, comprising first link information that indicates the quality of a link between the electronic device and a user equipment, second link information that indicates the quality of a link between the electronic device and a base station, serving cell received power change rate information, and neighboring cell received power change rate information; and determine scenario information based on the scenario identification information, to inform the user equipment, so as to assist the user equipment to execute a relay reselection process, or to assist the electronic device to execute a relay selection process.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 24, 2016Publication date: November 29, 2018Applicant: Sony CorporationInventors: Xiaodong XU, Yi ZHANG, Yunqiu XIAO, Ce WANG, Xi KE, Bingshan HU
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Publication number: 20180255489Abstract: An electronic device in a wireless communication system and a wireless communication method, including plural cells including current cells and at least one neighbouring cell. The electronic device includes: a transceiver; a first trigger circuit configured to enable the transceiver to conduct a first measurement report, to assist in starting a relay process for enabling the electronic device to communicate with a current cell via a relay user equipment; a second trigger circuit configured to enable the transceiver to conduct a second measurement report, to assist in starting a handover process for enabling the electronic deice to be switched from the current cell to the neighbouring cell; and one or more processing circuits configured to control the first and second trigger circuits, to enable the transceiver to conduct the first measurement report before conducting the second measurement report.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 19, 2016Publication date: September 6, 2018Applicant: SONY CORPORATIONInventors: Xiaodong XU, Yi ZHANG, Yunqiu XIAO, Ce WANG, Xi KE, Bingshan HU
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Publication number: 20180167775Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an electronic device in a wireless communication system and a wireless communication method. The electronic device comprises: one or more processing circuits, wherein the processing circuits are configured to execute the following operations: acquiring an on/off state of a small cell base station in a pre-determined geographical area; and on the basis of the acquired on/off state of the small cell base station, generating reconfiguration information about a positioning reference signal (PRS) used for the small cell base station in the pre-determined geographical area, so as to position user equipment in the pre-determined geographical area. By using the electronic device and the wireless communication method in the present disclosure, an existing PRS signal can be reconfigured, so as to improve the positioning accuracy, and achieve the purpose of accelerating the positioning process.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 25, 2016Publication date: June 14, 2018Applicant: SONY CORPORATIONInventors: Hui TIAN, Yang LIU, Xi KE, Mingyang LI, Xinchen LV, Yi ZHANG
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Publication number: 20180159641Abstract: An electron device and a wireless communication method in a wireless communication system. The electron device includes one or more processing circuits configured to execute: determining positioning measurement assistant data for a user device, the assistant data including configuration information of an enhanced Discovery Reference Signal (eDRS) sent from at least one sleeping small cell base station; executing positioning measurement on the eDRS sent from at least one sleeping small cell base station on the basis of the assistant data; and generating positioning information on the basis of the result of positioning measurement on the eDRS sent from at least one sleeping small cell base station, so as to position the user device, the eDRS having greater transmitting power than a Discovery Reference Signal DRS.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 27, 2016Publication date: June 7, 2018Applicant: SONY CORPORATIONInventors: Xiaodong XU, Mingyang LI, Yang LIU, Xi KE, Yi ZHANG, Xinchen LV
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Publication number: 20180109987Abstract: A management apparatus, a measurement apparatus, a management method, a measurement method, and a digital device. The management apparatus at a user equipment side of a wireless communication system includes: a measurement unit, configured to perform wireless resource management measurement on reference signals of a target cell; an interference determination unit, configured to determine whether the interference of the measurement result meets a preset condition, and marking the measurement result with the interference meeting the preset condition as a high interference measurement result; a filtering unit, configured to perform layer-3 filtering on the measurement result; and a mobility management unit, configured to perform mobility management on the user equipment according to the high interference measurement result. Reliable and accurate measurement of reference signals in a small cell scenario is realized.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 22, 2015Publication date: April 19, 2018Applicant: SONY CORPORATIONInventors: Xiaodong XU, Xi KE, Mingyang LI, Yang LIU, Yateng HONG, Ya LIU