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).

  • Publication number: 20210258851
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: April 26, 2021
    Publication date: August 19, 2021
    Applicant: Sony Group Corporation
    Inventors: Xiaodong XU, Yi ZHANG, Yunqiu XIAO, Ce WANG, Xi KE, Bingshan HU
  • Patent number: 11089531
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 10, 2021
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Xiaodong Xu, Xi Ke, Mingyang Li, Yang Liu, Yateng Hong, Ya Liu
  • Patent number: 11006341
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: May 5, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 11, 2021
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Xiaodong Xu, Yi Zhang, Yunqiu Xiao, Ce Wang, Xi Ke, Bingshan Hu
  • Patent number: 10834653
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: April 4, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 10, 2020
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Xiaodong Xu, Yi Zhang, Yunqiu Xiao, Ce Wang, Xi Ke, Bingshan Hu
  • Publication number: 20200267610
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: May 5, 2020
    Publication date: August 20, 2020
    Applicant: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Xiaodong XU, Yi ZHANG, Yunqiu XIAO, Ce WANG, Xi KE, Bingshan HU
  • Patent number: 10687258
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 16, 2020
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Xiaodong Xu, Yi Zhang, Yunqiu Xiao, Ce Wang, Xi Ke, Bingshan Hu
  • Patent number: 10638263
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 28, 2020
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hui Tian, Yang Liu, Xi Ke, Mingyang Li, Xinchen Lu, Yi Zhang
  • Publication number: 20200120574
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: December 9, 2019
    Publication date: April 16, 2020
    Applicant: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Xiaodong XU, Xi KE, Mingyang LI, Yang LIU, Yateng HONG, Ya LIU
  • Patent number: 10594414
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2020
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Xiaodong Xu, Mingyang Li, Yang Liu, Xi Ke, Yi Zhang, Xinchen Lv
  • Patent number: 10531355
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2020
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Xiaodong Xu, Xi Ke, Mingyang Li, Yang Liu, Yateng Hong, Ya Liu
  • Publication number: 20190342705
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: May 20, 2019
    Publication date: November 7, 2019
    Applicant: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Hui TIAN, Yang LIU, Xi KE, Mingyang LI, Xinchen LU, Yi ZHANG
  • Patent number: 10470239
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2019
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Xiaodong Xu, Yateng Hong, Ya Liu, Xi Ke
  • Publication number: 20190289520
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: April 4, 2019
    Publication date: September 19, 2019
    Applicant: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Xiaodong XU, Yi ZHANG, Yunqiu XIAO, Ce WANG, Xi KE, Bingshan HU
  • Patent number: 10368195
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: May 25, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 30, 2019
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Hui Tian, Yang Liu, Xi Ke, Mingyang Li, Xinchen Lu, Yi Zhang
  • Patent number: 10306531
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2019
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Xiaodong Xu, Yi Zhang, Yunqiu Xiao, Ce Wang, Xi Ke, Bingshan Hu
  • Publication number: 20180343598
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: October 24, 2016
    Publication date: November 29, 2018
    Applicant: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Xiaodong XU, Yi ZHANG, Yunqiu XIAO, Ce WANG, Xi KE, Bingshan HU
  • Publication number: 20180255489
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: September 19, 2016
    Publication date: September 6, 2018
    Applicant: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Xiaodong XU, Yi ZHANG, Yunqiu XIAO, Ce WANG, Xi KE, Bingshan HU
  • Publication number: 20180167775
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: May 25, 2016
    Publication date: June 14, 2018
    Applicant: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hui TIAN, Yang LIU, Xi KE, Mingyang LI, Xinchen LV, Yi ZHANG
  • Publication number: 20180159641
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: April 27, 2016
    Publication date: June 7, 2018
    Applicant: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Xiaodong XU, Mingyang LI, Yang LIU, Xi KE, Yi ZHANG, Xinchen LV
  • Publication number: 20180109987
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2015
    Publication date: April 19, 2018
    Applicant: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Xiaodong XU, Xi KE, Mingyang LI, Yang LIU, Yateng HONG, Ya LIU