Patents by Inventor Xiao Feng

Xiao Feng 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: 20230140535
    Abstract: Aspects described herein relate to receiving an update value for a timing advance of a satellite link between the UE and a base station, computing, based on the update value for the timing advance, a portion of a timing difference between the update value and a previous value for the timing advance of the satellite link that is corrected by closed loop timing advance control from the base station, computing, based at least in part on computing the portion, a total value for the timing advance of the satellite link, and applying, at the UE and based at least in part on the total value for the timing advance of the satellite link and the closed loop timing advance control, an applied timing advance for communicating with the base station.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 29, 2022
    Publication date: May 4, 2023
    Inventors: Liangping MA, Harikumar KRISHNAMURTHY, Xiao Feng WANG, Umesh PHUYAL, Peter GAAL, Bharat SHRESTHA, Alberto RICO ALVARINO, Ayan SENGUPTA
  • Publication number: 20230132414
    Abstract: Various aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wireless communication. In some aspects, a user equipment (UE) may receive an indication to transmit a communication associated with a configured grant in a non-terrestrial network (NTN), the indication indicating a hybrid automatic repeat request (HARQ) process identifier and a configured grant index of the communication. The UE may perform a transmission of the communication based at least in part on the HARQ process identifier and the configured grant index. Numerous other aspects are described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 2, 2022
    Publication date: May 4, 2023
    Inventors: Bharat SHRESTHA, Umesh PHUYAL, Liangping MA, Xiao Feng WANG, Ayan SENGUPTA, Alberto RICO ALVARINO
  • Publication number: 20230138367
    Abstract: A method of generating a prototype of a graphical user interface (GUI). The method includes acquiring a draft wireframe representing a GUI design, the draft wireframe including one or more wireframe components, and decomposing the draft wireframe into one or more component slices, each component slice including a respective wireframe component of the one or more wireframe components. The method also includes generating a component slice sequence including the one or more component slices and at least one additional component slice selected based on the draft wireframe, constructing a wireframe based on the component slice sequence, and generating a prototype of the GUI design based on the constructed wireframe.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 1, 2021
    Publication date: May 4, 2023
    Inventors: Yuan Jie Song, Xiao Feng Ji, Dan Zhang, Jun Qian Zhou, Meng Chai
  • Patent number: 11641229
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications are described in which measurements of a number of beams that are transmitted from a first device, measured at a second device are provided in a beam switch metric report from the second device. The beam switch metric report may provide the first device with information that is otherwise unavailable to the first device and that may be used for setting beam management parameters.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 4, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2023
    Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Yan Zhou, Tao Luo, Makesh Pravin John Wilson, Xiao Feng Wang
  • Patent number: 11641684
    Abstract: Various aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wireless communication. In some aspects, a user equipment (UE) may determine whether an uplink communication for a first radio access technology (RAT) has been dynamically scheduled or semi-statically configured, wherein the UE is in a dual connectivity mode using the first RAT and a second RAT. The UE may identify an uplink subframe for transmission of the uplink communication based at least in part on whether the uplink communication has been dynamically scheduled or semi-statically configured, and based at least in part on a downlink-reference uplink-downlink configuration. The UE may transmit the uplink communication in the identified uplink subframe. Numerous other aspects are provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2023
    Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Kazuki Takeda, Seyedkianoush Hosseini, Alberto Rico Alvarino, Wanshi Chen, Xiao Feng Wang, Peter Gaal
  • Patent number: 11638289
    Abstract: Certain aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wireless communication. In some aspects, a UE may measure a first reference signal, associated with a frequency band of a long term evolution (LTE) system, and a second reference signal associated with a frequency band of a new radio (NR) system. The frequency band of the NR system may overlap the frequency band of the LTE system. The UE may determine first channel state feedback, associated with the frequency band of the LTE system, and second channel state feedback, associated with the frequency band of the NR system, based at least in part on the first reference signal and the second reference signal, respectively. The UE may report the first channel state feedback or the second channel state feedback in uplink control information (UCI). Other aspects are provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2023
    Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Makesh Pravin John Wilson, Xiao Feng Wang, Tao Luo, Sony Akkarakaran, Wooseok Nam, Sumeeth Nagaraja, Shengbo Chen, Kaushik Chakraborty
  • Patent number: 11638244
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications provide for transmission of a beam switch command to a user equipment (UE) via control channel signaling. The UE may establish a connection with a base station using a first transmission beam, receive configuration information configuring the UE to select between a first decoding hypothesis corresponding to downlink control information (DCI) including a bit field including a beam switch command and a second decoding hypothesis corresponding to the DCI not including the bit field, receive a downlink control channel transmission via the first transmission beam, decode the downlink control channel transmission in accordance with the configuration information to obtain decoded DCI, and communicate with the base station based at least in part on the decoded DCI.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2023
    Assignee: QUALCOMM INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Wooseok Nam, Tao Luo, Sony Akkarakaran, Makesh Pravin John Wilson, Sumeeth Nagaraja, Xiao Feng Wang, Shengbo Chen
  • Publication number: 20230123271
    Abstract: Embodiments relate to decoding communications with token sky maps. At least one electronic communication including emoticons having a non-original meaning is received. A candidate meaning is determined for the emoticons having the non-original meaning in the at least one electronic communication based at least in part on token neighborhood distribution structures. The candidate meaning for the emoticons having the non-original meaning is caused to be displayed on at least one device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 20, 2021
    Publication date: April 20, 2023
    Inventors: Ziqiumin Wang, QING LU, Wei Jun Zheng, Xiao Feng Ji, Yuan Jin
  • Publication number: 20230119776
    Abstract: Various aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wireless communication. In some aspects, a user equipment (UE) may configure one or more transmission parameters to maintain a channel consistency for a transmission channel. The UE may transmit, via the transmission channel, a set of multiple communications using the one or more transmission parameters. Numerous other aspects are described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 11, 2022
    Publication date: April 20, 2023
    Inventors: Liangping MA, Gokul SRIDHARAN, Mahmoud TAHERZADEH BOROUJENI, Xiao Feng WANG, Hung Dinh LY, Peter GAAL, Alberto RICO ALVARINO, Yi HUANG, Tao LUO
  • Publication number: 20230122634
    Abstract: Certain aspects of the present disclosure provide techniques for communicating user equipment (UE) capability information in wireless communication networks. An exemplary method performed by a UE includes receiving, from a network entity, a request for capability of the UE and transmitting, in response to the request, a UE capability message that differentiates sets of features the UE supports in different network types.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 17, 2022
    Publication date: April 20, 2023
    Inventors: Toru UCHINO, Umesh PHUYAL, Bharat SHRESTHA, Xiao Feng WANG, Alberto RICO ALVARINO
  • Publication number: 20230118758
    Abstract: One apparatus may determine a transmit power for transmitting an uplink control channel transmission including first UCI having a first priority and second UCI having a second priority that is lower than the first priority. The apparatus may further transmit, to a network entity using the transmit power, the uplink control channel transmission including the first UCI having the first priority and the second UCI having the second priority. Another apparatus may transmit, to a UE, uplink power control information configuring at least one value for at least one parameter that is associated with transmit power control on an uplink control channel. The other apparatus may further receive, from the UE based on the uplink power control information, an uplink control channel transmission including first UCI having a first priority and second UCI having a second priority that is lower than the first priority.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 13, 2022
    Publication date: April 20, 2023
    Inventors: Wei YANG, Xiao Feng WANG, Yi HUANG
  • Publication number: 20230121634
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications are described. A user equipment (UE) may be configured to receive control signaling indicating a satellite visit time associated with one or more satellites. The UE may be configured to operate in an idle state, an inactive state, or a power-saving state for a time interval which is based on the satellite visit time. The UE may then be configured to monitor for one or more broadcast signals associated with the one or more satellites, one or more network entities, or both, following an end of the time interval which is based on the satellite visit time.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 12, 2022
    Publication date: April 20, 2023
    Inventors: Bharat Shrestha, Liangping Ma, Mungal Singh Dhanda, Umesh Phuyal, Xiao Feng Wang, Ayan Sengupta, Alberto Rico Alvarino
  • Patent number: 11632712
    Abstract: Various aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wireless communication. In some aspects, a user equipment (UE) may determine a reference time for updating one or more system information parameters associated with a non-terrestrial network (NTN) or updating a cell status associated with the NTN. The UE may determine an update timer length for updating the one or more system information parameters associated with the NTN or the cell status associated with the NTN. The UE may acquire, from a current cell or a new cell, a system information block (SIB) to refresh the one or more system information parameters after an expiration time associated with the one or more system information parameters, wherein the expiration time is based at least in part on the reference time and the update timer length. Numerous other aspects are described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2023
    Assignee: QUALCOMM INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Bharat Shrestha, Umesh Phuyal, Xiao Feng Wang, Ayan Sengupta, Liangping Ma, Alberto Rico Alvarino
  • Patent number: 11632735
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications are described. In some non-terrestrial networks, the movement of satellites may result in the movement of cell coverage. A user equipment (UE) may experience changing cell coverage due to the movement of cell coverage, even if the UE is stationary. A UE may be configured to determine a cell is serving two or more earth-fixed tracking areas, determine whether to monitor paging resources of a first earth-fixed tracking area or a second earth-fixed tracking area, and monitor the selected paging resources. In some aspects, the UE may determine that a cell serves two or more earth-fixed tracking areas based on a received control message including multiple tracking area indicators. In some aspects, the UE may determine which paging resources to monitor based on a geographic position of the UE.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 5, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2023
    Inventors: Bharat Shrestha, Umesh Phuyal, Alberto Rico Alvarino, Xiao Feng Wang
  • Publication number: 20230114058
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications are described in which a block error rate (BLER) in non-terrestrial network (NTN) communications may be reduced through coverage enhancement techniques. Coverage enhancement techniques may include slot bundling for physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) communications, in which repetitions of a PDCCH may occupy multiple time-frequency locations spanning multiple slots. Such slots can be consecutive or non-consecutive, and in some cases multiple repetitions of the PDCCH may be provided within the same slot. The pattern of the time-frequency locations of repetitions may be periodic or non-periodic. Further, the repetitions can be exact copies, or different redundancy versions of the same encoded DCI. Additionally, repetitions of uplink or downlink shared channel communications, uplink or downlink control channel communication, broadcast channel communications, or any combinations thereof, may be provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 2, 2021
    Publication date: April 13, 2023
    Inventors: Liangping MA, Xiao Feng WANG, Alberto RICO ALVARINO, Huilin XU, Ayan SENGUPTA, Jun MA, Yiqing CAO, Peter GAAL, Umesh PHUYAL, Bharat SHRESTHA, Dan ZHANG
  • Publication number: 20230111316
    Abstract: Certain aspects of the present disclosure provide techniques for enhancing ephemeris for non-terrestrial networks. For example, UEs of different orbit propagation capabilities (e.g., computing orbit propagation models of different accuracy levels) may receive additional ephemeris parameters. In one aspect, a network entity may determine at least one additional set of ephemeris parameters that includes different ephemeris parameters than one or more basic sets of ephemeris parameters associated with a satellite that provides a coverage for the network entity. The network entity may transmit broadcast signaling indicating the at least one additional set of ephemeris parameters. The UE may receive and use the at least one additional set of ephemeris parameters in an orbit propagation model to compute a state of motion of the satellite.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 4, 2022
    Publication date: April 13, 2023
    Inventors: Liangping Ma, Xiao Feng Wang, Ayan Sengupta, Bharat Shrestha, Umesh Phuyal, Peter Gaal, Alberto Rico Alvarino, Changhwan Park
  • Publication number: 20230109894
    Abstract: Various aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wireless communication. In some aspects, a user equipment (UE) may transmit a physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH) message associated with a random access channel (RACH) procedure to a non-terrestrial network node. The UE may monitor a physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) for a contention resolution message associated with the RACH procedure during a contention resolution window. In some aspects, the UE may start to monitor the PDCCH a variable time period after the PUSCH message is transmitted. Numerous other aspects are provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 12, 2022
    Publication date: April 13, 2023
    Inventors: Iyab Issam SAKHNINI, Xiao Feng WANG, Huilin XU, Jun MA, Peter GAAL, Dan ZHANG
  • Patent number: 11627542
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications are described. A user equipment (UE) and a satellite of a non-terrestrial network (NTN) may establish communications on a beam of the satellite. The UE may receive, on a first carrier of a first set of carriers associated with a first beam, a configuration for the first set of carriers associated with the first beam and a second set of carriers associated with a second beam. The first carrier may be used to send a first set of synchronization signals, and a second carrier of the second set of carriers may be used to send a second set of synchronization signals. The UE may identify some system information associated with the second set of carriers based on the configuration and reselect to the second beam based on the configuration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2023
    Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Ayan Sengupta, Alberto Rico Alvarino, Bharat Shrestha, Le Liu, Xiao Feng Wang, Peter Gaal, Liangping Ma, Umesh Phuyal, Jun Ma
  • Patent number: 11626954
    Abstract: Various aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wireless communication. In some aspects, a base station may determine a polarization associated with a channel state information reference signal (CSI-RS) resource set configuration. The base station may transmit, to a user equipment, a polarization indication that indicates the polarization associated with the CSI-RS resource set configuration. Numerous other aspects are provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2023
    Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Liangping Ma, Xiao Feng Wang, Ayan Sengupta, Alberto Rico Alvarino, Peter Gaal, Bharat Shrestha, Jun Ma, Umesh Phuyal
  • Publication number: 20230104008
    Abstract: Aspects present herein relate to methods and devices for wireless communication including an apparatus, e.g., a UE and/or a base station. The apparatus may identify at least one scheduling offset associated with a propagation delay between a base station of a NTN and the UE. The apparatus may also select a first scheduling offset of the at least one scheduling offset associated with the propagation delay between the base station and the UE. Additionally, the apparatus may transmit, to the base station, an uplink transmission based on the first scheduling offset, the uplink transmission being associated with a PUSCH, a PUCCH, or a PRACH.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 9, 2022
    Publication date: April 6, 2023
    Inventors: Liangping MA, Xiao Feng WANG, Wanshi CHEN, Changhwan PARK, Bharat SHRESTHA, Ayan SENGUPTA, Alberto RICO ALVARINO, Umesh PHUYAL, Peter GAAL, Harikumar KRISHNAMURTHY, Juan MONTOJO