Patents by Inventor Xiaofei Wang

Xiaofei Wang 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: 20260271051
    Abstract: Methods, apparatuses, devices, and computer program products for changing NPCA primary channel are described. A non-AP STA transmits, to an AP, a first frame including a first non-primary channel access, NPCA, information field including a first capability subfield that includes information indicative of a capability of the non-AP STA to switch from a basic service set, BSS, primary channel to a NPCA primary channel that lies outside of a current operating channel width of the non-AP STA and that lies within a BSS channel width of the AP, the current operating channel width including the BSS primary channel. The non-AP STA receives a management frame including a second NPCA information field including a control subfield that indicates enablement information for switching from the BSS primary channel to a specific NPCA primary channel outside the current operating channel width of the non-AP STA, and switches to the specific NPCA primary channel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 7, 2025
    Publication date: September 10, 2026
    Inventors: Mahmoud Saad, Hanqing Lou, Ying Wang, Xiaofei Wang, Joseph Levy, Rui Yang
  • Publication number: 20260270894
    Abstract: Methods, architectures, apparatuses, and systems directed to coordinated spatial reuse are described herein. In an embodiment, a first access point (AP) may be configured to transmit a first transmission and to transmit to a first station (STA) associated with the first AP, a first frame that may request received power measurement information. The first AP may be configured to receive from the first STA a second frame including the requested received power measurement information. The first AP may be configured to transmit, to the second AP, a trigger frame including a second AP identifier and a first indication of first transmit power adjustment information for the second AP. The first AP may be configured to transmit to the first STA a third transmission that may share a same set of resources as the second AP used for a fourth transmission.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 7, 2025
    Publication date: September 10, 2026
    Inventors: Ying Wang, Rui Yang, Hanqing Lou, Xiaofei Wang, Mahmoud Saad, Joseph Levy
  • Publication number: 20260270959
    Abstract: Procedures, methods, architectures, apparatuses, systems, devices, and computer program products related to distributed computation and/or synchronization in wireless networks are provided. For example, methods described herein can facilitate distributed frequency, amplitude, and phase synchronization for multiple STAs for over-the-air-computation via phased coded pilots and/or via uplink sounding.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 7, 2025
    Publication date: September 10, 2026
    Inventors: Alphan Sahin, Rui Yang, Mahmoud Saad, Ying Wang, Hanqing Lou, Xiaofei Wang
  • Patent number: 12732780
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and devices for broadcast service negotiation and non-simultaneous transmit-receive (STR) channel blindness recovery are provided herein. Some methods performed by a Wireless Transmit/Receive Unit (WTRU), may comprise operating over a first link; operating over a second link; receiving a frame including a Network Allocation Vector (NAV) setting associated with the second link, the NAV setting indicating a time duration; and sending a transmission over the first link, wherein a duration of the transmission over the first link is shorter than or equal to the time duration indicated by the NAV setting. The frame including the NAV setting indicates that the time duration may not be extended or modified. The method may further comprise sending, by the WTRU, an indication that it the WTRU is capable of performing a multi-link restricted transmission. The WTRU may enter a sleep mode on the first link after sending the transmission over the first link.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 8, 2026
    Assignee: InterDigital Patent Holdings, Inc.
    Inventors: Xiaofei Wang, Hanqing Lou, Li Hsiang Sun, Joseph Levy
  • Patent number: 12733035
    Abstract: A station (STA) receives a parameterized spatial reuse (PSR) reception (PSRR) trigger frame from an overlapping basic service set access point (AP). The PSRR trigger frame includes a special user information field including a plurality of PSR subfields, each PSR subfield including a respective PSR value. The STA determines a received power level of the PSRR frame per each 20 MHz channel over which the PSRR frame is received. The STA determines a transmission power for a PSR transmission (PSRT) for transmission to an associated AP based on a minimum PSR value determined as a minimum of the plurality of respective PSR values, the determined received power level of the PSRR frame at the STA per each 20 MHz channel over which the PSRR frame is received, and an effective bandwidth of the PSRT frame. The station transmits the PSRT frame at the determined transmission power.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 8, 2026
    Assignee: InterDigital Patent Holdings, Inc.
    Inventors: Hanqing Lou, Mahmoud Saad, Xiaofei Wang, Zinan Lin, Rui Yang
  • Publication number: 20260261285
    Abstract: A method performed by a first wireless access point for coordinating a multi-access point transmission in a wireless network of multiple access points includes receiving an indication of a transmit opportunity for the first wireless access point, transmitting at least one indication frame to the multiple access points comprising information related to the transmit opportunity, receiving at least one request frame from one or more access points of the multiple access points indicating participation with the transmit opportunity, and transmitting a trigger frame to the one or more access points that indicated participation with the transmit opportunity, wherein the trigger frame comprises information indicating respective power levels for the participating access points. The shared transmit opportunity may then be used to transmit downlink data to associated stations of the first wireless access point and the other participating access points during the transmit opportunity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2025
    Publication date: September 3, 2026
    Inventors: Hanqing LOU, Li Hsiang SUN, Xiaofei WANG, Rui YANG
  • Publication number: 20260262120
    Abstract: There may be a method, device, and/or system for distributed multi-link device design for ultra-high reliability situations. In some cases, a wireless receive transmit unit (WTRU), may receive an indication that an access point supports multi-AP operations. The WTRU may send a request for association to the access point, wherein the request for association includes a multi-AP operation element. The WTRU may receive a response to the request for association to the access point, wherein the response indicates a status of the multi-AP operation. The WTRU may send a multi-AP operation request, based on the status of the multi-AP operation. The WTRU may receive a multi-AP operation response. A single multi-link device may operate on multiple different channels, and a multi-AP operation, that uses more than one MLD or at least one MLD and another non-MLD, may operate on the same or overlapping channels.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 8, 2024
    Publication date: September 3, 2026
    Applicant: InterDigital Patent Holdings, Inc.
    Inventors: Xiaofei WANG, Hanqing LOU, Joseph LEVY
  • Patent number: 12726243
    Abstract: Methods and apparatuses for Multi-AP channel sounding for Wireless Area Networks (WLAN) are disclosed. A method performed by a beamformee may compromise: receiving, from a beamformer, a null data packed (NDP) announcement frame (NDPA); receiving, from the beamformer, an NDP frame; receiving, from the beamformer, an enhanced beamforming request poll (BFRP) trigger frame including an indication of a feedback format; and transmitting, to the beamformer based on the NDP and NDPA, using a format indicated by the feedback format of the BFRP trigger frame, a feedback frame including a feedback report. The trigger frame may be an enhanced beamforming report poll (BFRP) trigger frame. The feedback report may be a beamforming report or a vector index (VI) feedback report. The beamformer may be an access point (AP) and the beamformee may be a station (STA).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 1, 2026
    Assignee: InterDigital Patent Holdings, Inc.
    Inventors: Zinan Lin, Mahmoud Saad, Hanqing Lou, Rui Yang, Xiaofei Wang
  • Patent number: 12727033
    Abstract: A station (STA) may receive a frame transmitted to a plurality of stations (STAs). The frame may indicate a first frequency resource allocated for the STA and a second frequency resource allocated for another STA of the plurality of STAs. The STA may transmit a data frame using the first frequency resource and receive an acknowledgement frame that acknowledges receipt of the data frame. The STA may receive a multi-user (MU) request to send (RTS) frame transmitted to the plurality of STAs and may subsequently transmit a clear to send (CTS) frame in response to receipt of the MU RTS frame. The RTS/CTS transmissions may occur prior to transmission of the data frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2025
    Date of Patent: September 1, 2026
    Assignee: InterDigital Patent Holdings, Inc.
    Inventors: Hanqing Lou, Guodong Zhang, Xiaofei Wang, Juan Fang, Oghenekome Oteri, Pengfei Xia, Monisha Ghosh, Robert L. Olesen
  • Patent number: 12726972
    Abstract: Methods and apparatuses are related to multi-user parallel channel access (MU-PCA). For example, a wireless transmit/receive unit (WTRU) is provided that is one of the plurality of WTRUs operable to simultaneously communicate via a plurality of channels managed by an access point (AP). The WTRU includes a receiver configured to receive, from the AP, over at least one channel of the plurality of channels, a group poll (G-Poll) message that includes a resource allocation that indicates at least one allocated channel of the plurality of channels for the WTRU; and a transmitter configured to transmit an uplink request message, to the AP in response to the G-Poll message, over the at least one allocated channel of the plurality of channels, the uplink request message corresponding to uplink data the WTRU has for transmission to the AP.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2025
    Date of Patent: September 1, 2026
    Assignee: InterDigital Patent Holdings, Inc.
    Inventors: Xiaofei Wang, Hanqing Lou, Monisha Ghosh, Nirav B. Shah, Guodong Zhang, Ronald G. Murias
  • Patent number: 12723108
    Abstract: The present application relates to an olefin polymerization method and system in the field of olefin polymerization. The method combines a supported dual catalysts with a series process, introduces a liquid material obtained after heat exchange and gas-liquid separation of a circulation gas flow into a separate first reactor to get into contact with the supported dual catalysts for polymerization reaction, and then introduces the reaction material and the first polyolefin generated by reaction into a second reactor to continue polymerization reaction, thereby enabling particles to circulate between first reactor and second reactor, improving mixing effect of two polyolefins with obvious differences in properties, avoiding the occurrence of phase separation, and facilitating the production of polyolefins with excellent performance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 1, 2026
    Assignees: CHINA PETROLEUM & CHEMICAL CORPORATION, Zhejiang University, SHANGHAI RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF CHEMICAL INDUSTRY CO. LTD.
    Inventors: Jingdai Wang, Jingyuan Sun, Zhengliang Huang, Yongrong Yang, Guodong Han, Wenqing Wu, Binbo Jiang, Xiaofei Wang, Yao Yang, Xiaofeng Ye, Zuwei Liao
  • Publication number: 20260255372
    Abstract: Methods, architectures, apparatuses, and systems directed to multi-access point (MAP) coordinated procedure are described. A wireless station (STA) may be configured to receive, from a first Access Point (AP), a first frame that indicates Multiple Access Point (MAP) coordination information corresponding to the first AP and one or more second APs and to transmit, to the first AP, a second frame that indicates one or more MAP coordination schemes associated with one or more of the first and the second APs. A first Access Point (AP) may be configured to transmit, to one or more wireless Stations (STA), a first frame that indicates MAP coordination information corresponding to the first AP and one or more second APs and to receive, from one or more wireless Stations (STA), a second frame that indicates one or more MAP coordination schemes associated with one or more of the first and the second APs.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 26, 2025
    Publication date: August 27, 2026
    Inventors: Hanqing Lou, Xiaofei Wang, Mahmoud Saad, Ying Wang, Rui Yang
  • Publication number: 20260254598
    Abstract: A station (STA) may support a low latency data transmission. The STA is configured to receive a preamble that comprises a low latency data transmission resource present subfield. The STA is configured to determine, based on the low latency data transmission resource present subfield, that resources are allocated for a low latency data transmission. The STA is configured to monitor the allocated resources for the low latency data transmission. The STA is configured to receive control information in a physical layer protocol data unit (PPDU) in the allocated resources for the low latency data transmission. The STA is configured to decode the received control information. The STA is configured to determine that the control information is addressed to the STA. The STA is configured to receive the low latency data transmission over the allocated resources for the low latency data transmission based on the control information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 1, 2024
    Publication date: August 27, 2026
    Applicant: InterDigital Patent Holdings, Inc.
    Inventors: Mahmoud SAAD, Zinan LIN, Rui YANG, Hanqing LOU, Xiaofei WANG, Joseph LEVY
  • Publication number: 20260254576
    Abstract: A method performed by a station (STA) associated with a first access point (AP), wherein the first AP is part of a multi-AP (MAP) set comprising the first AP and at least a second AP, may compromise: receiving, from the second AP that the STA is not associated with, a null data packet announcement (NDPA) frame, the NDPA frame including a Special STA Info field including an association identifier (AID) relating to the association between the STA and the first AP; receiving a null data packet (NDP) frame from the second AP that the STA is not associated with; and transmitting, to the first AP, feedback based on the NDP frame.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 17, 2026
    Publication date: August 27, 2026
    Applicant: InterDigital Patent Holdings, Inc.
    Inventors: Mahmoud SAAD, Zinan LIN, Hanqing LOU, Xiaofei WANG, Rui YANG
  • Patent number: 12720596
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus for protection of multi-user (MU) transmission are described herein. An apparatus includes a receiver, a transmitter and a processor. The receiver and the processor detect a trigger frame for an uplink (UL) multi-user (MU) transmission. The processor and the transmitter generate and send a frame in response to the trigger frame and transmit channel availability information for a plurality of channels in response to the trigger frame. The receiver and the processor detect data in a resource unit (RU) of a downlink (DL) MU physical layer (PHY) protocol data unit (PPDU) on one of the plurality of channels. The one of the plurality of channels is based on the transmitted channel availability information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 2023
    Date of Patent: August 25, 2026
    Assignee: InterDigital Patent Holdings, Inc.
    Inventors: Hanqing Lou, Oghenekome Oteri, Li-Hsiang Sun, Xiaofei Wang, Rui Yang
  • Publication number: 20260239407
    Abstract: Methods and devices for a station (STA) to access a channel are disclosed. In one method, the STA associates with an access point (AP) operating in a basic service set (BSS) and communicates with the AP over a primary channel during a transmission opportunity (TXOP). The STA receives an indication of a secondary primary channel in one or more secondary channels that the STA may use as an access channel for a duration of time.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 30, 2026
    Publication date: August 13, 2026
    Applicant: InterDigital Patent Holdings, Inc.
    Inventors: Xiaofei Wang, Guodong Zhang
  • Publication number: 20260239393
    Abstract: Methods, architectures, apparatuses, and systems directed to multi-access point (MAP) coordinated setup are described herein. In an embodiment, an access point (AP) may be configured to receive a first frame from at least one neighboring AP, the first frame comprising (i) MAP coordination (MAPC) capability information associated with the at least one neighboring AP and (ii) first information indicating a plurality of AP identifiers associated with availability information. The AP may be configured to transmit a second frame to the at least one neighboring AP, the second frame comprising second information indicating (i) a first AP identifier of the plurality of AP identifiers and (ii) one or more MAPC operation parameters for MAP transmission associated with the AP. The AP may be configured to receive at least one third frame from the at least one neighboring AP.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 7, 2025
    Publication date: August 13, 2026
    Inventors: Hanqing Lou, Xiaofei Wang, Ying Wang, Mahmoud Saad
  • Publication number: 20260222034
    Abstract: Methods and devices are disclosed for enabling a wireless station (STA) to use artificial intelligence machine learning (AIML)-based procedures in a wireless network. The STA receives notification that an access point (AP) supports artificial intelligence machine learning (AIML)-based procedures and sends indication of its own AIML capabilities to the AP. The STA receives AIML instructions from the AP, and in one embodiment, the STA accesses a channel in the wireless network using AIML procedures based on the received AIML instructions. AIML-based operation management procedures may be defined and used for channel access, channel state information (CSI) feedback, uplink orthogonal frequency division multiple access (OFDMA) random access (UORA) and/or a service period (SP) specifying a duration when the STA may use AIML-based operation management procedures. Additional embodiments are disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 12, 2024
    Publication date: July 30, 2026
    Inventors: Xiaofei WANG, Zinan Lin, Hanqing Lou, Mahmoud Saad, Rui Yang, Joseph Levy
  • Publication number: 20260214693
    Abstract: A station (STA) may be configured to receive a first physical layer protocol data unit (PPDU). The first PPDU may comprise a preamble that may comprise an indication indicating whether the first PPDU is preemptible. The STA may be configured to determine that the first PPDU is preemptible based on the indication and to determine that the first PPDU is interrupted. The first PPDU may be interrupted based on a termination marker. The STA may be configured to receive, in response to the first PPDU being interrupted, a second PPDU, which may comprise a preamble and carry low latency data. The STA may be configured to decode the second PPDU on a condition that the second PPDU is addressed to the STA. The indication indicating whether the first PPDU is preemptible may be carried in a preemptible subfield of a SIG field of the preamble of the first PPDU.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 6, 2023
    Publication date: July 23, 2026
    Applicant: InterDigital Patent Holdings, Inc.
    Inventors: Mahmoud SAAD, Zinan LIN, Hanqing LOU, Xiaofei WANG, Joseph LEVY, Rui YANG
  • Patent number: 12690077
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and instrumentalities are disclosed for concurrent link setup and downlink data retrieval, e.g., for high efficiency WLAN. An access point (AP) may send a trigger element that allocates a resource for pre-association transmissions with the AP. The trigger element may allocate the resource for random access and/or deterministic access. The AP may receive, from an unassociated STA, a first frame via one or more resource units (RUs) allocated in the trigger element. The AP may determine a pre-association identifier (PID) that identifies the unassociated STA. The AP may send the PID to the unassociated STA, for example, in the trigger element or in the multi-STA ACK. The AP may send a second frame associated with a multi-user (MU) transmission that includes the PID. The AP may send a trigger frame that includes the PID.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 3, 2024
    Date of Patent: July 21, 2026
    Assignee: InterDigital Patent Holdings, Inc.
    Inventors: Xiaofei Wang, Hanqing Lou, Guodong Zhang