Patents by Inventor Xixian Chen
Xixian Chen 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: 20250150153Abstract: A method and network node for cell shaping with reinforced learning are disclosed. In some embodiments. for each of a plurality of phase offset trial values: a first reward in response to first trial value applied to antenna elements having a first polarization is determined. A second reward in response to a second trial value applied to antenna elements having a second polarization is determined. A first phase offset apply to the antenna element having the first polarization is determined based at least in part on the plurality of first rewards and on a probable reward in response to the first phase offset. A second phase offset to be applied to antenna elements having the second polarization is determined based at least in part on the plurality of second rewards and on a probable reward in response to the second phase offset.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 14, 2022Publication date: May 8, 2025Inventors: Guoqiang LU, Xixian CHEN, Haomin LI, Edward MAH
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Patent number: 12219548Abstract: According to certain embodiments, a method for use in a network node for scheduling wireless transmissions using a plurality of multi-user multiple-input multiple-output (MU-MIMO) transmission layers comprises determining a first wireless device is spatially pairable with a second wireless device and that a scheduling priority of the first device is higher than the second device. The method further comprises allocating frequency domain resources of a first transmission layer for the first device according to its scheduling priority and allocating frequency domain resources in a second transmission layer for the second device according to the priority of the first device. The amount of frequency domain resources allocated in the second transmission layer is no larger than that allocated in the first transmission layer. The method further comprises transmitting the data to first wireless device on first transmission layer and to second wireless device on the second transmission layer.Type: GrantFiled: August 9, 2019Date of Patent: February 4, 2025Assignee: Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (Publ)Inventors: Dongsheng Yu, Xixian Chen, Xiaoming Lai, Weigang Li
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Patent number: 12120631Abstract: Methods and apparatuses are provided for network testing. In one embodiment, a method in an unmanned vehicle includes controlling a movement of the unmanned vehicle carrying the UE according to a testing location algorithm, the testing location algorithm comprising moving the unmanned vehicle carrying the UE to at least one candidate testing location, determining at least one measurement value at the at least one candidate testing location and determining a reference location based at least in part on the determined at least one measurement value. In another embodiment, a method in a network node initiating a launch of at least one unmanned vehicle of a plurality the unmanned vehicle carrying the UE to at least one candidate testing of unmanned vehicles, each of the at least one unmanned vehicle moving one of the plurality of UEs to a reference location, each reference location corresponding to a testing location.Type: GrantFiled: June 21, 2019Date of Patent: October 15, 2024Assignee: Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)Inventors: Xiaoming Lai, Weigang Li, Xixian Chen, Dongsheng Yu
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Patent number: 12114342Abstract: According to certain embodiments, a method for use in a network node for scheduling wireless transmissions comprises determining a channel quality weight for a first wireless channel based on its number of information bits and a channel quality weight for a second wireless channel based on its number of information bits. The number of information bits is based on a signal to interference plus noise (SINR) measurement and a modulation coding scheme of the wireless channels. The method further comprises determining a scheduling weight for the first wireless device based on the channel quality weight for the first wireless channel, determining a scheduling weight for the second wireless device based on the channel quality weight for the second wireless channel, and scheduling a transmission to one of the first and second wireless devices based on the scheduling weights of the first and second wireless devices.Type: GrantFiled: July 2, 2019Date of Patent: October 8, 2024Assignee: TELEFONAKTIEBOLAGET LM ERICSSON (PUBL)Inventors: Xixian Chen, Dongsheng Yu, Xiaoming Lai, Weigang Li
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Patent number: 12063543Abstract: A method in a first network node, which comprises a primary Radio Link Control (RLC) entity is provided. The method comprises: receiving packets from a PDCP entity and sending packets to a PDCP entity; separating the received packets into at least a first group and a second group; assigning sequence numbers to the packets of the first group from a sequence number range allocated to at least one the secondary RLC entity in a second network node, the at least one secondary RLC connected to the primary RLC entity through a RLC channel; sending the packets of the first group with the assigned sequence numbers to the at least one secondary RLC entity.Type: GrantFiled: January 21, 2019Date of Patent: August 13, 2024Assignee: Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)Inventors: Jun Wang, Haomin Li, Xixian Chen, Fuzheng Chen
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Publication number: 20240240209Abstract: Synthesis of enantiopure cis-?-irone from a renewable carbon source Disclosed herein are natural and synthetic enzymes capable of performing a method of producing cis-?-irone. The method comprises providing an enzyme capable of converting psi-ionone to cis-?-irone; and contacting the enzyme and psi-ionone under suitable conditions to produce cis-?-irone. The enzyme may be a methyltransferase from Streptomyces albireticuli (SaMT), a promiscuous bifunctional methyltransferase/cyclase (pMT1) enzyme from Streptomyces, or a modified pMT1 enzyme with at least one substitution. The enzymes allow the in-vivo and in-vitro production of cis-?-irone including the use of glucose as feedstock for the biotransformation into cis-?-irone.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 20, 2022Publication date: July 18, 2024Inventors: Xixian CHEN, Congqiang ZHANG, Rehka T, Sudha SHUKAL, Derek SMITH, Isabelle ANDRÉ, Esque JEREMY
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Publication number: 20240175036Abstract: A method for producing a carotenoid or apocarotenoid is disclosed. The method comprises the step of expressing in a host cell an expression module comprising an expression vector having a coding region encoding at least one optimised carotenoid or apocarotenoid generating enzyme, the coding region being operably linked to a promoter. A host cell comprising an expression vector having a coding region encoding at least one optimised carotenoid or apocarotenoid generating enzyme, the coding region being operably linked to a promoter is also provided together with a kit.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 26, 2023Publication date: May 30, 2024Inventors: Congqiang Zhang, Xixian Chen, Heng-Phon Too
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Patent number: 11963182Abstract: A method in a wireless device is provided. The method includes: receiving a downlink signal, wherein the downlink signal includes a Physical Downlink Control Channel (PDCCH) and a Physical downlink Shared Channel (PDSCH), the PDCCH having first downlink Control Information (DCI) indicating at least second downlink control information (DCI) in the PDSCH; and performing one of encoding and decoding user data in the PDSCH based on the first DCI and second DCI. A wireless device implementing this method is provided as well.Type: GrantFiled: December 12, 2018Date of Patent: April 16, 2024Assignee: Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (Publ)Inventors: Jun Wang, Xixian Chen, Dongsheng Yu
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Patent number: 11943053Abstract: A method in a sending node of a communications network includes: encoding a transport block, TB, including data of at least one protocol data unit, PDU, to generate a code block group, CBG, comprising one or more code blocks; defining a CBG header indicative of a starting location of a first PDU within the CBG; and transmitting the CBG including the CBG header. A method in a receiving node includes: receiving one or more code block groups, CBGs, each CBG comprising a CBG header indicative of a start location of a first protocol data unit, PDU, within the CBG; attempting to decode each received CBG; responsive to failing to decode a first CBG, attempting to decode a second CBG, and responsive to successfully decoding the second CBG: identifying the start location of the first PDU in the second CBG; buffering data of the second CBG prior to the identified start location; and forwarding data of PDUs following the identified start location.Type: GrantFiled: February 19, 2019Date of Patent: March 26, 2024Assignee: Telefonaktiebolaget L M Ericsson (publ)Inventors: Xixian Chen, Qingchao Liu, Yashar Nezami
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Patent number: 11937138Abstract: A network node, wireless device, method and system are provided. In one or more embodiments, a network node (16) for servicing a plurality of wireless devices (22) using a plurality of carriers is provided. Each carrier of the plurality of carriers is configured with a respective plurality of beams. The network node (16) includes processing circuitry (68) configured to: determine a metric associated with Multiple User-Multiple Input Multiple Output, MU-MEMO, usage with respect to the plurality of carriers, and initiate at least one handover of at least one of the plurality of wireless devices (22) to a different carrier of the plurality of carriers based at least in part on the metric.Type: GrantFiled: November 12, 2018Date of Patent: March 19, 2024Assignee: TELEFONAKTIEBOLAGET LM ERICSSON (PUBL)Inventors: Xiaoming Lai, Weigang Li, Xixian Chen, Dongsheng Yu
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Patent number: 11920137Abstract: A method for producing a carotenoid or apocarotenoid is disclosed. The method comprises the step of expressing in a host cell an expression module comprising an expression vector having a coding region encoding at least one optimised carotenoid or apocarotenoid generating enzyme, the coding region being operably linked to a promoter. A host cell comprising an expression vector having a coding region encoding at least one optimised carotenoid or apocarotenoid generating enzyme, the coding region being operably linked to a promoter is also provided together with a kit.Type: GrantFiled: February 26, 2018Date of Patent: March 5, 2024Assignee: AGENCY FOR SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY AND RESEARCHInventors: Congqiang Zhang, Xixian Chen, Heng-Phon Too
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Publication number: 20230422241Abstract: According to some embodiments, a method performed by a network node for decoding a channel state information (CSI) report comprises generating a physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH) scrambling sequence, descrambling a PUSCH using the PUSCH scrambling sequence, decoding a CSI report part one to determine a rank indicator, and determining a location of a CSI report part two. The method further comprises extracting a scrambling sequence from the PUSCH scrambling sequence corresponding to the location of the CSI report part two, generating a CSI part two scrambling sequence based on the PUSCH scrambling sequence and the location of the CSI report part two, and applying the extracted scrambling sequence to the location of the CSI report part two. The method further comprises descrambling the location of the CSI report part two in the PUSCH using the CSI part two scrambling sequence and decoding the CSI part two.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 22, 2020Publication date: December 28, 2023Inventors: Qingchao Liu, Xixian Chen, Pierre Coll
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Patent number: 11811423Abstract: Apparatuses and methods are disclosed for a communication device associated with a wireless transmission. In one embodiment, a method includes performing one of a low-density parity check, LDPC, decoding process and an LDPC encoding process by loading a set of bits, in parallel, into a plurality of registers, the set of bits being distributed among the plurality of registers; one of de-interleaving and interleaving the loaded set of bits within the plurality of registers by rearranging the loaded set of bits into one of a de-interleaved and an interleaved set of bits; and after the set of bits is rearranged into the one of the de-interleaved and the interleaved set of bits within the plurality of registers, writing the one of the de-interleaved and the interleaved set of bits, in parallel, from the plurality of registers to memory.Type: GrantFiled: February 22, 2022Date of Patent: November 7, 2023Assignee: TELEFONAKTIEBOLAGET LM ERICSSON (PUBL)Inventors: Qingchao Liu, Xixian Chen, Yashar Nezami
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Patent number: 11680256Abstract: A bacterial strain comprising one or more vectors encoding a) one or more enzymes to produce one or more terpene precursors; and b) a fungal terpene synthase (FTPS). The present invention also relates to a method of producing a terpenoid comprising a) culturing the bacterial strain described herein in an expression medium; and b) isolating the terpenoid from said expression medium.Type: GrantFiled: September 2, 2019Date of Patent: June 20, 2023Assignees: AGENCY FOR SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY AND RESEARCH, JUSTUS-LIEBIG-UNIVERSITAET GIESSENInventors: Congqiang Zhang, Xixian Chen, Ruehl Martin, Heng-Phon Too
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Patent number: 11528088Abstract: Systems and methods for enhanced link adaptation are provided. In some embodiments, a method of operation of a network node includes calculating an actual RE efficiency based at least in part on an actual TBS obtained from a specification. The TBS may be obtained from a specification based on LA result and actual buffer data volume. The method also includes determining a real BLER from a searchable repository, based on the actual RE efficiency and an actual BLER. The method may further include calculating an actual outer-loop adjustment (OLA) step based on the actual BLER. The method may further include a dynamic outer-loop up/down step adjustment based on the actual OLA step.Type: GrantFiled: February 6, 2018Date of Patent: December 13, 2022Assignee: Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (PUBL)Inventors: Xixian Chen, Jun Wang, James Jianfeng Weng
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Patent number: 11469779Abstract: According to some embodiments, a method for polar encoding includes obtaining an input bits index array Q, wherein each element Q[i] is an index of a polar coded transmission channel and corresponds to an input U[i] of a polar encoder. The elements of Q are ordered according to their associated channel quality. The method further includes obtaining an integer number X of bits for polar encoding and wireless transmission, wherein X is not greater than N. Upon determining the polar code block length N is not greater than the number of rate matched bits M available for transmission, the method includes assigning each of the bits as inputs to the polar encoder ordered according to the input bits index array Q.Type: GrantFiled: September 7, 2018Date of Patent: October 11, 2022Assignee: Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (Publ)Inventors: Xixian Chen, Qingchao Liu, Yashar Nezami
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Publication number: 20220322366Abstract: According to certain embodiments, a method for use in a network node for scheduling wireless transmissions using a plurality of multi-user multiple-input multiple-output (MU-MIMO) transmission layers comprises determining a first wireless device is spatially pairable with a second wireless device and that a scheduling priority of the first device is higher than the second device. The method further comprises allocating frequency domain resources of a first transmission layer for the first device according to its scheduling priority and allocating frequency domain resources in a second transmission layer for the second device according to the priority of the first device. The amount of frequency domain resources allocated in the second transmission layer is no larger than that allocated in the first transmission layer. The method further comprises transmitting the data to first wireless device on first transmission layer and to second wireless device on the second transmission layer.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 9, 2019Publication date: October 6, 2022Inventors: Dongsheng Yu, Xixian Chen, Xiaoming Lai, Weigang LI
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Patent number: 11463191Abstract: According to some embodiments, a method for use in a wireless transmitter of a wireless communication network comprises (1) calculating information carrying bits per resource block group (RBG) or physical resource block (PRB) based on a channel condition (e.g., signal to interference plus noise ratio (SINR)); (2) estimating the required information bits and number of RBGs based on the desired number of bits to be transmitted and the number of available RBGs; (3) determining the MCS and TBS based on the estimated information bits, the required number of RBGs, number of layers, and RBG size; (4) adjusting the MCS and TBS based on the MCS index and TBS calculated at step 3, the number of required RBGs, and the accumulated information bits calculated from step 2; and (5) determining an MCS state based on the TBS and the accumulated information bits.Type: GrantFiled: October 2, 2018Date of Patent: October 4, 2022Assignee: TELEFONAKTIEBOLAGET LM ERICSSON (PUBL)Inventors: Xixian Chen, Qingchao Liu, Yashar Nezami
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Publication number: 20220312432Abstract: According to certain embodiments, a method for use in a network node for scheduling wireless transmissions comprises determining a channel quality weight for a first wireless channel based on its number of information bits and a channel quality weight for a second wireless channel based on its number of information bits. The number of information bits is based on a signal to interference plus noise (SINR) measurement and a modulation coding scheme of the wireless channels. The method further comprises determining a scheduling weight for the first wireless device based on the channel quality weight for the first wireless channel, determining a scheduling weight for the second wireless device based on the channel quality weight for the second wireless channel, and scheduling a transmission to one of the first and second wireless devices based on the scheduling weights of the first and second wireless devices.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 2, 2019Publication date: September 29, 2022Inventors: Xixian Chen, Dongsheng YU, Xiaoming Lai, Weigang Li
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Patent number: D1070497Type: GrantFiled: September 12, 2023Date of Patent: April 15, 2025Inventors: Wei Zhu, Yingjie Lin, Xixian Chen, Hao Wang, Jiaofei Shao, Lixue Zhu