Patents by Inventor Xun Luo
Xun Luo 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: 20190207799Abstract: A polar transmitter includes an amplitude path comprising an amplitude signal that corresponds to an amplitude of a vector sum of an in-phase input signal and a quadrature input signal; a phase path comprising a phase modulator configured to phase-modulate a phase signal that corresponds to the phase of the vector sum of the in-phase input signal and the quadrature input signal; a digital power amplifier (DPA) configured to amplify the phase-modulated (PM) input signal based on the amplitude signal; a tunable matching network coupled to an output of the DPA and configured to adjust a load impedance of the DPA; and a controller configured to adjust the matching network based on a look-up table with respect to amplitude and frequency information, where the look-up table indicates a plurality of optimal operation modes of the matching network for specific combinations of amplitude and frequency information.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 7, 2019Publication date: July 4, 2019Inventors: Xun Luo, Jian Liang
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Publication number: 20190149386Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a polar phased-array transmitter and a mobile terminal. One example mobile terminal includes a baseband chip, the polar phased-array transmitter, and an antenna array. The baseband chip is configured to generate a quadrature digital baseband signal. The polar phased-array transmitter is configured to perform quadrature-to-polar conversion on the quadrature digital baseband signal to generate n amplitude signals and n phase signals, separately perform phase modulation and phase shifting on the n phase signals by using a local oscillator signal to obtain n phase modulation signals, and perform amplitude modulation and power amplification on the n phase modulation signals by using the amplitude signals to obtain n radio frequency signals. n is a natural number greater than 1. The antenna array is configured to obtain the n radio frequency signals from the polar phased-array transmitter, and transmit the n radio frequency signals.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 16, 2019Publication date: May 16, 2019Inventors: Huizhen QIAN, Xun LUO
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Patent number: 10276904Abstract: A resonant unit and a filter, where the resonant unit includes a dielectric substrate, a metal microstrip disposed on a plane of the dielectric substrate, where the metal microstrip is used as a signal input/output port, and a defected ground structure disposed on another plane opposite to the plane of the dielectric substrate, where the defected ground structure includes a ground loop and an interdigital structure located inside the ground loop, the interdigital structure includes multiple fingers, and the ground loop or at least one finger in the interdigital structure includes at least one embedded interdigital structure. Harmonic suppression capabilities of the resonant unit and the filter can be improved, and an area can be reduced.Type: GrantFiled: June 16, 2017Date of Patent: April 30, 2019Assignee: HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.Inventors: Zeming Zhang, Huizhen Qian, Xun Luo
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Patent number: 10257015Abstract: A polar transmitter includes an amplitude path comprising an amplitude signal that corresponds to an amplitude of a vector sum of an in-phase input signal and a quadrature input signal; a phase path comprising a phase modulator configured to phase-modulate a phase signal that corresponds to the phase of the vector sum of the in-phase input signal and the quadrature input signal; a digital power amplifier (DPA) configured to amplify the phase-modulated (PM) input signal based on the amplitude signal; a tunable matching network coupled to an output of the DPA and configured to adjust a load impedance of the DPA; and a controller configured to adjust the matching network based on a look-up table with respect to amplitude and frequency information, where the look-up table indicates a plurality of optimal operation modes of the matching network for specific combinations of amplitude and frequency information.Type: GrantFiled: November 17, 2017Date of Patent: April 9, 2019Assignee: HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.Inventors: Xun Luo, Jian Liang
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Publication number: 20190081595Abstract: The present invention provides a voltage waveform shaping oscillator, including a signal source and a coupling transformer. An output end of the signal source is connected to an input end of the coupling transformer, and an input end of the signal source is connected to an output end of the coupling transformer. The signal source is configured to: receive, by using the input end of the signal source, a quasi-square wave signal output by the output end of the coupling transformer, generate an original signal based on the quasi-square wave signal, and send the original signal to the input end of the coupling transformer by using the output end of the signal source. The coupling transformer is configured to: perform filtering processing on the original signal to obtain the quasi-square wave signal. The voltage waveform shaping oscillator is configured to reduce phase noise of an oscillator.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 9, 2018Publication date: March 14, 2019Inventors: Xun LUO, Huizhen QIAN
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Patent number: 10128817Abstract: A digital phase shifter includes a logic control circuit, at least four current digital-to-analog converters, at least four amplifiers, and a vector summation circuit. The logic control circuit generates four N-bit digital phase shift control signals according to an (N+2)-bit digital control source signal, and respectively inputs the four N-bit digital phase shift control signals to the four current digital-to-analog converters. The four current digital-to-analog converters are respectively connected in series with the four amplifiers, to implement selection and amplification on four orthogonal input signals, and the vector summation circuit synthesizes amplified signals that are output by the four amplifiers, to obtain a signal having a 360 degree (°) phase shift range.Type: GrantFiled: November 17, 2017Date of Patent: November 13, 2018Assignee: HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.Inventors: Huizhen Qian, Xun Luo
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Publication number: 20180248243Abstract: A filter is provided, and the filter includes two mutually coupled slow-wave resonators. Each resonator includes a coplanar waveguide (CPW) transmission line, a tapered CPW transmission line, and a ground stub, and can generate a slow-wave feature to push a high-order harmonic wave of a baseband signal to a high frequency, so as to implement a wide stopband feature. In addition, a slow-wave effect is used to properly design a size of a filter, to reduce an entire area of the filter and reduce costs. Moreover, two resonators are coupled, to enhance passband performance of the filter, increase bandwidth, increase in-passband flatness, and reduce an insertion loss.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 27, 2018Publication date: August 30, 2018Inventors: Bingzheng Yang, Huizhen Qian, Xun Luo
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Publication number: 20180232452Abstract: A method for data retrieval is described. Interface circuitry of an information processing apparatus receives a request for data retrieval from a database. The database stores content sharing information in a social network. The request includes a first user identifier and a first link identifier. The processing circuitry determines whether the first user identifier and the first link identifier are associated in the database as a consequence of a previous sharing of a first article corresponding to the first link identifier using the first user identifier. Further, when the first user identifier and the first link identifier are determined to be associated, the processing circuitry searches for a first message identifier in the database. The first message identifier identifies a first message that includes information of the previous sharing of the first article. The processing circuitry then retrieves the first message according to the first message identifier.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 10, 2018Publication date: August 16, 2018Applicant: TENCENT TECHNOLOGY (SHENZHEN) COMPANY LIMITEDInventors: Bin HUANG, Xun LUO, Jianchen ZHU, Min LUO, Shanmin TANG, Yongsheng LIU
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Publication number: 20180145660Abstract: A digital phase shifter includes a logic control circuit, at least four current digital-to-analog converters, at least four amplifiers, and a vector summation circuit. The logic control circuit generates four N-bit digital phase shift control signals according to an (N+2)-bit digital control source signal, and respectively inputs the four N-bit digital phase shift control signals to the four current digital-to-analog converters. The four current digital-to-analog converters are respectively connected in series with the four amplifiers, to implement selection and amplification on four orthogonal input signals, and the vector summation circuit synthesizes amplified signals that are output by the four amplifiers, to obtain a signal having a 360 degree (°) phase shift range.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 17, 2017Publication date: May 24, 2018Inventors: Huizhen Qian, Xun Luo
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Publication number: 20180131323Abstract: A dual-mode oscillator and a multi-phase oscillator includes a mode switching circuit to switch between two operating modes and obtain oscillation signals having two different bands. The dual-mode oscillator also includes two transformer-coupled oscillators and a step-up transformer in the transformer-coupled oscillators where the step-up transformer multiplies a drain voltage swing of a first MOS transistor and then injects a voltage signal to a gate of a second MOS transistor to obtain a larger gate voltage swing without increasing a supply voltage of the oscillator. The dual-mode oscillators are connected through multi-phase coupled circuits to form a Mobius loop.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 25, 2017Publication date: May 10, 2018Inventors: Yiyang Shu, Huizhen Qian, Xun Luo
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Publication number: 20180076999Abstract: A polar transmitter includes an amplitude path comprising an amplitude signal that corresponds to an amplitude of a vector sum of an in-phase input signal and a quadrature input signal; a phase path comprising a phase modulator configured to phase-modulate a phase signal that corresponds to the phase of the vector sum of the in-phase input signal and the quadrature input signal; a digital power amplifier (DPA) configured to amplify the phase-modulated (PM) input signal based on the amplitude signal; a tunable matching network coupled to an output of the DPA and configured to adjust a load impedance of the DPA; and a controller configured to adjust the matching network based on a look-up table with respect to amplitude and frequency information, where the look-up table indicates a plurality of optimal operation modes of the matching network for specific combinations of amplitude and frequency information.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 17, 2017Publication date: March 15, 2018Inventors: Xun Luo, Jian Liang
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Publication number: 20170373363Abstract: The present invention relates to the field of communications technologies and discloses a phase shifter and a feed network. The phase shifter includes at least one phase shift component. The phase shift component includes a substrate, a microstrip coupling structure disposed on a first plane of the substrate, a microstrip transmission line connected to and coplanar with the microstrip coupling structure, and a microstrip/coplanar-waveguide coupling structure, where the microstrip/coplanar-waveguide coupling structure includes a microstrip connected to and coplanar with the microstrip transmission line, and a coplanar waveguide disposed opposite to the microstrip on the substrate and coupled with the microstrip. A phase shifter using a microstrip/coplanar-waveguide coupling structure has a small volume and costs low, thereby facilitating feed network design.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 27, 2017Publication date: December 28, 2017Applicant: HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.Inventors: Jie ZHOU, Huizhen Qian, Xun Luo
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Publication number: 20170365903Abstract: A resonant unit and a filter, where the resonant unit includes a dielectric substrate, a metal microstrip disposed on a plane of the dielectric substrate, where the metal microstrip is used as a signal input/output port, and a defected ground structure disposed on another plane opposite to the plane of the dielectric substrate, where the defected ground structure includes a ground loop and an interdigital structure located inside the ground loop, the interdigital structure includes multiple fingers, and the ground loop or at least one finger in the interdigital structure includes at least one embedded interdigital structure. Harmonic suppression capabilities of the resonant unit and the filter can be improved, and an area can be reduced.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 16, 2017Publication date: December 21, 2017Inventors: Zeming Zhang, Huizhen Qian, Xun Luo
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Publication number: 20170324381Abstract: A transformer includes: a primary winding comprising a first port, a second port and a metal layer connected between the first port and the second port, the metal layer comprising a plurality of sections of different electrical lengths and/or characteristic impedances; and a secondary winding electromagnetically coupled with the primary winding, the secondary winding comprising a first port, a second port and a metal layer connected between the first port and the second port, the metal layer comprising a plurality of sections of different electrical lengths and/or characteristic impedances.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 27, 2017Publication date: November 9, 2017Inventors: Huizhen QIAN, Xun LUO, Robert Bogdan STASZEWSKI
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Patent number: 9736548Abstract: An end-to-end multimedia streaming system can include a streaming server and a destination. The streaming server includes a content source, which sends multiple description coding-encoded content over a plurality of paths to the destination. The destination includes an aggregator for aggregating the descriptions from the multiple paths, decoding and recombining them to recover the content. A feedback sender at the destination generates traffic performance variables based on the channel conditions of the multiple paths, and sends these variables to a feedback receiver at the streaming server. The feedback receiver utilizes the feedback information to make adjustments to the transmissions of the content, and to synchronize the transmissions over the multiple paths.Type: GrantFiled: June 8, 2011Date of Patent: August 15, 2017Assignee: QUALCOMM IncorporatedInventors: Xiaolong Huang, Vijayalakshmi R. Raveendran, Xun Luo, PhaniKumar K. Bhamidipati, Soham V. Sheth
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Publication number: 20170171073Abstract: In some aspects, a non-gateway node transmits an internet route request to neighbor nodes and receives, from a gateway node, a response message including an address of the gateway node and a gateway indicator. The non-gateway node sets a gateway pointer equal to this address. In other aspects, a gateway node receives an internet route request from neighbor nodes and transmits, to the neighbor nodes, a response message including an address of the gateway node and a gateway indicator. In additional aspects, a non-gateway node receives, from gateway nodes on the network, an announcement of internet connectivity that includes address of the gateway nodes. The non-gateway node adds these addresses to a list of potential gateways. When the non-gateway nodes receives packets for transmission to an internet destination, it selects a gateway address from the list, and transmits the packets to a destination gateway associated with the gateway address.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 28, 2017Publication date: June 15, 2017Inventors: Xun LUO, SR., Arungundram Mahendran
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Patent number: 9621458Abstract: A non-gateway node transmits an internet route request to neighbor nodes and receives, from a gateway node, a response message including an address of the gateway node and a gateway indicator. The non-gateway node sets a gateway pointer equal to this address. A gateway node receives an internet route request from neighbor nodes and transmits, to the neighbor nodes, a response message including an address of the gateway node and a gateway indicator. A non-gateway node receives, from gateway nodes on the network, an announcement of internet connectivity that includes address of the gateway nodes. The non-gateway node adds these addresses to a list of potential gateways. When the non-gateway nodes receives packets for transmission to an internet destination, it selects a gateway address from the list, and transmits the packets to a destination gateway associated with the gateway address.Type: GrantFiled: March 5, 2013Date of Patent: April 11, 2017Assignee: QUALCOMM IncorporatedInventors: Xun Luo, Arungundram Chandrasekaran Mahendran
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Patent number: 9444887Abstract: A method of wireless communication includes aggregating data in a streaming communication session from a source node in a destination aggregator node, wherein data in the streaming session is transported over multiple paths from the source node to the aggregator node via a multipath overlay network discovered by the source node and the aggregator node.Type: GrantFiled: May 26, 2011Date of Patent: September 13, 2016Assignee: QUALCOMM IncorporatedInventors: Xiaolong Huang, Vijayalakshmi R. Raveendran, Xun Luo
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Patent number: 9351028Abstract: An apparatus, system, method, and computer program product for streaming 3D content from a wireless device to a remote 3D display for the viewing of the 3D content on a larger screen. In some aspects, a wireless streaming server may encode 3D motion picture content in a certain format, where each image frame includes a 2D view concatenated side-by-side with a complementary frame of depth information. The combination of the 2D view and the depth information are capable of being processed by a client display to generate a stereoscopic image representing a 3D view.Type: GrantFiled: July 14, 2011Date of Patent: May 24, 2016Assignee: QUALCOMM IncorporatedInventors: Soham V. Sheth, Vijayalakshmi R. Raveendran, Judit Martinez Bauza, PhaniKumar K. Bhamidipati, Xun Luo
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Patent number: 9350814Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices are disclosed for implementing Internet Protocol (IP) connectivity over a service-oriented architecture (SOA) bus implemented by a peer-to-peer network. At a first device, a first IP service is advertised over the SOA bus, and a second IP service advertised by a second device over the SOA bus is discovered. The first device may transmit at least a first IP packet to the second device by remotely invoking the second IP service of the second device over the SOA bus. The first device may receive at least a second IP packet from the second device over the SOA bus through an invocation of the first IP service by the second device.Type: GrantFiled: February 21, 2012Date of Patent: May 24, 2016Assignee: QUALCOMM IncorporatedInventors: Arungundram Chandrasekeran Mahendran, Nishith K. Chaubey, Xun Luo