Patents by Inventor Yan Zhou

Yan Zhou 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: 20260270974
    Abstract: Various aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wireless communication. In some aspects, a user equipment (UE) may detect an overlap between two or more deferred semi-persistent scheduling (SPS) hybrid automatic repeat request (HARQ) codebooks and a retransmitted HARQ codebook. The UE may cancel a transmission of the two or more deferred SPS HARQ codebooks or perform the transmission of the two or more deferred SPS HARQ codebooks in one or more slots. Numerous other aspects are described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 24, 2026
    Publication date: September 10, 2026
    Inventors: Konstantinos DIMOU, Sanghoon KIM, Jae Ho RYU, Yi HUANG, Yan ZHOU, Tao LUO
  • Publication number: 20260271012
    Abstract: Various aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wireless communication. In some aspects, a mobile station may receive downlink control information (DCI) in a control resource set that is associated with an index other than zero. Accordingly, the mobile station may apply a unified transmission configuration indicator (TCI) state indicated by a TCI state indication in the DCI. Numerous other aspects are described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 26, 2022
    Publication date: September 10, 2026
    Inventors: Fang YUAN, Yan ZHOU, Tao LUO
  • Publication number: 20260271044
    Abstract: Certain aspects of the present disclosure provide techniques for wireless communications by a device. A method generally includes receiving, from a first network entity, a first indication of a measurement resource associated with measurement of interference from a second network entity to the CPE, the measurement resource associated with a second indication from the second network entity to the first network entity of the measurement resource, performing, on the measurement resource, the measurement of interference from the second network entity to the CPE, and transmitting, to the first network entity, a report regarding the measurement resource.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 5, 2025
    Publication date: September 10, 2026
    Inventors: Qian ZHANG, Tao LUO, Yan ZHOU
  • Publication number: 20260270013
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications are described. A user equipment (UE) may communicate with the network via two or more transmission reception points (TRPs). Described techniques relate to determining which unified transmission configuration indication (TCI) state to apply to a communication on a channel configured for single frequency network (SFN) operations based on one or more conditions. For example, a UE may receive control signaling identifying a configuration of the UE to communicate with a first TRP and a second TRP using an SFN operation for at least one channel. The UE may receive control signaling indicating a unified TCI state for the at least one channel. The UE may determine whether to apply the indicated unified TCI state to a communication (e.g., transmission of or reception of a signal) on the channel configured according to the SFN operation based on one or more conditions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 11, 2022
    Publication date: September 10, 2026
    Inventors: Fang Yuan, Yan Zhou, Tao Luo
  • Publication number: 20260271103
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications are described. A user equipment (UE) may receive a synchronization signal block (SSB) including first signal, such as a primary synchronization signal (PSS) or a discovery reference signal, and a second signal, such as a secondary synchronization signal (SSS) or a single signal. In some examples, the second signal indicates a physical cell identifier (PCID) of a network entity without additional information from the first signal. In some examples, the SSB may include a first signal, a second signal, and a physical broadcast channel (PBCH). In some examples, the second signal may indicate first information associated with a PCID of a network entity, and the PBCH may indicate second information associated with the PCID of the network entity. The UE may establish a connection with the network entity on the PCID of the network entity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 5, 2025
    Publication date: September 10, 2026
    Inventors: Hung Dinh LY, Jing JIANG, Yan ZHOU
  • Publication number: 20260271118
    Abstract: Aspects presented herein may enable a UE to determine QCL information and/or a spatial filter for non-dedicated channel and/or signal based on a unified TCI indication from a base station. In one aspect, a UE receives a TCI state indication in association with a communication of at least one non-dedicated DL channel or non-dedicated DL signal. The UE determines QCL information for the communication of the at least one non-dedicated DL channel or the non-dedicated DL signal based on one or more source reference signals for the received TCI state indication. The UE receives the at least one non-dedicated DL channel or the non-dedicated DL signal based on the received TCI state indication and the determined QCL information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 24, 2026
    Publication date: September 10, 2026
    Inventors: Yan ZHOU, Fang YUAN, Tao LUO
  • Publication number: 20260271085
    Abstract: Certain aspects of the present disclosure provide a method for wireless communication by a user equipment (UE) generally including receiving signaling indicating a set of physical random access channel (PRACH) configurations, receiving,, a physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) order to trigger a PRACH transmission associated with an additional PCI different from a first PCI associated with a serving cell, transmitting a PRACH associated with the additional PCI based on one PRACH configuration of the set of PRACH configurations that is associated with the additional PCI, receiving an indication of a timing advance (TA) associated with the additional PCI, and applying the TA for an uplink transmission associated with the additional PCI.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 15, 2026
    Publication date: September 10, 2026
    Inventors: Shaozhen GUO, Mostafa KHOSHNEVISAN, Jing SUN, Xiaoxia ZHANG, Yan ZHOU, Tao LUO, Peter GAAL
  • Publication number: 20260271124
    Abstract: This disclosure provides systems, methods, and devices for wireless communication that support enhanced small data transmission (SDT) operations. In a first aspect, a device for wireless communication includes at least one processor and a memory coupled to the at least one processor. The at least one processor is configured to receive a first SDT configuration for a first cell and a second SDT configuration for a second cell; transition from a connected state to an inactive state responsive to receiving a release transmission from the first cell; and transmit, while in the inactive state, a SDT transmission to the second cell based on the second SDT configuration. Other aspects and features are also claimed and described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 4, 2025
    Publication date: September 10, 2026
    Inventors: Yan Zhou, Kiran Venugopal
  • Patent number: 12732893
    Abstract: One aspect provides a method for wireless communication. The method includes obtaining a first indication of a first set of beam configurations associated with a plurality of synchronization signal blocks (SSBs); obtaining a second indication of a second set of beam configurations associated with one or more of the plurality of SSBs that are reconfigured; and obtaining at least one of the plurality of SSBs in accordance with the second indication.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2023
    Date of Patent: September 8, 2026
    Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Navid Abedini, Tao Luo, Yan Zhou
  • Publication number: 20260261462
    Abstract: Various aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wireless communication. In some aspects, an UE may receive, from a network node, a unified transmission configuration indicator (TCI). The UE may receive, from the network node, a configuration that configures the UE to report a UE capability set index for the unified TCI. The UE may transmit, to the network node and based at least in part on the UE being configured to report the UE capability set index for the unified TCI, a sounding reference signal (SRS) based at least in part on an SRS resource set and a precoder, wherein the SRS resource set and the precoder are based at least in part on the unified TCI. Numerous other aspects are described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 26, 2022
    Publication date: September 3, 2026
    Inventors: Fang YUAN, Yan ZHOU, Tao LUO
  • Publication number: 20260261948
    Abstract: Aspects of the present disclosure relate to wireless communications, and more particularly, to techniques for transmissions associated with a new beam indication.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 22, 2026
    Publication date: September 3, 2026
    Inventors: Fang YUAN, Yan ZHOU, Wooseok NAM, Mostafa KHOSHNEVISAN, Tao LUO
  • Publication number: 20260262056
    Abstract: This disclosure provides systems, methods and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on computer storage media, for using a beam failure detection reference signal resource set for physical downlink control channels (PDCCH) with repetition. In one aspect, a user equipment (UE) may monitor a physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) transmission using at least two transmission control indicator (TCI) states. The UE may determine a beam failure detection reference signal resource set associated with the PDCCH monitoring based at least in part on a characteristic of the one or more of the TCI states or a list of a pair of reference signals configured based at least in part on one of the at least two TCI states. The UE may monitor the first beam failure detection reference signal resource set associated with the PDCCH monitoring to identify a beam failure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 22, 2026
    Publication date: September 3, 2026
    Inventors: Yan ZHOU, Fang YUAN, Tao LUO
  • Publication number: 20260262093
    Abstract: A user equipment (UE) may be configured to receive a first RRC configuration including a first configuration of a first PCI and a second PCI from a serving cell. The serving cell may be associated with a first PCI and an additional cell may be associated with the second PCI different from the first PCI. The UE may be configured to receive a PDCCH order from a network node including an indication of a PRACH transmission associated with the second PCI. The UE may be configured to transmit the PRACH transmission associated with the second PCI during a PRACH occasion. The UE may be configured to monitor at least one first CSS in a first CORESET during a RAR window associated with the second PCI. The RAR window may be based on a time location of the PRACH occasion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 27, 2022
    Publication date: September 3, 2026
    Inventors: Shaozhen GUO, Mostafa KHOSHNEVISAN, Jing SUN, Xiaoxia ZHANG, Fang YUAN, Yan ZHOU, Tao LUO, Peter GAAL
  • Publication number: 20260261924
    Abstract: Methods, apparatuses, and computer-readable storage medium for wireless communication with timing advance (TA) are provided. An example method at a user equipment (UE) may include receiving, from a network entity, a first timing advance (TA) associated with a first transmission reception point (TRP) associated with the network entity in first downlink control information (DCI). The example method may further include receiving, from the network entity, a second TA associated with a second TRP associated with the network entity in second DCI, the first TA and the second TA being associated with different sets of uplink (UL) channels based on an association configuration. The example method may further include communicating with the network entity based on the first TA and the second TA.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 28, 2022
    Publication date: September 3, 2026
    Inventors: Fang YUAN, Yan ZHOU, Tao LUO
  • Patent number: 12727022
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications are described. Generally, the described techniques provide for prioritization schemes for prioritizing colliding cross-link interference (CLI) measurements scheduled via Layer-1 signaling and a downlink transmissions scheduled according to periodic configurations. In some examples, a user equipment (UE) may prioritize downlink transmissions over CLI measurements. A UE may not monitor for or may not decode downlink control information scheduling CLI measurements in resources that the UE has a scheduled downlink reception according to a periodic scheduling configuration. In some examples, the UE may prioritize a colliding CLI measurement and downlink transmission based on an indicated priority of each, a type a CLI measurement, a type of downlink transmission, and/or a location of the UE within the cell. The UE may either monitor for the downlink transmission or perform the CLI measurement based on the priority scheme.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 20, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 1, 2026
    Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Yuwei Ren, Yan Zhou, Huilin Xu, Qian Zhang, Liangming Wu
  • Patent number: 12725804
    Abstract: A lithium ion secondary battery negative electrode additive includes polyaspartate salt and water.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2023
    Date of Patent: September 1, 2026
    Assignee: MURATA MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yan Zhou, Li Wang, Yuli Li
  • Patent number: 12726302
    Abstract: Various aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wireless communication. In some aspects, a user equipment (UE) may receive, from a base station, an indication of a set of reference signal resources, wherein the set of reference signal resources is associated with two or more subbands included in a band used for communication between the UE and the base station. The UE may receive, based at least in part on one or more resources of the set of reference signal resources, at least one reference signal over the band. The UE may derive one or more measurements, associated with one subband of the two or more subbands, based at least in part on the at least one reference signal received over the band. Numerous other aspects are described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 1, 2026
    Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Tianyang Bai, Yan Zhou, Tao Luo, Junyi Li
  • Patent number: 12726838
    Abstract: Various aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wireless communication. In some aspects, a user equipment (UE) may receive configuration information indicative of a semi-static time and frequency subband full-duplex (SBFD) configuration associated with at least one resource semi-statically configured as an SBFD resource, wherein the at least one resource comprises a time and frequency resource. The UE may receive a dynamic SBFD update indication associated with the at least one resource. The UE may perform a cross link interference (CLI) measurement task associated with an updated CLI resource based on the dynamic SBFD update indication. Numerous other aspects are described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 11, 2023
    Date of Patent: September 1, 2026
    Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Qian Zhang, Muhammad Sayed Khairy Abdelghaffar, Yan Zhou
  • Publication number: 20260254600
    Abstract: Apparatus, methods, and computer-readable media for providing an update indication for a semi-static configured SBFD/non-SBFD time resource unit are disclosed herein. An example method for wireless communication at a UE includes receiving a first resource pattern for one or more time resource units of a TDD transmission slot format pattern, wherein one of an FD communication mode or a non-FD communication mode is indicated for each time resource unit of the one or more time resource units based on the first resource pattern. The method also includes receiving an indication indicating a second resource pattern for a subset of the one or more time resource units. Additionally, the method includes communicating with a network entity in each respective time resource unit using a communication mode based on the second resource pattern.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 13, 2026
    Publication date: August 27, 2026
    Inventors: Qian ZHANG, Yan ZHOU, Muhammad Sayed Khairy ABDELGHAFFAR, Junyi LI
  • Publication number: 20260254490
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications are described. A user equipment (UE) may transmit control signaling indicating parameters for a set of receive beams at the UE. The parameters may be based on an orientation of the UE and a hierarchical beam width configuration of the set of receive beams. The UE may measure one or more reference signals using a first subset of receive beams of a first set of beam pairs based on the parameters. The UE may transmit one or more measurement reports for the first subset of receive beams based on measuring the one or more reference signals. In some examples, the network entity may transmit a message to activate a receive beam at the UE and indicate a confidence level for the receive beam based on a prediction at the network entity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 16, 2022
    Publication date: August 27, 2026
    Inventors: Qiaoyu Li, Yan Zhou, Sony Akkarakaran, Wooseok Nam, Tao Luo, Mahmoud Taherzadeh Boroujeni, Hamed Pezeshki, Junyi Li, Arumugam Chendamarai Kannan