Patents by Inventor Yang Niu

Yang Niu 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: 20240155696
    Abstract: A user equipment (UE), baseband processor or other network device (e.g., base station, next generation NodeB, etc.) can operate to configure a hand over (HO) or a primary secondary cell (PSCell) addition based on a channel state information reference signal (CSI-RS) based contention free random access (CFRA) procedure. A CSI-RS rough timing of a CSI-RS position can be determined based on a synchronization signal block (SSB) associated with a CSI-RS or a serving cell timing. A CFRA transmit timing can be determined based on the CSI-RS rough timing or a CSI-RS fine timing that is derived from a timing and frequency (T/F) tracking operation on the CSI-RS. Reference signal receive power (RSRP) measurement(s) can be made on the CSI-RS for performing the CSI-RS based CFRA procedure with transmissions according to the CSI-RS transmit timing of the CSI-RS that satisfies an RSRP threshold.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 5, 2021
    Publication date: May 9, 2024
    Inventors: Jie Cui, Fangli Xu, Yushu Zhang, Yang Tang, Qiming Li, Manasa Raghavan, Xiang Chen, Huaning Niu, Hong He, Dawei Zhang
  • Patent number: 11979828
    Abstract: The present application relates to devices and components including apparatus, systems, and methods to provide an interruption mechanism for deactivated secondary cell measurement in new radio.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2024
    Assignee: APPLE INC.
    Inventors: Jie Cui, Yang Tang, Dawei Zhang, Hong He, Manasa Raghavan, Huaning Niu, Wenshu Zhang
  • Patent number: 11974235
    Abstract: Activating an uplink (UL) gap at a base station may include decoding a user equipment (UE) UL gap capability report received from a UE. A radio resource control (RRC) UL gap configuration may be encoded for transmission to the UE. A power headroom report (PHR) medium access control (MAC) control element (CE) received from the UE may be decoded. The PHR MAC CE may include at least one of a P value or a power management maximum power reduction (P-MPR) value. Decoding the measurement information may include determining that the P value is equal to one or the P-MPR value is greater than zero. Based on determining that the P value is equal to one or the P-MPR value is greater than zero, the UL gap configuration may be implicitly activated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2024
    Assignee: APPLE INC.
    Inventors: Huaning Niu, Dawei Zhang, Jie Cui, Laxminarayana Pillutla, Manasa Raghavan, Qiming Li, Sharad Sambhwani, Xiang Chen, Yang Tang
  • Publication number: 20240135138
    Abstract: A building photovoltaic data interpolation method based on WGAN and whale optimization algorithm is provided, which includes: obtaining historical building roof photovoltaic output data, perform preprocessing on the historical building roof photovoltaic output data, and uses CNN to build a GAN; describing missing value position of preprocessed data by using a binary mask matrix, and setting Wasserstein distance to define a loss function of a GAN generator and a discriminator; taking the loss function as a fitness function, optimizing an input to the GAN generator through a whale optimization algorithm and obtaining optimized candidate samples; fusing the optimized candidate samples and a photovoltaic data processed by the binary mask matrix to obtain completed reconstructed samples, so as to improve the complementary accuracy, optimize the random noise, remove the unfavorable influencing components, and provide services for building rooftop PV data interpolation more accurately.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2022
    Publication date: April 25, 2024
    Inventors: Xi GUO, Lei CUI, Qingwei CAO, Chenhui NIU, Feng LI, Dong LI, Jie YIN, Kenan CAO, Yang YANG
  • Patent number: 11968574
    Abstract: A UE for a 5G system is to perform a measurement during a network controlled small gap (NCSG). The NCSG includes a first visible interruption length (VIL1), a measurement length (ML), a second visible interruption length (VIL2), and a visible interruption repetition period (VIRP). A UE capability indicates a length of one or both the VIL1 and the VIL2. NCSG pattern information provides the NCSG for the UE, in which the VIL1 and the VIL2 indicate when the UE is not expected to transmit and receive data on a serving carrier, the ML indicates when the UE is expected to transmit and receive data on the serving carrier, and the VIRP indicates a period in which to repeat the NCSG.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 14, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2024
    Assignee: APPLE INC.
    Inventors: Qiming Li, Dawei Zhang, Huaning Niu, Jie Cui, Manasa Raghavan, Yang Tang, Yushu Zhang
  • Publication number: 20240128650
    Abstract: An antenna filter unit and a base station having the antenna filter unit are disclosed. The antenna filter unit according to an embodiment comprises a dielectric body that defines a plurality of single-mode resonators each including a tuning hole. At least one slot is formed on a surface of the dielectric body to serve as an antenna radiator. The at least one slot is coupled to at least one of the resonators.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 20, 2021
    Publication date: April 18, 2024
    Inventors: Xueyuan Zhang, Bingjian Niu, Mengyang Jia, Yang Liu
  • Patent number: 11963055
    Abstract: This disclosure relates to techniques for configuring, performing, and reporting neighbor cell measurements in a wireless communication system. A base station of a serving cell may provide configuration information relevant to performing layer 1 (L1) measurements based on reference signals of one or more neighbor cells. A UE may perform L1 inter-frequency measurements of the neighbor cell(s) based on the configuration. The UE may report the measurements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2024
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Manasa Raghavan, Qiming Li, Jie Cui, Yang Tang, Yushu Zhang, Huaning Niu, Xiang Chen, Dawei Zhang
  • Patent number: 11963058
    Abstract: Apparatuses, systems, and methods for performing dual active protocol stack handovers in a frequency range above 24 GHz. A UE may transmit an indication to a base station indicating a dual active protocol stack (DAPS) handover capability of the UE corresponding to a frequency range (FR) above 24 GHz. The UE may receive, from a target cell of the one or more cells, a command to perform a DAPS handover from a source cell to the target cell. While performing the DAPS handover and maintaining a data connection with the source cell, the UE may perform measurements on the target cell followed by a physical random access channel (PRACH) procedure. The UE may then receive a source cell release command from the target cell and release the data connection with the source cell.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2024
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Qiming Li, Chunhai Yao, Dawei Zhang, Huaning Niu, Jie Cui, Manasa Raghavan, Xiang Chen, Yang Tang, Yushu Zhang
  • Patent number: 11953402
    Abstract: An inertia braking test system and a control method is provided, wherein the inertia braking test system is composed of an inertia brake test system, a sensor system and a tested object. An actuating device is connected with the inertia brake control device through a ball stud. The actuation function of the inertia brake control device with two degrees of freedom along the front-and-rear direction and the up-and-down direction of the vehicle is realized. The movable chassis realizes the mobile function of the system. The acceleration sensor can sense the acceleration of the movable chassis. Each force is tested by the first force sensor, the second force sensor and the third force sensor. The displacement data is measured by the first displacement sensor and the second displacement sensor, so that a movable brake system test is achieved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2024
    Assignee: Changchun Automotive Test Center Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yang Liu, Chao Niu, Yongchuang Wang, Bin Liang, Jingtao Zhang, Hui Jia, Peng Su, Wanli Hu
  • Patent number: 11950154
    Abstract: The present application relates to devices and components including apparatus, systems, and methods to perform a switch of a TCI state from a serving cell to a neighbor cell. A UE determines whether the state of the neighbor cell is known or unknown and whether the neighbor cell's TCI state is known or unknown. The total delay time to perform the TCI state switch can impacted by this the known/unknown statuses. Other factors can also contribute to the total delay time. The UE may also signal its capability to monitor the TCI state of the neighbor cell and its capability to switch to such a TCI state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2024
    Assignee: APPLE INC.
    Inventors: Manasa Raghavan, Yushu Zhang, Dawei Zhang, Haitong Sun, Huaning Niu, Jie Cui, Qiming Li, Xiang Chen, Yang Tang
  • Publication number: 20240107388
    Abstract: Apparatuses, systems, and methods for determining timing advance in L1/L2 inter-cell mobility. A user equipment (UE) comprises at least one antenna, at least one radio coupled to the at least one antenna, and a processor coupled to the at least one radio. The processor is configured to receive a Time advance (TA) indicator together with a handover command from a source base station in a source coverage, wherein the TA indicator comprises information for determining a TA used for an uplink transmission with a target base station in a target coverage, the handover command is a Layer 1 handover command or a Layer 2 handover command, and the source coverage and the target coverage are identified by different Physical Cell identifiers; and in response to the handover command, determine the TA used for the uplink transmission with the target base station based on the information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 2, 2021
    Publication date: March 28, 2024
    Inventors: Qiming Li, Yushu Zhang, Chunhai Yao, Fangli Xu, Yuqin Chen, Dawei Zhang, Jie Cui, Manasa Raghavan, Xiang Chen, Huaning Niu, Yang Tang
  • Publication number: 20240107464
    Abstract: Activating an uplink (UL) gap at a base station may include decoding a user equipment (UE) UL gap capability report received from a UE. A radio resource control (RRC) UL gap configuration may be encoded for transmission to the UE. A power headroom report (PHR) medium access control (MAC) control element (CE) received from the UE may be decoded. The PHR MAC CE may include at least one of a P value or a power management maximum power reduction (P-MPR) value. Decoding the measurement information may include determining that the P value is equal to one or the P-MPR value is greater than zero. Based on determining that the P value is equal to one or the P-MPR value is greater than zero, the UL gap configuration may be implicitly activated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 27, 2021
    Publication date: March 28, 2024
    Inventors: Huaning Niu, Dawei Zhang, Jie Cui, Laxminarayana Pillutla, Manasa Raghavan, Qiming Li, Sharad Sambhwani, Xiang Chen, Yang Tang
  • Publication number: 20240107469
    Abstract: Provided is a method for a user equipment (UE), comprising performing, based on acquired information, in at least one of an idle mode and an inactive mode, at least one of an intra-frequency neighbor cell measurement and an inter-frequency neighbor cell measurement. The acquired information comprises at least one of a group of a periodicity of synchronization signal and physical broadcast channel block (SSB)-based measurement timing configuration (SMTC) and a periodicity of SMTC2-long periodicity (SMTC2-LP) and a physical cell identifier (PCI) list of SMTC2-LP.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 12, 2023
    Publication date: March 28, 2024
    Inventors: Jie Cui, Qiming Li, Yang Tang, Manasa Raghavan, Xiang Chen, Huaning Niu, Dawei Zhang, Hong He
  • Patent number: 11943702
    Abstract: Provided is a method for a user equipment (UE). The method comprises determining a first time period for the UE, based on whether the UE uses Discontinuous Reception (DRX) and whether the UE uses Measurement Gap (MG). The first time period indicates a respective timing criterion for the UE to determine a time period of maintaining available downlink timing for a reference cell; The method further comprises determining, based on the first time period, a first time threshold for the UE to determine reference cell availability.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 15, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2024
    Assignee: APPLE INC.
    Inventors: Jie Cui, Qiming Li, Yang Tang, Manasa Raghavan, Xiang Chen, Huaning Niu, Dawei Zhang, Hong He, Haitong Sun, Yushu Zhang
  • Publication number: 20240098606
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to apparatus, methods, computer-readable storage medium and computer program product for high speed train measurements and signaling.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 2, 2021
    Publication date: March 21, 2024
    Inventors: Qiming Li, Huaning Niu, Jie Cui, Yang Tang, Dawei Zhang, Xiang Chen, Manasa Raghavan
  • Patent number: 11937286
    Abstract: The present application relates to devices and components including apparatus, systems, and methods to provide SCell activation. In one example, an SCell activation procedure may be extended by a duration based on cancelation of CSI-RS reception. In another example, a base station may use particular configuration parameters to avoid cancelation of CSI-RS reception. In yet another example, a UE and a base station may use particular information for a CSI-RS reception/transmission on an SCell that is being activated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2024
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Jie Cui, Yushu Zhang, Yang Tang, Dawei Zhang, Hong He, Manasa Raghavan, Huaning Niu, Haitong Sun, Chunhai Yao, Wenshu Zhang
  • Patent number: 11930460
    Abstract: Provided is a method for a user equipment (UE), comprising performing, based on acquired information, in at least one of an idle mode and an inactive mode, at least one of an intra-frequency neighbor cell measurement and an inter-frequency neighbor cell measurement. The acquired information comprises at least one of a group of a periodicity of synchronization signal and physical broadcast channel block (SSB)-based measurement timing configuration (SMTC) and a periodicity of SMTC2-long periodicity (SMTC2-LP) and a physical cell identifier (PCI) list of SMTC2-LP.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 15, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2024
    Assignee: APPLE INC.
    Inventors: Jie Cui, Qiming Li, Yang Tang, Manasa Raghavan, Xiang Chen, Huaning Niu, Dawei Zhang, Hong He
  • Publication number: 20240068911
    Abstract: An inertia braking test system and a control method is provided, wherein the inertia braking test system is composed of an inertia brake test system, a sensor system and a tested object. An actuating device is connected with the inertia brake control device through a ball stud. The actuation function of the inertia brake control device with two degrees of freedom along the front-and-rear direction and the up-and-down direction of the vehicle is realized. The movable chassis realizes the mobile function of the system. The acceleration sensor can sense the acceleration of the movable chassis. Each force is tested by the first force sensor, the second force sensor and the third force sensor. The displacement data is measured by the first displacement sensor and the second displacement sensor, so that a movable brake system test is achieved.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 22, 2023
    Publication date: February 29, 2024
    Applicant: Changchun Automotive Test Center Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yang LIU, Chao NIU, Yongchuang WANG, Bin LIANG, Jingtao ZHANG, Hui JIA, Peng SU, Wanli HU
  • Publication number: 20240073724
    Abstract: A user equipment (UE) is configured to perform measurements during two or more measurement gaps (MGs). The UE receives a MG configuration, wherein the MG configuration includes multiple MGs and MG conflict resolution information, determines whether a conflict exists between two or more of the MGs, selects at least one of the two or more MGs that have the conflict based on the MG conflict resolution information and performs signal measurements during the selected at least one of the two or more MGs that have the conflict.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 1, 2021
    Publication date: February 29, 2024
    Inventors: Xiang CHEN, Dawei ZHANG, Huaning NIU, Jie CUI, Manasa RAGHAVAN, Qiming LI, Yang TANG
  • Publication number: 20240073728
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to devices, methods, apparatuses and computer readable storage media for relaxing evaluation of radio link quality. According to embodiments of the present disclosure, a terminal device transmits, to a network device, capability information indicating a capability of the terminal device to relax an evaluation of a radio link quality. The terminal device receives, from the network device, a relaxation configuration for relaxing the evaluation. The terminal device performs the evaluation using a relaxed evaluation period determined based on the relaxation configuration. The relaxed evaluation period is longer than a normal evaluation period without relaxing the evaluation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 31, 2021
    Publication date: February 29, 2024
    Inventors: Huaning NIU, Sigen YE, Dawei ZHANG, Yang TANG, Jie CUI, Manasa RAGHAVAN, Qiming LI, Xiang CHEN