Patents by Inventor Yanzhao HOU
Yanzhao HOU 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: 20240121771Abstract: A scheduling electronic device is used for selecting a candidate time-frequency resource set required for communication of a predetermined electronic device in the group to which the scheduling electronic device belongs; and the scheduling electronic device comprises a processing circuit, and the processing circuit is configured to: receive, from at least one member electronic device located in an overlapping region between said group and other groups, a cooperative sensing result obtained by sensing a time-frequency resource by the at least one member electronic device during at least a portion of a cooperative resource sensing window, so as to assist the scheduling electronic device in selecting a candidate time-frequency resource set, the cooperative resource sensing window being a time period for the at least one member electronic device to perform the assistance so as to sense the time-frequency resource.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 12, 2022Publication date: April 11, 2024Applicant: Sony Group CorporationInventors: Yanzhao HOU, Xiaofeng TAO, Yang WEN, Chengrui WANG, Yinan GUO, Xiaoxue WANG, Chen SUN
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Patent number: 11909688Abstract: An apparatus and method in a wireless communication system, and a computer-readable storage medium The method comprises: determining, based on at least one or more of resource set configuration information, physical channel information, and service type information, configuration information of one or more parameter sets for a sidelink communication; and controlling a base station to send the determined configuration information of the one or more parameter sets to a user equipment so that the user equipment performs sidelink communication on the basis of the one or more parameter sets, the parameter set comprising at least a subcarrier interval and a cyclic prefix type. The method can flexibly configure the parameter set used for the sidelink communication in NR so as to improve the communication performance of the sidelink communication and meet higher requirements on a series of indicators in an NR scene such as the delay and the system stability.Type: GrantFiled: June 16, 2022Date of Patent: February 20, 2024Assignee: SONY GROUP CORPORATIONInventors: Yanzhao Hou, Xiaofeng Tao, Yuming Liu, Xin Guo, Zhaoqi Peng, Min Zhu
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Patent number: 11856427Abstract: The present disclosure provides a wireless communication electronic device and method, and a computer-readable storage medium. Said electronic device comprises: a processing circuit, configured to: determine whether there is a need to currently execute measurement of a first channel busy ratio (CBR) on a first resource pool of a sidelink in the long term evolution (LTE) and measurement of a second CBR on a second resource pool of a sidelink in the new radio (NR) radio access technology; and having determined that the first CBR measurement and the second CBR measurement need to be executed currently, executing the first CBR measurement and/or the second CBR measurement at least on the basis of CBR coexistence measurement configuration.Type: GrantFiled: September 23, 2019Date of Patent: December 26, 2023Assignee: SONY CORPORATIONInventors: Yanzhao Hou, Xiaofeng Tao, Min Zhu, Xin Guo, Zhaoqi Peng, Lei Gao
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Publication number: 20230387983Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an electronic device, a wireless communication method and a computer-readable medium. According to one embodiment, an electronic device for wireless communication comprises a processing circuit, wherein the processing circuit is configured to conduct control so as to send a reference signal for a direct link to the other user equipment or to receive same from the other user equipment; the processing circuit is also configured to conduct control so as to carry out beamforming-based direct link communication with the other user equipment; and at least one of a sending beam and a receiving beam for direct link communication is determined based on the measurement of the reference signal.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 16, 2023Publication date: November 30, 2023Applicant: Sony Group CorporationInventors: Yanzhao HOU, Xiaofeng TAO, Zhaoqi PENG, Xin GUO, Yuming LIU, Min ZHU, Wei REN
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Publication number: 20230337209Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a wireless communication device and a wireless communication method. The wireless communication device according to one embodiment comprises one or more processors, wherein the processor(s) is/are configured to acquire the type of information to be transmitted via device-to-device communication, wherein the type is one of a plurality of types at least including a first type and a second type; and the processor(s) is/are also configured to determine a resource use manner and a power control manner which are used for transmitting information at least according to the type of the information.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 23, 2023Publication date: October 19, 2023Applicant: Sony Group CorporationInventors: Yanzhao HOU, Qimei CUI, Shiwei CAO, Hui LIANG, Qinyan JIANG, Shiyu ZHANG, Xin GUO, Chen SUN
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Publication number: 20230300798Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an electronic device, a method, and a storage medium for a wireless communication system. Various embodiments regarding resource allocation and management for sidelink communication are described. In an embodiment, an electronic device for a first terminal device includes a processing circuit configured to: search for time-frequency resources based on at least two allocation modes to obtain a candidate resource set; select a time-frequency resource from the candidate resource set; and notify a second terminal device of the selected time-frequency resource to be used for sidelink communication with the second terminal device. The processing circuit is further configured to send resource selection information to a base station, where the resource selection information indicates whether a specified resource is selected.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 30, 2021Publication date: September 21, 2023Applicant: Sony Group CorporationInventors: Yanzhao HOU, Xiaofeng TAO, Yang WEN, Chengrui WANG, Xiaoxue WANG, Min LIU, Chen SUN
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Publication number: 20230292164Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an electronic device, a method, and a storage medium for a wireless communication system. Various embodiments of mobility management for multiple transmission and reception points (multi-TRP) are described. In an embodiment, an electronic device for a first TRP includes a processing circuit, where the processing circuit is configured to: in response to that the first TRP and the second TRP are a master TRP and a secondary TRP respectively serving a terminal device, provide measurement configuration information to the terminal device, receive a measurement report from the terminal device, and update TRPs serving the particular terminal device based at least on measurement quality of the first TRP and the second TRP.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 19, 2021Publication date: September 14, 2023Applicant: Sony Group CorporationInventors: Yanzhao HOU, Xiaofeng TAO, Chengrui WANG, Yang WEN, Min ZHU, Xiaoxue WANG, Min LIU, Chen SUN
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Publication number: 20230283414Abstract: The present disclosure relates to method and device for enhancing feedback channel in wireless communication. There is provided a receiving-side electronic device for a receiving side of a communication system, which includes a processing circuit configured to receive initial transmission information from a first electronic device among more than one transmitting-side electronic devices for a transmitting side of the communication system; in case that data information in the initial transmission information cannot be successfully decoded, acquire auxiliary information; and feed back the auxiliary information to the first electronic device, so that the first electronic device can perform the information retransmission by using the resources determined based on the auxiliary information.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 30, 2021Publication date: September 7, 2023Applicant: Sony Group CorporationInventors: Yanzhao HOU, Xiaofeng TAO, Chengrui WANG, Yang WEN, Xiaoxue WANG, Min LIU, Chen SUN
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Patent number: 11737069Abstract: The present disclosure provides a method and electronic apparatus for wireless communication and a computer readable storage medium. The electronic apparatus comprises a processing circuit. The electronic apparatus is configured to determine whether a related parameter of an available component carrier in a sidelink satisfies a preset condition; and if the related parameter satisfies a present condition, to configure the available parameter for use as a secondary component carrier in carrier aggregation of the sidelink.Type: GrantFiled: July 26, 2022Date of Patent: August 22, 2023Assignee: SONY GROUP CORPORATIONInventors: Yanzhao Hou, Xiaofeng Tao, Yuming Liu, Zhaoqi Peng, Xin Guo
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Patent number: 11716718Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a wireless communication device and a wireless communication method. The wireless communication device according to one embodiment comprises one or more processors, wherein the processor(s) is/are configured to acquire the type of information to be transmitted via device-to-device communication, wherein the type is one of a plurality of types at least including a first type and a second type; and the processor(s) is/are also configured to determine a resource use manner and a power control manner which are used for transmitting information at least according to the type of the information.Type: GrantFiled: March 4, 2022Date of Patent: August 1, 2023Assignee: SONY GROUP CORPORATIONInventors: Yanzhao Hou, Qimei Cui, Shiwei Cao, Hui Liang, Qinyan Jiang, Shiyu Zhang, Xin Guo, Chen Sun
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Publication number: 20230141536Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an electronic device, a wireless communication method and a computer-readable medium. According to one embodiment, an electronic device for wireless communication comprises a processing circuit, wherein the processing circuit is configured to conduct control so as to send a reference signal for a direct link to the other user equipment or to receive same from the other user equipment; the processing circuit is also configured to conduct control so as to carry out beamforming-based direct link communication with the other user equipment; and at least one of a sending beam and a receiving beam for direct link communication is determined based on the measurement of the reference signal.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 28, 2022Publication date: May 11, 2023Applicant: Sony Group CorporationInventors: Yanzhao HOU, Xiaofeng TAO, Zhaoqi PENG, Xin GUO, Yuming LIU, Min ZHU, Wei REN
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Publication number: 20220385430Abstract: An apparatus and method in a wireless communication system, and a computer-readable storage medium The method comprises: determining, based on at least one or more of resource set configuration information, physical channel information, and service type information, configuration information of one or more parameter sets for a sidelink communication; and controlling a base station to send the determined configuration information of the one or more parameter sets to a user equipment so that the user equipment performs sidelink communication on the basis of the one or more parameter sets, the parameter set comprising at least a subcarrier interval and a cyclic prefix type. The method can flexibly configure the parameter set used for the sidelink communication in NR so as to improve the communication performance of the sidelink communication and meet higher requirements on a series of indicators in an NR scene such as the delay and the system stability.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 16, 2022Publication date: December 1, 2022Applicant: Sony Group CorporationInventors: Yanzhao HOU, Xiaofeng TAO, Yuming LIU, Xin GUO, Zhaoqi PENG, Min ZHU
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Publication number: 20220361175Abstract: The present disclosure provides a method and electronic apparatus for wireless communication and a computer readable storage medium. The electronic apparatus comprises a processing circuit. The electronic apparatus is configured to determine whether a related parameter of an available component carrier in a sidelink satisfies a preset condition; and if the related parameter satisfies a present condition, to configure the available parameter for use as a secondary component carrier in carrier aggregation of the sidelink.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 26, 2022Publication date: November 10, 2022Applicant: Sony Group CorporationInventors: Yanzhao HOU, Xiaofeng TAO, Yuming LIU, Zhaoqi PENG, Xin GUO
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Publication number: 20220322354Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a wireless communication device and a wireless communication method. The wireless communication device according to one embodiment comprises one or more processors, wherein the processor(s) is/are configured to acquire the type of information to be transmitted via device-to-device communication, wherein the type is one of a plurality of types at least including a first type and a second type; and the processor(s) is/are also configured to determine a resource use manner and a power control manner which are used for transmitting information at least according to the type of the information.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 4, 2022Publication date: October 6, 2022Applicant: Sony Group CorporationInventors: Yanzhao HOU, Qimei CUI, Shiwei CAO, Hui LIANG, Qinyan JIANG, Shiyu ZHANG, Xin GUO, Chen SUN
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Patent number: 11456789Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an electronic device, a wireless communication method and a computer-readable medium. According to one embodiment, an electronic device for wireless communication comprises a processing circuit, wherein the processing circuit is configured to conduct control so as to send a reference signal for a direct link to the other user equipment or to receive same from the other user equipment; the processing circuit is also configured to conduct control so as to carry out beamforming-based direct link communication with the other user equipment; and at least one of a sending beam and a receiving beam for direct link communication is determined based on the measurement of the reference signal.Type: GrantFiled: March 11, 2019Date of Patent: September 27, 2022Assignee: SONY CORPORATIONInventors: Yanzhao Hou, Xiaofeng Tao, Zhaoqi Peng, Xin Guo, Yuming Liu, Min Zhu, Wei Ren
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Patent number: 11438892Abstract: The present disclosure provides a method and electronic apparatus for wireless communication and a computer readable storage medium. The electronic apparatus comprises a processing circuit. The electronic apparatus is configured to determine whether a related parameter of an available component carrier in a sidelink satisfies a preset condition; and if the related parameter satisfies a present condition, to configure the available parameter for use as a secondary component carrier in carrier aggregation of the sidelink.Type: GrantFiled: August 3, 2018Date of Patent: September 6, 2022Assignee: SONY CORPORATIONInventors: Yanzhao Hou, Xiaofeng Tao, Yuming Liu, Zhaoqi Peng, Xin Guo
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Publication number: 20220279466Abstract: A device and method for vehicle-to-vehicle communication. The method includes: a source device sends a request message to a base station, the request message being used for requesting the base station to allocating a resource; a node device that is synchronous with the source device sends synchronous information to at least one target device, so that the at least one target device establishes time synchronization with the source device according to the synchronous information, wherein the node device is a road-side device or an in-car device capable of communicating; the source device informs the at least one target device of a resource allocated by the base station; and the source device sends service information to the at least one target device by utilizing the resource.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 18, 2022Publication date: September 1, 2022Applicant: Sony Group CorporationInventors: Yanzhao HOU, Qimei CUI, Shiyu ZHANG, Shiwei CAO, Hui LIANG, Qinyan JIANG, Xin GUO, Chen SUN
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Publication number: 20220256518Abstract: Provided are an electronic device and method for wireless communication, and a computer-readable storage medium.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 17, 2020Publication date: August 11, 2022Applicant: Sony Group CorporationInventors: Yanzhao HOU, Lei GAO, Min ZHU, Bing WANG, Xiaofeng TAO, Tao CUI
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Patent number: 11394509Abstract: An apparatus and method in a wireless communication system, and a computer-readable storage medium. The method comprises: determining, based on at least one or more of resource set configuration information, physical channel information, and service type information, configuration information of one or more parameter sets for a sidelink communication; and controlling a base station to send the determined configuration information of the one or more parameter sets to a user equipment so that the user equipment performs sidelink communication on the basis of the one or more parameter sets, the parameter set comprising at least a subcarrier interval and a cyclic prefix type. The method can flexibly configure the parameter set used for the sidelink communication in NR so as to improve the communication performance of the sidelink communication and meet higher requirements on a series of indicators in an NR scene such as the delay and the system stability.Type: GrantFiled: December 19, 2018Date of Patent: July 19, 2022Assignee: SONY CORPORATIONInventors: Yanzhao Hou, Xiaofeng Tao, Yuming Liu, Xin Guo, Zhaoqi Peng, Min Zhu
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Patent number: 11356970Abstract: A device and method for vehicle-to-vehicle communication. The method includes: a source device sends a request message to a base station, the request message being used for requesting the base station to allocating a resource; a node device that is synchronous with the source device sends synchronous information to at least one target device, so that the at least one target device establishes time synchronization with the source device according to the synchronous information, wherein the node device is a road-side device or an in-car device capable of communicating; the source device informs the at least one target device of a resource allocated by the base station; and the source device sends service information to the at least one target device by utilizing the resource.Type: GrantFiled: April 15, 2020Date of Patent: June 7, 2022Assignee: Sony CorporationInventors: Yanzhao Hou, Qimei Cui, Shiyu Zhang, Shiwei Cao, Hui Liang, Qinyan Jiang, Xin Guo, Chen Sun