Patents by Inventor YIFU TANG

YIFU TANG 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).

  • Patent number: 12218690
    Abstract: Provided is an apparatus including an acquisition unit that acquires an information block generated from transmission data for a user and subjected to error correction coding, and an interleaving unit that interleaves a bit sequence of the information block using an interleaver unique to the user. The interleaving unit interleaves the bit sequence by interleaving each of two or more partial sequences obtained from the bit sequence.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 2023
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2025
    Assignee: SONY GROUP CORPORATION
    Inventors: Ryota Kimura, Yifu Tang
  • Patent number: 12176998
    Abstract: [Subject] To realize FeD2D communication with higher quality. [Solving Means] A communication apparatus includes: an acquisition unit that acquires, from another apparatus, information regarding a state of communication through a resource pool allocated to wireless links between at least part of a plurality of relay communication apparatuses, which are movable, and a remote communication apparatus; and a control unit that individually controls allocation of the resource pool to each of the wireless links between each of the plurality of relay communication apparatuses and the remote communication apparatus associated with the relay communication apparatus on the basis of the acquired information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 24, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 24, 2024
    Assignee: SONY GROUP CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hiromasa Uchiyama, Naoki Kusashima, Yifu Tang
  • Publication number: 20240334489
    Abstract: There is proposed a mechanism that makes it possible to achieve fair channel access between a plurality of nodes. A base station including a control unit (150) that notifies a terminal device of setting information regarding a channel access scheme to be used and carrier sense. The terminal device is configured to use, as channel access schemes, a first scheme in which the terminal device performs carrier sense at any timing and a second scheme in which the terminal device performs carrier sense at predetermined timing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 14, 2024
    Publication date: October 3, 2024
    Inventors: NAOKI KUSASHIMA, HIROMASA UCHIYAMA, HIROKI MATSUDA, YIFU TANG
  • Publication number: 20240313895
    Abstract: Provided is an information processing device that includes an acquisition unit that acquires information about sidelink communication. The information processing device further includes a determination unit that determines whether to enable feedback related to a data automatic repeat request in the sidelink communication based on the information about the sidelink communication.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 20, 2024
    Publication date: September 19, 2024
    Inventors: YIFU TANG, HIROMASA UCHIYAMA, NAOKI KUSASHIMA
  • Publication number: 20240300654
    Abstract: [Object] To provide a structure capable of further improving safety of a device that autonomously moves in an emergency situation. [Solution] Provided is a circuit including: a report unit configured to report action-allowable time information regarding an action-allowable time to a base station; and an action control unit configured to control an action of a moving object on the basis of an action instruction decided on the basis of the reported action-allowable time information and notified of by the base station and to control an action with reference to a map in which a danger level for each place is defined in an emergency situation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 14, 2024
    Publication date: September 12, 2024
    Inventors: YIFU TANG, HIROMASA UCHIYAMA
  • Patent number: 12089248
    Abstract: It is possible to further suppress emergence of a half duplex (HD) problem in inter-device communication such as V2X communication. A communication device includes: a communication unit (220) that performs wireless communication; an acquisition unit (243) that acquires first information from a first communication device via the wireless communication, the first information being information regarding a transmission condition of data using a communication mode of switching transmission and reception in a time division manner to perform the inter-device communication; and a control unit (241) that controls an operation related to reception of data transmitted from the first communication device according to the first information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2024
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hiromasa Uchiyama, Naoki Kusashima, Hiroki Matsuda, Yifu Tang
  • Patent number: 12060154
    Abstract: To provide a structure capable of further improving safety of a device that autonomously moves in an emergency situation. Provided is a circuit including: a report unit configured to report action-allowable time information regarding an action-allowable time to a base station; and an action control unit configured to control an action of a moving object on the basis of an action instruction decided on the basis of the reported action-allowable time information and notified of by the base station and to control an action with reference to a map in which a danger level for each place is defined in an emergency situation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2024
    Assignee: SONY GROUP CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yifu Tang, Hiromasa Uchiyama
  • Patent number: 12058656
    Abstract: Base station devices 20 and 30 includes communication units 21 and 31 and control units 24 and 34. The communication units 21 and 31 communicate with the terminal devices 40 and 50. When at least one symbol included in a slot format configured in the terminal devices 40 and 50 is a symbol for communication other than sidelink communication, the control units 24 and 34 transmit, to the terminal devices 40 and 50, information for use by the terminal devices 40 and 50 as a symbol for sidelink communication with at least one symbol.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2024
    Assignee: SONY GROUP CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yifu Tang, Hiromasa Uchiyama, Naoki Kusashima
  • Patent number: 12040901
    Abstract: An information processing device includes an acquisition unit that acquires information about sidelink communication, and a determination unit that determines whether to enable feedback related to a data automatic repeat request in the sidelink communication based on the information about the sidelink communication.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 16, 2024
    Assignee: SONY GROUP CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yifu Tang, Hiromasa Uchiyama, Naoki Kusashima
  • Publication number: 20240236770
    Abstract: There is provided a communication apparatus including: a communication unit that performs radio communication; a control unit that controls an operation of sensing resources to be used in a communication scheme used for performing inter-device communication with other devices, in which the control unit controls to sense the resource in a predetermined minimum unit on a time axis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 21, 2024
    Publication date: July 11, 2024
    Applicant: Sony Group Corporation
    Inventors: Yifu TANG, Naoki KUSASHIMA, Hiromasa UCHIYAMA, Hiroki MATSUDA
  • Patent number: 12035368
    Abstract: There is proposed a mechanism that makes it possible to achieve fair channel access between a plurality of nodes. A base station including a control unit that notifies a terminal device of setting information regarding a channel access scheme to be used and carrier sense. The terminal device is configured to use, as channel access schemes, a first scheme in which the terminal device performs carrier sense at any timing and a second scheme in which the terminal device performs carrier sense at predetermined timing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2024
    Assignee: SONY GROUP CORPORATION
    Inventors: Naoki Kusashima, Hiromasa Uchiyama, Hiroki Matsuda, Yifu Tang
  • Patent number: 12022494
    Abstract: A communication device that enables sensing of efficient resources in inter device communication such as V2X communication, including a control unit configured to allocate a resource area in which a resource is selectable by a terminal device that executes inter-device communication, and to provide information regarding a range of sensing of the resource area to the terminal device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 17, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 25, 2024
    Assignee: SONY GROUP CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hiromasa Uchiyama, Yifu Tang
  • Patent number: 12009908
    Abstract: Provided is a mechanism which is capable of improving wireless link quality regarding transmission from a terminal device on the ground to a non-ground station device. A terminal device including a control unit configured to acquire information regarding a type of a base station device and control a transmission timing of a signal to the base station device on the basis of the information regarding the type of the base station device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 2023
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2024
    Assignee: SONY GROUP CORPORATION
    Inventors: Naoki Kusashima, Kazuyuki Shimezawa, Hiromasa Uchiyama, Hiroki Matsuda, Ryota Kimura, Yifu Tang
  • Patent number: 11985640
    Abstract: A terminal device including a control unit that transmits first resource information, which indicates a radio resource available to another communication device among radio resources of which access rights are acquired by performing carrier sense, on an uplink or a sidelink.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 2023
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2024
    Assignee: SONY GROUP CORPORATION
    Inventors: Naoki Kusashima, Hiromasa Uchiyama, Hiroki Matsuda, Yifu Tang
  • Patent number: 11956675
    Abstract: There is provided a communication apparatus including: a communication unit that performs radio communication; a control unit that controls an operation of sensing resources to be used in a communication scheme used for performing inter-device communication with other devices, in which the control unit controls to sense the resource in a predetermined minimum unit on a time axis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2024
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yifu Tang, Naoki Kusashima, Hiromasa Uchiyama, Hiroki Matsuda
  • Patent number: 11917620
    Abstract: To achieve higher-quality FeD2D communication. A communication apparatus including a communication unit that performs a wireless communication, and a control unit that performs a control to cause control information regarding allocation of a resource for a communication with a first apparatus via a first wireless link to be notified to a second apparatus via a second wireless link.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2024
    Assignee: SONY GROUP CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hiromasa Uchiyama, Yifu Tang
  • Patent number: 11863969
    Abstract: Provided is a communication apparatus (200) including: an acquisition unit (241) that acquires, from a base station apparatus (100), information for operating as a master for controlling a sidelink communication between other apparatuses; and a control unit (240) that performs a process for operating as the master on the basis of the information acquired by the acquisition unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 9, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2024
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yifu Tang, Hiromasa Uchiyama, Naoki Kusashima
  • Publication number: 20230406336
    Abstract: A configuration for notifying a driver of an allowable activity for the driver according to an automated driving level is realized. The automated driving level of automated driving being executed by a mobile device is acquired, and the driver is notified of the allowable activity for the driver according to the acquired automated driving level. The control unit acquires an automated driving level-corresponding allowable activity list in which the automated driving level and the allowable activity are associated with each other from an external server or a storage unit, refers to the automated driving level-corresponding allowable activity list, acquires the allowable activity corresponding to the automated driving level, and notifies the driver of the acquired allowable activity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 20, 2021
    Publication date: December 21, 2023
    Inventors: YIFU TANG, SHINICHIRO TSUDA
  • Publication number: 20230356755
    Abstract: A data collection unit that acquires observation information of a travel environment of a moving apparatus such as an automated driving vehicle, a driving assistance processing unit that generates control information based on data collected by the data collection unit and performs driving control, and a determination unit that compares the observation information acquired by the data collection unit with external information acquired from an external device via a communication unit and determines a matching degree. In a case where the determination unit determines that a matching degree between the observation information and the external information is low, the driving assistance processing unit outputs a downward shift control request of an automated driving level or a shift request to manual driving, and executes downward shift control processing of the automated driving level or shift processing to the manual driving on the basis of selection of the user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 6, 2021
    Publication date: November 9, 2023
    Applicant: Sony Group Corporation
    Inventors: Yifu TANG, Shinichiro TSUDA
  • Patent number: 11785479
    Abstract: A control unit receives at least one of a plurality of synchronization signals transmitted after undergoing beam sweeping via a wireless communication unit. The beam sweeping includes each of the plurality of synchronization signals forming a different beam and transmitted from the base station during a predetermined period of time. The control unit determines, from a plurality of pieces of beam sweeping configuration information, one piece of the configuration information based on priority between a plurality of types of beam sweeping and receives the synchronization signal or report the received synchronization signal to the base station using the one piece of the configuration information determined based on the priority. The number of the synchronization signals transmitted during a predetermined period of time varies among the plurality of pieces of beam sweeping configuration information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2023
    Assignee: SONY GROUP CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hiroaki Takano, Naoki Kusashima, Shinichiro Tsuda, Hiroki Matsuda, Yifu Tang, Hiroto Kuriki