Patents by Inventor Yong Liu

Yong Liu 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: 20200137612
    Abstract: Some embodiments of this disclosure include apparatuses and methods for implementing a target wake time (TWT) scheme that includes traffic differentiation and service period extension. For example some embodiments relate to an electronic device including a transceiver and one or more processors communicatively coupled to the transceiver. The one or more processors receive an indication of traffic associated with an application. The one or more processors determine information associated with the traffic and configure the TWT scheme associated with the traffic based at least in part on the determined information. The one or more processors further communicate initial information associated with the TWT scheme to an access point of a wireless network. The initial information associated with the TWT scheme can include at least one of traffic direction information, traffic pattern information, a traffic identifier (TID), or an access category, indication (ACID).
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 29, 2019
    Publication date: April 30, 2020
    Applicant: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Guoqing Li, Yang Yu, Welly Kasten, Shehla S. Rana, Mete Fikirlier, Karthik R. Mekala, Charles F. Dominguez, Yong Liu, Rajneesh Kumar
  • Patent number: 10638423
    Abstract: An interface circuit in an electronic device (such as an access point) may provide a group wake-up packet to a group of recipient electronic devices in a set of recipient electronic devices. During operation, the interface circuit may select the group in the set of recipient electronic devices, where the group includes at least one of the recipient electronic devices. Then, the interface circuit may provide the group wake-up packet for the recipient electronic devices in the group with information that specifies that a subset of the recipient electronic devices in the group transition from a low-power mode. For example, the information may include a bitmap that specifies the subset and an identifier of the group. Note that the electronic device may dynamically define the group. Alternatively, the recipient electronic devices in the group may be static.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 28, 2020
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Guoqing Li, Yong Liu, Oren Shani, Xiaowen Wang, Christiaan A. Hartman, Matthew L. Semersky, Josef Peery, Yoel Boger, Tushar R. Shah, Rajneesh Kumar, Christian W. Mucke
  • Patent number: 10631255
    Abstract: Novel techniques for pooling the available transmit power of a beam across the subcarriers that are or that are scheduled to be in use (and not across all available subcarriers) are disclosed. The scheduled subcarriers may be located in the same or different carriers of a modulation transmitter modulation system, and the pooled transmit power may be allocated or distributed across the scheduled subcarriers of the beam. Modulation symbols or resource elements may be transmitted in accordance with allocated, per-subcarrier power budgets, thereby maximizing the SNIR of signals that are transmitted in the beam via the scheduled subcarriers. Additionally, the allocation of the pooled transmit power to various subcarriers may continuously and/or dynamically vary over time, e.g., based on traffic demands, interference characteristics, etc., as well as based on subsequent scheduling of subcarriers to transmit subsequent modulation symbols or resource elements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2020
    Assignee: GOGO LLC
    Inventors: Heinz A. Miranda, Michael H. Baker, James P. Michels, Yong Liu
  • Patent number: 10628732
    Abstract: A reconfigurable neural network circuit is provided. The reconfigurable neural network circuit comprises an electronic synapse array including multiple synapses interconnecting a plurality of digital electronic neurons. Each neuron comprises an integrator that integrates input spikes and generates a signal when the integrated inputs exceed a threshold. The circuit further comprises a control module for reconfiguring the synapse array. The control module comprises a global final state machine that controls timing for operation of the circuit, and a priority encoder that allows spiking neurons to sequentially access the synapse array.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2020
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Bernard V. Brezzo, Leland Chang, Steven K. Esser, Daniel J. Friedman, Yong Liu, Dharmendra S. Modha, Robert K. Montoye, Bipin Rajendran, Jae-sun Seo, Jose A. Tierno
  • Patent number: 10615918
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are system, method, and computer program product embodiments for performing multiuser block acknowledgement in a wireless communication protocol. Embodiments include receiving a control frame from an access point (AP). A transmission mode can be determined based on a trigger information field in the control frame. Further, a data frame to acknowledge can be determined based on a block acknowledgement request (BAR) field in the control frame. A block acknowledgment (BA) frame can be generated based on the data frame to acknowledge. The BA frame can then be transmitted to the AP based on the transmission mode, e.g., at the same time another BA frame is transmitted to the AP by another station.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2020
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Guoqing Li, Yong Liu, Joonsuk Kim, Chiu Ngok E. Wong, Christiaan A. Hartman, Su Khiong Yong, Syed A. Mujtaba
  • Publication number: 20200105706
    Abstract: In a general aspect, a semiconductor device assembly can include a semiconductor die having a first surface including active circuitry, a second surface opposite the first surface, and a plurality of side surfaces. Each of the plurality of side surfaces can extend between the first surface of the semiconductor die and the second surface of the semiconductor die. The semiconductor device assembly can also include a conductive spacer having a cavity defined therein. The semiconductor die can be electrically and thermally coupled with the conductive spacer, the semiconductor die being at least partially embedded in the cavity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2018
    Publication date: April 2, 2020
    Applicant: SEMICONDUCTOR COMPONENTS INDUSTRIES, LLC
    Inventors: Yong LIU, Yusheng LIN, Huibin CHEN
  • Patent number: 10609543
    Abstract: In some embodiments, one or more wireless stations operate to configure direct communication with neighboring wireless stations, e.g., direct communication between the wireless stations without utilizing an intermediate access point. Embodiments of the disclosure relate to a mechanism for a device to transmit, via a BTLE (or Bluetooth) interface, a first message indicating an operation associated with a Wi-Fi service (e.g., a service available via a Wi-Fi interface and/or Wi-Fi related interface parameters) to a peer device. The first message may include a service hash that indicates the operation. The service hash may be included in a first data structure. The first data structure may indicate availability of the Wi-Fi service. The device may receive a second message from the peer device indicating that the neighboring wireless station intends to subscribe to or provide the Wi-Fi service, e.g., via Wi-Fi peer-to-peer communications.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2020
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Su Khiong Yong, Christiaan A. Hartman, Anjali S. Sandesara, Lawrie Kurian, Peter N. Heerboth, Guoqing Li, Siegfried Lehmann, Akshay Mangalam Srivatsa, Yong Liu, Michael Jason Giles
  • Publication number: 20200099473
    Abstract: This application configures a quantity and size of subbands in a channel state information (CSI) reporting band for flexibility and reduced complexity of terminal addressing by determining a channel state information subband size based on a bandwidth part (BWP), determining a quantity of channel state information subbands included in a channel state information reporting band based on (i) a carrier bandwidth (CC bandwidth), (ii) the BWP bandwidth or (iii) a channel state information reference signal (CSI-RS) bandwidth and the channel state information subband size. The method further includes determining an actual quantity of resource blocks included in a starting subband and an actual quantity of resource blocks in an ending subband in the channel state information subband.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 26, 2019
    Publication date: March 26, 2020
    Inventors: Wei HAN, Yong LIU, Shibin GE, Huangping JIN, Xiaoyan BI, Xiang REN
  • Publication number: 20200100189
    Abstract: Wireless stations may operate to configure direct communication with neighboring wireless stations (direct communication between wireless stations without an intermediate access point). Mechanisms for near-field device-to-device communications are disclosed. A wireless station may be configured to determine a minimum power level for a near-field device-to-device datapath. The wireless device may determine an average channel interference for a first discovery channel and compare the average channel interference to a first threshold. If the average channel interference is less than the first threshold, the wireless device may select a first transmission mode associated with a first power level and determine a maximum data rate for the first transmission mode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 26, 2019
    Publication date: March 26, 2020
    Inventors: Yong Liu, Christiaan A. Hartman, Jarkko L. Kneckt, Su Khiong Yong
  • Publication number: 20200092703
    Abstract: One or more wireless stations operate to configure direct communication with neighboring mobile stations, e.g., direct communication between the wireless stations without utilizing an intermediate access point. A wireless station may be configured to perform a method to accelerate discovery of a peer device after an out-of-band triggering event. For example, a wireless device may detect an out-of-band triggering event and activate a wireless interface capable of peer-to-peer communications in response. The wireless device may transmit one or more discovery messages (e.g., discovery beacons, active subscribe messages, and/or unsolicited publish messages) over the wireless interface immediately after activation of the wireless interface to aid in discovery of the peer device. The one or more discovery messages may be transmitted as service discovery frames. The wireless device may perform service discovery over the wireless interface with the peer device post discovery.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 31, 2019
    Publication date: March 19, 2020
    Inventors: Yong Liu, Christiaan A. Hartman, Lawrie Kurian, Tashbeeb Haque
  • Patent number: 10594450
    Abstract: An electronic device communicates frames with an access point (AP) by receiving, from the AP, a frame header that includes information specifying a first set of tones of an OFDMA communication, the first set of tones associated with first resource block subchannels having a first bandwidth used by the AP to transmit a frame payload. The electronic device obtains a second set of tones associated with second resource block subchannels having a second bandwidth that differs from the first bandwidth, and receives the frame payload using the OFDMA communication, the second resource block subchannels, and the second set of tones. Alternatively, an electronic device dynamically switches a channel-access mode when communicating a frame with the AP depending on whether the communication includes a primary 20 MHz channel. In a technique, an MU-PPDU is communicated using a frame via a non-primary 20 MHz channel without using the primary 20 MHz channel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2020
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Guoqing Li, Oren Shani, Matthew L. Semersky, Ashok Ranganath, Jarkko L. Kneckt, Christiaan A. Hartman, Yong Liu, Su Khiong Yong, Joonsuk Kim
  • Publication number: 20200084732
    Abstract: This application provides a reference signal sending and receiving method, a network device, and a terminal device. The method includes: determining, by a network device, a transmit power used to transmit a reference signal, where the transmit power is related to a quantity of ports carried on an RE occupied by the reference signal; and sending, by the network device, the reference signal based on the transmit power.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 14, 2019
    Publication date: March 12, 2020
    Inventors: Yong Liu, Lu Rong
  • Publication number: 20200084706
    Abstract: Methods for performing error recovery during a ranging procedure may include negotiation one or more ranging parameters, including a set of secure training sequences and receipt of a first ranging frame that may include a first dialog token and may have an appended first secure training sequence. The first ranging frame may be decoded based on the first dialog token but not correlated based on the first secure training sequence. A first acknowledgment that may include an appended second secure training sequence may be transmitted. The second secure training sequence may be associated with a prior dialog token. A second ranging frame that may include a second dialog token and may have an appended third secure training sequence may be received. The second ranging frame may be decoded based on the third dialog token and correlated based on the third secure training sequence.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 9, 2019
    Publication date: March 12, 2020
    Inventors: Su Khiong Yong, Christiaan A. Hartman, Jarkko L. Kneckt, Mingguang Xu, Mithat C. Dogan, Yong Liu
  • Patent number: 10588168
    Abstract: In some embodiments, one or more wireless stations operate to configure direct communication with one or more neighboring mobile stations, e.g., direct communication between the wireless stations without utilizing an intermediate access point. Embodiments of the disclosure relate to a mechanism for a wireless station to transmit a pause indication to one or more neighboring peer wireless stations, indicating a pause in direct communication.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 10, 2020
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Yong Liu, Christiaan A. Hartman, Guoqing Li, Lawrie Kurian, Peter N. Heerboth, Su Khiong Yong
  • Publication number: 20200076649
    Abstract: Embodiments of this application disclose a method and apparatus for sending a demodulation reference signal, and a demodulation method and apparatus, and relate to the field of communications technologies. The method for sending a demodulation reference signal may include: generating a demodulation reference signal, where a sequence length of the demodulation reference signal is related to an attribute of the demodulation reference signal; and sending the demodulation reference signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 7, 2019
    Publication date: March 5, 2020
    Inventors: Yong Liu, Xiang Ren, Lu Wu
  • Publication number: 20200067751
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure disclose a reference signal pattern transmission method and an apparatus therefor. The method includes: determining, a quantity N of symbols occupied by a CSI-RS resource, and N={1, 2, 4}; obtaining, a pattern of the CSI-RS resource; and sending, configuration information to a terminal device, N=1, the pattern of the CSI-RS resource occupies one RE in time domain, and occupies at least four consecutive REs in frequency domain; or N=2, the pattern of the CSI-RS resource occupies two consecutive REs in time domain, and occupies at least two consecutive REs in frequency domain; or N=4, the pattern of the CSI-RS resource occupies four consecutive REs in time domain, and occupies at least two consecutive REs in frequency domain. According to the embodiments of the present disclosure, a design of a pattern of a channel state information-reference signal resource in a 5G system can be implemented.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 5, 2019
    Publication date: February 27, 2020
    Inventors: Lu WU, Yong LIU
  • Publication number: 20200068543
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to data transmission methods. One example method includes receiving, by a terminal, control information from a network device, where the control information includes a first field, a second field, and at least one third field, the first field is used to indicate a quantity of to-be-transmitted transport blocks, the second field includes antenna port configuration information, a length of the second field is related to the quantity of to-be-transmitted transport blocks, the third field includes configuration information of the to-be-transmitted transport blocks, and a quantity of the third field is related to the quantity of to-be-transmitted transport blocks, and performing, by the terminal, data transmission with the network device based on the control information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 5, 2019
    Publication date: February 27, 2020
    Inventors: Lu RONG, Yong LIU
  • Publication number: 20200065279
    Abstract: A data transmission method, including obtaining by a transmit end, at least two to-be-transmitted packets, determining a first interface used to transmit each of the packets in at least two interfaces of the transmit end, and determining an identifier of each of the packets that is related to the first interface, where the identifier represents an order of the first interface used to transmit each of the packets in the at least two interfaces used to send the at least two packets adding the identifier to a packet header of each of the packets and sending a packet added with the identifier to the receive end device through the first interface, so that the receive end device adjusts, based on the identifier, an order of the packet added with the identifier.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2019
    Publication date: February 27, 2020
    Applicant: HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Wenkai Ling, Jianrong Xu, Yong Liu
  • Publication number: 20200062686
    Abstract: Provided is a method for preparing a lower unsaturated fatty acid ester, which comprises carrying out an aldol condensation reaction between dimethoxymethane (DMM) and a lower acid or ester with a molecular formula of R1—CH2—COO—R2 on an acidic molecular sieve catalyst in an inert atmosphere to obtain a lower unsaturated fatty acid or ester(CH2?C(R1)—COO—R2), wherein R1 and R2 are groups each independently selected from the group consisting of H- and C1-C4 saturated alkyl group.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 25, 2016
    Publication date: February 27, 2020
    Applicant: Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences
    Inventors: Zhanling MA, Wenliang ZHU, Xiangang MA, Hongchao LIU, Yong LIU, Youming NI, Shiping LIU, Qiwei CHEN, Zhongmin LIU
  • Publication number: 20200067828
    Abstract: A method, an apparatus, and a system for real-time multimedia communications using a software-defined network (SDN) are provided. The method includes receiving, by a processor, a path metric indicative of transmission capacity between directly-connected service nodes in the SDN, determining, by the processor based on the path metric, a cascade network topology comprising an optimal path between a first edge node and a second edge node, wherein the optimal path has the lowest transmission latency among data transmission paths in the SDN between the first edge node and the second edge node, and based on a determination that multimedia data is to be transmitted between the first edge node and the second edge node, transmitting the multimedia data between the first edge node and the second edge node in accordance with the optimal path.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 23, 2018
    Publication date: February 27, 2020
    Inventors: Yong Liu, Yurun Sun, Bin Zhao