Patents by Inventor Youping Zhao
Youping Zhao 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: 20240237048Abstract: The present invention provides an electronic device and method for wireless communication, and a computer-readable storage medium. The electronic device comprises: a processing circuit, configured to: determine a first resource application system and a second application system which interfere with each other in management ranges of spectrum management apparatuses and respectively use different wireless access technologies; and determine, according to the interference situation between the first resource application system and the second resource application system, the width of a guard band between spectrum resources allocated for the first resource application system and the second resource application system.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 22, 2024Publication date: July 11, 2024Applicant: Sony Group CorporationInventors: Youping ZHAO, Yu ZHAO, Chen SUN, Xin GUO
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Patent number: 12035144Abstract: A spectrum management device, an electronic device, a radio communication method, and a storage medium. The spectrum management device is located in a coexistence system. The coexistence system includes at least two radio access networks using different radio access technologies. The spectrum management device includes a processing circuit, and is configured to: generate an interference overlapping graph for the coexistence system; and allocate spectrum resources for the at least two radio access networks according to the interference overlapping graph. By using the spectrum management device, the electronic device, the radio communication method, and the storage medium, spectrum resources can be reasonably allocated to a secondary system in the coexistence system comprising multiple radio access technologies.Type: GrantFiled: January 22, 2020Date of Patent: July 9, 2024Assignee: SONY GROUP CORPORATIONInventors: Youping Zhao, Yu Zhao, Mengting Lin, Chen Sun, Xin Guo
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Publication number: 20240172031Abstract: The present disclosure relates to electronic devices, methods and storage medium for a wireless communication system. Various embodiments regarding interference suppression and access control are described. In an embodiment, an electronic device for an integrated access and backhaul (TAB) communication system includes a processing circuit configured to obtain basic information of a first IAB node and a second IAB node, the basic information includes a location and radio receive (RX)/transmit (TX) status of a corresponding IAB node, and the radio RX/TX status includes one or more of antenna array configuration, beam configuration, transmit power, and current reception performance of the corresponding IAB node. The processing circuit is further configured to send control information to the second IAB node.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 25, 2022Publication date: May 23, 2024Applicant: Sony Group CorporationInventors: Youping ZHAO, Jiaqi GUO, Zhong TIAN, Chen SUN
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Patent number: 11991732Abstract: Provided are an electronic device and method for wireless communication, and a computer-readable storage medium. The electronic device comprises: a processing circuit, configured to: construct an interference overlapping diagram based on an interference/coexistence relationship between resource application systems within a management range, wherein a connection point of the interference overlapping diagram represents one or more resource application systems, and an edge of the interference overlapping diagram represents the fact that interference exists between the resource application systems represented by two connection points linked with the edge; remove one or more edges in the interference overlapping diagram so as to enable the interference overlapping diagram to meet a pre-determined condition after the removal; and carry out channel/resource allocation based on the adjusted interference overlapping diagram.Type: GrantFiled: June 6, 2023Date of Patent: May 21, 2024Assignee: SONY GROUP CORPORATIONInventors: Youping Zhao, Lu Shi, Yu Zhao, Chen Sun, Xin Guo
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Publication number: 20240163757Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an electronic device, a communication method and a storage medium in a wireless communication system. There is provided an electronic device for a network control device, comprising a processing circuitry configured to: interact with one or more neighbor cells of a user equipment (UE) to acquire support information on network slice type suitable for the UE fed back by each of the neighbor cells; based on the support information, evaluate a service capability metric for each of the neighbor cells with respect to said network slice type; and at least based on the service capability metric, determine a selection priority of each of the neighbor cells for the UE.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 11, 2022Publication date: May 16, 2024Applicant: Sony Group CorporationInventors: Youping ZHAO, Yifei LIANG, Zhong TIAN, Chen SUN
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Patent number: 11979896Abstract: The present invention provides an electronic device and method for wireless communication, and a computer-readable storage medium. The electronic device comprises: a processing circuit, configured to: determine a first resource application system and a second application system which interfere with each other in management ranges of spectrum management apparatuses and respectively use different wireless access technologies; and determine, according to the interference situation between the first resource application system and the second resource application system, the width of a guard band between spectrum resources allocated for the first resource application system and the second resource application system.Type: GrantFiled: October 17, 2019Date of Patent: May 7, 2024Assignee: SONY GROUP CORPORATIONInventors: Youping Zhao, Yu Zhao, Chen Sun, Xin Guo
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Publication number: 20240089871Abstract: Provided are an electronic device and method for wireless communication, and a computer-readable storage medium. The electronic device comprises a processing circuit configured to: determine the first power limiting region of the first primary user of a main system, wherein the first power limiting region is a three-dimensional space defined by the directional beams of the first primary user to the third primary user of the main system; and determine one or more secondary users in the first power limiting regions.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 15, 2023Publication date: March 14, 2024Applicant: Sony Group CorporationInventors: Youping ZHAO, Cong LU, Chen SUN, Xin GUO
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Publication number: 20240014911Abstract: Provided in the present disclosure are an electronic device and a method for wireless communication, and a computer-readable storage medium, the electronic device for wireless communication comprising a processing circuit, the processing circuit configured such that: if it is determined that the electronic device is in a frequency spectrum transaction verification region, verifying an effectiveness of a frequency spectrum transaction, the verification region being determined on the basis of interference generated when a frequency spectrum acquirer in the frequency spectrum transaction uses the transaction frequency spectrum; determining an electronic device signal-to-noise ratio according to interference of the electronic device when the frequency spectrum acquirer uses the transaction frequency spectrum, and if the signal-to-noise ratio is greater than a preset signal-to-noise ratio threshold configured for the electronic device, verifying that the frequency spectrum transaction is in effect.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 21, 2023Publication date: January 11, 2024Applicant: Sony Group CorporationInventors: Youping ZHAO, Cong LU, Chen SUN
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Patent number: 11849406Abstract: Provided are an electronic device and method for wireless communication, and a computer-readable storage medium. The electronic device comprises a processing circuit configured to: determine the first power limiting region of the first primary user of a main system, wherein the first power limiting region is a three-dimensional space defined by the directional beams of the first primary user to the third primary user of the main system; and determine one or more secondary users in the first power limiting regions.Type: GrantFiled: January 23, 2020Date of Patent: December 19, 2023Assignee: SONY GROUP CORPORATIONInventors: Youping Zhao, Cong Lu, Chen Sun, Xin Guo
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Publication number: 20230397238Abstract: Provided are a system and a method for wireless communication, and a storage medium. A system for wireless communication comprising: one or more intra-slice managers, at least one of the one or more intra-slice managers is configured for collecting scenario information of a corresponding RAN slice of a plurality of RAN slices in a wireless network, wherein the scenario information is used for determining at least the following: an interference relation between RAN slices, a RAN slice priority and a RAN slice spectrum resource requirement; a first management means, configured for determining an orchestration or re-orchestration scheme of spectrum resources among the RAN slices at least based on the scenario information, wherein the orchestration or re-orchestration scheme of spectrum resources among the plurality of RAN slices includes a first characteristic and quantity of spectrum resources to be allocated to at least one of the plurality of RAN slices.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 12, 2021Publication date: December 7, 2023Applicant: Sony Group CorporationInventors: Youping ZHAO, Mengting LIN, Zhong TIAN, Chen SUN
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Patent number: 11804917Abstract: Provided in the present disclosure are an electronic device and a method for wireless communication, and a computer-readable storage medium, the electronic device for wireless communication comprising a processing circuit, the processing circuit configured such that: if it is determined that the electronic device is in a frequency spectrum transaction verification region, verifying an effectiveness of a frequency spectrum transaction, the verification region being determined on the basis of interference generated when a frequency spectrum acquirer in the frequency spectrum transaction uses the transaction frequency spectrum; determining an electronic device signal-to-noise ratio according to interference of the electronic device when the frequency spectrum acquirer uses the transaction frequency spectrum, and if the signal-to-noise ratio is greater than a preset signal-to-noise ratio threshold configured for the electronic device, verifying that the frequency spectrum transaction is in effect.Type: GrantFiled: December 3, 2020Date of Patent: October 31, 2023Assignee: SONY GROUP CORPORATIONInventors: Youping Zhao, Cong Lu, Chen Sun
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Publication number: 20230328542Abstract: An electronic apparatus and method used in wireless communications, and a computer readable storage medium, the electronic apparatus comprising: a processing circuit configured to determine by dynamic means a partitioning solution for a virtual cell in a predetermined region, determination of the partitioning solution for the virtual cell comprising partitioning of a plurality of access points in the predetermined region to be one or more virtual cells, and designating each of the virtual cells to serve as master access points; and generating a message indicating the virtual cell partitioning solution so as to notify all of the designated master access points.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 16, 2023Publication date: October 12, 2023Applicant: Sony Group CorporationInventors: Youping ZHAO, Dongzhi ZHU, Chen SUN, Xin GUO
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Publication number: 20230319863Abstract: Provided are an electronic device and method for wireless communication, and a computer-readable storage medium. The electronic device comprises: a processing circuit, configured to: construct an interference overlapping diagram based on an interference/coexistence relationship between resource application systems within a management range, wherein a connection point of the interference overlapping diagram represents one or more resource application systems, and an edge of the interference overlapping diagram represents the fact that interference exists between the resource application systems represented by two connection points linked with the edge; remove one or more edges in the interference overlapping diagram so as to enable the interference overlapping diagram to meet a pre-determined condition after the removal; and carry out channel/resource allocation based on the adjusted interference overlapping diagram.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 6, 2023Publication date: October 5, 2023Applicant: Sony Group CorporationInventors: Youping ZHAO, Lu SHI, Yu ZHAO, Chen SUN, Xin GUO
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Publication number: 20230300869Abstract: Provided are an electronic device and a method for an electronic device. The electronic device comprises a processing circuit, configured to: determine sub-system in specific region, and based on relative interference between the sub-systems and quality of service requirements for the sub-systems, clustering the sub-systems.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 26, 2023Publication date: September 21, 2023Applicant: Sony Group CorporationInventors: Youping ZHAO, Yiteng WANG, Xin GUO, Chen SUN
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Publication number: 20230300256Abstract: Blockchain nodes and methods for facilitating spectrum sharing are disclosed. The blockchain node is configured to: determine a spectrum price for a spectrum transaction between a service provider and a mobile network operator based on performance functions of the service provider and the mobile network operator; record spectrum transaction information based on the spectrum price in a blockchain, including: verifying back-block data of a block generated by a leader node in a blockchain network, the block recording the spectrum transaction information based on the spectrum price, the back-block data including only a part of the block; and adding the block generated by the leader node into the blockchain in response to the back-block data passing the verification.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 23, 2021Publication date: September 21, 2023Applicant: Sony Group CorporationInventors: Youping ZHAO, Yuhong HUANG, Zhong TIAN, Chen SUN
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Patent number: 11736949Abstract: The disclosure relates to an electronic device for wireless communication, a wireless communication method and a computer readable medium. According to an embodiment, an electronic device for wireless communication includes a processing circuitry. The processing circuitry is configured to acquire a parameter related to a behavior characteristic of a mobile access point. The processing circuitry is further configure to determine a spectrum allocation manner for the mobile access point based on the parameter.Type: GrantFiled: September 9, 2022Date of Patent: August 22, 2023Assignee: SONY GROUP CORPORATIONInventors: Youping Zhao, Kangyi Liu, Chen Sun, Xin Guo
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Patent number: 11711840Abstract: Provided are an electronic device and method for wireless communication, and a computer-readable storage medium. The electronic device comprises: a processing circuit, configured to: construct an interference overlapping diagram based on an interference/coexistence relationship between resource application systems within a management range, wherein a connection point of the interference overlapping diagram represents one or more resource application systems, and an edge of the interference overlapping diagram represents the fact that interference exists between the resource application systems represented by two connection points linked with the edge; remove one or more edges in the interference overlapping diagram so as to enable the interference overlapping diagram to meet a pre-determined condition after the removal; and carry out channel/resource allocation based on the adjusted interference overlapping diagram.Type: GrantFiled: April 25, 2022Date of Patent: July 25, 2023Assignee: SONY GROUP CORPORATIONInventors: Youping Zhao, Lu Shi, Yu Zhao, Chen Sun, Xin Guo
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Patent number: 11700630Abstract: Provided are an electronic device and a method for an electronic device. The electronic device comprises a processing circuit, configured to: determine sub-system in specific region, and based on relative interference between the sub-systems and quality of service requirements for the sub-systems, clustering the sub-systems.Type: GrantFiled: April 9, 2021Date of Patent: July 11, 2023Assignee: SONY GROUP CORPORATIONInventors: Youping Zhao, Yiteng Wang, Xin Guo, Chen Sun
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Publication number: 20230209456Abstract: Provided are an electronic device and method for wireless communication, and a computer-readable storage medium. The electronic device comprises: a processing circuit, which is configured to: determine the resource price of a base station on the basis of a comparison between an overall wireless resource demand of a user equipment accessed by a base station in a predetermined area and a radio resource that can be provided by the base station; and send the resource price of the base station to the base station, such that the user equipment determines, at least on the basis of the resource price, whether to access the base station.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 10, 2021Publication date: June 29, 2023Applicant: Sony Group CorporationInventors: Youping ZHAO, Ziqing DONG, Chen SUN, Zhong TIAN
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Publication number: 20230073752Abstract: An electronic device includes a processing circuit configured to: with regard to a primary user and at least one secondary user, determine a primary user protection area that surrounds the primary user, wherein the primary user protection area refers to an area where the at least one secondary user causes interference with the primary user; determine a buffer area that surrounds the primary user protection area; and monitor the location of the at least one secondary user, and when the at least one secondary user enters the buffer area, adjust the configuration of the at least one secondary user and/or the configuration of the primary user so as to suppress the interference, caused by the at least one secondary user, with the primary user. By using this approach, interference suppression involving a primary user and a secondary user can be optimized to ensure superior system performance of a primary system.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 10, 2021Publication date: March 9, 2023Applicant: Sony Group CorporationInventors: Youping ZHAO, Jiaqi GUO, Chen SUN, Zhong TIAN