Patents by Inventor Yuan Zhu

Yuan Zhu 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).

  • Non-contiguous channel bonding
    Patent number: 11184927
    Abstract: This disclosure describes methods, apparatus, and systems related to non-contiguous channel bonding. A device may determine a wireless communication channel having one or more subchannels in accordance with one or more communication standards. The device may determine instructions to perform one or more clear channel assessments (CCAs) on at least one of the one or more subchannels. The device may cause to send the instructions to one or more first devices. The device may identify a frame received from at least one of the one or more first devices, wherein the frame is received on at least one available subchannel of the one or more subchannels.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 23, 2021
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Qinghua Li, Xiaogang Chen, Po-Kai Huang, Yuan Zhu, Yushu Zhang
  • Measurement gap configuration
    Patent number: 11172389
    Abstract: Apparatus, systems, and methods for measurement gap configuration in communication systems are described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 9, 2021
    Assignee: INTEL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Candy Yiu, Wenting Chang, Yuan Zhu, Yujian Zhang, Yushu Zhang, Yang Tang, Rui Huang
  • Channel state and beam related information reporting
    Patent number: 11171746
    Abstract: Apparatus that sends uplink control information (UCI) from user equipment (UE) to a network node, generates elements of the UCI including at least one of hybrid automatic repeat request-acknowledgement (HARQ-ACK) feedback for one or more uplink (UL) resources, a scheduling request (SR), a channel state information (CSI) report and a beam related information report in response to a trigger set by the network node. The apparatus encodes the UCI elements for transmission via a physical uplink control channel (PUCCH) or a physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH) of the one or more UL resources. The one or more UL resources may be UL slots or UL portions of downlink-uplink (DL-UL) slots received from a network node.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 9, 2021
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Gang Xiong, Hong He, Yushu Zhang, Wenting Chang, Yuan Zhu
  • Frame structures for beam switching and refinement in cellular systems
    Patent number: 11165487
    Abstract: Technologies described herein provide mechanisms and formats to accomplish the beam switching. In one implementation, least one frame structure for both uplink (UL) and downlink (DL) beam switching is provided. The UL beam switching and refinement may rely on 5G Physical Random Access Channel (xPRACH) or 5G Sounding Reference Signal (xSRS). The DL beam switching and refinement may be done based on a beam refinement reference signal (BRRS). In some embodiments, to accomplish the both UL and DL beam switching and refinement in one subframe, the BRRS and xPRACH or xSRS may be located in one subframe.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 2, 2021
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Yushu Zhang, Wenting Chang, Yuan Zhu, Gang Xiong, Bishwarup Mondal
  • SCHEDULING REQUEST FOR STANDALONE DEPLOYMENT OF A SYSTEM USING BEAMFORMING
    Publication number: 20210337561
    Abstract: Technology for a user equipment (UE) using a self-contained scheduling resource to communicate with an eNodeB within a wireless communication network is disclosed. The UE can select, at the UE, a selected eNodeB transmission (Tx) beam and a selected UE reception (Rx) beam based on a highest power beamforming reference signal (BRS) received power (BRS-RP). The UE can signal a transceiver of the UE to transmit to the eNodeB a scheduling request (SR), using the selected Rx beam, on a scheduling request (SR) resource in a self-contained subframe according to a time and frequency location of the selected eNodeB Tx beam. The UE can process an advanced physical downlink control channel (xPDCCH), received from the eNodeB, for an uplink (UL) grant using the selected UE RX beam.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 6, 2021
    Publication date: October 28, 2021
    Inventors: Gang Xiong, Wenting Chang, Huaning Niu, Yushu Zhang, Yuan Zhu
  • Managing aspects of receive beamforming
    Patent number: 11159213
    Abstract: Apparatus, systems, and methods to implement receive beamforming in communication systems are described. In one example, apparatus of an evolved Node B (eNB) comprising processing circuitry to receive, from a user equipment (UE), a beamforming reference signal received power (BRS-RP) measurement and in response to the BRS-RP measurement, configure a downlink (DL) transmit (Tx) beamforming and a receiving (Rx) beamforming process on the UE. Other examples are also disclosed and claimed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 26, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 26, 2021
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Yushu Zhang, Yuan Zhu, Gang Xiong, Ralf Bendlin, Jong-Kae Fwu
  • Device and method for performing handover in massive multiple-input-multiple-output (MIMO) systems
    Patent number: 11159995
    Abstract: In various aspects, devices and methods for performing a handover in a MIMO system are described herein. According to at least one aspect, a wireless communication device is described to include one or more receivers that measures beams of a neighbor cell in response to a command of a MIMO communication system. In some aspects, the wireless communication device further includes one or more transmitters that reports information of the beams based on the measured beams to the massive MIMO communication system. The information is, in at least one aspect, incorporated in a Beam Specific-Neighbor Cell Relation (BS-NCR).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 26, 2021
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Min Huang, Yuan Zhu, Xu Zhang
  • USER EQUIPMENT AND METHODS FOR PHYSICAL UPLINK CONTROL CHANNEL (PUCCH) RESOURCE ALLOCATION AND COMMUNICATION
    Publication number: 20210328744
    Abstract: Embodiments of a User Equipment (UE), an Evolved Node-B (eNB), and methods for communication of uplink messages are generally described herein. The UE may receive, from an eNB, one or more downlink control messages that may indicate an allocation of PUCCH channel resources. The UE may transmit an uplink control message in at least a portion of the allocated PUCCH channel resources. When the PUCCH channel resources are allocated according to an edge configuration, the PUCCH channel resources may be restricted to a lower edge portion and an upper edge portion of the network channel resources. When the PUCCH channel resources are allocated according to a distributed configuration, the PUCCH channel resources may include one or more middle portions of the network channel resources. The middle portions may be exclusive to the lower edge and upper edge portions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 1, 2021
    Publication date: October 21, 2021
    Inventors: Wenting Chang, Yuan Zhu, Yushu Zhang, Gang Xiong, Seunghee Han
  • Multiple Beam Multiple-Input-Multiple-Output System
    Publication number: 20210328636
    Abstract: Example embodiments are directed towards beam formation matching for communications between a receiver and transmitter in a multiple beam Multiple Input Multiple Output (MIMO) system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 10, 2020
    Publication date: October 21, 2021
    Inventors: Yeong-Sun HWANG, Yuan ZHU, Yushu ZHANG, Huaning NIU, Wenting CHANG
  • Beam acquisition with receiving beamforming
    Patent number: 11152997
    Abstract: Briefly, in accordance with one or more embodiments, an apparatus of a user equipment (UE) comprising circuitry to receive a Beamforming Reference Signal (BRS) transmission from an evolved NodeB (eNB) via one or more transmission beams, divide the one or more transmission beams into one or more transmission beam sets, wherein a transmission beam set comprises a number of consecutive orthogonal frequency-division multiplexing (OFDM) symbols, scan consecutive receiving beams for corresponding transmission beam sets to obtain channel measurements to select a transmission beam and a receiving beam based at least in part on the channel measurements, and receive transmissions from the eNB using the selected transmission beam and the selected receiving beam.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 9, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 19, 2021
    Assignee: INTEL IP CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yushu Zhang, Gang Xiong, Yuan Zhu, Ralf Bendlin, Jong-Kae Fwu
  • Device and Method for Synchronous Beam Switching
    Publication number: 20210314041
    Abstract: Devices for and methods of synchronous beam refinement using a beam refinement reference signal (BRRS) are generally described. In one example embodiment, a UE receives BRRS information indicating switching of a Tx beam. The UE then uses this information to switch an associated Rx beam. In some embodiments, timing information is used to match the switching times. In some embodiments. DCI and CSI-RS operations are used to determine switching for the synchronous beam refinement.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 17, 2021
    Publication date: October 7, 2021
    Inventors: Wenting Chang, Yuan Zhu, Yushu Zhang, Gang Xiong, Huaning Niu
  • Systems and methods for uplink transmission power control
    Patent number: 11122516
    Abstract: Uplink Transmission Power Control (TPC) techniques configured to compensate for variations in path loss and/or interference on a plurality of uplink transmission beams.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 9, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 14, 2021
    Assignee: APPLE INC.
    Inventors: Yushu Zhang, RongZhen Yang, Yuan Zhu, Gang Xiong, Wenting Chang, Guotong Wang, Dae Won Lee, Yongjun Kwak
  • Evolved node-b (ENB), user equipment (UE) and methods for flexible duplex communication
    Patent number: 11122580
    Abstract: Embodiments of an Evolved Node-B (eNB), User Equipment (UE), and methods for flexible duplex communication are generally described herein. The eNB may transmit a downlink control information (DCI) block to the UE during a group of time-division duplex (TDD) sub-frames. The eNB may further receive an uplink control information (UCI) block from the UE during the group of TDD sub-frames. A first candidate flexible duplex format for the TDD sub-frames may include a downlink control portion and an uplink control portion. A second candidate flexible duplex format for the TDD sub-frames may include a downlink control portion and may exclude uplink control portions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 14, 2021
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Gang Xiong, Hong He, Ralf Matthias Bendlin, Jong-Kae Fwu, Seunghee Han, Huaning Niu, Yushu Zhang, Yuan Zhu
  • Apparatus, system and method of trigger-based ranging measurement
    Patent number: 11109356
    Abstract: For example, an apparatus may include circuitry and logic configured to cause a wireless communication station (STA) to determine a plurality of uplink (UL) sounding groups of STAs; transmit at least one trigger frame to at least one UL sounding group of the plurality of UL sounding groups to trigger a measurement procedure with the UL sounding group, the trigger frame including one or more Identifiers (IDs) to identify one or more STAs of the UL sounding group; to receive one or more UL Null Data Packet (NDP) sounding frames from the one or more STAs of the UL sounding group in response to the trigger frame; to transmit a downlink (DL) NDP Announcement (NDP-A) frame to the plurality of UL sounding groups; and to transmit a DL NDP sounding frame to the plurality of UL sounding groups.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 31, 2021
    Assignee: INTEL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Feng Jiang, Qinghua Li, Yuval Amizur, Jonathan Segev, Xiaogang Chen, Yuan Zhu
  • Antenna configuration parameters
    Patent number: 11108453
    Abstract: This disclosure describes systems, methods, and devices related to antenna configuration parameters. A device may determine one or more antennas having one or more phases. The device may determine a first delay associated with a first antenna of the one or more antennas. The device may determine a second delay associated with a second antenna of the one or more antennas. The device may cause to send a frame to a first station device using the first antenna, wherein the frame comprises a first indication of the delay associated with the first antenna and a second indication of the delay associated with the second antenna.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 31, 2021
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Xintian Lin, Yuan Zhu, Jonathan Segev, Qinghua Li, Xiaogang Chen, Feng Jiang
  • SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SYSTEM INFORMATION TRANSMISSION IN STAND-ALONE MMWAVE SYSTEMS
    Publication number: 20210266043
    Abstract: Described is an apparatus of a fifth generation (5G) Evolved Node-B (eNB) operable to communicate with a 5G User Equipment (UE) on a wireless network comprising one or more processors operable to generate one or more 5G Physical Downlink Shared Channel (xPDSCH) transmissions. The one or more processors may be operable to arrange the one or more xPDSCH transmissions for transmission through one or more respectively corresponding beamformed (Tx) beams. The one or more xPDSCH transmissions may carry one or more respectively corresponding 5G System Information Blocks (xSIBs).
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 10, 2021
    Publication date: August 26, 2021
    Applicant: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Gang XIONG, Yushu ZHANG, Huaning NIU, Yuan ZHU, Wenting CHANG
  • Server- and network-assisted dynamic adaptive streaming over hypertext transport protocol signaling
    Patent number: 11102267
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure describe methods and apparatuses for server- and network-assisted dynamic adaptive streaming over hypertext transport protocol signaling.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 24, 2021
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Yifan Yu, Ozgur Oyman, Yuan Zhu
  • Transmission of phase tracking reference signals (PT-RS)
    Patent number: 11102789
    Abstract: Technology for a user equipment (UE) operable to decode a resource mapping pattern of a phase tracking reference signal (PT-RS) received from a base station in a wireless network is disclosed. The UE can decode control signaling received in a downlink from the base station. The control signaling can indicate a resource mapping pattern for a PT-RS. The UE can identify the resource mapping pattern for the PT-RS based on the control signaling received from the base station. The UE can encode one or more PT-RS for transmission to the base station in an uplink in accordance with the resource mapping pattern for the PT-RS.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 7, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 24, 2021
    Assignee: APPLE INC.
    Inventors: Yushu Zhang, Yuhang Guo, Gang Xiong, Hua Li, Yuan Zhu
  • Scheduling request for standalone deployment of a system using beamforming
    Patent number: 11096195
    Abstract: Technology for a user equipment (UE) using a self-contained scheduling resource to communicate with an eNodeB within a wireless communication network is disclosed. The UE can select, at the UE, a selected eNodeB transmission (Tx) beam and a selected UE reception (Rx) beam based on a highest power beamforming reference signal (BRS) received power (BRS-RP). The UE can signal a transceiver of the UE to transmit to the eNodeB a scheduling request (SR), using the selected Rx beam, on a scheduling request (SR) resource in a self-contained subframe according to a time and frequency location of the selected eNodeB Tx beam. The UE can process an advanced physical downlink control channel (xPDCCH), received from the eNodeB, for an uplink (UL) grant using the selected UE RX beam.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 17, 2021
    Assignee: APPLE INC.
    Inventors: Gang Xiong, Wenting Chang, Huaning Niu, Yushu Zhang, Yuan Zhu
  • Device and method of using BRRS configuration
    Patent number: 11088749
    Abstract: Devices for and methods of beam refinement using a beam refinement reference signal (BRRS) are generally described. A UE receives BRRS information indicating a BRRS position of at least one OFDM symbol in a first or last symbol pair in a subframe. The BRRS replaces the xPDCCH, the last two symbols of data (an xPDSCH or xPUSCH), or is TDMed with a GP. The data and BRRS are allocated to the UE or to different UEs. The BRRS information is provided via an indicator in the DCI or higher layer signaling. The UE refines either the current Rx beam or directly refines a candidate Rx beam and uses one or multiple symbols, as indicated by a BRRS format.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 10, 2021
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Wenting Chang, Yushu Zhang, Gang Xiong, Yuan Zhu, Huaning Niu