Patents by Inventor Yunqiu XIAO

Yunqiu XIAO 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: 20220167268
    Abstract: Provided in the present disclosure is an electronic device used for a network control terminal and a method used for the electronic device, and an electronic device used for a network node and a method used for the electronic device. The electronic device used for the network control terminal comprises: a processing circuit, configured to configure, for a relay link between the network node and one or more other network nodes, a SL-DRX for the network node and/or the one or more other network nodes and perform relay transmission between the network node and the one or more other network nodes on the basis of the configuration of the SL-DRX.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 14, 2022
    Publication date: May 26, 2022
    Applicant: Sony Group Corporation
    Inventors: Xiaodong XU, Yunqiu XIAO, Xin GUO, Shiqing ZHANG, Yi ZHANG
  • Publication number: 20210289401
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an electronic device and a method executed by an electronic device. The electronic device according to the present invention comprises a processing circuit configured to generate a group-based relay switching command based on a trigger event, the group-based relay switching command comprising information of a device member list and a target relay device of each switching group in one or more switching groups. The electronic device and the method executed by an electronic device according to the present invention are used, so that signaling overhead can be reduced and the probability of signaling collision can be lowered.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 21, 2018
    Publication date: September 16, 2021
    Applicant: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Xiaodong XU, Shiqing ZHANG, Mengying SUN, Xin GUO, Yi ZHANG, Yunqiu XIAO
  • Publication number: 20210258851
    Abstract: An electronic device in a wireless communication system and a wireless communication method, including plural cells including current cells and at least one neighbouring cell. The electronic device includes: a transceiver: a first trigger circuit configured to enable the transceiver to conduct a first measurement report, to assist. in starting a relay process for enabling the electronic device to communicate with a current cell via a relay user equipment; a second trigger circuit configured to enable the transceiver to conduct a second measurement report, to assist in starting a handover process for enabling the electronic device to be switched from the current cdl to the neighbouring cell; and one or more processing circuits configured to control the first and second trigger circuits, to enable the transceiver to conduct the first measurement report before conducting the second measurement report.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 26, 2021
    Publication date: August 19, 2021
    Applicant: Sony Group Corporation
    Inventors: Xiaodong XU, Yi ZHANG, Yunqiu XIAO, Ce WANG, Xi KE, Bingshan HU
  • Patent number: 11026148
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an electronic apparatus for wireless communication and a wireless communication method. According to one embodiment, an electronic apparatus for wireless communication comprises a processing circuit. The processing circuit is configured to: where a user equipment obtains, via a current relay device, a communication service from a current cell, acquire information about a candidate link, wherein the candidate link comprises a cellular link to another cell and a relay link passing through another relay device. The processing circuit is also configured to select, based on the information, a communication link to be applied to the user equipment from the candidate link.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 1, 2021
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Xiaodong Xu, Shiqing Zhang, Xin Guo, Yunqiu Xiao, Yi Zhang, Mengying Sun
  • Patent number: 11006341
    Abstract: An electronic device in a wireless communication system and a wireless communication method, including plural cells including current cells and at least one neighbouring cell. The electronic device includes: a transceiver; a first trigger circuit configured to enable the transceiver to conduct a first measurement report, to assist in starting a relay process for enabling the electronic device to communicate with a current cell via a relay user equipment; a second trigger circuit configured to enable the transceiver to conduct a second measurement report, to assist in starting a handover process for enabling the electronic device to be switched from the current cdl to the neighbouring cell; and one or more processing circuits configured to control the first and second trigger circuits, to enable the transceiver to conduct the first measurement report before conducting the second measurement report.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 5, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 11, 2021
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Xiaodong Xu, Yi Zhang, Yunqiu Xiao, Ce Wang, Xi Ke, Bingshan Hu
  • Patent number: 10834653
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an electronic device and a wireless communication method in a wireless communication system. The electronic device of the present disclosure comprises one or more processing circuits, configured to: acquire scenario identification information, comprising first link information that indicates the quality of a link between the electronic device and a user equipment, second link information that indicates the quality of a link between the electronic device and a base station, serving cell received power change rate information, and neighboring cell received power change rate information; and determine scenario information based on the scenario identification information, to inform the user equipment, so as to assist the user equipment to execute a relay reselection process, or to assist the electronic device to execute a relay selection process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 4, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 10, 2020
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Xiaodong Xu, Yi Zhang, Yunqiu Xiao, Ce Wang, Xi Ke, Bingshan Hu
  • Publication number: 20200296668
    Abstract: Provided in the present disclosure is an electronic device used for a network control terminal and a method used for the electronic device, and an electronic device used for a network node and a method used for the electronic device. The electronic device used for the network control terminal comprises: a processing circuit, configured to configure, for a relay link between the network node and one or more other network nodes, a SL-DRX for the network node and/or the one or more other network nodes and perform relay transmission between the network node and the one or more other network nodes on the basis of the configuration of the SL-DRX.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 28, 2020
    Publication date: September 17, 2020
    Applicant: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Xiaodong XU, Yunqiu XIAO, Xin GUO, Shiqing ZHANG, Yi ZHANG
  • Publication number: 20200267610
    Abstract: An electronic device in a wireless communication system and a wireless communication method, including plural cells including current cells and at least one neighbouring cell. The electronic device includes: a transceiver; a first trigger circuit configured to enable the transceiver to conduct a first measurement report, to assist in starting a relay process for enabling the electronic device to communicate with a current cell via a relay user equipment; a second trigger circuit configured to enable the transceiver to conduct a second measurement report, to assist in starting a handover process for enabling the electronic device to be switched from the current cdl to the neighbouring cell; and one or more processing circuits configured to control the first and second trigger circuits, to enable the transceiver to conduct the first measurement report before conducting the second measurement report.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 5, 2020
    Publication date: August 20, 2020
    Applicant: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Xiaodong XU, Yi ZHANG, Yunqiu XIAO, Ce WANG, Xi KE, Bingshan HU
  • Patent number: 10715993
    Abstract: An electronic apparatus used on a user equipment side includes a processing circuit. The processing circuit is configured to select the mode of the relay discovery process of user equipment. In the relay discovery process, the mode determines whether the user equipment, when acting as a relay device, discovers a relayed device or is discovered by a relayed device, or whether the user equipment, when acting as a relayed device, discovers a relay device or is discovered by a relay device. After a connection is established between the relay device and the relayed device, the relayed device obtains a communication service via the relay device by means of a proximity service communication. The processing circuit is further configured to perform control, so that the user equipment carries out the relay discovery process according to the selected mode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2020
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Xiaodong Xu, Yunqiu Xiao, Yi Zhang, Bingshan Hu
  • Patent number: 10708861
    Abstract: Provided in the present disclosure is an electronic device used for a network control terminal and a method used for the electronic device, and an electronic device used for a network node and a method used for the electronic device. The electronic device used for the network control terminal comprises: a processing circuit, configured to configure, for a relay link between the network node and one or more other network nodes, a SL-DRX for the network node and/or the one or mote other network nodes and perform relay transmission between the network node and the one or more other network nodes on the basis of the configuration of the SL-DRX.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 21, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2020
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Xiaodong Xu, Yunqiu Xiao, Xin Guo, Shiqing Zhang, Yi Zhang
  • Patent number: 10687258
    Abstract: An electronic device in a wireless communication system and a wireless communication method, including plural cells including current cells and at least one neighbouring cell. The electronic device includes: a transceiver; a first trigger circuit configured to enable the transceiver to conduct a first measurement report, to assist in starting a relay process for enabling the electronic device to communicate with a current cell via a relay user equipment; a second trigger circuit configured to enable the transceiver to conduct a second measurement report, to assist in starting a handover process for enabling the electronic device to be switched from the current cell to the neighbouring cell; and one or more processing circuits configured to control the first and second trigger circuits, to enable the transceiver to conduct the first measurement report before conducting the second measurement report.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 16, 2020
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Xiaodong Xu, Yi Zhang, Yunqiu Xiao, Ce Wang, Xi Ke, Bingshan Hu
  • Patent number: 10638530
    Abstract: An electronic device for wireless communications and a wireless communications method. The electronic device includes one or more processors. The processor is configured to determine the current carrier aggression status of first user equipment in response to a proximity-based service direct communication requirement of the first user equipment. The processor is further configured to determine a radio resource configuration of the first user equipment based on the carrier aggression status of the first user equipment, the radio resource configuration being used for proximity-based service direct communication of the first user equipment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 19, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 28, 2020
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Jin Xu, Xiaodong Xu, Ce Wang, Yunqiu Xiao
  • Patent number: 10568110
    Abstract: An apparatus and method for wireless communications, a base station, and a user equipment side apparatus in a communication system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2020
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Xiaodong Xu, Ce Wang, Yunqiu Xiao, Chengcheng Yang
  • Publication number: 20190313315
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an electronic apparatus for wireless communication and a wireless communication method. According to one embodiment, an electronic apparatus for wireless communication comprises a processing circuit. The processing circuit is configured to: where a user equipment obtains, via a current relay device, a communication service from a current cell, acquire information about a candidate link, wherein the candidate link comprises a cellular link to another cell and a relay link passing through another relay device. The processing circuit is also configured to select, based on the information, a communication link to be applied to the user equipment from the candidate link.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 20, 2018
    Publication date: October 10, 2019
    Applicant: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Xiaodong XU, Shiqing ZHANG, Xin GUO, Yunqiu XIAO, Yi ZHANG, Mengying SUN
  • Publication number: 20190289520
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an electronic device and a wireless communication method in a wireless communication system. The electronic device of the present disclosure comprises one or more processing circuits, configured to: acquire scenario identification information, comprising first link information that indicates the quality of a link between the electronic device and a user equipment, second link information that indicates the quality of a link between the electronic device and a base station, serving cell received power change rate information, and neighboring cell received power change rate information; and determine scenario information based on the scenario identification information, to inform the user equipment, so as to assist the user equipment to execute a relay reselection process, or to assist the electronic device to execute a relay selection process.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 4, 2019
    Publication date: September 19, 2019
    Applicant: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Xiaodong XU, Yi ZHANG, Yunqiu XIAO, Ce WANG, Xi KE, Bingshan HU
  • Publication number: 20190174411
    Abstract: Provided in the present disclosure is an electronic device used for a network control terminal and a method used for the electronic device, and an electronic device used for a network node and a method used for the electronic device. The electronic device used for the network control terminal comprises: a processing circuit, configured to configure, for a relay link between the network node and one or more other network nodes, a SL-DRX for the network node and/or the one or mote other network nodes and perform relay transmission between the network node and the one or more other network nodes on the basis of the configuration of the SL-DRX.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 21, 2017
    Publication date: June 6, 2019
    Applicant: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Xiaodong XU, Yunqiu XIAO, Xin GUO, Shiqing ZHANG, Yi ZHANG
  • Patent number: 10306531
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an electronic device and a wireless communication method in a wireless communication system. The electronic device of the present disclosure comprises one or more processing circuits, configured to: acquire scenario identification information, comprising first link information that indicates the quality of a link between the electronic device and a user equipment, second link information that indicates the quality of a link between the electronic device and a base station, serving cell received power change rate information, and neighboring cell received power change rate information; and determine scenario information based on the scenario identification information, to inform the user equipment, so as to assist the user equipment to execute a relay reselection process, or to assist the electronic device to execute a relay selection process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2019
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Xiaodong Xu, Yi Zhang, Yunqiu Xiao, Ce Wang, Xi Ke, Bingshan Hu
  • Publication number: 20190159011
    Abstract: An electronic apparatus used on a user equipment side includes a processing circuit. The processing circuit is configured to select the mode of the relay discovery process of user equipment. In the relay discovery process, the mode determines whether the user equipment, when acting as a relay device, discovers a relayed device or is discovered by a relayed device, or whether the user equipment, when acting as a relayed device, discovers a relay device or is discovered by a relay device. After a connection is established between the relay device and the relayed device, the relayed device obtains a communication service via the relay device by means of a proximity service communication. The processing circuit is further configured to perform control, so that the user equipment carries out the relay discovery process according to the selected mode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 20, 2017
    Publication date: May 23, 2019
    Applicant: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Xiaodong Xu, Yunqiu Xiao, Yi Zhang, Bingshan Hu
  • Publication number: 20180343598
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an electronic device and a wireless communication method in a wireless communication system. The electronic device of the present disclosure comprises one or more processing circuits, configured to: acquire scenario identification information, comprising first link information that indicates the quality of a link between the electronic device and a user equipment, second link information that indicates the quality of a link between the electronic device and a base station, serving cell received power change rate information, and neighboring cell received power change rate information; and determine scenario information based on the scenario identification information, to inform the user equipment, so as to assist the user equipment to execute a relay reselection process, or to assist the electronic device to execute a relay selection process.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 24, 2016
    Publication date: November 29, 2018
    Applicant: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Xiaodong XU, Yi ZHANG, Yunqiu XIAO, Ce WANG, Xi KE, Bingshan HU
  • Publication number: 20180255489
    Abstract: An electronic device in a wireless communication system and a wireless communication method, including plural cells including current cells and at least one neighbouring cell. The electronic device includes: a transceiver; a first trigger circuit configured to enable the transceiver to conduct a first measurement report, to assist in starting a relay process for enabling the electronic device to communicate with a current cell via a relay user equipment; a second trigger circuit configured to enable the transceiver to conduct a second measurement report, to assist in starting a handover process for enabling the electronic deice to be switched from the current cell to the neighbouring cell; and one or more processing circuits configured to control the first and second trigger circuits, to enable the transceiver to conduct the first measurement report before conducting the second measurement report.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 19, 2016
    Publication date: September 6, 2018
    Applicant: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Xiaodong XU, Yi ZHANG, Yunqiu XIAO, Ce WANG, Xi KE, Bingshan HU