Patents by Inventor Zijiang Ma

Zijiang Ma 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: 20140140237
    Abstract: Provided are a method, device and UE for sending indication information, and a method and device for receiving an MBMS. The method for sending indication information includes: UE determining that the UE has left one or more MBSFN areas which can carry a predetermined MBMS; the UE sending indication information to a network side. The method for receiving MBMS includes: UE receiving a specified MBMS which is carried in one or more MBSFN area to which a source cell where the UE is currently located belongs; after the UE performs cell reselection and resides in a target cell, in the case that one or more MBSFN areas to which the target cell belongs are different from one or more MBSFN areas to which the source cell belongs, the UE acquiring a condition of one or more MBMSs which are carried in the one or more MBSFN areas to which the target cell belongs; and the UE continuing receiving the specified MBMS in the target cell according to the acquired MBMS condition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 27, 2014
    Publication date: May 22, 2014
    Applicant: ZTE Corporation
    Inventors: Zijiang Ma, Ding Ding, Hongjun Liu
  • Patent number: 8730986
    Abstract: A service bearer method and apparatus, a service data receiving method and a receiving terminal are provided. The method includes: a network side converts a Multimedia Broadcast and Multicast Service (MBSFN) sub-frame to a unicast service sub-frame and bears the unicast service on the converted unicast sub-frame. The method improves the utilization ratio of the wireless resources.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 13, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 20, 2014
    Assignee: ZTE Corporation
    Inventors: Bin Wang, Bin Yu, Zijiang Ma
  • Publication number: 20140126457
    Abstract: A method and system for transmitting Multimedia Broadcast Multicast Service (MBMS) control information in a multicarrier aggregation system are disclosed in embodiments of the disclosure. The method includes that: when an MBMS needs to be sent, a network side determines an MBMS-including Component Carrier (CC) and a non-MBMS-including CC, and sends service control information and service data of the MBMS in the MBMS-including CC. The method further includes that: the network side sends, in the non-MBMS-including CC, related control information of the MBMS in the MBMS-including CC. With technical solutions provided by the embodiments of the disclosure, a UE operating or residing in a non-MBMS-including CC can find out timely and accurately the initiation of a session for a UE-interested MBMS in an MBMS-including CC, so as to avoid premature blind gathering of UEs in the MBMS-including CC, thus effectively decreasing duration of impact on uplink random access by the MBMS-including CC.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 18, 2012
    Publication date: May 8, 2014
    Applicant: ZTE Corporation
    Inventors: Wei Gou, Zijiang Ma, Bin Wang
  • Patent number: 8681771
    Abstract: The present invention discloses an uplink synchronization control method and system for the high speed shared information channel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2006
    Date of Patent: March 25, 2014
    Assignee: ZTE Corporation
    Inventors: Yincheng Zhang, Zijiang Ma, Zhifeng Ma, Xuejun Yang
  • Patent number: 8675533
    Abstract: The present invention discloses a method for determining a radio frame bearing a multimedia broadcast multicast service notification message, including: a sending end configuring a Multicast Control Channel (MCCH) Modification Period (MCCHMP), a period coefficient (PeriodCoeff) and a notification message offset (NotificationOffset), and when a system frame number (SFN) modulo a ratio of the MCCHMP to the PeriodCoeff is equal to the NotificationOffset, a radio frame corresponding to a value of said SFN is the radio frame of sending the Multimedia Broadcast Multicast Service (MBMS) notification message. The present invention obtains the radio frame of sending the MBMS notification message by less MCCH information, so that the receiving and analyzing processes of the terminal save power.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 3, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 18, 2014
    Assignee: ZTE Corporation
    Inventors: Wei Gou, Zijiang Ma, Nan Zhao, Dongli Chen
  • Patent number: 8670366
    Abstract: The present invention discloses a method for bearing scheduling information of MCCH update indication information in a MBMS system, comprising: configuring the scheduling information of the MCCH update indication information in the MCCH or BCCH, wherein the scheduling information of the MCCH update indication information at least comprises information describing a sending rule of the MCCH update indication information. Meanwhile, the present invention discloses a method for receiving scheduling information of MCCH update indication information in the MBMS system, comprising: receiving a MCCH or BCCH, obtaining the scheduling information of the MCCH update indication information, and receiving the MCCH update indication information according to information describing a sending rule of the MCCH update indication information in the scheduling information of the MCCH update indication information. Meanwhile, the present invention discloses devices for implementing the methods above.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 13, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 11, 2014
    Assignee: ZTE Corporation
    Inventors: Wei Gou, Zijiang Ma
  • Patent number: 8649311
    Abstract: The present invention discloses a method for transmitting a logical channel identifier in a Multimedia Broadcast Multicast Service (MBMS), it comprises: an evolved Node B (eNB) notifies a User Equipment (UE) of a radio frame or a radio subframe carrying an MBMS Control Channel (MCCH) through a system broadcast message; and the UE reads a Medium Access Control (MAC) head from the radio frame or radio subframe, identifies the type of a logical channel according to the MAC head, and reads data from an MAC Service Data Unit (SDU). The present invention also discloses a system for transmitting a logical channel identifier in an MBMS. By adopting the present invention, the UE can accurately identify the type of the logical channel when various types of MBMS logical channels multiplex on the same MAC Protocol Data Unit (PDU).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 24, 2009
    Date of Patent: February 11, 2014
    Inventors: Hui Xu, Jian Zhang, Zijiang Ma
  • Publication number: 20130308519
    Abstract: The disclosure discloses a method and device for receiving an MBMS by a UE in carrier aggregation, including that: a User Equipment (UE) with MBMS capability determines all Component Carriers (CC) that can be received by the UE at the UE's geographic location; the UE determines an MBMS-bearing CC in the all CCs; and the UE receives the MBMS from the MBMS-bearing CC. By the disclosure, the problem of incapability of the UE to receive the MBMS from the CC due to the network side not knowing the requirement of the UE for receiving the MBMS can be solved.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 3, 2011
    Publication date: November 21, 2013
    Applicant: ZTE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Wei Gou, Zijiang Ma, Shuqiang Xia, Bin Wang
  • Patent number: 8582487
    Abstract: The present invention discloses a method for transmitting a Multimedia Broadcast Multicast Service (MBMS) control signaling, comprising: a network side sends the indication information of a radio frame and/or a sub-frame carrying an MBMS control channel to a terminal via a high-level signaling and sends an MBMS control signaling to the terminal via the radio frame and/or the sub-frame carrying an MBMS control channel; and the terminal acquires the radio frame and/or the sub-frame carrying an MBMS control channel through analysis according to the acquired indication information of the radio frame and/or the sub-frame and reads the MBMS control signaling from the radio frame and/or the sub-frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2013
    Assignee: ZTE Corporation
    Inventors: Wei Gou, Zijiang Ma
  • Publication number: 20130294315
    Abstract: A method for carrying MBMS notification information comprising: when the MBMS notification information is transmitted more than once in a modification period of MCCH information, carrying at least once the MBMS notification information in a sub-frame carrying the MCCH information at the time of arrival of the modification period of the MCCH information; and when the MBMS notification information is transmitted once in the modification period of the MCCH information, carrying the MBMS notification information in the sub-frame carrying the MCCH information at the time of arrival of the modification period of the MCCH information. Also disclosed is a device for carrying MBMS notification information. The method for carrying MBMS notification information allows a receiving terminal to save more power.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 25, 2010
    Publication date: November 7, 2013
    Applicant: ZTE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Wei Gou, Zijiang Ma
  • Publication number: 20130229974
    Abstract: The disclosure discloses a method, User Equipment (UE) and a system for realizing service continuity of a Multimedia Broadcast and Multicast Service (MBMS). The method comprises that: when a UE that is receiving or is interested in receiving the MBMS service moves, if the UE is in an idle mode, the UE selects a target cell with a same frequency as the MBMS service to perform a cell reselection or the UE uses a frequency of the MBMS as a highest-priority frequency to perform a cell reselection; if the UE is in a connected mode, a network side selects a target cell with a same frequency as the MBMS service to perform a handover according to an MBMS receiving state reported by the UE. With the disclosure, the MBMS service experience of users can be improved.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2011
    Publication date: September 5, 2013
    Applicant: ZTE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hui Xu, Zijiang Ma, Dapeng Li
  • Publication number: 20130215817
    Abstract: A multimedia broadcast multicast service counting method is provided in the present invention, comprising: after receiving Multimedia Broadcast Multicast Service (MBMS) Counting Initiation information sent by a network side, a base station sending MBMS counting indication information to a User Equipment (UE) via an air interface; and the base station reporting the counting information about the MBMS to the network side according to a received MBMS counting result reported by the UE. A multimedia broadcast multicast service counting system for implementing the method is further provided in the present invention. The present invention can timely and accurately count the MBMS correspondingly, which can enable the network side to timely and accurately learn the application situation of the current MBMS and make it convenient for the network side to make relevant deployment regarding the MBMS.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 30, 2011
    Publication date: August 22, 2013
    Applicant: ZTE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Chen Lu, Bin Wang, Zijiang Ma, Jianxun Ai
  • Publication number: 20130215761
    Abstract: The disclosure discloses a method for determining the resumption of a suspended Multimedia Broadcast Multicast Service (MBMS), which comprises: when the MBMS service is intended to be resumed after being suspended, triggering a network side to send an MBMS Control Channel (MCCH) notification message for indicating a change of an MCCH message; determining, by User Equipment (UE), that the suspended MBMS service is resumed by reading the MCCH notification message and a changed MCCH message. The disclosure also provides a device and a UE for determining the resumption of an MBMS. The technical solution of the disclosure provides a better supplement for reception of an MBMS service in a present MBMS system, and further improves Quality of Service (QoS) of the MBMS system and a UE user's experience.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 20, 2011
    Publication date: August 22, 2013
    Applicant: ZTE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hui Xu, Zijiang Ma, Bin Wang
  • Publication number: 20130170421
    Abstract: The present invention discloses a method for obtaining a service list and multimedia broadcast multicast service data, and the method includes: obtaining electronic service guide (ESG) information, receiving a system information block (SIB) 13 from system information, and obtaining a cell service list according to the ESG information and the SIB 13. The present invention also discloses a system for obtaining a service list and multimedia broadcast multicast service data; in the system, a cell service list acquisition unit is configured to obtain ESG information, receive an SIB 13 from system information, and obtain a cell service list according to the ESG information and the SIB 13. With the method and system in the present invention, the cell service list can be acquired, and the receiving of data of multimedia broadcast multicast service (MBMS) service can be achieved after obtaining the cell service list.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 9, 2012
    Publication date: July 4, 2013
    Applicant: ZTE Corporation
    Inventors: Bin Wang, Zijiang Ma, Hui Xu, Wei Gou
  • Publication number: 20130155871
    Abstract: The disclosure provides a method for controlling a Multimedia Broadcast Multicast Service (MBMS), which includes: a network side processes uplink feedback information from User Equipment (UE) and makes an Activation/Deactivation determination on an MBMS service according to the processing result; and the network side activates/deactivates the MBMS service according to the determination result. The disclosure also provides a system for controlling an MBMS service correspondingly. The disclosure can control the activation/deactivation of an MBMS service according to uplink feedback information from UE, thereby improving system efficiency.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 26, 2011
    Publication date: June 20, 2013
    Applicant: ZTE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Changqing Zhu, Bin Wang, Chen Lu, Zijiang Ma, Hui Xu
  • Publication number: 20130142072
    Abstract: The disclosure provides a method and system for collecting statistics of UE information in MBMS. A UE sends a dedicated RRC signaling carrying feedback information to a network side when a trigger condition is satisfied; the network side collecting statistics of UE information according to the feedback information and sends, when the collected statistics satisfy a requirement, a feedback stop indicator to the UE; and the UE stops sending the feedback information after receiving the feedback stop indicator. With the solutions, statistics of the UE information can be collected by the network side, and the requirements for activating or deactivating the MBSFN transmission mode of the MBMS service by the network side can be met; the network side instructs the UE to stop feeding back with full consideration of load of uplink resources, so that load of uplink resources can be reduced, and uplink resources can be saved.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 24, 2011
    Publication date: June 6, 2013
    Applicant: ZTE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hui Xu, Zijiang Ma, Yaying Wang
  • Publication number: 20130142110
    Abstract: A method for obtaining interface information of a neighbor Evolved NodeB (eNB)/Relay Node (RN) is provided by the present invention. A Donor Evolved NodeB (DeNB) can establish a corresponding relationship between an eNB identifier of the neighbor eNB/RN network element and the GU Group Id List of the neighbor eNB/RN network element according to X2 interface information, and send the corresponding relationship to the RN network element/neighbor eNB; the DeNB can also send a GU Group Id List and cell information of the neighbor eNB/RN network element to the RN network element/neighbor eNB which can establish the corresponding relationship between the GU Group Id List and the eNB identifier of the neighbor eNB/RN network element. A wireless relay system is also provided by the present invention.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 27, 2011
    Publication date: June 6, 2013
    Applicant: ZTE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Dapeng Li, Lifeng Han, Zijiang Ma
  • Patent number: 8422418
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides an earthquake and tsunami warning system and a transmission method for a primary notification message thereof. The transmission method includes: a base station pages all terminals via a paging message containing indication information of an earthquake and tsunami warning system (ETWS) message, and transmits security information of an ETWS primary notification message via the resource prearranged with the terminals, and basic information of the ETWS primary notification message is transmitted within the paging message or via the prearranged resource; the terminals receive the security information of the ETWS primary notification message via the prearranged resource after receiving the paging message containing indication information of the ETWS message, and obtains the basic information of the ETWS primary notification message from the paging message or receives the basic information of the ETWS primary notification message via the prearranged resource.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2013
    Assignee: ZTE Corporation
    Inventors: Wei Gou, Bin Wang, Feng Bi, Zijiang Ma, Ming Yuan, Xiaojiang Han
  • Publication number: 20130070659
    Abstract: The present invention discloses a method for determining a radio frame bearing a multimedia broadcast multicast service notification message, including: a sending end configuring a Multicast Control Channel (MCCH) Modification Period (MCCHMP), a period coefficient (PeriodCoeff) and a notification message offset (NotificationOffset), and when a system frame number (SFN) modulo a ratio of the MCCHMP to the PeriodCoeff is equal to the NotificationOffset, a radio frame corresponding to a value of said SFN is the radio frame of sending the Multimedia Broadcast Multicast Service (MBMS) notification message. The present invention obtains the radio frame of sending the MBMS notification message by less MCCH information, so that the receiving and analyzing processes of the terminal save power.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 3, 2010
    Publication date: March 21, 2013
    Applicant: ZTE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Wei Gou, Zijiang Ma, Nan Zhao, Dongli Chen
  • Publication number: 20130055318
    Abstract: The present invention discloses a method and a device for transmitting multimedia broadcast multicast service control information. The method comprises: a base station stopping transmission of an MBMS service in a cell, and transmitting control plane information of the MBMS service, wherein, in the control plane information, contents of an SIB2, MCCH information and DSI remain unmodified, and contents of an SIB13 are modified or remain unmodified. The device comprises: a service stopping unit, configured to stop transmission of an MBMS service in a cell; a transmitting unit, configured to transmit control plane information of the MBMS service in the cell in which the MBMS service is stopped, wherein in the transmitted control plane information, contents of an SIB2, MCCH information and DSI remain unmodified, and contents of an SIB 13 are modified or remain unmodified. The present invention improves reliability of receiving an MBMS service by a UE.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 21, 2011
    Publication date: February 28, 2013
    Inventors: Bin Wang, Wei Gou, Zijiang Ma, Lei Mao