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: 20150312005
    Abstract: Methods and devices for reporting and issuing a band extension capability are provided. A terminal side receives terminal capability query information from a network side, determines band interval lists to which each band supported by the terminal side belongs, and reports the supported bands through cells corresponding to the band interval lists to which each band belongs; and the network side determines band interval lists to which each band supported by the network side belongs when issuing a band capability supported by the network side, and issues the supported bands through cells corresponding to the band interval lists to which each band belongs. By the solutions of the disclosure, the bands belonging to different band interval lists can be reported and issued through different cells, and the problem of limitations to the number of the bands during the reporting and issuing of the bands is solved.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 30, 2013
    Publication date: October 29, 2015
    Inventors: He Huang, Zhifeng Ma, Yiqing Cao, Zijiang Ma, Hongjun Liu
  • Patent number: 9173194
    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: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 27, 2015
    Assignee: ZTE Corporation
    Inventors: Wei Gou, Zijiang Ma, Bin Wang
  • Patent number: 9166808
    Abstract: The present document provides a switchover method and apparatus for multimedia broadcast multicast service (MBMS) transmission modes; the method includes the following steps: a network side notifying a user equipment (UE) that one or more MBMSs will be transmitted by means of a point to multipoint (PTM) mode, then transmitting relevant information of the one or more MBMSs to the UE. The present document ensures the continuity of the MBMSs which are being received by the UE during the switching process from a PTP mode to the PTM mode, and is easy to implement and operate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 15, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 20, 2015
    Assignee: ZTE Corporation
    Inventors: Wei Gou, Zijiang Ma, Hui Xu, Bin Wang
  • Publication number: 20150282199
    Abstract: A method for implementing speaking right seizing of an LTE-based broadband cluster system, an MME, a network subsystem, a broadband wireless access subsystem and the LTE-based broadband cluster system are disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 17, 2013
    Publication date: October 1, 2015
    Applicant: ZTE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Gaopeng Du, Qun Li, Zijiang Ma, Shouyong Zhang, Ding Ding
  • Patent number: 9094938
    Abstract: The present invention discloses a method for transmitting dynamic scheduling information (DSI) of Multimedia Broadcast Multicast Services (MBMS). A network side bears the dynamic scheduling information (DSI) of Multimedia Broadcast Multicast Services (MBMS) born on a plurality of Multicast Channels (MCH) in one Multicast Broadcast over Single Frequency Network (MBSFN) area on one MCH to send. User Equipment (UE) reads scheduling information of MBMS born on each MCH in said MBSFN area from the MCH bearing a plurality of pieces of DSI placed together or one piece of DSI combined, and receives the MBMS born on different MCHs according to read scheduling information. The present invention further provides a network side device of a system supporting to transmit dynamic scheduling information and a corresponding system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 28, 2015
    Assignee: ZTE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Jian Hu, Jianxun Ai, Zijiang Ma, Lei Mao, Bin Wang
  • Patent number: 9066317
    Abstract: The present invention provides an Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing (OFDM) symbol distributing method for Multimedia Broadcast multicast service Single Frequency Network (MBSFN) sub-frame. According to the uniform configuration rules, an OFDM symbol distributing system distributes the OFDM symbols in all MBSFN sub-frames bearing the transmission of the Multi-cell transmission Multimedia Broadcast Multicast Service (MBMS) in the MBMSFN domain. The present invention also correspondingly provides an OFDM symbol distributing system for MBSFN sub-frame. By configuring the OFDM symbols occupied by the PDCCH in the MBSFN sub-frame bearing the Multi-cell transmission MBMS, the present invention increases the frequency of the OFDM symbol that is occupied by the PDCCH bearing the MBMS in the MBSFN sub-frame, so as to effectively use the resource and avoid the interference to the PDCCH due to the MBMS data transmission to a certain extent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 2, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 23, 2015
    Assignee: ZTE Corporation
    Inventors: Wei Gou, Zijiang Ma
  • Patent number: 9049566
    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: Grant
    Filed: November 3, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2015
    Assignee: ZTE Corporation
    Inventors: Wei Gou, Zijiang Ma, Shuqiang Xia, Bin Wang
  • Patent number: 9036530
    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: Grant
    Filed: May 25, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2015
    Assignee: ZTE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Wei Guo, Zijiang Ma
  • Patent number: 9025511
    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: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 5, 2015
    Assignee: ZTE Corporation
    Inventors: Changqing Zhu, Bin Wang, Chen Lu, Zijiang Ma, Hui Xu
  • Publication number: 20150103724
    Abstract: A Multimedia Broadcast Multicast Service (MBMS) processing method is disclosed, in which a network side activates a frequency corresponding to the MBMS service that is of interest to a UE or switches the User Equipment (UE) to the frequency corresponding to the MBMS service that is of interest to the UE according to received information about the MBMS service that is of interest to the UE transmitted by the UE, the multi-carrier capability of the UE, and a frequency of a serving cell of the UE. The disclosure also provides a processing apparatus, receiving method and device for an MBMS service.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 2, 2013
    Publication date: April 16, 2015
    Applicant: ZTE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hui Xu, Zijiang Ma
  • Publication number: 20150098383
    Abstract: Provided in an embodiment of the present invention are a broadcast service resource allocation method, a resource management center and an MME, the method includes: a network side receiving a tracking area update (TAU) request message reported by a user equipment (UE) after the UE moves, and determining according to the TAU request message that a first multimedia broadcast multicast service over a single frequency network (MBSFN) to which the UE belongs before the UE moves is different from a second MBSFN to which the UE belongs after the UE moves; the network side adjusting broadcasts within the first MBSFN and the second MBSFN respectively according to a service subscribed or being received by the UE.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 24, 2013
    Publication date: April 9, 2015
    Inventors: Ding Ding, Zijiang Ma, Qun Li, Zhi Zhang, Gaopeng Du, Shouyong Zhang
  • Publication number: 20150092579
    Abstract: A method, device and system for controlling assistant information of user equipment are disclosed. The field of wireless communication technology is related, and the problem is solved that the system efficiency is reduced, for UE reports the assistant information inappropriately. The method includes: the user equipment acquiring a control parameter of assistant information configured by a network side; and the user equipment reporting the assistant information of the user equipment to the network side according to the control parameter of assistant information. The technical scheme provided in the example of the present document is applied to a LTE system or a UMTS system, which implements that the network side controls the UE reporting the assistant information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 27, 2013
    Publication date: April 2, 2015
    Inventors: Dapeng Li, Lifeng Han, Zijiang Ma, He Huang, Jianmin Fang, Feng He
  • Publication number: 20150087298
    Abstract: Disclosed are a broadband digital trunking service implementation method and a trunking scheduling management centre. The trunking scheduling management centre receives a trunking call establishment request, and sends a network side a trunking bearer establishment request carrying call information and a transmission bearer address according to the trunking call establishment request.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 6, 2013
    Publication date: March 26, 2015
    Applicant: ZTE Corporation
    Inventors: Qun Li, Ding Ding, Zijiang Ma, Shouyong Zhang, Gaopeng Du, Zhi Zhang
  • Patent number: 8873451
    Abstract: A resource allocation method for dynamic multiplexing of Multimedia Broadcast Multicast Service (MBMS) can be used to improve resource utilization efficiency when multimedia multicast services share a channel. A network side device configures a Modulation and Coding Scheme (MCS) for said logical channels or the Multicast/Broadcast over Single Frequency Network (MBSFN) subframes bearing said logical channels according to the transmission requirements of logical channels, and implements modulation and coding processing for the data of Physical Multicast Channel (PMCH) borne by MBSFN subframes bearing said logical channels by using said MCS. The network side device can employ different modulation and coding in the physical layer according to different Quality of Service (QoS) requirements of different logical channels of MBMS services, thereby achieving the purpose of improving resource utilization efficiency and satisfying different service requirements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 31, 2009
    Date of Patent: October 28, 2014
    Assignee: ZTE Corporation
    Inventors: Jianxun Al, Zijiang Ma, Lei Mao
  • Publication number: 20140301267
    Abstract: The present document provides a switchover method and apparatus for multimedia broadcast multicast service (MBMS) transmission modes; the method includes the following steps: a network side notifying a user equipment (UE) that one or more MBMSs will be transmitted by means of a point to multipoint (PTM) mode, then transmitting relevant information of the one or more MBMSs to the UE. The present document ensures the continuity of the MBMSs which are being received by the UE during the switching process from a PTP mode to the PTM mode, and is easy to implement and operate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 15, 2012
    Publication date: October 9, 2014
    Applicant: ZTE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Wei Gou, Zijiang Ma, Hui Xu, Bin Wang
  • Patent number: 8830895
    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: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 9, 2014
    Assignee: ZTE Corporation
    Inventors: Bin Wang, Zijiang Ma, Hui Xu, Wei Gou
  • Patent number: 8798657
    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 SIB13 are modified or remain unmodified. The present invention improves reliability of receiving an MBMS service by a UE.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 21, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 5, 2014
    Assignee: ZTE Corporation
    Inventors: Bin Wang, Wei Gou, Zijiang Ma, Lei Mao
  • Patent number: 8787236
    Abstract: A method and system for sending and transmitting a Multimedia Broadcast Multicast Service (MBMS) paging indicating signaling are disclosed. A network side assigns bit resource which bearing an Multipoint Control Channel (MCCH) modification indication for each MCCH according to the available resource of paging indicating signaling and the maximum number of MCCHs supported by a cell, and configures mapping information of each MCCH modification indication on the paging indicating signaling; the network side makes the MCCH modification indication corresponding to the configured MCCH included in the paging indicating signaling before transmitting the paging indicating signaling. The subject application can be applied to a cell having a plurality of MCCHs and is not suffered from the number change of the MCCHs. The application can be easily carried out.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 15, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 22, 2014
    Assignee: ZTE Corporation
    Inventors: Lei Mao, Zijiang Ma, Jianxun Ai
  • Patent number: 8780780
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method and base station for transmitting broadcast multicast service control signaling, and the method includes: a serving base station of a cell located in overlapped coverage of more than one Multimedia Broadcast multicast service Single Frequency Network (MBSFN) area respectively determining multi-cell mode broadcast multicast service control signaling for each MBSFN area, and transmitting the determined multi-cell mode broadcast multicast service control signaling. The base station serves a cell located in overlapped coverage of more than one MBSFN area, and includes a control signaling determination module and a control signaling transmission module. The method and base station of the present invention avoid the complex processing at the border of MBSFN areas, and facilitates the management of control signaling in MBSFN areas.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 14, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 15, 2014
    Assignee: ZTE Corporation
    Inventors: Wei Gou, Zijiang Ma, Bin Wang
  • Patent number: 8774078
    Abstract: The present invention discloses a method for receiving multicast control channel notification message and user equipment. The method comprises user equipment receiving MCCH notification message for one or more times within the time interval of the modification period MP of the MCCH indicated by the broadcast control channel BCCH when the user equipment acquires that the multimedia broadcast service MBMS service that it is interested in is corresponding to some multicast control channel MCCH; the user equipment receiving MCCH notification message for one or more times within the time interval of the shortest MP of the MCCH MP indicated by the broadcast control channel BCCH when the user equipment cannot acquire that the multimedia broadcast service MBMS service that it is interested in is corresponding to some multicast control channel MCCH. The present invention reduces the times of UE receiving MCCH notification so as to reduce UE power consumption.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 8, 2014
    Assignee: ZTE Corporation
    Inventors: Bin Wang, Zijiang Ma