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公开(公告)号:US12206476B2
公开(公告)日:2025-01-21
申请号:US18448051
申请日:2023-08-10
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Inventor: Yushu Zhang , Yuan Zhu , Gang Xiong , Ralf Bendlin , Jong-Kae Fwu
IPC: H04B7/06 , H04B7/0408 , H04B7/0456 , H04L5/00 , H04W72/0446 , H04W74/0833 , H04W84/04
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.
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公开(公告)号:US20240422720A1
公开(公告)日:2024-12-19
申请号:US18815696
申请日:2024-08-26
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Inventor: Seunghee Han , Shafi Bashar , Yuan Zhu , Yang Tang
IPC: H04W64/00 , G01S1/20 , G01S3/48 , G01S5/00 , G01S5/02 , G01S5/10 , G01S5/12 , H04J11/00 , H04W56/00
Abstract: User equipment (UE), an enhanced NodeB (eNB) and method of improving positioning accuracy and enabling vertical domain positioning of the UE are generally described. The UE may receive a prsInfo control signal having at least one PRS configuration and subsequently a plurality of Reference Signals (RSs). The RSs may have a first Positioning Reference Signal (PRS) pattern in a first set of PRS subframes and a second PRS pattern in a second set of PRS subframes received prior to a subsequent first set of PRS subframes. The RSs may have a vertical positioning RS and a lateral positioning RS. The UE may measure PRS resource elements (REs), each having a PRS, in the first and second PRS pattern. The UE may transmit a measurement of the PRS in the first and second PRS pattern. The patterns may enable horizontal and vertical positioning to be determined.
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公开(公告)号:US20230387987A1
公开(公告)日:2023-11-30
申请号:US18448051
申请日:2023-08-10
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Inventor: Yushu Zhang , Yuan Zhu , Gang Xiong , Ralf Bendlin , Jong-Kae Fwu
IPC: H04B7/06 , H04B7/0408 , H04B7/0456 , H04L5/00
CPC classification number: H04B7/0617 , H04B7/0408 , H04B7/0626 , H04B7/063 , H04B7/0456 , H04L5/0057 , H04L5/0051 , H04W84/042
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.
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公开(公告)号:US11742924B2
公开(公告)日:2023-08-29
申请号:US17025094
申请日:2020-09-18
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Inventor: Wenting Chang , Gang Xiong , Yuan Zhu , Huaning Niu , Yushu Zhang
CPC classification number: H04B7/0695 , H04B7/0617 , H04L5/0023 , H04L5/0048 , H04W16/28 , H04W74/0833 , H04L5/0007
Abstract: Described is an apparatus of an Evolved Node-B (eNB). The apparatus comprises a first circuitry, a second circuitry, and a third circuitry. The first circuitry is operable to associate a first Beam Reference Signal (BRS) for a first Transmit (Tx) beam having a first beamwidth with one or more second BRSes for one or more respectively corresponding second Tx beams having a second beamwidth. The second circuitry is operable to generate a first BRS transmission carrying the first BRS, and to generate one or more second BRS transmissions carrying the one or more respectively corresponding second BRSes. The third circuitry is operable to provide information regarding the first BRS and the second BRSes to the second circuitry.
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公开(公告)号:US11689261B2
公开(公告)日:2023-06-27
申请号:US17664564
申请日:2022-05-23
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Inventor: Yeong-Sun Hwang , Yuan Zhu , Yushu Zhang , Huaning Niu , Wenting Chang
IPC: H04B7/0456 , H04B7/06 , H04B7/08 , H04B7/0413 , H04W72/20 , H04L5/00
CPC classification number: H04B7/0486 , H04B7/0413 , H04B7/0617 , H04B7/0626 , H04B7/0639 , H04B7/0695 , H04B7/088 , H04L5/0048 , H04W72/20
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.
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公开(公告)号:US11637602B2
公开(公告)日:2023-04-25
申请号:US17350527
申请日:2021-06-17
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Inventor: Wenting Chang , Yuan Zhu , Yushu Zhang , Gang Xiong , Huaning Niu
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.
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公开(公告)号:US20230023442A1
公开(公告)日:2023-01-26
申请号:US17958529
申请日:2022-10-03
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Inventor: Ralf Matthias Bendlin , Gang Xiong , Jong-Kae Fwu , Hong He , Yushu Zhang , Seunghee Han , Yuan Zhu
IPC: H04L5/00 , H04B1/7143 , H04L27/26 , H04W72/04
Abstract: Methods and apparatus are described for transmitting uplink control information (UCI) over an OFDMA-based uplink. In some embodiments, UCI symbols are mapped to resource elements (REs) in the time/frequency resource grid to maximize frequency diversity. In some embodiments, UCI is mapped in a manner that takes into account channel estimation performance by mapping UCI symbols to those REs that are closest (in terms of OFDM subcarriers/symbols) to REs that carry reference signals.
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公开(公告)号:US11546028B2
公开(公告)日:2023-01-03
申请号:US16938720
申请日:2020-07-24
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Inventor: Yuan Zhu , Qinghua Li , Xiaogang Chen , Jong-Kae Fwu
IPC: H04B7/0456 , H04B7/06 , H04B7/0417 , H04L5/00 , H04B7/0452 , H04W84/04
Abstract: Various embodiments include an apparatus to be employed by an enhanced Node B (eNB), the apparatus comprising communication circuitry to receive, from a user equipment (UE), feedback information and control circuitry, coupled with the communication circuitry, to identify a codeword from a three-dimensional codebook based on the feedback information received from the UE, wherein the communication circuitry is further to precede data to be transmitted to the UE based on the codeword. An apparatus to be employed by a UE and additional methods are described.
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公开(公告)号:US11245480B2
公开(公告)日:2022-02-08
申请号:US16787344
申请日:2020-02-11
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Inventor: Yushu Zhang , Yuan Zhu , Gang Xiong , Huaning Niu , Wenting Chang
IPC: H04B17/327 , H04B7/06 , H04L5/00
Abstract: Devices and methods of simultaneous data reception and measurement are generally described. A UE transmits to an eNB antenna capacity and receives a Beamformed Reference Signal (BRS) configuration in response. Beamformed signals from the eNB include a BRS subframe in accordance with the BRS configuration. The BRS subframe has a BRS whose structure depends on the UE antenna capacity. If the UE has a single antenna panels, neither an EPDCCH nor a PDSCH for the UE is in the BRS frame. If the UE has a single antenna panels and multiple ports or multiple antenna panels, the BRS may contain an EPDCCH or PDSCH for the UE as different ports or antenna panels may be assigned different functionality. The UE measures BRS Received Power (BRS-RP) of the BRS, transmits a BRS report based on the BRS-RP and selects an optimal beam based on BRS-RPs from BRSs of the beams.
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公开(公告)号:US11240692B2
公开(公告)日:2022-02-01
申请号:US16604982
申请日:2018-05-11
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Inventor: Jie Cui , Yang Tang , Rui Huang , Yuan Zhu , Shuang Tian
Abstract: An invention to perform a method of cell measurement in a wireless network, wherein the wireless network comprises a plurality of frequency layers, the invention configured to: determine a Measurement Gap Length, MGL, for each one of the plurality of frequency layers operational in the wireless network; determine a gap bitmap to indicate a measurement gap availability in a time sequence for each one of the plurality of frequency layers of the wireless network; and transmit gap assistance information for each one of the plurality of frequency layers of the wireless network to a User Equipment, wherein the gap assistance information comprises at least the determined Measurement Gap Length and the determined gap bitmap.
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