公开(公告)号：US10292193B2

公开(公告)日：2019-05-14

申请号：US15315228

申请日：2015-07-30

Applicant: SONY CORPORATION

Inventor： Zhongbin Qin

IPC: H04W76/14 ,  H04L1/16 ,  H04J13/00 ,  H04W24/10 ,  H04W72/08 ,  H04W72/02

Abstract: A wireless communication device and a wireless communication method. The wireless communication device which is used for a user equipment side includes a signal transceiving apparatus and a control apparatus. The signal transceiving apparatus is configured to transmit a device-to-device communication signal, and receive a feedback signal of other wireless communication devices for the communication signal. The control apparatus is configured to determine receiving quality of other wireless communication devices for the communication signal based on the feedback signal, and adjust the signal coverage range of a user equipment based on the distribution of the receiving quality of other wireless communication devices.

公开(公告)号：US10172013B2

公开(公告)日：2019-01-01

申请号：US15304783

申请日：2015-05-27

Applicant: SONY CORPORATION

Inventor： Chen Sun ,  Xin Guo ,  Zhongbin Qin ,  Yuxin Wei

IPC: H04W16/16 ,  H04W72/08 ,  H04W16/14 ,  H04W16/32

Abstract: A base station control method for a wireless communication system, a base station control apparatus, a wireless communication system and an electronic device. The wireless communication system includes a small cell. The base station control apparatus includes an upper limit determination unit and a frequency band control unit; wherein the upper limit determination unit is configured to determine the upper limit of the estimated number of small cells using unlicensed frequency bands in a target region according to available unlicensed frequency band resources and estimated service volume in the target region; and the frequency band control unit is configured to control one or more small cells to use or stop using the unlicensed frequency bands according to the upper limit of the estimated number, so that the number of small cells operating at the unlicensed frequency bands is not greater than the upper limit of the estimated number.

公开(公告)号：US10070476B2

公开(公告)日：2018-09-04

申请号：US15469634

申请日：2017-03-27

Applicant: SONY CORPORATION

Inventor： Zhongbin Qin

IPC: H04W4/00 ,  H04W76/18 ,  H04W76/02 ,  H04W36/00 ,  H04W36/30 ,  H04W76/19 ,  H04W76/15

Abstract: The disclosure relates to an electronic apparatus in a wireless communications system, and a mobility measurement method. The electronic apparatus comprises a communications device and a mobility measurement device. The communication device is configured to separately perform dual-connection communication with two connection nodes by means of different carriers. The mobility measurement device is configured to perform mobility measurement, for determining a connection switching mode, on the connection nodes in the dual connections in a case in which connection service quality of at least one of the current dual connection nodes is lower than a preset level. The mobility measurement device is further configured to determine a reporting mode of a mobility measurement result according to the measurement condition of at least one of the current dual connection nodes.

公开(公告)号：US09961704B2

公开(公告)日：2018-05-01

申请号：US14892514

申请日：2014-06-09

Applicant: SONY CORPORATION

Inventor： Xiaodong Xu ,  Chengcheng Yang ,  Danting Zhang ,  Zhongbin Qin

IPC: H04W72/04 ,  H04W76/02 ,  H04W68/00 ,  H04W92/18

CPC classification number: H04W76/14 ,  H04W68/005 ,  H04W72/0453 ,  H04W92/18

Abstract: A wireless communication device, a wireless communication method, and a base station, the wireless communication device being used for device-to-device communication and including: a reception device, used for receiving paging signaling sent when in communication with another wireless communication device and preset conditions are satisfied for device-to-device communication, the paging signaling being used to supplement paging between the wireless communication device and the other wireless-communication device; paging based upon the paging signaling is used to confirm establishment of device-to-device communication between the wireless communication device and the other wireless-communication device. The wireless communication device, wireless communication method, and base station at least can enhance efficiency of device-to-device paging and thus also enhance efficiency of device-to-device communication.

公开(公告)号：US11425698B2

公开(公告)日：2022-08-23

申请号：US17035789

申请日：2020-09-29

Applicant: Sony Corporation

Inventor： Zhongbin Qin

IPC: H04W72/04 ,  H04W52/14 ,  H04W52/24 ,  H04L5/00 ,  H04W24/08 ,  H04W28/08

Abstract: A method, device and system for performing wireless communication in a wireless communication system. The wireless communication system includes a low power node and a macro base station with common baseband and user equipment, and the user equipment communicates with the low power node and the macro base station via a plurality of component carriers. The method includes: receiving, by the user equipment, a downlink signal transmitted by the low power node and the macro base station; and transmitting uplink signals to the low power node and the macro base station, wherein the method further includes: transmitting all first uplink signals of the uplink signals to the low power node as a receiving node. According to the method, device and system, it is possible to improve the efficiency of uplink power control of a terminal and/or reduce the burden for uplink control channel transmission of a macro cell.

公开(公告)号：US11076393B2

公开(公告)日：2021-07-27

申请号：US16860074

申请日：2020-04-28

Applicant: Sony Corporation

Inventor： Qimei Cui ,  Ningyu Chen ,  Jiahui Liu ,  Yingni Zhang ,  Liang Zeng ,  Zhongbin Qin

IPC: H04W72/04 ,  H04W52/02 ,  H04W72/08 ,  H04W72/10 ,  H04W76/27

Abstract: A device and method controlling working state change of a small cell and a base station including the device. The device includes: an information acquiring unit that acquires interference between a small cell to be controlled and an adjacent small cell and/or load of the small cell to be controlled; and a state change determination unit that determines working state change to be performed by the small cell to be controlled according to the acquired interference and/or load. The working state includes multiple sleep levels from low to high. A sleep degree of the small cell to be controlled in a low sleep level is less than a sleep degree of the small cell to be controlled in a high sleep level, the working state change being performed among multiple sleep levels.

公开(公告)号：US10321378B2

公开(公告)日：2019-06-11

申请号：US14889252

申请日：2014-05-30

Applicant: SONY CORPORATION

Inventor： Xiaodong Xu ,  Cuibo Yu ,  Yateng Hong ,  Ya Liu ,  Cong Zheng ,  Liyao Wei ,  Xiaojia Song ,  Zhongbin Qin

IPC: H04W80/04 ,  H04W36/32 ,  H04W48/20 ,  H04W36/04 ,  H04W36/24 ,  H04W84/04

Abstract: A system that determines a cell density and cell type in an area corresponding to a location of a user equipment; determines a mobility state of the user equipment based on the determined cell density and the determined cell type; and controls cell reselection for the user equipment based on the determined mobility state of the user equipment.

公开(公告)号：US09867186B2

公开(公告)日：2018-01-09

申请号：US14764770

申请日：2013-12-26

Applicant: SONY CORPORATION

Inventor： Xiaodong Xu ,  Danting Zhang ,  Da Wang ,  Chengcheng Yang ,  Hiroaki Takano ,  Zhongbin Qin

IPC: H04W4/00 ,  H04W72/04 ,  H04W76/02 ,  H04W84/20

CPC classification number: H04W72/0453 ,  H04W72/04 ,  H04W72/042 ,  H04W76/14 ,  H04W84/20

Abstract: A wireless communication method, a base station and a wireless communication device. The wireless communication method includes: in case that communication devices which are to perform communication are estimated to satisfy a condition for device-to-device direct communication, transmitting a control signaling from a base station to the communication devices, the control signaling allocating a carrier for the device-to-device direct communication; and performing the device-to-device direct communication between the communication devices using the allocated carrier, wherein the base station allocates the carrier for the device-to-device direct communication from conventional carrier, stand-alone new-type carrier and non-stand-alone new-type carrier, wherein the new-type carrier has a reduced number of control channels as compared with the conventional carrier.

公开(公告)号：US09843978B2

公开(公告)日：2017-12-12

申请号：US15296690

申请日：2016-10-18

Applicant: Sony Corporation

Inventor： Zhongbin Qin

IPC: H04W36/28 ,  H04W36/08 ,  H04W36/00 ,  H04W36/32

CPC classification number: H04W36/28 ,  H04W36/0027 ,  H04W36/0061 ,  H04W36/08 ,  H04W36/32

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a wireless communication system and method therein. The wireless communication system comprises: a first base station, second base station, third base station and user equipment, wherein the first base station and the second base station perform wireless data connections with the user equipment by adopting different carriers, and a trigger node triggers a transfer procedure in the case of judging a preset transfer condition of transferring a service to the third base station is satisfied, wherein the service is provided by the second base station to the user equipment, so that the user equipment releases the wireless data connection with the second base station and establishes the wireless data connection with the third base station, and thus the first base station and the third base station perform wireless data connections with the user equipment by adopting different carriers, wherein at least part of the service provided by the second base station initially is transferred to the third base station. According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, it can be ensured that the user equipment obtains optimized quality of service, while the efficiency of data transmission is improved.

公开(公告)号：US12058756B2

公开(公告)日：2024-08-06

申请号：US17503477

申请日：2021-10-18

Applicant: Sony Corporation

Inventor： Zhongbin Qin

IPC: H04W76/18 ,  H04W8/02 ,  H04W24/02 ,  H04W24/10 ,  H04W36/00 ,  H04W36/30 ,  H04W72/542 ,  H04W76/00 ,  H04W76/15 ,  H04W76/19 ,  H04W76/20 ,  H04W88/06

CPC classification number: H04W76/18 ,  H04W8/02 ,  H04W24/02 ,  H04W24/10 ,  H04W36/0022 ,  H04W36/0066 ,  H04W36/0072 ,  H04W36/30 ,  H04W36/305 ,  H04W72/542 ,  H04W76/00 ,  H04W76/15 ,  H04W76/19 ,  H04W76/20 ,  H04W88/06

Abstract: An electronic apparatus in a wireless communications system, and a mobility measurement method. The electronic apparatus includes a communications device and a mobility measurement device. The communication device is configured to separately perform dual-connection communication with two connection nodes by different carriers. The mobility measurement device is configured to perform mobility measurement, for determining a connection switching mode, on the connection nodes in the dual connections in a case in which connection service quality of at least one of the current dual connection nodes is lower than a preset level. The mobility measurement device is further configured to determine a reporting mode of a mobility measurement result according to the measurement condition of at least one of the current dual connection nodes.