Electronic apparatus, wireless communication method, and computer readable storage medium

    公开(公告)号:US11902944B2

    公开(公告)日:2024-02-13

    申请号:US17259556

    申请日:2019-08-02

    申请人: Sony Corporation

    CPC分类号: H04W72/0446 H04W72/23

    摘要: The present disclosure relates to an electronic apparatus, a wireless communication method, and a computer readable storage medium. The electronic apparatus in an integrated access and backhaul (IAB) system according to the present disclosure comprises a processing circuit, and is configured to: configure, according to the electronic apparatus and a subcarrier interval of a link between sub-nodes of the electronic apparatus, a slot formatting cycle for the link, the slot formatting cycle comprising a pre-determined number of slots; and configure, for the link, a slot format of each slot in one slot format cycle. The electronic apparatus, the wireless communication method, and the computer readable storage medium of the present disclosure optimize slot format configuration in IAB systems.

    Apparatus and method in wireless communication system, and computer readable storage medium

    公开(公告)号:US11425586B2

    公开(公告)日:2022-08-23

    申请号:US16637767

    申请日:2018-08-08

    申请人: Sony Corporation

    摘要: Disclosed are an apparatus and method in a wireless communication system and a computer readable storage medium. The apparatus comprises a processing circuit, configured to: obtain at least height information of each user equipment among one or more user equipments; and for each user equipment, allocate resources to the user equipment on the basis of at least the height information of the user equipment and one or more height thresholds for the user equipment. According to at least one aspect of embodiments of the present disclosure, resources are allocated on the basis of a height threshold, so that time-frequency resource allocation in an unmanned aerial vehicle communication scenario may be optimized, resource utilization efficiency may be improved, and interference may be reduced.

    Generation and transmission of resource allocation information according to interferences and altitude

    公开(公告)号:US11330599B2

    公开(公告)日:2022-05-10

    申请号:US16643592

    申请日:2018-09-14

    申请人: Sony Corporation

    摘要: The present disclosure relates to an electronic apparatus, a method and a computer-readable storage medium for a wireless communication system. The electronic apparatus for a wireless communication system according to the present disclosure comprises: a processing circuit, configured to generate resource allocation information according to interference conditions encountered by user equipment (UE), wherein a current altitude of the UE is higher than an altitude threshold, and sending the resource allocation information to base station equipment of other cells apart from neighboring cells of a current serving cell of the UE, so as to configure information sending resources for the base station equipment of the other cells. The electronic device, method and computer-readable storage medium of the present disclosure are capable of reducing information interference generated in a wireless communication system of an unmanned aerial vehicle device.

    Electronic device in wireless communication system, and wireless communication method

    公开(公告)号:US11259281B2

    公开(公告)日:2022-02-22

    申请号:US16636034

    申请日:2018-05-16

    申请人: Sony Corporation

    摘要: The present invention relates to an electronic device in a wireless communication system, and a wireless communication method. The electronic device in a wireless communication system of the present invention comprises: a processing circuit configured to generate resource indication information for indicating resources carrying discovery information; and a transceiver circuit configured to send the resource indication information. The electronic device and the wireless communication method of the present invention can implement a discovery process of a bandwidth-limited remote device, shorten discovery time, and save energy of the remote device and a relay device.

    Electronic device in wireless communication system, method, and computer readable storage medium

    公开(公告)号:US10911117B2

    公开(公告)日:2021-02-02

    申请号:US16638753

    申请日:2018-11-22

    申请人: Sony Corporation

    IPC分类号: H04B7/06 H04B7/08

    摘要: Disclosed are an electronic device in a wireless communication system, a method, and a computer readable storage medium. The electronic device in the wireless communication system disclosed in the present invention comprises a processing circuit, being configured to: determine an area for beamforming during a specific time period; transmit information associated with the area to one or more auxiliary transmitting devices in the wireless communication system, so that the one or more auxiliary transmitting devices generate beam signals during the specific time period and transmit the beam signals to the area; and generate the beam signals simultaneously with the one or more auxiliary transmitting devices during the specific time period and transmitting the beam signals to the area. By using the electronic device, the method, and the computer readable storage medium disclosed in the present invention, a plurality of transmitting devices can simultaneously transmit beam signals to a same area.

    User equipment for satellite communication

    公开(公告)号:US11595916B2

    公开(公告)日:2023-02-28

    申请号:US17251821

    申请日:2019-06-12

    申请人: Sony Corporation

    摘要: Disclosed is a user equipment for satellite communication, comprising one or more processing circuits configured to execute the following operations: evaluating a transmission power requirement for a user equipment to communicate with a satellite; and assisting, via an auxiliary device, the user equipment in executing at least part of the communication with the satellite when the transmission power constraint of the user equipment fails to meet the transmission power requirement, wherein the processing circuits are further configured to acquire, via the satellite, a communication mode to be switched to, and the processing circuits transmit, to the satellite, a notification indicating that a current communication mode needs to be switched, with the notification comprising information indicating the need to switch to a communication mode that meets the transmission power requirement.

    Tag device in wireless communication system, electronic device, communication method, and storage medium

    公开(公告)号:US11586836B2

    公开(公告)日:2023-02-21

    申请号:US17258751

    申请日:2019-08-16

    申请人: Sony Corporation

    IPC分类号: G06K7/10 G06N20/00

    摘要: A method for estimating channel parameters includes: sending a paging signal for identifying the tag device; sending training sequence information, receiving first training sequence feedback information during a non-working period of the tag device, receiving, during a working period of the tag device, second training sequence feedback information modulated by the tag device, and estimating the channel parameters of the tag device according to the training sequence feedback information and the second training sequence feedback information. The tag device having at least one antenna of the present disclosure can modulate carrier signals to transmit information, has advantages such as a fast transmission rate, a large amount of transmission data and a strong anti-interference capability, and can adapt to different application scenarios.

    User equipment in wireless communication system, electronic device, method and storage medium

    公开(公告)号:US11513182B2

    公开(公告)日:2022-11-29

    申请号:US17056014

    申请日:2019-05-10

    申请人: Sony Corporation

    摘要: The present disclosure relates to a user equipment in a wireless communication system, an electronic device, a method and a storage medium. The user equipment in the wireless communication system according to the present disclosure comprises one or more processing circuits, the processing circuits being configured to execute the following operations: acquiring a downlink signal from an electronic device in the wireless communication system; estimating the angle of arrival (AOA) of the downlink signal, wherein at least the AOA and the position of the electronic device are used for estimating the position of the user equipment. By using the user equipment, electronic device, method and storage medium according to the present disclosure, the AOA of a downlink signal may be estimated when the user equipment is in an idle or initial access state, and the AOA may be used for estimating the position of the user equipment.

    Apparatus and method in wireless communication system, and computer readable storage medium

    公开(公告)号:US11381988B2

    公开(公告)日:2022-07-05

    申请号:US16638144

    申请日:2018-08-08

    申请人: Sony Corporation

    摘要: Disclosed in the present application are an apparatus and method in a wireless communication system, and a computer readable storage medium. The apparatus comprises a processing circuit. The processing circuit is configured to determine one or more height thresholds for a user equipment according to at least one of base station-related information, cell-related information and user equipment-related information. According to at least one aspect of embodiments of the present disclosure, a proper height threshold is set for a communication scenario of an unmanned aerial vehicle, which helps to resolve and alleviate various problems that may exist in the communication scenario of the unmanned aerial vehicle.