Patents by Inventor Fang-Ching Ren
Fang-Ching Ren 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).
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Publication number: 20240155421Abstract: A method and a user equipment for reporting a remaining delay budget information are provided. The method includes: receiving a radio resource control configuration, wherein the radio resource control configuration indicates the user equipment to report the remaining delay budget information of a logical channel or a logical channel group through a status report message; determining whether a triggering condition is met, wherein the triggering condition is associated with a threshold of remaining delay budget; and in response to the triggering condition being met, transmitting the status report message including the remaining delay budget information, wherein the remaining delay budget information indicates at least one remaining delay budget and at least one associated buffer size.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 27, 2023Publication date: May 9, 2024Applicant: Industrial Technology Research InstituteInventors: Chun-Yuan Chiu, Tzu-Jane Tsai, Fang-Ching Ren
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Patent number: 10925096Abstract: The disclosure is directed to an extended RA method used by a UE and by a base station and related apparatuses using the same method. In an aspect, the disclosure is directed to an extended RA method used by a UE. The method includes not limited to transmitting a random access preamble (RAP); receiving a random access response (RAR) which responds to the RAP; transmitting an RA request signal which corresponds to the RAR and includes a first small data and a piggyback indicator which indicates whether there is a second small data to be transmitted; and receiving an RA request acknowledgment signal which corresponds to the RA request signal and comprises an uplink grant which indicates a resource for the second small data.Type: GrantFiled: April 22, 2019Date of Patent: February 16, 2021Assignee: Industrial Technology Research InstituteInventor: Fang-Ching Ren
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Publication number: 20200337089Abstract: The disclosure is directed to an extended RA method used by a UE and by a base station and related apparatuses using the same method. In an aspect, the disclosure is directed to an extended RA method used by a UE. The method includes not limited to transmitting a random access preamble (RAP); receiving a random access response (RAR) which responds to the RAP; transmitting an RA request signal which corresponds to the RAR and includes a first small data and a piggyback indicator which indicates whether there is a second small data to be transmitted; and receiving an RA request acknowledgment signal which corresponds to the RA request signal and comprises an uplink grant which indicates a resource for the second small data.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 22, 2019Publication date: October 22, 2020Applicant: Industrial Technology Research InstituteInventor: Fang-Ching Ren
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Patent number: 10764780Abstract: A method of service level differentiation at a radio access network, a wireless network system and a radio access network (RAN) access node are provided. The method of service level traffic differentiation at the radio access network includes the following steps: A core network transmits a data flow information including a flow ID to a RAN access node via a user plane packet of an interface between the core network and the RAN access node. The RAN access node sets up a data connection with a user equipment according to the data flow information.Type: GrantFiled: July 7, 2017Date of Patent: September 1, 2020Assignee: INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTEInventors: Ching-Wen Cheng, Hung-Chen Chen, Fang-Ching Ren
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Patent number: 10701583Abstract: A method of service level traffic differentiation at a radio access network, a wireless network system and a radio access network (RAN) access node are provided. The method of service level traffic differentiation at the radio access network includes the following steps: A core network transmits a data flow information including a flow ID to a RAN access node via a user plane packet. The RAN access node sets up a data connection to a user equipment according to the data flow information.Type: GrantFiled: July 7, 2017Date of Patent: June 30, 2020Assignee: INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTEInventors: Ching-Wen Cheng, Hung-Chen Chen, Fang-Ching Ren
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Patent number: 10334479Abstract: A heterogeneous radio access network system includes a mobile device and a first base station operated in a first wireless access network. The mobile device is wireless communicated with the first base station. One of the mobile device and the first base station sends a traffic steering initial message to request a traffic steering operation, the traffic steering initial message including a plurality of traffic flows. The other one of the mobile device and the first base station decides whether to accept or reject the traffic steering initial message. If the other one of the mobile device and the first base station accepts the traffic steering initial message, the mobile device performs a selective traffic steering, wherein the selective traffic steering comprises traffic flow(s), and the traffic flow(s) in the selective traffic steering are selected among the traffic flows of the traffic steering initial message.Type: GrantFiled: March 31, 2016Date of Patent: June 25, 2019Assignee: INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTEInventors: Ching-Wen Cheng, Hung-Chen Chen, Fang-Ching Ren
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Patent number: 10225782Abstract: A wireless communication device includes a first wireless transceiving interface, a second wireless transceiving interface and a resource allocation controller. The first wireless transceiving interface is adapted to a first network architecture. The second wireless transceiving interface is adapted to a second network architecture, wherein a connection scheme of the first network architecture is more reliable than that of the second network architecture. The resource allocation controller transceives data related to the second wireless transceiving interface selectively through the first wireless transceiving interface or the second wireless transceiving interface according to a connection status information associated with the second wireless transceiving interface.Type: GrantFiled: December 31, 2015Date of Patent: March 5, 2019Assignee: INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTEInventors: Yu-Min Chiu, Da-Chiang Pan, Fang-Ching Ren
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Publication number: 20180014223Abstract: A method of service level differentiation at a radio access network, a wireless network system and a radio access network (RAN) access node are provided. The method of service level traffic differentiation at the radio access network includes the following steps: A core network transmits a data flow information including a flow ID to a RAN access node via a user plane packet of an interface between the core network and the RAN access node. The RAN access node sets up a data connection with a user equipment according to the data flow information.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 7, 2017Publication date: January 11, 2018Inventors: Ching-Wen Cheng, Hung-Chen Chen, Fang-Ching Ren
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Publication number: 20180014224Abstract: A method of service level traffic differentiation at a radio access network, a wireless network system and a radio access network (RAN) access node are provided. The method of service level traffic differentiation at the radio access network includes the following steps: A core network transmits a data flow information including a flow ID to a RAN access node via a user plane packet. The RAN access node sets up a data connection to a user equipment according to the data flow information.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 7, 2017Publication date: January 11, 2018Inventors: Ching-Wen Cheng, Hung-Chen Chen, Fang-Ching Ren
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Patent number: 9838977Abstract: A communication method, an electronic device and a system for managing transmission of notification messages are provided. The method recognizes a transmission power of a base station is to be increased or decreased according to information of the base station. If the transmission power of the base station is to be increased, a first notification procedure is triggered to have one or more vicinity base stations of the base station transmitting a first message. And if the transmission power of the base station is to be decreased, a second notification procedure is triggered to have the base station transmitting a second message.Type: GrantFiled: April 16, 2016Date of Patent: December 5, 2017Assignee: INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTEInventors: Yung-Han Chen, Fang-Ching Ren
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Publication number: 20170257831Abstract: A communication method, an electronic device and a system for managing transmission of notification messages are provided. The method recognizes a transmission power of a base station is to be increased or decreased according to information of the base station. If the transmission power of the base station is to be increased, a first notification procedure is triggered to have one or more vicinity base stations of the base station transmitting a first message. And if the transmission power of the base station is to be decreased, a second notification procedure is triggered to have the base station transmitting a second message.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 16, 2016Publication date: September 7, 2017Applicant: INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTEInventors: Yung-Han CHEN, Fang-Ching REN
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Publication number: 20170164259Abstract: A wireless communication device includes a first wireless transceiving interface, a second wireless transceiving interface and a resource allocation controller. The first wireless transceiving interface is adapted to a first network architecture. The second wireless transceiving interface is adapted to a second network architecture, wherein a connection scheme of the first network architecture is more reliable than that of the second network architecture. The resource allocation controller transceives data related to the second wireless transceiving interface selectively through the first wireless transceiving interface or the second wireless transceiving interface according to a connection status information associated with the second wireless transceiving interface.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 31, 2015Publication date: June 8, 2017Applicant: INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTEInventors: Yu-Min CHIU, Da-Chiang PAN, Fang-Ching REN
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Publication number: 20160337903Abstract: A heterogeneous radio access network system includes a mobile device and a first base station operated in a first wireless access network. The mobile device is wireless communicated with the first base station. One of the mobile device and the first base station sends a traffic steering initial message to request a traffic steering operation, the traffic steering initial message including a plurality of traffic flows. The other one of the mobile device and the first base station decides whether to accept or reject the traffic steering initial message. If the other one of the mobile device and the first base station accepts the traffic steering initial message, the mobile device performs a selective traffic steering, wherein the selective traffic steering comprises traffic flow(s), and the traffic flow(s) in the selective traffic steering are selected among the traffic flows of the traffic steering initial message.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 31, 2016Publication date: November 17, 2016Applicant: INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTEInventors: Ching-Wen CHENG, Hung-Chen CHEN, Fang-Ching REN
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Patent number: 9451533Abstract: The present disclosure provides a method of performing a small cell detection, a small cell base station using the same method, and a mobile electronic device using the same method. The method and the device would perform functions including a user equipment (UE) detecting a discovery signal from a small cell base station (BS) over a schedulable resource in a Macro cell frequency, the user equipment transmitting a detection report to a Macro cell BS in response to detecting the discovery signal, the UE receiving a measurement command to measure a small cell BS in the small cell frequency, and generating and transmitting the measurement report after measuring the small cell BS in the small cell frequency.Type: GrantFiled: July 31, 2013Date of Patent: September 20, 2016Assignee: INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTEInventors: Fang-Ching Ren, Hung-Chen Chen, Wei-Chen Pao
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Publication number: 20140038598Abstract: The present disclosure provides a method of performing a small cell detection, a small cell base station using the same method, and a mobile electronic device using the same method. The method and the device would perform functions including a user equipment (UE) detecting a discovery signal from a small cell base station (BS) over a schedulable resource in a Macro cell frequency, the user equipment transmitting a detection report to a Macro cell BS in response to detecting the discovery signal, the UE receiving a measurement command to measure a small cell BS in the small cell frequency, and generating and transmitting the measurement report after measuring the small cell BS in the small cell frequency.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 31, 2013Publication date: February 6, 2014Applicant: INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTEInventors: Fang-Ching Ren, Hung-Chen Chen, Wei-Chen Pao
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Patent number: 8588779Abstract: A wireless communication system delivering neighbor information (NBR-INF) and a base station and a wireless communication device thereof are proposed. The wireless communication system includes at least a mobile station and a base station. The base station decides delivering the NBR-INF triggered by events, determines type of the NBR-INF to be delivered and determines a delivery rule of the NBR-INF to be delivered. The mobile station, wirelessly connected to the at least a base station, receives the NBR-INF delivered from the at least a base station, and decides to completely renew or partially update its own neighbor information contents.Type: GrantFiled: November 5, 2010Date of Patent: November 19, 2013Assignee: Industrial Technology Research InstituteInventors: Yung-Han Chen, Fang-Ching Ren
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Patent number: 8433319Abstract: A system for channel selection management in a wireless communication network. The system includes a memory module configured to store at least one channel condition related to at least one infrastructure station among a plurality of infrastructure stations in the wireless communication network, wherein each of the plurality of infrastructure stations is able to monitor a channel condition of a channel between the each infrastructure station and a mobile station; a compare module configured to compare a channel condition related to one of the plurality of infrastructure stations with a threshold and provide a signal for a comparison result; a control module configured to provide a control information based on the signal from the compare module; and a selection module configured to select one of the at least one infrastructure station and notify the selected infrastructure station to serve the mobile station based on the control information from the control module.Type: GrantFiled: January 7, 2008Date of Patent: April 30, 2013Assignee: Industrial Technology Research InstituteInventors: Fang-Ching Ren, Ray-Guang Cheng, Chie-Ming Chou, Kun-Ying Hsieh
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Patent number: 8279838Abstract: A communication system comprises a communication network including a computer processor operating a network management system and a femtocell network management system. The communication system further comprises a broadband base station providing a first service signal and creating a mapping table configured to include at least one unique identifier of a mobile client device and a base station providing a second service signal and receiving the mapping table from the broadband base station. A computer processor in the communication system is configured to determine a link quality of a mobile client device service signal received by the broadband base station, the contents of the mapping table, and the unique identifier of the mobile client device to determine whether the broadband base station will provide the first service signal to the mobile client device or whether the base station will provide the second service signal to the mobile client device.Type: GrantFiled: August 21, 2009Date of Patent: October 2, 2012Assignee: Industrial Technology Research InstituteInventors: Chie-Ming Chou, Fang-Ching Ren
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Patent number: 8203994Abstract: A method of providing wireless communication is disclosed. The method may include providing a number of stations configured for transmitting signals wirelessly over at least one channel and dividing the stations into at least two clusters. The stations within each cluster may operate cooperatively to transmit or receive signals corresponding to the cluster simultaneously.Type: GrantFiled: September 28, 2007Date of Patent: June 19, 2012Assignee: Industrial Technology Research InstituteInventors: Wen-Ho Sheen, Fang-Ching Ren, Tzu-Ming Lin, Chie-Ming Chou
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Publication number: 20120008627Abstract: One exemplary embodiment of the invention provides an apparatus to assign device identifier with collision avoidance in a distributed network environment. The apparatus may operate, for example, by using different control areas for different group of anchor DIDAFs, or the serving DIDAF/node may assign or cancel a set of available device IDs for an anchor DIDAF/node, so the anchor DIDAF/node may assign a device ID for a device in a control area of the serving DIDAF/node within the set of the available device IDs. In additions, the used and unused device ID assignment may be filtered by the serving DIDAF/node to allow or reject the device ID assignment or the serving DIDAF/node may translate the used device ID assigned by an anchor DIDAF/node to another unused device ID.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 11, 2011Publication date: January 12, 2012Inventors: Yung-Han Chen, Ming-Hung Tao, Fang-Ching Ren