Patents by Inventor Li-Te Pan

Li-Te Pan 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).

  • METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONFIGURING SIDELINK COMMUNICATION IN A WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20210345433
    Abstract: A method and apparatus are disclosed from the perspective of a first UE (User Equipment) in RRC_CONNECTED to detect configuration failure. In one embodiment, the method includes the first UE transmitting a first PC5 RRC (Radio Resource Control) message to a second UE, wherein the first PC5 RRC message includes an AS (Access Stratum)-layer configuration for a unicast link established with the second UE. The method also includes the first UE transmitting a fourth RRC message to a network node if a configuration failure of the AS-layer configuration is detected, wherein the fourth RRC message indicates the configuration failure occurs.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 17, 2021
    Publication date: November 4, 2021
    Inventors: Li-Te Pan, Richard Lee-Chee Kuo
  • METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DISTINGUISHING TRANSMISSION FEEDBACK MODE IN SIDELINK BUFFER STATUS REPORT IN A WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20210345164
    Abstract: A method and apparatus are disclosed from the perspective of a UE (User Equipment) to handle a sidelink buffer status report (SL BSR). In one embodiment, the method includes the UE transmitting a SL BSR to a network node, wherein a format of the SL BSR includes at least one field of buffer size associated with HARQ (Hybrid Automatic Repeat Request) feedback enabled and one field of buffer size associated with HARQ feedback disabled. The method also includes the UE receiving a sidelink grant from the network node. The method further includes the UE selecting data from a logical channel for transmission according to a HARQ feedback mode of the logical channel and whether the sidelink grant is associated with a HARQ feedback resource or not.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 17, 2021
    Publication date: November 4, 2021
    Inventors: Li-Te Pan, Richard Lee-Chee Kuo
  • Method and apparatus for requesting sidelink transmission resources in a wireless communication system
    Patent number: 11147080
    Abstract: A method and apparatus are disclosed from the perspective of a first User Equipment (UE) in RRC_CONNECTED to request sidelink resources. In one embodiment, the method transmits a first RRC (Radio Resource Control) message to a network node, wherein a presence of a sidelink QoS (Quality of Service) information list in the first RRC message is optional.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 12, 2021
    Assignee: ASUSTek Computer Inc.
    Inventors: Li-Te Pan, Richard Lee-Chee Kuo
  • METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SIDELINK IDENTIFIER CHANGE IN A WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20210298100
    Abstract: A method and apparatus are disclosed from the perspective of a first UE (User Equipment) to update Layer-2 Identities (IDs). In one embodiment, the method includes the first UE establishing a unicast link with a second UE, wherein a first Layer-2 ID of the first UE and a second Layer-2 ID of the second UE are used for data transmission and reception on the unicast link. The method further includes the first UE transmitting a Link Identifier Update Request message for the unicast link to the second UE, wherein the Link Identifier Update Request message includes a new first Layer-2 ID of the first UE. The method also includes the first UE receiving a Link Identifier Update Accept message for the unicast link from the second UE, wherein the Link Identifier Update Accept message includes a new second Layer-2 ID of the second UE.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 4, 2021
    Publication date: September 23, 2021
    Inventors: Li-Te PAN, Richard Lee-Chee KUO
  • Method and apparatus for servicing QoS (quality of service) flow in a wireless communication system
    Patent number: 11109262
    Abstract: A method and apparatus are disclosed from the perspective of a network node. The method includes the network node configuring a UE (User Equipment) with a first DRB (Data Radio Bearer), such that the first DRB is configured with a presence of SDAP (Service Data Adaptation Protocol) header and the network node is not allowed to reconfigure the first DRB for changing the presence of SDAP header to an absence of SDAP header after the first DRB is established. The method further includes the network node configuring the UE to serve a first QoS (Quality of Service) flow and a second QoS flow by the first DRB. The method also includes re-configuring the UE to serve the first QoS flow by a second DRB, which was originally served by the first DRB, when the second QoS flow is released or removed from the first DRB, such that the second DRB is configured with an absence of SDAP header.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 31, 2021
    Assignee: ASUSTek Computer Inc.
    Inventor: Li-Te Pan
  • METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR HANDLING MULTIPLE SIDELINK COMMUNICATION IN A WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20210267002
    Abstract: A method and device are disclosed from the perspective of a first device handling radio link failure. In one method, the method includes the first device performing or establishing sidelink unicast communication with a second device. The method also includes the first device performing or establishing sidelink unicast communication with a third device. The method also includes the first device detecting a radio link failure associated with the second device. The method further includes the first device performing a Sidelink MAC reset associated with the second device in response to the radio link failure, and not performing a Sidelink MAC reset associated with the third device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 6, 2021
    Publication date: August 26, 2021
    Inventors: Yi-Hsuan Kung, Li-Chih Tseng, Chun-Wei Huang, Ming-Che Li, Li-Te Pan
  • Method and apparatus for distinguishing transmission feedback mode in sidelink buffer status report in a wireless communication system
    Patent number: 11102673
    Abstract: A method and apparatus are disclosed from the perspective of a UE (User Equipment) to handle a sidelink buffer status report (SL BSR). In one embodiment, the method includes the UE transmitting a SL BSR to a network node, wherein a format of the SL BSR includes at least one field of buffer size associated with HARQ (Hybrid Automatic Repeat Request) feedback enabled and one field of buffer size associated with HARQ feedback disabled. The method also includes the UE receiving a sidelink grant from the network node. The method further includes the UE selecting data from a logical channel for transmission according to a HARQ feedback mode of the logical channel and whether the sidelink grant is associated with a HARQ feedback resource or not.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 24, 2021
    Assignee: ASUSTek Computer Inc.
    Inventors: Li-Te Pan, Richard Lee-Chee Kuo
  • Method and apparatus for configuring sidelink communication in a wireless communication system
    Patent number: 11102836
    Abstract: A method and apparatus are disclosed from the perspective of a first UE (User Equipment) in RRC_CONNECTED to detect configuration failure. In one embodiment, the method includes the first UE transmitting a first PC5 RRC (Radio Resource Control) message to a second UE, wherein the first PC5 RRC message includes an AS (Access Stratum)-layer configuration for a unicast link established with the second UE. The method also includes the first UE transmitting a fourth RRC message to a network node if a configuration failure of the AS-layer configuration is detected, wherein the fourth RRC message indicates the configuration failure occurs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 24, 2021
    Assignee: ASUSTek Computer Inc.
    Inventors: Li-Te Pan, Richard Lee-Chee Kuo
  • METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR HANDLING INVALID RRC RECONFIGURATION MESSAGE FOR SIDELINK COMMUNICATION IN A WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20210259039
    Abstract: Methods and apparatuses for handling invalid Radio Resource Control (RRC) message for sidelink communication in a wireless communication system are disclosed herein. In one method, the first User Equipment (UE) establishes a PC5 unicast link or a PC5-RRC connection with a second UE, wherein the PC5 unicast link or the PC5-RRC connection is associated with a destination identity of the second UE. The first UE transmits a Sidelink User Equipment (UE) Information message to a network node to request a sidelink configuration for a sidelink Quality of Service (QoS) flow, wherein the Sidelink UE Information message includes the destination identity of the second UE and an identity of the sidelink QoS flow. The first UE receives a RRC Reconfiguration message from the network node, wherein the RRC Reconfiguration message includes the sidelink configuration.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 4, 2021
    Publication date: August 19, 2021
    Inventors: Li-Te Pan, Richard Lee-Chee Kuo
  • Method and apparatus of handling interest indication in a wireless communication system
    Patent number: 11096016
    Abstract: Method and apparatus for a user equipment (UE) operating in a serving cell is disclosed. The serving cell does not broadcast system information for broadcast or multicast. The UE transmits an interest indication for broadcast or multicast to the serving cell. The interest indication for broadcast or multicast includes at least some information associated with a broadcast or multicast service of interest. The UE receives the system information for broadcast or multicast from the serving cell after transmitting the interest indication for broadcast or multicast.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 4, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 17, 2021
    Assignee: ASUSTek Computer Inc.
    Inventors: Wei-Yu Chen, Yu-Hsuan Guo, Li-Te Pan
  • METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SIDELINK SIGNALING RADIO BEARER (SRB) ESTABLISHMENT IN A WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20210243827
    Abstract: A method and apparatus are disclosed. A first sidelink Signaling Radio Bearer (SRB) for PC5-S message transmission is established. The first sidelink SRB is associated with a default Destination Layer-2 Identity (ID). A first PC5-S message is transmitted on the first sidelink SRB with a Source Layer-2 ID derived from a Layer-2 ID of the first UE and a Destination Layer-2 ID derived from the default Destination Layer-2 ID. A second PC5-S message is received from a second UE. The second PC5-S message is transmitted with a Source Layer-2 ID derived from a Layer-2 ID of the second UE and a Destination Layer-2 ID derived from the Layer-2 ID of the first UE. A second sidelink SRB for PC5-S message reception and/or transmission is established. The second sidelink SRB is associated with the Layer-2 ID of the second UE.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 18, 2021
    Publication date: August 5, 2021
    Inventors: Li-Te Pan, Richard Lee-Chee Kuo
  • METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONFIGURING SIDELINK DISCONTINUOUS RECEPTION IN A WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20210227620
    Abstract: A method and device are disclosed from the perspective of a second User Equipment (UE) to configure Sidelink (SL) Discontinuous Reception (DRX). In one embodiment, the method includes the second UE initiating or initializing a sidelink service with a first UE. The method also includes the second UE determining a SL DRX configuration based on association between sidelink service and SL DRX configuration, wherein the SL DRX configuration is associated with the sidelink service. The method further includes the second UE monitoring sidelink control channel based on the SL DRX configuration.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 19, 2021
    Publication date: July 22, 2021
    Inventors: Li-Te Pan, Li-Chih Tseng, Ming-Che Li
  • METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR HANDLING SIDELINK RECEPTION IN A WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20210226738
    Abstract: A method and apparatus are disclosed. In an example from the perspective of a User Equipment (UE), if sidelink packet duplication is configured or enabled for a Sidelink Radio Bearer (SLRB), a first Packet Data Convergence Protocol (PDCP) Protocol Data Unit (PDU), corresponding to a first PDCP Service Data Unit (SDU), and a duplicate of the first PDCP PDU, are transmitted. A first PDCP Sequence Number (SN) of the first PDCP PDU is set based upon one or more state variables used for sidelink transmission on the SLRB. If the sidelink packet duplication is de-configured or disabled for the SLRB, a second PDCP PDU, corresponding to a second PDCP SDU, is transmitted. Noduplicate of the second PDCP PDU is transmitted. A second PDCP SN of the second PDCP PDU is set based upon the one or more state variables used for sidelink transmission on the SLRB.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 9, 2021
    Publication date: July 22, 2021
    Inventors: Li-Te PAN, Richard Lee-Chee KUO, Li-Chih Tseng
  • METHOD AND APPARATUS OF HANDLING DEVICE-TO-DEVICE RESOURCE SELECTION WITH CONSIDERATION ON DISCONTINUOUS RECEPTION OPERATION IN A WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20210227602
    Abstract: A method and apparatus are disclosed from the perspective of a first device to perform sidelink communication. In one embodiment, the method includes the first device performing sidelink resource selection or reselection procedure for a sidelink transmission to a second device, wherein the sidelink resource selection or reselection procedure is performed to select at least one sidelink resource from candidate sidelink resources within a time duration of selection window. The method further includes the first device selecting a first sidelink resource based on sidelink active time or wake-up time of the second device, wherein the first sidelink resource is within the time duration of selection window. The method also includes the first device performing the sidelink transmission on the first sidelink resource to the second device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 15, 2021
    Publication date: July 22, 2021
    Inventors: Ming-Che Li, Li-Chih Tseng, Yi-Hsuan Kung, Chun-Wei Huang, Li-Te Pan
  • METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR NETWORK CONFIGURING SIDELINK DISCONTINUOUS RECEPTION IN A WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20210227621
    Abstract: A method and device are disclosed from the perspective of a first User Equipment (UE) to support Sidelink (SL) Discontinuous Reception (DRX). In one embodiment, the method includes the first UE establishing a unicast link with a second UE. The method further includes the first UE receiving a SL DRX configuration associated with the second UE from the second UE. The method also includes the first UE transmitting the SL DRX configuration to a network node. In addition, the method includes the first UE receiving a sidelink grant from the network node, wherein the sidelink grant indicates sidelink resources. Furthermore, the method includes the first UE performing a sidelink transmission to the second UE based on the sidelink resources.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 19, 2021
    Publication date: July 22, 2021
    Inventors: Li-Te Pan, Li-Chih Tseng, Ming-Che Li
  • Method and apparatus for requesting sidelink transmission resources in a wireless communication system
    Patent number: 11071006
    Abstract: A method and apparatus are disclosed from the perspective of a first User Equipment (UE) to request dedicated sidelink configuration. In one embodiment, the method includes the first UE transmitting a first Radio Resource Control (RRC) message to a network node, wherein the first RRC message includes a sidelink Quality of Service (QoS) information, and wherein a presence of an identity of a sidelink QoS flow in the sidelink QoS information is mandatory and a presence of a QoS profile of the sidelink QoS flow in the sidelink QoS information is optional. The method also includes the first UE receiving a second RRC message from the network node, wherein the second RRC message includes a dedicated sidelink configuration and the identity of the sidelink QoS flow associated with the dedicated sidelink configuration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 20, 2021
    Assignee: ASUSTek Computer Inc.
    Inventors: Li-Te Pan, Richard Lee-Chee Kuo
  • METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR HANDLING FEEDBACK RESOURCE FOR GROUPCAST IN SIDELINK IN A WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20210211238
    Abstract: A method and apparatus are disclosed from the perspective of a first device to determine sidelink feedback resource associated with sidelink communication. In one embodiment, the method includes the first device receiving an identifier from an upper layer of the first device. The method also includes the first device receiving a sidelink transmission from a second device. The method further includes the first device determining a sidelink feedback resource associated with the sidelink transmission at least based on the identifier and a source ID (Identity) associated with the sidelink transmission. In addition, the method includes the first device using the sidelink feedback resource to transmit a feedback in response to the sidelink transmission to the second device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 17, 2021
    Publication date: July 8, 2021
    Inventors: Yi-Hsuan Kung, Li-Chih Tseng, Li-Te Pan, Chun-Wei Huang, Ming-Che Li
  • METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR REQUESTING SIDELINK TRANSMISSION RESOURCES IN A WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20210211924
    Abstract: A method and apparatus are disclosed from the perspective of a first User Equipment (UE) to request dedicated sidelink configuration. In one embodiment, the method includes the first UE transmitting a first Radio Resource Control (RRC) message to a network node, wherein the first RRC message includes a sidelink Quality of Service (QoS) information, and wherein a presence of an identity of a sidelink QoS flow in the sidelink QoS information is mandatory and a presence of a QoS profile of the sidelink QoS flow in the sidelink QoS information is optional. The method also includes the first UE receiving a second RRC message from the network node, wherein the second RRC message includes a dedicated sidelink configuration and the identity of the sidelink QoS flow associated with the dedicated sidelink configuration.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 11, 2020
    Publication date: July 8, 2021
    Inventors: Li-Te Pan, Richard Lee-Chee Kuo
  • Method and apparatus for sidelink identifier change in a wireless communication system
    Patent number: 11057950
    Abstract: A method and apparatus are disclosed from the perspective of a first UE (User Equipment) to update Layer-2 Identities (IDs). In one embodiment, the method includes the first UE establishing a unicast link with a second UE, wherein a first Layer-2 ID of the first UE and a second Layer-2 ID of the second UE are used for data transmission and reception on the unicast link. The method further includes the first UE transmitting a Link Identifier Update Request message for the unicast link to the second UE, wherein the Link Identifier Update Request message includes a new first Layer-2 ID of the first UE. The method also includes the first UE receiving a Link Identifier Update Accept message for the unicast link from the second UE, wherein the Link Identifier Update Accept message includes a new second Layer-2 ID of the second UE.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 6, 2021
    Assignee: ASUSTek Computer Inc.
    Inventors: Li-Te Pan, Richard Lee-Chee Kuo
  • Method and apparatus for handling multiple sidelink communication in a wireless communication system
    Patent number: 11032864
    Abstract: A method and device are disclosed from the perspective of a first device handling radio link failure. In one method, the method includes the first device performing or establishing sidelink unicast communication with a second device. The method also includes the first device performing or establishing sidelink unicast communication with a third device. The method also includes the first device detecting a radio link failure associated with the second device. The method further includes the first device performing a Sidelink MAC reset associated with the second device in response to the radio link failure, and not performing a Sidelink MAC reset associated with the third device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 8, 2021
    Assignee: ASUSTek Computer Inc.
    Inventors: Yi-Hsuan Kung, Li-Chih Tseng, Chun-Wei Huang, Ming-Che Li, Li-Te Pan