Patents by Inventor Ming Chou

Ming Chou 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).

  • Publication number: 20210022158
    Abstract: A method performed by a User Equipment (UE) is provided. The method includes the UE receiving a Radio Resource Control (RRC) configuration including a first parameter configured with a first value and a second parameter configured with at least one second value. Each of the first value and the at least one second value indicates a number of PUSCH repetitions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 15, 2020
    Publication date: January 21, 2021
    Inventors: CHIA-HUNG WEI, HENG-LI CHIN, WAN-CHEN LIN, CHIE-MING CHOU
  • Patent number: 10897708
    Abstract: A method for radio access net work (RAN) based notification area (RNA) update for an RRC_INACTIVE user equipment (UE) is disclosed. The method includes initiating, by the RRC_INACTIVE UE, an RNA update procedure, when the RRC_INACTIVE UE is moving from a first base station to a second base station; and receiving, by the RRC_INACTIVE UE, the updated RNA, from at least one of a core network (CN), the first base station and the second base station.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 19, 2021
    Assignee: FG Innovation Company Limited
    Inventors: Mei-Ju Shih, Yung-Lan Tseng, Chie-Ming Chou
  • Publication number: 20210007087
    Abstract: A method performed by a User Equipment (UE) is provided. The method includes the UE receiving a Radio Resource Control (RRC) configuration including a plurality of repetition lists that are associated with a plurality of Downlink Control Information (DCI) formats. Each of the plurality of repetition lists includes a plurality of values, and each of the plurality of values indicates the number of repetitions for a Physical Uplink Shared Channel (PUSCH) transmission. The method further includes the UE receiving DCI having a particular DCI format for scheduling the PUSCH transmission. The DCI includes an indicator indicating one of the plurality of values included in one of the plurality of repetition lists. The one of the plurality of repetition lists is associated with the particular DCI format. The method further includes the UE performing the PUSCH transmission for a number of times, where the number of times is determined by the one of the plurality of values.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 10, 2020
    Publication date: January 7, 2021
    Inventors: CHIA-HUNG WEI, HENG-LI CHIN, HSIN-HSI TSAI, CHIE-MING CHOU
  • Publication number: 20200413435
    Abstract: A method of reporting a configured grant (CG) confirmation for a user equipment (UE) of a wireless communication system is disclosed. The method comprises receiving a radio resource control (RRC) message for configuring the UE with at least one CG configuration in a bandwidth part (BWP) of a cell, from a network of the wireless communication system, receiving a (de)activation command for activating or deactivating the at least one configured CG configuration, from the network, generating a medium access control (MAC) control element (CE) for reporting the CG confirmation indicating whether the at least one configured CG configuration is activated or deactivated by the (de)activation command, according to a first indication of the RRC message, wherein the first indication is associated with the configured at least one CG configuration, and transmitting the MAC CE, to the network.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 26, 2020
    Publication date: December 31, 2020
    Inventors: HENG-LI CHIN, CHIA-HUNG WEI, WAN-CHEN LIN, HSIN-HSI TSAI, CHIE-MING CHOU
  • Patent number: 10880815
    Abstract: A method for receiving system information performed by a user equipment (UE) is provided. The method includes receiving a system information block type 1 (SIB1) from a cell. The SIB1 includes a first list. The number of entries in the first list ranges from one to the number of public land mobile networks (PLMNs) operating the cell. Each entry in the first list includes an indicator corresponding to a PLMN operating the cell and access control information of the PLMN operating the cell.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 29, 2020
    Assignee: FG Innovation Company Limited
    Inventors: Mei-Ju Shih, Chie-Ming Chou, Hung-Chen Chen, Yung-Lan Tseng
  • Patent number: 10868649
    Abstract: A method for signaling radio access network (RAN) profile index is disclosed. The method includes transmitting, by a first cell operating on a first component carrier, a first RAN profile indexing message to a user equipment (UE), the first RAN profile indexing message comprising a first plurality of Bandwidth Part (BWP) indicators (e.g., BWP indices) corresponding to a first plurality of BWP configurations, the first plurality of BWP configurations being configured for at least one of a first plurality of component carriers in frequency domain; and transmitting, by the first cell on a first Resource Block (RB) of the first component carrier, a first BWP index, wherein the first BWP index corresponds to a first BWP configuration in the first plurality of BWP configurations for the first plurality of component carriers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 15, 2020
    Assignee: FG Innovation Company Limited
    Inventors: Chie-Ming Chou, Yung-Lan Tseng
  • Publication number: 20200389889
    Abstract: A method for Channel State Information (CSI) reporting includes a User Equipment (UE) receiving a Channel State Information (CSI) reporting configuration from a base station (BS) on a first Bandwidth Part (BWP), receiving a first BWP switch indication from the BS on the first BWP, switching an active BWP of the UE from the first BWP to a second BWP, reserving the CSI reporting configuration after switching the active BWP, receiving a second BWP switch indication on the second BWP or a third BWP after switching the active BWP, switching the active BWP back to the first BWP, and automatically sending a CSI report based on the CSI reporting configuration without receiving any CSI reporting activation command from the BS after switching the active BWP back to the first BWP.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 21, 2020
    Publication date: December 10, 2020
    Inventors: CHIEN-CHUN CHENG, CHIE-MING CHOU, YU-HSIN CHENG
  • Publication number: 20200374776
    Abstract: A user equipment (UE) comprises a processor configured to execute executable instructions to receive configuration information associated with at least two uplink carriers from a base station, the at least two uplink carriers including a supplementary uplink carrier and a normal uplink carrier, select one of the at least two uplink carriers of the base station if a power of a first downlink reference signal from the base station and measured by the UE is below a first threshold value, select a contention-free random access (CFRA) resource associated with a second downlink reference signal on the selected uplink carrier of the base station if a power of the second downlink reference signal from the base station and measured by the UE is above a second threshold value, and perform a random access procedure with the base station by using the selected CFRA resource over the selected uplink carrier.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 7, 2020
    Publication date: November 26, 2020
    Inventors: MEI-JU SHIH, CHIE-MING CHOU, HUNG-CHEN CHEN, CHIA-HUNG WEI, YUNG-LAN TSENG, YU-HSIN CHENG
  • Publication number: 20200374782
    Abstract: A method of wireless communications performed by a user equipment (UE) is provided. The method includes performing an on-demand system information (SI) request procedure in a cell; and performing an error handling procedure if the on-demand SI request procedure in the cell is unsuccessful. The error handling procedure includes storing SI request failure information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 13, 2020
    Publication date: November 26, 2020
    Inventors: HUNG-CHEN CHEN, CHIE-MING CHOU, YUNG-LAN TSENG
  • Patent number: 10848255
    Abstract: A user equipment (UE) is provided. The UE includes one or more non-transitory computer-readable media having computer-executable instructions embodied thereon and at least one processor coupled to the one or more non-transitory computer-readable media. The at least one processor is configured to execute the computer-executable instructions to perform following actions: obtain a first measured RSRP value; receive a first message from a base station; select a first quantization table from one or more quantization tables according to the first message, wherein the one or more quantization tables includes a non-uniform quantization table; convert the first measured RSRP value to a first quantized RSRP value according to the first quantization table; and send the first quantized RSRP value to the base station.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2020
    Assignee: FG Innovation Company Limited
    Inventors: Chien-Chun Cheng, Yu-Hsin Cheng, Chie-Ming Chou
  • Patent number: 10849052
    Abstract: A user equipment (UE) includes one or more non-transitory computer-readable media having computer-executable instructions embodied thereon; at least one processor coupled to the one or more non-transitory computer-readable media, and configured to execute the computer-executable instructions to: receive, by reception circuitry, barred cell (cellBarred) status information through system information; perform cell selection, when a cell is non-campable for the UE based on the cellBarred status information; wherein the cellBarred status information indicates one or more core networks the cell is capable of connecting to.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2020
    Assignee: FG Innovation Company Limited
    Inventors: Mei-Ju Shih, Chie-Ming Chou
  • Publication number: 20200351694
    Abstract: A method of wireless communication is provided. The method includes a User Equipment (UE) receiving a Conditional Handover (CHO) command from a source base station (BS). The CHO command includes a CHO command identity (ID) and a measurement ID associated with the CHO command ID. The method further includes the UE executing the CHO command to handover the UE to a target BS when a trigger condition associated with the measurement ID is fulfilled.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 30, 2020
    Publication date: November 5, 2020
    Inventors: HUNG-CHEN CHEN, YUNG-LAN TSENG, MEI-JU SHIH, CHIE-MING CHOU
  • Publication number: 20200351784
    Abstract: A method for a UE to monitor a PDCCH comprises receiving a first configuration from a base station to configure the UE with a first search space of the PDCCH, where the first search space is used for monitoring a scheduling signal used for indicating scheduling information, receiving a second configuration from the base station to configure the UE with a second search space of the PDCCH, wherein the second search space is used for monitoring a power saving signal used for indicating wake-up information associated with a DRX functionality, monitoring the first search space in response to the UE being in a DRX active time of the DRX functionality, wherein the DRX active time is a time during which the UE monitors the PDCCH, and not monitoring the second search space in response to the UE being in the DRX active time of the DRX functionality.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 27, 2020
    Publication date: November 5, 2020
    Inventors: HSIN-HSI TSAI, CHIA-HUNG WEI, CHIE-MING CHOU
  • Publication number: 20200339882
    Abstract: The invention relates to a liquid-crystalline medium, in particular based on a mixture of polar compounds, and to the use thereof for an active-matrix display, in particular based on the VA, SA-VA, IPS, PS-IPS, FFS, PS-FFS, UB-FFS or PS-UB-FFS effect.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 27, 2020
    Publication date: October 29, 2020
    Applicant: MERCK PATENT GMBH
    Inventors: Su-Young KIM, Chang-Suk CHOI, Jeong-Hee SUNG, Ming Chou WU, Sang-Kyu LEE
  • Patent number: 10820271
    Abstract: A method of power saving for a user equipment (UE) is provided. The method includes the following actions. A beam failure recovery configuration is received by a UE from a first base station. Whether a beam failure is detected by the UE. When the beam failure is detected during a discontinuous reception (DRX) off period, a beam recovery request is transmitted by the UE to the first base station when the UE transitions from the DRX off period to a DRX on period. A beam recovery response is received by the UE from the first base station.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 25, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 27, 2020
    Assignee: FG Innovation Company Limited
    Inventors: Yung-Lan Tseng, Chie-Ming Chou, Yu-Hsin Cheng
  • Patent number: 10800571
    Abstract: A quick lift assembling storage box includes a folding box in a flat half-folded state, and a traction support board disposed at the top of the folding box. After a user lifts the traction support board to drive and change the folding box in the flat half-folded state into a three-dimensional state with an accommodation space, and then the user can press and superimpose the traction support board onto the bottom and the inner sides of the folding box to reinforce the strength of the folding box.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 13, 2020
    Inventor: Chi-Ming Chou
  • Publication number: 20200322918
    Abstract: A method for monitoring paging is provided. The method is performed by a user equipment (UE) and includes actions of receiving a first Physical Downlink Control Channel (PDCCH) addressed to a first Radio Network Temporary Identifier (RNTI), and stopping monitoring a second PDCCH addressed to a second RNTI if the first PDCCH includes a paging stop indicator, where the second RNTI is the same as the first RNTI.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 1, 2020
    Publication date: October 8, 2020
    Inventors: MEI-JU SHIH, HUNG-CHEN CHEN, YUNG-LAN TSENG, CHIE-MING CHOU
  • Patent number: 10798632
    Abstract: A user equipment (UE) is configured with at least one uplink carrier of a normal uplink carrier and a supplementary uplink carrier. The UE selects the supplementary uplink carrier if a measured RSRP is below a threshold. The UE performs a random access preamble transmission using a random access resources configured in association to the selected supplementary uplink carrier.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 6, 2020
    Assignee: FG Innovation Company Limited
    Inventors: Mei-ju Shih, Chie-Ming Chou, Hung-Chen Chen, Chia-Hung Wei, Yung-Lan Tseng, Yu-Hsin Cheng
  • Patent number: 10798589
    Abstract: A method for wireless communications between a User Equipment (UE) and a Base Station (BS) is provided. The method includes counting, by a UE, a number of beam switching within a particular period of time, and transmitting, by the UE, a measurement report to a BS when the number of beam switching exceeds a threshold during the particular period of time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 6, 2020
    Assignee: FG Innovation Company Limited
    Inventors: Yu-Hsin Cheng, Chie-Ming Chou, Hung-Chen Chen, Chien-Chun Cheng
  • Patent number: 10798689
    Abstract: A method for reporting Channel State Information (CSI) is provided. The method includes receiving, by a User Equipment (UE), a CSI reporting configuration from a base station on a first BWP; receiving, by the UE, a first BWP switch indication from the base station to change the first BWP to a second BWP; receiving, by the UE, a second BWP switch indication from the base station to switch from an active BWP of the UE back to the first BWP; and sending, by the UE, a CSI report based on the CSI reporting configuration in a case that the UE receives a CSI reporting activation command from the base station after receiving the second BWP indication.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 6, 2020
    Assignee: FG Innovation Company Limited
    Inventors: Chien-Chun Cheng, Chie-Ming Chou, Yu-Hsin Cheng