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).

  • PRIORITIZING ACCESS AND SERVICES IN NEXT GENERATION NETWORKS
    Publication number: 20190261411
    Abstract: Some of the present embodiments provide a method for a random access procedure for a user equipment. The method receives a backoff indicator (BI). After receiving the BI, the method selects a configured contention-free random access (CFRA) preamble from one or more CFRA preambles that have been configured to the UE by a base station. The selected configured CFRA preamble corresponds to synchronization signal block (SSB) candidate detected by the UE. The method then transmits the selected CFRA preamble to the base station.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 20, 2019
    Publication date: August 22, 2019
    Inventors: HENG-LI CHIN, CHIA-HUNG WEI, HUNG-CHEN CHEN, MEI-JU SHIH, CHIE-MING CHOU
  • METHODS FOR PACKET DATA CONVERGENCE PROTOCOL (PDCP) DUPLICATION OPERATIONS AND DEVICES USING THE SAME
    Publication number: 20190254117
    Abstract: A method for wireless communications is provided. The method includes receiving, by a communication device, duplication assistance information from a network, wherein the communication device is configured with a first Radio Link Control (RLC) entity and a second RLC entity; duplicating, by the communication device, a first PDCP Protocol Data Unit (PDU) to create a second PDCP PDU that is a copy of the first PDCP PDU; submitting, by the communication device, the first PDCP PDU and the second PDCP PDU to the first RLC entity and the second RLC entity, respectively; and discarding, by the communication device, the second PDCP PDU in a buffer of the second RLC entity based on the duplication assistance information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 13, 2019
    Publication date: August 15, 2019
    Inventors: HUNG-CHEN CHEN, CHIE-MING CHOU
  • CELL (RE)SELECTION AND UPLINK COMPONENT CARRIER SELECTION
    Publication number: 20190222367
    Abstract: A method for a user equipment (UE) is disclosed. The method includes determining, by the UE, whether to select a supplementary uplink (SUL) component carrier for building or resuming a radio resource control (RRC) connection with a serving cell during at least one of: a cell selection procedure, having a cell selection or reselection procedure; or a UL/SUL component carrier decision procedure, where the determination of whether to select the SUL component carrier is based at least in part on a mobility state of the UE.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 17, 2019
    Publication date: July 18, 2019
    Inventors: YUNG-LAN TSENG, CHIE-MING CHOU, HUNG-CHEN CHEN, YU-HSIN CHENG
  • REPORTING POWER HEADROOM IN MULTIPLE CONNECTIVITY NEXT GENERATION NETWORKS
    Publication number: 20190223116
    Abstract: A method for reporting power headroom by a user equipment (UE) to an evolved NodeB (eNB) in a Multi-Radio Access Technology (RAT)-Dual Connectivity (MR-DC) scenario is disclosed. The method includes generating, by the UE, a DC Power Headroom Report (PHR) Medium Access Control (MAC) Control Element (CE) having a fixed number of octets with cell index fields for indicating whether a power headroom (PH) for a serving cell with a corresponding cell index is reported; and transmitting, by the UE, the DC PHR MAC CE to the eNB, wherein the fixed number of octets is independent of a highest secondary Cell Index (SCellIndex) for serving cells with configured uplink.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 18, 2019
    Publication date: July 18, 2019
    Inventors: HUNG-CHEN CHEN, CHIE-MING CHOU
  • METHODS AND DEVICES FOR APERIODIC UPLINK TRANSMISSION
    Publication number: 20190222361
    Abstract: A method for a user equipment (UE) is disclosed. The method includes receiving, by the UE, downlink control information (DCI) for a downlink (DL) scheduling assignment (DL-DCI), the DL-DCI indicating a first uplink (UL) carrier associated with a Physical Uplink Control Channel (PUCCH) resource configuration for transmitting an aperiodic UL transmission for uplink control information (UCI), and transmitting, by the UE, the aperiodic UL transmission for UCI in a second UL carrier without a PUCCH resource configuration, where the UE determines a resource allocation of the second UL carrier based on the DL-DCI. The DL-DCI includes at least one of: a UL/supplementary UL (SUL) carrier indicator, a Hybrid Automatic Repeat reQuest (HARQ)-ACK resource indicator (ARI), a sounding reference signal (SRS) request field, a HARQ timing indicator, or a channel station information (CSI) request.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 18, 2019
    Publication date: July 18, 2019
    Inventors: YU-HSIN CHENG, CHIE-MING CHOU, MEI-JU SHIH, YUNG-LAN TSENG, HUNG-CHEN CHEN
  • CONDITIONAL HANDOVER PROCEDURES
    Publication number: 20190223073
    Abstract: A method for a conditional handover (CHO) is described in some of the present embodiments. The method may receive from a source base station (e.g., a gNB or an eNB) one or more CHO commands that each is associated with one or more triggering conditions for a CHO to a target cell associated with a target base station (e.g., a target gNB or a target eNB). The method may continuously evaluate the triggering condition(s) associated with each received (and valid) CHO command. When the method determines that at least one of the triggering conditions has been fulfilled, the method may execute the CHO command that is associated with the triggering condition in order to connect to one or more candidate target cells associated with the CHO command.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 11, 2019
    Publication date: July 18, 2019
    Inventors: HUNG-CHEN CHEN, CHIE-MING CHOU
  • METHODS AND DEVICES FOR PACKET DATA CONVERGENCE PROTOCOL (PDCP) DATA TRANSMISSION IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS
    Publication number: 20190215719
    Abstract: A method, performed by a User Equipment (UE) including a Packet Data Convergence Protocol (PDCP) entity associated with two Radio Link Control (RLC) entities and configured with a duplication function that is not activated, includes: determining, by the PDCP entity, whether the two RLC entities belong to a same cell group, and submitting, by the PDCP entity, a PDCP Data Protocol Data Unit (PDU) to a primary RLC entity of the two RLC entities when the two RLC entities belong to the same cell group.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 10, 2019
    Publication date: July 11, 2019
    Inventors: CHIA-HUNG WEI, CHIE-MING CHOU, HUNG-CHEN CHEN
  • UPLINK CARRIER CONFIGURATION AND SELECTION WITH SUPPLEMENTARY UPLINK
    Publication number: 20190215749
    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: Application
    Filed: January 11, 2019
    Publication date: July 11, 2019
    Inventors: MEI-JU SHIH, CHIE-MING CHOU, HUNG-CHEN CHEN, CHIA-HUNG WEI, YUNG-LAN TSENG, YU-HSIN CHENG
  • DOCUMENT SCANNING APPARATUS COMPOSED OF AN AUTOMATIC DOCUMENT FEEDING DEVICE AND AN IMAGE CAPTURING DEVICE AND SCANNING METHOD THEREOF
    Publication number: 20190191040
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a document scanning apparatus which is composed of an automatic document feeding device and an image capturing device. The document scanning apparatus establishes a private area network between the automatic document feeding device and the image capturing device, and causes the automatic document feeding device to send a message to the image capturing device. When the message is received, said image capturing device performs corresponding operations in response to the message. Said operations may comprise, for example adjusting the relative position between the image capturing device and the automatic document feeding device or doing multi-documents scan.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 25, 2018
    Publication date: June 20, 2019
    Inventors: Chi Wen Chen, Chi Cheng Chuang, Hung Ming Chou, Lung Chen, Yao Shuo Chang
  • METHODS AND DEVICES FOR ADAPTIVE SCHEDULING REQUEST PROCEDURE
    Publication number: 20190166623
    Abstract: A method includes triggering, by a Medium Access Control (MAC) entity of a User Equipment device (UE), a first Scheduling Request (SR) procedure for a first logical channel, wherein the first logical channel is not configured with a valid Physical Uplink Control Channel (PUCCH) resource for the first SR procedure; and performing, by the MAC entity of the UE, a plurality of procedures in response to triggering the first SR procedure, wherein the procedures includes: initiating a Random Access (RA) procedure and canceling the first SR procedure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 21, 2018
    Publication date: May 30, 2019
    Inventors: CHIA-HUNG WEI, HENG-LI CHIN, CHIE-MING CHOU, HUNG-CHEN CHEN
  • METHODS AND RELATED DEVICES FOR MULTI-CONNECTIVITY
    Publication number: 20190166646
    Abstract: A method for multi-connectivity is provided. The method includes: receiving, by a User Equipment (UE), a first Radio Resource Control (RRC) message comprising at least one Secondary Cell Group (SCG) Data Radio Bearer (DRB) configuration from a Master Cell Group (MCG), and reporting, by the UE, failure information to the MCG via a second RRC message, wherein the failure information comprises an SCG failure cause value and at least one first cell identity (ID).
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 22, 2018
    Publication date: May 30, 2019
    Inventors: MEI-JU SHIH, CHIE-MING CHOU, HUNG-CHEN CHEN, YUNG-LAN TSENG
  • APPRATUS AND METHOD FOR BEAM FAILURE RECOVERY IN A WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20190166555
    Abstract: A method for beam failure recovery in a wireless communication system is provided. The wireless communication system includes a UE and a base station. The method includes the following actions. A first BWP configuration, a second BWP configuration and a BWP inactivity timer are received by the UE from the base station. The UE is configured to be switched from a first BWP to a second BWP when the BWP inactivity timer expires, and the first BWP corresponds to the first BWP configuration and the second BWP corresponds to the second BWP configuration. Whether a beam failure recovery procedure is triggered is determined by the UE. The BWP inactivity timer is stopped by the UE when the beam failure recovery procedure is triggered.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 14, 2018
    Publication date: May 30, 2019
    Inventors: YU-HSIN CHENG, HUNG-CHEN CHEN, CHIE-MING CHOU
  • METHODS AND RELATED DEVICES FOR HANDLING RANDOM ACCESS PROCEDURE IN BANDWIDTH PART SWITCHING OPERATION
    Publication number: 20190166529
    Abstract: A method for handling a Random Access (RA) procedure in the Bandwidth Part (BWP) switching operation includes: receiving, by a User Equipment (UE), Downlink Control Information (DCI) including a BWP switching indication via a Physical Downlink Control Channel (PDCCH) when the UE performs a first RA procedure on a first BWP; and performing, by the UE, at least one of a plurality of procedures in response to the BWP switching indication. The procedures include: stopping the first RA procedure on the first BWP and initiating a second RA procedure on a second BWP indicated by the BWP switching indication; and ignoring the BWP switching indication to continue with the first RA procedure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 23, 2018
    Publication date: May 30, 2019
    Inventors: HUNG-CHEN CHEN, CHIE-MING CHOU, CHIA-HUNG WEI, YUNG-LAN TSENG
  • DISCONTINUOUS RECEPTION OPERATIONS AMONG MULTIPLE BANDWIDTH PARTS
    Publication number: 20190158229
    Abstract: A user equipment (UE) for discontinuous reception (DRX) operation having a Downlink DRX Hybrid Automatic Repeat reQuest (HARQ) Round-Trip Time Timer (drx-HARQ-RTT-TimerDL) is disclosed. The UE comprises 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 perform the DRX operation, wherein the DRX operation comprises: starting the drx-HARQ-RTT-TimerDL from an initial value in a first symbol after an end of a corresponding transmission carrying a DL HARQ feedback, the DL HARQ feedback corresponding to downlink data. The initial value is represented in number of symbols of a BWP (bandwidth part) where the downlink data is received.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 22, 2018
    Publication date: May 23, 2019
    Inventors: CHIA-HUNG WEI, CHIE-MING CHOU
  • METHODS, DEVICES, AND SYSTEMS FOR NETWORK ASSISTED TRANSMISSION WITH MULTIPLE COMPONENT CARRIERS
    Publication number: 20190150161
    Abstract: A method for a user equipment (UE) is described. The method comprises receiving, through reception circuitry of the UE, a Synchronization Signal (SS) block bitmap from a primary cell (PCell), the SS block bitmap having one or more SS block bits corresponding to one or more SS block indices; monitoring or measuring, through the reception circuitry, one or more SS blocks from a secondary cell (SCell) based on the SS block bitmap.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 14, 2018
    Publication date: May 16, 2019
    Inventors: YU-HSIN CHENG, HUNG-CHEN CHEN, CHIE-MING CHOU
  • RADIO ACCESS NETWORK NOTIFICATION AREA CONFIGURATION AND MANAGEMENT
    Publication number: 20190150221
    Abstract: A method of Radio Access Network (RAN) Notification Area (RNA) management for a user equipment (UE) is disclosed. The method includes receiving, by the UE, a first Radio Resource Control (RRC) message having a first RNA configuration; storing, by the UE, the first RNA configuration, when the UE is in an RRC Connected state, an RRC Inactive state, or a transition between the RRC Inactive state and the RRC Connected state; and applying, by the UE, an RNA update procedure, based on the first RNA configuration when the UE is in the RRC Inactive state.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 16, 2018
    Publication date: May 16, 2019
    Inventors: YUNG-LAN TSENG, CHIE-MING CHOU, HUNG-CHEN CHEN
  • SYSTEM INFORMATION UPDATES IN BAND WIDTH PART (BWP) SWITCH OPERATION
    Publication number: 20190150064
    Abstract: A user equipment (UE) for wireless communication is configured to perform bandwidth part (BWP) switching operation in response to receiving a system information change indication. The UE receives the system information change indication via a currently active BWP in a BCCH modification period. The system information change indication notifies the UE that contents of system information have been changed. The UE switches from the currently active BWP to an initial active BWP to receive the changed contents of system information which are required for the UE. The UE receives the changed contents of system information via the initial active BWP in a next BCCH modification period that immediately follows the BCCH modification period. The UE updates the system information according to the changed contents.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 15, 2018
    Publication date: May 16, 2019
    Inventors: HUNG-CHEN CHEN, CHIE-MING CHOU
  • INTERACTION MECHANISM BETWEEN RADIO LINK MONITORING/RADIO LINK FAILURE (RLM/RLF) AND BEAM FAILURE RECOVERY PROCEDURE
    Publication number: 20190141552
    Abstract: A user equipment for a wireless communication is configured to interact the radio link monitoring and beam failure recovery for resolving radio link failure quickly. When the out-of-synchronization (OOS) condition is detected in PHY sublayer, a timer may start to wait to receive a beam recovery success indication. Once the beam recovery success indication is received in RRC sublayer, the RRC sublayer may determine to consecutively receive a number of in-synchronization (IS) indications. If the number of the consecutively received IS indication is larger than or equal to a threshold number by comparing, the radio link is identified as being recovered.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 6, 2018
    Publication date: May 9, 2019
    Inventors: HUNG-CHEN CHEN, YU-HSIN CHENG, CHIE-MING CHOU
  • METHOD OF MULTI-GENE ABSOLUTE QUANTIFICATION FOR PCR ARRAY
    Publication number: 20190127787
    Abstract: A method of multi-gene absolute quantification for PCR array is provided, wherein a nucleic acid sample to be tested includes at least one kind of nucleic acid target. Primers for amplifying a plurality of standard DNA or the nucleic acid target to be tested are respectively disposed in a plurality of reaction wells of a test carrier. Afterwards, the plurality of standard DNA with known copy number and the nucleic acid sample are mixed and added into the reaction wells, and qPCR is performed on the standard DNA and the nucleic acid sample. A sequence-specific combination of a forward primer and a reverse primer is designed for each standard DNA, and the same DNA template sequence is presented between regions corresponding to the forward primer and the reverse primer. The primers for amplifying standard DNA and the nucleic acid target to be tested have similar amplification efficiencies.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 1, 2018
    Publication date: May 2, 2019
    Applicant: Quark Biosciences, Inc.
    Inventors: Ming-Chou Lee, You-Xiu Zheng
  • Multiplex detection assay for influenza and RSV viruses
    Patent number: 10260113
    Abstract: The present invention generally relates to a molecular test of Influenza A, Influenza B, Respiratory Syncytial Virus A, and Respiratory Syncytial Virus B in order to identify patients with a viral infection. Accordingly methods and compositions are disclosed to determine the presence or absence of a viral pathogen in a sample containing one or more target nucleic acids from the M gene of Influenza A, Influenza B, Respiratory Syncytial Virus A, and/or Respiratory Syncytial Virus B.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2019
    Assignee: QUEST DIAGNOSTICS INVESTMENTS INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Jules Chen, Lilly I. Kong, Ming-Chou Lee, Fan Chen, Michelle M. Tabb, Michael Aye