Patents by Inventor Richard Lee-Chee Kuo

Richard Lee-Chee Kuo 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 SIDELINK LOGICAL CHANNEL ESTABLISHMENT IN A WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20200296619
    Abstract: A method and apparatus are disclosed from the perspective of a first UE (User Equipment) to perform sidelink logical channel (SL LCH) establishment. In one embodiment, the method includes the first UE storing a list of sidelink configurations, wherein each entry in the list contains one sidelink configuration and at least one PC5 QoS identifier (PQI) associated with the one sidelink configuration. The method further includes the first UE selecting an entry in the list according to a PQI of a PC5 QoS flow from a sidelink service. The method also includes the first UE establishing a SL LCH for the PC5 QoS flow according to a sidelink configuration of the entry and assigning an identity for the SL LCH.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 26, 2020
    Publication date: September 17, 2020
    Inventors: Li-Te Pan, Richard Lee-Chee Kuo
  • METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR INDICATING TIME DOMAIN RESOURCE ALLOCATION OF DATA TRANSMISSION IN A WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20200280983
    Abstract: A method and apparatus are disclosed from the perspective of a UE (User Equipment). In one embodiment, the method includes the UE being configured with a control resource set (CORESET). The method further includes the UE receiving a Downlink Control Information (DCI) on the CORESET, wherein an index is included in the DCI and the index indicates a time domain resource allocation pattern. The method also includes the UE receiving data in Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing (OFDM) symbols determined according to the time domain resource allocation pattern, wherein a range of the time domain resource allocation pattern starts from the first OFDM symbol of the CORESET or after an offset from the first OFDM symbol of the CORESET, and the range of the time domain resource allocation pattern may end across a slot boundary.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 20, 2020
    Publication date: September 3, 2020
    Inventors: Chun-Wei Huang, Richard Lee-Chee Kuo
  • METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR IMPROVING ONE-TO-ONE SIDELINK COMMUNICATION IN A WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20200275502
    Abstract: A method and apparatus are disclosed from the perspective of a User Equipment (UE) for the UE to request sidelink resources for an one-to-one V2X (Vehicle-to-Everything) sidelink communication, wherein the UE supports both LTE (Long Term Evolution) RAT (Radio Access Technology) and NR (New Radio) RAT. In one embodiment, the method includes the UE initiating a one-to-one V2X sidelink communication. The method further includes the UE transmitting a RRC (Radio Resource Control) message to a network node to request sidelink resources from NR RAT for the one-to-one V2X sidelink communication and not transmitting any RRC message to the network node to request sidelink resources from LTE RAT for the one-to-one V2X sidelink communication.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 14, 2020
    Publication date: August 27, 2020
    Inventors: Wei-Yu Chen, Richard Lee-Chee Kuo, Li-Chih Tseng, Li-Te Pan
  • Method and apparatus for improving one-to-one sidelink communication in a wireless communication system
    Patent number: 10721787
    Abstract: A method and apparatus are disclosed from the perspective of a User Equipment (UE) for the UE to request sidelink resources for an one-to-one V2X (Vehicle-to-Everything) sidelink communication, wherein the UE supports both LTE (Long Term Evolution) RAT (Radio Access Technology) and NR (New Radio) RAT. In one embodiment, the method includes the UE initiating a one-to-one V2X sidelink communication. The method further includes the UE transmitting a RRC (Radio Resource Control) message to a network node to request sidelink resources from NR RAT for the one-to-one V2X sidelink communication and not transmitting any RRC message to the network node to request sidelink resources from LTE RAT for the one-to-one V2X sidelink communication.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 21, 2020
    Assignee: ASUSTek Computer Inc.
    Inventors: Wei-Yu Chen, Richard Lee-Chee Kuo, Li-Chih Tseng, Li-Te Pan
  • METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SUPPORTING VEHICLE-TO-EVERYTHING (V2X) SERVICES ON SINGLE ONE-TO-ONE SIDELINK COMMUNICATION LINK IN A WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20200221298
    Abstract: A method and apparatus are disclosed from the perspective of a first UE (User Equipment) to support multiple services on a one-to-one sidelink communication link between the first UE and a second UE. In one embodiment, the first UE initiates a first service. The first UE also establishes the one-to-one sidelink communication link for the first service. Furthermore, the first UE negotiates a security configuration with the second UE for encrypting or decrypting data from the first service. In addition, the first UE initiates a second service. The first UE also encrypts or decrypts data from the second service with the security configuration used by the first service.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 31, 2019
    Publication date: July 9, 2020
    Inventors: Li-Te Pan, Richard Lee-Chee Kuo
  • Method and apparatus for indicating time domain resource allocation of data transmission in a wireless communication system
    Patent number: 10708912
    Abstract: A method and apparatus are disclosed from the perspective of a UE (User Equipment). In one embodiment, the method includes the UE being configured with a control resource set (CORESET). The method further includes the UE receiving a Downlink Control Information (DCI) on the CORESET, wherein an index is included in the DCI and the index indicates a time domain resource allocation pattern. The method also includes the UE receiving data in Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing (OFDM) symbols determined according to the time domain resource allocation pattern, wherein a range of the time domain resource allocation pattern starts from the first OFDM symbol of the CORESET or after an offset from the first OFDM symbol of the CORESET, and the range of the time domain resource allocation pattern may end across a slot boundary.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2020
    Assignee: ASUSTek Computer Inc.
    Inventors: Chun-Wei Huang, Richard Lee-Chee Kuo
  • Method and apparatus of selecting bandwidth part for random access (RA) procedure in a wireless communication system
    Patent number: 10701734
    Abstract: A method and apparatus are disclosed from the perspective of a UE (User Equipment). In one embodiment, the method includes the UE initiating a Random Access (RA) procedure on a Serving Cell, wherein the UE has multiple active uplink bandwidth parts (UL BWP) for the Serving Cell. The method further includes the UE selecting a UL BWP from the multiple active UL BWPs for an Msg1 transmission, based on a first rule. The method also includes the UE transmitting the Msg1 on the selected UL BWP.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 30, 2020
    Assignee: ASUSTek Computer Inc.
    Inventors: Tun-Huai Shih, Richard Lee-Chee Kuo, Wei-Yu Chen
  • METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SUPPORTING ONE-TO-ONE SIDELINK COMMUNICATION IN A WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20200205209
    Abstract: A method and apparatus are disclosed from the perspective of an initiating UE (User Equipment) for establishing a one-to-one sidelink communication with a target UE. In one embodiment, the method includes transmitting a first PC5 signalling used for establishing the one-to-one sidelink communication, wherein the first PC5 signalling includes an identity of the target UE and an identity of a V2X (Vehicle-to-Everything) service.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 4, 2019
    Publication date: June 25, 2020
    Inventors: Li-Te Pan, Richard Lee-Chee Kuo, Li-Chih Tseng
  • Method and apparatus for improving initialization of sidelink duplication reception in a wireless communication system
    Patent number: 10687376
    Abstract: Methods and apparatuses for improving initialization of sidelink duplication reception in a wireless communication system are disclosed herein. In one method, a User Equipment (UE) receives a first Packet Data Convergence Protocol (PDCP) Protocol Data Unit (PDU) on a logical channel associated with a sidelink radio bearer (SLRB). The UE initializes a first state variable based on a partial Reordering_Window and a PDCP Sequence Number (SN) of the first received PDCP PDU, wherein the first state variable indicates the PDCP SN of a last PDCP Service Data Unit (SDU) delivered to the upper layers by a PDCP entity created for the SLRB, and the partial Reordering_Window is less than a Reordering_Window. The UE performs a re-ordering procedure for the first PDCP PDU using the initialized first state variable.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 5, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 16, 2020
    Assignee: ASUSTek Computer Inc.
    Inventors: Li-Te Pan, Richard Lee-Chee Kuo, Li-Chih Tseng
  • Method and apparatus of improving connection for sidelink communication in a wireless communication system
    Patent number: 10687386
    Abstract: A method and apparatus are disclosed from the perspective of a first device. In one embodiment, the method includes the first device broadcasting a first message, wherein the first message is used to request the unicast link establishment, and the first message includes an upper layer identifier of the first device. The method also includes the first device receiving a second message from a second device for completing the unicast link establishment, wherein the second message includes an upper layer identifier of the second device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 16, 2020
    Assignee: ASUSTek Computer Inc.
    Inventors: Li-Te Pan, Richard Lee-Chee Kuo, Li-Chih Tseng, Wei-Yu Chen
  • Method and apparatus for handling SCell deactivation timer in a wireless communication system
    Patent number: 10660119
    Abstract: Methods and apparatuses for handling a SCell deactivation timer in a wireless communication system are disclosed herein. In one method, a network node configures a UE with a first SCell. The network node configures the UE to use a first SCell deactivation timer for the first SCell. The network node configures the UE with a SPS resource on the first SCell. The network node configures the UE not to use the first SCell deactivation timer if a length of the first SCell deactivation timer is shorter than a SPS interval of the SPS resource.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2020
    Assignee: ASUSTek Computer Inc.
    Inventors: Li-Te Pan, Richard Lee-Chee Kuo, Yu-Hsuan Guo
  • METHOD AND APPARATUS OF IMPROVING CONNECTION FOR SIDELINK COMMUNICATION IN A WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20200154511
    Abstract: A method and apparatus are disclosed from the perspective of a first device. In one embodiment, the method includes the first device broadcasting a first message, wherein the first message is used to request the unicast link establishment, and the first message includes an upper layer identifier of the first device. The method also includes the first device receiving a second message from a second device for completing the unicast link establishment, wherein the second message includes an upper layer identifier of the second device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 5, 2019
    Publication date: May 14, 2020
    Inventors: Li-Te Pan, Richard Lee-Chee Kuo, Li-Chih Tseng, Wei-Yu Chen
  • METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR IMPROVING ONE-TO-ONE SIDELINK COMMUNICATION IN A WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20200146082
    Abstract: A method and apparatus are disclosed from the perspective of a User Equipment (UE) for the UE to request sidelink resources for an one-to-one V2X (Vehicle-to-Everything) sidelink communication, wherein the UE supports both LTE (Long Term Evolution) RAT (Radio Access Technology) and NR (New Radio) RAT. In one embodiment, the method includes the UE initiating a one-to-one V2X sidelink communication. The method further includes the UE transmitting a RRC (Radio Resource Control) message to a network node to request sidelink resources from NR RAT for the one-to-one V2X sidelink communication and not transmitting any RRC message to the network node to request sidelink resources from LTE RAT for the one-to-one V2X sidelink communication.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2019
    Publication date: May 7, 2020
    Inventors: Wei-Yu Chen, Richard Lee-Chee Kuo, Li-Chih Tseng, Li-Te Pan
  • METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR TRANSMISSIONS VIA MULTIPLE BEAMS IN A WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20200127727
    Abstract: A method for a wireless communications system is disclosed. In one example, user equipment (UE) (e.g. a mobile phone) receives an indication from a network (for example, by way of a transmission and reception point (TRP)) indicating whether a first transmission and a second transmission to the UE can be combined for decoding. The UE also receives the first transmission via a first UE beam and the second transmission via a second UE beam. The first transmission and the second transmission are received concurrently. The first and second transmissions can arrive via different serving beams and/or different TRPs of the same cell. Based on the indication, the UE combines the first and second transmissions for decoding purposes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2019
    Publication date: April 23, 2020
    Inventors: Yu-Hsuan Guo, Richard Lee-Chee Kuo, Meng-Hui Ou
  • METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR HANDLING SIDELINK RECEPTION IN A WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20200099481
    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: July 30, 2019
    Publication date: March 26, 2020
    Inventors: Li-Te PAN, Richard Lee-Chee KUO, Li-Chih Tseng
  • METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR IMPROVING INITIALIZATION OF SIDELINK DUPLICATION RECEPTION IN A WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20200084659
    Abstract: Methods and apparatuses for improving initialization of sidelink duplication reception in a wireless communication system are disclosed herein. In one method, a User Equipment (UE) receives a first Packet Data Convergence Protocol (PDCP) Protocol Data Unit (PDU) on a logical channel associated with a sidelink radio bearer (SLRB). The UE initializes a first state variable based on a partial Reordering_Window and a PDCP Sequence Number (SN) of the first received PDCP PDU, wherein the first state variable indicates the PDCP SN of a last PDCP Service Data Unit (SDU) delivered to the upper layers by a PDCP entity created for the SLRB, and the partial Reordering_Window is less than a Reordering_Window. The UE performs a re-ordering procedure for the first PDCP PDU using the initialized first state variable.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 5, 2019
    Publication date: March 12, 2020
    Inventors: Li-Te Pan, Richard Lee-Chee Kuo, Li-Chih Tseng
  • Method and apparatus for solving mismatch between sidelink buffer status report (BSR) and available sidelink transmission in a wireless communication system
    Patent number: 10588124
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for triggering solving mismatch between sidelink BSR and available sidelink transmission in a wireless communication system are disclosed. In one embodiment, the method includes a relay UE establishing a first layer-2 link and a second layer-2 link between the relay UE and a remote UE, wherein the first layer-2 link and the second layer-2 link have two different source identities and a same destination identity. The method further includes the relay UE receiving a sidelink grant from an eNB. The method further includes the relay UE using the sidelink grant to serve the first layer-2 link and the second layer-2 link.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 10, 2020
    Assignee: ASUSTek Computer Inc.
    Inventors: Wei-Yu Chen, Li-Te Pan, Richard Lee-Chee Kuo
  • METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SELECTING DEVICE-TO-DEVICE RESOURCE POOL IN A WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20200053699
    Abstract: A method and apparatus are disclosed from the perspective of a communication device. In one embodiment, the method includes the first communication device being configured with a first resource pool associated with a first communication identity. The method also includes the first communication device detecting a first data associated with the first communication identity becoming available for transmission. The method further includes the first communication device selecting a first resource from the first resource pool based on the first communication identity. In addition, the method includes the first communication device using the first resource to perform a first transmission including the first data through a device-to-device interface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 9, 2019
    Publication date: February 13, 2020
    Inventors: Wei-Yu Chen, Li-Chih Tseng, Li-Te Pan, Ming-Che Li, Richard Lee-Chee Kuo
  • Method and apparatus for UE beamforming and beam sweeping in a wireless communication system
    Patent number: 10523294
    Abstract: A method for a wireless communications system is disclosed. In one example, a user equipment (UE) device (e.g. a mobile phone) provides a UE beam sweeping number to a network node. Based on the UE beam sweeping number, the network node provides configuration information or allocates a resource to the UE device. The UE device can use the configuration information or the resource for measurement. The beam sweeping number refers to the number of time intervals that the UE device would need to generate multiple sets of UE beams, one set per time interval, that would cover all possible directions in which the UE device sends and/or receives transmissions, in a manner that resembles a sweeping of UE beams.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 23, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2019
    Assignee: ASUSTEK COMPUTER INC.
    Inventors: Yu-Hsuan Guo, Richard Lee-Chee Kuo, Meng-Hui Ou
  • Preventing shortened lifetimes of security keys in a wireless communications security system
    Patent number: RE48158
    Abstract: 23A wireless communications device has a first security key, a second security key, and established channels. Each established channel has a corresponding security count value, and utilizes a security key. At least one of the established channels utilizes the first security key. The second security key is assigned to a new channel. A first set is then used to obtain a first value. The first set has only security count values of all the established channels that utilize the second key. The first value is at least as great as the x most significant bits (MSBx) of the greatest value in the first set. The MSBx of the initial security count value for the new channel is set equal to the first value. If the first set is empty, then the initial security count is set to zero.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 11, 2020
    Assignee: L2 Mobile Technologies LLC
    Inventors: Sam Shiaw-Shiang Jiang, Richard Lee-Chee Kuo, Chi-Fong Ho