Patents by Inventor Wei-Chen Pao

Wei-Chen Pao 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).

  • Patent number: 11902812
    Abstract: A communication device for handling a measurement comprises at least one storage device; and at least one processing circuit coupled to the at least one storage device. The at least one storage device stores, and the at least one processing circuit is configured to execute instructions of: receiving information of a measurement set for at least one slot from a base station (BS), wherein the information comprises at least one of a measurement timing configuration of the measurement set and a measurement resource of the measurement set; and performing the measurement in the at least one slot according to the measurement set, to obtain a measurement result.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 15, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2024
    Assignee: ACER INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Wei-Chen Pao, Chien-Min Lee, Chia-Wen Hsieh
  • Patent number: 11622279
    Abstract: An aspect of the disclosure includes a method for downlink reception in unlicensed band used by a UE, including: after a data burst transmitted in a unlicensed band, stopping monitoring a downlink channel in response to ending of the data burst; and in response to receiving a reference signal or in response to expiration of a time period, starting monitoring the downlink channel, wherein the data burst is transmitted via a first bandwidth part (BWP) and initiated by a base station.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 4, 2023
    Assignee: Industrial Technology Research Institute
    Inventors: Jen-Hsien Chen, Wei-Chen Pao, Chien-Min Lee
  • Patent number: 11582745
    Abstract: A method for bandwidth part (BWP) operating of a serving cell, adapted to a user equipment (UE) in a first BWP, is provided. The method includes: receiving a signaling; and determining whether to switch to a second BWP from the first BWP according to the signaling.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 11, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2023
    Assignee: Industrial Technology Research Institute
    Inventors: Wei-Chen Pao, Chien-Min Lee, Jen-Hsien Chen
  • Patent number: 11523434
    Abstract: A method for determining at least one random access channel (RACH) burst used by a user equipment (UE) including: determining a reference resource location by receiving a data service; and determining the resource location of the at least one random access channel burst according to the reference resource location and an offset.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2022
    Assignee: Acer Incorporated
    Inventors: Wei-Chen Pao, Chien-Min Lee
  • Patent number: 11419052
    Abstract: A user equipment (UE) interacts with a base station (BS) to activate a power saving mode based on a triggering condition. The UE receives reference signals (RSs) from a first RS-set of quasi-colocated (QCLd) RSs, derives a measurement result by measuring the RSs, and uses the first measurement result (and in some cases measurements results for other RS set) for evaluation of the triggering condition to identify whether the triggering condition is satisfied. The UE and the BS switch from the first RS-set to a second RS-set once the triggering condition is satisfied.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2022
    Assignee: ACER INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Wei-Chen Pao, Chien-Min Lee
  • Patent number: 11350451
    Abstract: A method of handling communication for a communication device of a wireless communication system, wherein the communication device is configured with a plurality of frequency bands, includes the step of: receiving a downlink (DL) control signal from a network of the wireless communication system via a first frequency band among the plurality of frequency bands, wherein the DL control signal indicates whether at least one of the plurality of frequency bands is available or not available.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 7, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2022
    Assignee: Acer Incorporated
    Inventors: Wei-Chen Pao, Chien-Min Lee
  • Patent number: 11212057
    Abstract: A communication device for handling a plurality of physical downlink (DL) shared channels (PDSCHs) in a plurality of bandwidth parts (BWPs) comprises at least one storage device; and at least one processing circuit, coupled to the at least one storage device. The at least one storage device stores instructions, and the at least one processing circuit is configured to execute the instructions of: receiving a first PDSCH in a first BWP in a time period from a network; receiving a second PDSCH in a second BWP in the time period from the network, wherein the first PDSCH is corresponding to a first processing priority and the second PDSCH is corresponding to a second processing priority; and processing the second PDSCH according to the second processing priority.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 28, 2021
    Assignee: Acer Incorporated
    Inventors: Wei-Chen Pao, Chien-Min Lee
  • Patent number: 11197179
    Abstract: A communication device for handling a bandwidth part (BWP) switching comprises at least one storage device; and at least one processing circuit, coupled to the at least one storage device. The at least one storage device stores instructions, and the at least one processing circuit is configured to execute the instructions of performing the BWP switching from a first BWP to a second BWP; generating a BWP adaptation indication according to a BWP configuration; and transmitting the BWP adaptation indication.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 7, 2021
    Assignee: Acer Incorporated
    Inventors: Wei-Chen Pao, Chien-Min Lee, Jung-Mao Lin
  • Patent number: 11172543
    Abstract: A communication device for handling a plurality of PDSCHs in a plurality of BWPs comprises at least one storage device and at least one processing circuit coupled to the at least one storage device. The at least one storage device stores, and the at least one processing circuit is configured to execute instructions of: determining a quasi-colocation (QCL) assumption according to an indication; and receiving at least one PDSCH of a plurality of PDSCHs in a plurality of BWPs in a time interval according to the QCL assumption from a network.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 10, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 9, 2021
    Assignee: Acer Incorporated
    Inventors: Wei-Chen Pao, Chien-Min Lee
  • Patent number: 11140613
    Abstract: The disclosure provides a network access method and a user equipment (UE) using the same method in an environment of a 5G communication system. In an exemplary embodiment in accordance with the disclosure, the disclosure is directed to a network access method for a UE. The method would include not limited to: receiving a Synchronization Signal/physical broadcast channel Block (SSB) which comprises at least one of a physical broadcast channel (PBCH), a primary synchronization signal (PSS), a secondary synchronization signal (SSS) or mapping information; and determining from the SSB at least one of a SSB candidate number, a SSB index or a SSB pattern.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 25, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 5, 2021
    Assignee: Industrial Technology Research Institute
    Inventors: Jen-Hsien Chen, Wei-Chen Pao, Chien-Min Lee
  • Patent number: 11102793
    Abstract: The disclosure is directed to a method and apparatuses for controlling quality of experience (QoE) based on UE assisted feedback. In one aspect, the method would include not limited to: receiving an enable indicator which indicates a first feedback signaling to be transmitted; performing a quality of experience (QoE) evaluation for fulfilling a performance requirement; and transmitting the first feedback signaling including a first preferred configuration of licensed wireless connection in response to performing the QoE evaluation, wherein the wireless connection comprises a licensed wireless connection and a licensed-assisted access connection.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 7, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 24, 2021
    Assignee: Industrial Technology Research Institute
    Inventors: Wei-Chen Pao, Tzu-Jane Tsai
  • Publication number: 20210235306
    Abstract: A communication device for handling a measurement comprises at least one storage device; and at least one processing circuit coupled to the at least one storage device. The at least one storage device stores, and the at least one processing circuit is configured to execute instructions of: receiving information of a measurement set for at least one slot from a base station (BS), wherein the information comprises at least one of a measurement timing configuration of the measurement set and a measurement resource of the measurement set; and performing the measurement in the at least one slot according to the measurement set, to obtain a measurement result.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 15, 2021
    Publication date: July 29, 2021
    Inventors: Wei-Chen Pao, Chien-Min Lee, Chia-Wen Hsieh
  • Patent number: 11012879
    Abstract: A first base station (BS) for handling a flexible duplexing comprises at least one storage device and at least one processing circuit coupled to the at least one storage device. The at least one storage device stores, and the at least one processing circuit is configured to execute instructions of: scheduling a first cell of the first BS according to a first uplink/downlink (UL/DL) configuration, wherein the first UL/DL configuration comprises at least one flexible slot; and transmitting assistance information of the at least one flexible slot of the first cell from the first cell to a second cell.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 8, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 18, 2021
    Assignee: ACER INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Wei-Chen Pao, Chien-Min Lee, Chia-Wen Hsieh
  • Publication number: 20210051640
    Abstract: A method for bandwidth part (BWP) operating of a serving cell, adapted to a user equipment (UE) in a first BWP, is provided. The method includes: receiving a signaling; and determining whether to switch to a second BWP from the first BWP according to the signaling.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 11, 2020
    Publication date: February 18, 2021
    Applicant: Industrial Technology Research Institute
    Inventors: Wei-Chen Pao, Chien-Min Lee, Jen-Hsien Chen
  • Publication number: 20200322887
    Abstract: A user equipment (UE) interacts with a base station (BS) to activate a power saving mode based on a triggering condition. The UE receives reference signals (RSs) from a first RS-set of quasi-colocated (QCLd) RSs, derives a measurement result by measuring the RSs, and uses the first measurement result (and in some cases measurements results for other RS set) for evaluation of the triggering condition to identify whether the triggering condition is satisfied. The UE and the BS switch from the first RS-set to a second RS-set once the triggering condition is satisfied.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 26, 2020
    Publication date: October 8, 2020
    Inventors: Wei-Chen Pao, Chien-Min Lee
  • Publication number: 20200221306
    Abstract: An aspect of the disclosure includes a method for downlink reception in unlicensed band used by a UE, including: after a data burst transmitted in a unlicensed band, stopping monitoring a downlink channel in response to ending of the data burst; and in response to receiving a reference signal or in response to expiration of a time period, starting monitoring the downlink channel, wherein the data burst is transmitted via a first bandwidth part (BWP) and initiated by a base station.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 30, 2019
    Publication date: July 9, 2020
    Applicant: Industrial Technology Research Institute
    Inventors: Jen-Hsien Chen, Wei-Chen Pao, Chien-Min Lee
  • Publication number: 20200154475
    Abstract: A method of handling communication for a communication device of a wireless communication system, wherein the communication device is configured with a plurality of frequency bands, includes the step of: receiving a downlink (DL) control signal from a network of the wireless communication system via a first frequency band among the plurality of frequency bands, wherein the DL control signal indicates whether at least one of the plurality of frequency bands is available or not available.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 7, 2019
    Publication date: May 14, 2020
    Inventors: Wei-Chen Pao, Chien-Min Lee
  • Patent number: 10631163
    Abstract: A Long Term Evolution (LTE) base station, a user equipment (UE) and pre-association and pre-authentication methods thereof in a WWAN-WLAN aggregation are provided. In a Carrier Aggregation, the LTE base station is a primary cell of an Evolved Node B (eNB) and a WLAN access point (AP) is a secondary cell of the eNB. In a Dual Connectivity, the LTE base station is a master eNB and the WLAN AP is a secondary eNB. The pre-association and pre-authentication method of the LTE base station comprises the following steps. A WLAN information is received from a user equipment (UE) by the LTE base station. A WLAN authentication procedure is assisted for the UE by the LTE base station. The UE is commanded to establish a WLAN link with the WLAN AP by the LTE base station.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2020
    Assignee: INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE
    Inventors: Tzu-Jane Tsai, Wei-Chen Pao
  • Publication number: 20200100295
    Abstract: A method for determining at least one random access channel (RACH) burst used by a user equipment (UE) including: determining a reference resource location by receiving a data service; and determining the resource location of the at least one random access channel burst according to the reference resource location and an offset.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 18, 2019
    Publication date: March 26, 2020
    Applicant: Acer Incorporated
    Inventors: Wei-Chen Pao, Chien-Min Lee
  • Patent number: 10555197
    Abstract: The present disclosure proposes a method of controlling a WLAN measurement report and related apparatuses using the same. According to one of the exemplary embodiments, the proposed method includes not limited to receiving a configuration message; determining whether to transmit a WLAN measurement result by checking a set of rules after receiving configuration message; generating a WLAN measurement report comprising the WLAN measurement result and transmitting a response message comprising the WLAN measurement report in response to having determined to transmit the WLAN measurement result based on the set of rules; and omitting the WLAN measurement result in the WLAN measurement report in response to having determined to not transmit the WLAN measurement result based on the set of rules.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 1, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2020
    Assignee: Acer Incorporated
    Inventors: Wei-Chen Pao, Jung-Mao Lin