Patents by Inventor Yu-Hsuan Guo

Yu-Hsuan Guo 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 SUPPORTING DEVICE-TO-DEVICE (D2D) DISCOVERY IN A WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20150098416
    Abstract: A method and apparatus are disclosed for supporting D2D discovery in a wireless communication system. The method includes the UE receives an RRC (Radio Resource Control) message for configuring measurement gaps to the UE. The method also includes the UE performs measurement and does not monitor D2D discovery signal(s) during a measurement gap if the measurement gap collides with any D2D discovery subframe.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2014
    Publication date: April 9, 2015
    Inventors: Richard Lee-Chee Kuo, Yu-Hsuan Guo
  • METHOD AND APPARATUS OF IMPROVING MEASUREMENT REPORTING INVOLVING WLAN IN A WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20150043560
    Abstract: Methods and apparatuses are disclosed for improving measurement reporting involving WLAN for a UE in a wireless communication system. The method includes triggering a transmission of a measurement report involving WLAN due to all of at least one condition being fulfilled, wherein the at least one condition includes a first condition related to WLAN load.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 5, 2014
    Publication date: February 12, 2015
    Inventors: Yu-Hsuan Guo, Meng-Hui Ou
  • METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR IMPROVING RANDOM ACCESS PREAMBLE TRANSMISSION IN A WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20150036617
    Abstract: Methods and apparatuses are disclosed for improving Random Access preamble transmission in a wireless communication system. The method includes receiving a configuration of an initial power and a power ramping step for a preamble transmission. The method also includes transmitting a first Preamble using a first power based on at least the initial power and the power ramping step, wherein the first Preamble is the last preamble transmission of a first Random Access procedure. The method includes determining whether the first Random Access procedure is successfully completed. The method also includes transmitting a second Preamble using a second power based on at least the first power, wherein the second Preamble is the first preamble transmission of a second Random Access procedure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 28, 2014
    Publication date: February 5, 2015
    Inventors: Yu-Hsuan Guo, Ko-Chiang Lin
  • METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR HANDLING A CONFIGURATION FOR MEASUREMENT IN A WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20150003266
    Abstract: Methods and apparatuses are disclosed for handling a configuration for measurement by a User Equipment (UE) in a wireless communication system. The method includes connecting to a serving cell. The method further includes receiving a first signaling that includes a measurement configuration. The method also includes applying the measurement configuration upon receiving a second signaling indicating to start performing measurement.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2014
    Publication date: January 1, 2015
    Inventor: Yu-Hsuan Guo
  • Method and apparatus for improving wait time in a wireless communication system
    Patent number: 8903352
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for improving wait time in a wireless communication system are disclosed. The method includes receiving a message indicating an eWaitTime at a user equipment (UE), entering a wait time period corresponding to the eWaitTime, and does not initiate a connection request with a specific cause during the wait time period, and considering the wait time period finished upon receiving a paging message that pages the UE.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 2, 2014
    Assignee: Innovative Sonic Corporation
    Inventors: Meng-Hui Ou, Yu-Hsuan Guo
  • Method and apparatus for log reporting in a wireless communication system
    Patent number: 8861439
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for log reporting in a wireless communication system includes receiving a request message by a user equipment (UE), the request message requesting log reporting, wherein at least one logged measurement entry is stored in the UE and the at least one logged measurement entry corresponds to a current Registered Public Land Mobile Network (RPLMN); including all or parts of the at least one logged measurement entry in a response message; including an indication in the response message if less than all of the at least one logged measurement entry is included in the response message; and not including the indication in the response message if all of the at least one logged measurement entry is included in the response message.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 14, 2014
    Assignee: Innovative Sonic Corporation
    Inventors: Meng-Hui Ou, Yu-Hsuan Guo
  • Method and apparatus to prevent RAN (radio access network) overload for legacy networks in a wireless communication system
    Patent number: 8830828
    Abstract: A method and apparatus are disclosed to prevent RAN (Radio Access Network) overload for legacy networks in a wireless communication system. In one embodiment, the method comprise initiating a RRC (Radio Resource Control) connection establishment procedure to access a cell. The method further comprises performing an access barring check. The method also comprises extending a barring time autonomously.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 9, 2014
    Assignee: Innovative Sonic Corporation
    Inventors: Yu-Hsuan Guo, Meng-Hui Ou
  • Method and apparatus to provide assistance information for reconfiguration in a wireless communication system
    Patent number: 8824301
    Abstract: A method and apparatus are disclosed to provide assistance information for reconfiguration in a wireless communication system. In one embodiment, the method comprises providing, from a UE (user equipment), information to an eNB (evolved Node B) to indicate whether there is buffered data or no buffered data for a radio bearer, a logical channel, or a service.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 2, 2014
    Assignee: Innovative Sonic Corporation
    Inventors: Yu-Hsuan Guo, Meng-Hui Ou
  • METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR HANDLING INTER-NODE CONNECTIVITY IN A WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20140211759
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for handling inter-node connectivity in a wireless communication system are disclosed. The method includes transmitting a request from a first network node to a second network node to stop aggregating a SCell (Secondary Cell) for a UE (User Equipment); wherein the first network node controls the SCell and the second network node controls PCell (Primary Cell) of the UE. Also, another method and apparatus for handling inter-node connectivity in a wireless communication system are disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 29, 2014
    Publication date: July 31, 2014
    Applicant: INNOVATIVE SONIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yu-Hsuan Guo, Meng-Hui Ou
  • METHOD AND APPARATUS OF SMALL CELL ENHANCEMENT IN A WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20140177560
    Abstract: A method and apparatus are disclosed to provide small cell enhancement in a wireless communication system. The method includes connecting to more than one serving cell. The method further includes triggering a Buffer Status Report (BSR) or a Power Headroom Report (PHR). The method further includes transmitting a Medium Access Control (MAC) control element corresponding to the BSR or the PHR in a serving cell, wherein the serving cell depends on a trigger of the BSR or the PHR.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2013
    Publication date: June 26, 2014
    Applicant: INNOVATIVE SONIC CORPORATION
    Inventor: Yu-Hsuan Guo
  • Method of radio resource allocation and related communication apparatus
    Patent number: 8750124
    Abstract: A method of radio resource allocation in a wireless communication system includes allocating radio resource to a plurality of logical channels according to a grant, and allowing the plurality of logical channels to use the remaining grant when the grant remains and the plurality of logical channels having data available for transmission cannot perform resource allocation anymore.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2008
    Date of Patent: June 10, 2014
    Assignee: Innovative Sonic Limited
    Inventor: Yu-Hsuan Guo
  • METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ESTABLISHING PROXIMITY SERVICE COMMUNICATION IN A WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20140153509
    Abstract: Methods and apparatuses are disclosed to establish proximity service communication between a first user equipment (UE) and a second UE. The method includes receiving, by the first UE, a signaling transmitted by an evolved Node B (eNB) to provide a radio resource for the first UE to transmit data directly to the second UE, wherein an indication of a Radio Network Temporary Identifier (RNTI) is included in the signaling. The method further includes transmitting, by the first UE, data via the radio resource to the second UE, wherein the data is scrambled by the RNTI.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 27, 2013
    Publication date: June 5, 2014
    Applicant: INNOVATIVE SONIC CORPORATION
    Inventor: Yu-Hsuan Guo
  • Discard action for multi-broadcast multicast service data in a medium access control layer
    Patent number: 8737282
    Abstract: A method of handling by a UE a Dynamic Scheduling information (DSI) Medium Control Access MAC control element containing a Stop MTCH field having a reserved value includes ignoring the Stop MTCH field, treating the Stop MTCH field having the reserved value to mean that the corresponding MTCH is not scheduled, or receiving all Multimedia Broadcast multicast service Single Frequency Network (MBSFN) subframes corresponding to the DSI MAC control element during a scheduling period associated with the DSI MAC control element until the MTCH is completely received.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 14, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 27, 2014
    Assignee: Innovative Sonic Corporation
    Inventors: Li-Chih Tseng, Yu-Hsuan Guo
  • METHOD AND APPARATUS OF IMPROVING PROXIMITY SERVICE DISCOVERY IN A WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20140141777
    Abstract: A method and apparatus are disclosed to provide proximity service discovery in a wireless communication system. The method includes receiving, from a first user equipment, a discovery signal by a second user equipment for discovering or being discovered. The method further includes transmitting, from the second user equipment, a discovery check signal to a network in response to the discovery signal to check a discovery result.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 14, 2013
    Publication date: May 22, 2014
    Applicant: INNOVATIVE SONIC CORPORATION
    Inventor: Yu-Hsuan Guo
  • METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR IMPROVING INTER-eNB CARRIER AGGREGATION IN A WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20140078989
    Abstract: A method and apparatus are disclosed for operating a wireless communication system by receiving a request message transmitted from a first network node to a second network node to request Carrier Aggregation to aggregate a cell controlled by the second network node to a User Equipment (UE), the request message including a Radio Network Temporary Identifier (RNTI) of a UE, and transmitting an accept message or a reject message from the second network node to the first network node to indicate whether to accept or reject Carrier Aggregation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 18, 2013
    Publication date: March 20, 2014
    Applicant: INNOVATIVE SONIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yu-Hsuan Guo, Meng-Hui Ou
  • METHOD AND APPARATUS TO INDICATE PPI (POWER PREFERENCE INDICATION) IN A WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20140071872
    Abstract: A method and apparatus are disclosed to indicate PPI in a wireless communication network. The method includes enabling a PPI feature. The method further includes taking a last reported PPI into account when the UE wants to indicate a current PPI for a first time on a current serving cell but not a first time since a full configuration was performed. The method further includes ignoring or not taking into account the last reported PPI when the UE wants to indicate the current PPI for a first time since a full configuration was performed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 11, 2013
    Publication date: March 13, 2014
    Applicant: INNOVATIVE SONIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yu-Hsuan Guo, Meng-Hui Ou
  • METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PRIORITIZING SMALL CELLS IN A WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20140036868
    Abstract: A method and apparatus are disclosed for prioritizing small cells in a wireless communication network. In one embodiment, the method is implemented in a UE. The method includes the UE prioritizing small cells or a frequency of the small cells in a cell selection or cell reselection evaluation process.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 31, 2013
    Publication date: February 6, 2014
    Applicant: INNOVATIVE SONIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yu-Hsuan Guo, Meng-Hui Ou
  • METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR REDUCING SIGNALING OVERHEAD IN A WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORK
    Publication number: 20140022990
    Abstract: A method and apparatus are disclosed for reducing signaling overhead in a wireless communication network. In one embodiment, the method is implemented in a network node. The method includes transmitting a first indication to a UE (User Equipment) to tell the UE to remember a configuration which is currently used after the UE enters RRC_IDLE. In an alternative embodiment, the method is implemented in a UE. The method includes (i) receiving a first indication from the network node to tell the UE to remember a configuration which is currently used after the UE enters RRC_IDLE, and (ii) retaining and not releasing or discarding the configuration upon leaving RRC_CONNECTED.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 15, 2013
    Publication date: January 23, 2014
    Inventors: Yu-Hsuan Guo, Meng-Hui Ou
  • METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR IMPROVING FREQUENCY PRIORITIZATION IN A WIRELESS COMMNICATION NETWORK
    Publication number: 20130308515
    Abstract: A method and apparatus are disclosed for improving frequency prioritization in a wireless communication network. The method includes the UE setting a priority on whether to prioritize MBMS reception over unicast. The method also includes the UE deciding whether to follow a redirection information or a de-prioritization information based on the UE's setting of prioritization of MBMS reception over unicast.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 15, 2013
    Publication date: November 21, 2013
    Inventors: Yu-Hsuan Guo, Meng-Hui Ou
  • Method and apparatus of handling a timer for triggering buffer status report
    Patent number: 8565128
    Abstract: A method of handling a timer for triggering buffer status report in a user equipment of a wireless communication system is disclosed. The method includes starting a timer used for triggering a buffer status report (BSR), and restarting the timer in a transmission time interval (TTI) for which a semi-persistent scheduling uplink grant has been configured.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 2009
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2013
    Assignee: Innovative Sonic Limited
    Inventor: Yu-Hsuan Guo