Patents by Inventor Yuan-Chin Wen

Yuan-Chin Wen 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: 20230375720
    Abstract: An embodiment of the invention provides a method for a location tracking, applied to a mobile device, an indoor access point (AP) and at least one indoor Internet of Things (IoT) device, comprising: receiving, by the indoor AP, a first set of location information of the mobile device from the mobile device at outdoor, wherein the first set of location information is determined according to a Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS); determining, by the indoor AP, a second set of location information of the indoor AP according to the first set of location information; determining, by the indoor AP, a third set of location information of the at least one indoor IoT device according to the second set of location information; and transmitting, by the indoor AP, the third set of location information to the at least one indoor IoT device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 26, 2023
    Publication date: November 23, 2023
    Applicant: MEDIATEK INC.
    Inventors: Yuan-Chin Wen, Po-Jung Chiu, Ya-Chi Lin, Yun-Cheng Liao, Shun-Yong Huang
  • Patent number: 11082110
    Abstract: A communication method applied to an communication device comprising M first type antenna following a first communication standard and N second type antennas following a second communication standard, M and N are positive integers. The communication method comprises: (a) measuring usage time of the second type antennas; and (b) controlling a number of the antennas that the communication device use according to the usage time of the second type antennas.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 1, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 3, 2021
    Assignee: MEDIATEK INC.
    Inventors: Tsai-Yuan Hsu, Chen-Feng Liu, Yuan-Chin Wen, Shun-Yong Huang
  • Publication number: 20200177260
    Abstract: A communication method applied to an communication device comprising M first type antenna following a first communication standard and N second type antennas following a second communication standard, M and N are positive integers. The communication method comprises: (a) measuring usage time of the second type antennas; and (b) controlling a number of the antennas that the communication device use according to the usage time of the second type antennas.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 1, 2019
    Publication date: June 4, 2020
    Inventors: Tsai-Yuan Hsu, Chen-Feng Liu, Yuan-Chin Wen, Shun-Yong Huang
  • Patent number: 9520968
    Abstract: A method for performing seamless transmission control for an electronic device and an associated apparatus are provided, where the method includes the steps of: sending a request frame carrying a fragment identification (ID) to trigger a responder in a wireless network system to initiate retransmission corresponding to the fragment ID, wherein the fragment ID indicates beginning of a remaining portion within a plurality of fragments of data being sent from the responder to the electronic device; and receiving at least one response frame sent from the responder, for utilizing the remaining portion within the plurality of fragments of the data, wherein the remaining portion within the plurality of fragments of the data is obtained from the at least one response frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2016
    Assignee: MEDIATEK INC.
    Inventors: Yuan-Chin Wen, Chiu-Yun Ko, Chih-Shi Yee, Shun-Yong Huang
  • Publication number: 20160316428
    Abstract: A method of configuring a number of antennas utilized in a wireless device within a wireless network system is disclosed. The wireless device comprises a plurality of antennas and transmits data to a destination wireless device using the plurality of antennas. The method comprises transmitting a first frame comprising a first number information to the destination wireless device; and transmitting data to the destination wireless device using a plurality of remaining antennas after the destination wireless device receives the first frame.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 18, 2016
    Publication date: October 27, 2016
    Inventors: Yuan-Chin Wen, Tsai-Yuan Hsu, Shun-Yong Huang
  • Publication number: 20160150409
    Abstract: A method for a communication device in a wireless communication system is disclosed. The method comprises detecting a signal from an access point in the wireless communication system, wherein the signal indicates that the access point is passpoint enabled, transmitting a request message with credential information to the access point, and receiving a response message with an access point information, from the access point.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 2, 2015
    Publication date: May 26, 2016
    Inventors: Yuan-Chin Wen, Yu-Che Tsai, Tsai-Yuan Hsu, Shun-Yong Huang
  • Patent number: 9282457
    Abstract: A method of sharing credential in a wireless communication system comprising a first user equipment, a second communication device and a network, includes transmitting a temporal credential and a credential custody request, from the first communication device, to the network; transmitting first custody information, by the network, to the first communication device; transmitting a credential acquiring request and second custody information, by the second communication device, to the network; and determining whether to transmit the temporal credential to the second communication device according to the second custody information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 6, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2016
    Assignee: MEDIATEK INC.
    Inventors: Yuan-Chin Wen, Shih-Chang Su, Shun-Yong Huang, Chih-Shi Yee, Wei-Hung Su
  • Publication number: 20140355530
    Abstract: A method for performing seamless transmission control for an electronic device and an associated apparatus are provided, where the method includes the steps of: sending a request frame carrying a fragment identification (ID) to trigger a responder in a wireless network system to initiate retransmission corresponding to the fragment ID, wherein the fragment ID indicates beginning of a remaining portion within a plurality of fragments of data being sent from the responder to the electronic device; and receiving at least one response frame sent from the responder, for utilizing the remaining portion within the plurality of fragments of the data, wherein the remaining portion within the plurality of fragments of the data is obtained from the at least one response frame.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 30, 2013
    Publication date: December 4, 2014
    Applicant: MEDIATEK INC.
    Inventors: Yuan-Chin Wen, Chiu-Yun Ko, Chih-Shi Yee, Shun-Yong Huang
  • Publication number: 20140223529
    Abstract: A method of sharing credential in a wireless communication system comprising a first user equipment, a second communication device and a network, includes transmitting a temporal credential and a credential custody request, from the first communication device, to the network; transmitting first custody information, by the network, to the first communication device; transmitting a credential acquiring request and second custody information, by the second communication device, to the network; and determining whether to transmit the temporal credential to the second communication device according to the second custody information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 6, 2014
    Publication date: August 7, 2014
    Applicant: MEDIATEK INC.
    Inventors: Yuan-Chin Wen, Shih-Chang Su, Shun-Yong Huang, Chih-Shi Yee, Wei-Hung Su
  • Publication number: 20110007722
    Abstract: A base station selection method is disclosed. The wireless communication system includes a plurality of base stations with overlapped radio ranges and a plurality of wireless devices. The method includes steps of modeling the plurality of base stations as a plurality of variable nodes in a factor graph, modeling the plurality of wireless devices as a plurality of constraint nodes in the factor graph, and selecting a base station for transmission from the plurality of base stations based on the factor graph. Each variable node is defined as a frequency band state of a corresponding base station. Each constraint node is linked to the variable nodes corresponding to the base stations that include the corresponding wireless device in their radio ranges, and is defined as that the frequency band states of the base stations including the corresponding wireless device in their radio ranges can not be all turned off.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2009
    Publication date: January 13, 2011
    Inventors: Cheng-Hsuan Wu, Yuan-Chin Wen, Feng-Chi Wu, Jiunn-Tsair Chen
  • Publication number: 20100329168
    Abstract: A frequency band assignment method for a wireless communication system is disclosed. The wireless communication system includes a plurality of base stations. The plurality of base stations has overlapped radio ranges and forms a plurality of independent overlapping areas. The method includes steps of modeling the plurality of base stations as a plurality of variable nodes in a factor graph, modeling the plurality of independent overlapping areas as a plurality of constraint nodes in the factor graph, and using the factor graph to perform frequency assignment for the plurality of base stations. Each variable node is defined as a frequency band to be assigned to the modeled base station. Each constraint node is defined as that the frequency bands assigned to the base stations forming the modeled overlapping area cannot be equivalent.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 8, 2009
    Publication date: December 30, 2010
    Inventors: Cheng-Hsuan Wu, Yuan-Chin Wen, Feng-Chi Wu, Jiunn-Tsair Chen