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).
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Publication number: 20250119813Abstract: A transmission channel switching method is provided. The transmission channel switching method may include the following steps. An apparatus may establish a plurality of transmission channels. The apparatus may transmit data through a default transmission channel of the transmission channels, wherein the default transmission channel corresponds to the lowest power consumption. The apparatus may determine whether to switch to another transmission channel of the transmission channels according to channel quality of each transmission channel and power consumption corresponds to each transmission channel.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 23, 2024Publication date: April 10, 2025Inventors: Wei-Shuo CHEN, Kun-Lin WU, Pang-Hsin SHIH, Yuan-Chin WEN, Te-Hsin LIN, Cheng-Che CHEN
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Publication number: 20250024314Abstract: A method for controlling QoS (quality of service) associated with an application is provided. The method includes the following steps. Obtaining a predicted throughput of a wireless link associated with a wireless transceiver. Obtaining a currently measured throughput of the wireless link. Calculating a throughput budget of the wireless link based on the predicted throughput and the currently measured throughput. Adjusting at least one of a plurality of QoS-related parameters associated with the application base on the throughput budget.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 17, 2024Publication date: January 16, 2025Inventors: Han-Cheng SHIH, Ming-Han TU, Yuan-Chin WEN
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Publication number: 20240381291Abstract: A station device, a Wi-Fi system, and an associated positioning method are provided. The Wi-Fi system includes an AP1 device, an AP2 device, and the station device. The AP1 and the AP2 devices respectively transmit a first Wi-Fi signal and a second Wi-Fi signal. The station device receives a first-first Wi-Fi signal and a first-second Wi-Fi signal originating from the AP1 device. The station device receives a second-first Wi-Fi signal and a second-second Wi-Fi signal originating from the AP2 device. A first angle of arrival is estimated based on the first-first Wi-Fi signal and first-second Wi-Fi signal, and a second angle of arrival is estimated based on the second-first Wi-Fi signal and the second-second Wi-Fi signal. Based on the first angle of arrival, the second angle of arrival, and coordinate positions of the AP1 and AP2 devices, the station device performs a triangulation calculation to estimate its coordinate position.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 1, 2024Publication date: November 14, 2024Inventors: Chi-Shiang KUO, Yuan-Chin WEN
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Publication number: 20230375720Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: April 26, 2023Publication date: November 23, 2023Applicant: MEDIATEK INC.Inventors: Yuan-Chin Wen, Po-Jung Chiu, Ya-Chi Lin, Yun-Cheng Liao, Shun-Yong Huang
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Patent number: 11082110Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: August 1, 2019Date of Patent: August 3, 2021Assignee: MEDIATEK INC.Inventors: Tsai-Yuan Hsu, Chen-Feng Liu, Yuan-Chin Wen, Shun-Yong Huang
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Publication number: 20200177260Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: August 1, 2019Publication date: June 4, 2020Inventors: Tsai-Yuan Hsu, Chen-Feng Liu, Yuan-Chin Wen, Shun-Yong Huang
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Patent number: 9520968Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: October 30, 2013Date of Patent: December 13, 2016Assignee: MEDIATEK INC.Inventors: Yuan-Chin Wen, Chiu-Yun Ko, Chih-Shi Yee, Shun-Yong Huang
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Publication number: 20160316428Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: April 18, 2016Publication date: October 27, 2016Inventors: Yuan-Chin Wen, Tsai-Yuan Hsu, Shun-Yong Huang
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Publication number: 20160150409Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: November 2, 2015Publication date: May 26, 2016Inventors: Yuan-Chin Wen, Yu-Che Tsai, Tsai-Yuan Hsu, Shun-Yong Huang
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Patent number: 9282457Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: January 6, 2014Date of Patent: March 8, 2016Assignee: MEDIATEK INC.Inventors: Yuan-Chin Wen, Shih-Chang Su, Shun-Yong Huang, Chih-Shi Yee, Wei-Hung Su
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Publication number: 20140355530Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: October 30, 2013Publication date: December 4, 2014Applicant: MEDIATEK INC.Inventors: Yuan-Chin Wen, Chiu-Yun Ko, Chih-Shi Yee, Shun-Yong Huang
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Publication number: 20140223529Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: January 6, 2014Publication date: August 7, 2014Applicant: MEDIATEK INC.Inventors: Yuan-Chin Wen, Shih-Chang Su, Shun-Yong Huang, Chih-Shi Yee, Wei-Hung Su
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Publication number: 20110007722Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: December 15, 2009Publication date: January 13, 2011Inventors: Cheng-Hsuan Wu, Yuan-Chin Wen, Feng-Chi Wu, Jiunn-Tsair Chen
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Publication number: 20100329168Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: December 8, 2009Publication date: December 30, 2010Inventors: Cheng-Hsuan Wu, Yuan-Chin Wen, Feng-Chi Wu, Jiunn-Tsair Chen