Patents Examined by Eric Myers
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Patent number: 12720640Abstract: Provided are a method by which a first device performs wireless communication, and a device supporting same. The method comprises the steps of: establishing a radio resource control (RRC) connection with a second device; receiving, from the second device, an RRC message including a plurality of sidelink (SL) discontinuous reception (DRX) configurations; determining the priorities of the plurality of SL DRX configurations; selecting a first SL DRX configuration having a highest priority from among the plurality of SL DRX configurations on the basis of the priorities of the plurality of SL DRX configurations; and performing physical sidelink control channel (PSCCH) monitoring on the second device within an active time of the first SL DRX configuration.Type: GrantFiled: May 10, 2022Date of Patent: August 25, 2026Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.Inventors: Seoyoung Back, Jongwoo Hong, Seungmin Lee, Giwon Park
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Patent number: 12720504Abstract: In a resource allocation method, a master control device establishes a first asynchronous connection link with a first slave device. The master control device establishes a first synchronous connection link with the first slave device based on the first asynchronous connection link. The master control device dynamically allocates a first air interface resource to the first asynchronous connection link based on indication information in a data packet transmitted on the first synchronous connection link. The indication information indicates whether control signaling transmission needs to be performed on the first asynchronous connection link.Type: GrantFiled: January 26, 2024Date of Patent: August 25, 2026Assignee: HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.Inventors: Zichen Xie, Weihua Li, Rong Wang
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Patent number: 12720452Abstract: Provided are a synchronization signal block (SSB) transmission method, a terminal device, a network device and a computer-readable storage medium. After a quasi co-location (QCL) relationship indication is introduced into a high frequency, an SSB or an SSB index, which corresponds to one beam, in a high-frequency SSB burst set are sent by at least one of a plurality of candidate SSB positions. The embodiments of the present invention may comprise: a terminal device determining an SSB burst set, wherein the SSB burst set comprises N candidate SSB positions, each of the N candidate SSB positions corresponds to one candidate SSB index, and N is an integer greater than 20; and the terminal device determining, according to first indication information, a QCL relationship of N candidate SSB indexes.Type: GrantFiled: December 28, 2022Date of Patent: August 25, 2026Assignee: GUANGDONG OPPO MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATIONS CORR, LTD.Inventor: Zuomin Wu
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Patent number: 12713211Abstract: Systems and methods are provided to provide messaging for IP Multimedia Subsystem (IMS)-capable user equipment (UE). Subscription data can be used to confirm that the UE is appropriately configured for messaging via short message service (SMS) function and that the UE is IMS-capable. SMS over non-access stratum (SMSoNAS) is a backup method of message delivery for IMS-capable UEs and SMSoIMS is the preferred method of message delivery for IMS-capable UEs. Once it is verified that the UE is IMS-capable, the present invention disables SMSoNAS communication for the IMS-capable UE to avoid additional signaling and capacity impact to the network.Type: GrantFiled: March 1, 2023Date of Patent: August 18, 2026Assignee: T-MOBILE INNOVATIONS LLCInventors: Kunal Prakash Barawkar, John Paul Tuscano Cruz
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Patent number: 12706647Abstract: UE: receives radio resource control configuration associated with a CSI report; receives trigger information for triggering a report of a set of CSI values configured by means of the radio resource control configuration; determines a measurement resource for the CSI report and an uplink resource for the CSI report, on the basis of the radio resource configuration and trigger information; and performs a partial CSI report in which only a part of the set of CSI values is calculated and the calculated CSI value is transmitted in the uplink resource, on the basis of which the time differential between the measurement resource and the uplink resource satisfies a predetermined condition.Type: GrantFiled: May 10, 2022Date of Patent: August 11, 2026Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.Inventors: Duckhyun Bae, Suckchel Yang, Haewook Park
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Patent number: 12696205Abstract: A mobile relay generates a synchronization signal/physical broadcast channel block (SSB) for the mobile relay using at least one of a primary synchronization signal (PSS) for mobile relays that is different than a stationary base station PSS, a secondary synchronization signal (SSS) for mobile relays that is different than a stationary base station SSS, a physical broadcast channel (PBCH) that is different than a stationary base station PBCH, or a demodulation reference signal (DMRS) associated with the PBCH that is different than a stationary base station DMRS. After generating the SSB, the mobile relay broadcasts the SSB. A UE receiving the SSB determines that the SSB is from a mobile relay based, at least in part, on information comprised in the SSB.Type: GrantFiled: September 15, 2020Date of Patent: July 28, 2026Inventors: Haris Zisimopoulos, Lenaig Genevieve Chaponniere, Hong Cheng, Karl Georg Hampel, Sebastian Speicher, Alberto Rico Alvarino
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Patent number: 12693367Abstract: A method, computer readable medium, and apparatus for obtaining an angle of departure (AOD). The AOD is obtained by: transmitting a plurality of sweeping beams to a reception terminal; receiving at least one beam identifier, where the at least one beam identifier is determined according to signal quality of the plurality of sweeping beams; and determining a target sweeping beam on the basis of the at least one beam identifier, and determining an AOD of a transmission terminal on the basis of the target sweeping beam.Type: GrantFiled: November 13, 2020Date of Patent: July 28, 2026Assignee: Beijing Xiaomi Mobile Software Co., Ltd.Inventor: Xiaowei Jiang
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Patent number: 12689997Abstract: A system and a method are disclosed for synchronization performed by a UE in a coexistence band of a first communication scheme and a second communication scheme. A method includes determining if a base station or another UE synchronized with the base station is detected, in response to determining that neither the base station nor the another UE synchronized with the base station is detected, determining if a first UE that is resending a first synchronization reference signal based on a second synchronization reference signal of the second communication scheme is detected, wherein the first UE includes a modem corresponding to the first communication scheme, and in response to detecting the first UE that is resending the first synchronization reference signal, synchronizing to the first UE.Type: GrantFiled: February 17, 2023Date of Patent: July 21, 2026Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventors: Yaser Mohamed Mostafa Kamal Fouad, Philippe Jean Marc Michel Sartori
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Patent number: 12684421Abstract: An example electronic device may include a processor and a memory configured to store instructions. The processor may be configured to execute the instructions to: determine a first Target Wake Time (TWT) schedule by performing TWT negotiation with a first access point (AP); determine a second TWT schedule by performing TWT negotiation with a second AP; and communicate with the second AP based on the second TWT schedule while communicating with the first AP based on the first TWT schedule.Type: GrantFiled: September 1, 2023Date of Patent: July 14, 2026Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.Inventor: Junsu Choi
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Patent number: 12672203Abstract: Proposed are a method for a first device to perform wireless communication and a device supporting same. For example, the first device may acquire an SL DRX configuration including information related to the active period of a second device. For example, the first device may receive CG configuration information including a plurality of CGs from a base station through an RRC message. For example, the first device may receive information, related to activation of a first CG among the plurality of CGs, from the base station through a first PDCCH. For example, the first device may transmit CG index information including index information about the first CG to the base station on the basis that the first CG is not in the active period of the second device.Type: GrantFiled: September 22, 2022Date of Patent: June 30, 2026Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.Inventors: Giwon Park, Seoyoung Back
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Patent number: 12666373Abstract: A terminal according to one aspect of the present disclosure includes a control section that, when transmission of a Power Headroom Report (PHR) Medium Access Control (MAC) control element in a certain serving cell and Physical Uplink Shared Channel (PUSCH) repetition transmission using a plurality of sounding reference signal resource indicators (SRIs) in another serving cell temporally overlap, determines one or two PHRs regarding the other serving cell to be included in the PHR MAC control element, and a transmitting section that transmits the PHR MAC control element. According to one aspect of the present disclosure, the PHR report when MTRP PUSCH repetition is used can be appropriately performed.Type: GrantFiled: May 11, 2021Date of Patent: June 23, 2026Assignee: NTT DOCOMO, INC.Inventors: Yuki Matsumura, Satoshi Nagata, Weiqi Sun, Jing Wang, Lan Chen
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Patent number: 12659070Abstract: An example method for transmitting control information in a wireless communication system may include designing a CQI table in order to transmit channel state information (CSI); or a method for using the designed CQI table. In addition, the method may comprise: a method for designing a CQI table designed in a situation in which supported services or target BLERs mutually differ; or a method for using the designed CQI table. In addition, the method may comprise a method for determining or configuring a suitable MCS using an adequate MCS table corresponding to the CQI table, or a designed MCS table. In addition, the method may comprise a SINR mapping method and MCS configuration method, based on CQI information reported from a terminal.Type: GrantFiled: February 6, 2023Date of Patent: June 16, 2026Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.Inventors: Seho Myung, Sungjin Park, Younsun Kim
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Patent number: 12659940Abstract: System, methods and apparatuses for time-frequency resource configuration can include a wireless communication node configuring a first bandwidth part (BWP) in frequency domain. The wireless communication node can configure at least a first subband BWP within the first BWP, and at least one specific type of symbols for the first subband BWP. Configuring the first BWP and the first subband BWP can include the wireless communication node signaling the configurations of the first BWP and the first subband BWP to a wireless communication device.Type: GrantFiled: December 8, 2023Date of Patent: June 16, 2026Assignee: ZTE CORPORATIONInventors: Wei Gou, Xianghui Han, Xingguang Wei, Kai Xiao
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Patent number: 12647910Abstract: Disclosed herein are method and apparatus for Advanced Television Systems Committee (ATSC) 3.0 and non-ATSC 3.0 broadcast Direct to Mobile (D2M) co-exist aligned open radio access network (O-RAN). One aspect of this disclosure operates by generating a broadcast frame conforming to a first communications protocol, where the broadcast frame conforming to the first communication protocol includes a slice start (SS) portion. The embodiment further generates a broadcast virtual frame container including the broadcast frame conforming to the first communication protocol and a broadcast frame conforming to a second communication protocol, where the broadcast virtual frame container further includes a virtual frame start (VFS) portion, and transmits the broadcast virtual frame container.Type: GrantFiled: February 3, 2023Date of Patent: June 2, 2026Assignee: Sinclair Broadcast Group, LLCInventors: Michael J. Simon, Mark A. Aitken, Louis Herbert Libin
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Patent number: 12628066Abstract: A network includes at least one node to communicate with at least one other node via a wireless network protocol. The node includes a network configuration module to periodically switch a current node function of the node between an intermediate node function and a leaf node function. The switch of the current node function enables automatic reconfiguration of the wireless network based on detected communications between the at least one node and at least one intermediate node or at least one leaf node via the wireless network protocol.Type: GrantFiled: April 4, 2024Date of Patent: May 12, 2026Assignee: TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATEDInventors: Ariton E. Xhafa, Jianwei Zhou, Xiaolin Lu
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Patent number: 12628198Abstract: Various aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wireless communication. In some aspects, a user equipment (UE) may obtain one or more joint scheduling rules associated with Long Term Evolution (LIE) communications and New Radio (NR) communications in a half-duplex communication system. The UE may identify a channel busy ratio (CBR) associated with the half-duplex communication system. The UE may prioritize an LTE communication or an NR communication based at least in part on the one or more joint scheduling rules and the CBR. Numerous other aspects are described.Type: GrantFiled: November 4, 2022Date of Patent: May 12, 2026Assignee: QUALCOMM IncorporatedInventors: Kiran Patil, Michael Levitsky, Bhupesh Manoharlal Umatt, Cheol Hee Park
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Patent number: 12627441Abstract: A user equipment (UE) configured for operating in a wireless communication network that supports a plurality of reference signals (RS) such as sounding reference signals, comprises a wireless interface configured for transceiving signals, comprising receiving a configuration signal having a configuration information indicating a reference spatial relation. The UE further comprises a controller for evaluating the configuration information and to determine the reference spatial relation. The UE is configured for using the reference spatial relation as a reference for an uplink RS (UL-RS) in the wireless communication network.Type: GrantFiled: January 31, 2023Date of Patent: May 12, 2026Assignee: Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft zur Förderung der angewandten Forschung e.V.Inventors: Mohammad Alawieh, Birendra Ghimire, Ernst Eberlein, Norbert Franke, Mohammad Momani
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Patent number: 12615521Abstract: The present disclosure provides a method and a device in a node for wireless communications. A node firstly receives a first signaling in a first link; and operates a first signal in a first link and transmits a second signal in a second link; the first signaling is used to determine a first identifier, the first identifier being used to indicate a first reference signal resource; the first reference signal resource is used to determine a spatial filter for a DMRS for a channel occupied by the first signal; the first identifier is used to determine a second identifier set; the second identifier set comprises a second identifier, the second identifier being used to indicate a second reference signal resource. The present disclosure improves the method and device for sidelink TCI design to optimize the system performance.Type: GrantFiled: July 3, 2023Date of Patent: April 28, 2026Assignee: Apogee 5G Global, LLCInventors: Qi Jiang, Xiaobo Zhang
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Patent number: 12615520Abstract: Disclosed are a method and a device for performing a downlink transmission or reception on the basis of reference signal linkage in a wireless communication system.Type: GrantFiled: April 14, 2021Date of Patent: April 28, 2026Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.Inventors: Jaehoon Chung, Seongwon Go, Jiwon Kang, Kyuseok Kim
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Patent number: 12598640Abstract: A user equipment (UE) may receive at least one of a sensing signal for an object associated with the UE or of a channel state information (CSI) reference signal (CSI-RS) from a network node. The UE may transmit an indication of a broken association with the object based on at least one of the sensing signal or the CSI-RS. The UE may measure a strength of at least one of the sensing signal or the CSI-RS. The UE may measure at least one of a reference signal receive power (RSRP) or a relative RSRP backoff associated with at least one of the sensing signal or the CSI-RS. The UE may transmit the indication of the broken association in response to the measured strength of at least one of the sensing signal or the CSI-RS being less than or equal to a signal strength threshold value.Type: GrantFiled: December 20, 2022Date of Patent: April 7, 2026Assignee: QUALCOMM IncorporatedInventors: Yucheng Dai, Wooseok Nam, Tao Luo