IP Library Granted Patent US 10,772,109
Granted Patent B2
US 10,772,109 · App. 15/511,581 · Granted Sep 8, 2020

Wireless communication method and wireless communication terminal

Inventors: Woojin Ahn (Seoul, KR); Yongho Kim (Incheon, KR); Jinsam Kwak (Gyeonggi-do, KR); Juhyung Son (Gyeonggi-do, KR)
Assignees: WILUS INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY INC.; SK TELECOM CO., LTD.
H04W72/12H04W52/0225H04W74/0816H04W84/12Y02D70/142Y02D70/22
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Patent No.
US 10,772,109
App. No.
15/511,581
Granted
Sep 8, 2020
Kind
B2
Abstract

Provided is a wireless communication terminal. The wireless communication terminal includes: a transceiver configured for transmitting/receiving a wireless signal; and a processor configured for controlling an operation of the wireless communication terminal. The transceiver receives a first frame indicating that there is data to be transmitted from a base wireless communication terminal to a plurality of wireless communication terminals including the wireless communication terminal and receives data based on the first frame. The base wireless communication terminal is any one wireless communication terminal different from the plurality of wireless communication terminals.

Claims (19)

1. A wireless communication terminal comprising:

a transceiver; and

a processor,

wherein the processor is configured to:

receive, by using the transceiver, data from a base communication terminal while the base communication terminal is performing simultaneous transmission to the wireless communication terminal and one or more other wireless communication terminals other than the wireless communication terminal,

when a transmission of data to the wireless communication terminal from the base wireless communication terminal during the simultaneous transmission is terminated, enter a sleep mode for power saving while a transmission of data to the one or more other wireless communication terminals from the base terminal during the simultaneous transmission is going on, wherein a dummy data including repeating specific pattern is transmitted from the base wireless communication terminal after the transmission of the data to the wireless communication terminal is terminated during the simultaneous transmission, and the dummy data is transmitted until the transmission of the data to the one or more other wireless communication terminals is terminated, and

wake up from the sleep mode based an end of the simultaneous transmission.

2. The wireless communication terminal of claim 1 , wherein the transceiver is configured to ignore the dummy data.

3. The wireless communication terminal of claim 1 , wherein the transceiver is configured to receive information indicating that the transmission of the data to the wireless communication terminal during the simultaneous transmission is terminated,

wherein the processor is configured to enter the sleep mode based on the information.

4. An operation method of a wireless communication terminal, the method comprising:

receiving data from the base terminal, while a base communication terminal is performing simultaneous transmission to the wireless communication terminal and one or more other wireless communication terminals other than the wireless communication terminal;

when a transmission of data to the wireless communication terminal during the simultaneous transmission is terminated, entering a sleep mode for power saving while a transmission of data to the one or more other wireless communication terminals from the base terminal during the simultaneous transmission is going on, wherein a dummy data including repeating specific pattern is transmitted from the base wireless communication terminal after the transmission of the data to the wireless communication terminal is terminated during the simultaneous transmission, and the dummy data is transmitted until the transmission of the data to the one or more other wireless communication terminals is terminated; and

waking up from the sleep mode based on an end of the simultaneous transmission.

5. The wireless communication terminal of claim 4 , further comprises:

ignoring the dummy data.

6. The method of claim 4 , wherein the entering a sleep mode comprises:

receiving information indicating that the transmission of the data to the wireless communication terminal during the simultaneous transmission is terminated, and

entering the sleep mode based on the information.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 18, 2018
From: WILUS INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY INC.
To: WILUS INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY INC.; SK TELECOM CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 046584/0320 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 17, 2017
From: AHN, WOOJIN; KIM, YONGHO; KWAK, JINSAM; SON, JUHYUNG
To: WILUS INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY INC.
Reel/Frame 041624/0647 →
Priority Claims (3)
KR 10-2014-0121771 · Sep 15, 2014 · national
KR 10-2014-0137941 · Oct 13, 2014 · national
KR 10-2014-0148481 · Oct 29, 2014 · national
Continuity (1)
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