IP Library Granted Patent US 11,051,238
Granted Patent B2
US 11,051,238 · App. 16/427,147 · Granted Jun 29, 2021

Communication method and apparatus based on relay device

Inventor: Zhen Tao (Hangzhou, CN)
Assignee: ALIBABA GROUP HOLDING LIMITED
H04W48/16H04W12/0431H04W16/14H04W72/0446H04W76/11
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Patent No.
US 11,051,238
App. No.
16/427,147
Granted
Jun 29, 2021
Kind
B2
Abstract

The present application discloses communication methods and systems. The communication method includes: receiving a first uplink data frame from a terminal operating in a second mode, wherein the first uplink data frame comprises a first mode identifier and a terminal identifier, and the first mode identifier is used to indicate to a base station that the terminal is operating in a first mode; determining that the terminal operates in the second mode, according to a first information set and the terminal identifier; sending the first uplink data frame to the base station; receiving a first downlink data frame from the base station; and forwarding the first downlink data frame to the terminal.

Claims (29)

1. A communication method of a relay device, comprising:

receiving a first uplink data frame from a terminal operating in a second mode, wherein the first uplink data frame comprises a first mode identifier and a terminal identifier, and the first mode identifier is used to indicate to a base station that the terminal is operating in a first mode that is different from the second mode, and wherein the first uplink data frame further comprises first period information;

determining that the terminal operates in the second mode, according to a first information set and the terminal identifier, the first information set being acquired in an out-of- band manner;

sending the first uplink data frame to the base station;

receiving, by the relay device operating in the first mode, a first downlink data frame from the base station according to the first period information; and

forwarding the first downlink data frame to the terminal.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the first period information is provided in the first uplink data frame.

3. The method of claim 2 , wherein forwarding the first downlink data frame to the terminal comprises:

forwarding the first downlink data frame to the terminal, when the relay device operates in the second mode.

4. A relay device in a communication system, comprising:

a memory storing a set of instructions; and

at least one processor configured to execute the set of instructions to cause the relay device to perform:

receiving a first uplink data frame from a terminal operating in a second mode, wherein the first uplink data frame comprises a first mode identifier and a terminal identifier, and the first mode identifier is used to indicate to a base station that the terminal is operating in a first mode that is different from the second mode, and wherein the first uplink data frame further comprises first period information;

determining that the terminal operates in the second mode, according to a first information set and the terminal identifier, the first information set being acquired in an out-of-band manner;

sending the first uplink data frame to the base station;

receiving, by the relay device operating in the first mode, a first downlink data frame from the base station according to the first period information; and

forwarding the first downlink data frame to the terminal.

5. The relay device of claim 4 , wherein the first period information is provided in the first uplink data frame.

6. The relay device of claim 5 , wherein forwarding the first downlink data frame to the terminal further comprises:

forwarding the first downlink data frame to the terminal, when the relay device operates in the second mode.

7. A non-transitory computer readable medium that stores a set of instructions that is executable by at least one processor of a computer device to cause the computer device to perform a communication method, the method comprising:

receiving a first uplink data frame from a terminal operating in a second mode, wherein the first uplink data frame comprises a first mode identifier and a terminal identifier, and the first mode identifier indicates to a base station that the terminal is operating in a first mode that is different from the second mode, and wherein the first uplink data frame further comprises first period information;

determining that the terminal operates in the second mode, according to a first information set and the terminal identifier, the first information set being acquired in an out-of-band manner;

sending the first uplink data frame to the base station;

receiving, by the relay device operating in the first mode, a first downlink data frame from the base station according to the first period information; and

forwarding the first downlink data frame to the terminal.

8. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 7 , wherein the first period information is provided in the first uplink data frame.

9. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 8 , wherein forwarding the first downlink data frame to the terminal comprises:

forwarding the first downlink data frame to the terminal, when the relay device operates in the second mode.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 29, 2026
From: ALIBABA GROUP HOLDING LIMITED
To: CLOUD INTELLIGENCE ASSETS HOLDING (SINGAPORE) PRIVATE LIMITED
Reel/Frame 075499/0384 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 23, 2020
From: TAO, ZHEN
To: ALIBABA GROUP HOLDING LIMITED
Reel/Frame 053298/0393 →
Continuity (1)
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