Granted Patent B2

US 12,289,701 · App. 17/614,449 · Granted Apr 29, 2025

Inventor: Qun Zhao (Beijing, CN)

Assignee: BEIJING XIAOMI MOBILE SOFTWARE CO., LTD.

H04W56/0045H04W56/001H04W56/006H04W72/25

Abstract

Claims (71)

1. A method for adjusting transmission time, executed by any one of receiving ends in a sidelink multicast communication, the method comprising:

starting transmitting a physical sidelink feedback channel at a first timing before a synchronization reference timing and separated from the synchronization reference timing by a first time offset;

before starting transmitting the physical sidelink feedback channel at the first timing before the synchronization reference timing and separated from the synchronization reference timing by the first time offset, further comprising:

determining whether to transmit the physical sidelink feedback channel in advance based on at least one of a type of feedback information carried by the physical sidelink feedback channel, a feedback mode of feedback information carried by the physical sidelink feedback channel, and a format of the physical sidelink feedback channel;

starting transmitting the physical sidelink feedback channel at the first timing before the synchronization referent timing and separated from the synchronization reference timing by the first time offset, in response to determining to transmit the physical sidelink feedback channel in advance.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the first time offset is determined by:

determining a second time offset between a second timing that a sidelink signal transmitted by a transmitting end is received and the synchronization reference timing; and

determining the first time offset based on the second time offset.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the first time offset is determined by:

determining a distance between a geographic location of the receiving end and a geographic location of a transmitting end; and

determining the first time offset based on the distance between geographic locations.

4. The method of claim 3 , further comprising:

receiving sidelink control information, transmitted by the transmitting end, at least comprising first geographic location information where the transmitting end is located;

wherein determining the distance between the geographic location of the receiving end and the geographic location of the transmitting end comprises:

determining second geographic location information where the receiving end is located; and

calculating the distance based on the first geographic location information and the second geographic location information.

5. The method of claim 1 , before starting transmitting the physical sidelink feedback channel at the first timing before the synchronization reference timing and separated from the synchronization reference timing by the first time offset, further comprising:

determining whether to transmit the physical sidelink feedback channel based on pre-configuration information; and

starting transmitting the physical sidelink feedback channel at the first timing before the synchronization reference timing and separated from the synchronization reference timing by the first time offset, in response to determining to transmit the physical sidelink feedback channel in advance based on the pre-configuration information.

6. The method of claim 1 , before starting transmitting the physical sidelink feedback channel at the first timing before the synchronization reference timing and separated from the synchronization reference timing by the first time offset, further comprising:

receiving downlink information transmitted by a base station;

determining whether to transmit the physical sidelink feedback channel in advance based on an indication of the downlink information; and

starting transmitting the physical sidelink feedback channel at the first timing before the synchronization reference timing and separated from the synchronization reference timing by the first time offset, in response to determining to transmit the physical sidelink feedback channel in advance based on an indication of the downlink information.

7. The method of claim 1 , before starting transmitting the physical sidelink feedback channel at the first timing before the synchronization reference timing and separated from the synchronization reference timing by the first time offset, further comprising:

receiving sidelink control information transmitted by a transmitting end;

determining whether to transmit the physical sidelink feedback channel based on an indication of the sidelink control information; and

starting transmitting the physical sidelink feedback channel at the first timing before the synchronization reference timing and separated from the synchronization reference timing by the first time offset, in response to determining to transmit the physical sidelink feedback channel in advance based on an indication of the sidelink control information.

8. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium, having computer instructions stored thereon, wherein the computer instructions are configured to execute a method for adjusting transmission time, the method comprising:

starting transmitting a physical sidelink feedback channel at a first timing before a synchronization reference timing and separated from the synchronization reference timing by a first time offset;

before starting transmitting the physical sidelink feedback channel at the first timing before the synchronization reference timing and separated from the synchronization reference timing by the first time offset, further comprising:

determining whether to transmit the physical sidelink feedback channel in advance based on at least one of a type of feedback information carried by the physical sidelink feedback channel, a feedback mode of feedback information carried by the physical sidelink feedback channel, and a format of the physical sidelink feedback channel;

starting transmitting the physical sidelink feedback channel at the first timing before the synchronization referent timing and separated from the synchronization reference timing by the first time offset, in response to determining to transmit the physical sidelink feedback channel in advance.

9. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 8 , wherein the first time offset is determined by:

determining a second time offset between a second timing that a sidelink signal transmitted by a transmitting end is received and the synchronization reference timing; and

determining the first time offset based on the second time offset.

10. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 8 , wherein the first time offset is determined by:

determining a distance between a geographic location of the receiving end and a geographic location of a transmitting end; and

determining the first time offset based on the distance between geographic locations.

11. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 10 , wherein the method further comprises:

receiving sidelink control information, transmitted by the transmitting end, at least comprising first geographic location information where the transmitting end is located;

wherein determining the distance between the geographic location of the receiving end and the geographic location of the transmitting end comprises:

determining second geographic location information where the receiving end is located; and

calculating the distance based on the first geographic location information and the second geographic location information.

12. A device for adjusting transmission time, integrated into any one of receiving ends in a sidelink multicast communication, the device comprising:

a processor, and

a memory, for storing instructions executable by the processor;

wherein the processor is configured to start transmitting a physical sidelink feedback channel at a first timing before a synchronization reference timing and separated from the synchronization reference timing by a first time offset;

before starting transmitting the physical sidelink feedback channel at the first timing before the synchronization reference timing and separated from the synchronization reference timing by the first time offset, the processor is configured to:

determine whether to transmit the physical sidelink feedback channel in advance based on at least one of a type of feedback information carried by the physical sidelink feedback channel, a feedback mode of feedback information carried by the physical sidelink feedback channel, and a format of the physical sidelink feedback channel;

start transmitting the physical sidelink feedback channel at the first timing before the synchronization referent timing and separated from the synchronization reference timing by the first time offset, in response to determining to transmit the physical sidelink feedback channel in advance.

13. The device of claim 12 , wherein the first time offset is determined by:

determining a second time offset between a second timing that a sidelink signal transmitted by a transmitting end is received and the synchronization reference timing; and

determining the first time offset based on the second time offset.

14. The device of claim 12 , wherein the first time offset is determined by:

determining a distance between a geographic location of the receiving end and a geographic location of a transmitting end; and

determining the first time offset based on the distance between geographic locations.

15. The device of claim 14 , wherein the processor is further configured to:

receive sidelink control information, transmitted by the transmitting end, at least comprising first geographic location information where the transmitting end is located;

determine second geographic location information where the receiving end is located; and

calculate the distance based on the first geographic location information and the second geographic location information.

16. The device of claim 12 , wherein the processor is further configured to:

determine whether to transmit the physical sidelink feedback channel based on pre-configuration information; and

start transmitting the physical sidelink feedback channel at the first timing before the synchronization reference timing and separated from the synchronization reference timing by the first time offset, in response to determining to transmit the physical sidelink feedback channel in advance based on the pre-configuration information.

17. The device of claim 12 , wherein the processor is further configured to:

receive downlink information transmitted by a base station;

determine whether to transmit the physical sidelink feedback channel in advance based on an indication of the downlink information; and

start transmitting the physical sidelink feedback channel at the first timing before the synchronization reference timing and separated from the synchronization reference timing by the first time offset, in response to determining to transmit the physical sidelink feedback channel in advance based on an indication of the downlink information.

18. The device of claim 12 , wherein the processor is further configured to:

receive sidelink control information transmitted by a transmitting end;

determine whether to transmit the physical sidelink feedback channel based on an indication of the sidelink control information; and

start transmitting the physical sidelink feedback channel at the first timing before the synchronization reference timing and separated from the synchronization reference timing by the first time offset, in response to determining to transmit the physical sidelink feedback channel in advance based on an indication of the sidelink control information.

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