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App. No. 17/736,092

WIRELESS COMMUNICATION METHOD AND WIRELESS COMMUNICATION DEVICE

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App. No.
17/736,092
Abstract

Disclosed in the present invention are a wireless communication method and a wireless communication device. An electronic device in communication with a counterpart communication device comprises a processing circuit, the processing circuit being configured to: determine the state of a link between the electronic device and the counterpart communication device by means of measuring a link maintenance message transmitted by the counterpart communication device when a predetermined condition relative to the counterpart communication device is met, but not to transmit a feedback message for the link maintenance message, wherein the link maintenance message is used for confirming that the link is maintained between the electronic device and the counterpart communication device.

Claims (41)

1 . An electronic device at a user equipment side, comprising circuitry configured to:

perform groupcast communication with a plurality of counterpart communication devices including a first counterpart communication device and a second counterpart communication device;

not expect to receive, from the first counterpart communication device, a feedback on a message sent from the electronic device to the plurality of counterpart communication devices; and

expect to receive, from the second counterpart communication device, a feedback on the message sent from the electronic device to the plurality of counterpart communication devices.

2 . The electronic device according to claim 1 , wherein

the first counterpart communication device satisfies a predetermined condition while the second counterpart communication device doesn't satisfy the predetermined condition.

3 . The electronic device according to claim 1 , wherein

the circuitry is configured to generate an indication of expectation on the feedback of the message.

4 . The electronic device according to claim 3 , wherein

the feedback of the message is an ACK signal if a link between the electronic device and a counterpart communication device is well maintained.

5 . The electronic device according to claim 1 , wherein

the electronic device is implemented as the user equipment.

6 . The electronic device according to claim 5 , wherein the plurality of counterpart communication devices are implemented as user equipment.

7 . The electronic device according to claim 6 , wherein the electronic device is a relay user equipment, and the plurality of counterpart communication devices are remote user equipment.

8 . An electronic device at a user equipment side, comprising circuitry configured to:

receive a groupcast message from a counterpart user equipment;

not transmit a feedback on the groupcast message to the counterpart user equipment if a predetermined condition between the counterpart user equipment and the electronic device is satisfied;

transmit a feedback on the groupcast message to the counterpart user equipment if a predetermined condition between the counterpart user equipment and the electronic device is not satisfied.

9 . The electronic device according to claim 8 , wherein

the circuitry is configured to receive an indication of expectation on the feedback of the message from the counterpart user equipment.

10 . The electronic device according to claim 9 , wherein

the feedback of the message is an ACK signal if a link between the electronic device and the counterpart user equipment is well maintained.

11 . The electronic device according to claim 8 , wherein

the electronic device is implemented as the user equipment.

12 . The electronic device according to claim 11 , wherein the electronic device is a remote user equipment, and the counterpart user equipment is a relay remote user equipment.

13 . A method performed by an electronic device at a user equipment side, comprising:

performing groupcast communication with a plurality of counterpart communication devices including a first counterpart communication device and a second counterpart communication device;

not expecting to receive, from the first counterpart communication device, a feedback on a message sent from the electronic device to the plurality of counterpart communication devices; and

expecting to receive, from the second counterpart communication device, a feedback on the message sent from the electronic device to the plurality of counterpart communication devices.

14 . A non-transitory, computer-readable medium storing instructions that, when executed by a computing device at a user equipment side, control the computing device to:

perform groupcast communication with a plurality of counterpart communication devices including a first counterpart communication device and a second counterpart communication device;

not expect to receive, from the first counterpart communication device, a feedback on a message sent from the electronic device to the plurality of counterpart communication devices; and

expect to receive, from the second counterpart communication device, a feedback on the message sent from the electronic device to the plurality of counterpart communication devices.

15 . A method performed by an electronic device at a user equipment side, comprising:

receiving a groupcast message from a counterpart user equipment;

not transmitting a feedback on the groupcast message to the counterpart user equipment if a predetermined condition between the counterpart user equipment and the electronic device is satisfied;

transmitting a feedback on the groupcast message to the counterpart user equipment if a predetermined condition between the counterpart user equipment and the electronic device is not satisfied.

16 . A non-transitory, computer-readable medium storing instructions that, when executed by a computing device at a user equipment side, control the computing device to:

receive a groupcast message from a counterpart user equipment;

not transmit a feedback on the groupcast message to the counterpart user equipment if a predetermined condition between the counterpart user equipment and the electronic device is satisfied;

transmit a feedback on the groupcast message to the counterpart user equipment if a predetermined condition between the counterpart user equipment and the electronic device is not satisfied.

Assignments (1)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded May 4, 2022
From: SONY CORPORATION
To: SONY GROUP CORPORATION
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