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US 12,628,156 · App. 17/802,835 · Granted May 12, 2026

Terminal and method for controlling repetition of uplink control channel

Inventors: Daisuke Kurita (Tokyo, JP); Hiroki Harada (Tokyo, JP); Shohei Yoshioka (Tokyo, JP)
Assignee: NTT DOCOMO, INC.
H04W72/1268H04L1/08H04W16/28
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Patent No.
US 12,628,156
App. No.
17/802,835
Granted
May 12, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

A terminal transmits an uplink control channel corresponding to an antenna beam transmitted from a radio base station. The terminal assumes a symbol location of a repetition of the uplink control channel based on an explicit or implicit notification.

Claims (20)

1 . A terminal comprising:

a receiver that receives downlink control information;

a transmitter that transmits an uplink control channel; and

a processor that controls a repetition of the uplink control channel in a short format of the uplink control channel,

wherein the processor assumes an interval between each uplink control channel in the repetition, and

wherein the processor dynamically configures the number of the repetitions based on the downlink control information.

2 . A radio communication system including a radio base station and a terminal, wherein

the radio base station comprises a first transmitter that transmits downlink control information, and

the terminal comprises:

a receiver that receives the downlink control information;

a second transmitter that transmits an uplink control channel; and

a processor that controls a repetition of the uplink control channel in a short format of the uplink control channel,

wherein the processor assumes an interval between each uplink control channel in the repetition, and

wherein the processor dynamically configures the number of the repetitions based on the downlink control information.

3 . A radio communication method in a terminal, comprising:

receiving downlink control information;

transmitting an uplink control channel; and

controlling a repetition of the uplink control channel in a short format of the uplink control channel,

wherein in the controlling, assuming an interval between each uplink control channel in the repetition, and

wherein in the controlling, dynamically configuring the number of the repetitions based on the downlink control information.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 9, 2022
From: KURITA, DAISUKE; HARADA, HIROKI; YOSHIOKA, SHOHEI
To: NTT DOCOMO, INC.
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Continuity (1)
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