IP Library Granted Patent US 12,647,947
Granted Patent B2
US 12,647,947 · App. 17/955,545 · Granted Jun 2, 2026

Method and device in nodes used for wireless communication

Inventor: Xiaobo Zhang (Shanghai, CN)
Assignee: Apogee 5G Global, LLC
H04W72/044H04L5/0005H04L5/0053H04L5/0064H04W72/56H04W72/21H04W72/569
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 12,647,947
App. No.
17/955,545
Filed
Sep 29, 2022
Granted
Jun 2, 2026
Kind
B2
Art Unit
2473
USPC
370/330
Abstract

A method and a device in a node for wireless communications. A first receiver receives first information; and a first transmitter transmits a first signal in a first time-frequency resource block, the first signal carrying a second bit block; herein, a first bit block is used for generating the second bit block; the first bit block comprises a first bit sub-block and a second bit sub-block, the priority corresponding to the first bit sub-block being higher than that corresponding to the second bit sub-block; the number of REs in the first time-frequency resource block used for transmitting the second bit block is no greater than a first value, and the number of bits comprised in the first bit sub-block is used to determine the first value; the number of bits comprised in the first bit sub-block and the first information are used together to determine a second value.

Claims (66)

1 . A node for wireless communications, the node comprising:

a transceiver; and

a processor, wherein the transceiver and the processor are configured to:

receive first information,

generate a second bit block based on a first bit block, and

transmit a first signal in a first time-frequency resource block, wherein the first signal carries the second bit block, and wherein the first bit block comprises a first bit sub-block and a second bit sub-block, and wherein a priority corresponding to the first bit sub-block is higher than a priority corresponding to the second bit sub-block, and

wherein a number of Resource Elements (REs) in the first time-frequency resource block used for transmitting the second bit block is no greater than a first value, a number of bits comprised in the first bit sub-block being used to determine the first value, and

wherein the number of bits comprised in the first bit sub-block and the first information are used together to determine a second value; a number of the REs in the first time-frequency resource block used for transmitting bits associated with the first bit sub-block comprised in the second bit block is equal to a minimum value between the first value and the second value, and

wherein on a condition that the second value is greater than a second candidate value, the first value is a first candidate value, and

wherein on a condition that the second value is no greater than the second candidate value, the first value is the second candidate value.

2 . The node according to claim 1 , wherein the first information is configured by higher layer, and

wherein the bits associated with the first bit sub-block comprised in the second bit block include all bits in the first bit sub-block.

3 . The node according to claim 1 , wherein the first value is no greater than the first candidate value and no less than the second candidate value, and

wherein a first parameter is used to determine the first candidate value, while a second parameter is used to determine the second candidate value, and

wherein the first parameter and the second parameter respectively correspond to a first priority and a second priority, and

wherein a priority corresponding to the first bit sub-block is the first priority, and a priority corresponding to the second bit sub-block is the second priority.

4 . The node according to claim 1 , wherein a target parameter is used to determine the first value, and

wherein the target parameter is a first parameter or a second parameter, the first parameter and the second parameter respectively corresponding to a first priority and a second priority, and

wherein a priority corresponding to the first bit sub-block is the first priority, and a priority corresponding to the second bit sub-block is the second priority, and

wherein a number of bits comprised in the first bit sub-block and a number of bits comprised in the second bit sub-block are used together to determine the target parameter.

5 . The node according to claim 4 , wherein a first proportion is used to determine whether the target parameter is a first parameter or a second parameter, the first proportion being a ratio of the number of the bits comprised in the first bit sub-block to the number of the bits comprised in the second bit sub-block.

6 . The node according to claim 3 , wherein on a condition that the first value is the first candidate value, the first bit sub-block is used for generating all or partial bits comprised in the second bit block, the second bit sub-block not being used for generating any bit comprised in the second bit block, and

wherein on a condition that the first value is the second candidate value, the first bit sub-block is used for generating some bits comprised in the second bit block, the second bit sub-block being used for generating the other bits comprised in the second bit block.

7 . A node for wireless communications, the node comprising:

a transceiver; and

a processor, wherein the transceiver and the processor are configured to:

transmit first information, and

receive a first signal in a first time-frequency resource block, wherein the first signal carries a second bit block,

wherein a first bit block is used for generating the second bit block, and

wherein the first bit block comprises a first bit sub-block and a second bit sub-block, where a priority corresponding to the first bit sub-block is higher than a priority corresponding to the second bit sub-block, and

wherein a number of Resource Elements (REs) in the first time-frequency resource block used for transmitting the second bit block is no greater than a first value, a number of bits comprised in the first bit sub-block being used to determine the first value, and

wherein the number of bits comprised in the first bit sub-block and the first information are used together to determine a second value; a number of the REs in the first time-frequency resource block used for transmitting bits associated with the first bit sub-block comprised in the second bit block is equal to a minimum value between the first value and the second value, and

wherein on a condition that the second value is greater than a second candidate value, the first value is a first candidate value, and

wherein on a condition that the second value is no greater than the second candidate value, the first value is the second candidate value.

8 . The node according to claim 7 , wherein the bits associated with the first bit sub-block comprised in the second bit block include all bits in the first bit sub-block.

9 . The node according to claim 7 , wherein the first value is no greater than the first candidate value and no less than the second candidate value, and

wherein a first parameter is used to determine the first candidate value, while a second parameter is used to determine the second candidate value, and

wherein the first parameter and the second parameter respectively correspond to a first priority and a second priority, and

wherein a priority corresponding to the first bit sub-block is the first priority, and a priority corresponding to the second bit sub-block is the second priority.

10 . The node according to claim 7 , wherein a target parameter is used to determine the first value, and

wherein the target parameter is a first parameter or a second parameter, the first parameter and the second parameter respectively corresponding to a first priority and a second priority, and

wherein a priority corresponding to the first bit sub-block is the first priority, and a priority corresponding to the second bit sub-block is the second priority, and

wherein a number of bits comprised in the first bit sub-block and a number of bits comprised in the second bit sub-block are used together to determine the target parameter.

11 . The node according to claim 10 , wherein a first proportion is used to determine whether the target parameter is a first parameter or a second parameter, the first proportion being a ratio of the number of the bits comprised in the first bit sub-block to the number of the bits comprised in the second bit sub-block.

12 . A method in a node for wireless communications, the method comprising:

receiving first information; and

transmitting a first signal in a first time-frequency resource block, the first signal carrying a second bit block,

wherein a first bit block is used for generating the second bit block, and

wherein the first bit block comprises a first bit sub-block and a second bit sub-block, where a priority corresponding to the first bit sub-block is higher than a priority corresponding to the second bit sub-block, and

wherein a number of Resource Elements (REs) in the first time-frequency resource block used for transmitting the second bit block is no greater than a first value, a number of bits comprised in the first bit sub-block being used to determine the first value, and

wherein the number of bits comprised in the first bit sub-block and the first information are used together to determine a second value, and

wherein a number of the REs in the first time-frequency resource block used for transmitting bits associated with the first bit sub-block comprised in the second bit block is equal to a minimum value between the first value and the second value, and

wherein on a condition that the second value is greater than a second candidate value, the first value is a first candidate value, and

wherein on a condition that the second value is no greater than the second candidate value, the first value is the second candidate value.

13 . The method in the node according to claim 12 , wherein the first information is configured by higher layer; the bits associated with the first bit sub-block comprised in the second bit block include all bits in the first bit sub-block.

14 . The method in the node according to claim 12 , wherein the first value is no greater than the first candidate value and no less than the second candidate value, and

wherein a first parameter is used to determine the first candidate value, while a second parameter is used to determine the second candidate value, and

wherein the first parameter and the second parameter respectively correspond to a first priority and a second priority, and

wherein a priority corresponding to the first bit sub-block is the first priority, and a priority corresponding to the second bit sub-block is the second priority.

15 . The method in the node according to claim 12 , wherein a target parameter is used to determine the first value, and

wherein the target parameter is a first parameter or a second parameter, the first parameter and the second parameter respectively corresponding to a first priority and a second priority, and

wherein a priority corresponding to the first bit sub-block is the first priority, and a priority corresponding to the second bit sub-block is the second priority, and

wherein a number of bits comprised in the first bit sub-block and a number of bits comprised in the second bit sub-block are used together to determine the target parameter.

16 . The method in the node according to claim 15 , wherein a first proportion is used to determine whether the target parameter is a first parameter or a second parameter, the first proportion being a ratio of the number of the bits comprised in the first bit sub-block to the number of the bits comprised in the second bit sub-block.

17 . The method in the node according to claim 14 , wherein on a condition that the first value is the first candidate value, the first bit sub-block is used for generating all or partial bits comprised in the second bit block, the second bit sub-block not being used for generating any bit comprised in the second bit block, and

wherein on a condition that the first value is the second candidate value, the first bit sub-block is used for generating some bits comprised in the second bit block, the second bit sub-block being used for generating the other bits comprised in the second bit block.

Assignments (3)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Mar 9, 2026
From: APOGEE NETWORKS, LLC
To: APOGEE 5G GLOBAL, LLC
Reel/Frame 075091/0596 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 4, 2025
From: SHANGHAI LANGBO COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY COMPANY LIMITED
To: APOGEE NETWORKS, LLC
Reel/Frame 070741/0575 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 15, 2023
From: ZHANG, XIAOBO
To: SHANGHAI LANGBO COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY COMPANY LIMITED
Reel/Frame 064600/0300 →
Priority Claims (2)
CN 202010255183.7 · Apr 2, 2020 · national
CN 202010302776.4 · Apr 17, 2020 · national
Continuity (2)
Continuation PCTCN2021080962 · Mar 16, 2021
Related Publication 20230022663A1 · Jan 26, 2023
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