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US 12,598,593 · App. 18/025,182 · Granted Apr 7, 2026

Methods and devices for switching between frequency domain resources, and computer readable storage mediums

Inventor: Yajun Zhu (Beijing, CN)
Assignee: BEIJING XIAOMI MOBILE SOFTWARE CO., LTD.
H04W72/0453H04W36/06H04W72/12H04W72/23H04W72/232
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Patent No.
US 12,598,593
App. No.
18/025,182
Granted
Apr 7, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

The method includes: obtaining first information, which is for a terminal device to determine relevant information of switching between frequency domain resources, where the relevant information includes switching time and resource information after the switching, and the resource information after the switching includes a service beam identification after the switching and/or frequency domain resource information after the switching; and determining the relevant information of the switching between frequency domain resources according to the first information.

Claims (52)

1 . A method for switching between frequency domain resources, performed by a terminal device, comprising:

obtaining first information, which is for the terminal device to determine relevant information of switching between frequency domain resources, wherein the relevant information comprises switching time of the switching between frequency domain resources and resource information after the switching, and the resource information after the switching comprises at least one of a service beam identification after the switching or frequency domain resource information after the switching; and

determining the relevant information of the switching between frequency domain resources according to the first information;

wherein the first information comprises a first mapping relationship which is a corresponding relationship between multiple pieces of time information and multiple pieces of second information, each piece of time information comprises a time period, and each piece of second information comprises a service beam identification corresponding to a time period or frequency domain resource information corresponding to a time period; and

wherein determining the relevant information of the switching between frequency domain resources according to the first information comprises:

determining, according to the first mapping relationship, the switching time of the switching between frequency domain resources and the resource information after the switching corresponding to the switching time;

wherein the method further comprises:

obtaining a second mapping relationship, which is a corresponding relationship between the service beam identification and the frequency domain resource information; and

wherein determining, according to the first mapping relationship, the switching time of the switching between frequency domain resources and the resource information after the switching corresponding to the switching time, comprises:

determining, according to the first mapping relationship, the switching time and a service beam identification corresponding to the switching time; and determining frequency domain resource information corresponding to the determined service beam identification according to the determined service beam identification and the second mapping relationship; or

determining, according to the first mapping relationship, the switching time and frequency domain resource information corresponding to the switching time; and determining a service beam identification corresponding to the determined frequency domain resource information according to the determined frequency domain resource information and the second mapping relationship.

2 . The method according to claim 1 , wherein obtaining the first information comprises:

obtaining the first information which is predefined; or

receiving indication information of the first information sent by a network device, and determining the first information according to the indication information.

3 . The method according to claim 2 , wherein receiving the indication information of the first information sent by the network device comprises:

receiving the indication information of the first information sent by the network device through system information, high-level signaling or physical layer signaling.

4 . The method according to claim 1 , wherein obtaining the second mapping relationship comprises:

obtaining the second mapping relationship which is predefined; or

receiving indication information of the second mapping relationship sent by a network device, and determining the second mapping relationship according to the indication information.

5 . The method according to claim 1 , further comprising:

in response to determining that there is no corresponding resource information according to the first information, entering a designated mode or performing measurement of one or more candidate service beams.

6 . The method according to claim 1 , wherein obtaining the first information comprises:

receiving downlink control information (DCI) sent by a network device, wherein indication information of the first information is carried in the DCI; and

determining the first information based on the DCI.

7 . The method according to claim 6 , wherein the DCI is dedicated DCI.

8 . The method according to claim 7 , wherein receiving the DCI sent by the network device comprises:

receiving the dedicated DCI according to identification information of the dedicated DCI.

9 . A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing a computer program, wherein the computer program, when executed by a processor, causes the processor to perform the method according to claim 1 .

10 . A method for switching between frequency domain resources, performed by a network device, comprising:

sending indication information of first information, wherein the first information is for a terminal device to determine relevant information of switching between frequency domain resources, the relevant information of the switching between frequency domain resources comprises switching time of the switching between frequency domain resources and resource information after the switching, and the resource information after the switching comprises at least one of a service beam identification after the switching or frequency domain resource information after the switching;

wherein the first information comprises a first mapping relationship, wherein the first mapping relationship is for the terminal to determine the switching time of the switching between frequency domain resources and the resource information after the switching corresponding to the switching time, the first mapping relationship is a corresponding relationship between multiple pieces of time information and multiple pieces of second information, each piece of time information comprises a time period, and each piece of second information comprises a service beam identification corresponding to a time period or frequency domain resource information corresponding to a time period;

wherein the method further comprises:

sending indication information of a second mapping relationship, wherein the second mapping relationship is a corresponding relationship between the service beam identification and the frequency domain resource information, and the second mapping relationship is for the terminal device to determine frequency domain resource information corresponding to a determined service beam identification according to the determined service beam identification and the second mapping relationship, or to determine a service beam identification corresponding to a determined frequency domain resource information according to the determined frequency domain resource information and the second mapping relationship.

11 . The method according to claim 10 , wherein sending the indication information of the first information comprises:

sending downlink control information (DCI), wherein the indication information of the first information is carried in the DCI.

12 . An electronic device, comprising a memory and a processor;

wherein the memory is configured to store a computer program;

the processor is configured to run the computer program to perform the method according to claim 10 .

13 . A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing a computer program, wherein the computer program, when executed by a processor, causes the processor to perform the method according to claim 10 .

14 . An electronic device, comprising a memory and a processor;

wherein the memory is configured to store a computer program; and

the processor is configured to run the computer program to perform:

obtaining first information, which is for a terminal device to determine relevant information of switching between frequency domain resources, wherein the relevant information comprises switching time of the switching between frequency domain resources and resource information after the switching, and the resource information after the switching comprises at least one of a service beam identification after the switching or frequency domain resource information after the switching; and

determining the relevant information of the switching between frequency domain resources according to the first information;

wherein the first information comprises a first mapping relationship which is a corresponding relationship between multiple pieces of time information and multiple pieces of second information, each piece of time information comprises a time period, and each piece of second information comprises a service beam identification corresponding to a time period or frequency domain resource information corresponding to a time period; and

wherein the processor is configured to run the computer program to perform:

determining, according to the first mapping relationship, the switching time of the switching between frequency domain resources and the resource information after the switching corresponding to the switching time;

wherein the processor is further configured to run the computer program to perform:

obtaining a second mapping relationship, which is a corresponding relationship between the service beam identification and the frequency domain resource information; and

wherein in a process of determining, according to the first mapping relationship, the switching time of the switching between frequency domain resources and the resource information after the switching corresponding to the switching time, the processor is configured to run the computer program to perform:

determining, according to the first mapping relationship, the switching time and a service beam identification corresponding to the switching time; and determining frequency domain resource information corresponding to the determined service beam identification according to the determined service beam identification and the second mapping relationship; or

determining, according to the first mapping relationship, the switching time and frequency domain resource information corresponding to the switching time; and determining a service beam identification corresponding to the determined frequency domain resource information according to the determined frequency domain resource information and the second mapping relationship.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 8, 2023
From: ZHU, YAJUN
To: BEIJING XIAOMI MOBILE SOFTWARE CO., LTD.
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Continuity (1)
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