Granted Patent B2

US 12,538,265 · App. 18/107,202 · Granted Jan 27, 2026

Inventors: Songkyu Kim (Suwon-si, KR); Sanghyun Lee (Suwon-si, KR); Minseok Shin (Suwon-si, KR); Inhye Yeom (Suwon-si, KR); Jungmin Oh (Suwon-si, KR); Kyungwon Lee (Suwon-si, KR)

Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.

H04W68/005H04W56/001H04W68/02H04W72/23H04W76/28H04W24/10

Abstract

Claims (67)

1 . An electronic device comprising

a memory storing instructions;

at least one communication circuitry; and

at least one processor,

wherein the instructions, when executed by the at least one processor individually or collectively cause the electronic device to:

receive, via the communication circuitry, a plurality of synchronization signal (SS)/physical broadcast channel (PBCH) blocks (SSBs) from a network,

identify a plurality of time slots which correspond to the plurality of SSBs, respectively,

select, based on a measurement result of a signal measured in at least one of the plurality of time slots in a previous period, a time slot of a first group based on a determination that a strength of a signal corresponding to a best beam index exceeds a threshold,

select a time slot of a second group different from the first group based on a determination that the strength of the signal corresponding to the best beam index is equal to or less than the threshold, and

wake up in the selected time slot of the first group or the selected time slot of the second group and monitor a physical downlink control channel (PDCCH).

2 . The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the time slot of the first group is a time slot corresponding to a beam index of a best beam and the time slot of the second group are time slots corresponding to all of time-indexes of the SSBs of one SSB burst set.

3 . The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the instructions, when executed by the at least one processor individually or collectively, cause the electronic device to:

select a number of time slots depending on a measured degree of movement of the electronic device.

4 . The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the instructions, when executed by the at least one processor individually or collectively, cause the electronic device to:

select part of the time slot of the first group when the strength of the signal corresponding to the best beam index is determined to exceed the threshold.

5 . The electronic device of claim 4 , wherein the instructions, when executed by the at least one processor individually or collectively, cause the electronic device to:

detect downlink control information (DCI) indicating whether there is a paging message in the time slot corresponding to the best beam index, and

receive, via the communication circuitry based on the detection of the DCI, the paging message in a reserved physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH) based on the DCI.

6 . The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the instructions, when executed by the at least one processor individually or collectively, cause the electronic device to:

select a plurality of time slots corresponding to time slots corresponding to all SSBs included in one SSB burst set as the time slot of the second group as at least part of the selecting of the time slot of the second group when the strength of the signal corresponding to the best beam index is determined to be equal to or less than the threshold.

7 . The electronic device of claim 6 , wherein the instructions, when executed by the at least one processor individually or collectively, cause the electronic device to:

detect pieces of downlink control information (DCI) indicating whether there is a paging message in each of the plurality of time slots, and

receive, via the communication circuitry, based on the detection of the pieces of DCI, the paging message in each of reserved physical downlink shared channels (PDSCHs) based on the DCI.

8 . The electronic device of claim 7 , wherein the instructions, when executed by the at least one processor individually or collectively, cause the electronic device to:

combine signals received in each of the plurality of time slots, and

detect the pieces of DCI based on a result of decoding a result of the combination based on a paging-radio network temporary identifier (P-RNTI) allocated to the electronic device.

9 . The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the instructions, when executed by the at least one processor individually or collectively, cause the electronic device to:

wake up in the time slot of the first group and perform monitoring based on an antenna of a first group of the electronic device when the strength of the signal corresponding to the best beam index is determined to exceed the threshold, and

wake up in the time slot of the second group and perform monitoring based on an antenna of a second group different from the first group when the strength of the signal corresponding to the best beam index is determined to be equal to or less than the threshold.

10 . The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the instructions, when executed by the at least one processor individually or collectively, cause the electronic device to:

measure reception strength of an SSB which corresponds to a best beam index, and

select, based on the reception strength, at least one time slot in which monitoring is to be performed in a current period.

11 . The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the instructions, when executed by the at least one processor individually or collectively, cause the electronic device to:

wake up in at least one PDCCH monitoring occasion, monitor a PDCCH, and enter a sleep state when there is no paging message as a result of the monitoring.

12 . The electronic device of claim 11 , wherein the instructions, when executed by the at least one processor individually or collectively, cause the electronic device to:

reselect, based on a measurement result of another signal measured while waking up a time slot in which monitoring in a next period is to be performed, after entering the sleep state.

13 . The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the instructions, when executed by the at least one processor individually or collectively, cause the electronic device to:

when the strength of the signal corresponding to the best beam index associated with the previous period is determined to be equal to or less than the threshold, receive, during a period next to the previous period, a plurality of paging messages in paging occasions for beams associated with the plurality of SSBs,

combine the plurality of paging messages, and

decode the combined plurality of paging messages.

14 . A method of operating an electronic device, the method comprising:

receiving a plurality of synchronization signal (SS)/physical broadcast channel (PBCH) blocks (SSBs) from a network;

identifying a plurality of time slots which correspond to the plurality of SSBs, respectively;

selecting, based on a measurement result of a signal measured in at least one of the plurality of time slots in a previous period, a time slot of a first group in response to determining that a strength of a signal corresponding to a best beam index exceeds a threshold;

selecting a time slot of a second group different from the first group in response to determining that the strength of the signal corresponding to the best beam index is equal to or less than the threshold; and

waking up in the selected time slot of the first group or the selected time slot of the second group and monitoring a physical downlink control channel (PDCCH).

15 . The method of claim 14 , wherein the time slot of the first group is a time slot corresponding to a beam index of a best beam and the time slot of the second group are time slots corresponding to all of time-indexes of the SSBs of one SSB burst set.

16 . The method of claim 15 , further comprising:

selecting a number of time slots depending on a measured degree of movement of the electronic device.

17 . The method of claim 14 , wherein the selecting of the time slot of the first group based on the strength of the signal corresponding to the best beam index being determined to exceed the threshold comprises selecting a time slot corresponding to the best beam index as the time slot of the first group.

18 . An electronic device comprising

a memory storing instructions;

at least one communication circuitry; and

at least one processor,

wherein the instructions, when executed by the at least one processor individually or collectively cause the electronic device to:

receive, via the communication circuitry, a plurality of synchronization signal (SS)/physical broadcast channel (PBCH) blocks (SSBs) from a network,

identify a plurality of time slots which correspond to the plurality of SSBs, respectively,

select, based on information associated with movement of the electronic device, at least one time slot in which monitoring is to be performed in a current period in a discontinuous reception (DRX) mode, and

wake up in the selected at least one time slot and monitor a physical downlink control channel (PDCCH).

19 . The electronic device of claim 18 , wherein the instructions, when executed by the at least one processor individually or collectively, cause the electronic device, as at least a part of the selecting of the at least one time slot in which the monitoring is to be performed in the current period, to:

select, based on whether a change in strength of a signal corresponding to a best beam index is less than a threshold change during designated duration, the at least one time slot, in which monitoring is to be performed in the current period, from among the plurality of time slots in a previous period as at least a part of the selecting of the at least one time slot in which monitoring is to be performed in the current period.

20 . The electronic device of claim 19 , wherein the instructions, when executed by the at least one processor individually or collectively, cause the electronic device, as at least a part of the selecting of the at least one time slot in which monitoring is to be performed in the current period, to:

select a time slot of a first group based on the change in the strength of the signal corresponding to the best beam index being determined to be less than the threshold change, and select a time slot of a second group different from the first group based on the change in the strength of the signal corresponding to the best beam index being determined to be equal to or greater than the threshold change.

21 . The electronic device of claim 18 , further comprising:

at least one sensor configured to sense data associated with the movement of the electronic device,

wherein the instructions, when executed by the at least one processor individually or collectively, cause the electronic device to:

select the at least one time slot in which the monitoring is to be performed in the current period, based on information associated with the movement of the electronic device identified based on sensing data identified by the at least one sensor.

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