IP Library Granted Patent US 12,672,152
Granted Patent B2
US 12,672,152 · App. 18/130,971 · Granted Jun 30, 2026

Wireless communication method and apparatus and system

Inventors: Zhe Chen (Beijing, CN); Lei Zhang (Beijing, CN); Jian Zhang (Beijing, CN); Qinyan Jiang (Beijing, CN)
Assignee: 1FINITY Inc.
H04W72/232
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 12,672,152
App. No.
18/130,971
Filed
Apr 5, 2023
Granted
Jun 30, 2026
Kind
B2
Art Unit
2471
USPC
370/329
Abstract

A wireless communication apparatus, configured in a terminal equipment, includes a receiver configured to receive control information, the control information triggering a physical downlink shared channel, reception or monitoring of the control information being related to two TCI states, and a DCI format corresponding to the control information including no TCI field, and a processor configured to transmit or receive the physical downlink shared channel according to the two TCI states or according to one of the two TCI states.

Claims (28)

1 . A wireless communication apparatus, configured in a terminal equipment, the apparatus comprising:

a receiver configured to receive control information, the control information triggering a physical downlink shared channel, reception or monitoring of the control information being related to two TCI states, and a DCI format corresponding to the control information including no TCI field; and

processor circuitry configured to transmit or receive the physical downlink shared channel according to one of the two TCI states;

the one of the two TCI states refers to:

a first TCI state indicated by an MAC-CE command in TCI states of a control resource set (CORESET) used for receiving or monitoring the control information;

wherein a time offset between the control information and the physical downlink shared channel is greater than or equal to a predetermined time period.

2 . The apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein a time frequency resource used for receiving or monitoring the control information is one of the following:

an earliest symbol used for receiving or monitoring the control information;

a PRB of a lowest index used for receiving or monitoring the control information; and

a PRB of a lowest index in an earliest symbol used for receiving or monitoring the control information.

3 . The apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the physical downlink shared channel being related to a first TCI state, and the first TCI state referring to at least one of the following:

a first TCI state indicated by an MAC-CE command in TCI states of a control resource set (CORESET) used for receiving or monitoring the control information;

a TCI state of a lowest ID in TCI states of a control resource set (CORESET) used for receiving or monitoring the control information;

a TCI state applied by a first control resource set indicated by RRC signaling in two control resource sets used for receiving or monitoring the control information;

a TCI state applied by a control resource set of a lowest ID in two control resource sets used for receiving or monitoring the control information;

a TCI state corresponding to a first search space set indicated by RRC signaling in two search space sets used for receiving or monitoring the control information;

a TCI state corresponding to a search space set of a lowest ID in two search space sets used for receiving or monitoring the control information; and

a TCI state applied by a time frequency resource used for receiving or monitoring the control information.

4 . The apparatus according to claim 3 , wherein the time frequency resource used for receiving or monitoring the control information is one of the following:

an earliest symbol used for receiving or monitoring the control information;

a PRB of a lowest index used for receiving or monitoring the control information; and

a PRB of a lowest index in an earliest symbol used for receiving or monitoring the control information.

5 . The apparatus according to claim 3 , wherein the PDSCH is further related to a second TCI state, the second TCI state referring to:

a TCI state in the two TCI states other than the first TCI state.

6 . The apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein according to RRC signaling or a DCI field of the DCI format, the processor circuitry determines to transmit or receive the physical downlink shared channel according to the two TCI states.

7 . The apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein according to RRC signaling or a DCI field of the DCI format, the processor circuitry determines to transmit or receive the physical downlink shared channel according to one of the two TCI states.

8 . The apparatus according to claim 6 , wherein the DCI field of the DCI format is a TDRA field of the DCI format.

9 . The apparatus according to claim 6 , wherein the RRC signaling is used to indicate whether the physical downlink shared channel is related to one TCI state or two TCI states.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 3, 2025
From: FUJITSU LIMITED
To: 1FINITY INC.
Reel/Frame 073477/0445 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 5, 2023
From: CHEN, ZHE; ZHANG, LEI; ZHANG, JIAN; JIANG, QINYAN
To: FUJITSU LIMITED
Reel/Frame 063226/0967 →
Continuity (2)
Continuation PCTCN2020121045 · Oct 15, 2020
Related Publication 20230269753A1 · Aug 24, 2023
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