IP Library Granted Patent US 11,937,184
Granted Patent B2
US 11,937,184 · App. 18/297,263 · Granted Mar 19, 2024

Method for determining sleep state, terminal, and readable medium

Inventors: Huayu Zhou (Shanghai, CN); Xinghang Gao (Shanghai, CN); Zhikun Xu (Shanghai, CN)
Assignee: SPREADTRUM COMMUNICATIONS (SHANGHAI) CO., LTD.
H04W52/0235
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Patent No.
US 11,937,184
App. No.
18/297,263
Granted
Mar 19, 2024
Kind
B2
Abstract

A method for determining a sleep state, a terminal, and a readable medium. The method for determining a sleep state comprises receiving sleep instruction information sent by a base station; and on the basis of the sleep instruction information, entering a sleep state and selecting different modes. By application of the solution, a UE can be flexibly instructed to enter a sleep state without affecting the quality of service, thereby reducing the power consumption of the UE, and achieving the purpose of power saving.

Claims (56)

1. A method for determining a sleep state, comprising:

receiving sleep indication information from a base station; and

entering the sleep state based on the sleep indication information;

wherein said receiving the sleep indication information from the base station comprises:

receiving downlink control information from the base station, wherein at least one bit in the downlink control information is used to indicate the sleep indication information corresponding to a current User Equipment (UE), a subgroup where the current UE is located, or a group where the current UE is located, and the sleep indication information is transmitted in a Physical Downlink Control Channel (PDCCH) in a common search space.

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

based on the sleep indication information, not entering the sleep state.

3. The method according to claim 2 , wherein the sleep state comprises any one of following behaviors:

not monitoring PDCCH within on duration, not monitoring one or more PDCCH search spaces or PDCCH search space sets that need to be monitored in a non-sleep state, or changing from monitoring one or more PDCCH search spaces or PDCCH search space sets that need to be monitored in a non-sleep state to monitoring another one or more PDCCH search spaces or PDCCH search space sets.

4. The method according to claim 2 , further comprising selecting a different mode based on the sleep indication information;

wherein the mode comprises a first mode and a second mode,

wherein the first mode indicates entering the sleep state, and that a current PDCCH has scheduling information, and the second mode indicates entering the sleep state, and that the current PDCCH has no scheduling information.

5. The method according to claim 4 , wherein for the second mode, scheduling information bit in Downlink Control Information (DCI) is used to indicate at least one of following:

a time offset between a moment of entering the sleep state and a moment of waking up, configuration parameters of a PDCCH search space set associated with the sleep state, an index of a PDCCH search space set associated with the sleep state, or an identity of a PDCCH search space set associated with the sleep state.

6. The method according to claim 2 , further comprising 2 , selecting a different mode based on the sleep indication information;

wherein the mode comprises a first mode and a second mode,

wherein the first mode indicates entering the sleep state without waking up within on duration, and the second mode indicates entering the sleep state which needs to be awakened within On duration.

7. The method according to claim 6 , wherein for the second mode, scheduling information bit in downlink control information is used to indicate at least one of following:

a time offset between a moment of entering the sleep state and a moment of waking up, configuration parameters of the PDCCH search space set associated with the sleep state, an index of the PDCCH search space set associated with the sleep state, or an identity of the PDCCH search space set associated with the sleep state.

8. The method according to claim 4 , wherein said receiving sleep indication information from a base station comprises:

receiving downlink control information from the base station, wherein two bits in the downlink control information are used to indicate the sleep indication information, and the sleep indication information is transmitted in a PDCCH in a UE-specific search space.

9. The method according to claim 4 , wherein said receiving sleep indication information from a base station comprises:

receiving downlink control information from the base station, wherein one bit and a DCI format in the downlink control information are used to indicate the sleep indication information, and the sleep indication information is transmitted in a PDCCH in a LIE-specific search space.

10. The method according to claim 9 , wherein said entering the sleep state and selecting a different mode based on the sleep indication information comprises:

when one bit in the downlink control information indicates to enter the sleep state and the DCI format is a downlink DCI format, entering the sleep state and selecting the first mode; or

when one hit in the downlink control information indicates to enter the sleep state, and the DCI format is an uplink DCI format, entering the sleep state and selecting the second mode.

11. The method according to claim 4 , wherein said receiving sleep indication information from a base station comprises:

receiving downlink control information from the base station, wherein one bit and a frequency domain resource allocation field in the downlink control information are used to indicate the sleep indication information, and the sleep indication information is transmitted in a PDCCH in a UE-specific search space.

12. The method according to claim 11 , wherein said entering the sleep state and selecting a different mode based on the sleep indication information comprises:

when one bit in the downlink control information indicates to enter the sleep state, and the frequency domain resource allocation field is valid frequency domain resource allocation indication, entering the sleep state and selecting the first mode; or

when one bit in the downlink control information indicates to enter the sleep state, and the frequency domain resource allocation field is invalid frequency domain resource allocation indication, entering the sleep state and selecting the second mode.

13. The method according to claim 1 , further comprising selecting a different mode based on the sleep indication information;

wherein the mode comprises a first mode and a second mode,

wherein the first mode indicates entering the sleep state, and that a PDCCH in a search space set corresponding to a monitoring occasion that is separated by a preset monitoring duration from a current monitoring occasion has scheduling information, and the second mode indicates entering the sleep state, and that the PDCCH in the search space set corresponding to the monitoring occasion that is separated by the preset monitoring duration from the current monitoring occasion has no scheduling information.

14. The method according to claim 1 , further comprising selecting a different mode based on the sleep indication information;

wherein the mode comprises a first mode and a second mode,

wherein the first mode indicates entering the sleep state without waking up within on duration, and the second mode indicates entering the sleep state which needs to be awakened within On duration.

15. The method according to claim 13 , wherein for the first mode, scheduling information bit in the downlink control information is used to indicate at least one of following:

a time offset between a moment of entering the sleep state and a moment of waking up, configuration parameters of a PDCCH search space set associated with the eel state, an index of a PDCCH search space set associated with the sleep state, or an identity of a PDCCH search space set associated with the sleep state.

16. The method according to claim 13 , wherein for the second mode, scheduling information bit in the downlink control information is used to indicate at least one of following:

a time offset between a moment of entering the sleep state and a moment of waking up, configuration parameters of a PDCCH search space set associated with the sleep state, an index of a PDCCH search space set associated with the sleep state, or an identity of a PDCCH search space set associated with the sleep state.

17. A non-volatile or non-transitory computer readable storage medium storing one or more programs, the one or more programs comprising computer instructions, which, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to:

receive sleep indication information from a base station; and

enter the sleep state based on the sleep indication information;

wherein said receiving the sleep indication information from the base station comprises:

receiving downlink control information from the base station, wherein at least one bit in the downlink control information is used to indicate the sleep indication information corresponding to a current User Equipment (UE), a subgroup where the current UE is located, or a group where the current UE is located, and the sleep indication information is transmitted in a Physical Downlink Control Channel (PDCCH) in a common search space.

18. A terminal comprising a memory and a processor, wherein the memory stores one or more programs, the one or more programs comprising computer instructions, which, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to:

receive sleep indication information from a base station; and

enter the sleep state based on the sleep indication information;

wherein said receiving the sleep indication information from the base station comprises:

receiving downlink control information from the base station, wherein at least one bit in the downlink control information is used to indicate the sleep indication information corresponding to a current User Equipment (UE), a subgroup where the current UE is located, or a group where the current UE is located, and the sleep indication information is transmitted in a Physical Downlink Control Channel (PDCCH) in a common search space.

19. The terminal according to claim 18 , wherein the processor is further caused:

based on the sleep indication information, not enter the sleep state.

20. The terminal according to claim 19 , wherein the processor is further caused to select a different mode based on the sleep indication information;

wherein the mode comprises a first mode and a second node,

wherein the first mode indicates entering the sleep state, and that a current PDCCH has scheduling information, and the second mode indicates entering the sleep state, and that the current PDCCH has no scheduling information.

Assignments (7)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Feb 15, 2024
From: BEIJING SPREADTRUM HI-TECH COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
To: BEIJING UNISOC COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 066609/0682 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Feb 13, 2024
From: BEIJING UNISOC COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
To: SPREADTRUM COMMUNICATIONS (SHANGHAI) CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 066450/0832 →
CORRECTIVE ASSIGNMENT TO CORRECT THE THE RECEIVING PARTY PREVIOUSLY RECORDED AT REEL: 63269 FRAME: 321. ASSIGNOR(S) HEREBY CONFIRMS THE ASSIGNMENT. Recorded Feb 13, 2024
From: GAO, XINGHANG
To: BEIJING SPREADTRUM HI-TECH COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 066567/0927 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Feb 13, 2024
From: BEIJING SPREADTRUM HI-TECH COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
To: BEIJING UNISOC COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 070522/0978 →
CORRECTIVE ASSIGNMENT TO CORRECT THE INVENTOR NAME PREVIOUSLY RECORDED ON REEL 063260 FRAME 0323. ASSIGNOR(S) HEREBY CONFIRMS THE ASSIGNMENT. Recorded Apr 12, 2023
From: ZHOU, HUAYU; XU, ZHIKUN
To: SPREADTRUM COMMUNICATIONS (SHANGHAI) CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 063310/0632 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 7, 2023
From: HUAYU, HUAYU; XU, ZHIKUN
To: SPREADTRUM COMMUNICATIONS (SHANGHAI) CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 063260/0323 →
ASSIGNMENT AGREEMENT Recorded Apr 7, 2023
From: GAO, XINGHANG
To: SPREADTRUM COMMUNICATIONS (SHANGHAI) CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 063269/0321 →
Priority Claims (1)
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Continuity (2)
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