IP Library Granted Patent US 12,739,618
Granted Patent B2
US 12,739,618 · App. 18/405,755 · Granted Sep 15, 2026

Terminal recognition method and computer device

Inventors: Yi Hu (Dongguan, CN); Qianxi Lu (Dongguan, CN); Bingxue Leng (Dongguan, CN)
Assignee: GUANGDONG OPPO MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATIONS CORP., LTD.
H04W8/24H04L5/0051H04W72/40
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Patent No.
US 12,739,618
App. No.
18/405,755
Granted
Sep 15, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

A terminal recognition method and a computer device are provided. The method includes receiving a first message through a sidelink, wherein the first message is a message transmitted by a second terminal before the second terminal performs a capability information exchange process with the first terminal through the sidelink; and recognizing a terminal type of the second terminal based on the first message, wherein the terminal type comprises a Reduced Capability (RedCap) terminal.

Claims (64)

1 . A terminal recognition method, wherein the method is performed by a first terminal and comprises:

receiving a first message through a sidelink, wherein the first message is a message transmitted by a second terminal before the second terminal performs a capability information exchange process with the first terminal through the sidelink; and

recognizing a terminal type of the second terminal based on the first message, wherein the terminal type comprises a Reduced Capability (RedCap) terminal,

wherein the recognizing a terminal type of the second terminal based on the first message, comprises:

recognizing the terminal type of the second terminal based on a resource pool to which a resource corresponding to the first message belongs.

2 . The method according to claim 1 , wherein the recognizing a terminal type of the second terminal based on the first message, comprises:

acquiring a type indication information from the first message, wherein the type indication information is configured to indicate the terminal type of the second terminal; and

recognizing the terminal type of the second terminal based on the type indication information.

3 . The method according to claim 2 , wherein the first message comprises at least one of a PC5 interface (PC5) based Security (PC5-S) message, a PCS based Radio Resource Control (PC5-RRC) message, a Media Access Control layer Control Element (MAC CE), or a Physical Sidelink Control Channel (PSCCH) message.

4 . The method according to claim 3 , wherein the PC5-S message comprises at least one of a message of Discovery announce on PC5, a message of announce a Proximity Service (ProSe) Query Code on PC5, a message of a ProSe Response Code on PC5, a Direct Communication Request message, or a Direct Communication Accept message.

5 . The method according to claim 1 , wherein resource pools of different terminal types satisfy at least one condition of:

resources in the resource pools of the different terminal types having no overlap in a time domain;

the resources in the resource pools of the different terminal types having no overlap in a frequency domain;

the resource pools of the different terminal types corresponding to different Demodulation Reference Signal (DMRS) scrambling code Identities (IDs); or

the resource pools of the different terminal types corresponding to different Physical Sidelink Feedback Channel (PSFCH) cyclic displacements.

6 . The method according to claim 1 , wherein the recognizing a terminal type of the second terminal based on the first message, comprises:

acquiring a layer-2 ID of the first message; and

recognizing the terminal type of the second terminal based on the layer-2 ID of the first message.

7 . The method according to claim 1 , wherein the recognizing a terminal type of the second terminal based on the first message, comprises:

acquiring a physical layer parameter corresponding to the first message; and

recognizing the terminal type of the second terminal based on the physical layer parameter corresponding to the first message.

8 . The method according to claim 7 , wherein the physical layer parameter comprises at least one of a reference signal sequence or a reference signal cyclic shift.

9 . The method according to claim 1 , wherein the terminal type is configured to indicate at least one information of:

a terminal transmitting the first message being the RedCap terminal or a non-RedCap terminal;

a RedCap-terminal sub type of the terminal transmitting the first message, in response to the terminal transmitting the first message being the RedCap terminal; wherein the RedCap-terminal sub type comprises at least one of a high-level RedCap terminal, a low-level RedCap terminal, a RedCap terminal of a (Frequency Range) FR1 frequency band, or a RedCap terminal of a FR2 frequency band; the high-level RedCap terminal and the low-level RedCap terminal are RedCap terminals which are divided based on specified capability information, and the specified capability information comprises at least one of a transmission rate, the number of Receive (Rx) antennas, the number of Transport (Tx) antennas, or a maximum supported bandwidth;

an application scenario of the terminal transmitting the first message in response to the terminal transmitting the first message being the RedCap terminal;

the number of the Rx antennas of the terminal transmitting the first message in response to the terminal transmitting the first message being the RedCap terminal;

the number of the Tx antennas of the terminal transmitting the first message in response to the terminal transmitting the first message being the RedCap terminal; or

a maximum bandwidth supported by the terminal transmitting the first message in response to the terminal transmitting the first message being the RedCap terminal.

10 . A terminal recognition method, wherein the method is performed by a second terminal and comprises:

transmitting a first message through a sidelink before performing a capability information exchange process with a first terminal through the sidelink, wherein the first message is configured to indicate the first terminal to recognize a terminal type of the second terminal, and the terminal type comprises a Reduced Capability (RedCap) terminal,

wherein the transmitting a first message through a sidelink, comprises:

transmitting the first message through the sidelink on a resource in a resource pool of the terminal type of the second terminal.

11 . The method according to claim 10 , wherein the transmitting a first message through a sidelink, comprises:

transmitting the first message comprising type indication information through the sidelink, wherein the type indication information is configured to indicate the terminal type of the second terminal.

12 . The method according to claim 11 , wherein the first message comprises at least one of a PC5-S message, a PC5-RRC message, a MAC CE, or a PSCCH message.

13 . The method according to claim 12 , wherein the PC5-S message comprises at least one of a message of discovery announce on PC5, a message of announce a Proximity Service (ProSe) Query Code on PC5, a message of a ProSe Response Code on PC5, a Direct Communication Request message, or a Direct Communication Accept message.

14 . The method according to claim 10 , wherein resource pools of different terminal types satisfy at least one condition of:

resources in the resource pools of the different terminal types having no overlap in a time domain;

the resources in the resource pools of the different terminal types having no overlap in a frequency domain;

the resource pools of the different terminal types corresponding to different DMRS scrambling code IDs; or

the resource pools of the different terminal types corresponding to different PPSFCH cyclic displacements.

15 . The method according to claim 10 , wherein before the transmitting a first message through a sidelink, the method further comprises:

setting a layer-2 ID in the first message to be a layer-2 ID corresponding to the terminal type of the second terminal.

16 . The method according to claim 10 , wherein the transmitting a first message through a sidelink, comprises:

transmitting the first message through the sidelink based on a physical layer parameter corresponding to the terminal type of the second terminal;

wherein the physical layer parameter comprises at least one of a reference signal sequence or a reference signal cyclic shift.

17 . The method according to claim 10 , wherein the terminal type is configured to indicate at least one information of:

a terminal transmitting the first message being the RedCap terminal or a non-low capability terminal;

a RedCap-terminal sub type of the terminal transmitting the first message, in response to the terminal transmitting the first message being the RedCap terminal; wherein the RedCap-terminal sub type comprises at least one of a high-level RedCap terminal, a low-level RedCap terminal, a RedCap terminal of a FR1 frequency band, or a RedCap terminal of a FR2 frequency band; the high-level RedCap terminal and the low-level RedCap terminal are RedCap terminals which are divided based on specified capability information, and the specified capability information comprises at least one of a transmission rate, the number of Rx antennas, the number of Tx antennas, or a maximum supported bandwidth;

an application scenario of the terminal transmitting the first message in response to the terminal transmitting the first message being the RedCap terminal;

the number of the Rx antennas of the terminal transmitting the first message in response to the terminal transmitting the first message being the RedCap terminal;

the number of the Tx antennas of the terminal transmitting the first message in response to the terminal transmitting the first message being the RedCap terminal; or

a maximum bandwidth supported by the terminal transmitting the first message in response to the terminal transmitting the first message being the RedCap terminal.

18 . A computer device, wherein the computer device is implemented as a first terminal and comprises:

a memory;

a transceiver, configured to receive a first message through a sidelink, wherein the first message is a message transmitted by a second terminal before the second terminal performs a capability information exchange process with the first terminal through the sidelink; and

a processor, configured to recognize a terminal type of the second terminal based on the first message, wherein the terminal type comprises a Reduced Capability (RedCap) terminal; or

wherein the computer device is implemented as a first terminal and comprises:

a processor;

a memory;

a transceiver, configured to transmit a first message through a sidelink before performing a capability information exchange process with a first terminal through the sidelink, wherein the first message is configured to indicate the first terminal to recognize a terminal type of the second terminal, and the terminal type comprises a Reduced Capability (RedCap) terminal,

wherein transceiver is further configured to:

transmit the first message through the sidelink on a resource in a resource pool of the terminal type of the second terminal.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 5, 2024
From: HU, YI; LU, QIANXI; LENG, BINGXUE
To: GUANGDONG OPPO MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATIONS CORP., LTD.
Reel/Frame 066038/0360 →
Continuity (2)
Continuation PCTCN2021105853 · Jul 12, 2021
Related Publication 20240147222A1 · May 2, 2024
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