Granted Patent B2

US 12,739,845 · App. 18/681,520 · Granted Sep 15, 2026

Inventor: Tingting Fan (Beijing, CN)

Assignee: SONY GROUP CORPORATION

H04W72/23H04W48/16

Abstract

Claims (54)

1 . A control-side electronic device in a wireless communication system, the control-side electronic device being capable of performing transmission with a terminal-side electronic device in the wireless communication system, wherein the control-side electronic device comprises:

at least one processor; and

at least one storage device comprising computer program codes, wherein the at least one storage device and the computer program codes are configured to, through the at least one processor, cause the control-side electronic device to perform:

acquiring control information related to wireless communication between the control-side electronic device and the terminal-side electronic device, and

sending the acquired control information to the terminal-side electronic device in the wireless communication system,

wherein the control information is set such that the number of detection operations performed by the terminal-side electronic device on the control information in wireless communication is reduced, and

wherein, the control information comprises assistant information which comprises information indicating that when subsequent control information after the control information is to be detected in wireless communication, a detection range is reduced.

2 . The control-side electronic device of claim 1 ,

wherein the assistant information comprises format information about control information indicating whether subsequent control information has the same format configuration as the control information,

wherein, when the format information about control information indicates that the subsequent control information has the same format configuration as the control information, detection of subsequent control information is only performed in a detection range corresponding to the same format configuration, and

wherein, when the format information about control information indicates that the subsequent control information has a different format configuration from the control information, then detection of subsequent control information is only performed in a detection range corresponding to the different format configuration.

3 . The control-side electronic device of claim 1 ,

wherein the assistant information comprises at least one of aggregation level information indicating that an aggregation level for detection of subsequent control information is reduced, or aggregation level information indicating whether an aggregation level for detection of subsequent control information is the same as the aggregation level for the control information,

wherein, when the aggregation level information indicates that the aggregation level for detection of subsequent control information is the same as the aggregation level for the control information, then detection of subsequent control information is only performed in the same aggregation level, and

wherein, when the aggregation level information indicates that the aggregation level for detection of subsequent control information is different from the aggregation level for the control information, detection of subsequent control information is only performed in different aggregation levels.

4 . The control-side electronic device of claim 1 ,

wherein the assistant information comprises at least one of: search space information indicating that a search space for detection of subsequent control information is reduced, or search space information indicating whether a search space or a search space set for detection of subsequent control information is the same as the search space or search space set for the control information,

wherein, when the search space information indicates that the search space or the search space set for detection of subsequent control information is the same as the search space or the search space set for the control information, then the detection of subsequent control information is only performed in the same search space or search space set, and

wherein, when the search space information indicates that the search space or the search space set for detection of subsequent control information is different from the search space or the search space set for the control information, then the detection of subsequent control information is only performed in different search space or search space set.

5 . The control-side electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the assistant information further comprises at least one of: applicable status information indicating that the indication of detection range reduction given in the assistant information is applicable to a specific amount of subsequent control information, or enable indication information which indicates whether at least one of the indication of detection range reduction or the applicable status of the indication of detection range reduction to subsequent control information given in the assistant information takes effect.

6 . The control-side electronic device of claim 1 , wherein whether at least one of the indication of detection range reduction or applicable status of the indication of detection range reduction to subsequent control information given in the assistant information takes effect is indicated by a specific control device in the wireless communication system or indicated explicitly or implicitly by specific signaling.

7 . The control-side electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the at least one storage device and the computer program codes are configured to, through the at least one processor, cause the control-side electronic device to perform: extending reference control information or reinterpreting a specific field or bit field in the reference control information to generate the assistant information.

8 . The control-side electronic device of claim 1 ,

wherein the control information is any one of scheduling control information and non-scheduling control information, and

wherein subsequent control information subsequent to the control information comprises at least one of scheduling control information and non-scheduling control information.

9 . A method for a control side in a wireless communication system, wherein a control-side electronic device in the wireless communication system being capable of performing transmission with a terminal-side electronic device in the wireless communication system, wherein the method comprises:

acquiring control information related to wireless communication between the control-side electronic device and the terminal-side electronic device, and

sending the acquired control information to the terminal-side electronic device in the wireless communication system,

wherein the control information is set such that the number of detection operations performed by the terminal-side device on the control information in wireless communication is reduced, and

wherein, the control information comprises assistant information which comprises information indicating that for subsequent control information after the control information to be detected in wireless communication, a detection range is reduced.

10 . A non-transitory storage medium storing instructions which, when executed by a processor, enable a control-side electronic device in a wireless communication system, which is capable of performing transmission with a terminal-side electronic device in the wireless communication system, to perform:

acquiring control information related to wireless communication between the control-side electronic device and the terminal-side electronic device, and

sending the acquired control information to the terminal-side electronic device in the wireless communication system,

wherein the control information is set such that the number of detection operations performed by the terminal-side electronic device on the control information in wireless communication is reduced, and

wherein, the control information comprises assistant information which comprises information indicating that for subsequent control information after the control information to be detected in wireless communication, a detection range is reduced.

11 . The method of claim 9 ,

wherein the assistant information comprises format information about control information indicating whether subsequent control information has the same format configuration as the control information,

wherein, under a condition where the format information about control information indicates that the subsequent control information has the same format configuration as the control information, detection of subsequent control information is only performed in a detection range corresponding to the same format configuration, and

wherein, under a condition where the format information about control information indicates that the subsequent control information has a different format configuration from the control information, then detection of subsequent control information is only performed in a detection range corresponding to the different format configuration.

12 . The method of claim 9 ,

wherein the assistant information comprises at least one of aggregation level information indicating that an aggregation level for detection of subsequent control information is reduced, or aggregation level information indicating whether an aggregation level for detection of subsequent control information is the same as the aggregation level for the control information,

wherein, under a condition where the aggregation level information indicates that the aggregation level for detection of subsequent control information is the same as the aggregation level for the control information, then detection of subsequent control information is only performed in the same aggregation level, and

wherein, under a condition where the aggregation level information indicates that the aggregation level for detection of subsequent control information is different from the aggregation level for the control information, detection of subsequent control information is only performed in different aggregation levels.

13 . The method of claim 9 ,

wherein the assistant information comprises at least one of: search space information indicating that a search space for detection of subsequent control information is reduced, or search space information indicating whether a search space or a search space set for detection of subsequent control information is the same as the search space or search space set for the control information,

wherein, under a condition where the search space information indicates that the search space or the search space set for detection of subsequent control information is the same as the search space or the search space set for the control information, then the detection of subsequent control information is only performed in the same search space or search space set, and

wherein, under a condition where the search space information indicates that the search space or the search space set for detection of subsequent control information is different from the search space or the search space set for the control information, then the detection of subsequent control information is only performed in different search space or search space set.

14 . The method of claim 9 , wherein the assistant information further comprises at least one of: applicable status information indicating that the indication of detection range reduction given in the assistant information is applicable to a specific amount of subsequent control information, or enable indication information which indicates whether at least one of the indication of detection range reduction or the applicable status of the indication of detection range reduction to subsequent control information given in the assistant information takes effect.

15 . The method of claim 9 , wherein the method further comprises: extending reference control information or reinterpreting a specific field or bit field in the reference control information to generate the assistant information.

16 . The non-transitory storage medium of claim 10 , wherein the instructions which, when executed by a processor, enable the control-side electronic device to perform:

extending reference control information or reinterpreting a specific field or bit field in the reference control information to generate the assistant information.

17 . The non-transitory storage medium of claim 10 ,

wherein the control information is any one of scheduling control information and non-scheduling control information, and

wherein subsequent control information subsequent to the control information comprises at least one of scheduling control information and non-scheduling control information.

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