IP Library Granted Patent US 12,557,109
Granted Patent B2
US 12,557,109 · App. 19/322,238 · Granted Feb 17, 2026

Indication of unused uplink resources

Inventors: Bing Hui (Nanjing, CN); Hsin-Hsi Tsai (Reston, VA); Esmael Hejazi Dinan (McLean, VA); Hyoungsuk Jeon (Centreville, VA)
Assignee: Koninklijke Philips N.V.
H04W72/21H04L5/0055H04W72/115
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Patent No.
US 12,557,109
App. No.
19/322,238
Granted
Feb 17, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

A wireless device receives a first parameter for determining a first bitmap indicating first unused CG occasions of first available CG occasions of a first CG configuration and a second parameter for determining a second bitmap indicating second unused CG occasions of second available CG occasions of a second CG configuration. Based on the first CG configuration, the second CG configuration, and an amount of buffered data the wireless device transmits the first bitmap multiplexed with a HARQ-ACK information bit corresponding to a TB via a first available CG occasion of the first CG configuration and transmits the second bitmap via a second available CG occasion of the second CG configuration. The first bitmap indicates the first available CG occasions are unused. The second bitmap indicates one or more CG occasions of the second available CG occasions are unused.

Claims (59)

1 . A wireless device comprising:

one or more processors; and

memory storing instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the wireless device to:

receive a radio resource control (RRC) message comprising:

a first configured grant (CG) configuration comprising a first unused CG occasion uplink control information (UCI) configuration that comprises a first parameter used for determining a first bitmap indicating first unused CG occasions of first available CG occasions of the first CG configuration; and

a second CG configuration comprising a second unused CG occasion UCI configuration that comprises a second parameter used for determining a second bitmap indicating second unused CG occasions of second available CG occasions of the second CG configuration;

receive a transport block (TB) through a physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH); and

based on the first CG configuration comprising the first unused CG occasion UCI configuration, the second CG configuration comprising the second unused CG occasion UCI configuration, and an amount of buffered data that can be transmitted on the first available CG occasions and the second available CG occasions:

transmit the first bitmap multiplexed with a HARQ-ACK information bit corresponding to the TB via a first available CG occasion of the first CG configuration, wherein the first bitmap indicates that the first available CG occasions are unused; and

transmit the second bitmap via a second available CG occasion of the second CG configuration, wherein the second bitmap indicates that one or more CG occasions of the second available CG occasions are unused.

2 . The wireless device of claim 1 , wherein transmitting the first bitmap multiplexed with the HARQ-ACK information bit corresponding to the TB via the first available CG occasion of the first CG configuration is via a physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH).

3 . The wireless device of claim 1 , wherein transmitting the second bitmap via the second available CG occasion of the second CG configuration is via a physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH).

4 . The wireless device of claim 1 , wherein the instructions further cause the wireless device to:

generate the HARQ-ACK information bit as a positive acknowledgement (ACK) in response to correctly decoding the transport block received via the PDSCH.

5 . The wireless device of claim 1 , wherein the instructions further cause the wireless device to:

generate the HARQ-ACK information bit as a negative acknowledgement (NACK) in response to not correctly decoding the transport block received via the PDSCH.

6 . The wireless device of claim 1 , wherein:

the first bitmap comprises a first number of bits; and

the second bitmap comprises a second number of bits.

7 . The wireless device of claim 6 , wherein:

each bit of the first number of bits of the first bitmap corresponds to a respective CG occasion of the first available CG occasions; and

each bit of the second number of bits of the second bitmap corresponds to a respective CG occasion of the second available CG occasions.

8 . A base station comprising:

one or more processors; and

memory storing instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the base station to:

send, to a wireless device, a radio resource control (RRC) message comprising:

a first configured grant (CG) configuration comprising a first unused CG occasion uplink control information (UCI) configuration that comprises a first parameter used for determining a first bitmap indicating first unused CG occasions of first available CG occasions of the first CG configuration; and

a second CG configuration comprising a second unused CG occasion UCI configuration that comprises a second parameter used for determining a second bitmap indicating second unused CG occasions of second available CG occasions of the second CG configuration;

send, to the wireless device, a transport block (TB) through a physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH); and

based on the first CG configuration comprising the first unused CG occasion UCI configuration, the second CG configuration comprising the second unused CG occasion UCI configuration, and an amount of buffered data that can be transmitted on the first available CG occasions and the second available CG occasions:

receive, from the wireless device, the first bitmap multiplexed with a HARQ-ACK information bit corresponding to the TB via a first available CG occasion of the first CG configuration, wherein the first bitmap indicates that the first available CG occasions are unused; and

receive, from the wireless device, the second bitmap via a second available CG occasion of the second CG configuration, wherein the second bitmap indicates that one or more CG occasions of the second available CG occasions are unused.

9 . The base station of claim 8 , wherein receiving, from the wireless device, the first bitmap multiplexed with the HARQ-ACK information bit corresponding to the TB via the first available CG occasion of the first CG configuration is via a physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH).

10 . The base station of claim 8 , wherein receiving, from the wireless device, the second bitmap via the second available CG occasion of the second CG configuration is via a physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH).

11 . The base station of claim 8 , wherein the HARQ-ACK information bit comprises a positive acknowledgement (ACK) in response to the wireless device correctly decoding the transport block sent via the PDSCH.

12 . The base station of claim 8 , wherein the HARQ-ACK information bit comprises a negative acknowledgement (NACK) in response to the wireless device not correctly decoding the transport block sent via the PDSCH.

13 . The base station of claim 8 , wherein:

the first bitmap comprises a first number of bits; and

the second bitmap comprises a second number of bits.

14 . The base station of claim 13 , wherein:

each bit of the first number of bits of the first bitmap corresponds to a respective CG occasion of the first available CG occasions; and

each bit of the second number of bits of the second bitmap corresponds to a respective CG occasion of the second available CG occasions.

15 . A non-transitory computer-readable medium comprising instructions that, when executed by one or more processors of a wireless device, cause the wireless device to:

receive a radio resource control (RRC) message comprising:

a first configured grant (CG) configuration comprising a first unused CG occasion uplink control information (UCI) configuration that comprises a first parameter used for determining a first bitmap indicating first unused CG occasions of first available CG occasions of the first CG configuration; and

a second CG configuration comprising a second unused CG occasion UCI configuration that comprises a second parameter used for determining a second bitmap indicating second unused CG occasions of second available CG occasions of the second CG configuration;

receive a transport block (TB) through a physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH); and

based on the first CG configuration comprising the first unused CG occasion UCI configuration, the second CG configuration comprising the second unused CG occasion UCI configuration, and an amount of buffered data that can be transmitted on the first available CG occasions and the second available CG occasions:

transmit the first bitmap multiplexed with a HARQ-ACK information bit corresponding to the TB via a first available CG occasion of the first CG configuration, wherein the first bitmap indicates that the first available CG occasions are unused; and

transmit the second bitmap via a second available CG occasion of the second CG configuration, wherein the second bitmap indicates that one or more CG occasions of the second available CG occasions are unused.

16 . The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 15 , wherein transmitting the first bitmap multiplexed with the HARQ-ACK information bit corresponding to the TB via the first available CG occasion of the first CG configuration is via a physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH).

17 . The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 15 , wherein transmitting the second bitmap via the second available CG occasion of the second CG configuration is via a physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH).

18 . The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 15 , wherein the instructions further cause the wireless device to:

generate the HARQ-ACK information bit as a positive acknowledgement (ACK) in response to correctly decoding the transport block received via the PDSCH.

19 . The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 15 , wherein the instructions further cause the wireless device to:

generate the HARQ-ACK information bit as a negative acknowledgement (NACK) in response to not correctly decoding the transport block received via the PDSCH.

20 . The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 15 , wherein:

each bit of a first number of bits of the first bitmap corresponds to a respective CG occasion of the first available CG occasions; and

each bit of a second number of bits of the second bitmap corresponds to a respective CG occasion of the second available CG occasions.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 9, 2025
From: OFINNO, LLC
To: KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.
Reel/Frame 073916/0959 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 5, 2025
From: HUI, BING; TSAI, HSIN-HSI; DINAN, ESMAEL HEJAZI; JEON, HYOUNGSUK
To: OFINNO, LLC
Reel/Frame 072785/0779 →
Continuity (3)
Continuation PCTUS2024018552 · Mar 5, 2024
Provisional Application 63450495 · Mar 7, 2023
Related Publication 20260006613A1 · Jan 1, 2026
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