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Granted Patent B2
US 11,589,307 · App. 17/308,318 · Granted Feb 21, 2023

Transmitting and receiving group wake up signals

Inventors: Shuanshuan Wu (San Diego, CA); Wanshi Chen (San Diego, CA); Anantharaman Balasubramanian (San Diego, CA); Gabi Sarkis (San Diego, CA); Kapil Gulati (Belle Mead, NJ); Stelios Stefanatos (San Diego, CA); Gene Wesley Marsh (San Diego, CA)
Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
H04W52/0219H04W52/0229H04W52/283H04W72/02H04W72/0446H04W76/28
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Patent No.
US 11,589,307
App. No.
17/308,318
Granted
Feb 21, 2023
Kind
B2
Abstract

Various aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wireless communication. In some aspects, a user equipment (UE) may generate a wake up signal to wake up a plurality of second UEs. The wake up signal may be based at least in part on location information associated with the UE, location information associated with one or more of the plurality of second UEs, or a combination thereof. The UE may further transmit, to the plurality of second UEs, the wake up signal. Accordingly, the plurality of second UEs may receive the wake up signal and monitor for messages from the second UE based at least in part on receiving the wake up signal. Numerous other aspects are provided.

Claims (56)

1. A user equipment (UE) for wireless communication, comprising:

a memory; and

one or more processors coupled to the memory, § the one or more processors configured to:

generate a wake up signal to wake up a plurality of second UEs, wherein the wake up signal is based at least in part on location information associated with the UE, location information associated with one or more of the plurality of second UEs, or a combination thereof; and

transmit, to the plurality of second UEs, the wake up signal, wherein:

the wake up signal is based at least in part on an identifier of a geographic zone,

the wake up signal indicates to the plurality of second UEs to wake up when located within the geographic zone, and

the wake up signal is transmitted based at least in part on a discontinuous reception (DRX) cycle corresponding to the geographic zone.

2. The UE of claim 1 , wherein the one or more processors, to transmit the wake up signal, are configured to transmit the wake up signal in one or more wake up signal transmission occasions.

3. The UE of claim 1 , wherein the UE comprises at least one of a vehicle UE (V-UE), a road side unit (RSU), or a combination thereof.

4. The UE of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of second UEs comprise at least one of a pedestrian UE (P-UE), a vehicle UE (V-UE), or a combination thereof.

5. The UE of claim 1 , wherein the wake up signal indicates to the plurality of second UEs to monitor for messages from the UE during a time window.

6. The UE of claim 1 , wherein the one or more processors, to transmit the wake up signal, are configured to transmit the wake up signal in one or more slots within a receiving resource pool associated with the plurality of second UEs.

7. The UE of claim 1 , wherein the wake up signal includes a message with information that indicates the plurality of second UEs.

8. The UE of claim 1 , wherein the wake up signal includes a sequence that is based at least in part on information that indicates the plurality of second UEs.

9. The UE of claim 1 , wherein the wake up signal includes a sequence generated based at least in part on a seed corresponding to the geographic zone.

10. The UE of claim 1 , wherein the geographic zone is a first geographic zone, and wherein the UE is located in a second geographic zone different than the first geographic zone.

11. The UE of claim 10 , wherein the one or more processors are further configured to:

determine that the UE is to move from the second geographic zone to the first geographic zone,

wherein the wake up signal is transmitted based at least in part on the determination.

12. The UE of claim 10 , wherein the DRX cycle corresponding to the first geographic zone is a first DRX cycle, and wherein the second geographic zone neighbors the first geographic zone and is associated with a second DRX cycle different than the first DRX cycle.

13. A user equipment (UE) for wireless communication, comprising:

a memory; and

one or more processors coupled to the memory, the one or more processors configured to:

receive, from a second UE, a wake up signal that is associated with the UE and with at least one third UE, wherein the wake up signal is based at least in part on location information associated with the second UE, location information associated with the UE and the at least one third UE, or a combination thereof;

determine that the wake up signal is associated with the UE based at least in part on a determination that the UE is located within a geographic zone associated with the wake up signal, wherein the wake up signal is based at least in part on an identifier of the geographic zone, and wherein the wake up signal is received based at least in part on a discontinuous reception (DRX) cycle corresponding to the geographic zone and used by the UE; and

monitor for messages from the second UE based at least in part on receiving the wake up signal and determining that the wake up signal is associated with the UE.

14. The UE of claim 13 , wherein the one or more processors, to receive the wake up signal, are configured to receive the wake up signal in one or more wake up signal transmission occasions.

15. The UE of claim 13 , wherein the one or more processors, to monitor for messages from the second UE, are configured to monitor within a time window based at least in part on the wake up signal.

16. The UE of claim 13 , wherein the wake up signal is received in one or more slots within a receiving resource pool, and remaining slots of the receiving resource pool are monitored for messages from the second UE.

17. The UE of claim 13 , wherein the wake up signal includes a message with information that indicates the UE and the at least one third UE.

18. The UE of claim 13 , wherein the wake up signal includes a sequence that is associated with information that indicates the UE and the at least one third UE.

19. The UE of claim 13 , wherein the wake up signal includes a sequence generated based at least in part on a seed corresponding to the geographic zone.

20. The UE of claim 13 , wherein the one or more processors are further configured to:

determine to enter an ON period of a discontinuous reception (DRX) mode based at least in part on the wake up signal and the geographic zone.

21. The UE of claim 13 , wherein the geographic zone is a first geographic zone, and wherein the second UE is located in a second geographic zone different than the first geographic zone.

22. The UE of claim 21 , wherein the DRX cycle corresponding to the first geographic zone is a first DRX cycle, and wherein the second geographic zone neighbors the first geographic zone and is associated with a second DRX cycle different than the first DRX cycle.

23. The UE of claim 22 , wherein the one or more processors are further configured to:

determine to enter an ON period of a discontinuous reception (DRX) mode based at least in part on the wake up signal and the second geographic zone.

24. A method of wireless communication performed by a user equipment (UE), comprising:

generating a wake up signal to wake up a plurality of second UEs, wherein the wake up signal is based at least in part on location information associated with the UE, location information associated with one or more of the plurality of second UEs, or a combination thereof; and

transmitting, to the plurality of second UEs, the wake up signal, wherein:

the wake up signal is based at least in part on an identifier of a geographic zone,

the wake up signal indicates to the plurality of second UEs to wake up when located within the geographic zone, and

the wake up signal is transmitted based at least in part on a discontinuous reception (DRX) cycle corresponding to the geographic zone.

25. A method of wireless communication performed by a user equipment (UE), comprising:

receiving, from a second UE, a wake up signal that is associated with the UE and with at least one third UE, wherein the wake up signal is based at least in part on location information associated with the second UE, location information associated with the UE and the at least one third UE, or a combination thereof;

determining that the wake up signal is associated with the UE based at least in part on a determination that the UE is located within a geographic zone associated with the wake up signal, wherein the wake up signal is based at least in part on an identifier of the geographic zone, and wherein the wake up signal is received based at least in part on a discontinuous reception (DRX) cycle corresponding to the geographic zone and used by the UE; and

monitoring for messages from the second UE based at least in part on receiving the wake up signal and determining that the wake up signal is associated with the UE.

26. The method of claim 24 , wherein transmitting the wake up signal comprises:

transmitting the wake up signal in one or more wake up signal transmission occasions.

27. The method of claim 24 , wherein the UE comprises at least one of a vehicle UE (V-UE), a road side unit (RSU), or a combination thereof.

28. The method of claim 24 , wherein the plurality of second UEs comprise at least one of a pedestrian UE (P-UE), a vehicle UE (V-UE), or a combination thereof.

29. The method of claim 24 , wherein the wake up signal indicates to the plurality of second UEs to monitor for messages from the UE during a time window.

30. The method of claim 25 , wherein receiving the wake up signal comprises:

receiving the wake up signal in one or more wake up signal transmission occasions.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 17, 2021
From: WU, SHUANSHUAN; CHEN, WANSHI; BALASUBRAMANIAN, ANANTHARAMAN; SARKIS, GABI; GULATI, KAPIL; STEFANATOS, STELIOS; MARSH, GENE WESLEY
To: QUALCOMM INCORPORATED
Reel/Frame 056578/0136 →
Priority Claims (1)
GR 20200100324 · Jun 10, 2020 · national
Continuity (2)
Provisional Application 63030735 · May 27, 2020
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