IP Library Granted Patent US 12,408,002
Granted Patent B2
US 12,408,002 · App. 16/861,894 · Granted Sep 2, 2025

Transmission with indication of geographic area

Inventors: Zhibin Wu (Los Altos, CA); Sudhir Kumar Baghel (Hillsborough, NJ); Kapil Gulati (Hillsborough, NJ); Arjun Bharadwaj (Cupertino, CA); Hong Cheng (Bridgewater, NJ); Shailesh Patil (San Diego, CA); Junyi Li (Chester, NJ)
Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
H04W4/02H04L5/0055H04W4/12H04W4/40H04W28/0268H04W72/20
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Patent No.
US 12,408,002
App. No.
16/861,894
Granted
Sep 2, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

An improved manner of transmitting and receiving messages in sidelink communication is presented in which a wireless device receives sidelink control information (SCI) that indicates a zone ID associated with a sidelink message. The wireless device determines a location of the wireless device and determines whether to send feedback for the sidelink message based, at least in part, on the zone ID associated with the sidelink message and the location of the wireless device. The feedback may include hybrid automatic repeat request (HARQ) feedback, and the sidelink message may include a groupcast message. The wireless device may further receive an indication of an intended range in the SCI and may determine whether to send the feedback based on a combination of the zone ID and the intended range for the sidelink message.

Claims (141)

1. A method of wireless communication at a first wireless device, comprising:

receiving sidelink control information (SCI), from a second wireless device, that indicates a zone identifier (ID) for a zone associated with a sidelink groupcast message;

determining a location of the first wireless device; and

determining whether to send a feedback for the sidelink groupcast message based on the location of the first wireless device and the zone ID received in the SCI, the zone ID indicating the zone associated with the sidelink groupcast message.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the feedback comprises hybrid automatic repeat request (HARQ) feedback.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the zone ID is based in part on a geographic location of the second wireless device that is a source of the sidelink groupcast message.

4. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

sending the feedback if the location of the first wireless device is within a range based on the zone ID associated with the sidelink groupcast message.

5. The method of claim 4 , further comprising:

receiving an indication of the range in the SCI for the sidelink groupcast message.

6. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

determining that the location of the first wireless device is within a range for the sidelink groupcast message based on the zone ID; and

transmitting the feedback for the sidelink groupcast message when the first wireless device is unsuccessful in correctly receiving the sidelink groupcast message and the location of the first wireless device is within the range.

7. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

determining whether the sidelink groupcast message is received correctly;

determining that the location of the first wireless device is within a range for the sidelink groupcast message based on the zone ID; and

transmitting the feedback for the sidelink groupcast message when the first wireless device is unsuccessful in correctly receiving the sidelink groupcast message and the location of the first wireless device is within the range.

8. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

refraining from sending the feedback if the location of the first wireless device is outside of a range based on the zone ID associated with the sidelink groupcast message.

9. The method of claim 1 , wherein the SCI further comprises a group identifier (ID) representing a service group, and wherein the determining whether to send the feedback for the sidelink groupcast message is further based on the group ID comprised in the SCI.

10. The method of claim 1 , wherein the determining whether to send the feedback for the sidelink groupcast message includes determining to send the feedback if the location of the first wireless device is within a geographic area indicated by the zone ID.

11. The method of claim 1 , wherein the determining whether to send the feedback for the sidelink groupcast message includes determining to send the feedback based on the location of the first wireless device and a combination of the zone ID and a range for the sidelink groupcast message.

12. The method of claim 1 , wherein the zone ID is based on a modulo operation performed on geographic area information.

13. The method of claim 1 , wherein a geographic area indicated by the zone ID comprises a preconfigured area.

14. The method of claim 13 , further comprising:

receiving an update of the preconfigured area.

15. The method of claim 1 , wherein the zone ID corresponds to a non-circular area.

16. The method of claim 1 , wherein a range is based on a Quality of Service (QoS) parameter associated with the sidelink groupcast message.

17. The method of claim 16 , wherein determining whether to send the feedback for the sidelink groupcast message includes determining to send the feedback based on the location of the first wireless device and a combination of the zone ID and the range for the sidelink groupcast message.

18. The method of claim 1 , wherein the sidelink groupcast message is for a service group, and wherein a range is indicated in a Quality of Service (QoS) profile for the service group.

19. The method of claim 1 , wherein the feedback is a Negative Acknowledgement (NACK) feedback.

20. A method of wireless communication at a wireless device, comprising:

determining a geographic location of the wireless device;

transmitting sidelink control information (SCI) associated with a sidelink groupcast message, the SCI comprising:

a zone identifier (ID) for a zone associated with the sidelink groupcast message, the zone ID being based in part on the geographic location of the wireless device, and

a range for feedback, the range being based on a Quality of Service (QoS) parameter associated with the sidelink groupcast message; and

transmitting the sidelink groupcast message.

21. The method of claim 20 , wherein the feedback comprises hybrid automatic repeat request (HARQ) feedback.

22. The method of claim 20 , wherein the SCI further comprises a group identifier (ID) representing a service group.

23. The method of claim 20 , wherein the zone ID is based on a modulo operation performed on geographic area information.

24. The method of claim 20 , wherein a geographic area indicated by the zone ID comprises a preconfigured area.

25. The method of claim 20 , further comprising:

receiving the feedback for the sidelink groupcast message, the feedback being based on the zone ID and the range indicated in the SCI.

26. The method of claim 20 , wherein the feedback is a Negative Acknowledgement (NACK) feedback.

27. An apparatus for wireless communication at a first wireless device, comprising:

memory; and

at least one processor coupled to the memory and being configured to:

receive sidelink control information (SCI), from a second wireless device, that indicates a zone identifier (ID) for a zone associated with a sidelink groupcast message;

determine a location of the first wireless device; and

determine whether to send a feedback for the sidelink groupcast message based on the location of the first wireless device and the zone ID received in the SCI, wherein the zone ID indicates the zone associated with the sidelink groupcast message.

28. The apparatus of claim 27 , wherein the at least one processor is further configured to:

send the feedback if the location of the first wireless device is within a range based on the zone ID associated with the sidelink groupcast message.

29. The apparatus of claim 28 , wherein the at least one processor is further configured to:

receive an indication of the range in the SCI for the sidelink groupcast message.

30. The apparatus of claim 27 , wherein the feedback comprises hybrid automatic repeat request (HARQ) feedback.

31. The apparatus of claim 27 , wherein the zone ID is based in part on a geographic location of the second wireless device that is a source of the sidelink groupcast message.

32. The apparatus of claim 27 , wherein the at least one processor is further configured to:

determine that the location of the first wireless device is within a range for the sidelink groupcast message based on the zone ID; and

transmit the feedback for the sidelink groupcast message when the first wireless device is unsuccessful to correctly receive the sidelink groupcast message and the location of the first wireless device is within the range.

33. The apparatus of claim 27 , wherein the at least one processor is further configured to:

determine whether the sidelink groupcast message is received correctly;

determine that the location of the first wireless device is within a range for the sidelink groupcast message based on the zone ID; and

transmit the feedback for the sidelink groupcast message when the first wireless device is unsuccessful to correctly receive the sidelink groupcast message and the location of the first wireless device is within the range.

34. The apparatus of claim 27 , further comprising:

a transceiver coupled to the memory and the at least one processor.

35. The apparatus of claim 27 , wherein a range is based on a Quality of Service (QoS) parameter associated with the sidelink groupcast message.

36. The apparatus of claim 35 , wherein to determine whether to send the feedback for the sidelink groupcast message, the at least one processor is configured to determine to send the feedback based on the location of the first wireless device and a combination of the zone ID and the range for the sidelink groupcast message.

37. The apparatus of claim 27 , wherein the sidelink groupcast message is for a service group, and wherein a range is indicated in a Quality of Service (QoS) profile for the service group.

38. The apparatus of claim 27 , wherein the feedback is a Negative Acknowledgement (NACK) feedback.

39. The apparatus of claim 27 , wherein the at least one processor is individually or collectively configured to receive the SCI, determine the location of the first wireless device, and determine whether to send the feedback.

40. An apparatus for wireless communication at a wireless device, comprising:

memory; and

at least one processor coupled to the memory and configured to:

determine a geographic location of the wireless device;

transmit sidelink control information (SCI) associated with a sidelink groupcast message, wherein the SCI comprises:

a zone identifier (ID) for a zone associated with the sidelink groupcast message, wherein the zone ID is based in part on the geographic location of the wireless device, and

a range for feedback, wherein the range is based on a Quality of Service (QoS) parameter associated with the sidelink groupcast message; and

transmit the sidelink groupcast message.

41. The apparatus of claim 40 , wherein the feedback comprises hybrid automatic repeat request (HARQ) feedback.

42. The apparatus of claim 40 , wherein the at least one processor is further configured to:

receive the feedback for the sidelink groupcast message, wherein the feedback is based on the zone ID and the range indicated in the SCI.

43. The apparatus of claim 40 , further comprising:

a transceiver coupled to the memory and the at least one processor.

44. The apparatus of claim 40 , wherein the feedback is a Negative Acknowledgement (NACK) feedback.

45. The apparatus of claim 40 , wherein the at least one processor is individually or collectively configured to determine the geographic location of the wireless device, transmit the SCI, and transmit the sidelink groupcast message.

46. An apparatus for wireless communication at a first wireless device, comprising:

means for receiving sidelink control information (SCI), from a second wireless device, that indicates a zone identifier (ID) for a zone associated with a sidelink groupcast message;

means for determining a location of the first wireless device; and

means for determining whether to send a feedback for the sidelink groupcast message based on the location of the first wireless device and the zone ID received in the SCI, the zone ID indicating the zone associated with the sidelink groupcast message.

47. The apparatus of claim 36 , wherein the feedback comprises hybrid automatic repeat request (HARQ) feedback.

48. The apparatus of claim 36 , wherein the zone ID is based in part on a geographic location of the second wireless device that is a source of the sidelink groupcast message.

49. The apparatus of claim 36 , further comprising:

means for sending the feedback if the location of the first wireless device is within a range based on the zone ID associated with the sidelink groupcast message.

50. The apparatus of claim 39 , further comprising:

means for receiving an indication of the range in the SCI for the sidelink groupcast message.

51. The apparatus of claim 46 , further comprising:

means for determining that the location of the first wireless device is within a range for the sidelink groupcast message based on the zone ID; and

means for transmitting the feedback for the sidelink groupcast message when the first wireless device is unsuccessful in correctly receiving the sidelink groupcast message and the location of the first wireless device is within the range.

52. The apparatus of claim 46 , further comprising:

means for determining whether the sidelink groupcast message is received correctly;

means for determining that the location of the first wireless device is within a range for the sidelink groupcast message based on the zone ID; and

means for transmitting the feedback for the sidelink groupcast message when the first wireless device is unsuccessful in correctly receiving the sidelink groupcast message and the location of the first wireless device is within the range.

53. The apparatus of claim 46 , wherein a range is based on a Quality of Service (QoS) parameter associated with the sidelink groupcast message.

54. The apparatus of claim 53 , wherein the means for determining whether to send the feedback for the sidelink groupcast message are configured to determine to send the feedback based on the location of the first wireless device and a combination of the zone ID and the range for the sidelink groupcast message.

55. The apparatus of claim 46 , wherein the sidelink groupcast message is for a service group, and wherein a range is indicated in a Quality of Service (QoS) profile for the service group.

56. The apparatus of claim 46 , wherein the feedback is a Negative Acknowledgement (NACK) feedback.

57. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing computer executable code for wireless communication at a first wireless device, the code when executed by at least one processor cause the at least one processor to:

receive sidelink control information (SCI), from a second wireless device, that indicates a zone identifier (ID) for a zone associated with a sidelink groupcast message;

determine a location of the first wireless device; and

determine whether to send a feedback for the sidelink groupcast message based on the location of the first wireless device and the zone ID received in the SCI, the zone ID indicating the zone associated with the sidelink groupcast message.

58. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 57 , wherein the feedback comprises hybrid automatic repeat request (HARQ) feedback.

59. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 57 , wherein the zone ID is based in part on a geographic location of the second wireless device that is a source of the sidelink groupcast message.

60. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 57 , further storing the computer executable code that when executed by the at least one processor cause the at least one processor to:

send the feedback if the location of the first wireless device is within a range based on the zone ID associated with the sidelink groupcast message.

61. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 60 , further storing the computer executable code that when executed by the at least one processor cause the at least one processor to:

receive an indication of the range in the SCI for the sidelink groupcast message.

62. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 57 , further storing the computer executable code that when executed by the at least one processor cause the at least one processor to:

determine that the location of the first wireless device is within a range for the sidelink groupcast message based on the zone ID; and

transmit the feedback for the sidelink groupcast message when the first wireless device is unsuccessful in correctly receiving the sidelink groupcast message and the location of the first wireless device is within the range.

63. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 57 , further storing the computer executable code that when executed by the at least one processor cause the at least one processor to:

determine whether the sidelink groupcast message is received correctly;

determine that the location of the first wireless device is within a range for the sidelink groupcast message based on the zone ID; and

transmit the feedback for the sidelink groupcast message when the first wireless device is unsuccessful in correctly receiving the sidelink groupcast message and the location of the first wireless device is within the range.

64. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 57 , wherein a range is based on a Quality of Service (QoS) parameter associated with the sidelink groupcast message.

65. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 64 , wherein to determine whether to send the feedback for the sidelink groupcast message, the code, when executed by the at least one processor further cause the at least one processor to determine to send the feedback based on the location of the first wireless device and a combination of the zone ID and the range for the sidelink groupcast message.

66. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 57 , wherein the sidelink groupcast message is for a service group, and wherein a range is indicated in a Quality of Service (QoS) profile for the service group.

67. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 43 , wherein the feedback is a Negative Acknowledgement (NACK) feedback.

68. An apparatus for wireless device, comprising:

means for determining a geographic location of the wireless device;

means for transmitting sidelink control information (SCI) associated with a sidelink groupcast message, the SCI comprising:

a zone identifier (ID) for a zone associated with the sidelink groupcast message, the zone ID being based in part on the geographic location of the wireless device, and

a range for feedback, the range being based on a Quality of Service (QoS) parameter associated with the sidelink groupcast message; and

means for transmitting the sidelink groupcast message.

69. The apparatus of claim 68 , wherein the feedback is a Negative Acknowledgement (NACK) feedback.

70. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing computer executable code for wireless communication at a wireless device, the code when executed by at least one processor cause the at least one processor to:

determine a geographic location of the wireless device;

transmit sidelink control information (SCI) associated with a sidelink groupcast message, the SCI comprising:

a zone identifier (ID) for a zone associated with the sidelink groupcast message, the zone ID being based in part on the geographic location of the wireless device, and

a range for feedback, the range being based on a Quality of Service (QoS) parameter associated with the sidelink groupcast message; and

transmit the sidelink groupcast message.

71. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 70 , wherein the feedback is a Negative Acknowledgement (NACK) feedback.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 29, 2020
From: WU, ZHIBIN; BAGHEL, SUDHIR KUMAR; GULATI, KAPIL; BHARADWAJ, ARJUN; CHENG, HONG; PATIL, SHAILESH; LI, JUNYI
To: QUALCOMM INCORPORATED
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Continuity (3)
Continuation 16549453 · Aug 23, 2019
Provisional Application 62737086 · Sep 26, 2018
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