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Granted Patent B2
US 12,484,083 · App. 17/894,475 · Granted Nov 25, 2025

Device, method, and computer readable storage medium for transmitting and receiving information for communication in unlicensed band

Inventors: Jeoungkyu Kang (Seongnam-si, KR); Daewon Kim (Seongnam-si, KR); Taekyu Han (Seongnam-si, KR)
Assignee: THINKWARE CORPORATION
H04W72/56H04W16/14
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Patent No.
US 12,484,083
App. No.
17/894,475
Granted
Nov 25, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

According to various embodiments, a first user equipment (UE) includes a memory; a transceiver to transmit and receive a wireless signal; and a processor connected with the memory and the transceiver, wherein the processor is configured to determine to perform communication through a sidelink on unlicensed band with a second UE while the first UE is in a state which is out of coverage of a base station, based on the determination, identify pre-configuration information stored in the memory, obtain a priority threshold value for the sidelink on the unlicensed band from the pre-configuration information, and determine, based on the priority threshold value, whether to transmit data through the sidelink on the unlicensed band with the second UE.

Claims (41)

1 . A first user equipment (UE) comprising:

a memory comprising a universal integrated circuit card (UICC);

a transceiver to transmit and receive a wireless signal; and

a processor connected to the memory and the transceiver, wherein the processor is configured to:

determine to perform communication through a sidelink on an unlicensed band with a second UE while the first UE is in a state which is out of coverage of a base station,

based on the determination, identify pre-configuration information used for the unlicensed band and stored in the UICC,

obtain a priority threshold value for the sidelink on the unlicensed band from the pre-configuration information,

determine, based on the priority threshold value, whether to transmit data through the sidelink on the unlicensed band with the second UE,

identify data to be transmitted to the second UE through the sidelink on the unlicensed band,

identify priority of the data,

identify whether the priority of the data is less than the priority threshold value,

based on the priority of the data being less than the priority threshold value, wait for transmitting the data to transmit other data distinct from the data, and

after completing transmission of the other data, transmit the data to the second UE through the sidelink on the unlicensed band.

2 . The first UE according to claim 1 , wherein the processor is configured to:

based on the priority of the data being greater than or equal to the priority threshold value, transmit the data through the sidelink on the unlicensed band with the second UE.

3 . The first UE according to claim 1 , wherein the processor is further configured to:

perform resource sensing during a sensing window, and

determine, based on the sensing, at least one resource to transmit the data on the unlicensed band.

4 . The first UE according to claim 3 , wherein the pre-configuration information further includes effective probability information, and

wherein the processor is further configured to determine, based on the effective probability information, whether to maintain the at least one resource.

5 . The first UE according to claim 4 , wherein the processor is further configured to transmit the data through the at least one resource.

6 . The first UE according to claim 1 , wherein the unlicensed band includes 5.9 GHz band.

7 . A method for operating a first user equipment (UE) in wireless communication system, the method comprising:

determining to perform communication through a sidelink on an unlicensed band with a second UE while the first UE is in a state which is out of coverage of a base station,

based on the determination, identifying pre-configuration information stored in a universal integrated circuit card (UICC) comprised in memory of the first UE,

obtaining a priority threshold value for the sidelink on the unlicensed band from the pre-configuration information,

determining, based on the priority threshold value, whether to transmit data through the sidelink on the unlicensed band with the second UE,

identifying data to be transmitted to the second UE through the sidelink on the unlicensed band,

identifying priority of the data,

identifying whether the priority of the data is less than the priority threshold value,

based on the priority of the data being less than the priority threshold value, waiting for transmitting the data to transmit other data distinct from the data, and

after completing transmission of the other data, transmitting the data to the second UE through the sidelink on the unlicensed band.

8 . The method according to claim 7 , further comprising:

based on the priority of the data being greater than or equal to the priority threshold value, transmitting the data through the sidelink on the unlicensed band with the second UE.

9 . The method according to claim 7 , further comprising:

performing resource sensing during a sensing window, and

determining, based on the sensing, at least one resource to transmit the data on the unlicensed band.

10 . The method according to claim 9 , wherein the pre-configuration information further includes effective probability information, and

wherein the method further comprises determining, based on the effective probability information, whether to maintain the at least one resource.

11 . The method according to claim 10 , further comprising transmitting the data through the at least one resource.

12 . The method according to claim 7 , wherein the unlicensed band includes 5.9 GHz band.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 24, 2022
From: KANG, JEOUNGKYU; KIM, DAEWON; HAN, TAEKYU
To: THINKWARE CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 060887/0193 →
Priority Claims (1)
KR 10-2021-0112552 · Aug 25, 2021 · national
Continuity (1)
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