IP Library Granted Patent US 12,513,627
Granted Patent B2
US 12,513,627 · App. 18/180,817 · Granted Dec 30, 2025

Considerations for communication power states

Inventors: Diana Maamari (San Diego, CA); Ahmed Elshafie (San Diego, CA); Ahmed Attia Abotabl (San Diego, CA); Mickael Mondet (Louannec, FR); Prashanth Haridas Hande (San Diego, CA)
Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
H04W52/28H04L5/001H04W52/54H04W72/1273H04W72/20
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Patent No.
US 12,513,627
App. No.
18/180,817
Granted
Dec 30, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications are described. In some wireless communications systems, a user equipment (UE) may receive a control message indicating multiple power states, where each power state of the multiple power states may be associated with a configuration of the UE. Additionally, the UE may transition from a first power state of the multiple power states to a second power state of the multiple power states based on a condition being satisfied. In such cases, a first configuration of the UE associated with the first power state may be different than a second configuration of the UE associated with the second power state.

Claims (64)

1 . An apparatus for wireless communications at a user equipment (UE), comprising:

one or more processors;

one or more memories coupled with the one or more processors; and

instructions stored in the one or more memories and executable by the one or more processors to cause the apparatus to:

receive a first control message indicating a plurality of power states, wherein each power state of the plurality of power states is associated with a configuration of the UE;

transition from a first power state of the plurality of power states to a second power state of the plurality of power states based at least in part on a condition being satisfied, wherein a first configuration of the UE associated with the first power state is different than a second configuration of the UE associated with the second power state, wherein the second power state is associated with a first power state pattern of a plurality of power state patterns; and

activate, deactivate, or make dormant one or more component carriers of a plurality of component carriers associated with the UE based at least in part on the first power state pattern, wherein each power state of the plurality of power states is associated with one or more component carriers of the plurality of component carriers based at least in part on a power state pattern from the plurality of power state patterns.

2 . The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the instructions to transition from the first power state to the second power state are executable by the one or more processors to cause the apparatus to:

transition from the first power state to the second power state based at least in part on initiating a retransmission timer, wherein satisfying the condition is based at least in part on initiating the retransmission timer.

3 . The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the instructions to transition from the first power state to the second power state are executable by the one or more processors to cause the apparatus to:

transition from the first power state to the second power state based at least in part on transmitting a negative acknowledgment message for one or more downlink messages, wherein satisfying the condition is based at least in part on transmitting the negative acknowledgment message.

4 . The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the instructions are further executable by the one or more processors to cause the apparatus to:

receive a second control message indicating a periodicity associated with activation periods of the second power state, wherein satisfying the condition is based at least in part on the UE operating in an activation period of the second power state.

5 . The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the instructions to transition from the first power state to the second power state are executable by the one or more processors to cause the apparatus to:

transition from the first power state to the second power state based at least in part on receiving a burst of downlink messages or one or more second control messages scheduling the burst of downlink messages, wherein satisfying the condition is based at least in part on receiving the end of the burst or receiving the one or more second control messages.

6 . The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the instructions are further executable by the one or more processors to cause the apparatus to:

transition from the second power state to the first power state based at least in part on expiration of a timer, wherein a duration of the timer is associated with the second power state.

7 . The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the instructions are further executable by the one or more processors to cause the apparatus to:

receive a second control message indicating the second power state of the plurality of power states, wherein satisfying the condition is based at least in part on receiving the second control message.

8 . The apparatus of claim 7 , wherein the second control message indicates the second power state is activated for at least a first component carrier of a plurality of component carriers associated with the UE.

9 . The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the second power state is activated for at least a first component carrier of a plurality of component carriers associated with the UE, and the instructions are further executable by the one or more processors to cause the apparatus to:

receive a second control message indicating associations between the plurality of power states and the plurality of component carriers, wherein the second power state is activated for the at least first component carrier based at least in part on the second power state being associated with the at least first component carrier.

10 . The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the instructions are further executable by the one or more processors to cause the apparatus to:

receive a second control message indicating the plurality of power state patterns comprising at least the first power state pattern.

11 . The apparatus of claim 10 , wherein the instructions are further executable by the one or more processors to cause the apparatus to:

transmit an indication of one or more suggested power state patterns from the plurality of power state patterns, wherein the one or more suggested power state patterns comprises the first power state pattern.

12 . The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the second power state is activated for a first component carrier of a plurality of component carriers associated with the UE, and the instructions are further executable by the one or more processors to cause the apparatus to:

transition one or more second component carriers of the plurality of component carriers to one or more third power states of the plurality of power states based at least in part on activating the second power state for the first component carrier.

13 . The apparatus of claim 12 , wherein satisfying the condition is based at least in part on activating the third power state for the second component carrier.

14 . The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the instructions are further executable by the one or more processors to cause the apparatus to:

receive a second control message indicating a first time division duplexing pattern from a plurality of time division duplexing patterns, wherein satisfying the condition is based at least in part on receiving the first time division duplexing pattern.

15 . The apparatus of claim 14 , wherein the instructions are further executable by the one or more processors to cause the apparatus to:

receive a third control message indicating the plurality of time division duplexing patterns, wherein each time division duplexing pattern is associated with a power state of the UE, and wherein the first time division duplexing pattern is associated with the second power state.

16 . The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the instructions are further executable by the one or more processors to cause the apparatus to:

receive a second control message indicating a first radio resource management configuration from a plurality of radio resource management configurations, wherein satisfying the condition is based at least in part on receiving the first radio resource management configuration.

17 . The apparatus of claim 16 , wherein the instructions are further executable by the one or more processors to cause the apparatus to:

receive a third control message indicating the plurality of radio resource management configurations, wherein each radio resource management configuration is associated with a power state of the UE, and wherein the first radio resource management configuration is associated with the second power state.

18 . The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein satisfying the condition is based at least in part on a buffer of the UE falling below a threshold.

19 . The apparatus of claim 18 , wherein the instructions are further executable by the one or more processors to cause the apparatus to:

determine one or more component carriers of a plurality of component carriers associated with the UE are inactive based at least in part on the buffer of the UE falling below the threshold.

20 . The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the instructions are further executable by the one or more processors to cause the apparatus to:

switch the first configuration of the UE to the second configuration of the UE based at least in part on transitioning from the first power state to the second power state.

21 . A method for wireless communications at a user equipment (UE), comprising:

receiving a first control message indicating a plurality of power states, wherein each power state of the plurality of power states is associated with a configuration of the UE; and

transitioning from a first power state of the plurality of power states to a second power state of the plurality of power states based at least in part on a condition being satisfied, wherein a first configuration of the UE associated with the first power state is different than a second configuration of the UE associated with the second power state, wherein the second power state is associated with a first power state pattern of a plurality of power state patterns; and

activating, deactivating, or making dormant one or more component carriers of a plurality of component carriers associated with the UE based at least in part on the first power state pattern, wherein each power state of the plurality of power states is associated with one or more component carriers of the plurality of component carriers based at least in part on a power state pattern from the plurality of power state patterns.

22 . The method of claim 21 , wherein transitioning from the first power state to the second power state comprises:

transitioning from the first power state to the second power state based at least in part on initiating a retransmission timer, wherein satisfying the condition is based at least in part on initiating the retransmission timer.

23 . The method of claim 21 , wherein transitioning from the first power state to the second power state comprises:

transitioning from the first power state to the second power state based at least in part on transmitting a negative acknowledgment message for one or more downlink messages, wherein satisfying the condition is based at least in part on transmitting the negative acknowledgment message.

24 . The method of claim 21 , further comprising:

receiving a second control message indicating a periodicity associated with activation periods of the second power state, wherein satisfying the condition is based at least in part on the UE operating in an activation period of the second power state.

25 . The method of claim 21 , wherein transitioning from the first power state to the second power state comprises:

transitioning from the first power state to the second power state based at least in part on receiving a burst of downlink messages or one or more second control messages scheduling the burst of downlink messages, wherein satisfying the condition is based at least in part on receiving the end of the burst or receiving the one or more second control messages.

26 . The method of claim 21 , further comprising:

transitioning from the second power state to the first power state based at least in part on expiration of a timer, wherein a duration of the timer is associated with the second power state.

27 . The method of claim 21 , further comprising:

receiving a second control message indicating the second power state of the plurality of power states, wherein satisfying the condition is based at least in part on receiving the second control message.

28 . The method of claim 21 , wherein the second power state is activated for at least a first component carrier of a plurality of component carriers associated with the UE, and wherein the method further comprises:

receiving a second control message indicating associations between the plurality of power states and the plurality of component carriers, wherein the second power state is activated for the at least first component carrier based at least in part on the second power state being associated with the at least first component carrier.

29 . A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing code for wireless communications, the code comprising instructions executable by one or more processors to:

receive a first control message indicating a plurality of power states, wherein each power state of the plurality of power states is associated with a configuration of a user equipment (UE);

transition from a first power state of the plurality of power states to a second power state of the plurality of power states based at least in part on a condition being satisfied, wherein a first configuration of the UE associated with the first power state is different than a second configuration of the UE associated with the second power state, wherein the second power state is associated with a first power state pattern of a plurality of power state patterns; and

activate, deactivate, or make dormant one or more component carriers of a plurality of component carriers associated with the UE based at least in part on the first power state pattern, wherein each power state of the plurality of power states is associated with one or more component carriers of the plurality of component carriers based at least in part on a power state pattern from the plurality of power state patterns.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 11, 2023
From: MAAMARI, DIANA; ELSHAFIE, AHMED; ABOTABL, AHMED ATTIA; MONDET, MICKAEL; HANDE, PRASHANTH HARIDAS
To: QUALCOMM INCORPORATED
Reel/Frame 063292/0095 →
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