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US 12,550,078 · App. 17/733,154 · Granted Feb 10, 2026

Electronic device and method for controlling transmission power according to over-temperature state in electronic device

Inventors: Sanghyun Lee (Suwon-si, KR); Seungmoo Cho (Suwon-si, KR); Yonghyon Kim (Suwon-si, KR); Dongchul Ma (Suwon-si, KR); Byungki Moon (Suwon-si, KR); Sungbo Park (Suwon-si, KR)
Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
H04W52/367H04L1/0003H04L1/203H04W52/146
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Patent No.
US 12,550,078
App. No.
17/733,154
Granted
Feb 10, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

According to various embodiments, an electronic device may comprise: a temperature sensor; a wireless communication circuit; and a processor electrically connected to the wireless communication circuit, wherein the processor is configured to: receive a temperature sensed by the temperature sensor; determine a first maximum transmission power as a maximum transmission power of uplink transmission data to be transmitted through the wireless communication circuit, identify a modulation and coding scheme (MCS) index and a number of resource blocks (RBs), when the received temperature is higher than a predetermined value, based on the identified the MCS index and the number of RBs, determine a second maximum transmission power, and change the first maximum transmission power to the second maximum transmission power, wherein the second maximum transmission power is lower than the first maximum transmission power.

Claims (65)

1 . An electronic device comprising:

a wireless communication circuit;

at least one processor including processing circuitry electrically connected to the wireless communication circuit; and

memory storing instructions,

wherein the instructions, when executed by the at least one processor individually and/or collectively, cause the electronic device to:

determine a first maximum transmission power as a maximum transmission power of uplink transmission data to be transmitted through the wireless communication circuit;

identify an over-temperature state of the electronic device;

identify a modulation and coding scheme (MCS) index and a number of resource blocks (RBs) in the over-temperature state of the electronic device; and

when the electronic device is in the over-temperature state, based on the MCS index and the number of RBs, change the first maximum transmission power to a second maximum transmission power,

wherein the second maximum transmission power is lower than the first maximum transmission power.

2 . The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the instructions, when executed by the at least one processor, further cause the electronic device to:

identify a modulation scheme from the MCS index, and

based on the identified modulation scheme, change the first maximum transmission power to the second maximum transmission power,

wherein the modulation scheme comprises at least one of quadrature phase shift keying (QPSK), 16 quadrature amplitude modulation (QAM), 64 QAM, or 256 QAM.

3 . The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the instructions, when executed by the at least one processor, further cause the electronic device to:

maintain the first maximum transmission power based on identifying that a path loss between the electronic device and a base station has a value equal to or less than a configured value, regardless of the MCS index and the number of RBS.

4 . The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the instructions, when executed by the at least one processor, further cause the electronic device to:

maintain the first maximum transmission power based on identifying that a grant ratio allocated for transmission of the uplink transmission data has a value equal to or greater than a configured value, regardless of the MCS index and the number of RBs.

5 . The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the instructions, when executed by the at least one processor, further cause the electronic device to:

maintain the first maximum transmission power based on identifying that a buffer state index for the uplink transmission data has a value equal to or greater than a configured value, regardless of the MCS index and the number of RBs.

6 . The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the instructions, when executed by the at least one processor, further cause the electronic device to:

maintain the first maximum transmission power based on identifying that a block error rate (BLER) for the uplink transmission data has a value equal to or greater than a configured, regardless of the MCS index and the number of RBs.

7 . The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the instructions, when executed by the at least one processor, further cause the electronic device to:

identify a data rate of the uplink transmission data; and

change the first maximum transmission power to the second maximum transmission power based on the identified data rate.

8 . A method for controlling transmission power in an electronic device, the method comprising:

determining a first maximum transmission power as a maximum transmission power of uplink transmission data to be transmitted through a wireless communication circuit;

identifying an over-temperature state of the electronic device;

identifying a modulation and coding scheme (MCS) index and a number of resource blocks (RBs) in the over-temperature state of the electronic device; and

when the electronic device is in the over-temperature state, based on the MCS index and the number of RBs, changing the first maximum transmission power to a second maximum transmission power,

wherein the second maximum transmission power is lower than the first maximum transmission power.

9 . The method of claim 8 , further comprising:

identifying a modulation scheme from the MCS index, and

based on the identified modulation scheme, changing the first maximum transmission power to the second maximum transmission power,

wherein the modulation scheme comprises at least one of quadrature phase shift keying (QPSK), 16 quadrature amplitude modulation (QAM), 64 QAM, or 256 QAM.

10 . The method of claim 8 , further comprising:

maintaining the first maximum transmission power, based on identifying that a path loss between the electronic device and a base station has a value equal to or less than a configured value, regardless of the MCS index and the number of RBs.

11 . The method of claim 8 , further comprising:

maintaining the first maximum transmission power, based on identifying that a grant ratio allocated for transmission of the uplink transmission data has a value equal to or greater than a configured value, regardless of the MCS index and the number of RBs.

12 . The method of claim 8 , further comprising:

maintaining the first maximum transmission power, based on identifying that a buffer state index for the uplink transmission data has a value equal to or greater than a configured value, regardless of the MCS index and the number of RBs.

13 . The method of claim 8 , further comprising:

maintaining the first maximum transmission power, based on identifying that a block error rate (BLER) for the uplink transmission data has a value equal to or greater than a configured value, regardless of the MCS index and the number of RBs.

14 . The method of claim 8 , further comprising:

identifying a data rate of the uplink transmission data; and

changing the first maximum transmission power to the second maximum transmission power, based on the identified data rate.

15 . A non-transitory computer readable storage medium storing one or more programs, the one or more programs comprising instructions configured to, when executed by a processor of an electronic device, cause the electronic device to:

determine a first maximum transmission power as a maximum transmission power of uplink transmission data to be transmitted through a wireless communication circuit,

identify an over-temperature state of the electronic device;

identify a modulation and coding scheme (MCS) index and a number of resource blocks (RBs) in the over-temperature state of the electronic device,

when the electronic device is in the over-temperature state, based on the MCS index and the number of RBs, determine a second maximum transmission power; and

change the first maximum transmission power to the second maximum transmission power,

wherein the second maximum transmission power is lower than the first maximum transmission power.

16 . The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 15 , wherein the instructions are further configured to, when executed by the processor of the electronic device, cause the electronic device to:

identify a modulation scheme from the MCS index, and

based on the identified modulation scheme, change the first maximum transmission power to the second maximum transmission power,

wherein the modulation scheme comprises at least one of quadrature phase shift keying (QPSK), 16 quadrature amplitude modulation (QAM), 64 QAM, or 256 QAM.

17 . The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 15 , wherein the instructions are further configured to, when executed by the processor of the electronic device, cause the electronic device to:

maintain the first maximum transmission power based on identifying that a path loss between the electronic device and a base station has a value equal to or less than a configured value, regardless of the MCS index and the number of RBs.

18 . The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 15 , wherein the instructions are further configured to, when executed by the processor of the electronic device, cause the electronic device to:

maintain the first maximum transmission power based on identifying that a grant ratio allocated for transmission of the uplink transmission data has a value equal to or greater than a configured value, regardless of the MCS index and the number of RBs.

19 . The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 15 , wherein the instructions are further configured to, when executed by the processor of the electronic device, cause the electronic device to:

maintain the first maximum transmission power based on identifying that a buffer state index for the uplink transmission data has a value equal to or greater than a configured value, regardless of the MCS index and the number of RBs.

20 . The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 15 , wherein the instructions are further configured to, when executed by the processor of the electronic device, cause the electronic device to:

maintain the first maximum transmission power based on identifying that a block error rate (BLER) for the uplink transmission data has a value equal to or greater than a configured value, regardless of the MCS index and the number of RBS.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 29, 2022
From: LEE, SANGHYUN; CHO, SEUNGMOO; KIM, YONGHYON; MA, DONGCHUL; MOON, BYUNGKI; PARK, SUNGBO
To: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
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Priority Claims (1)
KR 10-2021-0056906 · Apr 30, 2021 · national
Continuity (2)
Continuation PCTKR2022005107 · Apr 8, 2022
Related Publication 20220361118A1 · Nov 10, 2022
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