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US 12,574,710 · App. 18/159,277 · Granted Mar 10, 2026

Communication method, communication apparatus, and computer-readable storage medium

Inventor: Wenjie Peng (Shanghai, CN)
Assignee: HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
H04W4/08H04W8/186
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Patent No.
US 12,574,710
App. No.
18/159,277
Granted
Mar 10, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

Embodiments of the present disclosure disclose a communication method, a communication apparatus, and a computer-readable storage medium. The method includes receiving M pieces of first information from M first terminal devices of a second terminal device, where the M pieces of first information are in a one-to-one correspondence with the M first terminal devices, the first information corresponds to at least one service, and the at least one service is a service that a first terminal device of the M first terminal devices is interested in. The method further includes sending at least one piece of group information to the second terminal device, where the group information includes second information and third information, and the second information includes information about N second terminal devices in the M first terminal devices. In embodiments of the present disclosure, transmission resources can be saved and transmission efficiency can be improved.

Claims (42)

1 . A communication method, comprising:

receiving M pieces of first information of M first terminal devices, wherein the M pieces of first information are in a one-to-one correspondence with the M first terminal devices, the first information corresponds to at least one service, the at least one service is a service that a first terminal device of the M first terminal devices is interested in, and M is an integer greater than 1; and

sending an identifier and information about a service corresponding to the identifier to each of N first terminal devices, wherein the M first terminal devices comprise the N first terminal devices, the identifier is a group identifier of a corresponding group, the identifier corresponds to second information, the second information comprises information about at least one common service, the at least one common service is a common service in at least N first services, the second information comprises the information about the service corresponding at the identifier, and N is an integer greater than 1 and less than or equal to M.

2 . The method according to claim 1 , wherein the receiving of M pieces of first information of M first terminal devices comprises:

receiving the M pieces of first information from the M first terminal devices; or

receiving the M pieces of first information from the M first terminal devices of a network device, wherein the M pieces of first information are sent by the M first terminal devices to the network device through a same second terminal device.

3 . The method according to claim 1 , wherein the method further comprises:

sending at least one piece of group information to a network device, wherein the at least one piece of group information comprises the second information;

receiving a multicast configuration corresponding to each of the at least one piece of group information from the network device, wherein the multicast configuration comprises a first sidelink (SL) bearer configuration; and

establishing a first SL bearer based on the first SL bearer configuration, wherein the first SL bearer is used to send data of the at least one common service.

4 . The method according to claim 3 , wherein when the second information comprises information about a plurality of common services, the establishing of the first SL bearer based on the first SL bearer configuration comprises:

establishing a plurality of first SL bearers based on the first SL bearer configuration; and

that the first SL bearer is used to send the data of the at least one common service comprises:

each of the plurality of first SL bearers is used to send data of one of the at least one common service.

5 . The method according to claim 3 , wherein the method further comprises:

sending a second SL bearer configuration to each of the N first terminal devices, wherein the second SL bearer configuration is used to establish a second SL bearer, the second SL bearer is used to receive the data of the at least one common service, and the first SL bearer configuration comprises the second SL bearer configuration.

6 . The method according to claim 3 , wherein the group information further comprises the identifier.

7 . The method according to claim 1 , wherein the method further comprises: creating at least one group.

8 . A communication apparatus, comprising a processor, a memory, and the processor invokes a computer program stored in the memory, and when the computer program is executed by the processor, the apparatus is enabled to perform:

receiving M pieces of first information of M first terminal devices, wherein the M pieces of first information are in a one-to-one correspondence with the M first terminal devices, the first information corresponds to at least one service, the at least one service is a service that a first terminal device of the M first terminal devices is interested in, and M is an integer greater than 1; and

sending an identifier and information about a service corresponding to the identifier to each of N first terminal devices, wherein the M first terminal devices comprise the N first terminal devices, the identifier is a group identifier of a corresponding group, the identifier corresponds to second information, the second information comprises information about at least one common service, the common service is a common service in at least N first-services, the information about the service corresponding to the identifier is the information comprised in the second information, and Nis an integer greater than 1 and less than or equal to M.

9 . The apparatus according to claim 8 , wherein when the computer program is executed by the processor, the apparatus is enabled to perform:

receiving the M pieces of first information from the M first terminal devices; or

receiving the M pieces of first information from the M first terminal devices of a network device, wherein the M pieces of first information are sent by the M first terminal devices to the network device through a same second terminal device.

10 . The apparatus according to claim 8 , wherein when the computer program is executed by the processor, the apparatus is enabled to perform:

sending at least one piece of group information to a network device, wherein the group information comprises the second information;

receiving a multicast configuration corresponding to each of the at least one piece of group information from the network device, wherein the multicast configuration comprises a first sidelink (SL) bearer configuration; and

establishing a first SL bearer based on the first SL bearer configuration, wherein the first SL bearer is used to send data of the at least one common service.

11 . The apparatus according to claim 10 , wherein when the computer program is executed by the processor, the apparatus is enabled to perform:

establishing a plurality of first SL bearers based on the first SL bearer configuration; and

that the first SL bearer is used to send the data of the at least one common service comprises:

each of the plurality of first SL bearers is used to send data of one of the at least one common service.

12 . The apparatus according to claim 10 , wherein when the computer program is executed by the processor, the apparatus is enabled to perform:

sending a second SL bearer configuration to each of the N first terminal devices, wherein the second SL bearer configuration is used to establish a second SL bearer, the second SL bearer is used to receive the data of the at least one common service, and the first SL bearer configuration comprises the second SL bearer configuration.

13 . The apparatus according to claim 10 , wherein the group information further comprises the identifier.

14 . A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium, wherein the non-transitory computer-readable storage medium stores a computer program or computer instructions; and when the computer program or the computer instructions are run, the non-transitory computer-readable storage medium is enabled to perform operations comprising: receiving M pieces of first information of first terminal devices, wherein the M pieces of first information are in a one-to-one correspondence with the M first terminal devices, the first information corresponds to at least one service, the at least one service is a service that a first terminal device of the M first terminal devices is interested in, and M is an integer greater than 1; and sending an identifier and information about a service corresponding to the identifier to each of N first terminal devices, wherein the M first terminal devices comprise the N first terminal devices, the identifier is a group identifier of a corresponding group, the identifier corresponds to second information, the second information comprises information about at least one common service, the common service is a common service in at least N services, the information about the service corresponding to the identifier is the information comprised in the second information, and N is an integer greater than 1 and less than or equal to M.

15 . The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium according to claim 14 , wherein when the computer program or the computer instructions are run, the non-transitory computer-readable storage medium is enabled to perform operations comprising: receiving the M pieces of first information from the M first terminal devices; or receiving the M pieces of first information from the M first terminal devices of a network device, wherein the M pieces of first information are sent by the M first terminal devices to the network device through a same second terminal device.

16 . The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium according to claim 14 , wherein when the computer program or the computer instructions are run, the non-transitory computer-readable storage medium is enabled to perform operations comprising: sending at least one piece of group information to a network device, wherein the group information comprises the second information; receiving a multicast configuration corresponding to each of the at least one piece of group information from the network device, wherein the multicast configuration comprises a first sidelink (SL) bearer configuration; and establishing a first SL bearer based on the first SL bearer configuration, wherein the first SL bearer is used to send data of the at least one common service.

17 . The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium according to claim 16 , wherein when the computer program or the computer instructions are run, the non-transitory computer-readable storage medium is enabled to perform operations comprising: establishing a plurality of first SL bearers based on the first SL bearer configuration; and that the first SL bearer is used to send the data of the at least one common service comprises: each of the plurality of first SL bearers is used to send data of one of the at least one common service.

18 . The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium according to claim 16 , wherein when the computer program or the computer instructions are run, the non-transitory computer-readable storage medium is enabled to perform operations comprising: sending a second SL bearer configuration to each of the N first terminal devices, wherein the second SL bearer configuration is used to establish a second SL bearer, the second SL bearer is used to receive the data of the at least one common service, and the first SL bearer configuration comprises the second SL bearer configuration.

19 . The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium according to claim 16 , wherein the group information further comprises the identifier.

20 . The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium according to claim 14 , wherein when the computer program or the computer instructions are run, the non-transitory computer-readable storage medium is enabled to perform operations comprising: creating at least one group.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 22, 2023
From: PENG, WENJIE
To: HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 063054/0077 →
Continuity (2)
Continuation PCTCN2020105949 · Jul 30, 2020
Related Publication 20230171567A1 · Jun 1, 2023
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