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US 12,621,784 · App. 18/478,938 · Granted May 5, 2026

Information transmission method, terminal device, and network device

Inventor: Zuomin Wu (Dongguan, CN)
Assignee: GUANGDONG OPPO MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATIONS CORP., LTD.
H04W56/0045H04B7/18519
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Patent No.
US 12,621,784
App. No.
18/478,938
Granted
May 5, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

The present application relates to an information transmission method, a terminal device, and a network device. The information transmission method comprises: a terminal device receives synchronization assistance information, the synchronization assistance information having a first association relationship with first information; the terminal device is synchronized according to the synchronization assistance information.

Claims (40)

1 . A method of information transmission, comprising:

receiving, by a terminal device, synchronization assistance information, wherein the synchronization assistance information has a first association relationship with first information; and

acquiring synchronization, by the terminal device, according to the synchronization assistance information;

wherein the synchronization assistance information comprises at least one set of ephemeris information, a first ephemeris information group in the at least one set of ephemeris information comprises at least one first ephemeris information, and the first ephemeris information group has the first association relationship with the first information; and

wherein the at least one set of ephemeris information comprises a second ephemeris information group, the second ephemeris information group comprises at least one second ephemeris information, and the second ephemeris information group has a second association relationship with the first information.

2 . The method according to claim 1 , wherein the first information comprises at least one of:

time information, ephemeris information format, group identifier, reference signal index, cell identifier, antenna polarization mode, satellite identifier, serving satellite, service duration of serving satellite, satellite to provide service, time when satellite to provide service starts service, the service duration of satellite to provide service, satellite to not provide service, and time when satellite to not provide service stops service.

3 . The method according to claim 1 , wherein the synchronization assistance information is used to determine at least one of:

ephemeris information, common timing advance TA value, common TA value change information, common frequency offset value, common frequency offset value change information, terminal device position information, and reference point information; wherein, the ephemeris information is used to determine at least one of satellite position information or satellite velocity information.

4 . The method according to claim 1 , wherein the second association relationship is obtained through at least one of system message, handover command, RRC signaling, MAC CE and DCI; or

the second association relationship is obtained according to a predefined rule.

5 . The method according to claim 1 , wherein:

the at least one piece of first ephemeris information comprised in the first ephemeris information group and the at least one piece of second ephemeris information comprised in the second ephemeris information group correspond to a same time.

6 . The method according to claim 1 , wherein the first association relationship is obtained through at least one of system message, handover command, RRC signaling, MAC CE and DCI; or

the first association relationship is obtained according to a predefined rule.

7 . A terminal device, comprising:

a processor and a memory, the memory being configured to store a computer program, which when executed by the processor causes the terminal device to:

receive synchronization assistance information, wherein the synchronization assistance information has a first association relationship with first information; and

acquire synchronization according to the synchronization assistance information;

wherein the synchronization assistance information comprises at least one set of ephemeris information, a first ephemeris information group in the at least one set of ephemeris information comprises at least one first ephemeris information, and the first ephemeris information group has the first association relationship with the first information; and

wherein the at least one set of ephemeris information comprises a second ephemeris information group, the second ephemeris information group comprises at least one second ephemeris information, and the second ephemeris information group has a second association relationship with the first information.

8 . The terminal device according to claim 7 , wherein the first information comprises at least one of:

time information, ephemeris information format, group identifier, reference signal index, cell identifier, antenna polarization mode, satellite identifier, serving satellite, service duration of serving satellite, satellite to provide service, time when satellite to provide service starts service, the service duration of satellite to provide service, satellite to not provide service, and time when satellite to not provide service stops service.

9 . The terminal device according to claim 7 , wherein the synchronization assistance information is used to determine at least one of:

ephemeris information, common timing advance TA value, common TA value change information, common frequency offset value, common frequency offset value change information, terminal device position information, and reference point information; wherein, the ephemeris information is used to determine at least one of satellite position information or satellite velocity information.

10 . A network device, comprising:

a processor and a memory, the memory being configured to store a computer program, which when executed by the processor, causes the network device to:

send synchronization assistance information, wherein the synchronization assistance information has a first association relationship with first information;

wherein the synchronization assistance information is used to enable a terminal device to acquire synchronization;

wherein the synchronization assistance information comprises at least one set of ephemeris information, a first ephemeris information group in the at least one set of ephemeris information comprises at least one first ephemeris information, and the first ephemeris information group has the first association relationship with the first information; and

wherein the at least one set of ephemeris information comprises a second ephemeris information group, the second ephemeris information group comprises at least one second ephemeris information, and the second ephemeris information group has a second association relationship with the first information.

11 . The network device according to claim 10 , wherein the first information comprises at least one of:

time information, ephemeris information format, group identifier, reference signal index, cell identifier, antenna polarization mode, satellite identifier, serving satellite, service duration of serving satellite, satellite to provide service, time when satellite to provide service starts service, the service duration of satellite to provide service, satellite to not provide service, and time when satellite to not provide service stops service.

12 . The network device according to claim 10 , wherein the synchronization assistance information is used to determine at least one of:

ephemeris information, common timing advance TA value, common TA value change information, common frequency offset value, common frequency offset value change information, terminal device position information, and reference point information; wherein, the ephemeris information is used to determine at least one of satellite position information or satellite velocity information.

13 . The network device according to claim 10 , wherein the second association relationship is obtained through at least one of system message, handover command, RRC signaling, MAC CE and DCI; or

the second association relationship is obtained according to a predefined rule.

14 . The network device according to claim 10 , wherein the at least one piece of first ephemeris information comprised in the first ephemeris information group and the at least one piece of second ephemeris information comprised in the second ephemeris information group correspond to a same time.

15 . The network device according to claim 10 , wherein the first association relationship is obtained through at least one of system message, handover command, RRC signaling, MAC CE and DCI; or

the first association relationship is obtained according to a predefined rule.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 3, 2023
From: WU, ZUOMIN
To: GUANGDONG OPPO MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATIONS CORP., LTD.
Reel/Frame 065102/0703 →
Continuity (2)
Continuation PCTCN2021084164 · Mar 30, 2021
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