# US 11,115,154 B2 · Providing acknowledgement information by a wireless device > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 11,115,154 B2 - Document ID: US11115154B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 16/705,005 - Filed: 2019-12-05 - Published: 2020-04-16 - Granted: 2021-09-07 - Earliest claimed: 2008-11-04 - Assignees: Apple Inc. - Applicants: Apple Inc. - Inventors: Jun Li; Lai King Tee - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US11115154B2 ## CPC - H04L 1/1635: {Cumulative acknowledgement, i.e. the acknowledgement message applying to all previous messages} - H04L 1/1858: {Transmission or retransmission of more than one copy of acknowledgement message} - H04W 72/20: Control channels or signalling for resource management - H04W 28/04: Error control - H04L: TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION (arrangements common to telegraphic and telephonic communication H04M) - H04W: WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS (broadcast communication H04H; communication systems using wireless links for non-selective communication, e.g. wireless extensions H04M1/72) ## Abstract In general, to provide acknowledgment information by a first wireless device, the first wireless device sends repeated instances of acknowledgment information in respective first and second frame structures, in response to receipt of first information from a second wireless device. In addition, the first wireless device also sends further acknowledgment information in the second frame structure that is responsive to second information received from the second wireless device. ## Claims ### Claim 1 An apparatus comprising: a memory; and at least one processing unit in communication with the memory, wherein the at least one processing unit and memory are configured to: determine an occurrence of a semi-persistently scheduled transmission on an uplink traffic channel in a first uplink subframe, wherein acknowledgement information is multiplexed on the uplink traffic channel in absence of a transmission of a repetition of acknowledgement information; receive a configuration for acknowledgment information transmission repetition, wherein the configuration includes a value for a number of transmission repetitions for acknowledgement information, and wherein acknowledgement information corresponding to downlink transmissions is to be repeated on consecutive uplink subframes according to the configuration; receive first and second scheduled transmissions from a second wireless device on respective first and second downlink (DL) subframes; prepare acknowledgement information for the first and second scheduled transmissions based on the configuration for acknowledgment information transmission repetition; transmit, using an uplink (UL) control channel different from an UL uplink traffic channel, the acknowledgement information for the first scheduled transmission together with the acknowledgement information for the second scheduled transmission in a first uplink subframe in a single message, wherein the first uplink subframe is subsequent to receiving the first and second scheduled transmissions; and skip transmission of the semi-persistently scheduled transmission on the uplink traffic channel in the first uplink subframe based determining the semi-persistently scheduled transmission would collide with ongoing repetitions of acknowledgement information for both of the first and second scheduled transmissions. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the at least one processing unit and memory are further configured to determine transmission of acknowledgement information for any further downlink transmissions cannot occur while the transmission of acknowledgement information for any further downlink transmissions would collide with ongoing repetitions of acknowledgement information for both of the first and second scheduled transmissions. ### Claim 3 (depends on 2) The apparatus of claim 2, wherein to determine that transmission of acknowledgement information for any further downlink transmissions cannot occur, the at least one processing unit and memory are further configured to: determine a downlink transmission will not be scheduled in a third consecutive DL subframe. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the at least one processing unit and memory are further configured to transmit a repetition of the acknowledgement information for the first scheduled transmission together with the acknowledgement information for the second scheduled transmission in a second UL subframe in a single message. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the at least one processing unit and memory are further configured to: determine repetitions of acknowledgement information for at least one of the first and second scheduled transmissions will not occur in a third uplink subframe; and determine transmission of acknowledgement information for downlink transmission in a third DL subframe can occur wherein a corresponding acknowledgement information transmission will occur in the third uplink subframe. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The apparatus of claim 1, wherein, to transmit the acknowledgement information for the first scheduled transmission together with the acknowledgement information for the second scheduled transmission, the at least one processing unit and memory are further configured to: transmit at least one bit indicating positive acknowledgement or negative acknowledgement. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the first and second DL subframes are consecutive DL subframes. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the configuration is received in a radio resource control message and specifies a wireless device-specific number of repetitions of acknowledgement information. ### Claim 9 A wireless device comprising: an interface; and a processor coupled to the interface, wherein the interface and the processor are configured to: determine an occurrence of a semi-persistently scheduled transmission on an uplink traffic channel in a first uplink frame structure, wherein acknowledgement information is multiplexed on the uplink traffic channel in absence of a transmission of a repetition of acknowledgement information; receive a configuration for acknowledgment information transmission repetition, wherein the configuration includes a value for a number of transmission repetitions for acknowledgement information, and wherein acknowledgement information corresponding to downlink transmissions is to be repeated on consecutive uplink frame structures according to the configuration; receive first and second scheduled transmissions from a second wireless device on respective first and second downlink (DL) frame structures, prepare acknowledgement information for the first and second scheduled transmissions based on the configuration for acknowledgment information transmission repetition; transmit, using an uplink (UL) control channel different from an UL uplink traffic channel, the acknowledgement information for the first scheduled transmission together with the acknowledgement information for the second scheduled transmission in a first uplink frame structure in a single message, wherein the first uplink frame structure is subsequent to receiving the first and second scheduled transmissions; and skip transmission of the semi-persistently scheduled transmission on the uplink traffic channel in the first uplink frame structure based determining the semi-persistently scheduled transmission would collide with a transmission of repetition of acknowledgement information for both of the first and second scheduled transmissions. ### Claim 10 (depends on 9) The wireless device of claim 9, wherein the interface and the processor are further configured to determine transmission of acknowledgement information for any further downlink transmissions cannot occur while the transmission of acknowledgement information for any further downlink transmissions would collide with a transmission of a repetition of acknowledgement information for both of the first and second scheduled transmissions. ### Claim 11 (depends on 10) The wireless device of claim 10, wherein to determine that transmission of acknowledgement information for any further downlink transmissions cannot occur, the processor and interface are further configured to: determine a downlink transmission will not be scheduled in a third consecutive DL frame structure. ### Claim 12 (depends on 9) The wireless device of claim 9, wherein the processor and interface are further configured to transmit a repetition of the acknowledgement information for the first scheduled transmission together with the acknowledgement information for the second scheduled transmission in a second UL frame structure in a single message. ### Claim 13 (depends on 9) The wireless device of claim 9, wherein the processor and interface are further configured to: determine repetitions of acknowledgement information for at least one of the first and second scheduled transmissions will not occur in a third uplink frame structure; and determine transmission of acknowledgement information for downlink transmission in a third DL frame structure can occur wherein a corresponding acknowledgement information transmission will occur in the third uplink frame structure. ### Claim 14 (depends on 9) The wireless device of claim 9, wherein, to transmit the acknowledgement information for the first scheduled transmission together with the acknowledgement information for the second scheduled transmission, the interface and the processor are further configured to: transmit at least one bit indicating positive acknowledgement or negative acknowledgement. ### Claim 15 A non-transitory memory medium storing program instructions executable by a processor of a wireless device to: determine an occurrence of a semi-persistently scheduled transmission on an uplink traffic channel in a first uplink frame structure, wherein acknowledgement information is multiplexed on the uplink traffic channel in absence of a transmission of a repetition of acknowledgement information; receive a configuration for acknowledgment information transmission repetition, wherein the configuration includes a value for a number of transmission repetitions for acknowledgement information, and wherein acknowledgement information corresponding to downlink transmissions is to be repeated on consecutive uplink frame structures according to the configuration; receive first and second scheduled transmissions from a second wireless device on respective first and second downlink (DL) frame structures; prepare acknowledgement information for the first and second scheduled transmissions based on the configuration for acknowledgment information transmission repetition; transmit, using an uplink (UL) control channel different from an UL uplink traffic channel, the acknowledgement information for the first scheduled transmission together with the acknowledgement information for the second scheduled transmission in a first uplink frame structure in a single message, wherein the first uplink frame structure is subsequent to receiving the first and second scheduled transmissions; and skip transmission of the semi-persistently scheduled transmission on the uplink traffic channel in the first uplink frame structure based determining the semi-persistently scheduled transmission would collide with a transmission of a repetition of acknowledgement information for both of the first and second scheduled transmissions. ### Claim 16 (depends on 15) The non-transitory memory medium of claim 15, wherein the program instructions are further executable to determine transmission of acknowledgement information for any further downlink transmissions cannot occur while the transmission of acknowledgement information for any further downlink transmissions would collide with a transmission of a repetition of acknowledgement information for both of the first and second scheduled transmissions. ### Claim 17 (depends on 16) The non-transitory memory medium of claim 16, wherein to determine that transmission of acknowledgement information for any further downlink transmissions cannot occur, the program instructions are further executable to: determine a downlink transmission will not be scheduled in a third consecutive DL frame structure. ### Claim 18 (depends on 15) The non-transitory memory medium of claim 15, wherein the program instructions are further executable to transmit a repetition of the acknowledgement information for the first scheduled transmission together with the acknowledgement information for the second scheduled transmission in a second UL frame structure in a single message. ### Claim 19 (depends on 15) The non-transitory memory medium of claim 15, wherein the program instructions are further executable to: determine repetitions of acknowledgement information for at least one of the first and second scheduled transmissions will not occur in a second uplink frame structure; and determine transmission of acknowledgement information for downlink transmission in a third DL frame structure can occur wherein a corresponding acknowledgement information transmission will occur in a third uplink frame structure. ### Claim 20 (depends on 15) The non-transitory memory medium of claim 15, wherein, to transmit the acknowledgement information for the first scheduled transmission together with the acknowledgement information for the second scheduled transmission, the program instructions are further executable to: transmit at least one bit indicating positive acknowledgement or negative acknowledgement. ### Claim 21 (depends on 15) The non-transitory memory medium of claim 15, wherein the first and second DL frame structures are consecutive DL frame structures.