# US 11,310,008 B2 · Data transmission with multiple numerologies for multiple devices with common geographical location dependent control information > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 11,310,008 B2 - Document ID: US11310008B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 16/754,664 - Filed: 2018-10-03 - Published: 2020-07-30 - Granted: 2022-04-19 - Earliest claimed: 2017-10-23 - Assignees: KYOCERA Corporation - Applicants: Kyocera Corporation - Inventors: Amit Kalhan - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US11310008B2 ## CPC - H04L 5/0046: {Determination of the number of bits transmitted on different sub-channels} - H04L 5/0007: {the frequencies being orthogonal, e.g. OFDM(A) or DMT} - H04L 5/0069: {Allocation based on distance or geographical location} - H04W 72/51: based on terminal or device properties - H04L 5/0053: {Allocation of signalling, i.e. of overhead other than pilot signals} - H04W 72/0453: Resources in frequency domain, e.g. a carrier in FDMA - 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 A base station transmits a transmission signal to a first device and a second device where the transmission signal includes time-frequency resources using different numerologies and conveys first data to the first device and second data to the second device and common geographic location dependent control information to both devices. The transmission comprises a first set of time-frequency resources having a first numerology and a second set of time-frequency resources having a second numerology. The first data is transmitted over the first set of time-frequency resources and the common geographic location dependent control information is transmitted over the second set of time-frequency resources. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A method comprising: transmitting a multiple device transmission to a first device and a second device, the first device and the second device co-located such that common geographic location dependent control information is the same for the first device and the second device, the multiple device transmission comprising: a first set of time-frequency communication resources having a first numerology and conveying first device data for the first device, and a second set of time-frequency communication resources having a second numerology and conveying the common geographic location dependent control information applying to at least reception of the first set of time-frequency communication resources by the first device and by the second device; and introducing blank symbols within the second set of time-frequency communication resources to match a time-duration of at least one of: an uplink transmission from the first device, and a receive-to-transmit switching gap in the first set of time-frequency communication resources. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the first set of time-frequency communication resources conveys second device data for the second device. ### Claim 3 (depends on 2) The method of claim 2, wherein at least a portion of the first set of time-frequency resources convey at least some of the first data on a first data layer and convey the second data for the second device on a second data layer. ### Claim 4 (depends on 3) The method of claim 3, further comprising: applying layered modulation to the first data and the second data by applying a first modulation order to the first data and a second modulation order to the second data. ### Claim 5 (depends on 3) The method of claim 3, further comprising: encoding information bits of first data with a first coding rate to generate first encoded bits; and encoding information bits of the second data with a second coding rate to generate second encoded bits, the first encoded bits and the second encoded bits modulated by the modulator. ### Claim 6 (depends on 3) The method of claim 3, wherein the second data is conveyed by unused time-frequency resources of the first set of time-frequency communication resources not used to convey the first data. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, further comprising: transmitting first device specific control information using the second set of time-frequency communication resources having the second numerology; and transmitting second device specific control information using the second set of time-frequency communication resources having the second numerology. ### Claim 8 (depends on 7) The method of claim 7, wherein the first device specific control information indicates first device time-frequency resources used for the first data and the second device specific control information indicates second device time-frequency resources used for the second data. ### Claim 9 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the first numerology comprises a first subcarrier spacing (SCS) with subcarriers having a first bandwidth and wherein the second numerology comprises a second SCS with subcarriers having a narrower bandwidth than the first bandwidth. ### Claim 10 (depends on 9) The method of claim 9, wherein the first device is a mobile broadband user equipment (UE) device and the second device is a machine type communication (MTC) UE device. ### Claim 11 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, further comprising: transmitting a multiple device transmission indicator indicating at least some control information for the first UE device is conveyed on the second set of time-frequency communication resources. ### Claim 12 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, further comprising: transmitting a numerology indicator indicating the second numerology and indicating at least a subcarrier spacing (SCS), a cyclic prefix (CP) and a symbol-duration. ### Claim 13 A base station comprising: a transmitter configured to transmit, a multiple device transmission to a first user equipment (UE) device and a second UE device, the first UE device and the second UE device co-located such that common geographic location dependent control information is the same for the first UE device and the second UE device, the multiple device transmission comprising: first data directed to the first UE device and second data directed to the second UE device; a first set of time-frequency communication resources having a first numerology and conveying first data for the first UE device; a second set of time-frequency communication resources conveying the common geographic location dependent control information applying to reception of the first data by the first UE device and applying to reception of the second data by the second UE device; and blank symbols introduced within the second set of time-frequency communication resources to match a time-duration of at least one of: an uplink transmission from the first device, and a receive-to-transmit switching gag in the first set of time-frequency communication resources. ### Claim 14 (depends on 13) The base station of claim 13, wherein the common geographic location dependent control information includes spatial vectors and multiple input multiple output (MIMO) parameters. ### Claim 15 (depends on 14) The base station of claim 14, wherein the first UE device and the second UE device are co-located less than three feet from each other. ### Claim 16 A first user equipment (UE) device comprising: a receiver configured to receive, from a base station, a multiple device transmission transmitted to the first UE device and a second UE device, the first UE device and the second UE device co-located such that common geographic location dependent control information is the same for the first UE device and the second UE device, the multiple device transmission comprising: first data directed to the first UE device and second data directed to the second UE device, a first set of time-frequency communication resources having a first numerology and conveying first data for the first UE device, a second set of time-frequency communication resources conveying the common geographic location dependent control information applying to reception of the first data by the first UE device and applying to reception of the second data by the second UE device, and blank symbols introduced within the second set of time-frequency communication resources to match a time-duration of at least one of: an uplink transmission from the first device, and a receive-to-transmit switching gag in the first set of time-frequency communication resources; and a decoder configured to apply the common geographic location dependent control information to decode the multiple device transmission to recover the first data. ### Claim 17 (depends on 16) The first UE device of claim 16, wherein the common geographic location dependent control information includes spatial vectors and multiple input multiple output (M IMO) parameters. ### Claim 18 (depends on 17) The first UE device of claim 17, wherein the first UE device and the second UE device are co-located less than three feet from each other. ### Claim 19 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the first UE device and the second UE device are co-located less than three feet from each other.