# US 11,310,779 B2 · Method and apparatus for transmitting/receiving control information in wireless communication system > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 11,310,779 B2 - Document ID: US11310779B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 16/736,024 - Filed: 2020-01-07 - Published: 2020-07-09 - Granted: 2022-04-19 - Earliest claimed: 2019-01-07 - Assignees: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. - Applicants: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. - Inventors: Jonghyun Bang; Jinyoung Oh; Taehyoung Kim; Hyunseok Ryu; Sungjin Park; Cheolkyu Shin; Jeongho Yeo - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US11310779B2 ## CPC - H04W 72/21: in the uplink direction of a wireless link, i.e. towards the network - H04W 72/23: in the downlink direction of a wireless link, i.e. towards a terminal - H04W: WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS (broadcast communication H04H; communication systems using wireless links for non-selective communication, e.g. wireless extensions H04M1/72) ## Abstract A communication method and a system for converging a 5th-Generation (5G) communication system for supporting higher data rates beyond a 4th-Generation (4G) system with a technology for Internet of Things (IoT) are provided. The disclosure may be applied to intelligent services based on the 5G communication technology and the IoT-related technology, such as smart home, smart building, smart city, smart car, connected car, health care, digital education, smart retail, security and safety services. The disclosure relates to a method and an apparatus for transmitting/receiving a control channel in a wireless communication system. More specifically, a method for determining a downlink control channel transmission configuration of a base station by providing control channel area configuration information together, which is used when sharing a downlink resource with the base station within a maximum channel occupancy interval acquired by a User Equipment (UE) is provided. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A method performed by a terminal in a communication system, the method comprising: receiving, from a base station, configuration information including a list of control resource sets (CORESETs) and a list of search spaces via radio resource control (RRC) signaling; identifying a channel occupancy interval where a signal is transmitted between the terminal and the base station in an unlicensed band; in case that at least one symbol within the channel occupancy interval is determined to be used for downlink transmission, transmitting, to the base station, uplink control information (UCI) including information on a CORESET associated with the at least one symbol among the CORESETs and information on a search space associated with the at least one symbol among the search spaces; and monitoring a physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) where downlink control information (DCI) for scheduling the downlink transmission is transmitted based on the information on the CORESET and the information on the search space. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the UCI further includes a slot format indicator for changing a flexible symbol or a downlink symbol included in a continuous slot to an uplink symbol. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein, in case that a first occasion for monitoring the PDCCH being determined based on the configuration information and a second occasion for monitoring the PDCCH being determined based on the UCI are overlapped, an occasion for monitoring the PDCCH is determined as one of the first occasion or the second occasion based on preconfigured priority. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the information on the CORESET includes an index of the CORESET for monitoring the search space, and wherein the information on the search space includes a number of PDCCH candidates at aggregation level L, an occasion for symbol-based monitoring within a slot for the search space, a search space type, and a combination of a format of the DCI and a radio network temporary identifier (RNTI) to be monitored in the search space. ### Claim 5 A method of a base station in a communication system, the method comprising: transmitting, to a terminal, configuration information including a list of control resource sets (CORESETs) and a list of search spaces via radio resource control (RRC) signaling; receiving, from the terminal, uplink control information (UCI), including information on a CORESET associated with at least one symbol among the CORESETs and information on a search space associated with the at least one symbol among the search spaces; and transmitting, to the terminal, downlink control information (DCI) for scheduling downlink transmission on a physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) based on the information on the CORESET and the information on the search space, wherein the UCI is received from the terminal in case that the at least one symbol within a channel occupancy interval where a signal is transmitted between the terminal and the base station in an unlicensed band is determined to be used for the downlink transmission. ### Claim 6 (depends on 5) The method of claim 5, wherein the UCI further includes a slot format indicator for changing a flexible symbol or a downlink symbol included in a continuous slot to an uplink symbol. ### Claim 7 (depends on 5) The method of claim 5, wherein, in case that a first occasion for transmitting the DCI being determined based on the configuration information and a second occasion for transmitting the DCI being determined based on the UCI are overlapped, an occasion for transmitting the DCI is determined as one of the first occasion or the second occasion based on preconfigured priority. ### Claim 8 (depends on 5) The method of claim 5, wherein the information on the CORESET includes an index of the CORESET for monitoring the search space, and wherein the information on the search space includes a number of PDCCH candidates at aggregation level L, an occasion for symbol-based monitoring within a slot for the search space, a search space type, and a combination of a format of the DCI and a radio network temporary identifier (RNTI) to be monitored in the search space. ### Claim 9 A terminal in a communication system, the terminal comprising: a transceiver; and a controller coupled with the transceiver and configured to: receive, from a base station, configuration information including a list of control resource sets (CORESETs) and a list of search spaces via radio resource control (RRC) signaling, identify a channel occupancy interval where a signal is transmitted between the terminal and the base station in an unlicensed band, in case that at least one symbol within the channel occupancy interval is determined to be used for downlink transmission, transmit, to the base station, uplink control information (UCI) including information on a CORESET associated with the at least one symbol among the CORESETs and information on a search space associated with the at least one symbol among the search spaces, and monitor a physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) where downlink control information (DCI) for scheduling the downlink transmission is transmitted based on the information on the CORESET and the information on the search space. ### Claim 10 (depends on 9) The terminal of claim 9, wherein the UCI further includes a slot format indicator for changing a flexible symbol or a downlink symbol included in a continuous slot to an uplink symbol. ### Claim 11 (depends on 9) The terminal of claim 9, wherein, in case that a first occasion for monitoring the PDCCH being determined based on the configuration information and a second occasion for monitoring the PDCCH being determined based on the UCI are overlapped, an occasion for monitoring the PDCCH is determined as one of the first occasion or the second occasion based on preconfigured priority. ### Claim 12 (depends on 9) The terminal of claim 9, wherein the information on the CORESET includes an index of the CORESET for monitoring the search space, and wherein the information on the search space includes a number of PDCCH candidates at aggregation level L, an occasion for symbol-based monitoring within a slot for the search space, a search space type, and a combination of a format of the DCI and a radio network temporary identifier (RNTI) to be monitored in the search space. ### Claim 13 A base station in a communication system, the base station comprising: a transceiver; and a controller coupled with the transceiver and configured to: transmit, to a terminal, configuration information including a list of control resource sets (CORESETs) and a list of search spaces via radio resource control (RRC) signaling, receive, from the terminal, uplink control information (UCI) including information on a CORESET associated with at least one symbol among the CORESETs and information on a search space associated with the at least one symbol among the search spaces, and transmit, to the terminal, downlink control information (DCI) for scheduling downlink transmission on a physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) based on the information on the CORESET and the information on the search space, wherein the UCI is received from the terminal in case that the at least one symbol within a channel occupancy interval where a signal is transmitted between the terminal and the base station in an unlicensed band is determined to be used for the downlink transmission. ### Claim 14 (depends on 13) The base station of claim 13, wherein the UCI further includes a slot format indicator for changing a flexible symbol or a downlink symbol included in a continuous slot to an uplink symbol. ### Claim 15 (depends on 13) The base station of claim 13, wherein, in case that a first occasion for transmitting the DCI being determined based on the configuration information and a second occasion for transmitting the DCI being determined based on the UCI are overlapped, an occasion for transmitting the DCI is determined as one of the first occasion or the second occasion based on preconfigured priority. ### Claim 16 (depends on 13) The base station of claim 13, wherein the information on the CORESET includes an index of the CORESET for monitoring the search space, and wherein the information on the search space includes a number of PDCCH candidates at aggregation level L, an occasion for symbol-based monitoring within a slot for the search space, a search space type, and a combination of a format of the DCI and a radio network temporary identifier (RNTI) to be monitored in the search space.