# US 11,451,272 B2 · Precoding patterns for shared channel transmission repetition > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 11,451,272 B2 - Document ID: US11451272B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 16/359,766 - Filed: 2019-03-20 - Published: 2019-09-26 - Granted: 2022-09-20 - Earliest claimed: 2018-03-21 - Assignees: QUALCOMM Incorporated - Applicants: QUALCOMM Incorporated - Inventors: Chih-Ping Li; Wanshi Chen; Peter Gaal; Jing Jiang; Seyedkianoush Hosseini; Gabi Sarkis - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US11451272B2 ## CPC - H04B 7/0456: Selection of precoding matrices or codebooks, e.g. using matrices antenna weighting - H04W 72/20: Control channels or signalling for resource management - H04W 76/27: Transitions between radio resource control [RRC] states - H04B: TRANSMISSION - H04W: WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS (broadcast communication H04H; communication systems using wireless links for non-selective communication, e.g. wireless extensions H04M1/72) ## Abstract Certain aspects of the present disclosure provide techniques for applying precoding patterns to shared channel transmission repetitions. In one example, a method of transmitting data from a device in a wireless communication network, includes: determining a number of repetitions to transmit data in the wireless communication network; determining a precoding pattern that specifies a precoder to be applied to each repetition of the number of repetitions; and transmitting the data according to the number of repetitions and according to the precoding pattern. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A method of transmitting data from a device in a wireless communication network, comprising: determining a number of repetitions to transmit data in the wireless communication network; determining a precoding pattern that specifies a precoder to be applied to each repetition of the number of repetitions, wherein the precoding pattern specifies at least: a first precoder associated with a first antenna and a first type of channel; and a second precoder associated with a second antenna and a second type of channel different from the first type of channel; and transmitting the data according to the number of repetitions and according to the precoding pattern, wherein transmitting the data according to the precoding pattern comprises interleaving transmissions of the data on the first type of channel with the first antenna with transmissions of the data on the second type of channel with the second antenna for the number of repetitions. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, further comprising: performing a number of channel estimations for use in transmitting the data, wherein the number of channel estimations depends on a number of different precoders specified in the precoding pattern. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein at least one of the first type of channel or the second type of channel comprises a physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH). ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein at least one of the first type of channel or the second type of channel comprises a physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH). ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, furthering comprising: determining a mobility of the device; and determining the precoding pattern based on the mobility of the device. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, further comprising: receiving one or more precoding patterns. ### Claim 7 (depends on 6) The method of claim 6, wherein the one or more precoding patterns are received from the wireless communication network via radio resource control (RRC) signaling. ### Claim 8 (depends on 7) The method of claim 7, further comprising: receiving, from the wireless communication network via downlink control information (DCI) signaling, an indication of which precoding pattern of the one or more precoding patterns to use for transmitting the data. ### Claim 9 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the first type of channel and the second type of channel comprise a same physical channel or a same logical channel. ### Claim 10 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1 wherein the device in the wireless communication network is one of a base station or a user equipment. ### Claim 11 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein: the transmissions of the data on the first type of channel with the first antenna and the transmissions of the data on the second type of channel with the second antenna are interleaved using a plurality of slots, and the slots occur successively. ### Claim 12 A device configured to transmit data in a wireless communication network, comprising: a memory comprising executable instructions; and a processor in data communication with the memory and configured to execute the executable instructions to cause the device to: determine a number of repetitions to transmit data in the wireless communication network; determine a precoding pattern that specifies a precoder to be applied to each repetition of the number of repetitions, wherein the precoding pattern specifies at least: a first precoder associated with a first antenna and a first type of channel; and a second precoder associated with a second antenna and a second type of channel different from the first type of channel; and transmit the data according to the number of repetitions and according to the precoding pattern, wherein in order to transmit the data according to the precoding pattern, the processor is further configured to cause the device to interleave transmissions of the data on the first type of channel with the first antenna with transmissions of the data on the second type of channel with the second antenna for the number of repetitions. ### Claim 13 (depends on 12) The device of claim 12, wherein the processor is further configured to cause the device to: perform a number of channel estimations for use in transmitting the data, wherein the number of channel estimations depends on a number of different precoders specified in the precoding pattern. ### Claim 14 (depends on 12) The device of claim 12, wherein at least one of the first type of channel or the second type of channel comprises a physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH). ### Claim 15 (depends on 12) The device of claim 12, wherein at least one of the first type of channel or the second type of channel comprises a physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH). ### Claim 16 (depends on 12) The device of claim 12, wherein the processor is further configured to cause the device to: determine a mobility of the device; and determine the precoding pattern based on the mobility of the device. ### Claim 17 (depends on 12) The device of claim 12, wherein the processor is further configured to cause the device to: receive one or more precoding patterns. ### Claim 18 (depends on 17) The device of claim 17, wherein the processor is further configured to cause the device to receive the one or more precoding patterns from the wireless communication network via radio resource control (RRC) signaling. ### Claim 19 (depends on 18) The device of claim 18, wherein the processor is further configured to cause the device to: receive, from the wireless communication network via downlink control information (DCI) signaling, an indication of which precoding pattern of the one or more precoding patterns to use for transmitting the data. ### Claim 20 (depends on 12) The device of claim 12, wherein the first type of channel and the second type of channel comprise a same physical channel or a same logical channel. ### Claim 21 (depends on 12) The device of claim 12, wherein the device in the wireless communication network is one of a base station or a user equipment. ### Claim 22 (depends on 12) The device of claim 12, wherein: the processor is further configured to cause the device to use a plurality of slots when performing interleaved transmission of data on the first type of channel with the first antenna and data on the second type of channel with the second antenna, and the slots occur successively. ### Claim 23 A device configured to transmit data in a wireless communication network, comprising: means for determining a number of repetitions to transmit data in the wireless communication network; means for determining a precoding pattern that specifies a precoder to be applied to each repetition of the number of repetitions, wherein the precoding pattern specifies at least; a first precoder associated with a first antenna and a first type of channel; and a second precoder associated with a second antenna and a second type of channel different from the first type of channel; and means for transmitting the data according to the number of repetitions and according to the precoding pattern, wherein transmitting the data according to the precoding pattern comprises interleaving transmissions of the data on the first type of channel with the first antenna with transmissions of the data on the second type of channel with the second antenna for the number of repetitions. ### Claim 24 (depends on 23) The device of claim 23, further comprising: means for receiving one or more precoding patterns from the wireless communication network via radio resource control (RRC) signaling; and means for receiving, from the wireless communication network via downlink control information (DCI) signaling, an indication of which precoding pattern of the one or more precoding patterns to use for transmitting the data. ### Claim 25 (depends on 23) The device of claim 23, wherein at least one of the first type of channel or the second type of channel comprises one of a physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH) or a physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH). ### Claim 26 (depends on 23) The device of claim 23, wherein the device in the wireless communication network is one of a base station or a user equipment. ### Claim 27 A non-transitory computer-readable medium comprising instructions that, when executed by a processor of a device, cause the device to perform a method of transmitting data from a device in a wireless communication network, the method comprising: determining a number of repetitions to transmit data in the wireless communication network; determining a precoding pattern that specifies a precoder to be applied to each repetition of the number of repetitions, wherein the precoding pattern specifies at least: a first precoder associated with a first antenna and a first type of channel; and a second precoder associated with a second antenna and a second type of channel different from the first type of channel; and transmitting the data according to the number of repetitions and according to the precoding pattern, wherein transmitting the data according to the precoding pattern comprises interleaving transmissions of the data on the first type of channel with the first antenna with transmissions of the data on the second type of channel with the second antenna for the number of repetitions. ### Claim 28 (depends on 27) The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 27, wherein the method further comprises: receiving one or more precoding patterns from the wireless communication network via radio resource control (RRC) signaling; and receiving, from the wireless communication network via downlink control information (DCI) signaling, an indication of which precoding pattern of the one or more precoding patterns to use for transmitting the data. ### Claim 29 (depends on 27) The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 27, wherein at least one of the first type of channel or the second type of channel comprises one of a physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH) or a physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH). ### Claim 30 (depends on 27) The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 27, wherein the device in the wireless communication network is one of a base station or a user equipment.