# US 11,909,529 B2 · Method, apparatus for transmitting HARQACK information, electronic device and storage medium > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 11,909,529 B2 - Document ID: US11909529B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 17/309,296 - Filed: 2020-01-09 - Published: 2022-01-27 - Granted: 2024-02-20 - Earliest claimed: 2019-01-10 - Assignees: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. - Applicants: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. - Inventors: Jingxing Fu; Yi Wang; Bin Yu; Chen Qian; Feifei Sun - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US11909529B2 ## CPC - H04L 1/1812: Hybrid protocols; Hybrid automatic repeat request [HARQ] - H04L 5/0055: {Physical resource allocation for ACK/NACK (for physical mapping arrangements in ARQ protocols H04L1/1861)} - H04L 1/0026: {Transmission of channel quality indication} - H04L 1/1671: {the supervisory signal being transmitted together with control information} - H04L 1/1854: {Scheduling and prioritising arrangements} - H04L 1/1861: {Physical mapping arrangements (for ACK signaling see also H04L5/0053)} - H04L 1/1887: {Scheduling and prioritising arrangements} - H04L 1/1896: {ARQ related signaling} - H04L 5/0078: {Timing of allocation} - H04L 5/0007: {the frequencies being orthogonal, e.g. OFDM(A) or DMT} - H04L 5/0057: {Physical resource allocation for CQI} - H04W 72/0446: Resources in time domain, e.g. slots or frames - 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 The application provides a method, apparatus for transmitting HARQ-ACK information, electronic device and storage medium. The method includes: determining, by a terminal, a TU in which a PUCCH transmitting the HARQ-ACK is located according to a length of the time slot in which the PUCCH transmitting the HARQ-ACK is located and the number of PUCCHs in the time slot; transmitting, by the terminal, the HARQ-ACK information based on the determined TU in which the PUCCH transmitting the HARQ-ACK is located and a corresponding HARQ timing relationship. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A method for transmitting hybrid automatic retransmission request acknowledgement (HARQ-ACK) information performed by a terminal in a wireless communication system, the method comprising: obtaining information on a length of a time unit (TU) for a physical uplink control channel (PUCCH), the TU being a part of a time slot; receiving, from a base station, downlink control information (DCI) on a physical downlink control channel (PDCCH), the DCI including a HARQ feedback timing indication; receiving, from the base station, data on a physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH) based on the DCI; determining a first TU overlapping with a last orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) symbol in a time slot in which the PDSCH is received; determining a second TU based on the first TU, the HARQ feedback timing indication, and the length of the TU; and transmitting the HARQ-ACK information for the received data on the PUCCH in the second TU. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein more than one PUCCHs are used for transmitting the HARQ-ACK information in a time slot. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the first TU is determined as a reference point where the HARQ feedback timing indication is equal to 0. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the HARQ feedback timing indication uses the part of the time slot, TU, as a unit of the HARQ feedback timing indication. ### Claim 5 A terminal for transmitting hybrid automatic retransmission request acknowledgement (HARQ-ACK) information in a wireless communication system, the terminal comprising: a transceiver; and a processor configured to: obtain information on a length of a time unit (TU) for a physical uplink control channel (PUCCH) the TU being a part of a time slot; receive, from a base station, downlink control information (DCI) on a physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) the DCI including a HARQ feedback timing indication; receive, from the base station, data on a physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH) based on the DCI; determine a first TU overlapping with a last orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) symbol in a time slot in which the PDSCH is received; determine a second TU based on the first TU, the HARQ feedback timing indication, and the length of the TU; and transmit the HARQ-ACK information for the received data on the PUCCH in the second TU. ### Claim 6 (depends on 5) The terminal of claim 5, wherein more than one PUCCHs are used for transmitting the HARQ-ACK information in a time slot. ### Claim 7 (depends on 5) The terminal of claim 5, the first TU is determined as a reference point where the HARQ feedback timing indication is equal to 0. ### Claim 8 (depends on 5) The terminal of claim 5, wherein the HARQ feedback timing indication uses the part of the time slot, TU, as a unit of the HARQ feedback timing indication. ### Claim 9 A method for transmitting hybrid automatic retransmission request acknowledgement (HARQ-ACK) information performed by a base station in a wireless communication system, the method comprising: transmitting information on a length of a time unit (TU) for a physical uplink control channel (PUCCH), the TU being a part of a time slot; transmitting, to a terminal, downlink control information (DCI) on a physical downlink control channel (PDCCH), the DCI including a HARQ feedback timing indication; transmitting, to the terminal, data on a physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH) based on the DCI; and receiving, the HARQ-ACK information for the transmitted data on the PUCCH in a second TU, wherein a first TU is a TU overlapping with a last orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) symbol in a time slot in which the PDSCH is transmitted, and wherein the second TU is based on the first TU, the HARQ feedback timing indication, and the length of the TU. ### Claim 10 (depends on 9) The method of claim 9, wherein more than one PUCCHs are used for transmitting the HARQ-ACK information in a time slot. ### Claim 11 (depends on 9) The method of claim 9, wherein the first TU is determined as a reference point where the HARQ feedback timing indication is equal to 0. ### Claim 12 (depends on 9) The method of claim 9, wherein the HARQ feedback timing indication uses the part of the time slot, TU, as a unit of the HARQ feedback timing indication. ### Claim 13 A base station for transmitting hybrid automatic retransmission request acknowledgement (HARQ-ACK) information in a wireless communication system, the base station comprising: a transceiver; and a processor configured to: transmit information on a length of a time unit (TU) for a physical uplink control channel (PUCCH), the TU being a part of a time slot; transmit, to a terminal, downlink control information (DCI) on a physical downlink control channel (PDCCH), the DCI including a HARQ feedback timing indication; transmit, to the terminal, data on a physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH) based on the DCI; and receive, the HARQ-ACK information for the transmitted data on the PUCCH in a second TU, wherein a first TU is a TU overlapping with a last orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) symbol in a time slot in which the PDSCH is transmitted, and wherein the second TU is based on the first TU, the HARQ feedback timing indication, and the length of the TU. ### Claim 14 (depends on 13) The base station of claim 13, wherein more than one PUCCHs are used for transmitting the HARQ-ACK information in a time slot. ### Claim 15 (depends on 13) The base station of claim 13, wherein the first TU is determined as a reference point where the HARQ feedback timing indication is equal to 0, and wherein the HARQ feedback timing indication uses the part of the time slot, TU, as a unit of the HARQ feedback timing indication.