# US 12,004,081 B2 · Communication method and device > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 12,004,081 B2 - Document ID: US12004081B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 17/206,497 - Filed: 2021-03-19 - Published: 2021-07-08 - Granted: 2024-06-04 - Earliest claimed: 2018-09-20 - Assignees: Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. - Applicants: Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. - Inventors: Junren Chang; Shulan Feng - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US12004081B2 ## CPC - H04W 52/0216: {using a pre-established activity schedule, e.g. traffic indication frame} - H04W 52/0229: {where the received signal is a wanted signal} - H04L 5/0098: {Signalling of the activation or deactivation of component carriers, subcarriers or frequency bands} - H04W 24/08: Testing, {supervising or monitoring} using real traffic - H04W 52/0235: {where the received signal is a power saving command} - H04W 52/0277: {according to available power supply, e.g. switching off when a low battery condition is detected} - H04W 72/23: in the downlink direction of a wireless link, i.e. towards a terminal - H04L 5/0048: {Allocation of pilot signals, i.e. of signals known to the receiver (allocation of control signalling H04L5/0053; use of control signalling H04L5/0091)} - H04L 5/0094: {Indication of how sub-channels of the path are allocated} - Y02D 30/70: in wireless communication networks - H04W: WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS (broadcast communication H04H; communication systems using wireless links for non-selective communication, e.g. wireless extensions H04M1/72) - H04L: TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION (arrangements common to telegraphic and telephonic communication H04M) - Y02D: CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION TECHNOLOGIES IN INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES [ICT], I.E. INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES AIMING AT THE REDUCTION OF THEIR OWN ENERGY USE ## Abstract A communication method includes: when a network device meets an enabling condition, sending, by the network device, configuration information to a terminal, where the configuration information includes at least one of a type of indication information, a form of the indication information, or a receiving location of the indication information; and sending the indication information to the terminal, where the indication information is used to indicate the terminal whether to monitor a physical downlink control channel PDCCH, or indicate the terminal to monitor a PDCCH, or indicate the terminal not to monitor a PDCCH; or the indication information is used to indicate the terminal whether to receive a physical downlink shared channel PDSCH, or indicate the terminal to receive a PDSCH, or indicate the terminal not to receive a PDSCH. This improves flexibility of using the indication information (for example, a UPSS) by the terminal. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A communication method, comprising: determining, by a network device, whether the network device meets an enabling condition in response to a service feature meeting a preset condition, wherein the service feature comprises a terminal power consumption generated by a service; sending, by the network device in response to the network device meeting the enabling condition, configuration information to a terminal, wherein the configuration information comprises at least one of (1) a type of indication information, (2) a form of the indication information, or (3) a receiving location of the indication information; and processing, by the terminal, the configuration information received from the network device to determine whether the indication information indicates to the terminal the terminal is to at least one of: determine whether to monitor a physical downlink control channel (PDCCH); monitor the PDCCH; not monitor the PDCCH; determine whether to receive a physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH); receive the PDSCH; or not receive the PDSCH. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the network device determines whether the network device meets the enabling condition in response to receiving a configuration request from the terminal. ### Claim 3 (depends on 2) The method of claim 2, further comprising: determining, by the network device in response to receiving the configuration request from the terminal, a target activation manner based on an activation manner of a configuration, or the activation manner of the configuration and other information, wherein the other information comprises a status of an available network resource; and sending, by the network device, the configuration information to the terminal, wherein the configuration information is used to indicate the terminal to activate the configuration based on the target activation manner. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, further comprising: activating, at the terminal and responsive to the configuration information, a configuration based on an activation manner of the configuration, wherein the configuration information includes the activation manner of the configuration. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, further comprising: sending, by the network device, a configuration activation indication to the terminal, wherein the configuration activation indication is used to indicate the terminal to activate a configuration. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, further comprising: receiving, by the network device before the indication information is sent to the terminal, a signal request from the terminal, wherein the signal request is used to indicate the network device to send the indication information. ### Claim 7 A communication method, comprising: processing, by a terminal, configuration information received from a network device, wherein the configuration information is sent by the network device based on a determination that the network device meets an enabling condition, the network device determines the enabling condition is met in response to a service feature meeting a preset condition, the service feature comprises a terminal power consumption generated by a service, and the configuration information includes at least one of (1) a type of indication information, (2) a form of the indication information, or (3) a receiving location of the indication information; activating, by the terminal, a configuration based on the configuration information received from the network device; and determining, based on the indication information, to at least one of: determine whether to monitor a physical downlink control channel (PDCCH); monitor the PDCCH; not monitor the PDCCH; determine whether to receive a physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH); receive the PDSCH; or not receive the PDSCH. ### Claim 8 (depends on 7) The method of claim 7, the network device determines whether the network device meets the enabling condition in response to receiving a configuration request from the terminal. ### Claim 9 (depends on 8) The method of claim 8, further comprising: determining, by the network device in response to receiving the configuration request from the terminal, a target activation manner based on an activation manner of a configuration included in the configuration request, or the activation manner of the configuration and a status of an available network resource; and activating, by the terminal, the configuration based on the target activation manner. ### Claim 10 (depends on 7) The method of claim 7, wherein the configuration is activated by the terminal based on an activation manner of the configuration, and the activation manner is included in the configuration information. ### Claim 11 (depends on 7) The method of claim 7, wherein the activating the configuration comprises: receiving a configuration activation indication from the network device; and activating the configuration based on the configuration activation indication. ### Claim 12 (depends on 7) The method of claim 7, further comprising: receiving one of a configuration activation indication from the network device or reaching a preset duration after receiving the configuration information to activate the configuration. ### Claim 13 (depends on 7) The method of claim 7, wherein after the activating the configuration, further comprises: sending a signal request to the network device, wherein the signal request is used to indicate the network device to send the indication information. ### Claim 14 A communications apparatus, comprising: a processor that, upon executing instructions, causes the communications apparatus to: process configuration information received from a network device, wherein the configuration information is sent by the network device based on a determination that the network device meets an enabling condition, the network device determines the enabling condition is met in response to a service feature meeting a preset condition, the service feature comprises a terminal power consumption generated by a service, and the configuration information includes at least one of (1) a type of indication information, (2) a form of the indication information, or (3) a receiving location of the indication information; activate a configuration based on the configuration information received from the network device; and determine, based on the indication information, to at least one of: determine whether to monitor a physical downlink control channel (PDCCH); monitor the PDCCH; not monitor the PDCCH; determine whether to receive a physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH); receive the PDSCH; or not receive the PDSCH. ### Claim 15 (depends on 14) The communications apparatus of claim 14, wherein the network device determines whether the network device meets the enabling condition in response to the network device receiving a configuration request from the communications apparatus. ### Claim 16 (depends on 15) The communications apparatus of claim 15, wherein the configuration request includes an activation manner of the configuration, and the configuration request is further used to indicate the network device to determine a target activation manner based on the activation manner of the configuration, or the activation manner of the configuration and a status of an available network resource, and the communications apparatus is further caused to: activate the configuration based on the target activation manner. ### Claim 17 (depends on 14) The communications apparatus of claim 14, wherein the configuration information includes an activation manner of the configuration, and the configuration is activated based on the activation manner of the configuration. ### Claim 18 (depends on 14) The communications apparatus of claim 14, wherein the communications apparatus is further caused to: receive a configuration activation indication from the network device; and activate the configuration based on the configuration activation indication. ### Claim 19 (depends on 14) The communications apparatus of claim 14, wherein the communications apparatus is further caused to activate the configuration in response to receiving a configuration activation indication from the network device, or in response to a preset duration after the configuration information is received being reached. ### Claim 20 (depends on 14) The communications apparatus of claim 14, wherein the communications apparatus is further caused to: send a signal request to the network device, wherein the signal request is used to indicate the network device to send the indication information.