# US 12,004,101 B2 · Method and device for receiving information and transmitting information > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 12,004,101 B2 - Document ID: US12004101B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 17/481,704 - Filed: 2021-09-22 - Published: 2022-01-06 - Granted: 2024-06-04 - Earliest claimed: 2019-04-04 - Assignees: Guangdong Oppo Mobile Telecommunications Corp., Ltd. - Applicants: Guangdong Oppo Mobile Telecommunications Corp., Ltd. - Inventors: Hai Tang - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US12004101B2 ## CPC - H04W 56/001: {Synchronization between nodes} - 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 5/0051: {of dedicated pilots, i.e. pilots destined for a single user or terminal} - H04L 5/0094: {Indication of how sub-channels of the path are allocated} - H04W 74/0816: with collision avoidance - H04L 27/0006: {Assessment of spectral gaps suitable for allocating digitally modulated signals, e.g. for carrier allocation in cognitive radio (for spectrum sharing between different networks H04W16/14)} - 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) ## Abstract A method and device for receiving information and transmitting information. The method includes a terminal device receiving indication information. The indication information indicates at least one of the following information for at least one target synchronization signal block (SSB): the at least one target SSB being a plurality of target SSBs, a number of candidate SSBs located in an interval between two adjacent target SSBs in the plurality of target SSBs; a number of the at least one target SSB; or a resource location of a first target SSB of the at least one target SSB. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A method for receiving information, comprising: a terminal device receiving indication information; and the terminal device determining a first candidate SSB within a detected channel occupancy time (COT) as the first target SSB of the at least one target SSB, wherein the first candidate SSB within the COT that satisfies: a quotient of an index of the resource location of the candidate SSB and D is k, wherein k is a positive integer, wherein D has a value of 2, 4 or 8; wherein the indication information indicates at least one of the following information for at least one target synchronization signal block (SSB): the at least one target SSB being a plurality of target SSBs, a number of candidate SSBs located in an interval between two adjacent target SSBs in the plurality of target SSBs; a number of the at least one target SSB; or a resource location of a first target SSB of the at least one target SSB. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The method according to claim 1, wherein the indication information is specifically used to indicate at least one of the following information for the at least one target SSB: the at least one target SSB being a plurality of target SSBs, a number of candidate SSBs located in an interval between two adjacent target SSBs of the plurality of target SSBs during a first period; a number of the at least one target SSB in the first period; or the resource location of the first target SSB during the first period, wherein the number of the candidate SSBs within the first period is a predetermined value. ### Claim 3 (depends on 2) The method according to claim 2, wherein the first period is an SSB period or a discovery reference signal (DRS) period. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The method according to claim 1, wherein the indication information is only used to indicate at least one of the following information for the at least one target SSB: a transmission interval of the at least one target SSB; or the number of the at least one target SSB. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The method according to claim 1, further comprising: the terminal device determining a first detected SSB as the first target SSB of the at least one target SSB. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The method according to claim 1, wherein the indication information is used only to indicate at least one of the following information for the at least one target SSB: a transmission interval of at least one target synchronization signal block (SSB); or the resource location of the first target SSB of the at least one target SSB. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The method according to claim 1, wherein the indication information is only used to indicate at least one of the following information for the at least one target SSB: the number of the at least one target SSB; or the resource location of the first target SSB of the at least one target SSB. ### Claim 8 (depends on 7) The method according to claim 7, wherein the at least one target SSB is contiguous in resource locations of the candidate SSBs. ### Claim 9 (depends on 1) The method according to claim 1, further comprising: the terminal device receiving the at least one target SSB according to the indication information. ### Claim 10 (depends on 9) The method according to claim 9, further comprising: the terminal device detecting at least one of a physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) or a physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH) according to the indication information. ### Claim 11 (depends on 10) The method according to claim 10, wherein the terminal device detecting the at least one of the physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) or the physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH) according to the indication information, comprises at least one of: the terminal device determining, according to the indication information, that no PDSCH will be transmitted at a resource location that overlaps with a resource location of the at least one target SSB; the terminal device, according to the indication information, not detecting a PDCCH at a resource location that overlaps or partially overlaps with a resource location of the at least one target SSB; or the terminal device, according to the indication information, not detecting the PDCCH if the PDCCH overlaps or partially overlaps with a resource location of at least one target SSB when detecting PDCCHs. ### Claim 12 (depends on 1) The method according to claim 1, further comprising: the terminal device measuring the at least one target SSB according to the indication information. ### Claim 13 (depends on 12) The method according to claim 12, wherein the terminal device receiving the indication information comprises: the terminal device receiving a physical broadcast channel (PBCH), the PBCH comprising the indication information; the terminal device receiving a master information block (MIB), the MIB comprising the indication information; or the terminal device receiving radio resource control (RRC) signaling, the RRC signaling comprising the indication information. ### Claim 14 (depends on 1) The method according to claim 1, wherein the indication information indicates, by means of a different demodulation reference signal (DMRS) of a physical broadcast channel (PBCH), at least one of the following information for the at least one target SSB: the at least one target SSB being a plurality of target SSBs, the number of candidate SSBs located in an interval between two adjacent target SSBs in the plurality of target SSBs; the number of the at least one target SSB; or the resource location of the first target SSB of the at least one target SSB. ### Claim 15 A method for transmitting information, comprising: a network device sending indication information, wherein the indication information indicates at least one of the following information for at least one target synchronization signal block (SSB): the at least one target SSB being a plurality of target SSBs, a number of candidate SSBs located in an interval between two adjacent target SSBs of the plurality of target SSBs; a number of the at least one target SSB; or a resource location of a first target SSB of the at least one target SSB; wherein a first candidate SSB within a detected channel occupancy time (COT) is the first target SSB of the at least one target SSB, wherein the first candidate SSB within the COT that satisfies: a quotient of an index of the resource location of the candidate SSB and D is k, wherein k is a positive integer, wherein D has a value of 2, 4 or 8. ### Claim 16 (depends on 15) The method according to claim 15, wherein the indication information is specifically used to indicate at least one of the following information for the at least one target SSB: the at least one target SSB being a plurality of target SSBs, a number of candidate SSBs located in an interval between two adjacent target SSBs of the plurality of target SSBs during a first period; a number of the at least one target SSB in the first period; or the resource location of the first target SSB during the first period, wherein the number of the candidate SSBs within the first period is a predetermined value. ### Claim 17 A terminal device, comprising: a processor; a memory; and a transceiver, wherein the memory is configured to store a computer program, the processor is configured to call and run the computer program stored in the memory, causing the transceiver to perform: receiving indication information, wherein the indication information indicates at least one of the following information for at least one target synchronization signal block (SSB): the at least one target SSB being a plurality of target SSBs, a number of candidate SSBs located in an interval between two adjacent target SSBs in the plurality of target SSBs; a number of the at least one target SSB; or a resource location of a first target SSB of the at least one target SSB; and determining a first candidate SSB within a detected channel occupancy time (COT) as the first target SSB of the at least one target SSB, wherein the first candidate SSB within the COT that satisfies: a quotient of an index of the resource location of the candidate SSB and D is k, wherein k is a positive integer, wherein D has a value of 2, 4 or 8. ### Claim 18 A network device, comprising: a processor; a memory; and a transceiver, wherein the memory is configured to store a computer program, the processor is configured to call and run the computer program stored in the memory, causing the transceiver to perform: sending indication information, wherein the indication information indicates at least one of the following information for at least one target synchronization signal block (SSB): the at least one target SSB being a plurality of target SSBs, a number of candidate SSBs located in an interval between two adjacent target SSBs of the plurality of target SSBs; a number of the at least one target SSB; or a resource location of a first target SSB of the at least one target SSB; wherein a first candidate SSB within a detected channel occupancy time (COT) is the first target SSB of the at least one target SSB, wherein the first candidate SSB within the COT that satisfies: a quotient of an index of the resource location of the candidate SSB and D is k, wherein k is a positive integer, wherein D has a value of 2, 4 or 8.