# US 12,114,307 B2 · Method and apparatus for information processing

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- Number: US 12,114,307 B2
- Document ID: US12114307B2
- Status: Granted
- Kind: B2
- Application number: 17/625,656
- Filed: 2019-07-09
- Published: 2022-09-01
- Granted: 2024-10-08
- Earliest claimed: 2019-07-09
- Assignees: Beijing Xiaomi Mobile Software Co., Ltd.
- Applicants: Beijing Xiaomi Mobile Software Co., Ltd.
- Inventors: Qin Mu
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US12114307B2

## CPC

- H04W 72/1273: of downlink data flows
- H04W 48/12: using downlink control channel
- H04W 48/16: Discovering, processing access restriction or access information
- H04W 56/001: {Synchronization between nodes}
- H04W 72/0446: Resources in time domain, e.g. slots or frames
- H04W 72/0453: Resources in frequency domain, e.g. a carrier in FDMA
- 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)
- 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 method and apparatus for information processing. The method includes: configuring scheduling information of an SIB1 for a first-type UE; sending the scheduling information of the SIB1 to the first-type UE by carrying the scheduling information of the SIB1 in an SSB, such that the first-type UE receives the SIB1 on the basis of the scheduling information of the SIB1.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A method for information processing, comprising:
configuring scheduling information of a system information block SIB1 for a first-type user equipment (UE); and
sending the scheduling information of the SIB1 to the first-type UE by carrying the scheduling information of the SIB1 in a synchronization signal block SSB;
the method further comprising:
indicating a subcarrier offset of the SSB for the first-type UE using a first predetermined information field of the SSB.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The method of claim 1, further comprising:
configuring scheduling information of SIBx for the first-type UE, where x is greater than or equal to 2; and
sending the scheduling information of SIBx to the first-type UE by carrying the scheduling information of SIBx in the SIB1.

### Claim 3 (depends on 2)

The method of claim 2, wherein carrying the scheduling information of SIBx in the SIB1 comprises:
transmitting the scheduling information of the SIBx by the SIB1 through a physical downlink shared channel PDSCH.

### Claim 4 (depends on 1)

The method of claim 1, wherein indicating a subcarrier offset of the SSB for the first-type UE using a first predetermined information field of the SSB comprises:
indicating the subcarrier offset of the SSB using an SSB index & SSB subcarrier offset information field of the SSB;
wherein the SSB index & SSB subcarrier offset information field comprises:
a first bit sequence, configured to indicate an index value of the SSB; and
a second bit sequence, configured to indicate the subcarrier offset of the SSB;
wherein the second bit sequence is configured to indicate the subcarrier offset to the first-type UE in response to having a first parameter value.

### Claim 5 (depends on 4)

The method of claim 4, wherein the second bit sequence is configured to indicate the subcarrier offset of the SSB to a second-type UE in response to having a second parameter value, wherein the second-type UE is different from the first-type UE.

### Claim 6 (depends on 4)

The method of claim 4, wherein indicating the subcarrier offset of the SSB using the SSB index & SSB subcarrier offset information field of the SSB comprises:
in response to a carrier frequency of the SSB being less than 6 GHz, indicating the subcarrier offset of the SSB using the second bit sequence of the first parameter value in the SSB index & SSB subcarrier offset information field of the SSB.

### Claim 7 (depends on 4)

The method of claim 4, wherein indicating the subcarrier offset of the SSB using the SSB index & SSB subcarrier offset information field of the SSB comprises:
in response to a carrier frequency of the SSB being greater than 6 GHz, indicating the subcarrier offset of the SSB using the second bit sequence of the first parameter value and the first bit sequence in the SSB index & SSB subcarrier offset information field of the SSB.

### Claim 8 (depends on 1)

The method of claim 1, wherein configuring scheduling information of SIB1 for the first-type UE comprises:
indicating the scheduling information of the SIB1 configured for the first-type UE using a second predetermined information field of the SSB.

### Claim 9 (depends on 8)

The method of claim 8, wherein indicating the scheduling information of the SIB1 configured for the first-type UE using a second predetermined information field of the SSB comprises:
indicating the scheduling information of the SIB1 configured for the first-type UE using a PDCCH-SIB1 configuration information field of the SSB, wherein the PDCCH-SIB1 configuration information field is previously used to indicate PDCCH configuration information of the SIB1; or
indicating the scheduling information of the SIB1 configured for the first-type UE using both a reserved information field and the PDCCH-SIB1 configuration information field of the SSB, wherein the reserved information filed is previously not used for information indication.

### Claim 10 (depends on 8)

The method of claim 8, wherein configuring the scheduling information of the SIB1 for the first-type UE comprises:
configuring the scheduling information of the SIB1 for the first-type UE based on a number of bits of different information in the scheduling information of the SIB1;
wherein the scheduling information comprises at least one of:
a redundant version;
a mapping mode between virtual resource blocks and physical resource blocks;
a modulation coding mode;
a time-domain allocation mode; and
a frequency-domain allocation mode.

### Claim 11

A method for information processing, comprising:
determining scheduling information of a system information block SIB1 carried in a synchronization signal block SSB, wherein a first predetermined information field in the SSB is indicative of a subcarrier offset of the SSB for the first-type UE; and
receiving the SIB1 according to the scheduling information of the SIB1.

### Claim 12 (depends on 11)

The method of claim 11, further comprising:
determining scheduling information of SIBx carried in the SIB1, where x is greater than or equal to 2; and
receiving the SIBx according to the scheduling information of the SIBx.

### Claim 13 (depends on 1)

An apparatus for information processing, comprising:
a processor; and
a memory configured to store instructions executable by the processor;
wherein, the processor is configured to implement the method for information processing of claim 1 by executing the executable instructions.

### Claim 14

An apparatus for information processing, comprising:
a processor; and
a memory configured to store instructions executable by the processor;
wherein, the processor is configured to implement operations by executing the executable instructions, the operations comprising:
determining scheduling information of a system information block SIB1 carried in a synchronization signal block SSB, wherein a first predetermined information field in the SSB is indicative of a subcarrier offset of the SSB for the first-type UE; and
receiving the SIB1 according to the scheduling information of the SIB1.

### Claim 15 (depends on 14)

The apparatus of claim 14, wherein the processor is further configured to perform:
determining scheduling information of SIBx carried in the SIB1, where x is greater than or equal to 2; and
receiving the SIBx according to the scheduling information of the SIBx.

### Claim 16 (depends on 15)

The apparatus of claim 15, wherein the scheduling information of the SIBx is transmitted by the SIB1 through a physical downlink shared channel PDSCH.