# US 12,193,058 B2 · User equipment, network side device, wireless communication method and storage medium for channel occupancy time sharing > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 12,193,058 B2 - Document ID: US12193058B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 18/440,989 - Filed: 2024-02-14 - Published: 2024-06-06 - Granted: 2025-01-07 - Earliest claimed: 2019-02-14 - Assignees: Sony Group Corporation - Applicants: Sony Group Corporation - Inventors: Xiaodong Xu; Guanyu Chen; Yingting Yuan; Xin Guo; Chen Sun; Mengying Sun; Rui Liu - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US12193058B2 ## CPC - H04L 5/0007: {the frequencies being orthogonal, e.g. OFDM(A) or DMT} - H04W 74/0816: with collision avoidance - H04L 5/0037: {Inter-user or inter-terminal allocation} - H04L 5/0053: {Allocation of signalling, i.e. of overhead other than pilot signals} - H04L 5/0094: {Indication of how sub-channels of the path are allocated} - H04W 72/02: Selection of wireless resources by user or terminal - H04W 72/0446: Resources in time domain, e.g. slots or frames - H04W 74/002: {Transmission of channel access control information} - H04W 74/0866: {using a dedicated channel for access} - H04W 74/0808: using carrier sensing, e.g. carrier sense multiple access [CSMA] - H04W 76/14: Direct-mode setup - H04W 92/18: between terminal devices - 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 present disclosure relates to a user equipment, a network side device, a wireless communication method and a storage medium. The user equipment of the present disclosure comprises a processing circuit, the processing circuit being configured to: generate channel occupancy time (COT) sharing indication information, wherein the COT sharing indication information comprises time frequency resources used by other user equipments when the user equipment shares a COT with the other user equipments; and send the COT sharing indication information to the other user equipments. By using the user equipment, the network side device, the wireless communication method and the storage medium of the present disclosure, COT sharing can be supported in a D2D communication mode, thereby enabling a channel to be utilized more reasonably, and simplifying a usage process of an unauthorized frequency band in D2D communication. ## Claims ### Claim 1 An electronic device for user equipment (UE) side in a wireless communication system, comprising: processing circuitry, configured to: generate Channel Occupy Time (COT) sharing indication information comprising time resources or frequency resources used by other UE when the UE shares COT with the other UE; and transmit the COT sharing indication information to the other UE. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The electronic device according to claim 1, wherein the COT sharing indication information comprises a start time and an end time of the time resources used by the other UE when the UE shares COT with the other UE. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The electronic device according to claim 1, wherein the COT sharing indication information comprises time resources or frequency resources used by each other UE of a plurality of other UEs when the UE shares COT with the other UE. ### Claim 4 (depends on 3) The electronic device according to claim 3, wherein the COT sharing indication information further comprises time resources or frequency resources used when two other UEs share COT with each other. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The electronic device according to claim 1, wherein the processing circuitry is further configured to: receive, from the other UE, COT use indication information about a use condition by the other UE with respect to the time resources or the frequency resources. ### Claim 6 (depends on 5) The electronic device according to claim 5, wherein the processing circuitry is further configured to: determine, according to the COT use indication information, whether the other UE uses the time resources or the frequency resources. ### Claim 7 (depends on 5) The electronic device according to claim 5, wherein the processing circuitry is further configured to: determine, according to the COT use indication information, time resources or frequency resources remaining within the COT. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The electronic device according to claim 1, wherein the processing circuitry is further configured to: perform, after the UE performs transmission between the UE and the other UE, channel detection to use the time resources or the frequency resources remaining within the COT. ### Claim 9 An electronic device for network side in a wireless communication system, comprising: processing circuitry configured to: generate Channel Occupy Time (COT) sharing indication information comprising time resources or frequency resources used by a first user equipment (UE) served by the electronic device when the first UE shares COT with a second UE served by the electronic device; and transmit the COT sharing indication information to the first UE, wherein the processing circuitry is further configured to: receive resource request information from the first UE; and generate resource scheduling information of the first UE according to the resource request information from the first UE, wherein the resource scheduling information from the first UE comprises the COT sharing indication information of the first UE. ### Claim 10 (depends on 9) The electronic device according to claim 9, wherein the COT sharing indication information comprises a start time and an end time of the time resources used by the first UE when the first UE shares COT with the second UE. ### Claim 11 (depends on 9) The electronic device according to claim 9, wherein the processing circuitry is further configured to: receive resource request information from the second UE; generate resource scheduling information of the second UE according to the resource request information from the second UE, wherein the resource scheduling information from the second UE comprises COT sharing indication information of the second UE, and the COT sharing indication information of the second UE comprises time resources or frequency resources used by the second UE when the first UE shares COT with the second UE; and transmit the COT sharing indication information of the second UE to the second UE. ### Claim 12 An electronic device for user equipment (UE) side in a wireless communication system, comprising: processing circuitry, configured to: receive Channel Occupy Time (COT) sharing indication information from an other UE; and determine, according to the COT sharing indication information, time resources or frequency resources used by the UE when the UE shares COT with the other UE, wherein the processing circuitry is further configured to: transmit, to the other UE, COT use indication information about a use condition by the UE with respect to the time resources or the frequency resources. ### Claim 13 (depends on 12) The electronic device according to claim 12, wherein the processing circuitry is further configured to: determine, according to the COT sharing indication information, a start time and an end time of time resources used by the UE when the UE shares COT with the other UE. ### Claim 14 (depends on 12) The electronic device according to claim 12, wherein the processing circuitry is further configured to: receive the COT sharing indication information from a network side equipment serving the UE. ### Claim 15 (depends on 12) The electronic device according to claim 12, wherein the COT use indication information indicates whether the UE uses the time resources or the frequency resources. ### Claim 16 (depends on 12) The electronic device according to claim 12, wherein the COT use indication information indicates time resources or frequency resources remaining within the COT.