# US 12,225,550 B2 · Method for transmitting data in internet of vehicles, and terminal device > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 12,225,550 B2 - Document ID: US12225550B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 17/950,016 - Filed: 2022-09-21 - Published: 2023-01-26 - Granted: 2025-02-11 - Earliest claimed: 2018-07-05 - Assignees: Guangdong Oppo Mobile Telecommunications Corp., Ltd. - Applicants: Guangdong Oppo Mobile Telecommunications Corp., Ltd. - Inventors: Qianxi Lu; Huei-Ming Lin - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US12225550B2 ## CPC - H04W 72/23: in the downlink direction of a wireless link, i.e. towards a terminal - H04W 76/14: Direct-mode setup - H04L 67/12: specially adapted for proprietary or special-purpose networking environments, e.g. medical networks, sensor networks, networks in vehicles or remote metering networks - H04W 4/40: for vehicles, e.g. vehicle-to-pedestrians [V2P] - H04W 4/46: for vehicle-to-vehicle communication [V2V] - H04W 72/02: Selection of wireless resources by user or terminal - 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 - H04W 72/40: Resource management for direct mode communication, e.g. D2D or sidelink - H04W 84/18: Self-organising networks, e.g. ad-hoc networks or sensor networks - H04W 92/18: between terminal devices - 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 for transmitting data in the Internet of Vehicles, and a terminal device are provided. Resources used for repeated sidelink transmission may be determined, which is beneficial in improving the reliability of data transmission. The method includes that a terminal device receiving first control information sent by a network device. The first control information is used to determine resource information used for repeated sidelink transmission. The method also includes that according to the first control information, the terminal device determining resources used for repeated sidelink transmission. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A method for transmitting data, comprising: receiving, by a terminal device, first control information sent by a network device, wherein the first control information is used to determine resource information used for multiple transmissions of a sidelink; and determining, by the terminal device, a resource used for the multiple transmissions of the sidelink according to the first control information, wherein the resource information used for the multiple transmissions of the sidelink comprises at least one of time domain resource information or frequency domain resource information used for the multiple transmissions of the sidelink, wherein the first control information comprises second configuration information, the second configuration information is used to determine time offset information of each of the multiple transmissions with respect to a specific boundary, and the determining, by the terminal device, the resource used for the multiple transmissions of the sidelink according to the first control information comprises: determining, by the terminal device, a time domain resource used for each of the transmissions using the specific boundary as a reference according to a time offset of each of the transmissions with respect to the specific boundary. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The method according to claim 1, wherein the first control information comprises first configuration information, the first configuration information is used to determine a time offset between two adjacent transmissions in the multiple transmissions, and the determining, by the terminal device, the resource used for the multiple transmissions of the sidelink according to the first control information comprises: determining, by the terminal device, a time domain resource used for each of the multiple transmissions according to the time domain resource information of a first transmission in the multiple transmissions, a number of transmissions of the multiple transmissions, and the time offset between two adjacent transmissions. ### Claim 3 (depends on 2) The method according to claim 2, wherein the time domain resource information of the first transmission is determined according to the first control information, or is pre-configured on the terminal device, or is configured by the network device; and the number of transmissions is determined according to the first control information, or is pre-configured on the terminal device, or is configured by the network device. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The method according to claim 1, wherein the specific boundary is a time unit determined according to a time unit carrying the first control information, or the first time unit of a current radio frame, or the first time unit of a current radio frame period. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The method according to claim 1, wherein the first control information comprises a second bitmap, the second bitmap is used to determine a frequency domain resource of the multiple transmissions of the sidelink, each bit in the second bitmap corresponds to at least one frequency domain unit in a system, and a value of each bit in the second bitmap is used to determine whether the frequency domain unit corresponding to each bit can be used for sidelink transmission. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The method according to claim 1, wherein the first control information comprises third configuration information, and the third configuration information is used to determine frequency domain resource length information of each of the multiple transmissions of the sidelink. ### Claim 7 (depends on 6) The method according to claim 6, wherein the frequency domain resource length information of each of the multiple transmissions is pre-configured on the terminal device. ### Claim 8 (depends on 6) The method according to claim 6, wherein the first control information comprises fourth configuration information, the fourth configuration information is used to determine a frequency domain start position of each of the multiple transmissions, and the determining, by the terminal device, the resource used for the multiple transmissions of the sidelink according to the first control information comprises: determining, by the terminal device, the frequency domain resource length information of each of the multiple transmissions of the sidelink according to the third configuration information, and determining the frequency domain start position of each of the multiple transmissions according to the fourth configuration information; and determining, by the terminal device, the frequency domain resource of each of the multiple transmissions according to the frequency domain start position and the frequency domain resource length information of each of the multiple transmissions. ### Claim 9 (depends on 1) The method according to claim 1, wherein the first control information is downlink control information (DCI), and the sidelink comprises at least one of a sidelink control channel (PSCCH) or a sidelink shared channel (PSSCH). ### Claim 10 A terminal device, comprising: a processor; and a memory storing a computer program; wherein the processor is configured to call and run the computer program stored in the memory, and execute: receiving first control information sent by a network device, wherein the first control information is used to determine resource information used for multiple transmissions of a sidelink; and determining a resource used for the multiple transmissions of the sidelink according to the first control information, wherein the resource information used for the multiple transmissions of the sidelink comprises at least one of time domain resource information or frequency domain resource information used for the multiple transmissions of the sidelink; and wherein the first control information comprises second configuration information, the second configuration information is used to determine time offset information of each of the multiple transmissions with respect to a specific boundary, and the processor is further used to: determine a time domain resource used for each of the transmissions using the specific boundary as a reference according to a time offset of each of the transmissions with respect to the specific boundary. ### Claim 11 (depends on 10) The terminal device according to claim 10, wherein the first control information comprises first configuration information, the first configuration information is used to determine a time offset between two adjacent transmissions in the multiple transmissions, and the processor is further used to: determine a time domain resource used for each of the multiple transmissions according to the time domain resource information of a first transmission in the multiple transmissions, a number of transmissions of the multiple transmissions, and the time offset between two adjacent transmissions. ### Claim 12 (depends on 11) The terminal device according to claim 11, wherein the time domain resource information of the first transmission is determined according to the first control information, or is pre-configured on the terminal device, or is configured by the network device; and the number of transmissions is determined according to the first control information, or is pre-configured on the terminal device, or is configured by the network device. ### Claim 13 (depends on 10) The terminal device according to claim 10, wherein the specific boundary is a time unit determined according to a time unit carrying the first control information, or the first time unit of a current radio frame, or the first time unit of a current radio frame period. ### Claim 14 (depends on 10) The terminal device according to claim 10, wherein the first control information comprises a second bitmap, the second bitmap is used to determine a frequency domain resource of the multiple transmissions of the sidelink, each bit in the second bitmap corresponds to at least one frequency domain unit in a system, and a value of each bit in the second bitmap is used to determine whether the frequency domain unit corresponding to each bit can be used for sidelink transmission. ### Claim 15 (depends on 10) The terminal device according to claim 10, wherein the first control information comprises third configuration information, and the third configuration information is used to determine frequency domain resource length information of each of the multiple transmissions of the sidelink. ### Claim 16 (depends on 15) The terminal device according to claim 15, wherein the frequency domain resource length information of each of the multiple transmissions is pre-configured on the terminal device. ### Claim 17 (depends on 15) The terminal device according to claim 15, wherein the first control information comprises fourth configuration information, the fourth configuration information is used to determine a frequency domain start position of each of the multiple transmissions, and the processor is further used to: determine the frequency domain resource length information of each of the multiple transmissions of the sidelink according to the third configuration information, and determine the frequency domain start position of each of the multiple transmissions according to the fourth configuration information; and determine the frequency domain resource of each of the multiple transmissions according to the frequency domain start position and the frequency domain resource length information of each of the multiple transmissions. ### Claim 18 (depends on 10) The terminal device according to claim 10, wherein the first control information is downlink control information (DCI), and the sidelink comprises at least one of a sidelink control channel (PSCCH) or a sidelink shared channel (PSSCH).