# US 12,598,635 B2 · Methods, computer readable medium and devices for communication > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 12,598,635 B2 - Document ID: US12598635B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 18/017,292 - Filed: 2020-07-31 - Published: 2023-08-31 - Granted: 2026-04-07 - Earliest claimed: 2020-07-31 - Assignees: NEC Corporation - Applicants: NEC Corporation - Inventors: Zhaobang Miao; Gang Wang - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US12598635B2 ## CPC - H04W 72/56: based on priority criteria - H04W 76/14: Direct-mode setup - H04W 72/20: Control channels or signalling for resource management - H04W 72/25: between terminals via a wireless link, e.g. sidelink - H04W: WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS (broadcast communication H04H; communication systems using wireless links for non-selective communication, e.g. wireless extensions H04M1/72) ## Abstract Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to communication. According to embodiments of the present disclosure, a first terminal device receives first control information indicating a first set of resources reserved by a second terminal device and second control information indicating a second set of resources reserved by a third terminal device, respectively. If the first set of resources and the second set of resources overlap with each other, the first terminal device whether a condition associate with coordination of terminal devices is satisfied. If the condition is satisfied, the first terminal device transmits an indication to at least one of the second and third terminal devices. In this way, collisions in resources can be avoided. Further, it also can solve the hidden node problem. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A first terminal device configured to communicate with a network, a second terminal device and a third terminal device, the first terminal device comprising: one or more memories storing instructions; and one or more processors configured to process the instructions to control the first terminal device to: in a case where the first terminal device, the second terminal device, and the third terminal device receive, from the network, first information in a Radio Resource Control (RRC) message, the first information indicating whether a coordination of multiple terminal devices is enabled or not; receive, from the second terminal device, first control information comprising a first priority value and a first set of resources reserved by the second terminal device; receive, from the third terminal device, second control information comprising a second priority value and a second set of resources reserved by the third terminal device; and control the first terminal device to determine to transmit, based on the first information, and based on a determination that the first set of resources and the second set of resources overlap, and based on a comparison between the first priority value and the second priority value, second information to either one of the second terminal device and the third terminal device, the second information indicating an overlapped resource set between the first set of resources and the second set of resources. ### Claim 2 A method for a first terminal device configured to communicate with a network, a second terminal device and a third terminal device, the method comprising: in a case where the first terminal device, the second terminal device, and the third terminal device receive, from the network, first information in a Radio Resource Control, RRC, message, the first information indicating whether a coordination of multiple terminal devices is enabled or not: receiving, from the second terminal device, first control information comprising a first priority value and a first set of resources reserved by the second terminal device; receiving, from the third terminal device, second control information comprising a second priority value and a second set of resources reserved by the third terminal device; and determining to transmit, based on the first information and based on a determination that the first set of resources and the second set of resources overlap, and based on a comparison between the first priority value and the second priority value, second information to either one of the second terminal device and the third terminal device, the second information indicating an overlapped resource set between the first set of resources and the second set of resources. ### Claim 3 (depends on 2) The method according to claim 2, the method further comprising: obtaining a first identity from second stage sidelink control information (SCI) in the first control information; obtaining a second identity from second stage SCI in the second control information; and in a case where the first identity and the second identity are identical to an identity of the first terminal device, determining that the first set of resources and the second set of resources overlap. ### Claim 4 (depends on 3) The method according to claim 3, wherein the first identity and the second identity are a destination identity. ### Claim 5 (depends on 2) The method according to claim 2, wherein the method further comprises: determining to transmit the second information to the second terminal device based on the first priority value being higher than the second priority value; and determining to transmit the second information to the third terminal device based on the first priority value being lower than the second priority value. ### Claim 6 (depends on 2) The method according to claim 2, wherein the method further comprises: in a case where the first information indicating that the coordination of multiple terminal devices is enabled, determining to transmit the second information to either one of the second terminal device and the third terminal device. ### Claim 7 (depends on 6) The method according to claim 6, wherein the method further comprises: communicating with a first one of the second terminal device and the third terminal device that receives the second information by using a resource set other than the overlapped resource set; and communicating with a second one of the second terminal device and the third terminal device by using the overlapped resource set. ### Claim 8 (depends on 2) The method according to claim 2, wherein each of the first set of resources and the second set of resources comprises a frequency resource assignment, a time resource assignment and a resource reservation period. ### Claim 9 (depends on 2) The method according to claim 2, wherein the overlapped resource set is indicated by at least a frequency domain, a time domain and a resource reservation period. ### Claim 10 (depends on 2) The method according to claim 2, wherein the method further comprises: in a case where the first information indicating that the coordination of multiple terminal devices is disabled, avoiding transmitting the second information to either one of the second terminal device and the third terminal device. ### Claim 11 A second terminal device configured to communicate with a network and a first terminal device, the second terminal device comprising: one or more memories storing instructions; and one or more processors configured to process the instructions to control the second terminal device to: in a case where the first terminal device, the second terminal device, and a third terminal device receive, from the network, first information in a Radio Resource Control (RRC) message, the first information indicating whether a coordination of multiple terminal devices is enabled or not: transmit, to the first terminal device, first control information comprising a first priority value and a first set of resources reserved by the second terminal device; in a case where the first set of resources and a second set of resources overlap, the second set of resources being comprised in second control information transmitted from the third terminal device to the first terminal device, the second set of resources being reserved by the third terminal device, control the second terminal device to use a resource set other than an overlapped resource set between the first set of resources and the second set of resources in response to receiving second information from the first terminal device, the second information indicating the overlapped resource set between the first set of resources and the second set of resources. ### Claim 12 (depends on 11) The method according to claim 11, wherein the method further comprises using the overlapped resource set between the first set of resources and the second set of resources in a case where the method does not receive second information from the first terminal device. ### Claim 13 A method for a second terminal device communicating with a network and a first terminal device, the method comprising: in a case where the first terminal device, the second terminal device, and a third terminal device receive, from the network, first information in a Radio Resource Control (RRC) message, the first information indicating whether a coordination of multiple terminal devices is enabled or not: transmitting, to the first terminal device, first control information comprising a first priority value and a first set of resources reserved by the second terminal device; in a case where the first set of resources and a second set of resources overlap, the second set of resources being comprised in second control information transmitted from the third terminal device to the first terminal device, the second set of resources being reserved by the third terminal device, using a resource set other than an overlapped resource set between the first set of resources and the second set of resources in response to receiving second information from the first terminal device, the second information indicating the overlapped resource set between the first set of resources and the second set of resources.