# US 12,764,751 B2 · Reclaiming unused uplink occasions > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 12,764,751 B2 - Document ID: US12764751B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 18/507,525 - Filed: 2023-11-13 - Published: 2024-08-08 - Granted: 2026-10-13 - Earliest claimed: 2023-02-08 - Assignees: QUALCOMM Incorporated - Applicants: QUALCOMM Incorporated - Inventors: Diana Maamari; Ahmed Elshafie; Huilin Xu - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US12764751B2 ## CPC - H04W 72/23: in the downlink direction of a wireless link, i.e. towards a terminal - H04W 72/0446: Resources in time domain, e.g. slots or frames - H04W: WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS (broadcast communication H04H; communication systems using wireless links for non-selective communication, e.g. wireless extensions H04M1/72) ## Abstract Various aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wireless communication. In some aspects, a user equipment (UE) may receive configuration information indicating one or more uplink occasions. The UE may transmit an indication of one or more unused uplink occasions of the one or more uplink occasions. The UE may transmit an uplink communication using resources associated with at least one unused uplink occasion of the one or more unused uplink occasions. Numerous other aspects are described. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A user equipment (UE) for wireless communication, comprising: one or more memories; and one or more processors, coupled to the one or more memories, configured to: receive configuration information indicating one or more uplink occasions; transmit an indication of one or more unused uplink occasions of the one or more uplink occasions; and transmit, subsequent to the indication, an uplink communication that reclaims at least one unused uplink occasion of the one or more unused uplink occasions by use of resources allocated for the at least one unused uplink occasion. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The UE of claim 1, wherein the configuration information indicates whether uplink occasions, of the one or more uplink occasions, can be reclaimed, and wherein transmitting the uplink communication is associated with the configuration information indicating that the at least one unused uplink occasion can be reclaimed. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The UE of claim 1, wherein the one or more processors are further configured to: receive an indication of whether the UE is permitted to transmit using uplink occasions that are indicated as unused uplink occasions. ### Claim 4 (depends on 3) The UE of claim 3, wherein transmitting the uplink communication is associated with the UE being permitted to transmit using uplink occasions that are indicated as unused uplink occasions. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The UE of claim 1, wherein the one or more processors are further configured to: transmit a communication indicating that the at least one unused uplink occasion is to be reclaimed. ### Claim 6 (depends on 5) The UE of claim 5, wherein transmitting the uplink communication is associated with an amount of time from a first time at which the communication is transmitted to a second time associated with the at least one unused uplink occasion satisfying a threshold. ### Claim 7 (depends on 5) The UE of claim 5, wherein transmitting the uplink communication is associated with an amount of time from a first time at which the indication of the one or more unused uplink occasions is transmitted to a second time at which the communication is transmitted satisfying a threshold. ### Claim 8 (depends on 5) The UE of claim 5, wherein the communication includes an indication that at least one of the one or more unused uplink occasions is to be reclaimed, and wherein the one or more processors are further configured to: transmit another communication that includes indications associated with respective uplink occasions, of the one or more uplink occasions, the indications indicating whether the respective uplink occasions are reclaimed. ### Claim 9 (depends on 5) The UE of claim 5, wherein the communication is transmitted via resources associated with an uplink occasion of the one or more uplink occasions. ### Claim 10 (depends on 5) The UE of claim 5, wherein the communication includes a scheduling request. ### Claim 11 (depends on 1) The UE of claim 1, wherein the one or more processors are further configured to: transmit, via resources associated with an uplink occasion of the one or more uplink occasions, an updated indication of the one or more unused uplink occasions, the updated indication indicating that the at least one unused uplink occasion is to be used. ### Claim 12 (depends on 1) The UE of claim 1, wherein transmitting the uplink communication is associated with a remaining packet delay budget of the uplink communication satisfying a threshold. ### Claim 13 (depends on 1) The UE of claim 1, wherein the configuration information indicates that the one or more uplink occasions are associated with a first one or more values for one or more respective communication parameters, and wherein the uplink communication is associated with a second one or more values for the one or more respective communication parameters. ### Claim 14 (depends on 1) The UE of claim 1, wherein the one or more uplink occasions are configured grant occasions. ### Claim 15 A network node for wireless communication, comprising: one or more memories; and one or more processors, coupled to the one or more memories, configured to: transmit configuration information, for a user equipment (UE), indicating one or more uplink occasions; receive an indication of one or more unused uplink occasions, of the one or more uplink occasions, associated with the UE; and receive, subsequent to the indication, an uplink communication, associated with the UE, that reclaims at least one unused uplink occasion of the one or more unused uplink occasions by use of resources allocated for the at least one unused uplink occasion. ### Claim 16 (depends on 15) The network node of claim 15, wherein receiving the uplink communication is associated with one or more parameters of the uplink communication. ### Claim 17 (depends on 15) The network node of claim 15, wherein the one or more processors are further configured to: transmit an indication of whether the UE is permitted to transmit using uplink occasions that are indicated as unused uplink occasions. ### Claim 18 (depends on 17) The network node of claim 17, wherein receiving the uplink communication is associated with the UE being permitted to transmit using uplink occasions that are indicated as unused uplink occasions. ### Claim 19 (depends on 15) The network node of claim 15, wherein the one or more processors are further configured to: receive a communication indicating that the at least one unused uplink occasion is to be reclaimed. ### Claim 20 (depends on 15) The network node of claim 15, wherein the one or more processors are further configured to: receive, via resources associated with an uplink occasion of the one or more uplink occasions, an updated indication of the one or more unused uplink occasions, the updated indication indicating that the at least one unused uplink occasion is to be used. ### Claim 21 A method of wireless communication performed by a user equipment (UE), comprising: receiving configuration information indicating one or more uplink occasions; transmitting an indication of one or more unused uplink occasions of the one or more uplink occasions; and transmitting, subsequent to the indication, an uplink communication that reclaims at least one unused uplink occasion of the one or more unused uplink occasions by use of resources allocated for the at least one unused uplink occasion. ### Claim 22 (depends on 21) The method of claim 21, wherein transmitting the uplink communication is associated with one or more parameters of the uplink communication. ### Claim 23 (depends on 22) The method of claim 22, wherein the one or more parameters include a logical channel group associated with the uplink communication. ### Claim 24 (depends on 21) The method of claim 21, further comprising: transmitting a communication indicating that the at least one unused uplink occasion is to be reclaimed. ### Claim 25 (depends on 24) The method of claim 24, wherein the communication includes indications associated with respective uplink occasions, of the one or more uplink occasions, the indications indicating whether the respective uplink occasions are reclaimed. ### Claim 26 (depends on 24) The method of claim 24, wherein the communication includes at least one of: uplink control information, a channel state information (CSI) report, a buffer status report, or a medium access control (MAC) control element communication. ### Claim 27 (depends on 21) The method of claim 21, wherein the configuration information indicates a configuration of a configured grant period, the one or more unused uplink occasions being associated with the configured grant period. ### Claim 28 A method of wireless communication performed by a network node, comprising: transmitting configuration information, for a user equipment (UE), indicating one or more uplink occasions; receiving an indication of one or more unused uplink occasions, of the one or more uplink occasions, associated with the UE; and receiving, subsequent to the indication, an uplink communication, associated with the UE, that reclaims at least one unused uplink occasion of the one or more unused uplink occasions by use of resources allocated for the at least one unused uplink occasion. ### Claim 29 (depends on 28) The method of claim 28, further comprising: receiving a communication indicating that the at least one unused uplink occasion is to be reclaimed. ### Claim 30 (depends on 28) The method of claim 28, wherein receiving the uplink communication is associated with a logical channel associated with the uplink communication being included in an allowed logical channel group for reclaiming unused uplink occasions.