# US 2026/0089736 A1 · Tci state determination method and apparatus, and device and storage medium > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2026/0089736 A1 - Document ID: US20260089736A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 19/108,864 - Filed: 2022-09-09 - Published: 2026-03-26 - Earliest claimed: 2022-09-09 - Assignees: Beijing Xiaomi Mobile Software Co., Ltd. - Applicants: Beijing Xiaomi Mobile Software Co., Ltd. - Inventors: Mingju LI - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20260089736A1 ## CPC - H04L 5/0053: {Allocation of signalling, i.e. of overhead other than pilot signals} - H04W 72/232: the control data signalling from the physical layer, e.g. DCI signalling - H04B 7/0626: {Channel coefficients, e.g. channel state information [CSI]} - H04B 7/0695: {using beam selection} - 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) - H04B: TRANSMISSION ## Abstract A method for determining a transmission configuration indication (TCI) state is performed by a terminal. The method includes: receiving first downlink control information (DCI) sent by a network device, wherein the first DCI is configured to indicate a transmission resource of a physical shared channel; and determining at least one first TCI state corresponding to the physical shared channel. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A method for determining a transmission configuration indication (TCI) state, performed by a terminal, comprising: receiving first downlink control information (DCI) sent by a network device, wherein the first DCI is configured to indicate a transmission resource of a physical shared channel; and determining at least one first TCI state corresponding to the physical shared channel. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The method according to claim 1, wherein determining the at least one first TCI state corresponding to the physical shared channel comprises: determining the at least one first TCI state based on one or more TCI states corresponding to a control resource set. ### Claim 3 (depends on 2) The method according to claim 2, wherein the control resource set is a control resource set for sending the first DCI, or the control resource set is CORESET #0. ### Claim 4 (depends on 2) The method according to claim 2, wherein determining the at least one first TCI state based on the one or more TCI states corresponding to the control resource set comprises: in a case where the control resource set corresponds to one TCI state, the at least one first TCI state is the one TCI state corresponding to the control resource set; or in a case where the control resource set corresponds to multiple TCI states, the at least one first TCI state is one TCI state among the multiple TCI states corresponding to the control resource set; or in a case where the control resource set corresponds to multiple TCI states, the at least one first TCI state is the multiple TCI states corresponding to the control resource set. ### Claim 5 (depends on 2) The method according to claim 2, further comprising: receiving first indication information sent by the network device, wherein the first indication information is configured to indicate N TCI states, each of the N TCI states comprises at least one of a joint TCI state, an uplink TCI state, and a downlink TCI state, the one or more TCI states corresponding to the control resource set are a subset of the N TCI states, and N is a positive integer; wherein the N TCI states comprise a quasi-co-located (QCL) indication for at least one of a physical downlink control channel (PDCCH), a physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH), a physical uplink control channel (PUCCH), a physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH), a channel state information reference signal (CSI-RS), and a sounding reference signal (SRS). ### Claim 6 (depends on 5) The method according to claim 5, wherein the N TCI states comprise multiple joint TCI states and/or downlink TCI states; and the method further comprises: receiving second indication information sent by the network device; wherein the second indication information is configured to indicate at least one TCI state among the N TCI states corresponding to the control resource set; or the second indication information is configured to indicate at least one TCI state among the N TCI states corresponding to a control resource set group corresponding to the control resource set. ### Claim 7 (canceled) ### Claim 8 (depends on 5) The method according to claim 5, wherein the N TCI states comprise multiple joint TCI states and/or downlink TCI states; and the method further comprises: determining at least one TCI state among the N TCI states as the one or more TCI states corresponding to the control resource set by default; or determining at least one TCI state among the N TCI states as the one or more TCI states corresponding to a control resource set group corresponding to the control resource set. ### Claim 9 (depends on 2) The method according to claim 2, further comprising: receiving a second media access control control element (MAC CE) sent by the network device, wherein the second MAC CE is configured to indicate the one or more TCI states corresponding to the control resource set. ### Claim 10 (depends on 1) The method according to claim 1, further comprising: receiving third indication information sent by the network device, wherein the third indication information is configured to indicate N TCI states, and each of the N TCI states comprises at least one of a joint TCI state, an uplink TCI state, and a downlink TCI state, wherein the N TCI states comprise a quasi-co-located (QCL) indication for at least one of a physical downlink control channel (PDCCH), a physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH), a physical uplink control channel (PUCCH), a physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH), a channel state information reference signal (CSI-RS), and a sounding reference signal (SRS); determining the at least one first TCI state corresponding to the physical shared channel comprises: determining the at least one first TCI state based on the N TCI states. ### Claim 11 (depends on 10) The method according to claim 10, wherein determining the at least one first TCI state based on the N TCI states comprises: determining at least one TCI state among the N TCI states as the at least one first TCI state by default. ### Claim 12 (depends on 10) The method according to claim 10, further comprising: receiving fourth indication information sent by the network device, wherein the fourth indication information is configured to indicate at least one TCI state among the N TCI states; determining the at least one first TCI state based on the N TCI states comprises: determining at least one TCI state among the N TCI states indicated by the fourth indication information as the at least one first TCI state. ### Claim at position 13 -19. (canceled) ### Claim 20 A method for determining a transmission configuration indication (TCI) state, performed by a network device, comprising: sending first downlink control information (DCI) to a terminal, wherein the first DCI is configured to indicate a transmission resource of a physical shared channel, and the terminal is configured to determine at least one first TCI state corresponding to the physical shared channel. ### Claim 21 (depends on 20) The method according to claim 20, wherein the at least one first TCI state is determined based on one or more TCI states corresponding to a control resource set. ### Claim 22 (canceled) ### Claim 23 (canceled) ### Claim 24 (depends on 21) The method according to claim 21, further comprising: sending first indication information to the terminal, wherein the first indication information is configured to indicate N TCI states, each of the N TCI states comprises at least one of a joint TCI state, an uplink TCI state and a downlink TCI state, the one or more TCI states corresponding to the control resource set is a subset of the N TCI states, and N is a positive integer; wherein the N TCI states comprise a quasi-co-located (QCL) indication for at least one of a physical downlink control channel (PDCCH), a physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH), a physical uplink control channel (PUCCH), a physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH), a channel state information reference signal (CSI-RS), and a sounding reference signal (SRS); wherein the first indication information is carried in a third media access control control element (MAC CE), and the third MAC CE is configured to indicate the N TCI states; or the first indication information is carried in a fourth MAC CE and second DCI, and the fourth MAC CE is configured to indicate N TCI states respectively corresponding to at least two code points in a TCI field of the second DCI, and the second DCI is configured to indicate one of the at least two code points. ### Claim 25 (depends on 24) The method according to claim 24, wherein the N TCI states comprise multiple joint TCI states and/or downlink TCI states; and the method further comprises: sending second indication information to the terminal; wherein the second indication information is configured to indicate at least one TCI state of the N TCI states corresponding to the control resource set; or the second indication information is configured to indicate at least one TCI state of the N TCI states corresponding to a control resource set group corresponding to the control resource set. ### Claim 26 (canceled) ### Claim 27 (canceled) ### Claim 28 (depends on 21) The method according to claim 21, further comprising: sending a second MAC CE to the terminal, wherein the second MAC CE is configured to indicate the one or more TCI states corresponding to the control resource set. ### Claim at position 23 -40. (canceled) ### Claim 41 A terminal, comprising: a processor; and a transceiver connected to the processor; wherein the processor is configured to: receive first downlink control information (DCI) sent by a network device, wherein the first DCI is configured to indicate a transmission resource of a physical shared channel; and determine at least one first TCI state corresponding to the physical shared channel. ### Claim 42 (depends on 20) A network device, comprising: a processor; and a transceiver connected to the processor; wherein the processor is configured to perform the method according to claim 20. ### Claim 43 (canceled) ### Claim 44 (canceled) ### Claim 45 (depends on 5) The method according to claim 5, wherein the first indication information is carried in a third media access control control element (MAC CE), and the third MAC CE is configured to indicate the N TCI states; or the first indication information is carried in a fourth MAC CE and second DCI, and the fourth MAC CE is configured to indicate N TCI states respectively corresponding to at least two code points in a TCI field of the second DCI, and the second DCI is configured to indicate one of the at least two code points. ### Claim 46 (depends on 10) The method according to claim 10, wherein the third indication information is carried in a third media access control control element (MAC CE), and the third MAC CE is configured to indicate the N TCI states; or the third indication information is carried in a fourth MAC CE and second DCI, and the fourth MAC CE is configured to indicate N TCI states respectively corresponding to at least two code points in a TCI field of the second DCI, and the second DCI is configured to indicate one of the at least two code points.