US 12,250,045 B2
Beam activation and determination in wireless networks
Kai Xu, Herndon, VA (US); Hua Zhou, Vienna, VA (US); Esmael Hejazi Dinan, McLean, VA (US); Yunjung Yi, Vienna, VA (US); Ali Cagatay Cirik, Chantilly, VA (US); Hyoungsuk Jeon, Centreville, VA (US); Jonghyun Park, Syosset, NY (US); and Nazanin Rastegardoost, McLean, VA (US)
Assigned to Comcast Cable Communications, LLC, Philadelphia, PA (US)
Filed by Comcast Cable Communications, LLC, Philadelphia, PA (US)
Filed on Jun. 28, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/215,643.
Application 18/215,643 is a continuation of application No. 17/692,741, filed on Mar. 11, 2022, granted, now 11,728,870.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/159,872, filed on Mar. 11, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2024/0154676 A1, May 9, 2024
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. H04L 5/12 (2006.01); H04B 7/06 (2006.01); H04L 5/00 (2006.01); H04W 72/044 (2023.01)
CPC H04B 7/0639 (2013.01) [H04B 7/0695 (2013.01); H04L 5/0048 (2013.01); H04W 72/046 (2013.01)] 62 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method comprising:
receiving, by a wireless device, a command indicating a plurality of transmission configuration indicator (TCI) states mapped to one or more TCI codepoints, wherein at least one TCI codepoint, of the one or more TCI codepoints, indicates:
a downlink TCI state of a downlink TCI state list; and
an uplink TCI state of an uplink TCI state list;
receiving downlink control information (DCI) indicating a TCI codepoint of the at least one TCI codepoint;
receiving, based on the downlink TCI state, at least one downlink signal; and
sending, based on the uplink TCI state, at least one uplink signal.