US 12,273,877 B2
Method and apparatus for span pattern repetitions over multiple slots
Qiongjie Lin, Sunnyvale, CA (US); and Hongbo Si, Plano, TX (US)
Assigned to Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si (KR)
Filed by Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si (KR)
Filed on Feb. 23, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/652,262.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/155,998, filed on Mar. 3, 2021.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/239,654, filed on Sep. 1, 2021.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/256,909, filed on Oct. 18, 2021.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/283,848, filed on Nov. 29, 2021.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/305,480, filed on Feb. 1, 2022.
Prior Publication US 2022/0287063 A1, Sep. 8, 2022
Int. Cl. H04W 72/12 (2023.01); H04W 72/1273 (2023.01); H04W 72/23 (2023.01)
CPC H04W 72/1273 (2013.01) [H04W 72/23 (2023.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A user equipment (UE) comprising:
a transceiver configured to receive a configuration for search space sets; and
a processor operably coupled to the transceiver, the processor configured to determine:
a combination (X, Y), wherein X and Y are positive integers and wherein a start of two consecutive group of Y slots is separated by X slots; and
a bitmap for a search space set from the search space sets based on the configuration, wherein:
each bit in the bitmap is associated with a slot within a group of consecutive slots that are configured for multi-slot physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) monitoring,
a slot is configured for the multi-slot PDCCH monitoring if the associated bit for the slot in the bitmap has a value of “1”,
a slot is not configured for the multi-slot PDCCH monitoring if the associated bit for the slot in the bitmap has a value of “0”, and
slots configured for the multi-slot PDCCH monitoring are consecutive based on bits with a value of “1” being consecutive in the bitmap, and
wherein the transceiver is further configured to receive PDCCHs in the consecutive slots configured for the multi-slot PDCCH monitoring based on the bitmap.