US 11,985,694 B2
Scheduling communication in a wireless communication system
Timothy Wilkinson, Bristol (GB); and Timothy James Speight, Usk (GB)
Assigned to Intellectual Ventures Holding 81 LLC, Carson City, NV (US)
Filed by Intellectual Ventures Holding 81 LLC, Carson City, NV (US)
Filed on May 19, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/199,610.
Application 18/199,610 is a continuation of application No. 17/839,094, filed on Jun. 13, 2022, granted, now 11,678,359.
Application 17/839,094 is a continuation of application No. 16/934,723, filed on Jul. 21, 2020, granted, now 11,363,616, issued on Jun. 14, 2022.
Application 16/934,723 is a continuation of application No. 16/283,172, filed on Feb. 22, 2019, granted, now 10,721,753, issued on Jul. 21, 2020.
Application 16/283,172 is a continuation of application No. 15/728,089, filed on Oct. 9, 2017, granted, now 10,237,884, issued on Mar. 19, 2019.
Application 15/728,089 is a continuation of application No. 15/349,386, filed on Nov. 11, 2016, granted, now 9,788,341, issued on Oct. 10, 2017.
Application 15/349,386 is a continuation of application No. 13/883,687, granted, now 9,497,770, issued on Nov. 15, 2016, previously published as PCT/EP2011/069663, filed on Nov. 8, 2011.
Claims priority of application No. 1019145 (GB), filed on Nov. 12, 2010.
Prior Publication US 2023/0292356 A1, Sep. 14, 2023
Int. Cl. H04W 72/542 (2023.01); H04W 72/54 (2023.01); H04W 72/541 (2023.01); H04L 5/16 (2006.01); H04L 27/26 (2006.01); H04W 4/02 (2018.01); H04W 88/02 (2009.01)
CPC H04W 72/542 (2023.01) [H04W 72/54 (2023.01); H04W 72/541 (2023.01); H04L 5/16 (2013.01); H04L 27/2601 (2013.01); H04W 4/023 (2013.01); H04W 4/025 (2013.01); H04W 88/02 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A user equipment (UE) comprising:
a transceiver, and
a processor, operatively coupled to the transceiver, wherein:
the transceiver and the processor are configured to:
receive, from a base station, a plurality of resource allocations for a group of UEs, wherein the plurality of resource allocations are for communication of UEs in proximity to each other,
select one of the plurality of resources allocations for transmission, and
transmit using the selected resource allocation, wherein the UE is in proximity to at least one other UE.