US 12,035,418 B2
Methods and apparatus for support of reduced capability devices in wireless communication
Hong He, Cupertino, CA (US); Dawei Zhang, Cupertino, CA (US); Wei Zeng, Cupertino, CA (US); Chunhai Yao, Cupertino, CA (US); Haitong Sun, Cupertino, CA (US); Yuchul Kim, Cupertino, CA (US); Yushu Zhang, Cupertino, CA (US); Chunxuan Ye, Cupertino, CA (US); Oghenekome Oteri, Cupertino, CA (US); Weidong Yang, Cupertino, CA (US); Yang Tang, Cupertino, CA (US); Jie Cui, Cupertino, CA (US); Zhibin Wu, Cupertino, CA (US); and Pengkai Zhao, Cupertino, CA (US)
Assigned to APPLE INC., Cupertino, CA (US)
Appl. No. 17/598,205
Filed by Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US)
PCT Filed Feb. 2, 2020, PCT No. PCT/CN2020/074927
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Sep. 24, 2021,
PCT Pub. No. WO2021/159331, PCT Pub. Date Aug. 19, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2022/0377532 A1, Nov. 24, 2022
Int. Cl. H04W 8/24 (2009.01); H04W 48/16 (2009.01); H04W 48/20 (2009.01)
CPC H04W 8/24 (2013.01) [H04W 48/16 (2013.01); H04W 48/20 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method of accessing a wireless communication network by a device of a first device type, the method comprising:
receiving, by the device from a base station of the wireless communication network targeted to operate with a second device type, an indication of whether the first device type is allowed to access the wireless communication network, the first device type having less capabilities than the second device type;
in response to receiving the indication showing that the first device type is allowed to access the wireless communication network, transmitting, by the device to the base station, signaling associated with connecting to the base station using resources reserved for the first device type which identifies, to the wireless communication network, that the device belongs to the first device type;
receiving, by the device, an inquiry from the base station about capabilities of the device; and
transmitting, by the device to the base station, capability information of the device.