US 12,108,308 B2
User equipment assistance information for multicast and broadcast services
Le Liu, Fremont, CA (US); Alberto Rico Alvarino, San Diego, CA (US); Prasad Reddy Kadiri, San Diego, CA (US); Umesh Phuyal, San Diego, CA (US); Bharat Shrestha, San Diego, CA (US); Juan Montojo, San Diego, CA (US); Peter Gaal, San Diego, CA (US); Wanshi Chen, San Diego, CA (US); Kazuki Takeda, Tokyo (JP); Ayan Sengupta, San Diego, CA (US); Tao Luo, San Diego, CA (US); and Xiaoxia Zhang, San Diego, CA (US)
Assigned to QUALCOMM Incorporated, San Diego, CA (US)
Filed by QUALCOMM Incorporated, San Diego, CA (US)
Filed on Jun. 8, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/341,801.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/037,778, filed on Jun. 11, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2021/0392466 A1, Dec. 16, 2021
Int. Cl. H04W 4/06 (2009.01); H04L 1/1867 (2023.01); H04W 8/24 (2009.01); H04W 24/10 (2009.01)
CPC H04W 4/06 (2013.01) [H04L 1/1896 (2013.01); H04W 8/24 (2013.01); H04W 24/10 (2013.01)] 28 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method for wireless communication at a user equipment (UE), comprising:
identifying a multicast service available for subscription by the UE or to which the UE is already subscribed;
transmitting, while in a connected mode, a message associated with the multicast service, the message including UE assistance information indicating at least one of a UE capability to process multicast transmissions of the multicast service, a feedback scheme preference for reporting feedback for the multicast transmissions, a multicast priority indication, or a measurement and reporting scheme preference for the multicast transmissions;
receiving the multicast transmissions in accordance with the UE assistance information;
switching from the connected mode to an idle mode or an inactive mode based at least in part on a power consumption preference of the UE; and
continuing to receive the multicast transmissions while the UE is in the idle mode or the inactive mode, in accordance with the UE assistance information.