US 12,126,446 B2
Communication apparatus and method
Yusuke Tanaka, Tokyo (JP); and Shigeru Sugaya, Kanagawa (JP)
Assigned to SONY GROUP CORPORATION, Tokyo (JP)
Filed by SONY GROUP CORPORATION, Tokyo (JP)
Filed on Jul. 24, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/357,372.
Application 18/357,372 is a continuation of application No. 17/743,963, filed on May 13, 2022, granted, now 11,750,327.
Application 17/743,963 is a continuation of application No. 16/640,548, granted, now 11,343,019, issued on May 24, 2022, previously published as PCT/JP2018/030488, filed on Aug. 17, 2018.
Claims priority of application No. 2017-166870 (JP), filed on Aug. 31, 2017.
Prior Publication US 2023/0370200 A1, Nov. 16, 2023
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. H04L 1/08 (2006.01); H04L 1/1867 (2023.01); H04W 84/12 (2009.01); H04L 1/1607 (2023.01)
CPC H04L 1/08 (2013.01) [H04L 1/1896 (2013.01); H04W 84/12 (2013.01); H04L 1/1664 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
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1. A communication apparatus, comprising:
circuitry configured to:
transmit first information to a sender of a retransmission signal, wherein
the first information is regarding a configuration of the retransmission signal, and
the retransmission signal includes second information of an original signal whose demodulation has failed; and
receive the retransmission signal transmitted from the sender based on the first information.