US 10136416

US patent 10136416, titled "Communicating on a shared channel in a wireless network," was issued to Intellectual Ventures Holding 81 LLC. The inventor is Martin Warwick Beale. The patent was filed on June 1, 2017, and issued on November 20, 2018.

Abstract:
The patent describes a system where user equipment (UE) receives broadcast information containing bits that indicate when physical shared channel resources are being used to signal channels. The UE then monitors these signaled channels during the indicated time intervals and determines if signaling information intended for it is present based on its unique identification.

Independent Claims Overview:

• Claim 1 (Method): This claim describes a method performed by a cellular communication network node. It involves determining if a message needs to be transmitted. If so, the message is scheduled for transmission on at least one direct signaling channel in an allocated unit of resource, and a direct signaling channel indicator bit is set for transmission. If no message is needed, the allocated unit of resource for the direct signaling channel is re-allocated for use by another channel. This method aims to efficiently use communication resources by dynamically switching between channel types.
• Claim 14 (Cellular Communication Network Node): This claim describes a cellular communication network node (e.g., a Node B) comprising a transmitter and signal processing logic. The signal processing logic is configured to perform the steps outlined in Claim 1: setting an indicator bit when a message is received, transmitting the message on a direct signaling channel, and reallocating the direct signaling channel's resources to another channel when no message is needed.
• Claim 20 (Wireless Communication Unit): This claim describes a wireless communication unit (e.g., a UE) that receives a signaling message allocating a first set of resources from a network node. It includes logic for receiving a direct signaling channel indicator bit on a communication channel, where this bit allocates a direct signaling channel. The unit further comprises logic for modifying its first set of resources based on the status of this indicator bit. This allows the UE to adjust its resource allocation, for example, for an HS-DSCH, if the direct signaling channel is active and using some of those resources.
• Claim 24 (Method for Wireless Communication Unit): This claim describes a method performed by a wireless communication unit. It involves receiving a signaling message that allocates a first set of resources via a direct signaling channel indicator bit on a communication channel. The method then includes modifying the wireless communication unit's first set of resources in response to the status of that direct signaling channel indicator bit.

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