EP3977697A1 - Method and Apparatus for Scheduling Terminal Devices
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The European Patent Office published patent application EP3977697A1 by Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ) for a method and apparatus to schedule terminal devices in telecommunications networks. The patent covers innovations in scheduling terminal devices using various H04L and H04W classification technologies. Inventors are Chunhui Liu, Yongqian Chen, and Bin Li.
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The European Patent Office granted patent EP3977697A1 to Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ) for a method, network device, and network node for scheduling terminal devices. The patent application was published on April 8, 2026, and covers telecommunications scheduling technologies classified under H04L and H04W IPC codes including wireless services, signal transmission, and network data handling.
Network equipment manufacturers and telecommunications operators should monitor this patent grant as it establishes intellectual property rights that may affect future product development in scheduling technologies for wireless networks. Inventors Chunhui Liu, Yongqian Chen, and Bin Li are credited for the terminal device scheduling innovations covered under this European patent designation.
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METHOD, NETWORK DEVICE AND NETWORK NODE FOR SCHEDULING TERMINAL DEVICES
Publication EP3977697A1 Kind: A1 Apr 08, 2026
Applicants
Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ.)
Inventors
LIU, Chunhui, CHEN, Yongqian, LI, Bin
IPC Classifications
H04W 4/02 20180101AFI20260304BHEP H04W 72/12 20090101ALI20260304BHEP H04L 41/0893 20220101ALI20260304BHEP H04L 41/0894 20220101ALI20260304BHEP H04W 72/51 20230101ALI20260304BHEP H04W 72/542 20230101ALI20260304BHEP H04L 41/0816 20220101ALN20260304BHEP H04L 43/065 20220101ALN20260304BHEP H04L 43/0817 20220101ALN20260304BHEP H04L 43/0852 20220101ALN20260304BHEP H04L 43/0888 20220101ALN20260304BHEP H04W 4/08 20090101ALN20260304BHEP
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AL, AT, BE, BG, CH, CY, CZ, DE, DK, EE, ES, FI, FR, GB, GR, HR, HU, IE, IS, IT, LI, LT, LU, LV, MC, MK, MT, NL, NO, PL, PT, RO, RS, SE, SI, SK, SM, TR
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