Qualcomm Patent: Blind Decoding Limit Adjustment for Wireless Communications
Summary
The USPTO has granted a patent to QUALCOMM Incorporated for techniques related to blind decoding limit adjustment in wireless communications. This patent aims to reduce processing power and time for user equipment by optimizing the number of blind decoding candidates monitored for control information.
What changed
The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has granted patent US12587309B2 to QUALCOMM Incorporated. The patent covers methods, systems, and devices that enable a base station to configure user equipment (UE) with conditions triggering adjustments to the number of blind decoding candidates monitored for control information. This adjustment can reduce the UE's processing power and time requirements.
While this is a patent grant and not a direct regulatory mandate, it signifies technological innovation in wireless communications. Companies operating in this space, particularly those involved in base station and UE development, should be aware of this patented technology. Compliance officers may need to consider potential licensing requirements or design-around strategies if their products utilize similar blind decoding techniques, especially in relation to standards compliance and performance optimization.
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Blind decoding limit techniques for wireless communications
Grant US12587309B2 Kind: B2 Mar 24, 2026
Assignee
QUALCOMM Incorporated
Inventors
Yuwei Ren, Iyab Issam Sakhnini, Huilin Xu, Tao Luo
Abstract
Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications are described that support blind decoding limit adjustment techniques. A base station may configure a user equipment (UE) with one or more conditions that may trigger an adjustment to a number of blind decoding candidates that are to be monitored at the UE for a control information communication from the base station. A nominal number of blind decoding candidates may be configured at the UE, and the adjustment to the number of blind decoding candidates may reduce the number of blind decoding candidates from the nominal number, thus allowing the UE to perform blind decoding using less processing power, less time, or both. The trigger conditions may include one or more configured conditions that may support reliable communications with fewer blind decoding candidates.
CPC Classifications
H04L 1/0038 H04L 5/0053
Filing Date
2021-01-12
Application No.
18253012
Claims
10
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