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Samsung patents method for 5G/6G phones to find data spots faster

Patent drawing from the official filing.

Samsung has filed a patent for a way 5G or 6G devices can locate specific data channels more efficiently. The method involves the phone receiving two pieces of information from a cell tower: where a specific slice of the wireless spectrum is, and where the actual data resources are within that slice. By combining these clues, the device can pinpoint exactly where to send or receive data without searching the entire available bandwidth.

Why it mattersThis is a technical improvement to how mobile networks manage data traffic, which could help reduce latency or improve efficiency in future 6G systems, though it is too detailed for most users to notice directly.

In the filing’s own words

The disclosure relates to a 5G or 6G communication system for supporting a higher data transmission rate. A method performed by a user equipment (UE) in a wireless communication system is provided. The method comprises receiving, from a base station, first information on a location of a first sub-band in a bandwidth part (BWP), receiving, from the base station, second information on at least one resource for a data channel in the first sub-band and identifying a location of the at least one resource for the data channel based on the first information and the second information.

What exactly they claim (claim 1)

1. A method performed by a user equipment (UE) in a wireless communication system, the method comprising: receiving, from a base station, first information on a location of a first sub-band in a bandwidth part (BWP); receiving, from the base station, second information on at least one resource for a data channel in the first sub-band; and identifying a location of the at least one resource for the data channel based on the first information and the second information.

Facts

Company: Samsung (Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.)
Official title: METHOD PERFORMED BY TERMINAL AND BASE STATION IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM
Publication number: US20260332359A1
Application number: 19113229
Filed: Sep 27, 2023
Published: Oct 22, 2026
Inventors: 2
Claims: 15

Classified under

H04L 5/0094 Electricity & electronicsH04W 72/23 Electricity & electronicsH04W 72/51 Electricity & electronicsH04W 74/0833 Electricity & electronics

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