MUMBAI, India, Oct. 26 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202617090707 A) filed by Lenovo Beijing Limited on July 25, 2026, for Methods And Apparatuses For Supporting In-Band Ambient Internet Of Things (iot) Communication.

Inventors include Lei, Haipeng; Yu, Xiaodong; and Sun, Zhennian.

The application for the patent was published on October 23, 2026, under issue no. 43/2026.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to method and apparatus for supporting in-band ambient IoT communication. A UE may: receive first signaling for configuring a first resource region; receive second signaling for scheduling a second resource region for a first downlink transmission to the UE or a first uplink transmission from the UE in a slot; determine whether the first resource region is available for the first downlink transmission or the first uplink transmission; and in response to determining that the first resource region is not available for the first downlink transmission or the first uplink transmission: determine whether the first resource region overlaps the second resource region in the slot; and receive the first downlink transmission or transmit the first uplink transmission in response to determining that the first resource region does not overlap the second resource region in the slot.

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