ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 5 -- United States Patent no. 12,219,435, issued on Feb. 4, was assigned to Sharp K.K. (Sakai, Japan).

"Method and user equipment for management of MBS data reception" was invented by Heng-Li Chin (Taipei, Taiwan), Chia-Hung Lin (Taipei, Taiwan), Hung-Chen Chen (Taipei, Taiwan), Chia-Hung Wei (Taipei, Taiwan) and Yung-Lan Tseng (Taipei, Taiwan).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A method performed by a UE for management of MBS data reception is provided. The method includes receiving a DRX configuration mapped to an MBS, the DRX configuration including a timer and controlling activity of the UE for monitoring a PDCCH associated with a G-RNTI of the MBS; receiving a first DL a...