ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 15 -- United States Patent no. 12,739,903, issued on Sept. 15, was assigned to SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS Co. Ltd. (South Korea).

"Apparatus and method for configuring radio link control layer parameter for direct communication in wireless communication system" was invented by Hyunjeong Kang (Gyeonggi-do, South Korea), Anil Agiwal (Gyeonggi-do, South Korea) and Sangkyu Baek (Gyeonggi-do, South Korea).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present disclosure relates to a communication method and system for converging a 5th-Generation (5G) communication system for supporting higher data rates beyond a 4th-Generation (4G) system with a technology for Internet of Things (IoT). The pres...