Patent number 378663 has been granted to QUALCOMM INCORPORATED which is titled A METHOD OF WIRELESS COMMUNICATION. The primary independent claim of this patent states a method of wireless communication that includes receiving control region information comprising an indication of a bandwidth and associated frequency-time numerology of a common control region, and an indication of a user equipment, UE, specific subband of the common control region. The patent applicant responded to this objection by stating that if the present invention provides a technical solution to a technical problem and has a technical effect then the same cannot be considered to fall under the category of algorithm or computer program per se. This patent falls under the category of Communication. Overall, this patent covers methods, systems, and devices for wireless communication. A base station may transmit control information using a narrowband common control region that occupies a portion of a system bandwidth. In some cases, data may be multiplexed during the same time period in tones that are not used by the common control region. The base station may transmit control region configuration information to one or more user equipment (UE) devices such as the bandwidth, central frequency, and multiplexing status of the common control region.