公开(公告)号：US10477340B2

公开(公告)日：2019-11-12

申请号：US15965889

申请日：2018-04-28

Applicant: QUALCOMM Incorporated

Inventor： Stephen William Edge ,  Sven Fischer ,  Rayman Pon

IPC: H04W4/02 ,  H04W4/20 ,  H04W84/04

Abstract: Techniques described herein are directed to increasing a quantity of location-related information broadcast by wireless nodes. In one embodiment, a user equipment (UE) sends a request to a wireless node for broadcast of an increased quantity of location-related information for a wireless access type and the wireless node broadcasts the increased quantity of location-related information using the wireless access type. The wireless node may transfer the request to other wireless nodes which may similarly broadcast the increased quantity of location-related information using the wireless access type. The UE may receive the increased quantity of location-related information using the wireless access type and may then obtain location information such as a location estimate for the UE. In some embodiments, the increased quantity of location-related information may comprise a positioning reference signal or location assistance data.

公开(公告)号：US10243839B2

公开(公告)日：2019-03-26

申请号：US15201572

申请日：2016-07-04

Applicant: QUALCOMM Incorporated

Inventor： Stephen William Edge ,  Stefano Faccin ,  Suli Zhao

IPC: H04W4/90 ,  H04W8/04 ,  H04W8/08 ,  H04L29/12 ,  H04L29/06 ,  H04L12/721 ,  H04L12/741 ,  H04W48/18 ,  H04W80/10 ,  H04W84/12 ,  H04W88/06 ,  H04W88/08 ,  H04W88/16

Abstract: In aspects of the disclosure, a method, an apparatus, and a computer program product for wireless communication by a user equipment (UE) are provided. In one aspect, the UE associates with an access point of a wireless local area network which may be untrusted, obtains a list comprising a plurality of public land mobile network (PLMN) entries and one or more selection conditions associated with each one of the plurality of PLMN entries, and selects a PLMN from the list when the one or more selection conditions associated with the PLMN are satisfied. The UE may further discover an evolved packet data gateway (ePDG) for the selected PLMN using one or more fully qualified domain name (FQDN) rules for the selected PLMN. The UE may then attach to the selected PLMN using the discovered ePDG.

公开(公告)号：US10149275B2

公开(公告)日：2018-12-04

申请号：US15411244

申请日：2017-01-20

Applicant: QUALCOMM Incorporated

Inventor： Stephen William Edge ,  Nathan Tenny ,  Sven Fischer

IPC: H04W64/00 ,  G01S5/00 ,  G01S5/02 ,  H04L29/08

Abstract: Techniques for supporting positioning for terminals in a wireless network are described. In an aspect, positioning for a target device includes exchanging positioning messages that support a plurality of positioning methods between the target device and a location server. The positioning message may include common parameters applicable for all positioning methods. One of the positioning messages may be a Request Assistance Data message to request assistance data for a first positioning method, wherein the common parameters for the Request Assistance Data message includes an approximate location of the target device determined using a different positioning method. Another positioning message may be a Provide Assistance Data message to provide assistance data that is not in response to a request for assistance data, wherein the common parameters for the Provide Assistance Data message may include an approximate location of the target device or a current time.

公开(公告)号：US20180227702A1

公开(公告)日：2018-08-09

申请号：US15424511

申请日：2017-02-03

Applicant: QUALCOMM Incorporated

Inventor： Suresh Kumar Bitra ,  Ashwin Kumar Donthula ,  Stephen William Edge ,  Arun Kumar Sharma Tandra

IPC: H04W4/02

CPC classification number: H04W4/023 ,  G01S5/0236 ,  H04W64/00 ,  H04W84/042

Abstract: Techniques are provided which may be implemented using various methods and/or apparatuses for locating a User Equipment (UE) using one or more proximity devices (PDs) nearby to the UE. One of the provided exemplary techniques includes initiating, by the UE, a request for a location of the UE; sending, by the UE to a location server, a first message comprising a first information for at least one PD in communication with the UE; receiving, by the UE from the location server, a second message comprising a second information for the at least one PD; sending, by the UE to the at least one PD, the second information; receiving, by the UE from the at least one PD, a third information; and obtaining, by the UE, the location of the UE based on the third information.

公开(公告)号：US20180217228A1

公开(公告)日：2018-08-02

申请号：US15827855

申请日：2017-11-30

Applicant: QUALCOMM Incorporated

Inventor： Stephen William Edge ,  Sven Fischer

IPC: G01S5/10 ,  G01S5/00 ,  G01S1/20 ,  H04W64/00 ,  H04W4/02

CPC classification number: G01S5/10 ,  G01S1/20 ,  G01S5/0063 ,  G01S5/0236 ,  H04W4/02 ,  H04W64/00 ,  H04W64/003

Abstract: Disclosed are methods for aiding a mobile device in the acquisition of positioning reference signals (PRSs) transmitted in a cellular network in support of OTDOA positioning. In one implementation, a mobile device receives an offset parameter from a location server indicative of a difference in timing between transmission of a first PRS positioning occasion for a reference cell and transmission of a second PRS positioning occasion for a neighboring cell that supports multiple PRS configurations, where the second PRS positioning occasion is for a PRS configuration with a longest periodicity. The mobile device may determine an expected timing of PRS positioning occasions for other PRS configurations for the neighboring cell based on the offset parameter and may measure a Reference Signal Time Difference for the neighboring cell using the expected timing.

公开(公告)号：US09992631B2

公开(公告)日：2018-06-05

申请号：US15184697

申请日：2016-06-16

Applicant: QUALCOMM Incorporated

Inventor： Stephen William Edge

IPC: H04W4/04 ,  H04W12/06 ,  H04W4/02 ,  H04W12/10 ,  H04W12/12 ,  H04L29/12 ,  H04W84/12

CPC classification number: H04W4/30 ,  H04L61/6022 ,  H04W4/02 ,  H04W4/023 ,  H04W4/04 ,  H04W12/06 ,  H04W12/10 ,  H04W12/12 ,  H04W84/12

Abstract: A mobile device includes: a transceiver configured to send and receive signals to and from a location-based services application server (LBS AS) and an access/location network (ALN); and a processor communicatively coupled to the processor and configured to: send, via the transceiver, a first identity for the mobile device to the LBS AS; send, via the transceiver, a second identity for the mobile device to the ALN, wherein the first identity and the second identity comprise a common identity for the mobile device; and obtain a location service from the LBS AS, or the ALN, or a combination thereof, via the transceiver.

公开(公告)号：US20180054699A1

公开(公告)日：2018-02-22

申请号：US15591006

申请日：2017-05-09

Applicant: QUALCOMM Incorporated

Inventor： Stephen William Edge ,  Luis Lopes ,  Sven Fischer

IPC: H04W4/02 ,  H04L5/00 ,  H04W40/24

CPC classification number: G01S5/0236 ,  G01S1/042 ,  G01S5/0226 ,  G01S5/10 ,  H04L5/0048 ,  H04W4/02 ,  H04W4/029 ,  H04W40/244 ,  H04W88/02 ,  H04W88/08

Abstract: Methods and techniques are described for economically supporting a cluster of transmission points (TPs) that serve as positioning only beacons in a wireless network. A TP may broadcast a positioning reference signal (PRS) for positioning of a user equipment (UE) using the 3GPP OTDOA method for LTE wireless access. TPs are controlled by a TP Controller (TPC) that may function as an evolved NodeB (eNB) or Home eNB. A TPC may configure (or retrieve) PRS parameters in (or from) a controlled TP, may provide an accurate time reference to the TP and may be connected to the TP using a LAN or WLAN. A location server such as an E-SMLC may retrieve information for TPs, such as PRS parameters, TP location, and TP identity, from a controlling TPC, e.g. using the LPPa protocol. An E-SMLC may access a TPC via an MME to which the TPC may be connected.

公开(公告)号：US09854404B2

公开(公告)日：2017-12-26

申请号：US14746804

申请日：2015-06-22

Applicant: QUALCOMM Incorporated

Inventor： Stephen William Edge ,  Andreas Klaus Wachter ,  Lionel Jacques Garin ,  Grant Alexander Marshall

IPC: H04W4/02 ,  G01C5/06 ,  G01C21/20

CPC classification number: H04W4/025 ,  G01C5/06 ,  G01C21/206 ,  H04W4/029

Abstract: Various methods, apparatuses and/or articles of manufacture are provided which may be implemented using one or more fixed electronic devices to generate a reference data report corresponding to a particular environment. Various methods, apparatuses and/or articles of manufacture are provided which may be implemented using one or more mobile electronic devices to generate an environment report corresponding to a particular environment.

公开(公告)号：US09854392B2

公开(公告)日：2017-12-26

申请号：US15200806

申请日：2016-07-01

Applicant: QUALCOMM Incorporated

Inventor： Kirk Allan Burroughs ,  Stephen William Edge ,  Ie-Hong Lin ,  Andreas Klaus Wachter

IPC: H04W4/02 ,  H04W4/20 ,  H04L29/08 ,  G06F17/30 ,  H04W76/06 ,  H04L29/06

CPC classification number: H04W4/02 ,  G06F17/30991 ,  H04L67/14 ,  H04L67/18 ,  H04L69/28 ,  H04W4/20 ,  H04W76/34 ,  H04W76/38

Abstract: Techniques for querying for information on location sessions in a user plane location architecture are described. In an aspect, a location server may send a query message to a terminal to query for information on active location sessions, e.g., when at least one location session for periodic triggered service or area event triggered service is deemed to be active. The terminal may return a response message containing a list of session identifiers (IDs) for the active location sessions, parameters for the active location sessions, capabilities of the terminal, etc. The location server may compare the information received from the terminal and information stored at the location server. The location server may terminate each location session deemed to be active at only the terminal or only the location server. The location server may restart or terminate each location session having inconsistent parameters at the terminal and the location server.

公开(公告)号：US20170322312A1

公开(公告)日：2017-11-09

申请号：US15657044

申请日：2017-07-21

Applicant: QUALCOMM Incorporated

Inventor： Sven Fischer ,  Stephen William Edge

IPC: G01S19/06 ,  G01S19/25

CPC classification number: G01S19/06 ,  G01S19/252 ,  G01S19/254

Abstract: Methods, apparatuses and/or articles of manufacture, which may be employed in a mobile device and/or in a location server, enable acquisition assistance at the mobile device. In at least one implementation, which is not intended to limit claimed subject matter, acquisition assistance may include expected Doppler frequency shift and expected code phase in the case of a particular Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) satellite vehicle, as well as a search window for each of these, and a confidence value. The confidence value may indicate the likelihood of detecting signals from the satellite vehicle at the current expected location of the mobile device and within the given search windows and may enable one or more of faster location estimation, reduced battery consumption, and detection of weaker satellite signals.