公开(公告)号：US12279196B2

公开(公告)日：2025-04-15

申请号：US17874974

申请日：2022-07-27

Applicant: QUALCOMM Incorporated

Inventor： Stephen William Edge ,  Haris Zisimopoulos ,  Luis Fernando Brisson Lopes ,  Amer Catovic

IPC: H04W4/00 ,  H04B7/185 ,  H04L65/1045 ,  H04L65/1104 ,  H04W4/90 ,  H04W84/04

Abstract: Techniques are described to support call routing and location for a user equipment (UE) with satellite wireless access to a serving PLMN. The UE sends a Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) INVITE message to a network node, such as a P-CSCF, that includes an indication of satellite access for the UE. In response the network node sends a request to another network node for a cell ID for a fixed cell in which the UE is located. The fixed cell can be independent of satellite radio cells for the serving PLMN. The network node may receive the cell ID for the fixed cell and sends the SIP INVITE message to another network node (e.g., an E-CSCF or LRF) with the cell ID for the fixed cell. The other network node may use the cell ID to route the SIP INVITE message or obtain an approximate location of the UE.

公开(公告)号：US12273789B2

公开(公告)日：2025-04-08

申请号：US17808048

申请日：2022-06-21

Applicant: QUALCOMM Incorporated

Inventor： Bapineedu Chowdary Gummadi ,  Stephen William Edge

IPC: H04W24/00 ,  G01S5/00 ,  H04L5/00 ,  H04W4/029 ,  H04W64/00

Abstract: Disclosed are techniques for wireless position estimation of a user equipment (UE) involving one or more uplink (UL) relays. The UL relay(s) receives UL data communications from UEs, and relay the UL data communications to a serving network component (e.g., gNB) via a backhaul connection (wired or wireless). In an aspect, uplink relay(s) are selected by a network component for a position estimation session of a target UE. The uplink relay(s) measure UL SRS for positioning from the target UE, and report UL SRS measurement information to the network component and/or the serving network component.

公开(公告)号：US12219564B2

公开(公告)日：2025-02-04

申请号：US17394397

申请日：2021-08-04

Applicant: QUALCOMM Incorporated

Inventor： Amer Catovic ,  Mungal Singh Dhanda ,  Ayan Sengupta ,  Alberto Rico Alvarino ,  Liangchi Hsu ,  Bharat Shrestha ,  Luis Fernando Brisson Lopes ,  Stephen William Edge

IPC: H04W68/00 ,  H04L5/00 ,  H04W52/02 ,  H04W68/02 ,  H04W68/12 ,  H04W72/21

Abstract: A UE may include IoT NTN device, and the UE may acquire the GNSS location to perform the time/frequency pre-compensation. A NAS layer of the UE may initiate a connection request procedure based on the GNSS fix procedure at one or more lower layer of the UE. A network may transmit a paging request to the UE, and manage a paging response timer based on the GNSS fix procedure at the UE.

公开(公告)号：US12156098B2

公开(公告)日：2024-11-26

申请号：US17643810

申请日：2021-12-10

Applicant: QUALCOMM Incorporated

Inventor： Chiranjib Saha ,  Alberto Rico Alvarino ,  Sunghoon Kim ,  Umesh Phuyal ,  Stefano Faccin ,  Stephen William Edge ,  Hong Cheng

IPC: H04W4/029

Abstract: A radio access network (RAN) node may transmit, to an access and mobility function (AMF) of a core network, a request associated with a location-based state of a user equipment (UE) served by the RAN node. The location-based state of the UE may be associated with whether the UE is flying or whether the UE is driving, or other location information of the UE. Accordingly, the RAN node may receive a message in response to the request. The RAN node may receive the message in response to the request from the AMF. Alternatively, the AMF may establish a connection between the RAN node and a location management function (LMF) of the core network such that the RAN node receives the message in response to the request from the LMF.

公开(公告)号：US12150085B2

公开(公告)日：2024-11-19

申请号：US18177605

申请日：2023-03-02

Applicant: QUALCOMM Incorporated

Inventor： Stephen William Edge ,  Sven Fischer

IPC: H04W64/00 ,  H04W4/02 ,  H04W24/02 ,  H04W28/02 ,  H04W72/12

Abstract: Latency in location of a user equipment (UE) is reduced by requesting and scheduling the location of the UE in advance of the time of when it is needed. A positioning request from an external client or the UE may indicate the time that the location is to be determined or measured. A location management function (LMF) may manage and coordinate location measurements for the UE prior to the location determination time. The LMF may schedule downlink and/or uplink measurements to be performed at the desired time. Either the LMF or a location server associated with a serving base station for the UE may be assigned to receive positioning measurements and obtain the location of the UE. The location server or LMF may send the location to the UE or the external client. User plane transport may be used to further reduce latency.

公开(公告)号：US12101690B2

公开(公告)日：2024-09-24

申请号：US17355393

申请日：2021-06-23

Applicant: QUALCOMM Incorporated

Inventor： Bapineedu Chowdary Gummadi ,  Stephen William Edge ,  Xiaoxin Zhang ,  Ravi Shankar Kadambala

IPC: H04W4/029 ,  G01S5/00 ,  G01S5/02 ,  H04B7/06 ,  H04W4/02 ,  H04W84/12

CPC classification number: H04W4/029 ,  G01S5/011 ,  G01S5/0236 ,  H04B7/0626 ,  H04W4/027 ,  H04W84/12

Abstract: A mobile device is disclosed. The mobile device may receive one or more wireless local area network (WLAN) signals. The mobile device may determine Channel State Information (CSI) data from the one or more WLAN signals. The mobile device may determine one or more environmental characteristics associated with an environment of the mobile device based on the CSI data. The mobile device may send information indicative of the one or more environmental characteristics to a location server (LS), or determine a position of the mobile device based at least in part on the one or more environmental characteristics, or any combination thereof.

公开(公告)号：US12047844B2

公开(公告)日：2024-07-23

申请号：US17822063

申请日：2022-08-24

Applicant: QUALCOMM Incorporated

Inventor： Stephen William Edge ,  Sven Fischer ,  Sony Akkarakaran ,  Guttorm Ringstad Opshaug

IPC: H04W4/029 ,  H04L5/00 ,  H04W16/28

CPC classification number: H04W4/029 ,  H04L5/0048 ,  H04W16/28

Abstract: An entity in a wireless network is configured to increase transmission of a positioning reference signal (PRS) at each of a plurality of transmitters, where the increase in transmission of PRS at each of the plurality of transmitters is coordinated to avoid interference to or from non-PRS transmission in the wireless network. The increase in the transmission of PRS may be performed by a server, such as a location management function (LMF) or location management component (LMC), a base station, such as a gNB, ng-eNB, or eNB, or by a combination of the server and base station. The entity may determine the increase in transmission of the PRS in response to location requests for a plurality of user equipments (UEs), notification reports from a plurality of base stations, or requests for increased PRS from a plurality of UEs.

公开(公告)号：US12034522B2

公开(公告)日：2024-07-09

申请号：US17090798

申请日：2020-11-05

Applicant: QUALCOMM Incorporated

Inventor： Stephen William Edge

IPC: H04B7/185 ,  H04W8/26 ,  H04W12/037 ,  H04W12/63 ,  H04W16/28 ,  H04W36/00 ,  H04W36/08 ,  H04W36/32 ,  H04W36/38 ,  H04W48/10 ,  H04W56/00 ,  H04W60/04 ,  H04W64/00 ,  H04W76/15 ,  H04W16/26 ,  H04W84/04

CPC classification number: H04B7/18547 ,  H04B7/18513 ,  H04B7/18541 ,  H04W8/26 ,  H04W12/037 ,  H04W12/63 ,  H04W16/28 ,  H04W36/00837 ,  H04W36/08 ,  H04W36/32 ,  H04W36/385 ,  H04W48/10 ,  H04W56/0045 ,  H04W60/04 ,  H04W64/00 ,  H04W64/006 ,  H04W76/15 ,  H04W16/26 ,  H04W84/042

Abstract: Access, mobility management and regulatory services are supported for satellite access to a Fifth Generation (5G) core network (5GCN). Signaling including data and voice for radio cells supported by a satellite is transported between UEs and a core network via an earth station. When the satellite is transferred to a new earth station, the signaling can be transferred to the new earth station and possibly to a new base station. The UEs may remain with their current radio cells with a regenerative satellite or be assisted to remain with their current radio cells with a transparent satellite. The signaling transfer between the earth stations may occur at a Level 1 or Level 2. A modified handover procedure may be used with a regenerative satellite with split architecture when there is a change of base station.

公开(公告)号：US11914058B2

公开(公告)日：2024-02-27

申请号：US17718288

申请日：2022-04-11

Applicant: QUALCOMM Incorporated

Inventor： Stephen William Edge ,  Sven Fischer ,  Alexandros Manolakos ,  Sony Akkarakaran ,  Guttorm Ringstad Opshaug ,  Hong Cheng

IPC: H04W8/22 ,  G01S5/00 ,  H04W64/00 ,  H04W4/12 ,  H04W4/029 ,  H04W8/02

CPC classification number: G01S5/0036 ,  H04W4/029 ,  H04W4/12 ,  H04W8/02 ,  H04W8/22 ,  H04W64/00 ,  H04W64/006

Abstract: The positioning capabilities of a User Equipment (UE) are stored in a core network to reduce positioning latency when the UE indicates that its positioning capabilities are stable and/or are long term valid. The UE may provide its positioning capabilities to a location server during a location session along with an indication of whether the positioning capabilities are stable. The location server may enable storage of the positioning capabilities for the UE in the core network, e.g., in the location server or another entity in the core network such as Access and Mobility Management Function (AMF), if there is an indication that the positioning capabilities are stable. The AMF may include a UE identifier in location requests with which the location server may retrieve the UE positioning capabilities if stored at the location server or may include the UE positioning capabilities if stored at the AMF.

公开(公告)号：US11841450B2

公开(公告)日：2023-12-12

申请号：US16157803

申请日：2018-10-11

Applicant: QUALCOMM Incorporated

Inventor： Stephen William Edge ,  Sven Fischer

IPC: G01S5/02

CPC classification number: G01S5/0236 ,  G01S5/0284

Abstract: In a particular embodiment, a method includes receiving a first set of location data and a second set of location data at a mobile device. The method includes locating a first reference point identifier that is included in the first set of location data and a second reference point identifier that is included in the second set of location data. The first reference point identifier field and the second reference point identifier field identify a common reference point. The method includes identifying first information in the first set of location data that is associated with the common reference point. The method also includes identifying second information in the second set of location data that is associated with the common reference point and spatially aligning the first set of location data with the second set of location data based on the common reference point to associate the first information with the second information.