公开(公告)号：US11917492B2

公开(公告)日：2024-02-27

申请号：US17820195

申请日：2022-08-16

Applicant: QUALCOMM Incorporated

Inventor： Alexandros Manolakos ,  Guttorm Ringstad Opshaug ,  Sony Akkarakaran ,  Sven Fischer ,  Tao Luo

IPC: H04W8/00 ,  H04W4/029 ,  G01S5/14 ,  G01S5/02

CPC classification number: H04W4/029 ,  G01S5/0289 ,  G01S5/14

Abstract: Disclosed are techniques for wireless communication. In an aspect, a user equipment (UE) receives assistance data for enabling the UE to estimate a location of the UE, the assistance data including a relative location of each of a plurality of transmission points, wherein the relative location is represented as a hierarchy of two or more levels of description, wherein a highest level of description is relative to a fixed reference point, receives, from each of at least a subset of the plurality of transmission points, at least one positioning reference signal, and estimates the location of the UE based on characteristics of reception of the at least one positioning reference signal from each of the subset of the plurality of transmission points and the two or more levels of description and the fixed reference point for each of the subset of the plurality of transmission points.

公开(公告)号：US11879988B2

公开(公告)日：2024-01-23

申请号：US17869394

申请日：2022-07-20

Applicant: QUALCOMM Incorporated

Inventor： Mukesh Kumar ,  Guttorm Ringstad Opshaug

IPC: G01S5/02 ,  H04W64/00

CPC classification number: G01S5/0221 ,  H04W64/00

Abstract: A mobile device and base station are enabled to support improved positioning accuracy in the presence of phase noise in high frequency radio network, such as in 5G New Radio network operating in mmWave. Phase Tracking Reference Signal (PTRS) may be transmitted with Positioning Reference Signals (PRS) and used for positioning and/or used to correct the phase offset between symbols in the PRS. A request may be made to transmit PTRS alone or with the PRS, or that the PRS is transmitted with a specific PRS frame structure, e.g., with a specific comb value, that minimizes the impact of phase noise. The PTRS or a phase ramp of the staggered symbols in the PRS may be used to estimate and correct the phase offset. Less than all of the symbols transmitted in the PRS may be used to generate positioning measurements to minimize the impact of phase noise.

公开(公告)号：US11811462B2

公开(公告)日：2023-11-07

申请号：US17482147

申请日：2021-09-22

Applicant: QUALCOMM Incorporated

Inventor： Guttorm Ringstad Opshaug ,  Mukesh Kumar ,  Yousong Mei

IPC: H04W24/00 ,  H04B17/27 ,  H04W64/00

CPC classification number: H04B17/27 ,  H04W64/003

Abstract: Techniques are provided for utilizing network positioning protocols to perform a base station location and orientation computation procedure. An example method of determining an orientation of a base station antenna with a network server includes receiving measurement values from a base station based on uplink reference signals transmitted by a plurality of reference location devices, obtaining location information for the plurality of reference location devices, and determining the orientation of the base station antenna based on the measurement values and the location information.

公开(公告)号：US11785553B2

公开(公告)日：2023-10-10

申请号：US17586419

申请日：2022-01-27

Applicant: QUALCOMM Incorporated

Inventor： Alexandros Manolakos ,  Sony Akkarakaran ,  Guttorm Ringstad Opshaug ,  Sven Fischer

IPC: H04W52/34 ,  H04W52/14 ,  H04W52/32 ,  H04W4/02 ,  H04W52/24 ,  H04W72/04 ,  H04L5/00

CPC classification number: H04W52/146 ,  H04L5/0048 ,  H04W4/025 ,  H04W52/242 ,  H04W52/325 ,  H04W72/04

Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices for transmit power control for positioning using non-serving cells are described. A user equipment (UE) may determine that an uplink reference signal may be associated with a positioning procedure. In some cases, the positioning procedure may include transmission, by the UE, of the reference signal to a non-serving cell, which may be farther away from the UE than a serving cell. The UE may determine an absence of a parameter associated with a transmit power for transmitting the reference signal. Based on the absence, the UE may determine the transmit power based on parameters received from a serving cell, based on configuration information, based on a message intercepted from the non-serving cell, or based on other considerations or information. In some cases, the UE may determine the transmit power such that the likelihood of the non-serving cell receiving the reference signal is increased.

公开(公告)号：US11606705B2

公开(公告)日：2023-03-14

申请号：US16526546

申请日：2019-07-30

Applicant: QUALCOMM Incorporated

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

IPC: H04W24/10 ,  H04W88/02 ,  H04L5/00 ,  H04W4/029

Abstract: Disclosed are techniques for determining round-trip time (RTT) of a user equipment (UE). In an aspect, each gNodeB in a plurality of gNodeBs measure signaling data related to an uplink RTT reference signal received from the UE and the downlink RTT reference signal transmitted by each gNodeB. The signaling data comprises one of a processing delay between a time of arrival (TOA) of the uplink RTT reference signal and a time of transmission (TOT) of the downlink RTT reference signal or a total RTT between the TOT of the downlink RTT reference signal and the TOA of the uplink RTT reference signal. The signaling data is sent to a single entity, other than the UE, e.g., another gNodeB or a location server, where signaling data relevant to the UE is aggregated. The aggregated signaling data may be sent to the UE to determine the RTT for the UE or used by the location server to determine the RTT for the UE.

公开(公告)号：US11483795B2

公开(公告)日：2022-10-25

申请号：US17302508

申请日：2021-05-05

Applicant: QUALCOMM Incorporated

Inventor： Guttorm Ringstad Opshaug ,  Naga Bhushan ,  Jie Wu ,  Sven Fischer ,  Stephen William Edge ,  Rayman Pon

IPC: H04W16/28 ,  H04W64/00 ,  G01S1/04 ,  H04B7/06

Abstract: Methods and systems for wireless communication are provided. In one example, a method comprises: receiving, by a mobile device, a radio beam, the radio beam being a directional beam that propagates along an angle of departure with respect to an antenna that transmits the radio beam; identifying, by the mobile device, at least one of: the radio beam or a base station that operates the antenna; determining, by the mobile device, a position of the mobile device based on identifying at least one of the radio beam or the antenna of the base station; and outputting, by the mobile device, the position of the mobile device.

公开(公告)号：US11463221B2

公开(公告)日：2022-10-04

申请号：US17205838

申请日：2021-03-18

Applicant: QUALCOMM Incorporated

Inventor： Alexandros Manolakos ,  Arash Mirbagheri ,  Guttorm Ringstad Opshaug

IPC: H04W4/00 ,  H04L5/00 ,  G01S5/02 ,  H04W64/00 ,  H04W24/10 ,  H04W16/28

Abstract: Disclosed are techniques for wireless communication. In an aspect, a user equipment (UE) receives a positioning reference signal (PRS) configuration for at least a first transmission-reception point (TRP), the PRS configuration including one or more repetitions of one or more PRS resources within a PRS resource set of a PRS instance associated with the TRP, beam sweeps one or more receive beams within the PRS instance based on a number of the one or more repetitions being greater than a number of repetitions of the one or more PRS resources needed to meet an accuracy requirement, and beam sweeps the one or more receive beams across a plurality of PRS instances associated with the TRP based on the number of the one or more repetitions not being greater than the number of repetitions of the one or more PRS resources needed to meet the accuracy requirement.

公开(公告)号：US20220312364A1

公开(公告)日：2022-09-29

申请号：US17833627

申请日：2022-06-06

Applicant: QUALCOMM Incorporated

Inventor： Alexandros Manolakos ,  Sony Akkarakaran ,  Guttorm Ringstad Opshaug ,  Sven Fischer ,  Joseph Binamira Soriaga

IPC: H04W64/00 ,  H04L5/00 ,  H04W24/10 ,  G01S5/02

Abstract: This disclosure provides methods, devices, and systems for beam group reporting for positioning in new radio (NR) wireless communications systems. In some wireless communications systems, multiple PRS resources, e.g., a beam group, received by a user equipment (UE) from the same network entity may be used to produce a combined Time of Arrival (TOA) measurement for the reference or target to derive an Reference Signal Time Difference (RSTD) estimate. The UE provides to a network entity an indication of the PRS resources in the beam group, which may be specifically or generally identified. Additionally, parameters associated with the beam group are provided, such as a relative quality of the TOA measurement for each PRS resource in the subset, a spread of the TOA measurements in the subset, a relative signal strength of each PRS resource in the subset, or a spread of the signal strength in the subset.

公开(公告)号：US20220210760A1

公开(公告)日：2022-06-30

申请号：US17523815

申请日：2021-11-10

Applicant: QUALCOMM Incorporated

Inventor： Mukesh Kumar ,  Guttorm Ringstad Opshaug ,  Siddhant

IPC: H04W64/00 ,  H04L1/18 ,  H04L5/00 ,  H04B17/318 ,  H04W4/02 ,  H04B7/06

Abstract: A mobile device supports positioning with positioning reference signals (PRS) on multiple beam by dividing the PRS processing into two separate modes, an acquisition mode and a tracking mode. In acquisition mode, the mobile device performs a fast scan of all of the beams from a base station transmitting PRS using less than the full set of resources for the PRS, i.e., less than the full bandwidth and/or less than the full number of repetitions of the PRS. The mobile device may select the best beams to use for positioning, e.g., based on signal strength metric. In tracking mode, the mobile device tracks the PRS from only the selected beams using the full set of resources for the PRS. The mobile device may return to acquisition mode after a predetermined number of positioning occasions or if the selected beams are no longer valid due to movement or change in conditions.

公开(公告)号：US11375339B2

公开(公告)日：2022-06-28

申请号：US16813311

申请日：2020-03-09

Applicant: QUALCOMM Incorporated

Inventor： Sony Akkarakaran ,  Alexandros Manolakos ,  Guttorm Ringstad Opshaug ,  Peter Gaal ,  Juan Montojo ,  Joseph Binamira Soriaga ,  Tao Luo ,  Sven Fischer

IPC: H04W4/029 ,  G01S5/14 ,  G01S5/02

Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications are described. Techniques for implementing positioning schemes based on a waveform report are described. A wireless device may receive a waveform reporting request instructing the wireless device to measure a waveform. The wireless device may identify a set of reporting parameters for sampling the waveform, receive the waveform, and generate samples of the waveform based on the set of reporting parameters. The wireless device may transmit a waveform report that is generated based on the samples.