US 11,917,401 B2
Directional secure communications
Anantharaman Balasubramanian, San Diego, CA (US); Shuanshuan Wu, San Diego, CA (US); Kapil Gulati, Belle Mead, NJ (US); Navid Abedini, Basking Ridge, NJ (US); Junyi Li, Fairless Hills, PA (US); Sourjya Dutta, San Diego, CA (US); and Preeti Kumari, San Diego, CA (US)
Assigned to QUALCOMM Incorporated, San Diego, CA (US)
Filed by QUALCOMM Incorporated, San Diego, CA (US)
Filed on Sep. 16, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/476,718.
Prior Publication US 2023/0095651 A1, Mar. 30, 2023
Int. Cl. H04W 12/63 (2021.01); H04B 7/06 (2006.01); H04L 9/08 (2006.01); H04L 9/40 (2022.01); H04W 12/0471 (2021.01); H04W 12/60 (2021.01); H04W 12/64 (2021.01); H04W 12/65 (2021.01)
CPC H04W 12/0471 (2021.01) [H04B 7/0617 (2013.01); H04L 9/0872 (2013.01); H04L 63/0492 (2013.01); H04W 12/60 (2021.01); H04W 12/63 (2021.01); H04W 12/64 (2021.01); H04W 12/65 (2021.01)] 16 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An apparatus for wireless communication at a first user equipment UE, comprising:
a memory; and
at least one processor coupled to the memory and configured to:
receive, from a wireless device, a configuration for a set of shared keys;
receive, from a second UE, at least one message or signal including a location of the second UE, the received at least one message or signal being associated with an angle of arrival (AoA);
configure a key from the set of shared keys based on at least one of the received configuration, the location of the second UE, the AoA of the received at least one message or signal, or a location of the first UE; and
generate one or more ranging signals based on the configured key, the one or more ranging signals being directionally secure based on the location of the second UE.