US 11,856,517 B2
Signaling for multi-panel UE activation
Kiran Venugopal, Green Brook, NJ (US); Jung Ho Ryu, Fort Lee, NJ (US); Tianyang Bai, Somerville, NJ (US); Yan Zhou, San Diego, CA (US); Junyi Li, Fairless Hills, PA (US); and Tao Luo, San Diego, CA (US)
Assigned to QUALCOMM Incorporated, San Diego, CA (US)
Filed by QUALCOMM Incorporated, San Diego, CA (US)
Filed on Jul. 26, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/815,077.
Application 17/815,077 is a continuation of application No. 16/848,480, filed on Apr. 14, 2020, granted, now 11,425,650.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/839,528, filed on Apr. 26, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2022/0369230 A1, Nov. 17, 2022
Int. Cl. H04W 48/20 (2009.01); H04W 52/02 (2009.01); H04W 72/23 (2023.01)
CPC H04W 52/0229 (2013.01) [H04W 52/0235 (2013.01); H04W 72/23 (2023.01)] 28 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method of wireless communication, comprising:
receiving, from a user equipment (UE) including at least a first panel and a second panel, a status for each panel indicating whether the respective panel is active;
measuring a signal quality or beam quality associated with the first panel;
measuring a signal quality or beam quality associated with the second panel;
determining an activation of the second panel based on the signal quality or beam quality associated with the first panel and the signal quality or beam quality associated with the second panel; and
receiving, after an activation time for the second panel, an uplink transmission from the second panel.