US 12,225,495 B2
Device and method to improve horizontal and vertical positioning accuracy
Seunghee Han, San Jose, CA (US); Shafi Bashar, Santa Clara, CA (US); Yuan Zhu, Beijing (CN); and Yang Tang, Pleasanton, CA (US)
Assigned to Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US)
Filed by Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US)
Filed on Nov. 17, 2020, as Appl. No. 17/099,969.
Application 17/099,969 is a continuation of application No. 16/407,148, filed on May 8, 2019, granted, now 10,856,252.
Application 16/407,148 is a continuation of application No. 15/524,842, granted, now 10,383,080, issued on Aug. 13, 2019, previously published as PCT/US2015/062281, filed on Nov. 24, 2015.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/107,665, filed on Jan. 26, 2015.
Prior Publication US 2021/0112516 A1, Apr. 15, 2021
Int. Cl. H04W 64/00 (2009.01); G01S 1/20 (2006.01); G01S 3/48 (2006.01); G01S 5/00 (2006.01); G01S 5/02 (2010.01); G01S 5/10 (2006.01); G01S 5/12 (2006.01); H04J 11/00 (2006.01); H04W 56/00 (2009.01)
CPC H04W 64/00 (2013.01) [G01S 1/20 (2013.01); G01S 3/48 (2013.01); G01S 5/0036 (2013.01); G01S 5/0236 (2013.01); G01S 5/10 (2013.01); G01S 5/12 (2013.01); H04J 11/00 (2013.01); H04W 56/001 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
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1. A user equipment (UE) comprising:
a transceiver; and
processing circuitry coupled to the transceiver, wherein the processing circuitry is configured to:
decode a positioning protocol message, from a location server, comprising positioning reference signal (PRS) information for a cell for use in performing measurements of time difference of arrival (TDOA), wherein the PRS information comprises a first PRS information element, wherein the first PRS information element includes a first PRS configuration and a second PRS configuration for the cell, wherein the first and second PRS configurations have respective periodicities and respective offsets.