US 12,238,603 B2
Positioning enhancements for narrowband mobile devices
Akash Kumar, Hyderabad (IN); Amit Jain, San Diego, CA (US); and Mangesh Shete, Hyderabad (IN)
Assigned to QUALCOMM Incorporated, San Diego, CA (US)
Filed by QUALCOMM Incorporated, San Diego, CA (US)
Filed on May 24, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/752,613.
Application 17/752,613 is a division of application No. 16/112,467, filed on Aug. 24, 2018, granted, now 11,368,892.
Prior Publication US 2022/0286932 A1, Sep. 8, 2022
Int. Cl. H04W 4/02 (2018.01); G01S 5/00 (2006.01); H04W 36/00 (2009.01)
CPC H04W 4/02 (2013.01) [G01S 5/01 (2020.05); H04W 36/0088 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
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1. A method for assisting performance of positioning measurements by a mobile device during a positioning session with a serving cell within a wireless communications network, the method comprising:
receiving, at the serving cell from the mobile device, a request to switch to a coverage-enhanced (CE) mode before a positioning session timeout for the positioning session expires;
determining, by the serving cell, whether or not to switch to the CE mode based on parameters in the request; and
based on determining to switch to the CE mode, switching, by the serving cell, to the CE mode.