	US 12,244,393 B2
	Reconfigurable intelligent surface or repeater assisted synchronization signal block transmission and initial access
Wooseok Nam, San Diego, CA (US); Yucheng Dai, San Diego, CA (US); Tao Luo, San Diego, CA (US); Peter Gaal, San Diego, CA (US); Junyi Li, Fairless Hills, PA (US); and Sony Akkarakaran, Poway, CA (US)
Assigned to QUALCOMM Incorporated, San Diego, CA (US)
Filed by QUALCOMM Incorporated, San Diego, CA (US)
Filed on May 15, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/317,272.
Application 18/317,272 is a continuation of application No. 17/448,016, filed on Sep. 17, 2021, granted, now 11,695,466.
Prior Publication US 2023/0291461 A1, Sep. 14, 2023
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. H04B 7/06 (2006.01); H04B 7/155 (2006.01); H04W 56/00 (2009.01)

CPC H04B 7/15507 (2013.01) [H04B 7/0639 (2013.01); H04W 56/0035 (2013.01)]

30 Claims

1. A user equipment (UE) for wireless communication, the UE comprising:

one or more memories; and

one or more processors, coupled to the one or more memories, configured to:

receive information identifying a set of synchronization signal blocks (SSBs) that are associated with a reconfigurable intelligent surface (RIS) or a repeater, the information identifying a modulation signature associated with the RIS or the repeater; and

select between performing initial access using an SSB and searching for another SSB based at least in part on the information.