US 11,924,799 B2
Enhancements in position determination in 5G cellular communications
Akash Kumar, Hyderabad (IN); and Amit Jain, San Diego, CA (US)
Assigned to QUALCOMM Incorporated, San Diego, CA (US)
Filed by QUALCOMM Incorporated, San Diego, CA (US)
Filed on Jan. 6, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/143,034.
Prior Publication US 2022/0217671 A1, Jul. 7, 2022
Int. Cl. H04W 16/10 (2009.01); H04W 72/54 (2023.01); H04W 64/00 (2009.01)
CPC H04W 64/00 (2013.01) 30 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method for supporting positioning of a user equipment (UE) in a wireless network performed by the UE, the method comprising:
communicating, by the UE, with one or more base stations using a plurality of radio carriers, each of the plurality of radio carriers being associated with a different base station;
receiving an indication to obtain a positioning measurement that includes timing advance information;
determining that a first radio carrier has a highest sub-carrier spacing among the plurality of radio carriers;
determining a first timing advance value and a first carrier identifier (ID) associated with the first radio carrier;
selecting, based on the first radio carrier having the highest sub-carrier spacing among the plurality of radio carriers, the first timing advance value for use as part of the positioning measurement, wherein the positioning measurement comprises the first timing advance value and the first carrier ID; and
transmitting the positioning measurement to a location server to enable the location server to determine a location of the UE based on the positioning measurement.