US 12,289,665 B2
Techniques to facilitate on-demand ephemeris and beam information requests
Bharat Shrestha, San Diego, CA (US); Umesh Phuyal, San Diego, CA (US); Alberto Rico Alvarino, San Diego, CA (US); and Ayan Sengupta, San Diego, CA (US)
Assigned to QUALCOMM Incorporated, San Diego, CA (US)
Filed by QUALCOMM Incorporated, San Diego, CA (US)
Filed on Sep. 3, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/467,121.
Prior Publication US 2023/0074161 A1, Mar. 9, 2023
Int. Cl. H04B 7/216 (2006.01); H04B 7/185 (2006.01); H04W 48/10 (2009.01); H04W 48/14 (2009.01); H04W 84/04 (2009.01)
CPC H04W 48/10 (2013.01) [H04B 7/18513 (2013.01); H04B 7/1858 (2013.01); H04W 48/14 (2013.01); H04W 84/042 (2013.01)] 37 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A user equipment (UE), comprising:
at least one memory comprising instructions;
at least one transceiver; and
at least one processor configured to execute the instructions to cause the UE to:
transmit, via the at least one transceiver, a request for beam information associated with at least one communication satellite; and
receive, via the at least one transceiver and after transmission of the request, a response message including the beam information that includes a beam property of one or more beams supported by the at least one communication satellite.