US 11,990,684 B2
Non-planar architecture for intelligent reflective surface
Mehmet Izzet Gurelli, San Diego, CA (US); Qiang Wu, San Diego, CA (US); Junyi Li, Fairless Hills, PA (US); Raju Hormis, New York, NY (US); Tao Luo, San Diego, CA (US); Navid Abedini, Basking Ridge, NJ (US); Ozge Koymen, Princeton, NJ (US); and Farideddin Fayazbakhsh, Chatham, NJ (US)
Assigned to QUALCOMM Incorporated, San Diego, CA (US)
Filed by QUALCOMM Incorporated, San Diego, CA (US)
Filed on Aug. 30, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/461,710.
Prior Publication US 2023/0063645 A1, Mar. 2, 2023
Int. Cl. H04B 7/0408 (2017.01); H01Q 1/24 (2006.01); H01Q 15/16 (2006.01); H01Q 21/20 (2006.01); H04W 74/0833 (2024.01)
CPC H01Q 21/20 (2013.01) [H01Q 1/246 (2013.01); H01Q 15/16 (2013.01); H04B 7/0408 (2013.01); H04W 74/0833 (2013.01)] 30 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An apparatus for wireless communication at a base station, comprising:
memory; and
at least one processor coupled to the memory and configured to:
select a surface configuration of at least one convex reflective surface of a node, the surface configuration corresponding to at least one of a broadcast configuration or a user equipment (UE)-specific configuration, wherein the broadcast configuration is associated with one or more synchronization signal blocks (SSBs) or one or more random access channel (RACH) transmissions and wherein the UE-specific configuration is associated with a plurality of areas of the at least one convex reflective surface being configured respectively for a plurality of UEs;
transmit, to the node, an indication of the surface configuration of the at least one convex reflective surface of the node, the indication indicating that the surface configuration corresponds to at least one of the broadcast configuration or the UE-specific configuration; and
transmit communication to, or receive communication from, one or more UEs via the node based on the surface configuration of the at least one convex reflective surface.