US 11,990,971 B2
Method and apparatus for optimizing of beamforming based on user experience
Ryan Stone, Jr., Charlotte, NC (US)
Assigned to SMARTSKY NETWORKS LLC, Morrisville, NC (US)
Appl. No. 17/606,918
Filed by SMARTSKY NETWORKS LLC, Morrisville, NC (US)
PCT Filed Apr. 23, 2020, PCT No. PCT/US2020/029479
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Oct. 27, 2021,
PCT Pub. No. WO2020/223096, PCT Pub. Date Nov. 5, 2020.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/840,705, filed on Apr. 30, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2022/0209843 A1, Jun. 30, 2022
Int. Cl. H04B 7/06 (2006.01); H04B 7/0408 (2017.01); H04B 7/08 (2006.01); H04W 16/28 (2009.01); H04W 36/30 (2009.01); H04W 84/06 (2009.01)
CPC H04B 7/0695 (2013.01) [H04B 7/0408 (2013.01); H04B 7/088 (2013.01); H04W 16/28 (2013.01); H04W 36/30 (2013.01); H04W 84/06 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method comprising:
receiving an indication of a qualitative assessment of capabilities of an access network relative to different categories of services or applications for a communication device utilizing the access network via a first beam formed or selected to serve the communication device;
determining whether a candidate resource exists in response to the qualitative assessment being below a predefined threshold;
forming or selecting a second beam associated with the candidate resource in response to determining that the candidate resource exists; and
initiating a handover of the communication device from the first beam to the second beam.