US 12,313,756 B2
Techniques for establishing directional communications via a configurable reflective surface
Sourjya Dutta, San Diego, CA (US); Junyi Li, Fairless Hills, PA (US); Kapil Gulati, Belle Mead, NJ (US); Navid Abedini, Basking Ridge, NJ (US); Shuanshuan Wu, San Diego, CA (US); Anantharaman Balasubramanian, San Diego, CA (US); and Preeti Kumari, San Diego, CA (US)
Assigned to QUALCOMM Incorporated, San Diego, CA (US)
Filed by QUALCOMM INCORPORATED, San Diego, CA (US)
Filed on Nov. 5, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/453,810.
Prior Publication US 2023/0144085 A1, May 11, 2023
Int. Cl. G01S 3/14 (2006.01); H04W 16/28 (2009.01)
CPC G01S 3/14 (2013.01) [H04W 16/28 (2013.01)] 30 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An assisting node (AN), comprising:
a processing system that includes one or more processors and one or more memories coupled with the one or more processors, the processing system configured to cause the AN to:
establish a signaling radio bearer (SRB) with a first node using a first radio frequency (RF) band;
communicate with the first node in accordance with:
a parameter for directional reception of signals that indicates a first direction of incident signaling from the first node, and
the established SRB;
communicate with a second node in accordance with a parameter for directional transmission of signals that indicates a second direction of reflected signaling to the second node; and
control a reflection characteristic of a configurable reflective surface in accordance with the parameter for directional reception of signals and the parameter for directional transmission of signals.