US 12,316,409 B2
Techniques for continuous beam scanning for integrated lens antennas
Ronen Shaked, Kfar Saba (IL); and Danlu Zhang, San Diego, CA (US)
Assigned to QUALCOMM Incorporated, San Diego, CA (US)
Filed by QUALCOMM Incorporated, San Diego, CA (US)
Filed on Aug. 23, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/454,554.
Application 18/454,554 is a continuation in part of application No. 18/181,287, filed on Mar. 9, 2023.
Prior Publication US 2024/0305341 A1, Sep. 12, 2024
Int. Cl. H04B 7/0456 (2017.01); H04B 7/0408 (2017.01); H04B 7/06 (2006.01)
CPC H04B 7/0456 (2013.01) [H04B 7/0408 (2013.01); H04B 7/0617 (2013.01)] 30 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A network entity, comprising:
one or more memories storing processor-executable code; and
one or more processors coupled with the one or more memories and individually or collectively operable to execute the code to cause the network entity to:
generate a set of beamforming weights for a lens antenna associated with the network entity, the set of beamforming weights being generated based at least in part on a convergence location corresponding to a target coverage area of a cell supported by the network entity, wherein the convergence location is based at least in part on the target coverage area and on one or more parameters of the lens antenna; and
transmit, via a set of antenna elements of the lens antenna, a signal in accordance with the set of beamforming weights for the lens antenna such that the signal is spatially distributed within the target coverage area of the cell.