US 12,335,902 B2
Positioning enhancements for narrowband Internet of Things
Hyung-Nam Choi, Hamburg (DE); Chandru Aswani, Bangalore (IN); Karim E. Morsy, Nuremberg (DE); and Marta Martinez Tarradell, Hillsboro, OR (US)
Assigned to Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US)
Filed by Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US)
Filed on Feb. 8, 2024, as Appl. No. 18/436,331.
Application 18/436,331 is a continuation of application No. 17/878,610, filed on Aug. 1, 2022.
Application 17/878,610 is a continuation of application No. 17/008,056, filed on Aug. 31, 2020, granted, now 11,405,883, issued on Aug. 2, 2022.
Application 17/008,056 is a continuation of application No. 16/474,149, granted, now 10,772,064, issued on Sep. 8, 2020, previously published as PCT/US2018/016441, filed on Feb. 1, 2018.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/453,968, filed on Feb. 2, 2017.
Prior Publication US 2024/0179668 A1, May 30, 2024
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. H04W 76/27 (2018.01); G01S 5/02 (2010.01); G01S 5/06 (2006.01); H04W 64/00 (2009.01); H04W 84/04 (2009.01)
CPC H04W 64/00 (2013.01) [G01S 5/02 (2013.01); G01S 5/0236 (2013.01); G01S 5/06 (2013.01); H04W 76/27 (2018.02); H04W 84/042 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method, comprising:
transmitting, to a location server, a capability message that indicates position capabilities of a narrowband (NB) internet of things (NB-IOT) user equipment (UE);
receiving, from the location server, assistance data to perform positioning measurements, the assistance data transmitted prior to transmission of a request for location information message;
receiving, from the location server, the request for location information message comprising a request for positioning measurements and a NB response time to provide the positioning measurements, wherein the NB response time supports idle mode positioning measurements by the NB-IOT UE; and
transmitting, to the location server, at least one message containing positioning measurements in accordance with the NB response time.