US 12,342,310 B2
Device region estimation for near-field operation
Vasanthan Raghavan, West Windsor Township, NJ (US); Junyi Li, Fairless Hills, PA (US); 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 Apr. 4, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/712,790.
Prior Publication US 2023/0319760 A1, Oct. 5, 2023
Int. Cl. H04W 64/00 (2009.01); H04B 17/318 (2015.01); H04W 16/28 (2009.01)
CPC H04W 64/00 (2013.01) [H04B 17/318 (2015.01); H04W 16/28 (2013.01)] 23 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method for wireless communication at a user equipment (UE), comprising:
receiving reference signals from a first network entity on one or more beams at the UE;
performing one or more measurements on the reference signals;
reporting, to a second network entity, the one or more measurements performed on the reference signals;
determining a region in which the UE is located relative to the first network entity based at least in part on performing the one or more measurements, wherein determining the region comprises receiving, from the second network entity, an indication of the region in which the UE is located relative to the first network entity based at least in part on reporting the one or more measurements, and wherein determining the region in which the UE is located relative to the first network entity comprises determining that the UE is either in a near-field region of a coverage area of the first network entity or in a far-field region of the coverage area of the first network entity that is outside of the near-field region; and
selecting a beam for communicating with the first network entity based at least in part on the determination that the UE is either in the near-field region or the far-field region of the coverage area of the first network entity.