US 12,352,878 B2
Dual function edge device and method for accelerating ue-specific beamforming
Venkat Kalkunte, Saratoga, CA (US); and Mehdi Hatamian, Mission Viejo, CA (US)
Assigned to PELTBEAM INC., Sherman Oaks, CA (US)
Filed by PELTBEAM INC., Sherman Oaks, CA (US)
Filed on Dec. 27, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/397,427.
Application 18/397,427 is a continuation of application No. 18/466,996, filed on Sep. 14, 2023, granted, now 11,899,123.
Application 18/466,996 is a continuation of application No. 18/070,619, filed on Nov. 29, 2022, granted, now 11,874,389.
Application 18/070,619 is a continuation of application No. 17/664,985, filed on May 25, 2022, granted, now 11,550,019, issued on Jan. 10, 2023.
Application 17/664,985 is a continuation of application No. 17/648,011, filed on Jan. 14, 2022, granted, now 11,366,195, issued on Jun. 21, 2022.
Application 17/648,011 is a continuation of application No. 17/444,219, filed on Aug. 2, 2021, granted, now 11,275,147, issued on Mar. 15, 2022.
Prior Publication US 2024/0125885 A1, Apr. 18, 2024
Int. Cl. H04B 7/06 (2006.01); G01S 5/02 (2010.01); H04B 17/309 (2015.01)
CPC G01S 5/02523 (2020.05) [G01S 5/02524 (2020.05); H04B 7/0639 (2013.01); H04B 17/309 (2015.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An edge device, comprising:
an antenna array;
control circuitry; and
a sensing radar communicatively coupled to the control circuitry, wherein
the sensing radar is configured to sense a surrounding area of the edge device, and
the control circuitry is configured to:
control communication of sensing information to a central cloud server based on the sensed surrounding area of the edge device,
wherein the sensing information comprises a position associated with at least a first user equipment (UE) of a plurality of UEs, a moving direction associated with at least the first UE, and a time-of-day, and a device ID associated with at least the first UE;
receive, based on the communication of the sensing information to the central cloud server, information from the central cloud server in advance before the first UE reaches a communication range of the edge device;
validate the first UE based on the received information; and
concurrently communicate:
a first beam of radio frequency (RF) signals to the first UE from a first portion of the antenna array, and
a second beam of RF signals to a second UE of the plurality of UEs from a second portion of the antenna array, wherein
 the concurrent communication of the first beam of RF signals and the second beam of RF signals is based on the validation of the first UE, and
 the first beam of RF signals is different from the second beam of RF signals.