US 12,356,281 B2
Joint UU and sidelink positioning for user equipments in UU inactive/idle state
Anantharaman Balasubramanian, San Diego, CA (US); Shuanshuan Wu, San Diego, CA (US); and Hong Cheng, Basking Ridge, NJ (US)
Assigned to QUALCOMM Incorporated, San Diego, CA (US)
Filed by QUALCOMM Incorporated, San Diego, CA (US)
Filed on Sep. 16, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/932,886.
Prior Publication US 2024/0107263 A1, Mar. 28, 2024
Int. Cl. H04W 4/02 (2018.01); H04W 4/029 (2018.01); H04W 76/27 (2018.01)
CPC H04W 4/023 (2013.01) [H04W 4/029 (2018.02); H04W 76/27 (2018.02)] 19 Claims
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1. A method for performing positioning of a target user equipment (UE), the method comprising:
determining, at a network node of a wireless network, that a Radio Resource Control (RRC) connection state of a Uu interface of the target UE comprises an inactive or idle state;
determining, at the network node, a time during which the target UE will be in a sidelink (SL) active state, wherein the SL active state comprises a state of operation in which the target UE monitors communication via one or more SL interfaces, transmits communication via the one or more SL interfaces, or both; and
sending a message from the network node, the message for obtaining positioning measurements of the target UE using one or more SL devices corresponding to the one or more SL interfaces, wherein obtaining the positioning measurements is performed while (i) the RRC connection state comprises the inactive or idle state, and (ii) the target UE is in the SL active state.