US 12,382,426 B2
Positioning and beam alignment based on optical sensing
Anantharaman Balasubramanian, San Diego, CA (US); Kapil Gulati, Belle Mead, NJ (US); and Sony Akkarakaran, Poway, CA (US)
Assigned to QUALCOMM Incorporated, San Diego, CA (US)
Filed by QUALCOMM Incorporated, San Diego, CA (US)
Filed on Sep. 9, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/931,071.
Prior Publication US 2024/0089904 A1, Mar. 14, 2024
Int. Cl. H04W 64/00 (2009.01); G01S 13/58 (2006.01)
CPC H04W 64/003 (2013.01) [G01S 13/587 (2013.01)] 26 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method of assisting positioning of a user equipment (UE), the method comprising:
sending first configuration information to the UE, the first configuration information indicative of how optical sensory data is to be obtained with the UE;
sending second configuration information to at least one wireless network node, the second configuration information indicative of how optical sensory data is to be obtained with the at least one wireless network node;
receiving optical sensory data from the UE;
receiving optical sensory data from the at least one wireless network node; and
based at least on the optical sensory data received from the UE and the optical sensory data received from the at least one wireless network node, determining angular information regarding wireless transmissions between the at least one wireless network node and the UE.