US 12,392,858 B2
Method and apparatus for location of a user equipment in an inactive state
Stephen William Edge, Escondido, CA (US); Sven Fischer, Nuremberg (DE); Alexandros Manolakos, Escondido, CA (US); Sony Akkarakaran, Poway, CA (US); and Guttorm Ringstad Opshaug, Redwood City, CA (US)
Assigned to QUALCOMM Incorporated, San Diego, CA (US)
Filed by QUALCOMM Incorporated, San Diego, CA (US)
Filed on Oct. 12, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/499,475.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/137,708, filed on Jan. 14, 2021.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/092,488, filed on Oct. 15, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2022/0120842 A1, Apr. 21, 2022
Int. Cl. H04W 76/30 (2018.01); G01S 5/00 (2006.01); H04L 5/00 (2006.01); H04W 60/04 (2009.01); H04W 76/19 (2018.01)
CPC G01S 5/0036 (2013.01) [H04L 5/0051 (2013.01); H04W 60/04 (2013.01); H04W 76/19 (2018.02); H04W 76/30 (2018.02)] 50 Claims
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1. A method performed by a User Equipment (UE) for supporting location of the UE in a Radio Resource Control (RRC) Inactive state, comprising:
receiving a request to perform periodic or triggered location from a Location Management Function (LMF);
subsequent to receiving the request to perform periodic or triggered location, entering the RRC Inactive state;
while in the RRC Inactive state:
(i) detecting an event;
(ii) sending an RRC Resume Request message to a gNodeB (gNB), the RRC Resume Request including an indication of the event, wherein the indication of the event comprises an event report message that includes downlink positioning reference signal measurements; and
(iii) subsequent to sending the RRC Resume Request message, receiving an RRC Release from the gNB; and
remaining in the RRC Inactive state after receiving the RRC Release.