US 12,068,780 B2
Beam management using an optical beacon
Yehonatan Dallal, Kfar Saba (IL); Idan Michael Horn, Hod Hasharon (IL); and Shay Landis, Hod Hasharon (IL)
Assigned to QUALCOMM Incorporated, San Diego, CA (US)
Filed by QUALCOMM Incorporated, San Diego, CA (US)
Filed on May 25, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/664,919.
Prior Publication US 2023/0388014 A1, Nov. 30, 2023
Int. Cl. H04B 10/11 (2013.01)
CPC H04B 10/11 (2013.01) 24 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A user equipment (UE) for wireless communication, comprising:
at least one memory; and
at least one processor communicatively coupled with the at least one memory, the at least one processor configured to cause the UE to:
detect, using an image sensor, an optical beacon of a network node, the detection being associated with at least one of:
a timing of activation of the optical beacon of the network node,
a pattern of pulses in which the optical beacon of the network node is activated, or
a light wavelength associated with the optical beacon of the network node; and
receive reference signals using a sweep of a plurality of beams that is associated with a relative direction of the optical beacon of the network node, the plurality of beams comprising millimeter wave beams or sub-terahertz beams.