US 12,114,252 B2
Positioning reference signal adjustment based on repetitive signal performance
Jingchao Bao, San Diego, CA (US); Sony Akkarakaran, San Diego, CA (US); Tao Luo, San Diego, CA (US); Juan Montojo, San Diego, CA (US); and Alexandros Manolakos, Escondido, CA (US)
Assigned to QUALCOMM Incorporated, San Diego, CA (US)
Filed by Qualcomm Incorporated, San Diego, CA (US)
Filed on Aug. 11, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/399,591.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/065,792, filed on Aug. 14, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2022/0053411 A1, Feb. 17, 2022
Int. Cl. H04W 48/12 (2009.01); H04L 5/00 (2006.01); H04W 48/04 (2009.01); H04W 64/00 (2009.01)
CPC H04W 48/12 (2013.01) [H04L 5/0048 (2013.01); H04W 48/04 (2013.01); H04W 64/003 (2013.01)] 48 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An apparatus comprising:
an interface configured to transfer wireless signals between the apparatus and a user equipment;
a memory; and
a processor, communicatively coupled to the interface and the memory, configured to:
obtain positioning reference signal pattern information indicative of a repetitive pattern, corresponding to positioning reference signal transfer between the apparatus and another entity, of acceptable positioning reference signal reception quality and degradation of positioning reference signal reception quality, the degradation including loss of line of sight between the apparatus and the other entity, or interference with the at least one positioning reference signal, or a combination thereof, wherein the repetitive pattern comprises alternating occurrences, as a function of at least one of location or time, of acceptable positioning reference signal reception quality and degraded positioning reference signal reception quality; and
transmit, via the interface and based on the positioning reference signal pattern information, at least one of: to a network entity, one or more positioning-reference-signal-related configuration parameters; or, to the user equipment, a signal in accordance with the one or more positioning-reference-signal-related configuration parameters.