US 12,114,270 B2
Methods and apparatus for user equipment to differentiate human grip from protective covers
Seunghwan Kim, San Diego, CA (US); Udara Fernando, San Diego, CA (US); Eyosias Yoseph Imana, Chula Vista, CA (US); and Robert Gilmore, Poway, CA (US)
Assigned to QUALCOMM Incorporated, San Diego, CA (US)
Filed by QUALCOMM Incorporated, San Diego, CA (US)
Filed on Mar. 15, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/654,904.
Application 17/654,904 is a continuation of application No. 16/898,746, filed on Jun. 11, 2020, granted, now 11,310,747.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/860,608, filed on Jun. 12, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2022/0210746 A1, Jun. 30, 2022
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. H04W 52/24 (2009.01); H04B 3/52 (2006.01); H04B 7/10 (2017.01); H04W 52/14 (2009.01); H04W 52/32 (2009.01); H04W 52/36 (2009.01)
CPC H04W 52/146 (2013.01) [H04B 3/52 (2013.01); H04B 7/10 (2013.01); H04W 52/241 (2013.01); H04W 52/242 (2013.01); H04W 52/325 (2013.01); H04W 52/367 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method for wireless communications by a wireless device, comprising:
wirelessly reading an identification tag associated with a cover covering at least a portion of the wireless device;
determining a type of the cover based on the identification tag associated with the cover;
transmitting a signal based on the determined type of the cover; and
selecting an antenna array codebook, from a plurality of predefined antenna array codebooks, based on the determined type of the cover, wherein the transmitting comprises transmitting the signal according to the selected antenna array codebook.