US 12,452,822 B2
Positioning procedures for user equipments in inactive state
Chuangxin Jiang, Shenzhen (CN); Guozeng Zheng, Shenzhen (CN); Yu Liu, Shenzhen (CN); Zhaohua Lu, Shenzhen (CN); Hao Wu, Shenzhen (CN); Huahua Xiao, Shenzhen (CN); Yu Pan, Shenzhen (CN); and Shujuan Zhang, Shenzhen (CN)
Assigned to ZTE Corporation, Shenzhen (CN)
Filed by ZTE CORPORATION, Guangdong (CN)
Filed on Jul. 26, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/873,937.
Application 17/873,937 is a continuation of application No. PCT/CN2021/084316, filed on Mar. 31, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2022/0369271 A1, Nov. 17, 2022
Int. Cl. H04W 64/00 (2009.01); H04W 74/0833 (2024.01); H04W 74/0836 (2024.01)
CPC H04W 64/00 (2013.01) [H04W 74/0833 (2013.01); H04W 74/0836 (2024.01)] 20 Claims
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1. A method comprising:
receiving, by a wireless communication device while the wireless communication device is in a radio resource control (RRC) inactive state from a wireless communication node, information to facilitate positioning of the wireless communication device;
determining, by the wireless communication device, to initiate a positioning procedure while in the RRC inactive state;
identifying, by the wireless communication device while in the RRC inactive state, whether the positioning procedure is one of a device-initiated procedure or a network-initiated procedure based on the information; and
performing, by the wireless communication device while in the RRC inactive state, the positioning procedure in accordance with the identification.