US 12,455,338 B2
Using non-positioning signals for positioning in downlink and/or uplink
Seyed Ali Akbar Fakoorian, San Diego, CA (US); Chunxuan Ye, San Diego, CA (US); Dawei Zhang, Saratoga, CA (US); Haitong Sun, Cupertino, CA (US); Hong He, San Jose, CA (US); Jie Cui, San Jose, CA (US); Oghenekome Oteri, San Diego, CA (US); Sigen Ye, San Diego, CA (US); Wei Zeng, Saratoga, CA (US); Weidong Yang, San Diego, CA (US); Yushu Zhang, Beijing (CN); and Zhibin Wu, Los Altos, CA (US)
Assigned to APPLE INC., Cupertino, CA (US)
Filed by APPLE INC., Cupertino, CA (US)
Filed on Sep. 27, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/476,054.
Application 18/476,054 is a continuation of application No. 17/593,695, granted, now 12,025,721, previously published as PCT/CN2020/119766, filed on Oct. 1, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2024/0019521 A1, Jan. 18, 2024
Int. Cl. H04W 4/00 (2018.01); G01S 5/00 (2006.01); G01S 5/10 (2006.01); H04L 5/00 (2006.01); H04W 64/00 (2009.01); H04W 72/0446 (2023.01); H04W 72/51 (2023.01); H04W 74/08 (2009.01); H04W 74/0833 (2024.01)
CPC G01S 5/0036 (2013.01) [G01S 5/10 (2013.01); H04L 5/0012 (2013.01); H04L 5/0051 (2013.01); H04W 64/00 (2013.01); H04W 72/0446 (2013.01); H04W 72/51 (2023.01); H04W 74/0866 (2013.01); H04W 74/0833 (2013.01)] 18 Claims
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1. A method of a user equipment (UE), comprising:
generating a UE capability information message indicating one or more signal types that the UE can send for uplink (UL) positioning measurements;
sending, to a base station, the UE capability information message; and
sending, to the base station, one or more signals of the one or more signal types;
wherein the UE capability information message further indicates that signals of each of at least two signal types can be sent by the UE for UL positioning measurements in one of a same time resource, a same frequency resource, and a same time and frequency resource, the at least two signal types comprising at least one of the indicated one or more signal types.