US 12,470,948 B2
Terminal information obtaining method, terminal, and network side device
Dajie Jiang, Dongguan (CN); Kun Yang, Dongguan (CN); Xueming Pan, Dongguan (CN); Yanliang Sun, Dongguan (CN); and Fei Qin, Dongguan (CN)
Assigned to VIVO MOBILE COMMUNICATION CO., LTD., Guangdong (CN)
Filed by VIVO MOBILE COMMUNICATION CO., LTD., Guangdong (CN)
Filed on Dec. 29, 2022, as Appl. No. 18/090,778.
Application 18/090,778 is a continuation of application No. PCT/CN2021/106280, filed on Jul. 14, 2021.
Claims priority of application No. 202010693760.0 (CN), filed on Jul. 17, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2023/0136962 A1, May 4, 2023
Int. Cl. H04W 16/28 (2009.01)
CPC H04W 16/28 (2013.01) 17 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A terminal information obtaining method, performed by a first network node, wherein the first network node is an intelligent-surface-type device or a relay-type device and the method comprises:
receiving a first signal sent by a terminal; and
estimating first information of the terminal according to the first signal; wherein
the first information comprises at least one of following: position information of the terminal, direction information of the terminal, reception beam information corresponding to the terminal, or sending beam information corresponding to the terminal;
wherein after the estimating the first information of the terminal according to the first signal, the method further comprises:
sending a second signal to a second network node; wherein the second signal carries all or some of content of the first information, and the second network node is a base-station-type node associated with the first network node;
receiving a third signal sent by the second network node; and
adjusting a transmission mode of the first network node according to the third signal;
wherein the transmission mode comprises at least one of following:
a beam;
transmission configuration index (TCI) information; or
quasi-colocation (QCL) information.