US 12,481,050 B2
Edge device and method for sensor-assisted beamforming
Venkat Kalkunte, Saratoga, CA (US); Mehdi Hatamian, Mission Viejo, CA (US); Arman Rofougaran, Newport Coast, CA (US); and Puya Rofougaran, Irvine, CA (US)
Assigned to Peltbeam Inc., Sherman Oaks, CA (US)
Filed by PELTBEAM INC., Sherman Oaks, CA (US)
Filed on Jun. 13, 2025, as Appl. No. 19/237,077.
Application 19/237,077 is a continuation of application No. 19/047,684, filed on Feb. 7, 2025, granted, now 12,360,230.
Application 19/047,684 is a continuation of application No. 18/903,356, filed on Oct. 1, 2024, granted, now 12,259,461, issued on Mar. 25, 2025.
Application 18/903,356 is a continuation of application No. 18/677,714, filed on May 29, 2024, granted, now 12,181,563, issued on Dec. 31, 2024.
Application 18/677,714 is a continuation of application No. 17/644,750, filed on Dec. 16, 2021, granted, now 12,111,388, issued on Oct. 8, 2024.
Application 17/644,750 is a continuation in part of application No. 17/444,219, filed on Aug. 2, 2021, granted, now 11,275,147, issued on Mar. 15, 2022.
Prior Publication US 2025/0306197 A1, Oct. 2, 2025
Int. Cl. G01S 13/66 (2006.01); H04W 16/28 (2009.01)
CPC G01S 13/66 (2013.01) [H04W 16/28 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A first edge device, comprising:
a first antenna array;
a sensor configured to sense a surrounding area of the first edge device; and
control circuitry configured to:
detect a first user in the sensed surrounding area of the first edge device;
track the detected first user in the surrounding area of the first edge device based on the sensor;
control the first antenna array to direct a first beam of radio frequency (RF) signal in a first direction of the tracked first user, wherein the first beam of RF signal has a first radiation pattern and a signal strength greater than a first threshold; and
communicate an assistance request to a central cloud server in a case where one or more defined service continuity criteria are met, wherein
the assistance request is communicated to cause the central cloud server to instruct the first edge device or a second edge device of a plurality of edge devices with specific initial access information to continue service of one or more user equipment (UEs) carried by the first user, and
the plurality of edge devices includes the first edge device.