US 12,483,965 B2
Enhanced mm wave coverage using reflection or refraction of the mm waves within an environment
Chaitanya Chukka, Carol Stream, IL (US)
Assigned to T-Mobile Innovations LLC, Overland Park, KS (US)
Filed by T-MOBILE INNOVATIONS LLC, Overland Park, KS (US)
Filed on Mar. 15, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/184,441.
Prior Publication US 2024/0314671 A1, Sep. 19, 2024
Int. Cl. H04W 40/20 (2009.01); H04W 40/12 (2009.01)
CPC H04W 40/205 (2013.01) [H04W 40/12 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A system for enhancing millimeter (mm) wave coverage within a wireless telecommunications network, the system comprising:
one or more processors communicatively coupled with a plurality of antenna elements that provide a coverage area; and
computer memory storing computer-usable instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the system to perform operations comprising:
receiving physical object data for physical objects within a sector of the coverage area provided by the plurality of antenna elements;
identifying a location of a user device within the sector of the coverage area;
determining, using an algorithm, a mm wave transmission path based on the location of the user device and the physical object data for the physical objects within the sector; and
transmitting a mm wave signal for the user device to receive based on the determined mm wave transmission path.