G01S5/0009

DYNAMIC POSITIONING CAPABILITY REPORTING IN MILLIMETER WAVE BANDS
20230070456 · 2023-03-09 ·

Disclosed are techniques for wireless positioning. In an aspect, a user equipment (UE) may determine an angle-based estimation capability of the UE. The UE may report the angle-based estimation capability of the UE to a network entity. In an aspect, a network entity may receive, from a user equipment (UE), information indicating an angle-based estimation capability of the UE. The network entity may determine, based on the angle-based estimation capability of the UE, an angle-based estimation configuration. The network entity may send the angle-based estimation configuration to the UE.

GLOBAL NAVIGATION SATELLITE SYSTEM RECEIVER
20230131074 · 2023-04-27 ·

The invention relates to a Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) receiver, comprising 1) a radiofrequency (RF) front-end configured to acquire GNSS signals emitted by a plurality of GNSS satellites in at least two snapshot time windows, wherein each emitted GNSS signal comprises a respective known spreading code identifying the emitting GNSS satellite, and wherein the RF front-end is configured to transform the acquired GNSS signals in each of the at least two snapshot time windows into a digital sequence, respectively, and 2) a receiver unit configured to determine for each snapshot time window pseudo-ranges from the GNSS receiver to at least a subset of the emitting GNSS satellites, respectively, wherein said at least two subsets corresponding to the at least two snapshot time windows may differ from one another, and wherein said pseudo-ranges are determined using (i) the known spreading codes and (ii) the at least two digital sequences. The GNSS receiver is configured to determine composite pseudo-ranges between the GNSS receiver and a composite subset of the emitting GNSS satellites at composite receive times, using at least the determined pseudo-ranges corresponding to the at least two snapshot time windows. The invention also relates to an assembly comprising a GNSS receiver, a gateway and a computing unit. The invention also relates to a method for determining a position of a GNSS receiver.

PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE PROVIDING POSITIONING COMMUNICATION THROUGH UWB COMMUNICATION CHANNEL

An electronic device includes a first wireless communication circuit configured to perform ultra wide band (UWB) communication; a second wireless communication circuit configured to perform different wireless communication; and a processor configured to: perform first UWB communication for position detection through a first UWB communication channel with a plurality of first external electronic devices using the first wireless communication circuit, detect a first event corresponding to a handover of the position detection to a second external electronic device while the first UWB communication is performed, and based on the first event, stop the position detection through the first UWB communication channel, and transmit communication information to the second external electronic device using the second wireless communication circuit, wherein the communication information is used by the second external electronic device to perform a second UWB communication with the plurality of first external electronic devices.

Passive location measurement

This disclosure describes systems, methods, and devices related to passive location measurement in wireless communications. A device may perform a ranging measurement with a first device and a second device. The device may identify a first uplink (UL) location measurement report (LMR) received from the first device. The device may identify a second UL LMR received from the second device. The device may cause to send a first broadcast LMR comprising information associated with the ranging determination of the first device and the second device. The device may cause to send a second broadcast LMR comprising the measurement information carried in the first UL LMR and the second UL LMR.

Wireless device capable of transmitting uplink sounding reference signals

A user equipment (UE) is disclosed. The UE includes a receiver and a processor that receive a radio resource control (RRC) signal including uplink (UL) sounding reference signal (SRS) configuration information. The UE also receives a semi-persistent scheduling (SPS) message to activate transmission of UL SRSs The UE may then transmit UL SRSs in a time and frequency pattern based on at least the UL SRS configuration information. A UE method and an eNode-B are also disclosed.

UPLINK UE POSITIONING

A method for operating a wireless communication network that supports a plurality of reference signals such as sounding reference signals as provided. The method comprises analyzing a channel condition between a UE and TRPs, providing a measurement report to the wireless communication network and determining parameters of an uplink RS based on the measurement report. The method further comprises receiving, with the user equipment, at least one instruction signal comprising information indicating the determined parameters of the uplink RS, and transmitting the uplink RS within the UE so as to allow determining uplink transmission links for a UE multi-TRP communication or a position of the UE in the wireless communication network based on an evaluation of transmittal of the instructed uplink RS.

Methods for Efficient RSTD Measurement Reporting in NR
20230110349 · 2023-04-13 ·

According to certain embodiments, a method for use in a first node comprises receiving a first resolution factor (k) from a second node, adapting the first resolution factor (k) to obtain a second resolution factor (k′), and reporting a measurement to the second node according to the second resolution factor (k′).

UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLE DETECTOR
20230109995 · 2023-04-13 · ·

Method of detecting and tracking an unmanned aerial vehicle, the method comprising, at a detector unit (300a) comprising a first microphone and a second microphone: monitoring for a sound associated with the presence of the unmanned aerial vehicle (505) in the vicinity of the detector unit; in response to the monitoring indicating the presence of the unmanned aerial vehicle, determining, at the detector unit, a phase delay between the sound as received at the first microphone and the sound as received at the second microphone; on the basis of the determined phase delay and a known separation of the first microphone and the second microphone, determining, at the detector unit, an azimuth angle (507a) to the unmanned aerial vehicle from the detector unit; and transmitting, to a computing node (501), the determined azimuth angle for use in determining a location of the unmanned aerial vehicle.

ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND POSITIONING SYSTEM FOR DETERMINING CHANNEL FOR PERFORMING INDOOR POSITIONING SYSTEM

An electronic device according to various embodiments may include a communication interface configured to be electrically connected to at least one communication device establishing a communication channel with a mobile terminal and a processor, wherein the processor may be configured to identify a plurality of communication channels for performing data exchange through a plurality of wireless communications supported by the mobile terminal, identify one of a capacity of the plurality of communication channels or a precision of the plurality of communication channels, and determine a communication channel to be used for determining a location of the mobile terminal, based on an identification result. The plurality of communication channels may include at least two channels for performing data exchange through different types of wireless communication.

Systems and method for aligning augmented reality display with real-time location sensors

A method for aligning displayed data in an augmented reality (AR) display includes determining a selected location context associated with a piece of equipment, determining a process element associated with the piece of equipment and according to a selected engineering process, determining, according to a digital representation of the equipment, a first location of the process element, receiving meta-sensor location data for one or more meta-sensors in the piece of equipment and indicating a second location for each of the meta-sensors with respect to the selected location context, determining a third location of the AR display with respect to the selected location context, determining overlay data for the process element, determining a display location according to the first location, the third location and the location data of each meta-sensor, and displaying the overlay data at the display location.