H04B7/0834

Smart mechanism to manage thermal impact in 5G NR

This disclosure relates to methods and devices for mitigating overheating in a user equipment device (UE). The UE is configured to communicate over each of LTE and 5G NR and may be configured to communicate through 5G NR over each of a Sub-6GHz and a millimeter Wave (mmW) frequency band. The UE is configured to establish an ENDC connection with an enB and one or more gNBs. The UE implements intelligent transmission modification and cell measurement adjustments to mitigate overheating and reduce battery drain.

CAPACITIVE TOUCH SENSOR WITH INTEGRATED ANTENNA(S) FOR PLAYBACK DEVICES
20230359429 · 2023-11-09 ·

Playback devices can include touch sensor assemblies with one or more integrated antennas. Such touch sensor assemblies can be incorporated into a playback device such as a headphone device. The playback device can include an electrode comprising a first conductor, a second conductor, and a filter coupled between the first and second conductors, a capacitive-touch circuit coupled to the electrode, and a wireless radio coupled to the second conductor. The capacitive-touch circuit is configured to deliver a capacitive sensing signal to the electrode. The wireless radio is configured to facilitate communication over at least one wireless network via the second conductor.

ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING RF MODULE FOR BEAMFORMING THEREOF

An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a wireless communication circuit including a plurality of radio frequency (RF) modules, a memory configured to store a plurality of reference values for classifying a plurality of areas within a cell to which the electronic device belongs, and a processor, and the processor may be configured to determine, based on at least one of a first broadcasting signal received from a base station in the cell and the plurality of reference values stored in the memory, at least one RF module among the plurality of RF modules to monitor a second broadcasting signal transmitted from the base station and a period of the monitoring, and perform the monitoring by using the determined at least one RF module according to the determined period.

ANTENNA MONITORING AND SELECTION
20230387976 · 2023-11-30 ·

Provided are methods, systems, and computer program products for detecting degraded performance of modems and antennas. An example method may include: obtaining antenna performance data for a set of antennas of an autonomous vehicle; determining a real-time connectivity score for each antenna of the set of antennas based on the antenna performance data; obtaining location data and environment data for the autonomous vehicle; inputting the location data and the environment data to a machine learning model system; receiving a predicted connectivity score for each antenna of the set of antennas from the machine learning model system; and determining at least one antenna of the set of antennas to use for communication based on the predicted connectivity score and the real-time connectivity score for each antenna of the set of antennas.

SATELLITE COMMUNICATION METHOD FOR PERFORMING ORCHESTRATION OF SATELLITE COMMUNICATION ASSETS AND APPARATUS THEREFOR
20230388008 · 2023-11-30 ·

A satellite communication device and a method therefor are disclosed. The satellite communication device includes a first processor that generates schedule data about a satellite communication asset, a second processor that is located on a mobile vehicle spaced apart from the first processor and generates a control signal based on the schedule data, and a mediator that dynamically switches a link between at least one antenna and at least one modem based on the control signal.

Smart mechanism to manage thermal impact in 5G NR

This disclosure relates to methods and devices for mitigating overheating in a user equipment device (UE). The UE is configured to communicate over each of LTE and 5G NR and may be configured to communicate through 5G NR over each of a Sub-6 GHz and a millimeter Wave (mmW) frequency band. The UE is configured to establish an ENDC connection with an enB and one or more gNBs. The UE implements intelligent transmission modification and cell measurement adjustments to mitigate overheating and reduce battery drain.

Automatic antenna beam alignment

Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to automatic antenna beam alignment. A method comprises determining first position-related information indicating a first location and a first orientation of a first communication device. The first communication device comprises a plurality of antenna sectors configured for generating respective directional beams. The method also comprises receiving, from a second communication device, second position-related information indicating a second location and a second orientation of the second communication device. The method also further comprises selecting a subset of the plurality of antenna sectors based on the first and the second position-related information; and causing the first communication device to perform beamforming training with the second communication device using the selected subset of antenna sectors. A decreased number of antenna sectors are scanned during the beamforming training, which can reduce the time overhead and facilitate the devices to find the best beam efficiently.

Frequency routing based on orientation

Systems, methods, and apparatus for frequency routing based on orientation are disclosed. An example method includes receiving, by a playback device, an audio data stream. The example method includes determining, by the playback device, an orientation of the playback device. The example method includes routing, by the playback device, a first set of frequencies in the audio data stream to at least one of a plurality of speaker drivers based on the first orientation. The example method includes routing, by the playback device, a second set of frequencies in the audio data stream to the at least one of the plurality of speaker drivers based on the second orientation, wherein the first set of frequencies is different than the second set of frequencies.

ELECTRONIC DEVICE FOR RECEIVING DATA FROM PLURALITY OF TRANSMISSION NODES, AND METHOD OF OPERATING SAME
20220303078 · 2022-09-22 ·

An electronic device and a method for receiving data from a plurality of transmission nodes in an electronic device are provided. The electronic device includes a wireless communication circuit that transmits/receives wireless signals, a plurality of antenna modules that are electrically connected to the wireless communication circuit, and a processor that is electrically connected to the wireless communication circuit and the plurality of antenna modules, wherein the processor is configured to receive control information from at least one of the transmission nodes by using a first antenna module among the plurality of antenna modules, in case that data is received from a plurality of transmission nodes based on the control information, select at least one antenna module among the plurality of antenna modules, and form a reception beam based on the at least one antenna module.

SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SELECTION OF TRANSMIT ARRAY
20220271824 · 2022-08-25 ·

A system and method for selecting antenna panels for communicating with satellites. The receive panels directed towards a location in the sky where the satellite is expected to be. When the signal from the satellite is received by the panels, parameters of the signals are checked against a threshold. All the panels having the parameters above the threshold are grouped together as a receive group. The parameters of the signals at the receive groups are compared to determine the best receive panel, and the transmit panel associate with the receive panel is selected as the transmit panel.