A method for operating a network node (100) in a wireless communication network is provided. The method comprises transmitting at least one beamformed signal (20-27). Each one of the at least one beamformed signal (20-27) is indicative of a respective positioning information. The respective positioning information is indicative of a respective virtual reference point (40-47) which is offset from a position of a transmit point (50) of the wireless communication network used for transmitting the at least one beamformed signal (20-27). The beamformed signal (20-27) is suitable for enabling a positioning measurement of a wireless communication device (200).

Disclosed are techniques for wireless communication. In an aspect, a position estimation entity provides assistance data to sidelink anchors and a UE. The assistance data may include a set of proximity-based sidelink positioning reference signal (PRS) pre-configurations for on-demand PRS position estimation. The target UE transmits a sidelink PRS trigger to trigger an on-demand sidelink PRS position estimation session with a dynamic sidelink anchor group, the sidelink PRS trigger configured to indicate a sidelink zone associated with the UE and a proximity requirement for participation in the on-demand sidelink PRS position estimation. At least one sidelink anchor determines that the proximity requirement to the sidelink zone is satisfied, selects a proximity-based sidelink PRS pre-configuration based on a dynamic proximity to the sidelink zone, and performs a sidelink PRS exchange with the UE.

Method and device in a node used for wireless communications. A first node receives first configuration information; transmits a first positioning reference signal on a first time-frequency resource block, transmits a second positioning reference signal on a second time-frequency resource block, and transmits a first information set; the first configuration information is used for indicating a first reference set, and any two time-frequency resource blocks in the first resource set employ a same positioning-related parameter; the first time-frequency resource block is earlier than the second time-frequency resource block in time domain; the first information set comprises a first distance, and the first distance refers to a distance from a first geographical position and a second geographical position, wherein the first geographical position is where the first node is located when transmitting the first positioning reference signal. The present disclosure provides an effective solution to the issue of sidelink positioning.

A system and method for determining the presence of an individual at a particular spot within a location preferably based on the strength of signals received from beacons assigned to the particular spot by a software application (“App”) running on an electronic device of the individual. In one embodiment, certain presence calculations are performed by the App. In another embodiment, the App forwards information regarding the received beacon signals to an electronic identification and location tracking system and the presence calculations are performed by the system.

Devices, systems, and methods for sending positional information from transmitters/beacons. In one implementation a transmitter generates a range block including a ranging signal and a hybrid block including positioning data, and sends the range block and hybrid block at different times. A user device may receive signals from a plurality of transmitters and generates position/location information using trilateration and measured altitude information in comparison with transmitter altitude information.

A location information server includes: an acquisition unit configured to acquire received signal strengths of radio signals transmitted from a transmitter and received at a receiver; an estimation unit configured to estimate a location of the transmitter or receiver, using at least the top three received signal strengths among the acquired received signal strengths; and a reliability calculation unit configured to calculate a reliability of the location estimation based on the received signal strengths that have been used.

A method and device for a user equipment, a base station and a service center is disclosed; the UE transmits first information, then receives X1 first signals and transmits a first measurement report; first information is used to determine X1 first antenna port(s); first measurement report includes K1 piece(s) of measurement information, and each of K1 piece(s) of measurement information is for one of X1 first signals; measurement information is used to determine at least the first two of the corresponding set of time length, first antenna port, or first angle; By designing first information and first measurement report, feedback information of beam selection is used to determine generation and transmission of positioning reference signal under the condition of the base station and the UE supporting beamforming, utilizing beamforming has strong directional characteristics to improve the accuracy of UE positioning.

A system includes a first-vehicle processor configured to receive a signal broadcast from a second vehicle. The processor is also configured to determine a distance between a first transceiver, receiving the signal, and a second transceiver, transmitting the signal. The processor is further configured to determine second vehicle dimensions. Also, the processor is configured to digitally map a second vehicle perimeter around a second transceiver location, determined based on the distance and alert a first vehicle driver of a likely overlap condition of the second vehicle perimeter and a first vehicle perimeter.

An electronic device wirelessly communicates with an information processing device via a wireless communication unit and can operate at least in a first mode and in a second mode that is a state where power consumption is higher than in the first mode. The electronic device includes a direction information acquisition unit and a processor. The direction information acquisition unit acquires direction information about a direction of the information processing device in relation to a reference location of the electronic device by the wireless communication with the information processing device via the wireless communication unit. The processor performs at least one of a transition from the first mode to the second mode and a transition from the second mode to the first mode, based on the direction information.

A system and methods for estimating the location of a mobile device are disclosed. In accordance with one embodiment, a mobile device located within a first corridor of a building receives (1) a first wireless electromagnetic signal and a first ultrasound signal from a first beacon located in the first corridor, (2) a second wireless electromagnetic signal and a second ultrasound signal from a second beacon located in the first corridor, and (3) a third wireless electromagnetic signal from a third beacon located in a second corridor of the building. The first wireless electromagnetic signal, the first ultrasound signal, the second wireless electromagnetic signal, and the second ultrasound signal are used to estimate a location of the mobile device.