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Granted Patent B2
US 11,667,381 · App. 16/083,817 · Granted Jun 6, 2023

Circuit, terminal device, base station device, and method

Inventors: Kazuyuki Shimezawa (Kanagawa, JP); Hiromasa Uchiyama (Tokyo, JP)
Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
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Patent No.
US 11,667,381
App. No.
16/083,817
Granted
Jun 6, 2023
Kind
B2
Abstract

A circuit includes an acquisition unit configured to acquire information regarding a flight and a measurement report control unit configured to control a measurement report process on a reference signal transmitted from a base station device, on a basis of the information regarding the flight acquired by the acquisition unit.

Claims (49)

1. A processing device, comprising:

circuitry configured to:

acquire information regarding a flight of a flyable flight device, the information regarding the flight of the flyable flight device including at least an altitude of the flyable flight device;

control a measurement report process on a reference signal transmitted from a base station device on a basis of the information regarding the flight acquired by the circuitry; and

report measurement information to the base station device based on a comparison result of the altitude of the flyable flight device and a threshold,

wherein

the reference signal is beam-formed to target the flyable flight device and to follow movement of the flyable flight devices,

the information regarding the flight of the flyable flight device further includes at least a highest altitude and a lowest altitude that the flyable flight device is configured to fly, remaining power in a battery of the flyable flight device, and a remaining flight time of the flyable flight device based on the remaining power in the battery of the flyable flight device,

when the comparison result satisfies a predetermined condition, the measurement report process is performed, and

when the comparison result does not satisfy the predetermined condition, the measurement report process is not performed.

2. The processing device according to claim 1 , wherein the information regarding the flight includes positional information regarding the flight.

3. The processing device according to claim 1 , wherein the information regarding the flight includes state information regarding the flight.

4. The processing device according to claim 1 , wherein measurement information regarding the reference signal reported in the measurement report process includes information for radio resource management.

5. The processing device according to claim 1 , wherein measurement information regarding the reference signal reported in the measurement report process includes channel state information.

6. The processing device according to claim 1 , wherein measurement information regarding the reference signal reported in the measurement report process is reported using a predetermined uplink channel.

7. The processing device according to claim 1 , wherein the threshold is set on a basis of an instruction from the base station device.

8. The processing device according to claim 1 , wherein the circuitry performs a measurement report process selected from a plurality of measurement report processes that are selection candidates, on a basis of the information regarding the flight.

9. The processing device according to claim 1 , wherein the circuitry acquires the information regarding the flight from the flyable flight device.

10. The processing device according to claim 1 , wherein the information regarding the flight of the flyable flight device further includes a relative position from a site including a predetermined reference point.

11. A terminal device, comprising:

circuitry configured to:

acquire information regarding a flight of a flyable flight device, the information regarding the flight of the flyable flight device including at least an altitude of the flight;

control a measurement report process on a reference signal transmitted from a base station device, on a basis of the information regarding the flight acquired by the circuitry; and

report measurement information to the base station device based on a comparison result of the altitude of the flight and a threshold,

wherein

the reference signal is beam-formed to target the flyable flight device and to follow movement of the flyable flight device,

the information regarding the flight of the flyable flight device further includes at least a highest altitude and a lowest altitude that the flyable flight device is configured to fly, remaining power in a battery of the flyable flight device, and a remaining flight time of the flyable flight device based on the remaining power in the battery of the flyable flight device,

when the comparison result satisfies a predetermined condition, the measurement report process is performed, and

when the comparison result does not satisfy the predetermined condition, the measurement report process is not performed.

12. A base station device, comprising:

circuitry configured to:

transmit a reference signal; and

acquire information regarding a flight of a terminal device and receive measurement information reported from the terminal device that performs a measurement report process on the reference signal on a basis of the acquired information regarding the flight, the measurement information being reported to the base station device based on a comparison result of an altitude of the terminal device and a threshold, the altitude of the terminal device and a highest altitude and a lowest altitude that the terminal device is configured to fly being included in the information acquired by the circuitry,

wherein the reference signal is beam-formed to target the terminal device and to follow movement of the terminal device,

the information regarding the flight of the terminal device further includes a remaining power in a battery of the terminal device and a remaining flight time of the terminal device based on the remaining power in the battery of the terminal device,

when the comparison result satisfies a predetermined condition, the measurement report process is performed, and

when the comparison result does not satisfy the predetermined condition, the measurement report process is not performed.

13. The base station device according to claim 12 , wherein the circuitry generates setting information regarding the measurement report process on a basis of the information regarding the flight received from the terminal device, and notifies the terminal device.

14. The base station device according to claim 13 , wherein the setting information is related to a trigger for reporting the measurement information.

15. The base station device according to claim 13 , wherein the circuitry selects the measurement report process to be performed.

16. A method, comprising:

acquiring information regarding a flight of a flyable flight device, the information regarding the flight of the flyable flight device including an altitude of the flyable flight device;

controlling a measurement report process on a reference signal transmitted from a base station device on a basis of the acquired information regarding the flight; and

reporting measurement information to the base station device based on a comparison result of a value based on the acquired information regarding the flight and a threshold,

wherein

the reference signal is beam-formed to target the flyable flight device and to follow movement of the flyable flight device,

the information regarding the flight of the flyable flight device further includes at least a highest altitude and a lowest altitude that the flyable flight device is configured to fly, remaining power in a battery of the flyable flight device, and a remaining flight time of the flyable flight device based on the remaining power in the battery of the flyable flight device,

when the comparison result satisfies a predetermined condition, the measurement report process is performed, and

when the comparison result does not satisfy the predetermined condition, the measurement report process is not performed.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 10, 2018
From: SHIMEZAWA, KAZUYUKI; UCHIYAMA, HIROMASA
To: SONY CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 047469/0067 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP JP2016-172196 · Sep 2, 2016 · national
Continuity (1)
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