Codebook adjustment or beam switching based on internal interference to a sensor or interface of a UE

1. A method of wireless communication at a user equipment (UE), comprising:

using a sensor or an interface of the UE; and

adjusting, when the sensor or the interface is being used, a beam selection, for the wireless communication of the UE to reduce interference from the wireless communication of the UE to the sensor or the interface of the UE while the sensor or the interface is in use,

wherein adjusting the beam selection includes selecting a beam based on at least one of:

a candidate beam list that does not include beams indicated in a codebook as having an effect on the sensor or the interface, or

exclusion of at least one beam associated with at least one of an antenna element, an antenna panel, or one or more beams that are identified as having the effect on the sensor or the interface.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the sensor comprises a camera.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the interface comprises a Mobile Industry Processor Interface (MIPI) line carrying camera data from a camera sensor to an image signal processor (ISP).

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the UE adjusts the beam selection based on the use of the sensor or the interface by selecting the beam utilizing the candidate beam list that does not include the beams indicated in the codebook as having the effect on the sensor or the interface.

5. The method of claim 4 , wherein the candidate beam list is limited based on a current transmission power.

6. The method of claim 4 , wherein the effect on the sensor or the interface comprises image degradation for a camera of the UE.

7. The method of claim 6 , wherein the image degradation is caused by radiated interference from at least one antenna element of the UE that interferes with a Mobile Industry Processor Interface (MIPI) line carrying camera data from a camera sensor to an image signal processor (ISP).

8. The method of claim 4 , wherein the codebook comprises a field for the one or more beams indicating whether or not the one or more beams in the codebook has the effect on the sensor or the interface.

9. The method of claim 4 , wherein the codebook comprises a field for the one or more beams indicating for the one or more beams in the codebook a power level at which a corresponding beam has the effect on the sensor or the interface.

10. The method of claim 4 , further comprising:

utilizing, at a time that the sensor or the interface is not being used, a different candidate beam list that includes the beams indicated in the codebook as having the effect on the sensor or the interface.

11. The method of claim 1 , wherein the UE adjusts the beam selection based on the use of the sensor or the interface by excluding selection of the at least one beam associated with the at least one of the antenna element, the antenna panel, or the one or more beams that are identified as having the effect on the sensor or the interface.

12. The method of claim 11 , wherein selecting the beam comprises:

selecting an alternate beam for a current beam, wherein the alternate beam is selected from a set of beams that does not include the beams associated with the at least one of the antenna element, the antenna panel, or the beam that are identified as having the effect on the sensor or the interface.

13. The method of claim 1 , wherein the UE adjusts a transmission power of the UE based on the use of the sensor or the interface.

14. The method of claim 13 , wherein the UE adjusts the transmission power when the sensor or the interface is used and the beam is selected that has the effect on the sensor or the interface, wherein a maximum transmission power or a maximum effective isotropic radiated power of the UE is limited below a level at which the beam causes the effect on the sensor or the interface.

15. The method of claim 1 , wherein the UE adjusts the beam selection based on the use of the sensor or the interface by switching to a wider beam or a parent beam of a current beam.

16. The method of claim 1 , wherein the UE adjusts an operation mode of the UE based on the use of the sensor or the interface by changing from a first operation mode based on a radio access technology (RAT) using beam based communication to a second operation mode based on a different RAT.

17. The method of claim 1 , further comprising performing a characterization process for the sensor or the interface that includes:

turning on the sensor or the interface;

performing a beam sweep procedure; and

identifying the one or more beams or a transmission power level having a threshold effect on the sensor or the interface,

wherein the UE excludes selection of the one or more beams or limits a transmission power below the transmission power level based on the use of the sensor or the interface of the UE.

18. An apparatus for wireless communication at a user equipment (UE), comprising:

memory; and

at least one processor coupled to the memory and configured to:

use a sensor or an interface of the UE; and

adjust, when the sensor or the interface is being used, a beam selection for the wireless communication of the UE to reduce interference from the wireless communication of the UE to the sensor or the interface of the UE while the sensor or the interface is in use,

wherein to adjust the beam selection, the at least one processor is configured to select a beam based on at least one of:

a candidate beam list that does not include beams indicated in a codebook as having an effect on the sensor or the interface, or

exclusion of at least one beam associated with at least one of an antenna element, an antenna panel, or one or more beams that are identified as having the effect on the sensor or the interface.

19. The apparatus of claim 18 , wherein the sensor comprises a camera.

20. The apparatus of claim 18 , wherein the interface comprises a Mobile Industry Processor Interface (MIPI) line carrying camera data from a camera sensor to an image signal processor (ISP).

21. The apparatus of claim 18 , wherein the at least one processor is configured to adjust the beam selection based on the use of the sensor or the interface by utilizing the candidate beam list that does not include the beams indicated in the codebook as having the effect on the sensor or the interface.

22. The apparatus of claim 18 , wherein the at least one processor is configured to exclude selection of the at least one beam associated with at least one of the antenna element, the antenna panel, or the one or more beams that are identified as having the effect on the sensor or the interface.

23. The apparatus of claim 18 , wherein the at least one processor is configured to adjust a transmission power of the UE based on the use of the sensor or the interface.

24. The apparatus of claim 18 , wherein the at least one processor is configured to adjust the beam selection based on the use of the sensor or the interface by switching to a wider beam or a parent beam of a current beam.

25. The apparatus of claim 18 , wherein the at least one processor is configured to adjust an operation mode of the UE based on the use of the sensor or the interface by changing from a first operation mode based on a radio access technology (RAT) using beam based communication to a second operation mode based on a different RAT.

26. The apparatus of claim 18 , wherein the at least one processor is configured to perform a characterization process for the sensor or the interface that includes:

turning on the sensor or the interface;

performing a beam sweep procedure; and

identifying the one or more beams or a transmission power level having a threshold effect on the sensor or the interface,

wherein the UE excludes selection of the one or more beams or limits a transmission power below the transmission power level based on the use of the sensor or the interface of the UE.

27. A method of wireless communication at a user equipment (UE), comprising:

using a sensor or an interface of the UE; and

adjusting, when the sensor or the interface is being used, a performance of carrier aggregation for the wireless communication of the UE to reduce interference from the wireless communication of the UE to the sensor or the interface of the UE while the sensor or the interface is in use,

wherein adjusting the performance of the carrier aggregation further includes one of:

adjusting communication on a carrier that is identified as having an effect on the sensor or the interface,

dropping the carrier that is identified as having the effect on the sensor or the interface, or

sending an indication to a base station indicating that the carrier aggregation has the effect on the sensor or the interface of the UE.

28. The method of claim 27 , wherein the UE adjusts the performance of the carrier aggregation based on the use of the sensor or the interface by adjusting communication on the carrier that is identified as having the effect on the sensor or the interface.

29. The method of claim 27 , wherein the UE adjusts the performance of the carrier aggregation based on the use of the sensor or the interface by dropping the carrier that is identified as having the effect on the sensor or the interface.

30. The method of claim 29 , further comprising:

selecting an alternate carrier for the carrier aggregation.

31. The method of claim 30 , wherein the alternate carrier is based on a different radio access technology (RAT) than the carrier that is identified as having the effect on the sensor or the interface.

32. The method of claim 27 , wherein the UE adjusts the performance of the carrier aggregation based on the use of the sensor or the interface by sending the indication indicating that one or more carrier that the UE uses for the carrier aggregation has the effect on the sensor or the interface of the UE.

33. The method of claim 32 , wherein the indication is sent in at least one of a UE assistance information message or an inter-device co-existence message.

34. The method of claim 32 , further comprising:

receiving an adjusted configuration for the carrier or reduced uplink grants for the carrier in response to the indication sent to the base station.

35. The method of claim 27 , wherein the sensor comprises a camera.

36. The method of claim 27 , wherein the interface comprises a Mobile Industry Processor Interface (MIPI) line carrying camera data from a camera sensor to an image signal processor (ISP).

37. An apparatus for wireless communication at a user equipment (UE), comprising:

memory; and

at least one processor coupled to the memory and configured to:

use a sensor or an interface of the UE; and

adjust, when the sensor or the interface is being used, a performance of carrier aggregation for the wireless communication of the UE to reduce interference from the wireless communication of the UE to the sensor or the interface of the UE while the sensor or the interface is in use,

wherein to adjust the performance of the carrier aggregation, the at least one processor is configured to:

adjust communication on a carrier that is identified as having an effect on the sensor or the interface,

drop the carrier that is identified as having the effect on the sensor or the interface, or

send an indication to a base station indicating that the carrier for the carrier aggregation has the effect on the sensor or the interface of the UE.

38. The apparatus of claim 37 , wherein to adjust the performance of the carrier aggregation based on the use of the sensor or the interface, the at least one processor is configured to adjust communication on the carrier that is identified as having the effect on the sensor or the interface.

39. The apparatus of claim 37 , wherein to adjust the performance of the carrier aggregation based on the use of the sensor or the interface, the at least one processor is configured to adjust the carrier that is identified as having the effect on the sensor or the interface.

40. The apparatus of claim 37 , wherein to adjust the performance of the carrier aggregation based on the use of the sensor or the interface, the at least one processor is configured to send the indication indicating that the carrier that the UE uses for the carrier aggregation has the effect on the sensor or the interface of the UE.

41. The apparatus of claim 37 , wherein the sensor comprises a camera.

42. The apparatus of claim 37 , wherein the interface comprises a Mobile Industry Processor Interface (MIPI) line carrying camera data from a camera sensor to an image signal processor (ISP).