IP Library Granted Patent US 11,070,260
Granted Patent B2
US 11,070,260 · App. 16/693,371 · Granted Jul 20, 2021

Wireless communication method and wireless communication device

Inventors: Peiyao Zhao (Beijing, CN); Zhaocheng Wang (Beijing, CN); Xudong Zhu (Beijing, CN); Jinhui Chen (Beijing, CN)
Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
H04B7/0456H04B7/0626H04B7/0695H04B7/088H04B7/0862H04B7/0868H04B7/0897H04B7/0404H04B7/0617
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Patent No.
US 11,070,260
App. No.
16/693,371
Granted
Jul 20, 2021
Kind
B2
Abstract

A wireless communication method and a wireless communication device. The method includes: a sending side device generating a common sequence to send to a plurality of receiving side devices; each of the plurality of receiving side devices determining a first analog weight parameter according to a receiving situation of the common sequence, and determining an antenna configuration for sending a pre-determined pilot frequency signal corresponding to the receiving side device according to the determined first analog weight parameter to send the pre-determined pilot frequency signal to the sending side device; and the sending side device determining a second analog weight parameter regarding the receiving side device according to a receiving situation of the pre-determined pilot frequency signal, and determining an antenna configuration for sending data regarding the receiving side device according to the determined second analog weight parameter to send the data to the receiving side device.

Claims (31)

1. A User Equipment (UE) in a communication system, comprising one or more processors configured to:

determine downlink receiving weight vector for a plurality of antennas of the UE based on reception of a common sequence from a Base Station (BS) in the communication system, the downlink receiving weight vector being determined in accordance to a criterion of maximizing received signal power or a criterion of maximizing Signal-to-Interference Ratio; and

determine, based on the downlink receiving weight vector, uplink transmitting weight vector for transmitting Sounding Reference Signal (SRS) corresponding to the UE so as to transmit the SRS to the BS,

wherein the plurality of antennas are further configured to receive one or more control instructions from the BS, the one or more control instructions including at least one of the following control parameters: the first period of time of transmitting the common sequence, the number of times for transmitting the common sequence, the second period of time of transmitting the SRS, and the number of times for transmitting the SRS.

2. The UE according to claim 1 , wherein the downlink receiving weight vector indicate value pattern of a plurality of phase shifters connected with the plurality of antennas.

3. The UE according to claim 2 , wherein the step of determining the downlink receiving weight vector based on the reception of the common sequence from the BS in the communication system comprises:

setting values of the plurality of phase shifters connected with the plurality of antennas according to different value patterns, so as to receive the common sequence, and

determining the downlink receiving weight vector based on the pattern of the values of the plurality of phase shifters, with which values a receiving quality of the common sequence satisfying a predetermined condition can be obtained.

4. The UE according to claim 3 , wherein the common sequence is repetitively transmitted by the BS for several times within the first period of time,

wherein the one or more processors are further configured to, with respect to the common sequence transmitted in respective transmissions, set the values of the plurality of phase shifters according to different value patterns so as to respectively receive the common sequence transmitted in the respective transmissions.

5. The UE according to claim 4 , the UE further comprising:

the plurality of antennas configured to receive the common sequence and transmit the predetermined pilot signal;

one or more Radio Frequency(RF) links configured to be connected to the plurality of antennas via the plurality of phase shifters; and

a storage configured to store a beamforming codebook,

wherein the value pattern of a set of phase shifters connected with one RF link corresponds to one codeword in the beamforming codebook,

wherein the number of times for repetitively transmitting the common sequence is related to the size of the beamforming codebook.

6. The UE according to claim 3 , wherein the one or more processors are further configured to set the values of the plurality of phase shifters based on the determined downlink receiving weight vector, so as to transmit the SRS to the BS for at least one time within the second period of time.

7. The UE according to claim 6 , the UE further comprising:

the plurality of antennas configured to receive the common sequence and transmit the predetermined pilot signal;

one or more Radio Frequency(RF) links configured to be connected to the plurality of antennas via the plurality of phase shifters; and

a storage configured to store a beamforming codebook,

wherein the value pattern of a set of phase shifters connected with one RF link corresponds to one codeword in the beamforming codebook,

wherein the number of times for repetitively transmitting the common sequence is related to the size of the beamforming codebook.

8. The UE according to claim 3 , the UE further comprising:

the plurality of antennas configured to receive the common sequence and transmit the predetermined pilot signal;

one or more Radio Frequency (RF) links configured to be connected to the plurality of antennas via the plurality of phase shifters; and

a storage configured to store a beamforming codebook,

wherein the value pattern of a set of phase shifters connected with one RF link corresponds to one codeword in the beamforming codebook,

wherein the number of times for repetitively transmitting the common sequence is related to the size of the beamforming codebook.

9. The UE according to according to claim 8 , wherein the value patterns of respective sets of phase shifters connected with respective RF links are set in the same manner so as to transmit the SRS to the BS.

10. The UE according to claim 1 , wherein the one or more processors are further configured to correct the determined downlink receiving weight vector, and determine the uplink transmitting weight vector for transmitting the SRS based on the corrected downlink receiving weight vector.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 28, 2025
From: SONY GROUP CORPORATION
To: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
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