IP Library Granted Patent US 11,943,030
Granted Patent B2
US 11,943,030 · App. 17/602,753 · Granted Mar 26, 2024

Method and apparatus for antenna panel control

Inventors: Chia-Hao Yu (Taipei, TW); Hsin-Hsi Tsai (Taipei, TW); Chie-Ming Chou (Taipei, TW)
Assignee: FG Innovation Company Limited
H04B7/0628H04B1/0458H04B1/18H04B7/0404H04B7/0695H04B7/088
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Patent No.
US 11,943,030
App. No.
17/602,753
Granted
Mar 26, 2024
Kind
B2
Abstract

A method for wireless communication performed by a user equipment (UE) is provided. The UE includes a plurality of antenna panels. The method includes transmitting, to a Base Station (BS), a UE capability message that includes a number of the plurality of antenna panels; and transmitting, to the BS, a panel report that includes information of the plurality of antenna panels, the information associated with at least one of a Synchronization Signal Block (SSB) and a Channel State Information Reference Signal (CSI-RS).

Claims (26)

1. A method for wireless communication performed by a user equipment (UE), the UE comprising a plurality of antenna panels, the method comprising:

transmitting, to a Base Station (BS), a UE capability message that includes a number of the plurality of antenna panels and a maximum number of the plurality of antenna panels that are activatable; and

transmitting, to the BS, a panel report that includes information of the plurality of antenna panels, the information associated with at least one of a Synchronization Signal Block (SSB) and a Channel State Information Reference Signal (CSI-RS).

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the panel report further includes an identifier (ID) of each of the plurality of antenna panels.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the panel report further includes an activation state of the plurality of antenna panels, the activation state indicating whether each of the plurality of antenna panels is activated or deactivated.

4. The method of claim 3 , wherein transmitting, to the BS, the panel report comprises transmitting, to the BS, the panel report when the activation state changes.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the UE capability message further includes an activation latency of the plurality of antenna panels.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein transmitting, to the BS, the panel report comprises transmitting, to the BS, the panel report periodically after the UE receives, from the BS, a configuration that indicates a periodic transmission of the panel report.

7. The method of claim 1 , wherein transmitting, to the BS, the panel report comprises transmitting, to the BS, the panel report in response to receiving a request for the panel report from the BS.

8. The method of claim 1 , wherein transmitting, to the BS, the panel report comprises transmitting, to the BS, the panel report semi-persistently after the UE receives, from the BS, a configuration that indicates a semi-persistent transmission of the panel report.

9. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

activating or deactivating each of the plurality of antenna panels based on UE implementation.

10. A user equipment (UE) for wireless communication, the UE comprising:

one or more processors; and

at least one memory coupled to at least one of the one or more processors, wherein the at least one memory stores one or more computer-executable instructions that, when executed by the at least one of the one or more processors, cause the UE to:

transmit, to a Base Station (BS), a UE capability message that includes a number of a plurality of antenna panels of the UE and a maximum number of the plurality of antenna panels that are activatable; and

transmit, to the BS, a panel report that includes information of the plurality of antenna panels, the information associated with at least one of a Synchronization Signal Block (SSB) and a Channel State Information Reference Signal (CSI-RS).

11. The UE of claim 10 , wherein the panel report further includes an identifier (ID) of each of the plurality of antenna panels.

12. The UE of claim 10 , wherein the panel report further includes an activation state of the plurality of antenna panels, the activation state indicating whether each of the plurality of antenna panels is activated or deactivated.

13. The UE of claim 12 , wherein transmitting, to the BS, the panel report comprises transmitting, to the BS, the panel report when the activation state changes.

14. The UE of claim 10 , wherein the UE capability message further includes an activation latency of the plurality of antenna panels.

15. The UE of claim 10 , wherein transmitting, to the BS, the panel report comprises transmitting, to the BS, the panel report periodically after the UE receives, from the BS, a configuration that indicates a periodic transmission of the panel report.

16. The UE of claim 10 , wherein transmitting, to the BS, the panel report comprises transmitting, to the BS, the panel report in response to receiving a request for the panel report from the BS.

17. The UE of claim 10 , wherein transmitting, to the BS, the panel report comprises transmitting, to the BS, the panel report semi-persistently after the UE receives, from the BS, a configuration that indicates a semi-persistent transmission of the panel report.

18. The UE of claim 10 , wherein the one or more computer-executable instructions, when executed by the at least one of the one or more processors, further cause the UE to:

activate or deactivate each of the plurality of antenna panels based on UE implementation.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 24, 2024
From: FG INNOVATION COMPANY LIMITED
To: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
Reel/Frame 069028/0363 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 9, 2021
From: YU, CHIA-HAO; TSAI, HSIN-HSI; CHOU, CHIE-MING
To: FG INNOVATION COMPANY LIMITED
Reel/Frame 057745/0916 →
Continuity (2)
Provisional Application 62845820 · May 9, 2019
Related Publication 20220166482A1 · May 26, 2022