IP Library Granted Patent US 12,464,513
Granted Patent B2
US 12,464,513 · App. 17/906,789 · Granted Nov 4, 2025

Method and device for performing positioning by means of beamformed signal in wireless communication system

Inventors: Byounggill Kim (Seoul, KR); Young Dae Kim (Seoul, KR); Chang Soo Lee (Seoul, KR)
Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
H04W72/12H04W64/00
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Patent No.
US 12,464,513
App. No.
17/906,789
Granted
Nov 4, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

The present disclosure is for performing positioning by means of a beamformed signal in a wireless communication system. An operation method by a terminal in a wireless communication system can comprise the steps of: transmitting first messages requesting transmission of a positioning reference signal (PRS) by means of a plurality of transmission beams; receiving from a second terminal a second message indicating at least one transmission beam among the plurality of transmission beams; transmitting a third message, comprising scheduling information for transmission of the PRS, to the second terminal by means of the transmission beam; and receiving the PRS from the second terminal on the basis of the scheduling information.

Claims (47)

1 . A method of operating a first terminal in a wireless communication system, the method comprising:

transmitting first messages requesting to transmit a positioning reference signal (PRS);

receiving a second message related to the PRS;

transmitting a third message including scheduling information for transmitting the PRS using at least one transmit beam, indicated by the second message, among the plurality of transmit beams;

receiving PRSs;

measuring timing of the received PRSs; and

performing an operation for positioning based on the timings,

wherein the first message is transmitted by using a plurality of transmit beams, and

wherein at least one PRS of the PRSs is transmitted at a second terminal based on the scheduling information in the third message.

2 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the first messages include information indicating that transmission of the PRS is requested or is transmitted through a resource pool corresponding to transmission of the PRS.

3 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the first messages include information related to a resource for transmitting the second message.

4 . The method of claim 3 , wherein the information related to the resource is differently set according to a transmit beam used to transmit the first messages.

5 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the second message includes information indicating the at least one transmit beam or is transmitted through a resource pool corresponding to the at least one transmit beam.

6 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the second message includes information related to a resource for transmitting the third message.

7 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the third message is repeatedly transmitted using a transmit beam indicated by the second message.

8 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the PRS is received using a receive beam corresponding to a transmit beam indicated by the second message.

9 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

receiving location information of the second terminal or location information of a fixed reference that the second terminal has.

10 . A first terminal in a wireless communication system, the first terminal comprising:

a transceiver; and

a processor coupled to the transceiver and configured to:

transmit first messages requesting to transmit a positioning reference signal (PRS);

receive a second message related to the PRS;

transmit a third message including scheduling information for transmitting the PRS using at least one transmit beam, indicated by the second message, among the plurality of transmit beams; and

receive PRSs;

measuring timing of the received PRSs; and

performing an operation for positioning based on the timings,

wherein the first message is transmitted by using a plurality of transmit beams, and

wherein at least one PRS of the PRSs is transmitted at a second terminal based on the scheduling information in the third message.

11 . The first terminal of claim 10 , wherein the first messages include information indicating that transmission of the PRS is requested or is transmitted through a resource pool corresponding to transmission of the PRS.

12 . The first terminal of claim 10 , wherein the first messages include information related to a resource for transmitting the second message.

13 . The first terminal of claim 12 , wherein the information related to the resource is differently set according to a transmit beam used to transmit the first messages.

14 . The first terminal of claim 10 , wherein the second message includes information indicating the at least one transmit beam or is transmitted through a resource pool corresponding to the at least one transmit beam.

15 . The first terminal of claim 10 , wherein the second message includes information related to a resource for transmitting the third message.

16 . The first terminal of claim 10 , wherein the third message is repeatedly transmitted using a transmit beam indicated by the second message.

17 . The first terminal of claim 10 , wherein the PRS is received using a receive beam corresponding to a transmit beam indicated by the second message.

18 . The first terminal of claim 10 , further comprising:

receiving location information of the second terminal or location information of a fixed reference that the second terminal has.

19 . A device comprising at least one memory and at least one processor functionally connected to the at least one memory, wherein the at least one processor controls the device to:

transmit first messages requesting to transmit a positioning reference signal (PRS);

receive a second message related to the PRS;

transmit a third message including scheduling information for transmitting the PRS using at least one transmit beam, indicated by the second message, among the plurality of transmit beams; and

receive PRSs;

measuring timing of the received PRSs; and

performing an operation for positioning based on the timings,

wherein the first message is transmitted by using a plurality of transmit beams, and

wherein at least one PRS of the PRSs is transmitted at a terminal based on the scheduling information in the third message.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 20, 2022
From: KIM, BYOUNGGILL; KIM, YOUNG DAE; LEE, CHANG SOO
To: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
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Priority Claims (1)
KR 10-2020-0050502 · Apr 27, 2020 · national
Continuity (1)
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