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Granted Patent B2
US 12,593,299 · App. 18/049,824 · Granted Mar 31, 2026

Information transmission method and apparatus, and communication device and storage medium

Inventor: Xiandong Dong (Beijing, CN)
Assignee: Beijing Xiaomi Mobile Software Co., Ltd.
H04W64/00H04L5/0048
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Patent No.
US 12,593,299
App. No.
18/049,824
Granted
Mar 31, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

A method for information transmission includes: receiving a first request message carrying a recommended positioning reference signal (PRS) configuration; determining a target PRS configuration according to the recommended PRS configuration; and sending a PRS to a user equipment by using the target PRS configuration.

Claims (52)

1 . A method for information transmission, performed by a base station, comprising:

sending system information, wherein the system information carries at least one available positioning reference signal (PRS) configuration, the at least one available PRS configuration is configured for a user equipment (UE) to determine a recommended PRS configuration, and each available PRS configuration carries a configuration identifier of the available PRS configuration, wherein the at least one available PRS configuration is carried in a type 6-1 of the system information;

receiving a first request message carrying the recommended PRS configuration;

determining a target PRS configuration according to the recommended PRS configuration; and

sending a PRS to the UE using the target PRS configuration.

2 . The method of claim 1 , wherein receiving the first request message carrying the recommended PRS configuration comprises:

receiving the first request message carrying a configuration identifier of the recommended PRS configuration.

3 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

sending the target PRS configuration to the UE in response to the first request message, wherein the target PRS configuration is configured to indicate the UE to receive the PRS.

4 . The method of claim 1 , wherein receiving the first request message-carrying the recommended PRS configuration comprises:

receiving the first request message carrying the recommended PRS configuration, sent by the UE in an on-demand manner.

5 . The method of claim 4 , wherein receiving the first request message carrying the recommended PRS configuration, sent by the UE in the on-demand manner, comprises one of:

receiving a dedicated system information block request carrying the recommended PRS configuration; or

receiving a dedicated radio resource control system information request carrying the recommended PRS configuration.

6 . A method for information transmission, performed by a user equipment (UE), comprising:

receiving system information, wherein the system information carries at least one available positioning reference signal (PRS) configuration, and each available PRS configuration carries a configuration identifier of the available PRS configuration;

determining a recommended PRS configuration from the at least one available PRS configuration, wherein the at least one available PRS configuration is carried in a type 6-1 of the system information;

sending a first request message carrying the recommended PRS configuration, wherein the recommended PRS configuration is configured for a base station to determine a target PRS configuration; and

receiving a PRS sent by the base station based on the target PRS configuration.

7 . The method of claim 6 , wherein sending the first request message carrying the recommended PRS configuration comprises:

sending the first request message carrying a configuration identifier of the recommended PRS configuration.

8 . The method of claim 6 , further comprising:

determining a predetermined PRS configuration as the recommended PRS configuration in response to not receiving the system information.

9 . The method of claim 6 , wherein receiving the PRS sent by the base station based on the target PRS configuration comprises:

receiving the target PRS configuration, sent by the base station in response to the first request message; and

receiving the PRS from the base station based on the received target PRS configuration.

10 . The method of claim 6 , wherein sending the first request message carrying the recommended PRS configuration comprises:

sending the first request message carrying the recommended PRS configuration in an on-demand manner.

11 . The method of claim 10 , wherein sending the first request message carrying the recommended PRS configuration in the on-demand manner comprises one of:

sending a dedicated system information block request carrying the recommended PRS configuration; or

sending a dedicated radio resource control system information request carrying the recommended PRS configuration.

12 . A communication device, comprising:

a processor;

a transceiver; and

a memory storing a program executable by the processor,

wherein the processor is configured to:

send system information, wherein the system information carries at least one available positioning reference signal (PRS) configuration, the at least one available PRS configuration is configured for a user equipment (UE) to determine a recommended PRS configuration, and each available PRS configuration carries a configuration identifier of the available PRS configuration, wherein the at least one available PRS configuration is carried in a type 6-1 of the system information;

receive a first request message carrying the recommended PRS configuration;

determine a target PRS configuration according to the recommended PRS configuration; and

send a PRS to the UE using the target PRS configuration.

13 . A non-transitory storage medium having stored thereon a program that, when executed by a processor, causes the processor to perform the method of claim 1 .

14 . A communication device, comprising:

a processor;

a transceiver; and

a memory storing a program executable by the processor,

wherein the processor is configured to perform the method of claim 6 .

15 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the first request message comprises:

a first information element (IE) comprising the recommended PRS configuration; and

a second IE comprising a request of triggering system information.

16 . The method of claim 6 , wherein the first request message comprises:

a first information element (IE) comprising the recommended PRS configuration; and

a second IE comprising a request of triggering system information.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 26, 2022
From: DONG, XIANDONG
To: BEIJING XIAOMI MOBILE SOFTWARE CO., LTD.
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Continuity (2)
Continuation PCTCN2020087494 · Apr 28, 2020
Related Publication 20230075773A1 · Mar 9, 2023
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