Granted Patent B2

US 12,647,930 · App. 18/348,150 · Granted Jun 2, 2026

Inventors: Huilin Xu (Temecula, CA); Shuanshuan Wu (San Diego, CA); Weimin Duan (San Diego, CA); Fei Huang (San Diego, CA)

Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated

H04W64/00

Abstract

Claims (77)

1 . A method of Radio Frequency (RF) sensing performed by a User Equipment (UE), the method comprising:

obtaining a first sensing configuration accommodating multiple different sensing tasks that may be performed by the UE, wherein according to the first sensing configuration, a first set of sensing signal occasions within a sensing signal period are budgeted for performing the RF sensing;

determining a second sensing configuration for a certain sensing task, wherein according to the second sensing configuration, a sensing subset comprising a subset of the first set of sensing signal occasions is configured for performing the certain sensing task; and

performing the certain sensing task in accordance with the second sensing configuration.

2 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the multiple different sensing tasks comprise:

detecting an object; or

tracking of an object.

3 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the sensing subset comprises more than one sensing signal occasions.

4 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

dynamically adjusting the sensing subset among different sensing signal periods.

5 . The method of claim 1 , wherein performing the certain sensing task in accordance with the second sensing configuration further comprises:

transmitting to a device, a message indicating the second sensing configuration; and

communicating RF sensing signals with the device in accordance with the second sensing configuration.

6 . The method of claim 5 , wherein the message comprises a bitmap, and wherein each bit of the bitmap indicates whether a sensing signal occasion within a certain sensing signal period is used.

7 . The method of claim 6 , wherein the message is transmitted:

within the certain sensing signal period;

before the certain sensing signal period;

across multiple sensing signal periods including the certain sensing signal period; or

any combination thereof.

8 . The method of claim 5 , wherein the message comprises a codepoint, and wherein a value of the codepoint indicates a first unused sensing signal occasion or a number of first used sensing signal occasions within the sensing signal period.

9 . A User Equipment (UE) for radio frequency (RF) sensing, and wherein the UE comprises:

a transceiver;

a memory; and

one or more processors communicatively coupled with the transceiver and the memory, wherein the one or more processors are configured to:

obtain a first sensing configuration accommodating multiple different sensing tasks that may be performed by the UE, wherein according to the first sensing configuration, a first set of sensing signal occasions within a sensing signal period are budgeted for performing the RF sensing;

determine a second sensing configuration for a certain sensing task, wherein according to the second sensing configuration, a sensing subset comprising a subset of the first set of sensing signal occasions is configured for performing the certain sensing task; and

perform the certain sensing task in accordance with the second sensing configuration.

10 . The UE of claim 9 , wherein the multiple different sensing tasks comprise:

detecting an object; or

tracking of an object.

11 . The UE of claim 9 , wherein the sensing subset comprises more than one sensing signal occasions.

12 . The UE of claim 9 , wherein the one or more processors are further configured to:

dynamically adjust the sensing subset among different sensing signal periods.

13 . The UE of claim 9 , wherein to perform the certain sensing task in accordance with the second sensing configuration, the one or more processors are further configured to:

transmit to a device, a message indicating the second sensing configuration; and

communicate RF sensing signals with the device in accordance with the second sensing configuration.

14 . The UE of claim 13 , wherein the message comprises a bitmap, and wherein each bit of the bitmap indicates whether a sensing signal occasion within a certain sensing signal period is used.

15 . The UE of claim 14 , wherein the message is transmitted:

within the certain sensing signal period;

before the certain sensing signal period;

across multiple sensing signal periods including the certain sensing signal period; or

any combination thereof.

16 . The UE of claim 14 , wherein the message comprises a codepoint, and wherein a value of the codepoint indicates a first unused sensing signal occasion or a number of first used sensing signal occasions within the sensing signal period.

17 . An apparatus for of radio frequency (RF) sensing, the apparatus comprising:

means for obtaining a first sensing configuration accommodating multiple different sensing tasks that may be performed by a UE, wherein according to the first sensing configuration, a first set of sensing signal occasions within a sensing signal period are budgeted for performing the RF sensing;

means for determining a second sensing configuration for a certain sensing task, wherein according to the second sensing configuration, a sensing subset comprising a subset of the first set of sensing signal occasions is configured for performing the certain sensing task; and

means for performing the certain sensing task in accordance with the second sensing configuration.

18 . The apparatus of claim 17 , wherein the multiple different sensing tasks comprise:

detecting an object; or

tracking of an object.

19 . The apparatus of claim 17 , wherein the sensing subset comprises more than one sensing signal occasions.

20 . The apparatus of claim 17 , further comprising:

means for dynamically adjusting the sensing subset among different sensing signal periods.

21 . The apparatus of claim 17 , wherein means for performing the certain sensing task in accordance with the second sensing configuration further comprises:

means for transmitting to a device, a message indicating the second sensing configuration; and

means for communicating RF sensing signals with the device in accordance with the second sensing configuration.

22 . The apparatus of claim 21 , wherein the message comprises a bitmap, and wherein each bit of the bitmap indicates whether a sensing signal occasion within a certain sensing signal period is used.

23 . The apparatus of claim 22 , wherein the message is transmitted:

within the certain sensing signal period;

before the certain sensing signal period;

across multiple sensing signal periods including the certain sensing signal period; or

any combination thereof.

24 . The apparatus of claim 21 , wherein the message comprises a codepoint, and wherein a value of the codepoint indicates a first unused sensing signal occasion or a number of first used sensing signal occasions within the sensing signal period.

25 . A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing instructions for of radio frequency (RF) sensing, the instructions comprising code for:

obtaining a first sensing configuration accommodating multiple different sensing tasks that may be performed by a UE, wherein according to the first sensing configuration, a first set of sensing signal occasions within a sensing signal period are budgeted for performing the RF sensing;

determining a second sensing configuration for a certain sensing task, wherein according to the second sensing configuration, a sensing subset comprising a subset of the first set of sensing signal occasions is configured for performing the certain sensing task; and

performing the certain sensing task in accordance with the second sensing configuration.

26 . The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 25 , wherein the multiple different sensing tasks comprise:

detecting an object; or

tracking of an object.

27 . The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 25 , wherein the sensing subset comprises more than one sensing signal occasions.

28 . The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 25 , wherein the code further comprises:

dynamically adjusting the sensing subset among different sensing signal periods.

29 . The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 28 , wherein the code for performing the certain sensing task in accordance with the second sensing configuration further comprises:

transmitting to a device, a message indicating the second sensing configuration; and

communicating RF sensing signals with the device in accordance with the second sensing configuration.

30 . The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 29 , wherein the message comprises a bitmap, and wherein each bit of the bitmap indicates whether a sensing signal occasion within a certain sensing signal period is used.

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