IP Library Granted Patent US 12,207,227
Granted Patent B2
US 12,207,227 · App. 18/513,411 · Granted Jan 21, 2025

User equipment anchor capability indication for sidelink-based positioning

Inventors: Dan Vassilovski (Del Mar, CA); Kapil Gulati (Belle Mead, NJ); Shuanshuan Wu (San Diego, CA)
Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
H04W64/006H04W8/24H04W24/10H04W92/18
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Patent No.
US 12,207,227
App. No.
18/513,411
Granted
Jan 21, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

Disclosed are techniques for wireless communication. In an aspect, a first user equipment (UE) receives, from a network entity, a capability enquiry message for a sidelink positioning procedure, the capability enquiry message including at least a request for an indication of whether the first UE has the capability to provide a location of the first UE for the sidelink positioning procedure, and transmits, to the network node, a capability information message indicating one or more capabilities of the first UE to participate in the sidelink positioning procedure, the one or more capabilities of the first UE including at least the indication of whether the first UE has the capability to provide the location of the first UE for the sidelink positioning procedure.

Claims (46)

1. A method of wireless communication performed by a first user equipment (UE), comprising:

receiving, from a second UE, a first message for a sidelink positioning procedure; and

transmitting, to the second UE, a second message indicating one or more capabilities of the first UE to participate in the sidelink positioning procedure, the one or more capabilities of the first UE including at least an indication that the first UE is capable of being an anchor UE for the sidelink positioning procedure.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the indication that the first UE is capable of being the anchor UE for the sidelink positioning procedure indicates that the first UE is capable of providing a location of the first UE for the sidelink positioning procedure.

3. The method of claim 2 , wherein the first message includes at least a request for the indication of whether the first UE is capable of providing the location of the first UE for the sidelink positioning procedure.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the one or more capabilities of the first UE include an indication that the first UE is capable of providing position calculation for the sidelink positioning procedure based on received location measurement information.

5. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

receiving, from the second UE, a second message requesting a location of the first UE; and

transmitting, to the second UE, the location of the first UE.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the one or more capabilities of the first UE include location coordinates of the first UE.

7. A method of wireless communication performed by a second user equipment (UE), comprising:

transmitting, to a first UE, a first message for a sidelink positioning procedure; and

receiving, from the first UE, a second message indicating one or more capabilities of the first UE to participate in the sidelink positioning procedure, the one or more capabilities of the first UE including at least an indication that the first UE is capable of being an anchor UE for the sidelink positioning procedure.

8. The method of claim 7 , wherein the indication that the first UE is capable of being the anchor UE for the sidelink positioning procedure indicates that the first UE is capable of providing a location of the first UE for the sidelink positioning procedure.

9. The method of claim 8 , wherein the first message includes at least a request for the indication of whether the first UE is capable of providing the location of the first UE for the sidelink positioning procedure.

10. The method of claim 7 , wherein the one or more capabilities of the first UE include an indication that the first UE is capable of providing position calculation for the sidelink positioning procedure based on received location measurement information.

11. The method of claim 7 , further comprising:

transmitting, to the first UE, a second message requesting a location of the first UE; and

receiving, from the first UE, the location of the first UE.

12. The method of claim 7 , wherein the one or more capabilities of the first UE include location coordinates of the first UE.

13. A first user equipment (UE), comprising:

one or more memories;

one or more transceivers; and

one or more processors communicatively coupled to the one or more memories and the one or more transceivers, the one or more processors, either alone or in combination, configured to:

receive, via the one or more transceivers, from a second UE, a first message for a sidelink positioning procedure; and

transmit, via the one or more transceivers, to the second UE, a second message indicating one or more capabilities of the first UE to participate in the sidelink positioning procedure, the one or more capabilities of the first UE including at least an indication that the first UE is capable of being an anchor UE for the sidelink positioning procedure.

14. The UE of claim 13 , wherein the indication that the first UE is capable of being the anchor UE for the sidelink positioning procedure indicates that the first UE is capable of providing a location of the first UE for the sidelink positioning procedure.

15. The UE of claim 14 , wherein the first message includes at least a request for the indication of whether the first UE is capable of providing the location of the first UE for the sidelink positioning procedure.

16. The UE of claim 13 , wherein the one or more capabilities of the first UE include an indication that the first UE is capable of providing position calculation for the sidelink positioning procedure based on received location measurement information.

17. The UE of claim 13 , wherein the one or more processors, either alone or in combination, are further configured to:

receive, via the one or more transceivers, from the second UE, a second message requesting a location of the first UE; and

transmit, via the one or more transceivers, to the second UE, the location of the first UE.

18. The UE of claim 13 , wherein the one or more capabilities of the first UE include location coordinates of the first UE.

19. A second user equipment (UE), comprising:

one or more memories;

one or more transceivers; and

one or more processors communicatively coupled to the one or more memories and the one or more transceivers, the one or more processors, either alone or in combination, configured to:

transmit, via the one or more transceivers, to a first UE, a first message for a sidelink positioning procedure; and

receive, via the one or more transceivers, from the first UE, a second message indicating one or more capabilities of the first UE to participate in the sidelink positioning procedure, the one or more capabilities of the first UE including at least an indication that the first UE is capable of being an anchor UE for the sidelink positioning procedure.

20. The UE of claim 19 , wherein the indication that the first UE is capable of being the anchor UE for the sidelink positioning procedure indicates that the first UE is capable of providing a location of the first UE for the sidelink positioning procedure.

21. The UE of claim 20 , wherein the first message includes at least a request for the indication of whether the first UE is capable of providing the location of the first UE for the sidelink positioning procedure.

22. The UE of claim 19 , wherein the one or more capabilities of the first UE include an indication that the first UE is capable of providing position calculation for the sidelink positioning procedure based on received location measurement information.

23. The UE of claim 19 , wherein the one or more processors, either alone or in combination, are further configured to:

transmit, via the one or more transceivers, to the first UE, a second message requesting a location of the first UE; and

receive, via the one or more transceivers, from the first UE, the location of the first UE.

24. The UE of claim 19 , wherein the one or more capabilities of the first UE include location coordinates of the first UE.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 21, 2023
From: VASSILOVSKI, DAN; GULATI, KAPIL; WU, SHUANSHUAN
To: QUALCOMM INCORPORATED
Reel/Frame 065634/0825 →
Continuity (2)
Continuation 17341238 · Jun 7, 2021
Related Publication 20240089912A1 · Mar 14, 2024
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