Granted Patent B2

US 12,245,101 · App. 17/822,047 · Granted Mar 4, 2025

Inventors: Marwen Zorgui (San Diego, CA); Srinivas Yerramalli (San Diego, CA); Mohammed Ali Mohammed Hirzallah (San Diego, CA)

Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated

H04W4/029H04L5/0035

Abstract

Claims (74)

1. A method of wireless communication at a base station for wireless positioning a user equipment (UE), the method comprising:

transmitting, to a different device, assistance data indicating a location of antenna reference points (ARPs) of the base station for a first set of transmission reception points (TRPs) configured for receiving uplink (UL) sounding reference signals (SRSs) different from a location of antenna reference points (ARPs) of the base station for a second set of TRPs configured for transmitting downlink (DL) position reference signals (PRSs);

performing a measurement of a UL reference signal received by the first set of TRPs; and

transmitting the measurement to the different device.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the assistance data comprises a location of a common reference point for the first set of TRPs and the second set of TRPs, and wherein a location of an ARP of the first set of TRPs is defined with a relative location with respect to the location of the common reference point.

3. The method of claim 2 , wherein the location of the ARP of the first set of TRPs is defined with an offset with respect to the location of the common reference point wherein the offset comprises:

a translation;

a rotation; or

any combination thereof.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the assistance data comprises:

a first location of a first common reference point for the first set of TRPs; and

a second location of a second common reference point for the second set of TRPs, different from the first location, wherein a location of an ARP of the first set of TRPs is defined with an offset with respect to the location of the first common reference point.

5. The method of claim 4 , wherein the offset comprises:

a translation;

a rotation; or

any combination thereof.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the different device comprises a location server or the UE.

7. A method of wireless communication at a UE for wireless positioning, the method comprising:

transmitting an uplink (UL) reference signal to a base station; and

receiving, from a network node, assistance data indicating a location of antenna reference points (ARPs) of the base station for a first set of TRPs configured for receiving uplink (UL) sounding reference signals (SRSs) different from a location of antenna reference points (ARPs) of the base station for a second set of TRPs configured for transmitting downlink (DL) position reference signals (PRSs).

8. The method of claim 7 , wherein the network node comprises a location server or the base station.

9. The method of claim 7 , wherein the assistance data comprises a location of a common reference point for the first set of TRPs and the second set of TRPs, and wherein a location of an ARP of the first set of TRPs is defined with a relative location with respect to the location of the common reference point.

10. The method of claim 9 , wherein the location of the ARP of the first set of TRPs is defined with an offset with respect to the location of the common reference point, wherein the offset comprises:

a translation;

a rotation; or

any combination thereof.

11. The method of claim 7 , wherein the assistance data comprises:

a first location of a first common reference point for the first set of TRPs; and

a second location of a second common reference point for the second set of TRPs, different from the first location, wherein a location of an ARP of the first set of TRPs is defined with an offset with respect to the location of the first common reference point.

12. The method of claim 11 , wherein the offset comprises:

a translation;

a rotation; or

any combination thereof.

13. The method of claim 7 , wherein the assistance data further includes a measurement of the UL reference signal.

14. A base station for wireless positioning a user equipment (UE) comprising:

a transceiver;

a memory; and

one or more processing units communicatively coupled with the transceiver and the memory, the one or more processing units configured to:

transmit, to a different device, assistance data indicating a location of antenna reference points (ARPs) of the base station for a first set of transmission reception points (TRPs) configured for receiving uplink (UL) sounding reference signals (SRSs) different from a location of antenna reference points (ARPs) of the base station for a second set of TRPs configured for transmitting downlink (DL) position reference signals (PRSs);

perform a measurement of a UL reference signal received by the first set of TRPs; and

transmit the measurement to the different device.

15. The base station of claim 14 , wherein the assistance data comprises a location of a common reference point for the first set of TRPs and the second set of TRPs, and wherein a location of an ARP of the first set of TRPs is defined with a relative location with respect to the location of the common reference point.

16. The base station of claim 15 , wherein the location of the ARP of the first set of TRPs is defined with an offset with respect to the location of the common reference point wherein the offset comprises:

a translation;

a rotation; or

any combination thereof.

17. The base station of claim 14 , wherein the assistance data comprises:

a first location of a first common reference point for the first set of TRPs; and

a second location of a second common reference point for the second set of TRPs, different from the first location, wherein a location of an ARP of the first set of TRPs is defined with an offset with respect to the location of the first common reference point.

18. The base station of claim 17 , wherein the offset comprises:

a translation;

a rotation; or

any combination thereof.

19. The base station of claim 14 , wherein the different device comprises a location server or the UE.

20. A user equipment (UE) for wireless positioning, the UE comprising:

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:

transmit an uplink (UL) reference signal to a base station; and

receive, from a network node, assistance data indicating a location of antenna reference points (ARPs) of the base station for a first set of TRPs configured for receiving uplink (UL) sounding reference signals (SRSs) different from a location of antenna reference points (ARPs) of the base station for a second set of TRPs configured for transmitting downlink (DL) position reference signals (PRSs).

21. The UE of claim 20 , wherein the network node comprises a location server or the base station.

22. The UE of claim 20 , wherein the assistance data comprises a location of a common reference point for the first set of TRPs and the second set of TRPs, and wherein a location of an ARP of the first set of TRPs is defined with a relative location with respect to the location of the common reference point.

23. The UE of claim 22 , wherein the location of the ARP of the first set of TRPs is defined with an offset with respect to the location of the common reference point, wherein the offset comprises:

a translation;

a rotation; or

any combination thereof.

24. The UE of claim 22 , wherein the assistance data comprises:

a first location of a first common reference point for the first set of TRPs; and

a second location of a second common reference point for the second set of TRPs, different from the first location, wherein a location of an ARP of the first set of TRPs is defined with an offset with respect to the location of the first common reference point.

25. The UE of claim 24 , wherein the offset comprises:

a translation;

a rotation; or

any combination thereof.

26. The UE of claim 20 , wherein the assistance data further includes a measurement of the UL reference signal.

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