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US 12,363,665 · App. 18/005,422 · Granted Jul 15, 2025

Method and device for determining timing information

Inventors: Qi Xiong (Beijing, CN); Feifei Sun (Beijing, CN); Min Wu (Beijing, CN); Yi Wang (Beijing, CN); Bin Yu (Beijing, CN)
Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
H04W56/0045
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Patent No.
US 12,363,665
App. No.
18/005,422
Granted
Jul 15, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

The present disclosure relates to a communication method and system for converging a 5th-Generation (5G) communication system for supporting higher data rates beyond a 4th-Generation (4G) system with a technology for Internet of Things (IoT). The present disclosure may be applied to intelligent services based on the 5G communication technology and the IoT-related technology, such as smart home, smart building, smart city, smart car, connected car, health care, digital education, smart retail, security and safety services. The present disclosure provides a method and device for determining timing information.

Claims (61)

1. A method performed by a terminal for determining timing advance (TA) information in a wireless communication system, the method comprising:

receiving, from a first device, a first signal;

obtaining a transmission time of the first signal based on the first signal;

determining a reception time of the first signal; and

determining first TA information based on a difference value between the transmission time and the reception time.

2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

transmitting, to the first device, a second signal based on the first TA information;

receiving, from the first device, a third signal;

obtaining TA update information based on the third signal and a moving path of the first device; and

determining second TA information based on the first TA information and the TA update information.

3. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

receiving the first signal periodically; and

updating the first TA information periodically based on the transmission time and the reception time of the first signal to obtain second TA information.

4. The method of claim 1 ,

wherein the first device is at least one of a base station, a satellite, a vehicle, an infrastructure, a pedestrian or another terminal, and

wherein the first signal is at least one of a primary synchronization signal (PSS), a secondary synchronization signal (SSS), a physical broadcast channel (PBCH), a synchronization signal block (SSB), a system information block (SIB), or a specific time marker signal.

5. A method performed by a first device for determining timing advance (TA) information in a wireless communication system, the method comprising:

transmitting, to a terminal, a first signal, wherein first TA information is determined based on a transmission time and a reception time of the first signal;

receiving, from the terminal, a second signal based on the first TA information; and

transmitting, to the terminal, a third signal;

wherein TA update information is determined based on the third signal and a moving path of the first device, and

wherein second TA information is determined based on the first TA information and the TA update information.

6. The method of claim 5 , further comprising:

transmitting the first signal periodically,

wherein the first TA information is updated periodically based on the transmission time and the reception time of the first signal to obtain second TA information.

7. The method of claim 5 ,

wherein the first device is at least one of a base station, a satellite, a vehicle, an infrastructure, a pedestrian or another terminal, and

wherein the first signal is at least one of a primary synchronization signal (PSS), a secondary synchronization signal (SSS), a physical broadcast channel (PBCH), a synchronization signal block (SSB), a system information block (SIB), or a specific time marker signal.

8. A terminal for determining timing advance (TA) information in a wireless communication system, the terminal comprising:

a transceiver configured to transmit and receive a signal; and

a controller coupled with the transceiver and configured to:

receive, from a first device, a first signal,

obtain a transmission time of the first signal based on the first signal,

determine a reception time of the first signal, and

determine first TA information based on a difference value between the transmission time and the reception time.

9. The terminal of claim 8 , wherein the controller is further configured to:

transmit, to the first device, a second signal based on the first TA information,

receive, from the first device, a third signal,

obtain TA update information based on the third signal and a moving path of the first device, and

determine second TA information based on the first TA information and the TA update information.

10. The terminal of claim 8 , wherein the controller is further configured to:

receive the first signal periodically, and

update the first TA information periodically based on the transmission time and the reception time of the first signal to obtain second TA information.

11. The terminal of claim 8 ,

wherein the first device is at least one of a base station, a satellite, a vehicle, an infrastructure, a pedestrian or another terminal, and

wherein the first signal is at least one of a primary synchronization signal (PSS), a secondary synchronization signal (SSS), a physical broadcast channel (PBCH), a synchronization signal block (SSB), a system information block (SIB), or a specific time marker signal.

12. A first device for determining timing advance (TA) information, the first device comprising:

a transceiver configured to transmit and receive a signal; and

a controller coupled with the transceiver and configured to:

transmit, to a terminal, a first signal, wherein first TA information is determined based on a transmission time and a reception time of the first signal,

receive, from the terminal, a second signal based on the first TA information, and

transmit, to the terminal, a third signal,

wherein TA update information is determined based on the third signal and a moving path of the first device, and

wherein second TA information is determined based on the first TA information and the TA update information.

13. The first device of claim 12 ,

wherein the controller is further configured to transmit the first signal periodically, and

wherein the first TA information is updated periodically based on the transmission time and the reception time of the first signal to obtain second TA information.

14. The first device of claim 12 ,

wherein the first device is at least one of a base station, a satellite, a vehicle, an infrastructure, a pedestrian or another terminal.

15. The first device of claim 12 ,

wherein the first signal is at least one of a primary synchronization signal (PSS), a secondary synchronization signal (SSS), a physical broadcast channel (PBCH), a synchronization signal block (SSB), a system information block (SIB), or a specific time marker signal.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 13, 2023
From: XIONG, QI; SUN, FEIFEI; WU, MIN; WANG, YI; YU, BIN
To: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD
Reel/Frame 062370/0023 →
Priority Claims (4)
CN 202010668970.4 · Jul 13, 2020 · national
CN 202011099478.6 · Oct 14, 2020 · national
CN 202110055996.6 · Jan 15, 2021 · national
CN 202110535031.7 · May 17, 2021 · national
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