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US 12,372,632 · App. 17/668,882 · Granted Jul 29, 2025

Ranging method and device

Inventors: Ye Si (Guangdong, CN); Huaming Wu (Guangdong, CN); Xueming Pan (Guangdong, CN); Peng Sun (Guangdong, CN)
Assignee: VIVO MOBILE COMMUNICATION CO., LTD.
G01S11/02
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Patent No.
US 12,372,632
App. No.
17/668,882
Granted
Jul 29, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

A ranging method includes: sending a first signal, where a time at which the first signal is sent from a first UE is a first time; receiving a second signal sent by a second UE, where a time at which the second signal reaches the first UE is a second time; and determining a distance between the first UE and the second UE according to the first time, the second time, and a first time difference, where the first time difference is a difference between a third time at which the second UE sends the second signal and a fourth time at which the second UE receives the first signal.

Claims (64)

1. A ranging method, performed by a first user equipment (UE) and comprising:

sending a first signal, wherein a time at which the first signal is sent from the first UE is a first time;

receiving a second signal sent by a second UE, wherein a time at which the second signal reaches the first UE is a second time; and

determining a distance between the first UE and the second UE according to the first time, the second time, and a first time difference, wherein

the first time difference is a difference between a third time at which the second UE sends the second signal and a fourth time at which the second UE receives the first signal, and the first time difference is sent by the second UE to the first UE; wherein

the first signal carries a ranging message and a ranging request message; the ranging message is used for obtaining the fourth time by the second UE, and the ranging request message is used for requesting the second UE to send the second signal after receiving the first signal.

2. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the method further comprises:

sending a third signal carrying a ranging request message, wherein the ranging request message is used for requesting the second UE to send the second signal or send the second signal and the first time difference after receiving the first signal.

3. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the second signal carries a ranging response message and the first time difference, and the ranging response message is used for obtaining the second time by the first UE; or

the second signal carries a ranging response message, and the ranging response message is used for obtaining the second time by the first UE.

4. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the method further comprises:

receiving a fourth signal carrying the first time difference from the second UE.

5. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the first signal carries a first identifier indicating the first UE; and

the second signal carries a second identifier indicating the second UE or carries the first identifier indicating the first UE and the second identifier indicating the second UE.

6. The method according to claim 5 , wherein there is at least one second UE; and

after the determining a distance between the first UE and the second UE, the method further comprises:

sending a fifth signal, wherein the fifth signal carries at least one set of information, each set of information comprises at least one of target distance information or identifier information, the identifier information comprises the first identifier and the second identifier, and the target distance information in each set of information is used for indicating a distance between the first UE and a second UE.

7. The method according to claim 5 , wherein the first identifier comprises at least one of: an identifier of the first UE or a first resource identifier;

the second identifier comprises at least one of: an identifier of the second UE or a second resource identifier;

the first identifier is configured by a control node for the first UE, configured by the second UE for the first UE through signaling, preconfigured by a protocol or vendor, selected by the first UE from an information set, generated by the first UE according to higher layer information, or generated by the first UE according to an indication from the control node or a rule in a protocol; and

the second identifier is configured by the control node for the second UE, configured by the first UE for the second UE through signaling, preconfigured by a protocol or vendor, selected by the second UE from the information set, generated by the second UE according to higher layer information, or generated by the second UE according to an indication from the control node or a rule in a protocol, wherein

the information set is broadcast or multicast by the control node, preconfigured by the control node, and/or predefined by a protocol.

8. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the sending a first signal comprises: sending the first signal according to first information, wherein the first information is configuration information corresponding to the first UE; and

the receiving a second signal sent by a second UE comprises:

receiving, according to second information, the second signal sent by the second UE, wherein the second information is configuration information corresponding to the second UE.

9. The method according to claim 8 , wherein the first information comprises at least one of: first sequence information, first time frequency resource information, or a first resource identifier;

the second information comprises at least one of: second sequence information, second time frequency resource information, or a second resource identifier;

the first information is configured by a control node for the first UE through signaling, selected by the first UE from an information set, or configured by the second UE for the first UE through signaling; and

the second information is configured by the control node for the second UE through signaling, selected by the second UE from the information set, or configured by the first UE for the second UE through signaling, wherein

the information set is broadcast or multicast by the control node, preconfigured by the control node, and/or predefined by a protocol.

10. The method according to claim 8 , wherein before the receiving, according to second information, the second signal sent by the second UE, the method further comprises:

receiving the second information sent by a control node; or

receiving the second information sent by the second UE; or

selecting the second information from an information set, wherein

the information set is broadcast or multicast by the control node, preconfigured by the control node, and/or predefined by a protocol.

11. A second user equipment (UE), comprising a processor, a memory, and a computer program stored in the memory and executable on the processor, wherein the computer program, when executed by the processor, causes the second UE to perform:

receiving a first signal sent by a first UE, wherein a time at which the first signal reaches the second UE is a fourth time; and

sending a second signal, wherein a time at which the second signal is sent from the second UE is a third time, and a difference between the third time and the fourth time is a first time difference, wherein

the second signal is used for determining a distance between the first UE and the second UE by the first UE according to a first time, a second time, and the first time difference; and

the first time is a time at which the first signal is sent from the first UE, the second time is a time at which the second signal reaches the first UE, and the first time difference is sent by the second UE to the first UE; wherein

the first signal carries a ranging message and a ranging request message; the ranging message is used for obtaining the fourth time by the second UE, and the ranging request message is used for requesting the second UE to send the second signal after receiving the first signal.

12. The second UE according to claim 11 , wherein the computer program, when executed by the processor, causes the second UE to further perform:

receiving a third signal carrying a ranging request message, wherein the ranging request message is used for requesting the second UE to send the second signal or send the second signal and the first time difference after receiving the first signal.

13. The second UE according to claim 11 , wherein the second signal carries a ranging response message and the first time difference, and the ranging response message is used for obtaining the second time by the first UE; or

the second signal carries a ranging response message, and the ranging response message is used for obtaining the second time by the first UE.

14. The second UE according to claim 11 , wherein the computer program, when executed by the processor, causes the second UE to further perform:

sending a fourth signal carrying the first time difference.

15. The second UE according to claim 11 , wherein the first signal carries a first identifier indicating the first UE; and

the second signal carries a second identifier indicating the second UE or carries the first identifier indicating the first UE and the second identifier indicating the second UE.

16. The second UE according to claim 11 , wherein the computer program, when executed by the processor, causes the second UE to further perform:

receiving a fifth signal sent by the first UE, wherein the fifth signal comprises at least one set of information, each set of information comprises at least one of target distance information or identifier information, the identifier information comprises the first identifier and the second identifier, and the target distance information in each set of information is used for indicating a distance between the first UE and a second UE.

17. The second UE according to claim 11 , wherein the computer program, when executed by the processor, causes the second UE to further perform:

receiving, according to first information, the first signal sent by the first UE, wherein the first information is configuration information corresponding to the first UE or configuration information corresponding to a plurality of UEs, and the plurality of UEs comprise the first UE; and

sending the second signal according to second information, wherein the second information is configuration information corresponding to the second UE.

18. A first user equipment (UE), comprising a processor, a memory, and a computer program stored in the memory and executable on the processor, wherein the computer program, when executed by the processor, causes the first UE to perform:

sending a first signal, wherein a time at which the first signal is sent from the first UE is a first time;

receiving a second signal sent by a second UE, wherein a time at which the second signal reaches the first UE is a second time; and

determining a distance between the first UE and the second UE according to the first time, the second time, and a first time difference, wherein

the first time difference is a difference between a third time at which the second UE sends the second signal and a fourth time at which the second UE receives the first signal, and the first time difference is sent by the second UE to the first UE; wherein

the first signal carries a ranging message and a ranging request message; the ranging message is used for obtaining the fourth time by the second UE, and the ranging request message is used for requesting the second UE to send the second signal after receiving the first signal.

19. The first user equipment according to claim 18 , wherein the computer program, when executed by the processor, causes the first UE to further perform:

sending a third signal carrying a ranging request message, wherein the ranging request message is used for requesting the second UE to send the second signal or send the second signal and the first time difference after receiving the first signal.

20. The first user equipment according to claim 18 , wherein the second signal carries a ranging response message and the first time difference, and the ranging response message is used for obtaining the second time by the first UE; or

the second signal carries a ranging response message, and the ranging response message is used for obtaining the second time by the first UE.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 10, 2022
From: SI, YE; WU, HUAMING; PAN, XUEMING; SUN, PENG
To: VIVO MOBILE COMMUNICATION CO.,LTD.
Reel/Frame 059009/0428 →
Priority Claims (1)
CN 201910741403.4 · Aug 12, 2019 · national
Continuity (2)
Continuation PCTCN2020103573 · Jul 22, 2020
Related Publication 20220163647A1 · May 26, 2022
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