Granted Patent B2

US 12,418,890 · App. 17/632,858 · Granted Sep 16, 2025

Inventors: Hyunsu Cha (Seoul, KR); Kijun Kim (Seoul, KR); Suckchel Yang (Seoul, KR)

Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.

H04W72/02H04L5/0051H04W72/0446H04W72/542

Abstract

Claims (61)

1. A method by a user equipment comprising:

receiving information for at least one positioning reference signal (PRS) resource set;

receiving PRS resources based on the at least one PRS resource set;

measuring reference signal received powers (RSRPs) for the PRS resources

selecting one or more candidate PRS resources among the PRS resources based on the RSRPs measured for the PRS resources;

selecting one or more first PRS resources among the one or more candidate PRS resources based on a propagation time related to a line of sight (LOS) propagation path calculated for each of the one or more candidate PRS resources; and

transmitting a measurement value for positioning based on the one or more first PRS resources,

wherein the measurement value includes a reference signal time difference (RSTD) calculated based on the one or more first PRS resources.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the one or more candidate PRS resources are selected based on being related to a measurement value for a RSRP within upper M or upper X1 percent among measurement values for the RSRP of the PRS resources,

wherein the M or X1 is configured by a location management function (LMF), a location server or a base station,

wherein the M is a natural number, and

wherein the X1 is a real number exceeding 0.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the one or more candidate PRS resources are selected based on being related to the measurement value for the RSRP exceeding a first threshold configured each.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein based on a measurement value for a RSRP of one or more second PRS resources related to the LOS propagation path among the PRS resources:

(i) exceeding X2 percent of a maximum value among measurement values for the RSRP of the PRS resources, an average value of the measurement values, a value corresponding to upper or lower X3 percent among the measurement values, or a configured second threshold, the one or more first PRS resources are the one or more second PRS resources; or

(ii) failing to exceed X2 percent of the maximum value, the average value of the measurement values, the value corresponding to the upper or lower X3 percent among the measurement values, or the second threshold, the one or more first PRS resources are one or more PRS resources related to the maximum value,

wherein the X2 or X3 is configured from an LMF, a location server, or a base station,

wherein the X2 is a real number exceeding 0, and

wherein the X3 is a real number exceeding 0.

5. The method of claim 1 , further comprising transmitting information related to an identifier (ID) of each of the one or more first PRS resources.

6. An apparatus comprising:

a memory; and

one or more processors coupled with the memory,

wherein the one or more processors are configured to:

receive information for at least one positioning reference signal (PRS) resource set;

receive PRS resources based on the at least one PRS resource set;

measure reference signal received powers (RSRPs) for the PRS resources

select one or more candidate PRS resources among the PRS resources based on the RSRPs measured for the PRS resources;

select one or more first PRS resources among the one or more candidate PRS resources based on a propagation time related to a line of sight (LOS) propagation path calculated for each of the one or more candidate PRS resources; and

transmit a measurement value for positioning based on the one or more first PRS resources,

wherein the measurement value includes a reference signal time difference (RSTD) calculated based on the one or more first PRS resources.

7. The apparatus of claim 6 , wherein the one or more candidate PRS resources are selected based on being related to a measurement value for a signal quality within upper M or upper X1 percent among measurement values for signal qualities of the PRS resources,

wherein the M or X1 is configured by a location management function (LMF), a location server or a base station,

wherein the M is a natural number, and

wherein the X1 is a real number exceeding 0.

8. The apparatus of claim 6 , wherein the one or more candidate PRS resources are selected based on being related to the measurement value for a signal quality exceeding a first threshold configured each.

9. The apparatus of claim 6 , wherein based on a measurement value for a signal quality of one or more second PRS resources related to the LOS propagation path among the PRS resources:

(i) exceeding X2 percent of a maximum value among measurement values for the signal qualities of the PRS resources, an average value of the measurement values, a value corresponding to upper or lower X3 percent among the measurement values, or a configured second threshold, the one or more first PRS resources are the one or more third RS second PRS resources; or

(ii) failing to exceed X2 percent of the maximum value, the average value of the measurement values, the value corresponding to the upper or lower X3 percent among the measurement values, or the second threshold, the one or more first PRS resources are one or more PRS resources related to the maximum value,

wherein the X2 or X3 is configured from an LMF, a location server, or a base station,

wherein the X2 is a real number exceeding 0, and

wherein the X3 is a real number exceeding 0.

10. The apparatus of claim 6 , wherein the one or more processors are further configured to transmit information related to an identifier (ID) of each of the one or more first PRS resources.

11. The apparatus of claim 6 , wherein the apparatus is configured to communicate with one or more of a mobile terminal, a network, and an autonomous vehicle other than a vehicle comprising the apparatus.

12. An apparatus comprising:

one or more processors; and

one or more memories storing one or more instructions to enable the one or more processors to perform a method, the method comprising:

receiving information for at least one positioning reference signal (PRS) resource set;

receiving PRS resources based on the at least one PRS resource set;

measuring reference signal received powers (RSRPs) for the PRS resources selecting one or more candidate PRS resources among the PRS resources based on the RSRPs measured for the PRS resources;

selecting one or more first PRS resources among the one or more candidate PRS resources based on a propagation time related to a line of sight (LOS) propagation path calculated for each of the one or more candidate PRS resources; and

transmitting a measurement value for positioning based on the one or more first PRS resources,

wherein the measurement value includes a reference signal time difference (RSTD) calculated based on the one or more first PRS resources.

13. A non-statutory processor-readable medium storing one or more instructions to enable one or more processors to perform a method, the method comprising:

receiving information for at least one positioning reference signal (PRS) resource set;

receiving PRS resources based on the at least one PRS resource set;

measuring reference signal received powers (RSRPs) for the PRS resources

selecting one or more candidate PRS resources among the PRS resources based on the RSRPs measured for the PRS resources;

selecting one or more first PRS resources among the one or more candidate PRS resources based on a propagation time related to a line of sight (LOS) propagation path calculated for each of the one or more candidate PRS resources; and

transmitting a measurement value for positioning based on the one or more first PRS resources,

wherein the measurement value includes a reference signal time difference (RSTD) calculated based on the one or more first PRS resources.

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