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Granted Patent B2
US 12,488,545 · App. 18/331,195 · Granted Dec 2, 2025

Terminal device, application server, receiving method, and transmitting method

Inventors: Hiroto Otsuki (Tokyo, JP); Daisuke Sasaki (Tokyo, JP)
Assignee: Sony Group Corporation
G06T19/006H04L67/131
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Patent No.
US 12,488,545
App. No.
18/331,195
Granted
Dec 2, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

A terminal device ( 10 ) includes a transceiver ( 110 ), a camera ( 140 ), a display ( 130 ), and a processor ( 150 ). The processor ( 150 ) determines a first synchronization signal whose radio quality satisfies a predetermined threshold from a plurality of synchronization signals beamformed and transmitted from the base station ( 20 ), and reports the first synchronization signal to the base station ( 20 ). The processor ( 150 ) superimposes a virtual object corrected by using correction information on a captured image of the camera ( 140 ) and displays the image on the display ( 130 ). The correction information is information for indicating a position of an area covered by the first synchronization signal with respect to a real object. The correction information includes information regarding a direction of the virtual object to be displayed on the display ( 130 ) in the area and a distance from the real object to the area.

Claims (67)

1 . A Next Generation Radio Access Network (NG-RAN) node configured to support New Radio Positioning Protocol A (NRPPa), the NG-RAN node comprising:

a network interface configured to communicate with a Location Management Function (LMF) node; and

circuitry configured to

receive, from the LMF, an enhanced cell ID (E-CID) MEASUREMENT INITIATION REQUEST message including

a Report Characteristics Information Element (IE); and

a Measurement Quantities Item IE corresponding to a request for the NG-RAN node to report first information indicating Synchronization Signal (SS)/Physical Broadcast Channel (PBCH) block index (SSB index) for location of a User Equipment (UE); and

send, to the LMF, E-CID MEASUREMENT INITIATION RESPONSE message containing the first information indicating the SSB index, in a case that the received Report Characteristics IE is set to OnDemand, or

send, to the LMF, E-CID MEASUREMENT REPORT message containing the first information indicating the SSB index, in a case that the received Report Characteristics IE is set to Periodic.

2 . The NG-RAN node of claim 1 , wherein

the first information indicating the SSB index is a beam identifier which indicates a beam for the UE that has a radio quality above a predetermined threshold.

3 . The NG-RAN node of claim 1 , wherein

one or more SSBs each indicated by the SSB index is transmitted from NG-RAN node to the UE.

4 . The NG-RAN node of claim 1 , wherein

the E-CID MEASUREMENT INITIATION RESPONSE message contains Cell Portion Identifier (ID), in the case that the received Report Characteristics IE is set to OnDemand, or

the E-CID MEASUREMENT REPORT message contain contains the Cell Portion ID, in the case that the received Report Characteristics IE is set to Periodic.

5 . The NG-RAN node of claim 4 , wherein

the Cell Portion ID corresponds the first information indicating the SSB index.

6 . A Location Management Function (LMF) configured to support New Radio Positioning Protocol A (NRPPa), the LMF comprising:

a network interface configured to communicate with a Next Generation Radio Access Network (NG-RAN) node; and

circuitry configured to

send, to the NG-RAN node, enhanced cell ID (E-CID) MEASUREMENT INITIATION REQUEST message including

a Report Characteristics Information Element (IE); and

a Measurement Quantities Item IE that indicates to request the NG-RAN to report first information indicating Synchronization Signal (SS)/Physical Broadcast Channel (PBCH) block index (SSB index) for location of a User Equipment (UE); and

receive, from the NG-RAN node, E-CID MEASUREMENT INITIATION RESPONSE message containing the first information indicating the SSB index, in a case that the received Report Characteristics IE is set to OnDemand, or

receive, from the NG-RAN node, E-CID MEASUREMENT REPORT message containing the first information indicating the SSB index, in a case that the received Report Characteristics IE is set to Periodic.

7 . The LMF of claim 6 , wherein

the first information indicating the SSB index is beam identifier which indicates a beam for the UE that has a radio quality above a predetermined threshold.

8 . The LMF of claim 6 , wherein

one or more SSBs each indicated by the SSB index is transmitted from NG-RAN node to the UE.

9 . The LMF of claim 6 , wherein

the E-CID MEASUREMENT INITIATION RESPONSE message contains Cell Portion Identifier (ID), in the case that the received Report Characteristics IE is set to OnDemand, or

the E-CID MEASUREMENT REPORT message contain contains the Cell Portion ID, in the case that the received Report Characteristics IE is set to Periodic.

10 . The LMF of claim 9 , wherein

the Cell Portion ID corresponds the first information indicating the SSB index.

11 . A User Equipment (UE) comprising:

a radio transceiver configured to communicate with a Next Generation Radio Access Network (NG-RAN) node supporting New Radio Positioning Protocol A (NRPPa), wherein

first information indicating Synchronization Signal (SS)/Physical Broadcast Channel (PBCH) block index (SSB index) for location of the UE is indicated by Measurement Quantities Item Information Element (IE) which is used by a Location Management Function (LMF) to request the NG-RAN to report the SSB index to the LMF, wherein the Measurement Quantities Item IE and Report Characteristics IE are contained in enhanced cell ID (E-CID) MEASUREMENT INITIATION REQUEST message sent from the LMF to the NG-RAN node, and

the first information indicating the SSB index is contained in E-CID MEASUREMENT INITIATION RESPONSE message sent from the NG-RAN node to the LMF, in a case that the received Report Characteristics IE is set to OnDemand, or

the first information indicating the SSB index is contained in E-CID MEASUREMENT REPORT message sent from the NG-RAN node to the LMF, in a case that the received Report Characteristics IE is set to Periodic.

12 . The UE of claim 11 , wherein

the first information indicating the SSB index is beam identifier which indicates a beam for the UE that has a radio quality above a predetermined threshold.

13 . The UE of claim 11 , wherein

the radio transceiver is further configured to receive one or more SSBs each indicated by the SSB index.

14 . The UE of claim 11 , wherein

the E-CID MEASUREMENT INITIATION RESPONSE message contains Cell Portion Identifier (ID), in the case that the received Report Characteristics IE is set to OnDemand, or

the E-CID MEASUREMENT REPORT message contain contains the Cell Portion ID, in the case that the received Report Characteristics IE is set to Periodic.

15 . The UE of claim 14 , wherein

the Cell Portion ID corresponds the first information indicating the SSB index.

16 . A method for a Next Generation Radio Access Network (NG-RAN) node configured to support New Radio Positioning Protocol A (NRPPa), the method comprising:

communicating with a Location Management Function (LMF) node; and

receiving, from the LMF, enhanced cell ID (E-CID) MEASUREMENT INITIATION REQUEST message including

a Report Characteristics Information Element (IE); and

a Measurement Quantities Item IE that indicates to request the NG-RAN to report first information indicating Synchronization Signal (SS)/Physical Broadcast Channel (PBCH) block index (SSB index) for location of a User Equipment (UE); and

sending, to the LMF, E-CID MEASUREMENT INITIATION RESPONSE message containing the first information indicating the SSB index, upon determining that the received Report Characteristics IE is set to OnDemand, or

sending, to the LMF, E-CID MEASUREMENT REPORT message containing the first information indicating the SSB index, upon determining that the received Report Characteristics IE is set to Periodic.

17 . A method for a Location Management Function (LMF) configured to support New Radio Positioning Protocol A (NRPPa), the method comprising:

communicating with a Next Generation Radio Access Network (NG-RAN) node; and

sending, to the NG-RAN node, enhanced cell ID (E-CID) MEASUREMENT INITIATION REQUEST message including

a Report Characteristics Information Element (IE); and

a Measurement Quantities Item IE that indicates to request the NG-RAN to report first information indicating Synchronization Signal (SS)/Physical Broadcast Channel (PBCH) block index (SSB index) for location of a User Equipment (UE); and

receiving, from the NG-RAN node, E-CID MEASUREMENT INITIATION RESPONSE message containing the first information indicating the SSB index, upon determining that the received Report Characteristics IE is set to OnDemand, or

receiving, from the NG-RAN node, E-CID MEASUREMENT REPORT message containing the first information indicating the SSB index, upon determining that the received Report Characteristics IE is set to Periodic.

18 . A method for a User Equipment (UE), the method comprising:

communicating with a Next Generation Radio Access Network (NG-RAN) node supporting New Radio Positioning Protocol A (NRPPa), wherein

first information indicating Synchronization Signal (SS)/Physical Broadcast Channel (PBCH) block index (SSB index) for location of the UE is indicated by Measurement Quantities Item Information Element (IE) which is used by a Location Management Function (LMF) to request the NG-RAN to report the SSB index to the LMF, wherein the Measurement Quantities Item IE and Report Characteristics IE are contained in enhanced cell ID (E-CID) MEASUREMENT INITIATION REQUEST message sent from the LMF to the NG-RAN node,

the first information indicating the SSB index is contained in E-CID MEASUREMENT INITIATION RESPONSE message sent from the NG-RAN node to the LMF, upon determining that the received Report Characteristics IE is set to OnDemand, or

the first information indicating the SSB index is contained in E-CID MEASUREMENT REPORT message sent from the NG-RAN node to the LMF, upon determining that the received Report Characteristics IE is set to Periodic.

Priority Claims (1)
JP 2019-232069 · Dec 23, 2019 · national
Continuity (2)
Continuation 17764983
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