IP Library Granted Patent US 12,501,397
Granted Patent B2
US 12,501,397 · App. 17/928,291 · Granted Dec 16, 2025

Terminal positioning method and device

Inventors: Hui Li (Beijing, CN); Ren Da (Beijing, CN); Bin Ren (Beijing, CN)
Assignee: DATANG MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT CO., LTD.
H04W64/006H04L5/0051
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Patent No.
US 12,501,397
App. No.
17/928,291
Granted
Dec 16, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

The present application discloses a terminal positioning method and device. In the present application, a positioning server receives positioning measurement information reported by a terminal, acquires downlink-positioning reference signal angle information corresponding to downlink-positioning reference signal resource information reported by a base station, and positions the terminal according to the positioning measurement information reported by the terminal and the downlink-positioning reference signal angle information reported by the base station. The positioning measurement information reported by the terminal includes the downlink-positioning reference signal resource information and a downlink-positioning reference signal measurement corresponding to the downlink-positioning reference signal resource information.

Claims (51)

1 . A terminal positioning method, applied to a positioning server, wherein the method comprises:

receiving a positioning measurement information reported by a terminal, wherein the positioning measurement information comprises a downlink positioning reference signal resource information and a downlink positioning reference signal measurement corresponding to the downlink positioning reference signal resource information;

obtaining a downlink positioning reference signal angle information corresponding to the downlink positioning reference signal resource information reported by a base station;

positioning the terminal according to the positioning measurement information reported by the terminal and the downlink positioning reference signal angle information reported by the base station;

wherein the obtaining the downlink positioning reference signal angle information corresponding to the downlink positioning reference signal resource information reported by the base station, comprises:

sending an instruction to the base station corresponding to the downlink positioning reference signal resource information according to the downlink positioning reference signal resource information in the positioning measurement information reported by the terminal, wherein the instruction carries the downlink positioning reference signal resource information;

receiving the downlink positioning reference signal angle information corresponding to the downlink positioning reference signal resource information carried in the instruction reported by the base station.

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

instructing the base station to determine a downlink positioning reference signal angle information corresponding to all configured downlink positioning reference signal resources;

receiving the downlink positioning reference signal angle information corresponding to all the downlink positioning reference signal resources reported by the base station.

3 . The method according to claim 1 , wherein the downlink positioning reference signal resource information comprises an index of a downlink positioning reference signal resource, or the downlink positioning reference signal resource information comprises an index of a downlink positioning reference signal resource set;

or

the downlink positioning reference signal angle information comprises: a horizontal dimension angle of a downlink positioning reference signal and/or a vertical dimension angle of a downlink positioning reference signal.

4 . A positioning server, comprises: a processor, a memory and a communication interface;

the communication interface receives and sends data under control of the processor;

the memory stores computer instructions;

the processor is configured to read the computer instructions to perform the method according to claim 1 .

5 . A terminal positioning method, applied to a base station, wherein the method comprises:

configuring a downlink positioning reference signal resource and determining a downlink positioning reference signal angle information corresponding to the downlink positioning reference signal resource, and sending a downlink positioning reference signal according to the downlink positioning reference signal resource and the downlink positioning reference signal angle information;

reporting the downlink positioning reference signal angle information corresponding to the downlink positioning reference signal resource to a positioning server according to an indication of the positioning server, so that the positioning server positions a terminal according to a positioning measurement information reported by the terminal and the downlink positioning reference signal angle information reported by the base station, wherein the positioning measurement information comprises a downlink positioning reference signal resource information and a downlink positioning reference signal measurement corresponding to the downlink positioning reference signal resource information;

wherein the reporting the downlink positioning reference signal angle information corresponding to the downlink positioning reference signal resource to the positioning server according to the indication of the positioning server, comprises:

receiving an instruction sent by the positioning server, wherein the instruction carries the downlink positioning reference signal resource information in the positioning measurement information reported by the terminal;

sending the downlink positioning reference signal angle information corresponding to the downlink positioning reference signal resource information carried in the instruction to the positioning server.

6 . The method according to claim 5 , wherein the reporting the downlink positioning reference signal angle information corresponding to the downlink positioning reference signal resource to the positioning server according to the indication of the positioning server, comprises:

receiving an instruction sent by the positioning server;

reporting a downlink positioning reference signal angle information corresponding to all downlink positioning reference signal resources configured by the base station to the positioning server according to the instruction.

7 . The method according to claim 5 , wherein the downlink positioning reference signal resource information comprises an index of a downlink positioning reference signal resource, or the downlink positioning reference signal resource information comprises an index of a downlink positioning reference signal resource set;

or

the downlink positioning reference signal angle information comprises: a horizontal dimension angle of a downlink positioning reference signal and/or a vertical dimension angle of a downlink positioning reference signal.

8 . A base station, comprises: a processor, a memory and a transceiver;

the transceiver receives and sends data under control of the processor;

the memory stores computer instructions;

the processor is configured to read the computer instructions to perform the method according to claim 5 .

9 . A terminal positioning method, applied to a positioning server, wherein the method comprises:

sending a measurement reporting configuration instruction to a base station, wherein the measurement reporting configuration instruction is used to instruct the base station to report an uplink reference signal angle measurement obtained by measuring an uplink reference signal sent by a terminal and an additional path angle information corresponding to the uplink reference signal angle measurement;

receiving the uplink reference signal angle measurement and the additional path angle information reported by the base station;

positioning the terminal according to the uplink reference signal angle measurement and the additional path angle information reported by the base station.

10 . The method according to claim 9 , wherein the additional path angle information comprises: a horizontal dimension angle of each of additional paths of an uplink reference signal corresponding to the uplink reference signal angle measurement and/or a vertical dimension angle of each of additional paths of an uplink reference signal corresponding to the uplink reference signal angle measurement.

11 . A positioning server, comprises: a processor, a memory and a communication interface;

the communication interface receives and sends data under control of the processor;

the memory stores computer instructions;

the processor is configured to read the computer instructions to perform the method according to claim 9 .

12 . A terminal positioning method, applied to a base station, wherein the method comprises:

receiving an measurement reporting configuration instruction sent by a positioning server;

measuring an uplink reference signal sent by a terminal to obtain an uplink reference signal angle measurement and an additional path angle information corresponding to the uplink reference signal angle measurement;

reporting the uplink reference signal measurement and the additional path angle information to the positioning server according to the measurement reporting configuration instruction, so that the positioning server positions the terminal according to the uplink reference signal measurement and the additional path angle information reported by the base station.

13 . The method according to claim 12 , wherein the additional path angle information comprises: a horizontal dimension angle of each of additional paths of an uplink reference signal corresponding to the uplink reference signal angle measurement and/or a vertical dimension angle of each of additional paths of an uplink reference signal corresponding to the uplink reference signal angle measurement.

14 . A base station, comprises: a processor, a memory and a transceiver;

the transceiver receives and sends data under control of the processor;

the memory stores computer instructions;

the processor is configured to read the computer instructions to perform the method according to claim 12 .

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 29, 2022
From: LI, HUI; DA, REN; REN, BIN
To: DATANG MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT CO., LTD.
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Priority Claims (1)
CN 202010478318.6 · May 29, 2020 · national
Continuity (1)
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