IP Library Granted Patent US 12,513,650
Granted Patent B2
US 12,513,650 · App. 18/346,159 · Granted Dec 30, 2025

Wireless communication method and communications apparatus

Inventors: Zheng Zhao (Shanghai, CN); Ling Lyu (Shanghai, CN); Zhongzhi Yang (Shanghai, CN)
Assignee: Quectel Wireless Solutions Co., Ltd.
H04W64/00H04L5/0051H04W52/0235
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Patent No.
US 12,513,650
App. No.
18/346,159
Granted
Dec 30, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

A wireless communication method and a communications apparatus are provided. The method includes: determining a first time window, where the first time window is a transmission time window of a reference signal, the first time window is determined based on a discontinuous reception (DRX) on duration time, and a length of the first time window is a preset value.

Claims (34)

1 . A wireless communication method, comprising:

receiving, from higher layer signaling, a positioning time window length that is a length of time between a start time of a first time window for positioning and an end time of the first time window for positioning;

determining the first time window for positioning based on a discontinuous reception (DRX) on duration time and the received positioning time window length, wherein the first time window is a transmission time window for transmitting a reference signal, and the positioning time window length is different than the DRX on duration time;

transmitting or receiving the reference signal by using the first time window; and

receiving or transmitting indication information indicating whether to ignore a wake-up signal when transmitting a reference signal for positioning.

2 . The method according to claim 1 , wherein the first time window is transmitted by a base station of a serving cell or a positioning device of a core network to a base station of a neighboring cell.

3 . The method according to claim 1 , wherein determining the first time window for positioning comprises:

determining the start time of the first time window to be same as a start point of the DRX on duration time.

4 . The method according to claim 1 , wherein the reference signal is a sounding reference signal (SRS).

5 . The method according to claim 1 , wherein when the first time window comprises a transmission occasion of a wake-up signal, omitting a transmission of the wake-up signal or the reference signal.

6 . The method according to claim 5 , wherein the omitting the transmission of the wake-up signal is indicated by a higher layer signaling.

7 . An apparatus, comprising:

at least one processor; and

one or more memories coupled to the at least one processor and storing programming instructions for execution by the at least one processor to cause the apparatus to perform operations comprising:

receiving, from higher layer signaling, a positioning time window length that is a length of time between a start time of a first time window for positioning and an end time of the first time window for positioning;

determining the first time window for positioning based on a discontinuous reception (DRX) on duration time and the received positioning time window length, wherein the first time window is a transmission time window for transmitting a reference signal, and the positioning time window length is different than the DRX on duration time;

transmitting or receiving the reference signal by using the first time window; and

receiving or transmitting indication information indicating whether to ignore a wake-up signal when transmitting a reference signal for positioning.

8 . The apparatus according to claim 7 , wherein the first time window is transmitted by a base station of a serving cell or a positioning device of a core network to a base station of a neighboring cell.

9 . The apparatus according to claim 7 , wherein determining the first time window for positioning comprises:

determining the start time of the first time window to be same as a start point of the DRX on duration time.

10 . The apparatus according to claim 7 , wherein the reference signal is a sounding reference signal (SRS).

11 . The apparatus according to claim 7 , wherein when the first time window comprises a transmission occasion of a wake-up signal, omitting a transmission of the wake-up signal or the reference signal.

12 . The apparatus according to claim 11 , wherein the omitting the transmission of the wake-up signal is indicated by a higher layer signaling.

13 . One or more non-transitory computer-readable media storing computer instructions, that when executed by one or more processors, cause a computing device to perform operations comprising:

receiving, from higher layer signaling, a positioning time window length that is a length of time between a start time of a first time window for positioning and an end time of the first time window for positioning;

determining the first time window for positioning based on a discontinuous reception (DRX) on duration time and the received positioning time window length, wherein the first time window is a transmission time window for transmitting a reference signal, and the positioning time window length is different than the DRX on duration time;

transmitting or receiving the reference signal by using the first time window; and

receiving or transmitting indication information indicating whether to ignore a wake-up signal when transmitting a reference signal for positioning.

14 . The one or more non-transitory computer-readable media according to claim 13 , wherein the first time window is transmitted by a base station of a serving cell or a positioning device of a core network to a base station of a neighboring cell.

15 . The one or more non-transitory computer-readable media according to claim 13 , wherein determining the first time window for positioning comprises:

determining the start time of the first time window to be same as a start point of the DRX on duration time.

16 . The one or more non-transitory computer-readable media according to claim 13 , wherein the reference signal is a sounding reference signal (SRS).

17 . The one or more non-transitory computer-readable media according to claim 13 , wherein when the first time window comprises a transmission occasion of a wake-up signal, omitting a transmission of the wake-up signal or the reference signal.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 30, 2024
From: ZHAO, ZHENG; LYU, LING; YANG, ZHONGZHI
To: QUECTEL WIRELESS SOLUTIONS CO., LTD.
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Continuity (2)
Continuation PCTCN2021140915 · Dec 23, 2021
Related Publication 20230345411A1 · Oct 26, 2023
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