IP Library Granted Patent US 12,581,346
Granted Patent B2
US 12,581,346 · App. 18/284,650 · Granted Mar 17, 2026

Methods and WTRU for positioning with reduced latency in wireless communication systems

Inventors: Fumihiro Hasegawa (Westmount, CA); Jaya Rao (Montreal, CA); Moon Il Lee (Melville, NY); Tuong Hoang (Montreal, CA); Paul Marinier (Brossard, CA); Ghyslain Pelletier (Montreal, CA); Benoit Pelletier (Roxboro, CA); Janet Stern-Berkowitz (Little Neck, NY); Aata EL Hamss (Laval, CA)
Assignee: INTERDIGITAL PATENT HOLDINGS, INC.
H04W24/10H04B17/328H04L5/0051H04W80/02
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Patent No.
US 12,581,346
App. No.
18/284,650
Granted
Mar 17, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

The disclosure pertains to methods and apparatus for performing positioning of wireless transmit and/or receive units (WTRUs) in wireless communication systems. A WTRU may receive configuration information indicating a time window associated with positioning. The configuration information may indicate any of a duration and a periodicity of the time window. The WTRU may receive (1) first scheduling information indicating to transmit a first uplink transmission including a sounding reference signal (SRS) and (2) second scheduling information indicating to transmit a second uplink transmission including a positioning SRS (SRSp). The first uplink transmission may not include any SRSp. On condition that the second uplink transmission is scheduled for transmission during the time window, the WTRU may transmit the second uplink transmission during the time window and may transmit the first uplink transmission only when the first uplink transmission is scheduled for transmission outside of the time window.

Claims (29)

1 . A method implemented in a wireless transmit/receive unit (WTRU), the method comprising:

receiving configuration information indicating a time window associated with positioning, wherein the configuration information indicates any of a duration of the time window and a periodicity of the time window;

receiving first scheduling information indicating to transmit a first uplink transmission that comprises a sounding reference signal (SRS) transmission, wherein the first uplink transmission does not comprise any positioning SRS (SRSp) transmission;

receiving second scheduling information indicating to transmit a second uplink transmission that comprises a SRSp transmission; and

on a condition that the second uplink transmission is scheduled for transmission during the time window, transmitting the second uplink transmission during the time window and transmitting the first uplink transmission only when the first uplink transmission is scheduled for transmission outside of the time window.

2 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the configuration information indicates multiple time windows.

3 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the duration is indicated as any of one or more symbols, one or more slots, one or more frames, and one or more seconds.

4 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the first uplink transmission is postponed for transmission outside of the time window when the first uplink transmission is scheduled for transmission during the time window.

5 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the first uplink transmission is dropped when the first uplink transmission is scheduled for transmission during the time window.

6 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the time window is associated with a priority, and wherein the SRS transmission is of a lower priority than the priority associated with the time window.

7 . The method of claim 1 , comprising receiving third scheduling information indicating to transmit a third uplink transmission comprising any of a physical uplink control channel transmission and a physical uplink shared channel transmission.

8 . The method of claim 7 , wherein on a condition that the second uplink transmission is scheduled for transmission during the time window, the third uplink transmission is transmitted only when the third uplink transmission is scheduled for transmission outside of the time window.

9 . The method of claim 1 , comprising receiving fourth scheduling information indicating a downlink transmission scheduled during the time window.

10 . The method of claim 9 , comprising receiving the downlink transmission during the time window.

11 . A wireless transmit/receive unit (WTRU) comprising circuitry, including any of a transmitter, a receiver, a processor, and a memory, the WTRU being configured to:

receive configuration information indicating a time window associated with positioning, wherein the configuration information indicates any of a duration of the time window and a periodicity of the time window;

receive first scheduling information indicating to transmit a first uplink transmission that comprises a sounding reference signal (SRS) transmission, wherein the first uplink transmission does not comprise any positioning SRS (SRSp) transmission;

receive second scheduling information indicating to transmit a second uplink transmission that comprises a SRSp transmission; and

on a condition that the second uplink transmission is scheduled for transmission during the time window, the WTRU being configured to transmit the second uplink transmission during the time window and transmit the first uplink transmission only when the first uplink transmission is scheduled for transmission outside of the time window.

12 . The WTRU of claim 11 , wherein the configuration information indicates multiple time windows.

13 . The WTRU of claim 11 , wherein the duration is indicated as any of one or more symbols, one or more slots, one or more frames, and one or more seconds.

14 . The WTRU of claim 11 , wherein the WTRU is configured to postpone the first uplink transmission for transmission outside of the time window when the first uplink transmission is scheduled for transmission during the time window.

15 . The WTRU of claim 11 , wherein the WTRU is configured to drop the first uplink transmission when the first uplink transmission is scheduled for transmission during the time window.

16 . The WTRU of claim 11 , wherein the time window is associated with a priority, and wherein the SRS transmission is of a lower priority than the priority associated with the time window.

17 . The WTRU of claim 11 , wherein the WTRU is configured to receive third scheduling information indicating to transmit a third uplink transmission comprising any of a physical uplink control channel transmission and a physical uplink shared channel transmission.

18 . The WTRU of claim 17 , wherein the WTRU is configured to:

on a condition that the second uplink transmission is scheduled for transmission during the time window, transmit the third uplink transmission only when the third uplink transmission is scheduled for transmission outside of the time window.

19 . The WTRU of claim 11 , wherein the WTRU is configured to receive fourth scheduling information indicating a downlink transmission scheduled during the time window.

20 . The WTRU of claim 19 , wherein the WTRU is configured to receive the downlink transmission during the time window.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 28, 2023
From: HASEGAWA, FUMIHIRO; RAO, JAYA; LEE, MOON IL; HUONG, TUONG; MARINIER, PAUL; PELLETIER, GHYSLAIN; PELLETIER, BENOIT; STERN-BERKOWITZ, JANET; EL HAMSS, AATA
To: IDAC HOLDINGS, INC.
Reel/Frame 065066/0218 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 28, 2023
From: IDAC HOLDINGS, INC.
To: INTERDIGITAL PATENT HOLDINGS, INC.
Reel/Frame 065081/0616 →
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