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US 12,628,020 · App. 18/145,743 · Granted May 12, 2026

Enhancement to sensing by proxy

Inventors: Cheng Chen (Camas, WA); Dibakar Das (Hillsboro, OR); Carlos Cordeiro (Camas, WA)
Assignee: Intel Corporation
H04W24/10
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Patent No.
US 12,628,020
App. No.
18/145,743
Granted
May 12, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

This disclosure describes systems, methods, and devices related to enhanced sensing. A device of a sensing by proxy (SBP) initiator may cause to send an SBP request to an access point (AP) to perform a sensing procedure with a first non-AP station device (STA) or a list of non-AP STAs. The device may identify a SBP response received from the AP, wherein the SBP response comprises an indication of performing the sensing procedure. The device may identify a sensing measurement report received from the AP.

Claims (30)

1 . A device of a sensing by proxy (SBP) initiator, the device comprising processing circuitry coupled to storage, the processing circuitry configured to:

cause to send an SBP request to an access point (AP) to perform a sensing procedure with a list of non-AP STAs, wherein the SBP request is a frame that includes parameters associated with the sensing procedure;

provide a set of requirements associated with selecting a non-AP STA for the sensing procedure, wherein the AP selects one or more non-AP STAs from the list of non-AP STAs based on the set of requirements, to participate in the sensing procedure;

identify a SBP response received from the AP, wherein the SBP response comprises an indication of performing the sensing procedure; and

identify a sensing measurement report received from the AP.

2 . The device of claim 1 , wherein the device is a sensing by proxy (SBP) initiator.

3 . The device of claim 1 , wherein the processing circuitry is further configured to include information associated with timing and scheduling in the request.

4 . The device of claim 1 , wherein the processing circuitry is further configured to provide the set of requirements for the non-AP STAs without identifying specific non-AP STAs.

5 . The device of claim 1 , wherein the SBP Request comprises a requested responder list field.

6 . The device of claim 5 , wherein the requested responder list field comprises MAC addresses of requested responders.

7 . The device of claim 5 , wherein the requested responder list field comprises association identification (AID) or a unique identification (UID).

8 . The device of claim 1 , further comprising a transceiver configured to transmit and receive wireless signals.

9 . The device of claim 8 , further comprising an antenna coupled to the transceiver to cause to send the SBP request.

10 . A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing computer-executable instructions which when executed by one or more processors of a sensing by proxy (SBP) initiator result in performing operations comprising:

causing to send an SBP request to an access point (AP) to perform a sensing procedure with a list of non-AP STAs, wherein the SBP request is a frame that includes parameters associated with the sensing procedure;

providing a set of requirements associated with selecting a non-AP STA for the sensing procedure, wherein the AP selects one or more non-AP STAs from the list of non-AP STAs based on the set of requirements, to participate in the sensing procedure;

identifying a SBP response received from the AP, wherein the SBP response comprises an indication of performing the sensing procedure; and

identifying a sensing measurement report received from the AP.

11 . The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 10 , wherein the device is a sensing by proxy (SBP) initiator.

12 . The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 10 , wherein the operations further comprise including information associated with timing and scheduling in the request.

13 . The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 10 , wherein the operations further comprise providing the set of requirements for the non-AP STAs without identifying specific non-AP STAs.

14 . The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 10 , wherein the SBP Request comprises a requested responder list field.

15 . The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 14 , wherein the requested responder list field comprises MAC addresses of requested responders.

16 . The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 14 , wherein the requested responder list field comprises association identification (AID) or a unique identification (UID).

17 . A method of a sensing by proxy (SBP) initiator comprising:

causing, by one or more processors, to send an SBP request to an access point (AP) to perform a sensing procedure with a list of non-AP STAs, wherein the SBP request is a frame that includes parameters associated with the sensing procedure;

providing a set of requirements associated with selecting a non-AP STA for the sensing procedure, wherein the AP selects one or more non-AP STAs from the list of non-AP STAs based on the set of requirements to participate in the sensing procedure;

identifying a SBP response received from the AP, wherein the SBP response comprises an indication of performing the sensing procedure; and

identifying a sensing measurement report received from the AP.

18 . The method of claim 17 , wherein the device is a sensing by proxy (SBP) initiator.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 9, 2023
From: CHEN, CHENG; DAS, DIBAKAR; CORDEIRO, CARLOS
To: INTEL CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 062934/0392 →
Continuity (2)
Provisional Application 63342939 · May 17, 2022
Related Publication 20230130190A1 · Apr 27, 2023
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