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US 12,684,436 · App. 18/100,189 · Granted Jul 14, 2026

Information reporting method and apparatus, equipment and storage medium

Inventors: Haitao Li (Dongguan, CN); Yi Hu (Dongguan, CN)
Assignee: GUANGDONG OPPO MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATIONS CORP., LTD.
H04W36/0085H04W36/083
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 12,684,436
App. No.
18/100,189
Filed
Jan 23, 2023
Granted
Jul 14, 2026
Kind
B2
Art Unit
2645
USPC
455/427
Abstract

An information reporting method includes: reporting, by a terminal, a first timing difference to a serving cell base station, where the first timing difference is a difference between a first propagation delay and a second propagation delay, the first propagation delay is a propagation delay between the terminal and a serving cell satellite, and the second propagation delay is a propagation delay between the terminal and a neighboring cell satellite.

Claims (52)

1 . An information reporting method, comprising:

reporting, by a terminal, a first timing difference to a serving cell base station, wherein the first timing difference is a difference between a first propagation delay and a second propagation delay, the first propagation delay is a propagation delay between the terminal and a serving cell satellite, and the second propagation delay is a propagation delay between the terminal and a neighboring cell satellite,

wherein the first timing difference is used by the serving cell base station to configure, according to the first timing difference and a second timing difference, an offset value for a synchronization block measurement timing configuration (SMTC) of the neighboring cell,

wherein the second timing difference is a difference between a third propagation delay and a fourth propagation delay, the third propagation delay is a propagation delay of the serving cell satellite on a feeder link, and the fourth propagation delay is a propagation delay of the neighboring cell satellite on the feeder link.

2 . The method as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the first timing difference is further used for the serving cell base station to configure a first offset value for a measurement interval of a neighboring cell.

3 . The method as claimed in claim 1 , further comprising:

receiving, by the terminal, a measurement configuration of the serving cell base station; and

determining, by the terminal, the first timing difference according to the measurement configuration.

4 . The method as claimed in claim 3 , wherein the measurement configuration comprises at least one of following measurement parameters:

a measurement object; or

a reporting configuration;

wherein the measurement object comprises an identity of the neighboring cell satellite and/or second ephemeris information, and the reporting configuration comprises one-time reporting or periodic reporting.

5 . The method as claimed in claim 3 , wherein determining, by the terminal, the first timing difference according to the measurement configuration comprises:

calculating the first propagation delay from the terminal to the serving cell satellite according to first ephemeris information and a current position of the terminal, wherein the first ephemeris information is ephemeris information of the serving cell satellite;

calculating the second propagation delay from the terminal to the neighboring cell satellite according to second ephemeris information and the current position of the terminal, wherein the second ephemeris information is ephemeris information of the neighboring cell satellite; and

calculating the first timing difference according to a difference between the first propagation delay and the second propagation delay.

6 . An information reporting method, comprising:

receiving, by a serving cell base station, a first timing difference reported by a terminal, wherein the first timing difference is a difference between a first propagation delay and a second propagation delay, the first propagation delay is a propagation delay between the terminal and a serving cell satellite, and the second propagation delay is a propagation delay between the terminal and a neighboring cell satellite; and

configuring, according to the first timing difference and a second timing difference, an offset value for a synchronization block measurement timing configuration (SMTC) of the neighboring cell,

wherein the second timing difference is a difference between a third propagation delay and a fourth propagation delay, the third propagation delay is a propagation delay of the serving cell satellite on a feeder link, and the fourth propagation delay is a propagation delay of the neighboring cell satellite on the feeder link.

7 . The method as claimed in claim 6 , further comprising:

sending a measurement configuration to the terminal, wherein the measurement configuration is used for indicating the terminal to determine the first timing difference according to the measurement configuration.

8 . The method as claimed in claim 7 , wherein the measurement configuration comprises at least one of following measurement parameters:

a measurement object; or

a reporting configuration;

wherein the measurement object comprises an identity of the neighboring cell satellite and/or second ephemeris information, and the reporting configuration comprises one-time reporting or periodic reporting.

9 . The method as claimed in claim 6 , further comprising:

receiving a change pattern of the first timing difference reported by the terminal, wherein the change pattern comprises a change cycle and a change stepsize.

10 . A terminal, comprising a transceiver, a processor and a memory, wherein the memory stores at least one instruction, and the at least one instruction is used for being executed by the processor to report, via the transceiver, a first timing difference to a serving cell base station, wherein the first timing difference is a difference between a first propagation delay and a second propagation delay, the first propagation delay is a propagation delay between the terminal and a serving cell satellite, and the second propagation delay is a propagation delay between the terminal and a neighboring cell satellite,

wherein the first timing difference is used by the serving cell base station to configure, according to the first timing difference and a second timing difference, an offset value for a synchronization block measurement timing configuration (SMTC) of the neighboring cell,

wherein the second timing difference is a difference between a third propagation delay and a fourth propagation delay, the third propagation delay is a propagation delay of the serving cell satellite on a feeder link, and the fourth propagation delay is a propagation delay of the neighboring cell satellite on the feeder link.

11 . The terminal as claimed in claim 10 , wherein the first timing difference is further used for the serving cell base station to configure a first offset value for a measurement interval of a neighboring cell.

12 . The terminal as claimed in claim 10 , wherein the processor is further configured to:

receive, via the transceiver, a measurement configuration of the serving cell base station; and

determine the first timing difference according to the measurement configuration.

13 . The terminal as claimed in claim 12 , wherein the measurement configuration comprises at least one of following measurement parameters:

a measurement object; or

a reporting configuration;

wherein the measurement object comprises an identity of the neighboring cell satellite and/or second ephemeris information, and the reporting configuration comprises one-time reporting or periodic reporting.

14 . The terminal as claimed in claim 12 , wherein the processor is further configured to:

calculate the first propagation delay from the terminal to the serving cell satellite according to first ephemeris information and a current position of the terminal, wherein the first ephemeris information is ephemeris information of the serving cell satellite;

calculate the second propagation delay from the terminal to the neighboring cell satellite according to second ephemeris information and the current position of the terminal, wherein the second ephemeris information is ephemeris information of the neighboring cell satellite; and

calculate the first timing difference according to a difference between the first propagation delay and the second propagation delay.

15 . A base station, comprising a transceiver, a processor and a memory, wherein the memory stores at least one instruction, and the at least one instruction is used for being executed by the processor to implement steps of the method as claimed in claim 6 .

16 . The base station as claimed in claim 15 , wherein the processor is further configured to:

send, via the transceiver, a measurement configuration to the terminal, wherein the measurement configuration is used for indicating the terminal to determine the first timing difference according to the measurement configuration.

17 . The base station as claimed in claim 16 , wherein the measurement configuration comprises at least one of following measurement parameters:

a measurement object; or

a reporting configuration;

wherein the measurement object comprises an identity of the neighboring cell satellite and/or second ephemeris information, and the reporting configuration comprises one-time reporting or periodic reporting.

18 . The base station as claimed in claim 15 , wherein the processor is further configured to:

receive, via the transceiver, a change pattern of the first timing difference reported by the terminal, wherein the change pattern comprises a change cycle and a change stepsize.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 23, 2023
From: LI, HAITAO; HU, YI
To: GUANGDONG OPPO MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATIONS CORP., LTD.
Reel/Frame 062452/0915 →
Continuity (2)
Continuation PCTCN2020106588 · Aug 3, 2020
Related Publication 20240031886A1 · Jan 25, 2024
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