IP Library Granted Patent US 8,249,623
Granted Patent B2
US 8,249,623 · App. 13/275,261 · Granted Aug 21, 2012

Method and base station for transmitting location measurement reference signal, and method and user equipment for receiving location measurement reference signal

Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
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Patent No.
US 8,249,623
App. No.
13/275,261
Granted
Aug 21, 2012
Kind
B2
Abstract

A method and a base station (BS) for transmitting a location measurement reference signal, and a method and a user equipment (UE) for receiving a location measurement reference signal are disclosed. The UE and the BS determine a transmission time of D-LBS zone configuration information configured to transmit an LBS location beacon on the basis of an S-SFH change cycle. In addition, the UE and the BS determine a transmission start point of the D-LBS zone transmitted according to the configuration information, using the transmission time of the configuration information.

Claims (33)

1. A method for transmitting a location measurement reference signal for a location based service by a base station (BS) in a wireless communication system, the method comprising:

transmitting configuration information of a location measurement zone spanning one or more superframes to transmit the location measurement reference signal; and

transmitting the location measurement zone starting from a superframe having a superframe number (SFN) satisfying the following equation, according to the configuration information,

mod(SFN S-SFH(SP3) +D-LBS ZP −mod(SFN S-SFH(SP3) ,D-LBS ZP ),2 12 )  [Equation]

where SFN S-SFH(SP3) is the last superframe number in a secondary superframe header (S-SFH) change cycle including the configuration information, and D-LBS ZP is a transmission period of the location measurement zone.

2. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the configuration information includes information indicating the transmission period of the location measurement zone.

3. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the S-SFH change cycle is a minimum duration in which contents of S-SFH remain same.

4. A method for receiving a location measurement reference signal for a location based service by a user equipment (UE) in a wireless communication system, the method comprising:

receiving configuration information of a location measurement zone spanning one or more superframes from a base station (BS); and

receiving the location measurement zone starting from a superframe having a superframe number (SFN) satisfying the following equation, according to the configuration information,

mod(SFN S-SFH(SP3) +D-LBS ZP −mod(SFN S-SFH(SP3) ,D-LBS ZP ),2 12 )  [Equation]

where SFN S-SFH(SP3) is the last superframe number in a secondary superframe header (S-SFH) change cycle including the configuration information, and D-LBS ZP is a transmission period of the location measurement zone.

5. The method according to claim 4 , wherein the configuration information includes information indicating the transmission period of the location measurement zone.

6. The method according to claim 4 , wherein the S-SFH change cycle is a minimum duration in which contents of S-SFH remain same.

7. The method according to claim 4 , further comprising:

measuring location-associated information determining the location of the user equipment (UE) using the location measurement reference signal received on the location measurement zone.

8. A base station (BS) for transmitting a location measurement reference signal for a location based service in a wireless communication system, the base station (BS) comprising:

a transmitter; and

a processor configured to control the transmitter,

wherein the processor controls the transmitter to transmit configuration information of a location measurement zone spanning one or more superframes to transmit the location measurement reference signal, and controls the transmitter to transmit the location measurement zone starting from a superframe having a superframe number (SFN) satisfying the following equation, according to the configuration information,

mod(SFN S-SFH(SP3) +D-LBS ZP −mod(SFN S-SFH(SP3) ,D-LBS ZP ),2 12 )  [Equation]

where SFN S-SFH(SP3) is the last superframe number in a secondary superframe header (S-SFH) change cycle including the configuration information, and D-LBS ZP is a transmission period of the location measurement zone.

9. The base station (BS) according to claim 8 , wherein the configuration information includes information indicating the transmission period of the location measurement zone.

10. The base station (BS) according to claim 8 , wherein the S-SFH change cycle is a minimum duration in which contents of S-SFH remain same.

11. A user equipment (UE) for transmitting a location measurement reference signal for a location based service in a wireless communication system, the user equipment (UE) comprising:

a receiver; and

a processor configured to control the receiver,

wherein the receiver is configured to receive configuration information of a location measurement zone spanning one or more superframes, and the processor controls the receiver to receive the location measurement zone starting from a superframe having a superframe number (SFN) satisfying the following equation, according to the configuration information,

mod(SFN S-SFH(SP3) +D-LBS ZP −mod(SFN S-SFH(SP3) ,D-LBS ZP ),2 12 )  [Equation]

where SFN S-SFH(SP3) is the last superframe number in a secondary superframe header (S-SFH) change cycle including the configuration information, and D-LBS ZP is a transmission period of the location measurement zone.

12. The user equipment (UE) according to claim 11 , wherein the configuration information includes information indicating the transmission period of the location measurement zone.

13. The user equipment (UE) according to claim 11 , wherein the S-SFH change cycle is a minimum duration in which contents of S-SFH remain same.

14. The user equipment (UE) according to claim 11 , wherein the processor is configured to measure location-associated information determining the location of the user equipment (UE) using the location measurement reference signal received on the location measurement zone.

Assignments (2)
CORRECTIVE ASSIGNMENT TO CORRECT THE FOURTH INVENTOR'S NAME PREVIOUSLY RECORDED ON REEL 027085 FRAME 0873. ASSIGNOR(S) HEREBY CONFIRMS THE FOURTH INVENTOR'S NAME IS KISEON RYU. Recorded Jun 27, 2012
From: CHOI, JINSOO; CHO, HANGYU; KWAK, JINSAM; RYU, KISEON
To: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
Reel/Frame 028456/0338 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 19, 2011
From: CHOI, JINSOO; CHO, HANGYU; KWAK, JINSAM; RYON, KISEON
To: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
Reel/Frame 027085/0873 →
Priority Claims (1)
KR 10-2011-0026262 · Mar 24, 2011 · national
Continuity (2)
Provisional Application 61393936 · Oct 17, 2010
Related Publication 20120094687A1 · Apr 19, 2012