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Granted Patent B2
US 9,788,341 · App. 15/349,386 · Granted Oct 10, 2017

Scheduling communication in a wireless communication system

Inventors: Timothy Wilkinson (Bristol, GB); Timothy James Speight (Bristol, GB)
Assignee: Intellectual Ventures Holding 81 LLC
H04W72/1231H04W72/082H04W72/1226H04L5/16H04L27/2601H04W88/02
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 9,788,341
App. No.
15/349,386
Granted
Oct 10, 2017
Kind
B2
Abstract

Interference may be determined between user equipment (UE) based on distance between the UEs and location information. Half duplex communication on orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) resources may be scheduled based on the determined interference.

Claims (25)

1. A user equipment (UE) comprising:

a transceiver;

a processor electrically coupled to the transceiver;

wherein the processor is configured to:

determine geographic position of the UE based on satellite information and send the determined geographic position to a network device;

receive information on orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) resources in a time slot scheduled for half duplex communication, wherein the OFDM resources are scheduled based on an interference potential between the UE and another UE being located outside a vicinity of the geographic position; and

wherein the another UE is scheduled to transmit information on the time slot.

2. The UE of claim 1 further comprising:

the transceiver configured to receive, from the network device, a request to perform a measurement related to the determined geographic position.

3. The UE of claim 1 further comprising:

the transceiver configured to receive, from the network device, timing advance information.

4. The UE of claim 1 , wherein the OFDM resources are scheduled in accordance with a transmit power level of the UE.

5. The UE of claim 1 , wherein the OFDM resources are scheduled on a time slot-by-time slot basis, a frame-by-frame basis, or a multiframe-by-multiframe basis.

6. The UE of claim 1 , wherein the another UE being located outside the vicinity of the geographic position comprises the another UE being located a distance from the geographic position.

7. A method performed by a user equipment (UE), the method comprising:

determining, by the UE, geographic position of the UE based on satellite information and sending the determined geographic position to a network device;

receiving information on orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) resources in a time slot scheduled for half duplex communication, wherein the OFDM resources are scheduled based on an interference potential between the UE and another UE being located outside a vicinity of the geographic position; and

wherein the another UE is scheduled to transmit information on the time slot.

8. The method of claim 7 further comprising:

receiving, by the UE from the network device, a request to perform a measurement related to the determined geographic position.

9. The method of claim 7 further comprising:

receiving, by the UE from the network device, timing advance information.

10. The method of claim 7 , wherein the OFDM resources are scheduled in accordance with a transmit power level of the UE.

11. The method of claim 7 , wherein the OFDM resources are scheduled on a time slot-by-time slot basis, a frame-by-frame basis, or a multiframe-by-multiframe basis.

12. The method of claim 7 , wherein the another UE being located outside the vicinity of the geographic position comprises the another UE being located a distance from the geographic position.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 7, 2017
From: IPWIRELESS, INC.
To: INTELLECTUAL VENTURES HOLDING 81 LLC
Reel/Frame 043778/0383 →
Priority Claims (1)
GB 1019145.0 · Nov 12, 2010 · national
Continuity (2)
Continuation 13883687
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