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Location positioning protocol based positioning for UEs in idle mode

US11012966B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

Apple Inc. · US

Inventors

Jie Cui · San Jose, US
Yang Tang · Pleasanton, US
Hyung-Nam Choi · Hamburg, DE
Seung Hee Han · Anyang-si, KR
Marta Martinez Tarradell · Munich, DE
Youn Hyoung Heo · Seoul, KR

Key dates

Filing date	Dec 29, 2017
Grant date	May 18, 2021
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Dec 29, 2037

Classification

Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
CPC primaryY02D30/70
WIPO fieldDigital communication
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Techniques described herein allow for mobile positioning (i.e., the determination of the position of the UE) to be performed when the UE is in Idle mode. In some implementations, assistance data, that is used by the UE as part of the mobile positioning procedure, may be broadcast to the UE or transmitted to the UE within paging messages. The assistance data can potentially be sent to the UE in a number of time slots. In some implementations, the UE may perform measurements needed for mobile positioning only within discontinuous reception (DRX) occasions. Alternatively, in some implementations, the UE may perform measurements needed for mobile positioning outside of DRX occasions.

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