Patent SG-11201901310Q-A (SG)
Title: Positioning reference signal enhancements
Inventor: RICO ALVARINO ALBERTO
IPC: H04W72/04
Filed: 2017-09-29
Abstract: INTERNATIONAL APPLICATION PUBLISHED UNDER THE PATENT COOPERATION TREATY (PCT) (19) World Intellectual Property :::` , Organization 03 111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111 International Bureau (10) International Publication Number (43) International Publication Date .../ WO 2018/064562 Al 05 April 2018 (05.04.2018) WIP0 I PCT _ (51) (21) (22) (25) Filing Language: (26) (30) (71) Applicant: QUALCOMM INCORPORATED [US/US]; (72) International Patent Classification: San Diego, California 92121 (US). XU, Hao; 5775 More- H04W 72/04 (2009.01) H04W 4/00 (2018.01) house Drive, San Diego, California 92121 (US). International Application Number: (74) Agent: READ, Randol W. et al.; Patterson & Sheridan, PCT/US2017/054478 L.L.P., 24 Greenway Plaza, Suite 1600, Houston, Texas International Filing Date: 77046-2472 (US). 29 September 2017 (29.09.2017) (81) Designated States (unless otherwise indicated, for every English kind of national protection available): AE, AG, AL, AM, AO, AT, AU, AZ, BA, BB, BG, BH, BN, BR, BW, BY, BZ, Publication Language: English CA, CH, CL, CN, CO, CR, CU, CZ, DE, DJ, DK, DM, DO, Priority Data: DZ, EC, EE, EG, ES, FI, GB, GD, GE, GH, GM, GT, HN, 62/402,680 30 September 2016 (30.09.2016) US HR, HU, ID, IL, IN, IR, IS, JO, JP, KE, KG, KH, KN, KP, 15/718,220 28 September 2017 (28.09.2017) US KR, KW, KZ, LA, LC, LK, LR, LS, LU, LY, MA, MD, ME, MG, MK, MN, MW, MX, MY, MZ, NA, NG, NI, NO, NZ, OM, PA, PE, PG, PH, PL, PT, QA, RO, RS, RU, RW, SA, ATTN: International IP Administration, 5775 Morehouse SC, SD, SE, SG, SK, SL, SM, ST, SV, SY, TH, TJ, TM, TN, Drive, San Diego, California 92121-1714 (US). TR, TT, TZ, UA, UG, US, UZ, VC, VN, ZA, ZM, ZW. Inventors: RICO ALVARINO, Alberto; 5775 More- (84) Designated States (unless otherwise indicated, for every house Drive, San Diego, California 92121-1714 (US). kind of regional protection available): ARIPO (BW, GH, GAAL, Peter; 5775 Morehouse Drive, San Diego, Califor- GM, KE, LR, LS, MW, MZ, NA, RW, SD, SL, ST, SZ, TZ, nia 92121 (US). CHEN, Wanshi; 5775 Morehouse Drive, UG, ZM, ZW), Eurasian (AM, AZ, BY, KG, KZ, RU, TJ, TM), European (AL, AT, BE, BG, CH, CY, CZ, DE, DK, = = Title: POSITIONING REFERENCE : Certain aspects of the present reference signal (PRS) enhancements for enhanced machine type communication (eMTC). a first bandwidth within a larger equipment (UE), determining a second bandwidth within the system bandwidth to transmit transmitting information associated with the first PRS and the second PRS. (54) ing -- -- GC determining SIGNAL ENHANCEMENTS 600 FIG. 6 602 and more specifically to position- An example method generally includes reference signal (PRS) to a first type of a second PRS to a second type of UE, — = = = = DETERMINE A FIRST BANDWIDTH WITHIN A LARGER SYSTEM BANDWIDTH TO TRANSMIT A FIRST POSITIONING REFERENCE SIGNAL (PRS) TO A FIRST TYPE OF USER EQUIPMENT (UE) = = = c 604 = = = DETERMINE A SECOND BANDWIDTH WITHIN THE SYSTEM BANDWIDTH TO TRANSMIT A SECOND PRS TO A SECOND TYPE OF UE = — = ( -606 Il ei ,tD kin 1 (57) , 1 user 0 and ei TRANSMIT INFORMATION ASSOCIATED WITH THE FIRST PRS AND THE SECOND PRS disclosure generally relate to wireless communications, system bandwidth to transmit a first positioning C [Continued on next page] WO 2018/064562 Al 111111111111110111011111111111011111010111110110011111111111111111111111011110111111 EE, ES, FI, FR, GB, GR, HR, HU, IE, IS, IT, LT, LU, LV, MC, MK, MT, NL, NO, PL, PT, RO, RS, SE, SI, TR), OAPI (BF, BJ, CF, CG, CI, CM, GA, GN, SK, SM, GQ, GW, KM, ML, MR, NE, SN, TD, TG). Published: — with international search report (Art. 21(3))