17754495. Positioning Techniques for User Equipment in a Network simplified abstract (Apple Inc.)

Positioning Techniques for User Equipment in a Network

Organization Name

Apple Inc.

Inventor(s)

Seyed Ali Akbar Fakoorian of San Diego CA (US)

Chunxuan Ye of San Diego CA (US)

Dawei Zhang of Saratoga CA (US)

Haitong Sun of Cupertino CA (US)

Hong He of San Jose CA (US)

Huaning Niu of San Jose CA (US)

Jie Cui of San Jose CA (US)

Oghenekome Oteri of San Diego CA (US)

Wei Zeng of Saratoga CA (US)

Yang Tang of San Jose CA (US)

Yushu Zhang of Beijing (CN)

Zhibin Wu of Los Altos CA (US)

Positioning Techniques for User Equipment in a Network - A simplified explanation of the abstract

This abstract first appeared for US patent application 17754495 titled 'Positioning Techniques for User Equipment in a Network

Simplified Explanation

The abstract describes a location management function (LMF) in a network that provides timing errors to user equipment and/or base stations for positioning purposes using a downlink time difference of arrival (DL-TDOA) technique.

• The LMF receives an indication of an effective timing error for the DL-TDOA positioning technique.
• The effective timing error is associated with a set of base stations transmitting positioning reference signals for the DL-TDOA.
• The LMF provides the effective timing error to user equipment performing operations related to the DL-TDOA.

Potential Applications

• Enhanced location-based services for mobile devices.
• Improved accuracy in emergency services for locating individuals in distress.
• Enhanced asset tracking and management in industrial settings.

Problems Solved

• Inaccurate positioning data due to timing errors.
• Difficulty in determining precise location information in dense urban environments.
• Challenges in providing reliable location-based services in indoor settings.

Benefits

• Increased accuracy in determining the location of user equipment.
• Enhanced efficiency in emergency response and search and rescue operations.
• Improved user experience in location-based applications.

Original Abstract Submitted

A location management function (LMF) of a network provides timing errors to user equipment and/or base stations for positioning purposes. The LMF receives an indication of an effective timing error for a downlink time difference of arrival (DL-TDOA) positioning technique, wherein the effective timing error is associated with a set of base stations configured to transmit positioning reference signals for the DL-TDOA and provides the effective timing error to a user equipment (UE) performing operations related to the DL-TDOA.