17916884. UE Uplink Panel Selection Framework simplified abstract (Apple Inc.)

UE Uplink Panel Selection Framework

Organization Name

Apple Inc.

Inventor(s)

Yushu Zhang of Beijing (CN)

Chunhai Yao of Beijing (CN)

Chunxuan Ye of San Diego CA (US)

Dawei Zhang of Saratoga CA (US)

Fangli Xu of Beijing (CN)

Haijing Hu of Beijing (CN)

Haitong Sun of Cupertino CA (US)

Hong He of Cupertino CA (US)

Jie Cui of San Jose CA (US)

Oghenekome Oteri of San Diego CA (US)

Wei Zeng of San Diego CA (US)

Weidong Yang of San Diego CA (US)

Yang Tang of San Jose CA (US)

Yuchul Kim of San Jose CA (US)

Yuqin Chen of Shenzhen (CN)

UE Uplink Panel Selection Framework - A simplified explanation of the abstract

This abstract first appeared for US patent application 17916884 titled 'UE Uplink Panel Selection Framework

Simplified Explanation

The patent application describes a method for a user equipment device (UE) to select an uplink antenna panel for communication with a base station. Here are the key points:

• The UE can decide to switch to a different beam for communication with the base station based on certain conditions.
• The UE sends an indication of the antenna panel status to the base station, which includes information about the latency associated with the beam switch.
• The base station can then send an indication to the UE to switch to a target beam, and the UE performs the switch based on this indication.
• The indication of the antenna panel status can include the latency level for each beam in a beam report, a request to switch to a specific target beam, or a request to apply an antenna panel switch.

Potential applications of this technology:

• Wireless communication systems using beamforming techniques.
• Mobile devices with multiple antennas for improved signal quality.
• Internet of Things (IoT) devices that require efficient uplink communication with a base station.

Problems solved by this technology:

• Efficient selection of the best uplink antenna panel for communication.
• Minimizing latency associated with beam switches.
• Optimizing the performance of wireless communication systems.

Benefits of this technology:

• Improved signal quality and reliability in wireless communication.
• Reduced latency in beam switches, leading to better user experience.
• Enhanced performance and efficiency of wireless networks.

Original Abstract Submitted

Apparatuses, systems, and methods for user equipment device (UE) uplink antenna panel selection. The UE may determine, based on at least one condition, to perform a beam switch from a current beam being used for communications with a base station. The UE may transmit, to the base station, an indication of an antenna panel status that may include an indication of a latency associated with the beam switch. The UE may receive, from the base station, an indication to switch to a target beam and to perform the switch, based on the indication, to the target beam. The indication of the antenna panel status may include a beam switching latency level for each beam in a beam report, a beam switch request that may indicate the target beam, and/or a beam switch request that may indicate that an antenna panel switch is to be applied by the UE.