US Patent Application 17664919. BEAM MANAGEMENT USING AN OPTICAL BEACON simplified abstract

BEAM MANAGEMENT USING AN OPTICAL BEACON

Organization Name

QUALCOMM Incorporated==Inventor(s)==

[[Category:Yehonatan Dallal of Kfar Saba (IL)]]

[[Category:Idan Michael Horn of Hod Hasharon (IL)]]

[[Category:Shay Landis of Hod Hasharon (IL)]]

BEAM MANAGEMENT USING AN OPTICAL BEACON - A simplified explanation of the abstract

This abstract first appeared for US patent application 17664919 titled 'BEAM MANAGEMENT USING AN OPTICAL BEACON

Simplified Explanation

- The patent application is related to wireless communication. - The invention involves a user equipment (UE) detecting an optical beacon of a network node using an image sensor. - The UE then receives reference signals using a sweep of multiple beams, which is determined based on the relative direction of the optical beacon. - The invention includes various other aspects related to this technology.

Original Abstract Submitted

Various aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wireless communication. In some aspects, a user equipment (UE) may detect, using an image sensor, an optical beacon of a network node. The UE may receive reference signals using a sweep of a plurality of beams that is based at least in part on a relative direction of the optical beacon of the network node. Numerous other aspects are provided.