US Patent Application 17929233. SEAMLESS MOBILITY FOR WIRELESS DEVICES simplified abstract
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SEAMLESS MOBILITY FOR WIRELESS DEVICES
Organization Name
Inventor(s)
Sharad Sambhwani of San Diego CA (US)
Pranav Tripathi of San Jose CA (US)
Dirk Nickisch of Oberpframmern (DE)
Sanjeevi Balasubramanian of San Jose CA (US)
Dhiraj J Shirke of San Jose CA (US)
SEAMLESS MOBILITY FOR WIRELESS DEVICES - A simplified explanation of the abstract
This abstract first appeared for US patent application 17929233 titled 'SEAMLESS MOBILITY FOR WIRELESS DEVICES
Simplified Explanation
The patent application discusses the implementation of mobility procedures in user equipment to improve wireless connectivity in a wireless network. The following are the key points of the patent application:
- User equipment, such as smartphones or other devices, typically use a transmitter and receiver coupled to an antenna to communicate with a base station in a wireless network.
- However, the user equipment often needs to perform power-consuming searches to find a suitable base station for connection.
- The connection between the user equipment and the base station can be affected by blockages and transitions during mobility scenarios.
- To address these issues, the user equipment can implement mobility procedures.
- One example is the formation of links with multiple base stations in a cell cluster, allowing for smoother transitioning between base stations.
- The wireless network can generate a map that includes the locations of base stations and their beam characteristics. This map can help the user equipment determine coverage areas and reduce the number of transitions.
- The user equipment can also receive blockage information, which can be used to predict potential blockages and implement mobility procedures to maintain wireless service during a blockage.
Original Abstract Submitted
User equipment may include a transmitter and a receiver coupled to an antenna to enable the user equipment to transmit and receive user data with a base station of the wireless network. However, the user equipment may perform power-consuming searches to determine a base station for connection. Furthermore, the connection may be affected by blockages and transitions during mobility scenarios. As such, it may be beneficial for the user equipment to implement mobility procedures. For example, the user equipment may form links with multiple base stations of a cell cluster for transitioning. In another example, the wireless network may generate a map with locations of base stations and beam characteristics for the user equipment to determine coverage areas and decrease a number of transitions. Still in another example, the user equipment may receive blockage information to predict a blockage and implement mobility procedures to maintain wireless service during a blockage.
