公开(公告)号：US20230417859A1

公开(公告)日：2023-12-28

申请号：US18335448

申请日：2023-06-15

Applicant: Nokia Technologies Oy

Inventor： Oana-Elena BARBU ,  Ryan KEATING ,  Johannes HARREBEK ,  Benny VEJLGAARD

IPC: G01S5/02

CPC classification number: G01S5/021

Abstract: A method, apparatus and computer program is described comprising: obtaining samples of received positioning information from each of a plurality of channels; identifying one or more of said channels as benchmark channels; determining a benchmark channel response representative of channel propagation conditions for the or each benchmark channel; generating a common benchmark channel response based on said benchmark channel responses; estimating channel responses for some or all non-benchmark channels; modifying positioning information samples of at least some of the non-benchmark channels to generate corrected positioning information samples; and combining the positioning information samples of said one or more benchmark channels and the one or more corrected positioning information samples to generate combined positioning information samples.

公开(公告)号：US20230231614A1

公开(公告)日：2023-07-20

申请号：US17998406

申请日：2021-05-12

Applicant: Nokia Technologies OY

Inventor： Oana-Elena BARBU ,  Johannes HARREBEK ,  Benny VWJLGAARD

IPC: H04B7/06 ,  H04W16/28 ,  H04W72/51 ,  H04W64/00

CPC classification number: H04B7/0695 ,  H04W16/28 ,  H04W72/51 ,  H04W64/00

Abstract: An access node, method and computer program product for: receiving from a terminal device served by a first access node measurement data relating to a plurality of radio beams, determining that the measurement data comprises data relating to at least one radio beam provided by at least one second access node, receiving information relating to angular coverage of the at least one radio beam provided by at least the second access node, determining, based on the angular coverage and the measurement data relating to the plurality of radio beams, an estimated location of the terminal device, and selecting a set of radio beams for provision to the estimated location of the terminal device, wherein the set of radio beams comprises a subset of radio beams provided by the first access node for serving the terminal device.

公开(公告)号：US20230156658A1

公开(公告)日：2023-05-18

申请号：US17917378

申请日：2020-04-06

Applicant: NOKIA TECHNOLOGIES OY

Inventor： Oana-Elena BARBU ,  Johannes HARREBEK ,  Benny VEJLGAARD

IPC: H04W64/00 ,  G01S5/02

CPC classification number: H04W64/003 ,  G01S5/0218

Abstract: An apparatus comprising at least one processor; and at least one memory including computer program code; the at least one memory and the computer program code configured to, with the at least one processor, cause the apparatus to perform: determining, for a terminal node, at least one time delay value for a plurality of access nodes; determining at least one metric for the access nodes, the at least one metric indicative of probability of line of sight conditions between the terminal node and the access nodes; determining, based, at least in part, on the at least one metric, a first set of line of sight time delay values having an associated probability of line of sight conditions above a threshold; determining, based, at least in part, on the at least one metric, a second set of time delay values having an associated probability of line of sight conditions below the threshold; determining a position estimate of the terminal node based, at least in part, on the first set of line of sight time delay values; determining, based at least in part on the position estimate of the terminal node, at least one line of sight time delay value of the second set; and determining a new estimate of the position of the terminal node based, at least in part, on the at least one determined line of sight time delay value of the second set.

公开(公告)号：US20230115908A1

公开(公告)日：2023-04-13

申请号：US17941422

申请日：2022-09-09

Applicant: NOKIA TECHNOLOGIES OY

Inventor： Jan Torst HVIID ,  Benny VEJLGAARD ,  Oana-Elena BARBU ,  Renato Barbosa ABREU ,  Thomas Haaning JACOBSEN ,  Johannes HARREBEK

IPC: H04W76/15 ,  H04W76/14 ,  H04W56/00

Abstract: According to an example aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method comprising, determining, by a network node, a timing offset (TOA) of a first wireless link, determining, by the network node, a timing offset (TOB) of a second wireless link, determining, by the network node, a timing offset (TOC) of a third wireless link, calculating, by the network node, a timing calibration value of the first sidelink device using the timing offset (TOA) of the first wireless link, the timing offset (TOB) of the second wireless link and the timing offset (TOC) of the third wireless link and transmitting, by the network node, at least the timing calibration value of the first sidelink device.

公开(公告)号：US20230003831A1

公开(公告)日：2023-01-05

申请号：US17848467

申请日：2022-06-24

Applicant: Nokia Technologies Oy

Inventor： Oana-Elena BARBU ,  István Zsolt KOVÁCS

IPC: G01S5/10 ,  G06N3/08

Abstract: An apparatus, computer program and method is described comprising: obtaining, at a receiver, during a first phase of operation, one or more first downlink positioning reference samples from each of a plurality of communication nodes of a mobile communication system, wherein the receiver operates in a wide-beam or omnidirectional mode during the first phase of operation; determining first response estimates of channels between the receiver and each of said each communication nodes, based on the positioning reference samples obtained for the respective communication node; selecting, for each communication node, a receiver beam for receiving positioning signals from the respective communication node, based, at least in part, on the respective first channel response estimate; and receiving, at the receiver, in a second phase of operation, one or more second downlink positioning reference samples from each of the plurality of communication nodes using the selected receiver beams.

公开(公告)号：US20250167865A1

公开(公告)日：2025-05-22

申请号：US18873474

申请日：2022-06-10

Applicant: Nokia Technologies Oy

Inventor： Oana-Elena BARBU ,  Diomidis MICHALOPOULOS ,  Alain ANDERLINI

IPC: H04B7/06 ,  H04B17/318 ,  H04W24/10 ,  H04W64/00 ,  H04W92/18

Abstract: This specification describes a first terminal device comprising means for receiving, from a second terminal device, alignment information for use by the first terminal device in orienting a local coordinate system, LCS, of the first terminal device to correspond in orientation to an LCS of the second terminal device.

公开(公告)号：US20250132601A1

公开(公告)日：2025-04-24

申请号：US18915019

申请日：2024-10-14

Applicant: Nokia Technologies Oy

Inventor： Simon SVENDSEN ,  Johannes HARREBEK ,  Nuno Manuel KIILERICH PRATAS ,  Oana-Elena BARBU ,  Benny VEJLGAARD

IPC: H02J50/00 ,  H02J50/27 ,  H02J50/40

Abstract: An apparatus comprising: energy harvesting circuitry; backscatter modulation circuitry powered at least partially using energy provided by the energy harvesting circuitry; a first antenna element coupled via a first feed to the backscatter modulation circuitry; and a second antenna element coupled via a second feed to the energy harvesting circuitry, wherein the apparatus is configured to receive radio signals simultaneously, at the same frequency, at the backscatter modulation circuitry via the first antenna element and at the energy harvesting circuitry via the second antenna element.

公开(公告)号：US20250080202A1

公开(公告)日：2025-03-06

申请号：US18812244

申请日：2024-08-22

Applicant: Nokia Technologies Oy

Inventor： Oana-Elena BARBU ,  Boyan YANAKIEV ,  Nuno Manuel KIILERICH PRATAS ,  Benny VEJLGAARD

IPC: H04B7/145

Abstract: A method, apparatus and computer program are described comprising: receiving, at a first device, configuration information from a control unit, wherein the configuration information comprises a configured state of the first device and a duration for serving as one of a plurality of peer devices; setting the state of the first device to the configured state in response to reception of configuration information from said control unit; monitoring one or more triggers; controlling a change in the state of the first device in response to activation of one or more monitored triggers; and communicating any change of state of the first device to one or more of said peer devices.

公开(公告)号：US20250071722A1

公开(公告)日：2025-02-27

申请号：US18946061

申请日：2024-11-13

Applicant: Nokia Technologies Oy

Inventor： Diomidis MICHALOPOULOS ,  Osman Nuri Can YILMAZ ,  Taylan SAHIN ,  Oana-Elena BARBU

IPC: H04W64/00

Abstract: A node apparatus comprising: at least one processor; and at least one memory including computer program code, the at least one memory and the computer program code configured to, with the at least one processor, cause the apparatus at least to perform: transmitting information indicative of a plurality of configurations for signals that enable positioning that can be undertaken by the network and an indication of an order of preference for the plurality of configurations.

公开(公告)号：US20250048328A1

公开(公告)日：2025-02-06

申请号：US18717366

申请日：2022-12-19

Applicant: Nokia Technologies OY

Inventor： Nuno Manuel KIILERICH PRATAS ,  Prajwal KESHAVAMURTHY ,  Oana-Elena BARBU ,  Benny VEJLGAARD ,  Johannes HARREBEK ,  Jan Torst HVIID

IPC: H04W64/00 ,  H04W72/25

Abstract: An apparatus, comprising: at least one processor; and at least one memory comprising computer program instructions, wherein the at least one memory and the computer program instructions are configured to, with the at least one processor, cause the apparatus at least to perform: sending (1a, 1b.i, 1.b.ii), to an anchor user equipment, a sidelink positioning request in a channel, wherein the sidelink positioning request comprises a first pay load: receiving (2. a, 2.b.i, 2.b.ii, 3), from the anchor user equipment, a sidelink positioning response, wherein the sidelink positioning response is sent according to the pay load of the sidelink positioning request, wherein the sidelink positioning response comprises a second pay load; and determining (4) a position of the apparatus based on the second payload