Ryan Travis Keating

US Patent:

20220345185, Oct 27, 2022

Filed:

Apr 20, 2022

Appl. No.:

17/724550

Inventors:

- Espoo, FI
Oana-Elena BARBU - Aalborg, DK
Ryan KEATING - Chicago IL, US
Benny VEJLGAARD - Gistrup, DK

International Classification:

H04B 7/06
H04B 7/08
H04B 7/0408

Abstract:

An apparatus may include circuitry configured for providing first data indicative of a first relative angle-of-arrival measurement between a first base station and a second base station, from the position of a user device, based on angle-of-arrival measurements. The apparatus may also include circuitry configured for providing second data indicative of first and second angle-of-departure measurements, each measurement indicative of an angle between the user device and the other base station of the first set of base stations from the position of the respective first and second base stations based on a plurality of beams transmitted from the respective base station to the user device. The apparatus may also include circuitry configured for determining a beam directionality error associated with at least one of the first and second base stations based on the first relative angle-of-arrival measurement and the first and second angle-of-departure measurements.

US Patent:

20220337971, Oct 20, 2022

Filed:

Apr 15, 2021

Appl. No.:

17/301830

Inventors:

- Espoo, FI
Ryan Keating - Chicago IL, US

International Classification:

H04W 4/029
H04W 24/02

Abstract:

Improved techniques of reducing latency in UL positioning include generating a priority indication by the LMF for all UE requiring UL positioning. For example, an LMF can generate a priority list identifying UEs within a network that may be considered by a serving network node (gNB) for positioning prioritization. In some implementations, the serving gNB indicates that prioritizing all of the identified UEs would require more network resources than are available. In such a case, the LMF obtains latency measurement values for TRPs in the network. Based on the latency measurement values obtained, the LMF performs a configuration operation on at least one of the TRPs to reduce the UL positioning latency to an acceptable value.

US Patent:

20220283259, Sep 8, 2022

Filed:

Oct 1, 2019

Appl. No.:

17/636061

Inventors:

- Espoo, FI
Ryan KEATING - Chicago IL, US
Mikko SÄILY - Laukkoski, FI
Karri RANTA-AHO - Espoo, FI

International Classification:

G01S 5/00
H04L 5/00
H04W 24/10
H04W 56/00

Abstract:

Systems, methods, apparatuses, and computer program products for a multi-stage positioning reference signal (PRS) mechanism for downlink angle of departure (DL-AoD) positioning.

US Patent:

20220225258, Jul 14, 2022

Filed:

May 1, 2020

Appl. No.:

17/607198

Inventors:

- Espoo, FI
Nitin MANGALVEDHE - Hoffman Estates IL, US
Ryan KEATING - Chicago IL, US

International Classification:

H04W 56/00
H04W 72/04
H04L 27/26

Abstract:

According to an example embodiment, a method may include receiving, by a user equipment from a base station associated with a cell, control information assigning a subframe as a preconfigured uplink resource (PUR) subframe for the user equipment, the preconfigured uplink resource (PUR) subframe including an extended cyclic prefix, the control information indicating resources allocated to the user equipment for uplink transmission within the preconfigured uplink resource (PUR) subframe, wherein one or more other subframes for use by the user equipment include a normal cyclic prefix that is shorter in time than the extended cyclic prefix of the preconfigured uplink resource (PUR) subframe; and transmitting, by the user equipment, data via the resources allocated to the user equipment within the preconfigured uplink resource (PUR) subframe.

US Patent:

20220191782, Jun 16, 2022

Filed:

Dec 10, 2020

Appl. No.:

17/117865

Inventors:

- Espoo, FI
Ryan Keating - Chicago IL, US
Amitabha Ghosh - Buffalo Grove IL, US
Jie Chen - Naperville IL, US
Athul Prasad - Naperville IL, US
Nitin Mangalvedhe - Hoffman Estates IL, US

International Classification:

H04W 52/02

Abstract:

Certain example embodiments provide systems, methods, apparatuses, and computer program products for determining radio frequency (RF) conditions using sensing information. A network node may construct a map of RF conditions associated with location information within its coverage area. The network node may configure a radio resource control (RRC)-connected UE to operate in an RF sensing mode. The network node may obtain a positioning of the UE from a sensing node. The network node may determine the RF conditions of the UE based on its position using the map.

US Patent:

20220191819, Jun 16, 2022

Filed:

Dec 10, 2020

Appl. No.:

17/117521

Inventors:

- Espoo, FI
Ryan Keating - Chicago IL, US
Amitabha Ghosh - Buffalo Grove IL, US
Jun Tan - Glenview IL, US
Nitin Mangalvedhe - Hoffman Estates IL, US

International Classification:

H04W 64/00
H04W 8/12
H04W 8/24
H04W 56/00
H04W 4/02
H04W 4/029
H04W 76/11

Abstract:

Certain example embodiments provide systems, methods, apparatuses, and computer program products for associating sensing information with a user (e.g., a cellular user) by, for example, determining information from both a sensing node and a communication node, then associating the a sensed object and the communication node based on the information. Additionally, or alternatively, some embodiments provide systems, methods, apparatuses, and computer program products for radar and sensing-based positioning.

US Patent:

20230094748, Mar 30, 2023

Filed:

Feb 13, 2020

Appl. No.:

17/795940

Inventors:

- Espoo, FI
Tao TAO - Shanghai, CN
Ryan KEATING - Chicago IL, US
Jianguo LIU - Shanghai, CN

International Classification:

H04B 7/06
H04L 5/00

Abstract:

A method for a base station includes sending a request for a report on beamforming capability to a target user equipment; receiving the report on the beamforming capability from the target user equipment; allocating at least one positioning reference signal resource for use by the target user equipment based on at least the capability information included in the report; determining a beam sweeping mle based on the at least one positioning reference signal resource allocated for the target user equipment; and sending the positioning reference signal resource allocation and the beam sweeping mle to the target user equipment. A corresponding method for a user equipment includes receiving a request for a report on beamforming capability from a serving base station; sending the report on the beamforming capability to the serving base station; receiving information relating to at least one positioning reference signal resource and a beam sweeping rule from the serving base station; and performing beam sweeping on uplink positioning reference signal transmissions using the received positioning reference signal resource allocation based on the beam sweeping rule.

US Patent:

20210297149, Sep 23, 2021

Filed:

Feb 25, 2021

Appl. No.:

17/185324

Inventors:

- Espoo, FI
Ryan Keating - Chicago IL, US

International Classification:

H04B 7/185
H04W 56/00
H04B 7/01
H04W 72/12
H04W 72/04
H04W 76/11
H04W 64/00
H04B 7/06

Abstract:

A system, apparatus, method, and non-transitory computer readable medium for accurately and efficiently determining communication offsets between at least one user equipment (UE) device and at least one non-terrestrial network (NTN) device may include a UE device including: a memory storing computer readable instructions and at least one processor configured to, determine location information of the UE device; receive group information from a NTN device, the group information including a plurality of group IDs corresponding to a plurality of group coverage areas within a beam coverage area, each of the plurality of group IDs including location information of a corresponding reference point, and group offset information associated with the corresponding reference point; select a group ID from the plurality of group IDs based on the location information of the UE device and the plurality of reference points; and perform UL transmission based on the group offset information.