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Samsung patents method to predict network signal quality for phones

Samsung has been granted a patent for a method that helps mobile devices predict the quality of their wireless connection. The device measures current signal strength using specific mathematical models and uses that data to forecast how well the connection will perform in the near future. It then sends this prediction to the cell tower to help manage the data flow.

Why it mattersThis is a technical improvement to how phones and towers communicate, likely aiming to make data connections more stable without being noticeable to the average user.

In the filing’s own words

A method for performing a channel state information (CSI) prediction by a user equipment (UE) is provided. The method includes receiving a plurality of reference signals from a base station, obtaining a channel quality information (CQI) estimation for an interval based on the received plurality of reference signals, wherein obtaining the CQI estimation includes obtaining at least one of mean mutual information per bit (MMIB) or effective exponential signal to noise ratio mapping (EESM), predicting the CSI based on the CQI estimation, and reporting the predicted CSI to the base station.

What exactly they claim (claim 1)

1. A method performed by a user equipment (UE), the method comprising: receiving a plurality of reference signals from a base station; estimating channel quality information (CQI) for an interval based on the plurality of reference signals, wherein estimating the CQI comprises obtaining at least one of mean mutual information per bit (MMIB) or effective exponential signal to noise ratio mapping (EESM); predicting channel state information (CSI) based on the estimated CQI; performing post-processing conversion of the MMIB or the EESM to predict CQI; determining whether the predicted CQI is greater than the estimated CQI; reporting, to the base station, CSI based on the predicted COI in case that the predicted CQI is greater than the estimated CQI; and reporting, to the base station, the CSI predicted based on the estimated CQI in case that the predicted COI is less than or equal to the estimated CQI.

Facts

Company
Samsung (Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.)
Official title
Method and apparatus for performing CSI prediction
Patent number
US12750111B2
Application number
18636864
Filed
Apr 16, 2024
Granted
Sep 29, 2026
Inventors
9
Claims
20

Classified under

H04B 7/0626 Electricity & electronicsH04B 7/0632 Electricity & electronics
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