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Samsung patents method for phones to use GPS data to fix signal timing

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Samsung has been granted a patent for a method that allows mobile devices to use Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) data, such as GPS, to improve 5G and 6G connections. The device measures its position and calculates small errors in time and frequency to adjust its signal before sending data to the cell tower.

Why it mattersThis technique helps mobile phones maintain a stable connection by using satellite data to correct signal drift, which is a standard improvement for high-speed networks.

In the filing’s own words

The disclosure relates to a 5G or 6G communication system for supporting a higher data transmission rate. The present disclosure provides a method performed by a user equipment (UE) for acquiring global navigation satellite system (GNSS) positioning information is provided. The method includes performing GNSS measurement to acquire the GNSS positioning information, and estimating a time-frequency offset based on the GNSS positioning information for pre-compensation of uplink transmission.

What exactly they claim (claim 1)

1. A method performed by a user equipment (UE) for acquiring global navigation satellite system (GNSS) positioning information, the method comprising: receiving, from a base station, a first indication based on a first subframe, wherein the first indication indicates that the UE is triggered to perform GNSS measurement; identifying that the UE is triggered to perform the GNSS measurement based on the first indication; performing the GNSS measurement to acquire the GNSS positioning information based on a GNSS measurement window; and estimating at least one of a time offset or a frequency offset based on the GNSS positioning information for pre-compensation of uplink transmission, wherein a start location of the GNSS measurement window corresponds to a second subframe that is after a predefined interval from the first subframe.

Facts

Company
Samsung (Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.)
Official title
Method and device for acquiring global navigation satellite system (GNSS) positioning information
Patent number
US12761377B2
Application number
18139622
Filed
Apr 26, 2023
Granted
Oct 13, 2026
Inventors
2
Claims
20

Classified under

G01S 19/46 Physics & computingG01S 19/25 Physics & computingH04W 72/232 Electricity & electronicsH04W 74/0833 Electricity & electronics
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