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Samsung patents method for phones to report location tracking limits

Samsung has been granted a patent for a method in 5G or 6G networks where a phone tells the network exactly how much data it can handle for location tracking. The device reports its maximum bandwidth and resource limits to a location management server so the network can send positioning signals that the phone can actually process.

Why it mattersThis improves the efficiency of location services by ensuring the network does not send more data than the phone can handle, which could lead to more accurate or reliable positioning in future mobile networks.

In the filing’s own words

The disclosure relates to a 5G or 6G communication system for supporting a higher data transmission rate. A method performed by a user equipment (UE) in a wireless communication system is provided. The method includes receiving, from a location management function (LMF) entity, a request capabilities message, and transmitting, to the LMF entity, a provide capabilities message including capability information per band, wherein the capability information includes information on maximum aggregated downlink positioning reference signal (DL-PRS) bandwidth (BW) and information on maximum number of aggregated DL-PRS resources in a slot.

What exactly they claim (claim 1)

1. A method performed by a user equipment (UE) in a wireless communication system, the method comprising: receiving, from a location management function (LMF) entity, a request capabilities message; and transmitting, to the LMF entity, a provide capabilities message including capability information per band, wherein the capability information includes information on maximum aggregated downlink positioning reference signal (DL-PRS) bandwidth (BW) and information on maximum number of aggregated DL-PRS resources in a slot.

Facts

Company: Samsung (Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.)
Official title: Method and device for estimating location of terminal in wireless communication system
Patent number: US12772200B2
Application number: 18780972
Filed: Jul 23, 2024
Granted: Oct 20, 2026
Inventors: 3
Claims: 20

Classified under

H04W 64/00 Electricity & electronicsH04L 5/0051 Electricity & electronicsH04W 8/22 Electricity & electronicsH04W 24/10 Electricity & electronics

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