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Apple patents 5G signal checks based on device height

Apple has filed a patent for a method where 5G devices adjust their network signal checks based on their physical height. The device receives instructions from the network to monitor signal quality only when it is within a specific height range, such as on a different floor of a building. If the height and signal quality conditions are met, the device sends a report to the network to help manage the connection.

Why it mattersThis could improve how 5G networks manage connections in multi-story buildings by reducing unnecessary data traffic when a device is in a location where signal changes are expected.

In the filing’s own words

User equipment (UE) in a 5G new radio (NR) environment may be configured to receive a radio resource management (RRM) information from a network. The RRM information may comprise a height event that is associated with a height range and a signal quality event that is associated with said height range. The UE may perform a measurement of the network based on a current height of the UE and the RRM information. In response to at least the height event and the signal quality event being satisfied, the UE may generate a measurement report and sending the measurement report to the network. Other aspects are described.

What exactly they claim (claim 1)

1. A method for wireless communication by a user equipment (UE), comprising: receiving a radio resource management (RRM) information from a network, the RRM information comprising a height event that is associated with a height range and a signal quality event that is associated with said height range; performing a measurement of the network based on a current height of the UE and the RRM information; and in response to at least the height event and the signal quality event being satisfied, generating a measurement report and sending the measurement report to the network.

Facts

Company
Apple (Apple Inc.)
Official title
MULTIPLE MEASUREMENT REPORT CONFIGURATIONS FOR DIFFERENT HEIGHTS
Publication number
US20260292570A1
Application number
19473452
Filed
Apr 7, 2023
Published
Sep 24, 2026
Inventors
10
Claims
21

Classified under

H04W 24/10 Electricity & electronics
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