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Samsung patents 5G/6G method for group-based wireless sensing

Patent drawing from the official filing.

Samsung has filed a patent for a method that allows a base station to trigger sensing activities for a group of devices that are not actively connected to the network. The system sends a specific message to these idle or inactive devices, instructing them to start sensing or report sensing results based on the information provided.

Why it mattersThis filing suggests a more efficient way to manage background sensing tasks in future 5G and 6G networks, potentially reducing the power drain on devices by only activating them when needed for specific sensing groups.

In the filing’s own words

The present disclosure relates to a 5G communication system or a 6G communication system for supporting higher data rates beyond a 4G communication system such as long term evolution (LTE). The present disclosure provides a method performed by a first node or a first or second network node, wherein the method performed by the first node compromises: receiving a first message from the first network node, and determining whether to enter a connected state based on the first message, wherein the first message includes indication information of a state related to sensing, and the indication information of the state related to sensing includes at least one of: indication information of a state for performing transfer of a sensing signal, and indication of a state for performing reporting of a sensing result, and wherein the first node is in a non-connected state.

What exactly they claim (claim 1)

1. A method performed by a terminal in a wireless communication system, the method comprising: receiving, from a base station, a first message triggering a sensing for a group of terminals including the terminal in a radio resource control (RRC) idle state or an RRC inactive state, wherein the first message includes information for indicating the group of terminals; and identifying to start the sensing based on the first message.

Facts

Company: Samsung (Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.)
Official title: METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR INTEGRATED SENSING AND COMMUNICATION IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM
Publication number: US20260304542A1
Application number: 19475947
Filed: Dec 27, 2023
Published: Oct 1, 2026
Inventors: 4
Claims: 15

Classified under

H04W 76/27 Electricity & electronicsH04L 5/0023 Electricity & electronics

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