Samsung patents a way for phones to describe radio signals using math
Samsung has filed a patent for a method where a phone measures how a wireless signal travels through the air and sends a compact description back to the network. Instead of sending raw data, the phone breaks the signal down into smaller mathematical parts called triples to describe the connection's quality. This helps the network adjust its settings to keep the connection stable.
In the filing’s own words
Apparatuses and methods for channel state information (CSI) reporting in wireless communication systems. A method performed by a user equipment (UE) includes receiving information about a CSI report, the CSI report indicating a matrix C = [ c 1, 1 c 1, 2 … c 1, N SB c 2, 1 c 2, 2 … c 2, N SB ⋮ ⋮ ⋱ ⋮ c N port, 1 c N port, 2 … c N port, N SB ] represented as C = ∑ l = 1 L λ l v l u l H using triples (λ l, v l, u l), where v l is a column vector of length N port, u l is a column vector of length N SB, λ l is a scalar number, N port is a number of antenna ports, and N SB is a number of subbands (SBs). The method further includes determining the CSI report and transmitting the CSI report. The CSI report is based on M datasets, where M≥1 and the M datasets are based on the triples (λ l, v l, u l).
What exactly they claim (claim 1)
1. A user equipment (UE), comprising a transceiver configured to receive information about a channel state information (CSI) report, the CSI report indicating a matrix C = [ c 1, 1 c 1, 2 … c 1, N SB c 2, 1 c 2, 2 … c 2, N SB ⋮ ⋮ ⋱ ⋮ c N port, 1 c N port, 2 … c N port, N SB ] represented as C = ∑ l = 1 L λ l v l u l H using triples (λ l, v l, u l), where: v l is a column vector of length N port, u l is a column vector of length N SB, λ l is a scalar number, N port is a number of antenna ports, and N SB is a number of subbands (SBs); and a processor operably coupled to the transceiver, the processor configured to determine the CSI report, wherein the transceiver is further configured to transmit the CSI report, wherein the CSI report is based on M datasets, where M≥1 and the M datasets are based on the triples (λ l, v l, u l).
Facts
- Company
- Samsung (Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.)
- Official title
- CSI REPORTING
- Publication number
- US20260312654A1
- Application number
- 19566447
- Filed
- Mar 13, 2026
- Published
- Oct 8, 2026
- Inventors
- 2
- Claims
- 20
Classified under
H04B 7/0626 Electricity & electronicsH04L 41/16 Electricity & electronicsMore from Samsung in Networks & wireless
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