Method and related apparatus for a user equipment to perform measurement scheduling control

Abstract

A method for performing measurement scheduling control by a user equipment (UE) and an associated apparatus are provided. The method may include: establishing a connection with a base station on a cell of the base station, wherein the UE is configured to perform measurements on at least one reference signal of at least one cell including the cell; obtaining sensor information from a sensor system within the UE by a modem in the UE through a communication interface between the sensor system and the modem; and controlling the periodicity of a measurement cycle of the measurement according to the sensor information to reduce power consumption of the UE.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present invention relates to mobile telecommunications, and more particularly, to a method for performing measurement scheduling control by a user equipment (UE) and an associated apparatus. Background Art

[0002] The 3rd Generation Partnership Project (3GPP) unites multiple telecommunication standard development organizations and provides a stable environment for its members to generate reports and specifications that define 3GPP technologies. According to the prior art, a UE compliant with 3GPP specifications may need to report the Layer-one (L1)-Reference Signal Received Power (RSRP) to ensure the robustness of the connection between the UE and the cell, and may require an associated accuracy to meet certain requirements, which means that the UE should consume power to perform measurements to achieve the required accuracy. Therefore, a novel method and related architecture are needed to reduce the power consumption of the UE while maintaining the communication quality. Summary of the Invention

[0003] To solve the above problems, an object of the present invention is to provide a method for performing measurement scheduling control by a UE, and to provide related apparatuses such as a UE or a modulator-demodulator (Modem), an application processor, a processing circuit, etc. within the UE.

[0004] Another object of the present invention is to provide a method for performing measurement scheduling control by a UE, and to provide related apparatuses such as a UE or a Modem, an application processor, a processing circuit, etc. within the UE, in order to reduce the power consumption of the UE while maintaining the communication quality.

[0005] At least one embodiment of the present invention provides a method for performing measurement scheduling control by a UE, wherein the method may include: establishing a connection with a base station on a cell of the base station, wherein the UE is configured to perform measurements on at least one reference signal of at least one cell including the cell; obtaining sensor information from a sensor system within the UE by a Modem in the UE through a communication interface between the sensor system and the Modem; and controlling the periodicity of a measurement cycle of the measurement according to the sensor information to reduce the power consumption of the UE.

[0006] At least one embodiment of the present invention provides a UE operating according to the above method, and also provides a Modem operating according to the above method.

[0007] At least one embodiment of the present invention provides an application processor operating according to the above method, wherein the sensor system is integrated into the application processor, and the communication interface is a communication interface between the application processor and a modem.

[0008] The method and related apparatus (e.g., a UE or a modem or application processor within the UE) of the present invention can appropriately control the UE's measurement scheduling to save power, and more specifically, reduce the UE's power consumption while maintaining communication quality. Compared to conventional architectures, the present invention can achieve optimal UE performance without introducing any side effects or in a manner that is less likely to introduce side effects.

[0009] These and other objects of the present invention will no doubt become apparent to those of ordinary skill in the art after reading the following detailed description of the preferred embodiments illustrated in the various figures and drawings. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0010] Figure 1 is a diagram of a UE according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

[0011] Figure 2 This is a workflow of a method for performing measurement scheduling control by a UE according to an embodiment of the present invention.

[0012] Figure 3 The embodiment according to the present invention is shown Figure 2 The control scheme related to Beam Management (BM) of the shown method.

[0013] Figure 4 The embodiment according to the present invention is shown Figure 2 The method shown is related to the control scheme of Radio Resource Management (RRM).

[0014] Figure 5 An example of a UE is shown.

[0015] Figure 6 Another embodiment of the present invention is shown Figure 2 BM-related control scheme of the method shown.

[0016] Figure 7 Another embodiment of the present invention is shown Figure 2 The RRM-related control scheme of the illustrated method. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0017] Figure 1FIG. is a diagram of a UE 100 according to a first embodiment of the present invention. The UE 100 may include a sensor system 110 and include a Modem 120 coupled to the sensor system 110 through a communication interface. More particularly, the sensor system 110 may include at least one sensor (e.g., one or more sensors), collectively referred to as sensors 111, and include a sensor information processor 112 coupled to the sensors 111. In addition, the Modem 120 may include a processing circuit 120P and a plurality of radio frequency (RF) modules 120R coupled to the processing circuit 120P, and may include a plurality of antennas 120A respectively coupled to the plurality of RF modules 120R, where the plurality of antennas 120A may include multiple groups of antennas, and any one group of antennas (e.g., two or more antennas) in the multiple groups of antennas is coupled to the corresponding RF module in the plurality of RF modules 120R.

[0018] The UE 100 may use the sensor system 110 to perform sensing to generate sensor information, and send the sensor information to the modem 120 through the communication interface for use by the modem 120. More specifically, the UE 100 may perform sensing using at least one sensor such as the sensors 111 to generate at least one sensing result (e.g., one or more sensing results), and use the sensor information processor 112 to process the foregoing at least one sensing result to generate sensor information and send the sensor information to the modem 120 through the communication interface. In addition, the modem 120 may perform wireless communication for the UE 100 with any base station on its corresponding cell among a plurality of base stations on its corresponding cell. As Figure 1 shown, the UE 100 (e.g., the modem 120) may perform measurement scheduling control to reduce the power consumption of the UE 100 while maintaining communication quality.

[0019] For example, when the UE 100 complies with the 3GPP specification, the UE 100 may need to report the above-mentioned L1-RSRP, and more specifically, perform relevant measurement operations to achieve the required accuracy. Since the UE 100 can control the measurement scheduling, the UE 100 can extremely reduce the power consumption of the UE 100 without degrading the communication quality.

[0020] For better understanding, the architecture of the UE 100 may be as Figure 1will be explained with reference to the figures shown, but the present invention is not limited thereto. For example, the UE 100 may include an application processor configured to control the operation of the UE (e.g., a processor that runs program codes such as an operating system (OS), drivers, application programs, etc.). In some embodiments, the sensor system 110 may be located outside the application processor. In some other embodiments, the sensor system 110 may be integrated into the application processor. From some perspectives, the multiple antennas 120A may be regarded as external components of the modem 120, and thus may be shown outside the modem 120.

[0021] In Figure 1 the embodiments shown and the above related embodiments, the above at least one sensor, such as the sensor 111, may be implemented by a gyroscope, a proximity sensor, etc., the sensor information processor 112 may be implemented by a Sensor-hub Context Processor (SCP), etc., the communication interface may be implemented by a Cross Core Communication Interface (CCCI), etc., the processing circuit 120P may be implemented by a baseband (BB) processing circuit, etc., and the RF module 120R may be implemented by a mixer, an amplifier, an oscillator, etc., but the present invention is not limited thereto.

[0022] Figure 2 is a workflow of a method for measurement scheduling control executed by a UE such as the UE 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention.

[0023] In step S10, the UE 100 (e.g., the modem 120) may establish a connection with a base station on a cell of the base station, where the UE 100 may be configured to perform measurements on at least one reference signal (e.g., one or more reference signals) of at least one cell (e.g., one or more cells) including the cell of the base station.

[0024] In step S20, the UE 100 may obtain sensor information from the sensor system 110 within the UE 100 through a communication interface between the sensor system 110 and the modem 120 by using the modem 120 in the UE 100.

[0025] In step S30, the UE 100 (e.g., the modem 120) may control the periodicity of the measurement cycle of the measurement according to the sensor information, so as to reduce the power consumption of the UE 100 and improve the performance.

[0026] In step S40, the UE 100 (e.g., the modem 120) may determine whether to continue the operations of steps S20 and S30 for the same connection (e.g., the connection previously established in step S10). If yes, it proceeds to step S20. If no, it proceeds to step S10.

[0027] For better understanding, the method can be illustrated by Figure 2 the workflow shown, but the present invention is not limited thereto. According to some embodiments, one or more steps may be added / removed or changed in Figure 2 the workflow shown.

[0028] According to some embodiments, the UE 100 (e.g., the modem 120) may be configured to perform measurements on at least one of the above-mentioned reference signals of the cell to generate at least one report (e.g., one or more reports). In this case, in step S30, the UE 100 (e.g., the modem 120) may control the periodicity of the measurement cycle of the measurement and the periodicity of the report cycle of the at least one report according to the sensor information to reduce the power consumption of the UE 100. More specifically, the at least one report may include at least one parameter measured at the UE 100. For example, the at least one parameter may include, for example, the RSRP such as the above-mentioned L1-RSRP.

[0029] Figure 3 shows a BM-related control scheme of the Figure 2 method according to an embodiment of the present invention, where the sensor system 110 may be integrated into the application processor (labeled "AP" for simplicity), but the present invention is not limited thereto. For example, the sensor system 110 may be located outside the application processor.

[0030] As Figure 3As shown, the sensor 111 may include at least one gyroscope (e.g., one or more gyroscopes), collectively referred to as the gyroscope 111G. Additionally, the sensor information may include rotational speed information corresponding to the foregoing at least one gyroscope such as the gyroscope 111G, and the rotational speed information may indicate at least one rotational speed of the UE 100. For example, the rotational speed information may include rotational speeds Rx, Ry, and Rz corresponding to the x-axis, y-axis, and z-axis of the UE 100 respectively, where the rotational speeds Rx, Ry, and Rz may be measured in radians per second (rad / s), and the sampling rate may reach (e.g., be greater than or equal to) 1.6 kilohertz (kHz), but the present invention is not limited thereto. Note that, if necessary, some other units may be used to measure the rotational speeds Rx, Ry, and Rz, and / or the sampling rate may be different. Additionally, the modem 120 may obtain rotational speed information such as rotational speeds Rx, Ry, and Rz and related time information such as the timestamp TS from the sensor system 110 through a communication interface such as CCCI. The sensor system 110 (e.g., the sensor information processor 112) may generate a timestamp TS corresponding to the rotational speeds Rx, Ry, and Rz according to the same clock within the UE 100. For example, the above symbols {Rx, Ry, Rz, TS} of the rotational speeds Rx, Ry, and Rz and the timestamp TS may be written as {Rx(t), Ry(t), Rz(t), TS(t)} (which can be regarded as a function of time t). When receiving a set of data {Rx(t0), Ry(t0), Rz(t0), TS(t0)} at a certain time point t0 from the sensor system 110, the modem 120 (e.g., the processing circuit 120P) may obtain the latest values of the rotational speeds Rx, Ry, and Rz measured at the time point t0 from the set of data {Rx(t0), Ry(t0), Rz(t0), TS(t0)}.

[0031] The modem 120 (e.g., the processing circuit 120P) may perform the operation of step S30 according to the rotational speeds Rx, Ry, and Rz. More specifically, the modem 120 (e.g., the processing circuit 120P) may compare a certain rotational speed indicated by the rotational speed information (e.g., the rotational speeds Rx, Ry, and Rz indicated by the rotational speed information {Rx(t0), Ry(t0), Rz(t0)} in a set of data {Rx(t0), Ry(t0), Rz(t0), TS(t0)}) with at least one predetermined rotational speed range to generate at least one comparison result, where the above at least one comparison result may indicate whether the rotational speed represented by the rotational speed information falls within the above at least one predetermined rotational speed range. Additionally, the modem 120 (e.g., the processing circuit 120P) may selectively change the periodicity of the measurement cycle of the measurement (e.g., the periodicity of the reporting cycle of the above at least one report) according to the above at least one comparison result.

[0032] For better understanding, the possible ranges of the rotational speeds Rx, Ry, and Rz can be divided into multiple rotational speed ranges by at least one predetermined rotational speed threshold, such as the rotational speed threshold TH_R (e.g., one or more predetermined rotational speed thresholds). For example, when the rotational speed indicated by the rotational speed information (e.g., any of the rotational speeds Rx, Ry, and Rz indicated by the rotational speed information {Rx(t0), Ry(t0), Rz(t0)} in a set of data {Rx(t0), Ry(t0), Rz(t0), TS(t0)}) belongs to a larger rotational speed range among the multiple rotational speed ranges (e.g., the rotational speed range is greater than or equal to the rotational speed threshold TH_R indicated by an interval such as [TH_R, ∞]), the modem 120 (e.g., the processing circuit 120P) can change the period of the measurement cycle being measured to correspond to a smaller predetermined period value among the multiple predetermined period values. As another example, when the rotational speed indicated by the rotational speed information (e.g., any of the rotational speeds Rx, Ry, and Rz indicated by the rotational speed information {Rx(t0), Ry(t); Rz(t0)} in a set of data {Rx(t0), Ry(t0), Rz(t0), TS(t0)}) belongs to a smaller rotational speed range among the multiple rotational speed ranges (e.g., the rotational speed range is less than the rotational speed threshold TH_R indicated by an interval such as [0, TH_R]), the modem 120 (e.g., the processing circuit 120P) can change the period of the measurement cycle being measured to correspond to a larger predetermined period value among the multiple predetermined period values, but the present invention is not limited thereto. In some embodiments, when the rotational speed indicated by the rotational speed information (e.g., any of the rotational speeds Rx, Ry, and Rz indicated by the rotational speed information {Rx(t0), Ry(t0), Rz(t0)} in a set of data {Rx(t0), Ry(t0), Rz(t0), TS(t0)}) is equal to zero rotational speed, the modem 120 (e.g., the processing circuit 120P) can change the period of the measurement cycle being measured to correspond to the above-mentioned larger predetermined period value.

[0033] In Figure 3In the architecture shown, the processing circuit 120P may include multiple sub - circuits, such as a fourth - layer (Layer - four, labeled as "Layer 4" for simplicity) control module, a first - layer (Layer - one, labeled as "Layer 1" for simplicity) control module, and a Layer 1 scheduler, but the present invention is not limited thereto. Additionally, the processing circuit 120P may change the periodicity according to sensor information such as rotational speed information. The sensor information may include, but is not limited to, control periods PD11, PD12, etc. related to BM. Among them, the BM - related control period PD11 may represent the period of antenna weight vector optimization (e.g., the period of the change / optimization cycle of the antenna weight optimization process (such as the period of changing and optimizing the respective antenna weight values of any antenna group of the corresponding RF module)), and the control period PD12 related to BM may represent the period of RF - head monitoring (e.g., the period of the monitoring cycle of the RF - head monitoring process (such as the period of monitoring the reliability of a certain RF module in the RF module 120R)). Since the modem 120 (e.g., the processing circuit 120P) can dynamically adjust the periodicity of control periods PD11, PD12, etc. related to BM according to sensor information such as rotational speed information, the modem 120 (e.g., the processing circuit 120P) can reduce the power consumption of the UE 100 while maintaining the communication quality. For simplicity, the similar description of this embodiment will not be repeated in detail here.

[0034] Figure 4 shows a Figure 2 RRM - related control scheme of the method shown, where the sensor system 110 may be integrated into the application processor (labeled as "AP" for simplicity), but the present invention is not limited thereto. For example, the sensor system 110 may be located outside the application processor.

[0035] associated with Figure 3Compared with the architecture shown, the processing circuit 120P of this embodiment may include multiple inclusion sub-circuits, such as a fourth-layer (Layer-four) (labeled "Layer 4" for simplicity) control module, a first-layer (Layer-one) (labeled "Layer 1") RRM module, etc., but the present invention is not limited thereto. Additionally, the processing circuit 120P may change the periodicity according to sensor information such as rotational speed information, and the sensor information may include but is not limited to control periods PD21, PD22, etc. related to RRM. Among them, the RRM-related control period PD21 may represent the period of in-band cell search (CellSearch, CS) / cell measurement (Cell Measurement, CM) (for example, the period of the CS / CM cycle in the in-band handover process (such as the period of the CS / CM cycle when the UE 100 performs CS / CM on different cells with the same LTE frequency in the connected mode / status), and the RRM-related control period PD22 may represent the period of inter-frequency CS / CM (for example, the period of the CS / CM cycle in the inter-frequency handover process (such as the period of performing CS / CM on different cells for the change or handover of the connection of the UE 100 from one frequency to another frequency)). Since the modem 120 (for example, the processing circuit 120P) can dynamically adjust the periodicity of RRM-related control periods PD21, PD22, etc. according to sensor information such as rotational speed information, the modem 120 (for example, the processing circuit 120P) can reduce the power consumption of the UE 100 while maintaining the communication quality. For the sake of simplicity, the similar descriptions of this embodiment will not be described in detail here.

[0036] Figure 5 An example of the UE 100 is shown. The UE 100 may be implemented by a multifunctional mobile phone. For better understanding, the x-axis, y-axis, and z-axis may be shown as Figure 5 shown, where the z-axis is perpendicular to the touch-sensitive display panel 100S (e.g., touch screen) of the UE 100, and the x-axis and y-axis correspond to the horizontal and vertical directions of the sensitive display panel 100S respectively, but the present invention is not limited thereto. For the sake of simplicity, the similar descriptions of this embodiment will not be described in detail here.

[0037] Figure 6 A BM-related control scheme of the method according to another embodiment of the present invention is shown, where the sensor system 110 may be integrated into the application processor (labeled "AP" for simplicity), but the present invention is not limited thereto. For example, the sensor system 110 may be located outside the application processor. Figure 2 shown, where the sensor system 110 may be integrated into the application processor (labeled "AP" for simplicity), but the present invention is not limited thereto. For example, the sensor system 110 may be located outside the application processor.

[0038] AsFigure 6 As shown, the sensor 111 may include a proximity sensor 111P. Additionally, the sensor information may include proximity information corresponding to the proximity sensor 111P, and the proximity information may indicate a proximity value PI of the UE 100 relative to the user of the UE 100. For example, the proximity value PI may represent the distance along the z-axis of the UE 100 between the user (e.g., the user's face) and the UE 100, but the present invention is not limited thereto. Additionally, the modem 120 may obtain proximity information such as the proximity sensor 111P and related time information such as a timestamp TS from the sensor system 110 through a communication interface such as CCCI. The sensor system 110 (e.g., the sensor information processor 112) may generate a timestamp TS corresponding to the proximity value PI based on the same clock within the UE 100. For example, the above symbols {PI, TS} of the proximity value PI and the timestamp TS may be written as {PI(t), TS(t)} (which can be regarded as a function of time t). When receiving a set of data {PI(t0), TS(t0)} at a certain time point t0 from the sensor system 110, the modem 120 (e.g., the processing circuit 120P) may obtain the latest value of the proximity value PI, which is measured at the time point t0 from the set of data {PI(t0), TS(t0)}.

[0039] The modem 120 (e.g., the processing circuit 120P) may perform the operation of step S30 based on the proximity value PI. More specifically, the modem 120 (e.g., the processing circuit 120P) may compare the proximity value PI indicated by the proximity information (e.g., the proximity value PI represented by the proximity information {PI(t0)} within the set of data {PI(t0), TS(t0)}) with at least one predetermined proximity range to generate at least one comparison result, where the above at least one comparison result may indicate whether the proximity value PI indicated by the proximity information falls within the above at least one predetermined proximity range. Additionally, the modem 120 (e.g., the processing circuit 120P) may selectively change the periodicity of the measurement cycle of the measurement (e.g., the periodicity of the reporting cycle of the above at least one report) according to the above at least one comparison result.

[0040] For better understanding, the possible range of the proximity value PI can be divided into a plurality of proximity ranges by at least one predetermined proximity threshold such as a predetermined proximity threshold TH_P (e.g., one or more predetermined proximity thresholds). For example, when the proximity value PI indicated by the proximity information (such as the proximity value PI indicated by the proximity information {PI(t0)} within a set of data {PI(t0), TS(t0)}) is less than the predetermined proximity threshold TH_P, the modem 120 (e.g., the processing circuit 120P) can change the periodicity of the measurement cycle of the measurement to correspond to a smaller predetermined cycle value among a plurality of predetermined cycle values. Again, for example, when the proximity value PI indicated by the proximity information (such as the proximity value PI indicated by the proximity information {PI(t0)} within a set of data {PI(t0), TS(t0)}) is greater than the predetermined proximity threshold TH_P, the modem 120 (e.g., the processing circuit 120P) can change the periodicity of the measurement cycle of the measurement to correspond to a larger predetermined cycle value among a plurality of predetermined cycle values, but the present invention is not limited thereto. In some embodiments, when the proximity value PI indicated by the proximity information (such as the proximity value PI indicated by the proximity information {PI(t0)} within a set of data {PI(t0), TS(t0)}) remains unchanged within a time period and the time period reaches (e.g., is greater than or equal to) a predetermined time period threshold TH_T, the modem 120 (e.g., the processing circuit 120P) can change the period of the measurement cycle of the measurement to correspond to a larger predetermined cycle value among a plurality of predetermined cycle values; otherwise, the modem 120 (e.g., the processing circuit 120P) can change the periodicity of the measurement cycle of the measurement to correspond to a smaller predetermined cycle value among a plurality of predetermined cycle values.

[0041] Since the modem 120 (e.g., the processing circuit 120P) can dynamically adjust the periodicity of, such as the BM-related control periods PD11, PD12, etc., according to sensor information such as proximity information, the modem 120 (e.g., the processing circuit 120P) can reduce the power consumption of the UE 100 while maintaining the communication quality. For the sake of brevity, similar descriptions of this embodiment are not described in detail herein.

[0042] Figure 7 Shows a Figure 2 control scheme related to RRM of the method shown, where the sensor system 110 can be integrated into the application processor (labeled "AP" for simplicity), but the present invention is not limited thereto. For example, the sensor system 110 can be located outside the application processor.

[0043] Since the modem 120 (e.g., the processing circuit 120P) can dynamically adjust the periodicity such as RRM-related control periods PD21, PD22, etc. according to sensor information such as proximity information, the modem 120 (e.g., the processing circuit 120P) can reduce the power consumption of the UE 100 while maintaining the communication quality. For the sake of brevity, similar descriptions of this embodiment are not described in detail herein.

[0044] Further details of the method (e.g., the BM-related control scheme and / or the RRM-related control scheme of the method) can be described as follows. According to some embodiments, the measurements mentioned in step S10 can be used for relevant control regarding the foregoing at least one cell. For example, the relevant control can include BM. For another example, the relevant control can include RRM, where the at least one cell can represent multiple cells. For yet another example, the relevant control can include BM and RRM, where the at least one cell can represent multiple cells.

[0045] Table 1

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[0047] Table 1 shows some examples of BM-related scheduling control operations regarding the BM-related control scheme. When the sensors of the sensor system 110 show a large rotational speed or the UE 100 is close to the user, the modem 120 can speed up the BM operation (e.g., reduce the periodicity such as BM-related control periods PD11, PD12, etc.) to update the receiving (RX) beam or perform the selection of the millimeter wave (mmW) RF head (e.g., RF module), and predict the antenna weighting vector (AWV) to enhance the communication performance of the UE 100. When the sensors of the sensor system 110 show a rotational speed of zero or no observable change in the distance between the user and the UE 100 can be detected from the proximity sensor 111P, the modem 120 can slow down the BM operation (e.g., increase the periodicity such as BM-related control periods PD11, PD12, etc.) to save the power of the UE 100. Therefore, the UE 100 (e.g., the modem 120) can utilize the sensor information provided by the sensor system 110 (gyroscope 111G and proximity sensor 111P) to optimize the scheduling for power saving or performance enhancement of BM, while ensuring the user experience without violating the accuracy requirements. For the sake of brevity, similar descriptions of this embodiment are not described in detail herein.

[0048] Table 2

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[0050] Table 2 shows some examples of RRM-related scheduling control operations related to the RRM-related control scheme. When the sensors of the sensor system 110 show a large rotational speed or the UE 100 is close to the user, the modem 120 can speed up the RRM operation (e.g., reduce the periodicity of periodicities such as RRM-related control cycles PD21, PD22, etc.) to perform CS or CM to improve the mobility of the UE 100, such as, thereby enhancing the communication performance of the UE 100. When the sensors of the sensor system 110 show a zero rotational speed or no observable change in the distance between the user and the UE 100 can be detected from the proximity sensor 111P, the modem 120 can slow down the RRM operation (e.g., increase the periodicity of RRM-related control cycles PD21, PD22, etc.) to save the power of the UE 100. Therefore, the UE 100 (e.g., the modem 120) can utilize the sensor information provided by the sensor system 110 (the gyroscope 111G and the proximity sensor 111P) to optimize scheduling for power saving or performance enhancement of the RRM, while ensuring the user experience and not violating the accuracy requirements. For example, when the UE 100 is at the cell edge (e.g., the edge of the cell), ping-pong handovers may occur due to similar received signal levels (e.g., RSRP). With the sensor information provided by the sensor system 110, the UE 100 can lock onto a call to save power consumption and stabilize the reception quality. For the sake of brevity, similar descriptions of this embodiment are not described in detail herein.

[0051] Those skilled in the art will readily observe that various modifications and changes can be made to the devices and methods while maintaining the teachings of the present invention. Therefore, the above disclosure should be construed as being limited only by the bounds of the appended claims.

Claims

1. A method for performing measurement scheduling control by a user equipment, the method comprising: Establishing a connection with a base station on a cell of the base station, the user equipment being configured to perform measurements on at least one reference signal of at least one cell including the cell; Obtaining sensor information from the sensor system within the user equipment by a modem in the user equipment through a communication interface between the sensor system and the modem; And Controlling the periodicity of a measurement cycle of measurements for a plurality of consecutive control periods according to the sensor information to reduce power consumption of the user equipment, wherein a first measurement is for relevant control regarding at least one cell, the relevant control including beam management, and the first measurement is performed in a first control period of the plurality of consecutive control periods, a second measurement is for relevant control regarding the at least one cell, the relevant control including radio resource management, and the second measurement is performed in a second control period after the first control period, wherein the first measurement is different from the second measurement.

2. The method according to claim 1, wherein The modem is coupled to the sensor system through the communication interface; the method further comprises: Performing sensing by the sensor system to generate the sensor information, and sending the sensor information to the modem through the communication interface for use by the modem.

3. The method according to claim 2, characterized in that, The sensor system includes at least one sensor and a sensor information processor; and performing the sensing by the sensor system to generate the sensor information and sending the sensor information to the modem through the communication interface further comprises: Performing the sensing by at least one sensor to generate at least one sensing result; and Processing the at least one sensing result by the information processor to generate the sensor information, and sending the sensor information to the modem through the communication interface.

4. The method according to claim 1, wherein The user equipment is configured to perform the measurements on the at least one reference signal of the cell to generate at least one report; And controlling the periodicity of the measurement cycle of the measurements according to the sensor information to reduce power consumption of the user equipment further comprises: Controlling the periodicity of the measurement cycle of the measurements and the periodicity of a report cycle of the at least one report according to the sensor information to reduce power consumption of the user equipment.

5. The method according to claim 4, characterized in that, The at least one report includes at least one parameter measured at the user equipment.

6. The method according to claim 5, characterized in that The at least one parameter includes reference signal received power.

7. The method according to claim 1, wherein The sensor information includes rotational speed information corresponding to at least one gyroscope within the sensor system, and the rotational speed information indicates the rotational speed of the user equipment.

8. The method according to claim 7, wherein Controlling the periodicity of the measurement cycle of the measurements according to the sensor information to reduce power consumption of the user equipment further comprises: Comparing the rotational speed indicated by the rotational speed information with at least one predetermined rotational speed range to generate at least one comparison result, wherein the at least one comparison result indicates whether the rotational speed indicated by the rotational speed information falls within the at least one predetermined rotational speed range; and Selectively change the periodicity of the measured measurement cycle according to the at least one comparison result.

9. The method according to claim 7, wherein Controlling the periodicity of the measured measurement cycle according to the sensor information to reduce power consumption of the user equipment further includes: In response to the rotational speed indicated by the rotational speed information belonging to a larger rotational speed range among a plurality of rotational speed ranges, changing the periodicity of the measured measurement cycle to a smaller predetermined cycle value among a plurality of predetermined cycle values.

10. The method according to claim 7, wherein Controlling the periodicity of the measured measurement cycle according to the sensor information to reduce power consumption of the user equipment further includes: In response to the rotational speed indicated by the rotational speed information being equal to zero rotational speed, changing the periodicity of the measured measurement cycle to a larger predetermined cycle value among a plurality of predetermined cycle values.

11. The method according to claim 1, wherein The sensor information includes proximity information corresponding to a proximity sensor within the sensor system, and the proximity information indicates a proximity value of the user equipment relative to the user.

12. The method according to claim 11, wherein, Controlling the periodicity of the measured measurement cycle according to the sensor information to reduce power consumption of the user equipment further includes: Comparing the proximity value indicated by the proximity information with at least one predetermined proximity range to generate at least one comparison result, where the at least one comparison result indicates whether the proximity value indicated by the proximity information falls within the at least one predetermined proximity range; and Selectively changing the periodicity of the measured measurement cycle according to the at least one comparison result.

13. The method according to claim 11, wherein Controlling the periodicity of the measured measurement cycle according to the sensor information to reduce power consumption of the user equipment further includes: In response to the proximity value indicated by the proximity information being less than a predetermined proximity threshold, changing the periodicity of the measured measurement cycle to a smaller predetermined cycle value among a plurality of predetermined cycle values.

14. The method according to claim 11, wherein Controlling the periodicity of the measured measurement cycle according to the sensor information to reduce power consumption of the user equipment further includes: In response to the proximity value indicated by the proximity information being greater than a predetermined proximity threshold, changing the periodicity of the measured measurement cycle to a larger predetermined cycle value among a plurality of predetermined cycle values.

15. An application processor operating according to the method of claim 1, wherein, The sensor system is integrated into the application processor, and the communication interface is a communication interface between the application processor and the modem.

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