Gesture recognition assisted antenna switching

Abstract

Aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wireless communications. In some aspects, a user equipment (UE) may receive information associated with hand position sensor measurements from at least one sensor of a set of sensors, the information indicating an obstruction to at least one antenna of a set of antennas. The UE may adjust an antenna configuration of the set of antennas based at least in part on the information associated with the hand position sensor measurement indicating the obstruction to the at least one antenna. Numerous other aspects are described.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] Aspects of the present disclosure relate generally to wireless communications, and to techniques and apparatus for gesture recognition assisted antenna switching. Background Art

[0002] Wireless communication systems are widely deployed to provide a variety of telecommunication services, such as telephony, video, data, messaging, and broadcasting. Typical wireless communication systems may employ multiple access technologies that can support communication with multiple users by sharing available system resources (e.g., bandwidth or transmit power, etc.). Examples of such multiple access technologies include code division multiple access (CDMA) systems, time division multiple access (TDMA) systems, frequency division multiple access (FDMA) systems, orthogonal frequency division multiple access (OFDMA) systems, single carrier frequency division multiple access (SC-FDMA) systems, time division synchronous code division multiple access (TD-SCDMA) systems, and long term evolution (LTE). LTE / LTE-Advanced is a set of enhancements to the Universal Mobile Telecommunications System (UMTS) mobile standard promulgated by the Third Generation Partnership Project (3GPP).

[0003] A wireless network may include one or more network nodes that support communications for wireless communication devices, such as user equipment (UE) or multiple UEs. A UE may communicate with a network node via downlink communications and uplink communications. A "downlink" (or "DL") refers to a communication link from a network node to a UE, and an "uplink" (or "UL") refers to a communication link from a UE to a network node. Some wireless networks may support device-to-device communications, such as via a local link (e.g., a side link (SL), a wireless local area network (WLAN) link, and / or a wireless personal area network (WPAN) link, etc.).

[0004] The above-mentioned multiple access technologies have been adopted in various telecommunication standards to provide a common protocol that enables different UEs to communicate at a city, country, region and / or global level. New Radio (NR), which may be referred to as 5G, is a set of enhancements to the LTE mobile standard promulgated by 3GPP. NR is designed to better support mobile broadband Internet access by improving spectrum efficiency, reducing costs, improving services, utilizing new spectrum, and using orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) with cyclic prefix (CP) (CP-OFDM) on the downlink, CP-OFDM and / or single carrier frequency division multiplexing (SC-FDM) (also known as discrete Fourier transform spread OFDM (DFT-s-OFDM)) on the uplink to better integrate with other open standards, as well as supporting beamforming, multiple input multiple output (MIMO) antenna technology and carrier aggregation. As the demand for mobile broadband access continues to increase, further improvements in LTE, NR and other radio access technologies remain useful. Summary of the invention

[0005] Some aspects described herein relate to a method of wireless communication performed by a device of a user equipment (UE). The method may include receiving information associated with a hand position sensor measurement from at least one sensor of a set of sensors, the information indicating an obstruction of at least one antenna of a set of antennas. The method may include adjusting an antenna configuration of the set of antennas based at least in part on the information associated with the hand position sensor measurement indicating the obstruction of the at least one antenna.

[0006] Some aspects described herein relate to a UE for wireless communication. The UE may include a memory and one or more processors coupled to the memory. The one or more processors may be configured to receive information associated with a hand position sensor measurement from at least one sensor in a set of sensors, the information indicating an obstruction to at least one antenna in a set of antennas. The one or more processors may be configured to adjust an antenna configuration of the set of antennas based at least in part on the information associated with the hand position sensor measurement indicating the obstruction to the at least one antenna.

[0007] Some aspects described herein relate to a non-transitory computer-readable medium storing an instruction set for wireless communication by a UE. The instruction set, when executed by one or more processors of the UE, may cause the UE to receive information associated with a hand position sensor measurement from at least one sensor in a group of sensors, the information indicating an obstruction of at least one antenna in a group of antennas. The instruction set, when executed by one or more processors of the UE, may cause the UE to adjust an antenna configuration of the group of antennas based at least in part on the information associated with the hand position sensor measurement indicating the obstruction of the at least one antenna.

[0008] Some aspects described herein are directed to an apparatus for wireless communication. The apparatus may include means for receiving information associated with a hand position sensor measurement from at least one sensor in a set of sensors, the information indicating an obstruction of at least one antenna in a set of antennas. The apparatus may include means for adjusting an antenna configuration of the set of antennas based at least in part on the information associated with the hand position sensor measurement indicating the obstruction of the at least one antenna.

[0009] Aspects collectively include methods, apparatus, systems, computer program products, non-transitory computer-readable media, user equipment, base stations, network entities, network nodes, wireless communication devices and / or processing systems as fully described herein with reference to the drawings and description and as illustrated in the drawings and description.

[0010] The features and technical advantages of examples according to the present disclosure have been outlined quite extensively above so that the following specific embodiments may be better understood. Additional features and advantages will be described below. The disclosed concepts and specific examples may be easily used as a basis for modifying or designing other structures for achieving the same purpose of the present disclosure. Such equivalent constructions do not depart from the scope of the appended claims. The characteristics of the concepts disclosed herein, both in terms of their organization and method of operation, and the associated advantages will be better understood by considering the following description in conjunction with the accompanying drawings. Each of the figures in the accompanying drawings is provided for the purpose of illustration and description and not as a definition of limitations to the claims.

[0011] Although various aspects are described in the present disclosure by illustrating some examples, it will be understood by those skilled in the art that such aspects can be implemented in many different arrangements and scenarios. The technology described herein can be implemented using different platform types, devices, systems, shapes, sizes and / or packaging arrangements. For example, some aspects can be implemented via integrated chip implementations or other devices based on non-module components (e.g., end-user devices, vehicles, communication equipment, computing equipment, industrial equipment, retail / shopping equipment, medical equipment and / or artificial intelligence devices). Various aspects can be implemented in chip-level components, modular components, non-modular components, non-chip-level components, device-level components and / or system-level components. The equipment incorporating the various aspects and features described may include additional components and features for implementing and practicing the various aspects claimed and described. For example, the transmission and reception of wireless signals may include one or more components for analog and digital purposes (e.g., hardware components, including antennas, radio frequency (RF) chains, power amplifiers, modulators, buffers, processors, interleavers, adders and / or summers). The various aspects described herein are intended to be practiced in various devices, components, systems, distributed arrangements and / or end-user devices of various sizes, shapes and configurations. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0012] In order to fully understand the above-mentioned features of the present disclosure, a more specific description of the invention briefly summarized above can be obtained by referring to various aspects (some of which are illustrated in the accompanying drawings). However, it should be noted that the accompanying drawings only illustrate certain typical aspects of the present disclosure and are therefore not to be considered as limiting the scope thereof, as the specification may admit of other equally effective aspects. The same reference numerals in different drawings may identify the same or similar elements.

[0013] Figure 1 is a diagram illustrating an example of a wireless network according to the present disclosure.

[0014] Figure 2 is a diagram illustrating an example of communication between a network node and a user equipment (UE) in a wireless network according to the present disclosure.

[0015] Figure 3 is a diagram illustrating an example decomposed base station architecture according to the present disclosure.

[0016] Figure 4 is a diagram illustrating an example associated with management of antenna switching according to the present disclosure.

[0017] Figure 5 is a diagram illustrating an example of a discontinuous reception (DRX) configuration according to the present disclosure.

[0018] FIG. 6A to FIG. 6C is a diagram illustrating an example associated with gesture recognition-assisted antenna switching according to the present disclosure.

[0019] Figure 7 is a diagram illustrating an example process performed, for example, by a UE according to the present disclosure.

[0020] Figure 8 is a diagram of an example apparatus for wireless communications according to the present disclosure. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0021] The various aspects of the present disclosure are described more fully below with reference to the accompanying drawings. However, the present disclosure can be embodied in many different forms, and should not be interpreted as being limited to any specific structure or function presented throughout the present disclosure. Instead, these aspects are provided so that the present disclosure will be thorough and complete, and the protection scope of the present disclosure will be fully conveyed to those skilled in the art. It should be appreciated by those skilled in the art that the scope of the present disclosure is intended to cover any aspect of the present disclosure disclosed herein, whether it is implemented independently or in combination with any other aspect of the present disclosure. For example, any number of aspects set forth herein may be used to implement a device or practice method. In addition, the scope of the present disclosure is intended to cover such devices or methods implemented using other structures, functionality, or structures and functionality in addition to or different from the various aspects of the disclosure set forth herein. It should be understood that any aspect of the disclosure disclosed herein may be embodied by one or more elements of the present claim.

[0022] Several aspects of telecommunication systems will now be presented with reference to various devices and techniques. These devices and techniques will be described in the following detailed description and illustrated in the accompanying drawings by various blocks, modules, components, circuits, steps, processes, or algorithms, etc. (collectively referred to as "elements"). These elements can be implemented using hardware, software, or a combination thereof. Whether these elements are implemented as hardware or software depends on the specific application and the design constraints imposed on the overall system.

[0023] Although various aspects may be described herein using terms generally associated with 5G or new radio (NR) radio access technology (RAT), various aspects of the present disclosure may be applicable to other RATs, such as 3G RAT, 4G RAT and / or RATs beyond 5G (e.g., 6G).

[0024] Figure 1 1 is a diagram illustrating an example of a wireless network 100 according to the present disclosure. The wireless network 100 may be a 5G (e.g., NR) network and / or a 4G (e.g., Long Term Evolution (LTE)) network, or may include elements of a 5G (e.g., NR) network and / or elements of a 4G (e.g., Long Term Evolution (LTE)) network, etc. The wireless network 100 may include one or more network nodes 110 (shown as network node 110a, network node 110b, network node 110c, and network node 110d), user equipment (UE) 120 or multiple UEs 120 (shown as UE 120a, UE 120b, UE 120c, UE 120d, and UE 120e), and / or other entities. The network node 110 is a network node that communicates with the UE 120. As shown in the figure, the network node 110 may include one or more network nodes. For example, the network node 110 may be a converged network node, which means that the converged network node is configured to utilize a radio protocol stack that is physically or logically integrated within a single radio access network (RAN) node (e.g., within a single device or unit). For another example, the network node 110 may be a decomposed network node (sometimes referred to as a decomposed base station), which means that the network node 110 is configured to utilize a protocol stack that is physically or logically distributed between two or more nodes (such as one or more central units (CUs), one or more distributed units (DUs), or one or more radio units (RUs)).

[0025] In some examples, the network node 110 is or includes a network node (such as an RU) that communicates with the UE 120 via a radio access link. In some examples, the network node 110 is or includes a network node (such as a DU) that communicates with other network nodes 110 via a fronthaul link or a midhaul link. In some examples, the network node 110 is or includes a network node (such as a CU) that communicates with other network nodes 110 via a midhaul link or communicates with a core network via a backhaul link. In some examples, the network node 110 (such as an aggregated network node 110 or a decomposed network node 110) may include multiple network nodes, such as one or more RUs, one or more CUs, and / or one or more DUs. For example, the network node 110 may include an NR base station, an LTE base station, a Node B, an eNB (e.g., in 4G), a gNB (e.g., in 5G), an access point, a transmit receive point (TRP), a DU, a RU, a CU, a mobility element of a network, a core network node, a network element, a network equipment, a RAN node, or a combination thereof. In some examples, network nodes 110 may be interconnected to each other or to one or more other network nodes 110 in wireless network 100 via various types of fronthaul interfaces, midhaul interfaces, and / or backhaul interfaces (such as direct physical connections, air interfaces, or virtual networks) using any suitable transport network.

[0026] In some examples, the network node 110 may provide communication coverage for a particular geographic area. In the Third Generation Partnership Project (3GPP), the term "cell" may refer to the coverage area of ​​the network node 110 and / or the network node subsystem serving the coverage area, depending on the context in which the term is used. The network node 110 may provide communication coverage for a macro cell, a pico cell, a femto cell, and / or another type of cell. A macro cell may cover a relatively large geographic area (e.g., a radius of several kilometers) and may allow unrestricted access by a UE 120 with a service subscription. A pico cell may cover a relatively small geographic area and may allow unrestricted access by a UE 120 with a service subscription. A femto cell may cover a relatively small geographic area (e.g., a home) and may allow restricted access by a UE 120 associated with the femto cell (e.g., a UE 120 in a closed subscriber group (CSG)). A network node 110 for a macro cell may be referred to as a macro network node. A network node 110 for a pico cell may be referred to as a pico network node. The network node 110 for a femto cell may be referred to as a femto network node or a home network node. Figure 1In the example shown, network node 110a may be a macro network node for macro cell 102a, network node 110b may be a pico network node for pico cell 102b, and network node 110c may be a femto network node for femto cell 102c. The network node may support one or more (e.g., three) cells. In some examples, the cells may not necessarily be stationary, and the geographic area of ​​the cells may move depending on the location of the mobile network node 110 (e.g., a mobile network node).

[0027] In some aspects, the term "base station" or "network node" may refer to an aggregated base station, a decomposed base station, an integrated access and backhaul (IAB) node, a relay node, or one or more components thereof. For example, in some aspects, a "base station" or "network node" may refer to a CU, a DU, a RU, a near real-time (near RT) RAN intelligent controller (RIC), or a non-real-time (non-RT) RIC, or a combination thereof. In some aspects, the term "base station" or "network node" may refer to a device configured to perform one or more functions (such as those described herein in conjunction with the network node 110). In some aspects, the term "base station" or "network node" may refer to multiple devices configured to perform one or more functions. For example, in some distributed systems, each of a plurality of different devices (which may be located in the same geographic location or in different geographic locations) may be configured to perform at least a portion of a function, or to repeatedly perform at least a portion of the function, and the term "base station" or "network node" may refer to any one or more of these different devices. In some aspects, the term "base station" or "network node" may refer to one or more virtual base stations or one or more virtual base station functions. For example, in some aspects, two or more base station functions may be instantiated on a single device. In some aspects, the term "base station" or "network node" may refer to one of the base station functions, but not another base station function. In this way, a single device may include more than one base station.

[0028] The wireless network 100 may include one or more relay stations. A relay station is a network node that can receive transmissions of data from an upstream node (e.g., a network node 110 or a UE 120) and transmit transmissions of data to a downstream node (e.g., a UE 120 or a network node 110). A relay station may be a UE 120 that can relay transmissions for other UEs 120. Figure 1 In the example shown, a network node 110d (e.g., a relay network node) may communicate with a network node 110a (e.g., a macro network node) and a UE 120d to facilitate communications between the network node 110a and the UE 120d. A network node 110 that relays communications may be referred to as a relay station, a relay base station, a relay network node, a relay node, a relay, or the like.

[0029] The wireless network 100 may be a heterogeneous network that includes different types of network nodes 110, such as macro network nodes, pico network nodes, femto network nodes, or relay network nodes, etc. These different types of network nodes 110 may have different transmit power levels, different coverage areas, and / or different impacts on interference in the wireless network 100. For example, a macro network node may have a high transmit power level (e.g., 5 watts to 40 watts), while a pico network node, a femto network node, and a relay network node may have a lower transmit power level (e.g., 0.1 watt to 2 watts).

[0030] The network controller 130 may be coupled to or in communication with a set of network nodes 110 and may provide coordination and control for the network nodes 110. The network controller 130 may communicate with the network nodes 110 via a backhaul communication link or a midhaul communication link. The network nodes 110 may also communicate directly with each other or indirectly via a wireless backhaul communication link or a wired backhaul communication link. In some aspects, the network controller 130 may be or may include a CU or a core network device.

[0031] UE 120 may be dispersed throughout the wireless network 100, and each UE 120 may be stationary or mobile. UE 120 may include, for example, an access terminal, a terminal, a mobile station, and / or a subscriber unit. UE 120 may be a cellular phone (e.g., a smart phone), a personal digital assistant (PDA), a wireless modem, a wireless communication device, a handheld device, a laptop computer, a cordless phone, a wireless local loop (WLL) station, a tablet computer, a camera, a gaming device, a netbook, a smartbook, an ultrabook, a medical device, a biometric device, a wearable device (e.g., a smart watch, smart clothing, smart glasses, a smart wristband, smart jewelry (e.g., a smart ring or a smart bracelet)), an entertainment device (e.g., a music device, a video device, and / or a satellite radio), a vehicle component or sensor, a smart meter / sensor, an industrial manufacturing equipment, a global positioning system device, a UE function of a network node, and / or any other suitable device configured to communicate via a wireless or wired medium.

[0032] Some UEs 120 may be considered as machine type communication (MTC) or evolved or enhanced machine type communication (eMTC) UEs. MTC UEs and / or eMTC UEs may include, for example, robots, drones, remote devices, sensors, meters, monitors and / or location tags, which may communicate with a network node, another device (e.g., a remote device), or some other entity. Some UEs 120 may be considered as Internet of Things (IoT) devices and / or may be implemented as NB-IoT (narrowband IoT) devices. Some UEs 120 may be considered as customer premises equipment. UE 120 may be included in a housing that houses components of UE 120, such as a processor component and / or a memory component. In some examples, the processor component and the memory component may be coupled together. For example, a processor component (e.g., one or more processors) and a memory component (e.g., a memory) may be operably coupled, communicatively coupled, electronically coupled, and / or electrically coupled.

[0033] In general, any number of wireless networks 100 may be deployed in a given geographic area. Each wireless network 100 may support a specific RAT and may operate on one or more frequencies. RAT may be referred to as a radio technology or air interface, etc. Frequency may be referred to as a carrier or frequency channel, etc. Each frequency may support a single RAT in a given geographic area to avoid interference between wireless networks of different RATs. In some cases, NR or 5G RAT networks may be deployed.

[0034] In some examples, two or more UEs 120 (e.g., shown as UE 120a and UE 120e) may communicate directly using one or more side link channels (e.g., without using network node 110 as an intermediary to communicate with each other). For example, UE 120 may communicate using peer-to-peer (P2P) communication, device-to-device (D2D) communication, vehicle-to-everything (V2X) protocols (e.g., which may include vehicle-to-vehicle (V2V) protocols, vehicle-to-infrastructure (V2I) protocols, or vehicle-to-pedestrian (V2P) protocols), and / or mesh networks. In such examples, UE 120 may perform scheduling operations, resource selection operations, and / or other operations described elsewhere herein as being performed by network node 110.

[0035] The devices of the wireless network 100 may communicate using an electromagnetic spectrum, which may be subdivided into various categories, bands, channels, etc., according to frequency or wavelength. For example, the devices of the wireless network 100 may communicate using one or more operating bands. In 5G NR, two initial operating bands have been identified as frequency ranges designated FR1 (410 MHz to 7.125 GHz) and FR2 (24.25 GHz to 52.6 GHz). It should be understood that although a portion of FR1 is greater than 6 GHz, FR1 is often (interchangeably) referred to as the "below 6 GHz" band in various documents and articles. A similar naming problem sometimes occurs with respect to FR2, which is often (interchangeably) referred to as the "millimeter wave" band in documents and articles, although it is different from the extremely high frequency (EHF) band (30 GHz–300 GHz) identified as the "millimeter wave" band by the International Telecommunication Union (ITU).

[0036] Frequencies between FR1 and FR2 are generally referred to as mid-band frequencies. Recent 5G NR research has identified the operating bands for these mid-band frequencies as frequency range designation FR3 (7.125GHz–24.25GHz). The bands falling within FR3 can inherit FR1 characteristics and / or FR2 characteristics, and therefore the features of FR1 and / or FR2 can be effectively extended to mid-band frequencies. In addition, higher frequency bands are currently being explored to extend 5G NR operations to more than 52.6GHz. For example, three higher operating bands have been identified as frequency range designations FR4a or FR4-1 (52.6GHz to 71GHz), FR4 (52.6GHz to 114.25GHz), and FR5 (114.25GHz to 300GHz). Each of these higher frequency bands falls within the EHF band.

[0037] Considering the above examples, unless otherwise explicitly stated, it should be understood that if the term "below 6 GHz" or the like is used herein, the term may broadly refer to frequencies that may be lower than 6 GHz, may be within FR1, or may include mid-band frequencies. In addition, unless otherwise explicitly stated, it should be understood that if the term "millimeter wave" or the like is used herein, the term may broadly refer to frequencies that may include mid-band frequencies, may be within FR2, FR4, FR4-a or FR4-1, and / or FR5, or may be within the EHF band. It is contemplated that the frequencies included in these operating bands (e.g., FR1, FR2, FR3, FR4, FR4-a, FR4-1, and / or FR5) may be modified, and the techniques described herein are applicable to those modified frequency ranges.

[0038] In some aspects, UE 120 may include a communications manager 140. As described in greater detail elsewhere herein, communications manager 140 may receive information associated with hand position sensor measurements from at least one sensor in a set of sensors indicating obstruction of at least one antenna in a set of antennas; and adjust antenna configurations of the set of antennas based at least in part on the information associated with the hand position sensor measurements indicating obstruction of the at least one antenna. Additionally or alternatively, communications manager 140 may perform one or more other operations described herein.

[0039] As indicated above, Figure 1 are provided as examples. Other examples can be found in the Figure 1 The examples described are different.

[0040] Figure 2 2 is a diagram illustrating an example 200 of a network node 110 communicating with a UE 120 in a wireless network 100 according to the present disclosure. The network node 110 may be equipped with a set of antennas 234a to 234t, such as T antennas (T≥1). The UE 120 may be equipped with a set of antennas 252a to 252r, such as R antennas (R≥1). The network node 110 of example 200 includes one or more radio frequency components, such as an antenna 234 and a modem 254. In some examples, the network node 110 may include an interface, a communication component, or another component that facilitates communication with the UE 120 or another network node. Some network nodes 110 may not include a radio frequency component that facilitates direct communication with the UE 120, such as one or more CUs or one or more DUs.

[0041] At the network node 110, a transmit processor 220 may receive data intended for a UE 120 (or a group of UEs 120) from a data source 212. The transmit processor 220 may select one or more modulation and coding schemes (MCS) for the UE 120 based at least in part on one or more channel quality indicators (CQIs) received from the UE 120. The network node 110 may process (e.g., encode and modulate) the data for the UE 120 based at least in part on the MCS selected for the UE 120, and provide data symbols for the UE 120. The transmit processor 220 may process system information (e.g., for semi-static resource partitioning information (SRPI)) and control information (e.g., CQI requests, grants, and / or upper layer signaling), and provide overhead symbols and control symbols. The transmit processor 220 may generate reference symbols for reference signals (e.g., cell-specific reference signals (CRS) or demodulation reference signals (DMRS)) and synchronization signals (e.g., primary synchronization signals (PSS) or secondary synchronization signals (SSS)). The transmit (TX) multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) processor 230 may perform spatial processing (e.g., pre-coding) on ​​data symbols, control symbols, overhead symbols, and / or reference symbols, where applicable, and may provide a set of output symbol streams (e.g., T output symbol streams) to a corresponding set of modems 232 (e.g., T modems) (shown as modems 232a to 232t). For example, each output symbol stream may be provided to a modulator component (shown as MOD) of the modem 232. Each modem 232 may process a corresponding output symbol stream (e.g., for OFDM) using a corresponding modulator component to obtain an output sample stream. Each modem 232 may further process (e.g., convert to analog, amplify, filter, and / or up-convert) the output sample stream using a corresponding modulator component to obtain a downlink signal. The modems 232a to 232t may transmit a set of downlink signals (e.g., T downlink signals) via a corresponding set of antennas 234 (e.g., T antennas) (shown as antennas 234a to 234t).

[0042] At the UE 120, a group of antennas 252 (shown as antennas 252a to 252r) may receive downlink signals from the network node 110 and / or other network nodes 110 and may provide a group of received signals (e.g., R received signals) to a group of modems 254 (e.g., R modems) (shown as modems 254a to 254r). For example, each received signal may be provided to a demodulator component (shown as DEMOD) of the modem 254. Each modem 254 may use a corresponding demodulator component to condition (e.g., filter, amplify, downconvert, and / or digitize) the received signal to obtain input samples. Each modem 254 may use a demodulator component to further process the input samples (e.g., for OFDM) to obtain received symbols. A MIMO detector 256 may obtain received symbols from the modem 254, may perform MIMO detection on the received symbols where applicable, and may provide detected symbols. The receive processor 258 may process (e.g., demodulate and decode) the detected symbols, may provide decoded data for the UE 120 to the data sink 260, and may provide decoded control information and system information to the controller / processor 280. The term "controller / processor" may refer to one or more controllers, one or more processors, or a combination thereof. The channel processor may determine a reference signal received power (RSRP) parameter, a received signal strength indicator (RSSI) parameter, a reference signal received quality (RSRQ) parameter, and / or a CQI parameter, among other things. In some examples, one or more components of the UE 120 may be included in the housing 284.

[0043] The network controller 130 may include a communication unit 294, a controller / processor 290, and a memory 292. The network controller 130 may include, for example, one or more devices in a core network. The network controller 130 may communicate with the network node 110 via the communication unit 294.

[0044] One or more antennas (e.g., antennas 234a to 234t and / or antennas 252a to 252r) may include or be included within one or more antenna panels, one or more antenna groups, one or more groups of antenna elements, and / or one or more antenna arrays, etc. An antenna panel, an antenna group, a group of antenna elements, and / or an antenna array may include one or more antenna elements (in a single housing or multiple housings), a group of coplanar antenna elements, a group of non-coplanar antenna elements, and / or may be coupled to one or more transmit and / or receive components (such as, Figure 2 One or more antenna elements of one or more components in.

[0045] On the uplink, at the UE 120, a transmit processor 264 may receive and process data from a data source 262 and control information from a controller / processor 280 (e.g., for reports including RSRP, RSSI, RSRQ, and / or CQI). The transmit processor 264 may generate reference symbols for one or more reference signals. The symbols from the transmit processor 264 may be pre-decoded by a TX MIMO processor 266, where applicable, further processed by a modem 254 (e.g., for DFT-s-OFDM or CP-OFDM), and transmitted to the network node 110. In some examples, the modem 254 of the UE 120 may include a modulator and a demodulator. In some examples, the UE 120 includes a transceiver. The transceiver may include any combination of an antenna 252, a modem 254, a MIMO detector 256, a receive processor 258, a transmit processor 264, and / or a TX MIMO processor 266. The transceiver may be used by a processor (eg, controller / processor 280) and memory 282 to perform the functions described herein (eg, reference FIG. 6A to FIG. 8 ) or any aspects of any of the methods described herein.

[0046] At the network node 110, uplink signals from the UE 120 and / or other UEs may be received by the antenna 234, processed by the modem 232 (e.g., a demodulator component of the modem 232 shown as DEMOD), detected by the MIMO detector 236 (where applicable), and further processed by the receive processor 238 to obtain decoded data and control information transmitted by the UE 120. The receive processor 238 may provide the decoded data to the data sink 239 and the decoded control information to the controller / processor 240. The network node 110 may include a communication unit 244 and may communicate with the network controller 130 via the communication unit 244. The network node 110 may include a scheduler 246 to schedule one or more UEs 120 for downlink and / or uplink communications. In some examples, the modem 232 of the network node 110 may include a modulator and a demodulator. In some examples, the network node 110 includes a transceiver. The transceiver may include any combination of antenna 234, modem 232, MIMO detector 236, receive processor 238, transmit processor 220, and / or TX MIMO processor 230. The transceiver may be used by a processor (e.g., controller / processor 240) and memory 242 to perform operations described herein (e.g., with reference to FIG. 6A to FIG. 8 ) or any aspects of any of the methods described herein.

[0047] The controller / processor 240 of the network node 110, the controller / processor 280 of the UE 120, and / or Figure 2 Any other components of the network node 110 may perform one or more techniques associated with gesture recognition assisted antenna switching, as described in more detail elsewhere herein. For example, the controller / processor 240 of the network node 110, the controller / processor 280 of the UE 120, and / or Figure 2 Any other component of the Figure 7 10 and / or operations of process 700 and / or other processes as described herein. Memory 242 and memory 282 may store data and program codes for network node 110 and UE 120, respectively. In some examples, memory 242 and / or memory 282 may include a non-transitory computer-readable medium that stores one or more instructions (e.g., code and / or program code) for wireless communication. For example, the one or more instructions, when executed (e.g., directly or after compilation, conversion, and / or interpretation) by one or more processors of network node 110 and / or UE 120, may cause the one or more processors, UE 120, and / or network node 110 to perform or direct, for example, Figure 7 The process 700 and / or operations of other processes as described herein. In some examples, executing instructions may include running instructions, converting instructions, compiling instructions, and / or interpreting instructions, etc.

[0048] In some aspects, the UE 120 includes means for receiving information associated with hand position sensor measurements from at least one sensor in the set of sensors, the information indicating obstruction to at least one antenna in the set of antennas; and / or means for adjusting antenna configurations of the set of antennas based at least in part on the information associated with the hand position sensor measurements indicating obstruction to the at least one antenna. In some aspects, means for the UE 120 to perform operations described herein may include, for example, one or more of the communications manager 140, antenna 252, modem 254, MIMO detector 256, receive processor 258, transmit processor 264, TX MIMO processor 266, controller / processor 280, or memory 282.

[0049] Although Figure 2 The blocks in the 2000 and 2010 are illustrated as distinct components, but the functionality described above with respect to these blocks may be implemented in a single hardware, software, or combined component or in various combinations of components. For example, the functionality described with respect to the transmit processor 264, the receive processor 258, and / or the TX MIMO processor 266 may be performed by or under the control of the controller / processor 280.

[0050] As indicated above, Figure 2 are provided as examples. Other examples can be found in the Figure 2The examples described are different.

[0051] The deployment of a communication system (such as a 5G NR system) can be arranged with various components or components in a variety of ways. In a 5G NR system or network, a network node, a network entity, a mobility element of a network, a RAN node, a core network node, a network element, a base station or network equipment can be implemented in an aggregated or decomposed architecture. For example, a base station (such as a node B (NB), an evolved NB (eNB), an NR BS, a 5G NB, an access point (AP), a TRP or a cell, etc.) or one or more units (or one or more components) that perform base station functionality can be implemented as an aggregated base station (also referred to as an independent base station or a monolithic base station) or a decomposed base station. "Network entity" or "network node" may refer to a decomposed base station or one or more units of a decomposed base station (such as one or more CUs, one or more DUs, one or more RUs, or a combination thereof).

[0052] An aggregated base station (e.g., an aggregated network node) may be configured to utilize a radio protocol stack that is physically or logically integrated within a single RAN node (e.g., within a single device or unit). A decomposed base station (e.g., a decomposed network node) may be configured to utilize a protocol stack that is physically or logically distributed between two or more units (such as one or more CUs, one or more DUs, or one or more RUs). In some examples, a CU may be implemented within a network node, and one or more DUs may be co-located with the CU, or alternatively, may be geographically or virtually distributed across one or more other network nodes. A DU may be implemented to communicate with one or more RUs. Each of a CU, a DU, and a RU may also be implemented as a virtual unit, such as a virtual central unit (VCU), a virtual distributed unit (VDU), or a virtual radio unit (VRU), and the like.

[0053] Base station type operations or network designs may take into account the aggregated nature of base station functionality. For example, a decomposed base station may be utilized in an IAB network, an open radio access network (O-RAN (such as a network configuration initiated by the O-RAN Alliance)), or a virtualized radio access network (vRAN, also known as a cloud radio access network (C-RAN)) to facilitate the scaling of a communication system by separating base station functionality into one or more units that can be deployed separately. A decomposed base station may include functionality implemented across two or more units at various physical locations, as well as functionality implemented virtually for at least one unit, which may enable flexibility in network design. Individual units of a decomposed base station may be configured for wired or wireless communication with at least one other unit of the decomposed base station.

[0054] Figure 33 is a diagram illustrating an example disaggregated base station architecture 300 according to the present disclosure. The disaggregated base station architecture 300 may include a CU 310 that may communicate directly with a core network 320 via a backhaul link, or indirectly with the core network 320 through one or more disaggregated control units, such as a near-RT RIC 325 via an E2 link, or a non-RT RIC 315 associated with a service management and orchestration (SMO) framework 305, or both. The CU 310 may communicate with one or more DUs 330 via respective midhaul links, such as via an F1 interface. Each of the DUs 330 may communicate with one or more RUs 340 via respective fronthaul links. Each of the RUs 340 may communicate with one or more UEs 120 via respective radio frequency (RF) access links. In some implementations, a UE 120 may be served simultaneously by multiple RUs 340.

[0055] Each of these units (including CU 310, DU 330, RU 340) and near-RT RIC 325, non-RTRIC 315 and SMO framework 305) may include or be coupled to one or more interfaces, which are configured to receive or send signals, data or information (collectively referred to as signals) via a wired or wireless transmission medium. Each of these units or an associated processor or controller that provides instructions to one or more communication interfaces of the corresponding unit may be configured to communicate with one or more of the other units via a transmission medium. In some examples, each of these units may include a wired interface and a wireless interface, the wired interface being configured to receive signals or send signals to one or more of the other units via a wired transmission medium, and the wireless interface may include a receiver, a transmitter or a transceiver (such as an RF transceiver), which is configured to receive signals or send signals to one or more of the other units via a wireless transmission medium, or both.

[0056] In some aspects, CU 310 may host one or more higher layer control functions. Such control functions may include radio resource control (RRC) functions, packet data convergence protocol (PDCP) functions, or service data adaptation protocol (SDAP) functions, etc. Each control function may be implemented using an interface that is configured to communicate signals with other control functions hosted by CU 310. CU 310 may be configured to handle user plane functionality (e.g., central unit-user plane (CU-UP) functionality), control plane functionality (e.g., central unit-control plane (CU-CP) functionality), or a combination thereof. In some specific implementations, CU 310 may be logically split into one or more CU-UP units and one or more CU-CP units. When implemented in an O-RAN configuration, the CU-UP unit may communicate bidirectionally with the CU-CP unit via an interface (such as an E1 interface). As needed, CU310 may be implemented to communicate with DU 330 for network control and signaling.

[0057] Each DU 330 may correspond to a logical unit that includes one or more base station functions for controlling the operation of one or more RUs 340. In some aspects, the DU 330 may host one or more of a radio link control (RLC) layer, a MAC layer, and one or more high physical (PHY) layers, at least in part, according to a functional partition such as that defined by 3GPP. In some aspects, one or more high PHY layers may be implemented by one or more modules for forward error correction (FEC) encoding and decoding, scrambling, modulation and demodulation, etc. In some aspects, the DU 330 may further host one or more low PHY layers, such as one or more modules for fast Fourier transform (FFT), inverse FFT (iFFT), digital beamforming or physical random access channel (PRACH) extraction and filtering, etc. Each layer (which may also be referred to as a module) may be implemented using an interface that is configured to communicate signals with other layers (and modules) hosted by the DU 330 or with control functions hosted by the CU 310.

[0058] Each RU 340 may implement lower layer functionality. In some deployments, the RU 340 controlled by the DU 330 may correspond to a logical node that hosts RF processing functions or low PHY layer functions (such as performing FFT, performing iFFT, digital beamforming, or PRACH extraction and filtering, etc.) based on a functional split such as a lower layer functional split (e.g., a functional split defined by 3GPP). In such an architecture, each RU 340 may be operated to handle over-the-air (OTA) communications with one or more UEs 120. In some specific implementations, real-time and non-real-time aspects of the control and user planes of the communications with the RU 340 may be controlled by the corresponding DU 330. In some scenarios, this configuration may enable each DU 330 and CU 310 to be implemented in a cloud-based RAN architecture (such as a vRAN architecture).

[0059] The SMO framework 305 may be configured to support RAN deployment and provisioning of non-virtualized network elements and virtualized network elements. For non-virtualized network elements, the SMO framework 305 may be configured to support the deployment of dedicated physical resources for RAN coverage requirements, which may be managed via an operation and maintenance interface (such as an O1 interface). For virtualized network elements, the SMO framework 305 may be configured to interact with a cloud computing platform (such as an open cloud (O-Cloud) platform 390) to perform network element lifecycle management (such as instantiating virtualized network elements) via a cloud computing platform interface (such as an O2 interface). Such virtualized network elements may include, but are not limited to, CU 310, DU 330, RU 340, non-RT RIC 315, and near-RT RIC 325. In some specific implementations, the SMO framework 305 may communicate with hardware aspects of the 4G RAN (such as an open eNB (O-eNB) 311) via the O1 interface. Additionally, in some implementations, the SMO framework 305 can communicate directly with each of the one or more RUs 340 via a corresponding O1 interface. The SMO framework 305 can also include a non-RT RIC 315 configured to support the functionality of the SMO framework 305.

[0060] The non-RT RIC 315 may be configured to include logic functions that enable non-real-time control and optimization of RAN elements and resources, artificial intelligence / machine learning (AI / ML) workflows including model training and updating, or policy-based guidance of applications / features in the near-RT RIC 325. The non-RT RIC 315 may be coupled to or in communication with the near-RT RIC 325 (such as via an A1 interface). The near-RT RIC 325 may be configured to include logic functions that enable near-real-time control and optimization of RAN elements and resources via data collection and actions through an interface (such as via an E2 interface) that connects one or more CUs 310, one or more DUs 330, or both, and the O-eNB with the near-RT RIC 325.

[0061] In some implementations, in order to generate an AI / ML model to be deployed in the near-RT RIC 325, the non-RT RIC 315 may receive parameters or external enrichment information from an external server. Such information may be utilized by the near-RT RIC 325 and may be received from a non-network data source or from a network function at the SMO framework 305 or the non-RT RIC 315. In some examples, the non-RT RIC 315 or the near-RT RIC 325 may be configured to tune RAN behavior or performance. For example, the non-RT RIC 315 may monitor long-term trends and patterns of performance and employ AI / ML models to perform corrective actions through the SMO framework 305 (such as via reconfiguration of the O1 interface) or via the creation of RAN management policies (such as A1 interface policies).

[0062] As indicated above, Figure 3 are provided as examples. Other examples can be found in the Figure 3 The examples described are different.

[0063] Figure 4 4 is a diagram illustrating an example 400 associated with management of antenna switching according to the present disclosure. Figure 4 As shown, example 400 includes communications between network node 110 and UE 120 .

[0064] In example 400, UE 120 includes a controller, a dual connectivity antenna configuration including one or more Tx chains of a dual connectivity transceiver, one or more Rx chains of the dual connectivity transceiver, a switching structure, and multiple antennas (shown as Ant0, Ant 1, and Ant2 to Ant K).

[0065] UE 120 may use antenna switching diversity (Asdiv) to select from a plurality of different antenna switching configurations (e.g., Asdiv configurations). For example, UE 120 may select one or more of the plurality of antennas for use in sending communications. This allows UE 120 to overcome connectivity issues, such as when the hand or head of the user of UE 120 is positioned so that the antenna is blocked. For example, when a first antenna at a first position on UE 120 is blocked, UE 120 may detect connectivity issues with the first antenna when running the Asdiv algorithm, and may select a second antenna that is not obstructed and is not affected by the connectivity issue. In other examples, UE 120 may use Asdiv to overcome antenna imbalance or radio propagation shadowing effects, as well as other issues that UE 120 may use Asdiv to overcome.

[0066] When performing Asdiv, the UE 120 may evaluate one or more metrics to determine which antenna or antenna switching configuration to select from a plurality of available antennas or antenna switching configurations. For example, the UE 120 may determine one or more of the following: a reference signal received power (RSRP), a signal-to-noise ratio (SRN), a transmit power headroom (e.g., which may be determined on a per-antenna basis relative to a maximum transmit power), an excess transmit power timing parameter (e.g., a percentage of time that the transmit power of an antenna exceeds a transmit power threshold (such as a maximum transmit power threshold)), or another specified input, etc. Based on evaluating the one or more metrics, the UE 120 may periodically change the antenna configuration, such as changing from transmitting with a first one or more antennas to transmitting with a second one or more antennas.

[0067] As indicated above, Figure 4 are provided as examples. Other examples can be found in relation to Figure 4 The examples described are different.

[0068] Figure 5 is a diagram illustrating an example 500 of a discontinuous reception (DRX) configuration according to the present disclosure.

[0069] like Figure 5As shown, the network node 110 may send a DRX configuration to the UE 120 to configure a DRX cycle 505 for the UE 120. The DRX cycle 505 may include a DRX on-duration 510 (e.g., during which the UE 120 is awake or active) and an opportunity to enter a DRX sleep state 515. As used herein, the time during which the UE 120 is configured to be active during the DRX on-duration 510 may be referred to as an active time, and the time during which the UE 120 is configured to be in the DRX sleep state 515 may be referred to as an inactive time. As described below, the UE 120 may monitor a physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) during the active time, and may refrain from monitoring the PDCCH during the inactive time.

[0070] During the DRX on duration 510 (e.g., active time), the UE 120 may monitor a downlink control channel (e.g., PDCCH), as indicated by reference numeral 520. For example, the UE 120 may monitor the PDCCH for downlink control information (DCI) related to the UE 120. In the event that the UE 120 does not detect and / or successfully decode any PDCCH communication intended for the UE 120 during the DRX on duration 510, the UE 120 may enter a sleep state 515 (e.g., during inactive time) at the end of the DRX on duration 510, as indicated by reference numeral 525. In this way, the UE 120 may conserve battery power and reduce power consumption. As shown, the DRX cycle 505 may be repeated at a configured periodicity according to the DRX configuration.

[0071] In the event that the UE 120 detects and / or successfully decodes a PDCCH communication intended for the UE 120, the UE 120 may remain in an active state (e.g., awake) for the duration of the DRX inactivity timer 530 (e.g., which may extend the active time). The UE 120 may start the DRX inactivity timer 530 at the time the PDCCH communication is received (e.g., in a transmit time interval (TTI), such as a timeslot or subframe, in which the PDCCH communication is received). The UE 120 may remain in the active state until the DRX inactivity timer 530 expires, at which time the UE 120 may enter the sleep state 515 (e.g., during the inactivity time), as indicated by reference numeral 535. During the duration of the DRX inactivity timer 530, the UE 120 may continue to monitor the PDCCH communication, may obtain downlink data communications scheduled by the PDCCH communication (e.g., on a downlink data channel such as a physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH)), and / or may prepare and / or transmit uplink communications scheduled by the PDCCH communication (e.g., on a physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH)). The UE 120 may restart the DRX inactivity timer 530 each time a PDCCH communication of the UE 120 is detected for an initial transmission (e.g., but not for a retransmission). By operating in this manner, the UE 120 may conserve battery power and reduce power consumption by entering the sleep state 515.

[0072] UE 120 may use an Asdiv algorithm to periodically evaluate a set of antennas to determine whether to switch antennas and / or Asdiv configurations. In some aspects, UE 120 may evaluate the Asdiv algorithm based at least in part on the expiration of an Asdiv timer. Thus, when UE antenna power changes (e.g., an obstacle is positioned close to the antenna), UE 120 may wait until the Asdiv timer expires before UE 120 re-evaluates the set of antennas. Thus, when the Asdiv timer is longer than the DRX inactivity timer 530, in response to the change in UE antenna power, UE 120 may communicate over one or more DRX on durations 510 before switching antennas and / or Asdiv configurations.

[0073] Based at least in part on the UE antenna power change, the UE 120 may not be able to successfully communicate during the aforementioned one or more DRX On Durations 510. In addition, when the Asdiv timer expires while the UE 120 is in the sleep state 515, the UE 120 may delay evaluating the Asdiv algorithm until the UE transitions to the DRX On Duration 510. Because there may be a delay associated with evaluating the Asdiv algorithm and switching antennas and / or Asdiv configurations, the UE 120 may not successfully communicate in the initial resources of the DRX On Duration 510 before the UE 120 is able to switch antennas and / or Asdiv configurations in response to the UE antenna power change.

[0074] As indicated above, Figure 5 are provided as examples. Other examples can be found in relation to Figure 5 The examples described are different.

[0075] Some aspects described herein enable dynamic antenna switching using sensor data. For example, a UE may use a grip sensor (e.g., which is also used for gesture recognition) to determine that an antenna adjacent to the grip sensor is being obstructed (e.g., by a user's hand). In this case, the UE may trigger an adjustment to the antenna configuration (e.g., switching antennas or Asdiv configuration) based at least in part on using the grip sensor to determine that the antenna is being obstructed. In this case, the UE may reduce the latency associated with changing the antenna configuration relative to periodically updating the antenna configuration using, for example, an Asdiv timer. Therefore, the UE reduces the likelihood of communication drops associated with transmitting using an obstructed antenna.

[0076] FIG. 6A to FIG. 6C 6 is a diagram illustrating an example 600 associated with gesture recognition assisted antenna switching according to the present disclosure. Fig. 6A As shown, example 600 includes communications between network node 110 and UE 120 .

[0077] As in Fig. 6A 1 and further illustrated by reference numeral 610, UE 120 may transmit using a first antenna configuration. For example, UE 120 may transmit one or more communications on an uplink to network node 110. Additionally or alternatively, UE 120 may transmit one or more communications on a downlink (e.g., in a multi-hop network) or on a sidelink. Although some aspects are described herein in terms of UE 120 transmitting and adjusting an antenna configuration, it is contemplated that another device may transmit and adjust an antenna configuration, such as network node 110 adjusting an antenna configuration based at least in part on detecting an obstruction using sensor data, as described herein.

[0078] As in Fig. 6A6 and further illustrated by reference numeral 620, UE 120 may detect an obstruction to an antenna. For example, UE 120 may receive information associated with a hand position sensor measurement indicating an obstruction to at least one antenna of UE 120. In some aspects, UE 120 may receive information associated with a hand position sensor measurement based at least in part on performing the hand position sensor measurement. For example, UE 120 may perform a hand position measurement, a grip force measurement, or a gesture recognition measurement using a grip sensor or a gesture recognition sensor, and the like.

[0079] like Figure 6B As shown, UE 120 may have a set of sensors adjacent to a set of antennas. For example, the sensors may be located behind or in front of the corresponding antennas (as shown), adjacent to the antennas, or otherwise within a threshold proximity of the antennas. In other words, UE 120 may have a grip sensor for identifying gesture input or other user interface input (e.g., a "swipe" input or a "button press" input, etc.), and UE 120 may monitor the grip sensor to detect the gesture input or other user interface input. In this case, when UE 120 detects a gesture input or other user interface input, UE 120 may determine (e.g., in addition to performing one or more user interface actions associated with the gesture input or other user interface input) that the user's hand is in a position that may obstruct the antenna. As Figure 6C As shown in FIG. 1 , different hand holding positions may result in different antennas being blocked. Figure 6C As shown, location 612 may obstruct a first subset of a set of antennas, location 614 may obstruct a second subset of the set of antennas, and location 616 may obstruct the entirety of the set of antennas.

[0080] In some aspects, UE 120 may receive information identifying a hand-holding position, which may be referred to as a "holding gesture". For example, UE 120 may have a set of holding gestures associated with a set of index values, and UE 120 may receive information identifying the index values ​​corresponding to the holding gestures from a set of holding sensors. In this case, UE 120 may identify one or more antennas blocked by the identified holding gestures. Additionally or alternatively, UE 120 may receive information from a set of holding sensors that explicitly identifies one or more antennas blocked by the holding gesture (e.g., UE 120 may receive a message including a set of antenna identifier values). In some specific implementations, UE 120 may receive information associated with grip force measurements. For example, UE 120 may capture sensor data indicating the strength of a hand grip at one or more locations on the housing of UE 120 (e.g., force values ​​or force classifications, such as classifying a holding gesture as a tight hand grip, a normal hand grip, or a relaxed hand grip). In this case, UE 120 may use information associated with grip force measurements to predict the blocking level of the antenna. In other words, when UE 120 receives information indicating a tight hand grip proximate the first antenna and a relaxed hand grip proximate the second antenna, UE 120 may predict that the first antenna is associated with a higher degree of blockage (eg, a greater degree of signal attenuation) than the second antenna.

[0081] Return to Fig. 6A , and as shown by reference numeral 630 and reference numeral 640, UE 120 may adjust the antenna configuration and may transmit based at least in part on the adjusted antenna configuration. For example, UE 120 may switch from a first antenna configuration to a second antenna configuration and may transmit using the second antenna configuration. In some implementations, UE 120 may adjust the antenna configuration based at least in part on an antenna determined to be obstructed or blocked. For example, when an antenna associated with a primary receive (PRX) function or a discontinuous receive (DRX) function is blocked, UE 120 may adjust the antenna configuration to select a different antenna for the PRX function or the DRX function. Additionally or alternatively, UE 120 may adjust the antenna configuration when it is determined that an active antenna is obstructed or blocked. In contrast, when UE 120 determines that an inactive or deactivated antenna is obstructed or blocked, UE 120 may forgo adjusting the antenna configuration.

[0082] In some implementations, the UE 120 may switch from using a first antenna to using a second antenna. For example, based at least in part on detecting an obstruction to a first antenna (e.g., a PRX or DRX antenna), the UE 120 may switch to a second antenna (e.g., which is not obstructed or blocked). In this case, the UE 120 may select the second antenna based at least in part on one or more antenna measurements. For example, the UE 120 may obtain stored antenna measurements (e.g., from a previous transmission and / or a previous Asdiv algorithm evaluation), and may select an antenna with the best metric (e.g., the highest RSRP, the best CQI, or the lowest block error rate (BLER), etc.) based on the stored antenna measurements. Similarly, in some implementations, the UE 120 may switch multiple antennas. For example, when the UE 120 has 4 antennas and determines that 2 antennas are obstructed (and is configured to use 2 antennas for communication, e.g., as a PRX antenna and a DRX antenna), the UE 120 may switch to using the other 2 antennas for communication. In another example, when UE 120 has 4 antennas and determines that 3 antennas are obstructed (and is configured to use 2 antennas for communication), the UE may switch to the unobstructed (fourth) antenna and may continue to use one of the 3 obstructed antennas (e.g., selected based on stored antenna measurements). In this case, UE 120 may select the unobstructed (fourth) antenna as the PRX antenna and select one of the 3 obstructed antennas as the DRX antenna.

[0083] In some implementations, UE 120 may trigger on-demand measurements based at least in part on detecting an obstructed antenna. For example, when UE 120 has four antennas that are all obstructed, UE 120 may trigger on-demand measurements from the four antennas to enable selection of one or more of the four antennas. In this case, UE 120 may, for example, wake up from an inactive state to enable on-demand measurements. Additionally or alternatively, UE 120 may perform an Asdiv algorithm. For example, UE 120 may wake up from an inactive state to perform an on-demand Asdiv algorithm evaluation based at least in part on detecting an obstructed antenna, rather than waiting for expiration of an Asdiv timer.

[0084] In some implementations, the UE 120 may delay antenna switching. For example, if the UE 120 determines that one or more obstructed antennas are not designated as PRX antennas or DRX antennas (e.g., are inactive), the UE 120 may delay adjusting the antenna configuration. In this case, the UE 120 may wait until the evaluation of the Asdiv algorithm is performed, and may evaluate the Asdiv algorithm based at least in part on detecting the one or more obstructed antennas. For example, the UE 120 may adjust the parameters of the Asdiv algorithm by adding an RSRP penalty to a target antenna in the Asdiv algorithm and evaluating the Asdiv algorithm using the RSRP penalty. In this case, the adjustment of the antenna configuration may include adjusting the parameters of the Asdiv algorithm. Additionally or alternatively, as described above, the UE 120 may use information identifying blocked antennas for the Asdiv algorithm, such as by abandoning evaluation of blocked antennas for the Asdiv algorithm based at least in part on detecting the blocked antennas using a grip sensor.

[0085] In this manner, UE 120 reduces delays associated with changing antenna configurations relative to using a static Asdiv timer, thereby reducing the likelihood of dropped communications due to antenna obstruction (eg, hand position or holding gestures blocking the antenna).

[0086] As indicated above, FIG. 6A to FIG. 6C are provided as examples. Other examples can be found in relation to FIG. 6A to FIG. 6C The examples described are different.

[0087] Figure 7 7 is a diagram illustrating an example process 700 performed, for example, by a UE according to the present disclosure. Example process 700 is an example in which a UE (eg, UE 120) performs operations associated with gesture recognition assisted antenna switching.

[0088] like Figure 7 As shown, in some aspects, process 700 may include receiving information associated with hand position sensor measurements from at least one sensor in a set of sensors, the information indicating obstruction of at least one antenna in a set of antennas (block 710). For example, as described above, a UE (e.g., using Figure 8 The communication manager 140 and / or receiving component 802 depicted in FIG. 8 may receive information associated with hand position sensor measurements from at least one sensor in a set of sensors, the information indicating an obstruction to at least one antenna in a set of antennas.

[0089] like Figure 7As further shown, in some aspects, process 700 may include adjusting an antenna configuration of the set of antennas based at least in part on information associated with hand position sensor measurements indicating obstruction to the at least one antenna (block 720). For example, as described above, a UE (e.g., using Figure 8 The communication manager 140 and / or antenna management component 808 depicted in FIG. 1 may adjust the antenna configuration of the set of antennas based at least in part on information associated with the hand position sensor measurements indicating obstruction to the at least one antenna.

[0090] Process 700 may include additional aspects, such as any single aspect or any combination of aspects described below and / or in conjunction with one or more other processes described elsewhere herein.

[0091] In a first aspect, the set of sensors is associated with performing at least one of: hand position measurement, grip force measurement, or gesture recognition measurement.

[0092] In a second aspect, alone or in combination with the first aspect, the at least one sensor comprises a grip sensor or a gesture recognition sensor.

[0093] In a third aspect, alone or in combination with one or more of the first and second aspects, each antenna in the set of antennas is associated with one or more sensors in the set of sensors.

[0094] In a fourth aspect, either alone or in combination with one or more of the first to third aspects, process 700 includes monitoring the set of sensors to obtain hand position sensor measurements, wherein monitoring the set of sensors is associated with a configured sampling rate in the range of 0 Hz to 25 Hz.

[0095] In a fifth aspect, either alone or in combination with one or more of aspects one to four, the information associated with the hand position sensor measurements includes information identifying at least one of an obstruction to the at least one antenna or a lack of obstruction to at least one other antenna in the group of antennas.

[0096] In a sixth aspect, either alone or in combination with one or more of aspects one to five, process 700 includes performing an antenna switching evaluation process based at least in part on receiving information associated with a hand position sensor measurement indicating obstruction to the at least one antenna, and adjusting the antenna configuration includes adjusting the antenna configuration based at least in part on the results of the antenna switching evaluation process.

[0097] In a seventh aspect, alone or in combination with one or more of the first to sixth aspects, process 700 includes transitioning from a first discontinuous reception state to a second discontinuous reception state to perform an antenna switching evaluation process.

[0098] In an eighth aspect, either alone or in combination with one or more of the first to seventh aspects, adjusting the antenna configuration comprises adjusting the antenna configuration based at least in part on stored signal strength measurements of the set of antennas.

[0099] In a ninth aspect, either alone or in combination with one or more of aspects one to eight, process 700 includes triggering a signal strength measurement of the set of antennas based at least in part on information associated with a hand position sensor measurement indicating an obstruction to the at least one antenna, and adjusting the antenna configuration includes adjusting the antenna configuration based at least in part on the signal strength measurement.

[0100] In a tenth aspect, either alone or in combination with one or more of the first to ninth aspects, adjusting the antenna configuration comprises adjusting the antenna configuration based at least in part on the at least one antenna being associated with a primary reception configuration or a diversity reception configuration.

[0101] In an eleventh aspect, alone or in combination with one or more of the first to tenth aspects, a target antenna for antenna switching is blocked, and adjusting the antenna configuration includes adjusting one or more parameters associated with an antenna switching diversity algorithm.

[0102] although Figure 7 Example blocks of process 700 are shown, but in some aspects, process 700 may include Figure 7 The blocks depicted may be additional blocks, fewer blocks, different blocks, or blocks arranged in a different manner than those depicted. Additionally or alternatively, two or more of the blocks of process 700 may be performed in parallel.

[0103] Figure 8 800 is a diagram of an example apparatus 800 for wireless communication according to the present disclosure. Apparatus 800 may be a UE, or a UE may include apparatus 800. In some aspects, apparatus 800 includes a receiving component 802 and a transmitting component 804 that may communicate with each other (e.g., via one or more buses and / or one or more other components). As shown, apparatus 800 may communicate with another apparatus 806 (such as a UE, a base station, or another wireless communication device) using receiving component 802 and transmitting component 804. As further shown, apparatus 800 may include a communication manager 140. Communication manager 140 may include one or more of an antenna management component 808, a monitoring component 810, or a power management component 812, among others.

[0104] In some aspects, the apparatus 800 may be configured to perform FIG. 6A to FIG. 6C Additionally or alternatively, the apparatus 800 may be configured to perform one or more processes described herein, such as Figure 7 The process 700. In some aspects, Figure 8 The device 800 and / or one or more components shown may include a combination of Figure 2 Additionally or alternatively, Figure 8 One or more of the components shown may be combined with Figure 2 Additionally or alternatively, one or more components in a set of components may be implemented at least in part as software stored in a memory. For example, a component (or a portion of a component) may be implemented as instructions or codes that are stored in a non-transitory computer-readable medium and can be executed by a controller or processor to perform the function or operation of the component.

[0105] The receiving component 802 may receive communications from the device 806, such as reference signals, control information, data communications, or combinations thereof. The receiving component 802 may provide the received communications to one or more other components of the device 800. In some aspects, the receiving component 802 may perform signal processing (such as filtering, amplification, demodulation, analog-to-digital conversion, demultiplexing, deinterleaving, demapping, equalization, interference cancellation, or decoding, etc.) on the received communications and may provide the processed signals to one or more other components of the device 800. In some aspects, the receiving component 802 may include combining Figure 2 One or more antennas, modems, demodulators, MIMO detectors, receive processors, controllers / processors, memories, or combinations thereof of the described UE.

[0106] The transmitting component 804 may transmit communications, such as reference signals, control information, data communications, or combinations thereof, to the device 806. In some aspects, one or more other components of the device 800 may generate communications and may provide the generated communications to the transmitting component 804 for transmission to the device 806. In some aspects, the transmitting component 804 may perform signal processing (such as filtering, amplification, modulation, digital-to-analog conversion, multiplexing, interleaving, mapping, or encoding, etc.) on the generated communications and may transmit the processed signals to the device 806. In some aspects, the transmitting component 804 may include combining Figure 2 One or more antennas, modems, modulators, transmit MIMO processors, transmit processors, controllers / processors, memories, or combinations thereof of the described UE. In some aspects, the transmit component 804 can be co-located with the receive component 802 in a transceiver.

[0107] Receiving component 802 can receive information associated with hand position sensor measurements from at least one sensor in a set of sensors, the information indicating obstruction of at least one antenna in a set of antennas. Antenna management component 808 can adjust antenna configuration of the set of antennas based at least in part on the information associated with the hand position sensor measurements indicating obstruction of the at least one antenna.

[0108] Monitoring component 810 may monitor the set of sensors to obtain hand position sensor measurements, wherein monitoring the set of sensors is associated with a configured sampling rate in the range of 0 Hz to 25 Hz. Antenna management component 808 may perform an antenna switching evaluation process based at least in part on receiving information associated with the hand position sensor measurements indicating an obstruction to the at least one antenna. Power management component 812 may transition from a first discontinuous reception state to a second discontinuous reception state to perform an antenna switching evaluation process. Antenna management component 808 may trigger signal strength measurements of the set of antennas based at least in part on receiving information associated with the hand position sensor measurements indicating an obstruction to the at least one antenna.

[0109] Figure 8 The number and arrangement of components shown are provided as examples. In practice, there may be Figure 8 Additional components, fewer components, different components, or components arranged in a different manner than those shown. Figure 8 Two or more components shown may be implemented in a single component, or Figure 8 The single component shown may be implemented as multiple distributed components. Additionally or alternatively, Figure 8 The illustrated set (one or more) of components may be described as being executable by Figure 8 Another group of components shown performs one or more functions.

[0110] The following provides an overview of some aspects of the disclosure:

[0111] Aspect 1: A method of wireless communication performed by a device of a user equipment (UE), the method comprising: receiving information associated with a hand position sensor measurement from at least one sensor in a group of sensors, the information indicating an obstruction to at least one antenna in a group of antennas; and adjusting the antenna configuration of the group of antennas based at least in part on the information associated with the hand position sensor measurement indicating the obstruction to the at least one antenna.

[0112] Aspect 2: The method according to aspect 1, wherein the set of sensors is associated with performing at least one of the following: hand position measurement, grip force measurement, or gesture recognition measurement.

[0113] Aspect 3: The method according to any one of aspects 1 to 2, wherein the at least one sensor comprises a grip sensor or a gesture recognition sensor.

[0114] Aspect 4: The method according to any one of aspects 1 to 3, wherein each antenna in the set of antennas is associated with one or more sensors in the set of sensors.

[0115] Aspect 5: A method according to any one of Aspects 1 to 4, the method further comprising: monitoring the set of sensors to obtain the hand position sensor measurements, wherein monitoring the set of sensors is associated with a configured sampling rate in the range of 0 Hertz (Hz) to 25 Hz.

[0116] Aspect 6: A method according to any one of Aspects 1 to 5, wherein the information associated with the hand position sensor measurement includes information identifying at least one of the obstruction to the at least one antenna or the lack of obstruction to at least one other antenna in the group of antennas.

[0117] Aspect 7: According to any one of Aspects 1 to 6, the method further includes: performing an antenna switching evaluation process based at least in part on receiving the information indicating the obstruction to the at least one antenna associated with the hand position sensor measurement; and wherein adjusting the antenna configuration includes: adjusting the antenna configuration based at least in part on the result of the antenna switching evaluation process.

[0118] Aspect 8: The method according to aspect 7, further comprising: transitioning from a first discontinuous reception state to a second discontinuous reception state to perform the antenna switching evaluation process.

[0119] Aspect 9: The method according to any one of aspects 1 to 8, wherein adjusting the antenna configuration comprises: adjusting the antenna configuration based at least in part on stored signal strength measurements of the set of antennas.

[0120] Aspect 10: According to a method described in any one of Aspects 1 to 9, the method also includes: triggering signal strength measurement of the group of antennas based at least in part on the information indicating the obstruction to the at least one antenna associated with the hand position sensor measurement; and wherein adjusting the antenna configuration includes: adjusting the antenna configuration based at least in part on the signal strength measurement.

[0121] Aspect 11: The method according to any one of aspects 1 to 10, wherein adjusting the antenna configuration comprises: adjusting the antenna configuration based at least in part on the at least one antenna being associated with a primary reception configuration or a diversity reception configuration.

[0122] Aspect 12: The method according to aspect 11, wherein a target antenna for antenna switching is blocked, and wherein adjusting the antenna configuration includes: adjusting one or more parameters associated with an antenna switching diversity algorithm.

[0123] Aspect 13: An apparatus for performing wireless communications at a device, the apparatus comprising: a processor; a memory coupled to the processor; and instructions stored in the memory and executable by the processor to cause the apparatus to perform one or more of the methods described in Aspects 1 to 12.

[0124] Aspect 14: A device for wireless communication, the device comprising: a memory; and one or more processors coupled to the memory, the one or more processors configured to execute the method according to one or more of aspects 1 to 12.

[0125] Aspect 15: An apparatus for wireless communication, the apparatus comprising: at least one component for performing the method according to one or more of aspects 1 to 12.

[0126] Aspect 16: A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing code for wireless communication, the code comprising instructions executable by a processor to perform the method according to one or more of aspects 1 to 12.

[0127] Aspect 17: A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing an instruction set for wireless communication, the instruction set comprising one or more instructions which, when executed by one or more processors of a device, cause the device to perform one or more of the methods described in aspects 1 to 12.

[0128] While the foregoing disclosure provides illustration and description, it is not intended to be exhaustive or to limit the aspects to the precise forms disclosed. Modifications and variations are possible in light of the above disclosure or may be acquired from practice of these aspects.

[0129] As used herein, the term "component" is intended to be broadly interpreted as a combination of hardware and / or hardware and software. Whether referred to as software, firmware, middleware, microcode, hardware description language or other names, "software" should be broadly interpreted as meaning instructions, instruction sets, codes, code segments, program codes, programs, subroutines, software modules, applications, software applications, software packages, routines, subroutines, objects, executables, threads of execution, processes and / or functions, etc. As used herein, a "processor" is implemented in a combination of hardware and / or hardware and software. It will be clear that the systems and / or methods described herein can be implemented by different forms of hardware and / or a combination of hardware and software. The actual dedicated control hardware or software code used to implement these systems and / or methods does not limit various aspects. Therefore, there is no reference to specific software codes herein to describe the operation and behavior of the system and / or method, because those skilled in the art will understand that software and hardware can be designed to implement the system and / or method at least in part based on the description herein.

[0130] As used herein, "satisfying a threshold" may mean that a value is greater than a threshold, greater than or equal to a threshold, less than a threshold, less than or equal to a threshold, equal to a threshold, or not equal to a threshold, etc., depending on the context.

[0131] Although specific combinations of features are set forth in the claims and / or disclosed in the specification, these combinations are not intended to limit the disclosure of various aspects. Many of these features can be combined in a manner that is not specifically described in the claims and / or is not disclosed in the specification. The disclosure of various aspects includes each dependent claim combined with each other claim in the claim set. As used herein, the phrase "at least one of" the list of items refers to any combination of these items (which includes a single member). As an example, "at least one of a, b or c" is intended to cover a, b, c, a+b, a+c, b+c and a+b+c, and any combination with multiple identical elements (e.g., a+a, a+a+a, a+a+b, a+a+c, a+b+b, a+c+c, b+b, b+b+b, b+b+c, c+c and c+c+c, or any other ordering of a, b and c).

[0132] Any element, action or instruction used herein should not be interpreted as critical or necessary unless clearly stated. In addition, as used herein, the articles "one" and "a kind of" are intended to include one or more items, and can be used interchangeably with "one or more". In addition, as used herein, the article "said" is intended to include one or more items connected to the article "said", and can be used interchangeably with "one or more". In addition, as used herein, the terms "set" and "group" are intended to include one or more items, and can be used interchangeably with "one or more". If only one item is intended to be referred to, the phrase "only one" or similar terms are used. Moreover, as used herein, the term "having" etc. is intended to be an open term, which does not limit the elements they modify (for example, "having" A elements can also have B). In addition, the phrase "based on" is intended to mean "based at least in part on", unless otherwise explicitly stated. Furthermore, as used herein, the term "or" when used in a series is intended to be open-ended and used interchangeably with "and / or" unless expressly stated otherwise (e.g., if used in conjunction with "either" or "only one of").

Claims

1. A method of wireless communication performed by a device of a user equipment (UE), the method comprising: receiving information associated with a hand position sensor measurement from at least one sensor in a set of sensors, the information indicating an obstruction of at least one antenna in a set of antennas; as well as An antenna configuration of the set of antennas is adjusted based at least in part on the information associated with the hand position sensor measurements indicating the obstruction of the at least one antenna.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the set of sensors is associated with performing at least one of the following: Hand position measurement, Grip strength measurement, or Gesture recognition measurements. The method of claim 1 , wherein the at least one sensor comprises a grip sensor or a gesture recognition sensor. 4 . The method of claim 1 , wherein each antenna in the set of antennas is associated with one or more sensors in the set of sensors.

5. The method according to claim 1, further comprising: monitoring the set of sensors to obtain the hand position sensor measurements, Wherein monitoring the set of sensors is associated with a configured sampling rate in the range of 0 Hertz (Hz) to 25 Hz.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the information associated with the hand position sensor measurements includes information identifying at least one of the obstruction of the at least one antenna or a lack of obstruction of at least one other antenna in the set of antennas.

7. The method according to claim 1, further comprising: performing an antenna switching evaluation process based at least in part on receiving said information associated with said hand position sensor measurements indicating said obstruction of said at least one antenna; and Wherein adjusting the antenna configuration comprises: The antenna configuration is adjusted based at least in part on a result of the antenna switching evaluation process.

8. The method according to claim 7, further comprising: The antenna switching evaluation process is performed by transitioning from a first discontinuous reception state to a second discontinuous reception state.

9. The method of claim 1 , wherein adjusting the antenna configuration comprises: The antenna configuration is adjusted based at least in part on stored signal strength measurements for the set of antennas.

10. The method according to claim 1, further comprising: triggering a signal strength measurement of the set of antennas based at least in part on the information associated with the hand position sensor measurement indicating the obstruction of the at least one antenna; and Wherein adjusting the antenna configuration comprises: The antenna configuration is adjusted based at least in part on the signal strength measurement.

11. The method of claim 1 , wherein adjusting the antenna configuration comprises: The antenna configuration is adjusted based at least in part on the at least one antenna being associated with a primary reception configuration or a diversity reception configuration.

12. The method of claim 11, wherein the target antenna for antenna switching is blocked, and Wherein adjusting the antenna configuration comprises: One or more parameters associated with an antenna switching diversity algorithm are adjusted.

13. A user equipment (UE) for wireless communication, the user equipment (UE) comprising: Memory; and one or more processors coupled to the memory and configured to: receiving information associated with a hand position sensor measurement from at least one sensor in a set of sensors, the information indicating an obstruction of at least one antenna in a set of antennas; as well as An antenna configuration of the set of antennas is adjusted based at least in part on the information associated with the hand position sensor measurements indicating the obstruction of the at least one antenna.

14. The UE of claim 13, wherein the set of sensors is associated with performing at least one of: Hand position measurement, Grip strength measurement, or Gesture recognition measurements. 15 . The UE of claim 13 , wherein the at least one sensor comprises a grip sensor or a gesture recognition sensor.

16. The UE of claim 13, wherein each antenna in the set of antennas is associated with one or more sensors in the set of sensors.

17. The UE of claim 13, wherein the one or more processors are further configured to: monitoring the set of sensors to obtain the hand position sensor measurements, Wherein monitoring the set of sensors is associated with a configured sampling rate in the range of 0 Hertz (Hz) to 25 Hz.

18. The UE of claim 13, wherein the information associated with the hand position sensor measurements comprises information identifying at least one of the obstruction of the at least one antenna or a lack of obstruction of at least one other antenna in the set of antennas.

19. The UE of claim 13, wherein the one or more processors are further configured to: performing an antenna switching evaluation process based at least in part on receiving the information associated with the hand position sensor measurements indicating the obstruction of the at least one antenna; and Wherein, in order to adjust the antenna configuration, the one or more processors are configured to: The antenna configuration is adjusted based at least in part on a result of the antenna switching evaluation process.

20. The UE of claim 19, wherein the one or more processors are further configured to: The antenna switching evaluation process is performed by transitioning from a first discontinuous reception state to a second discontinuous reception state.

21. The UE of claim 13, wherein to adjust the antenna configuration, the one or more processors are configured to: The antenna configuration is adjusted based at least in part on stored signal strength measurements for the set of antennas.

22. The UE of claim 13, wherein the one or more processors are further configured to: triggering a signal strength measurement of the set of antennas based at least in part on the information associated with the hand position sensor measurement indicating the obstruction of the at least one antenna; and Wherein, in order to adjust the antenna configuration, the one or more processors are configured to: The antenna configuration is adjusted based at least in part on the signal strength measurement.

23. The UE of claim 13, wherein to adjust the antenna configuration, the one or more processors are configured to: The antenna configuration is adjusted based at least in part on the at least one antenna being associated with a primary reception configuration or a diversity reception configuration.

24. The UE of claim 23, wherein a target antenna for antenna switching is blocked, and Wherein, in order to adjust the antenna configuration, the one or more processors are configured to: One or more parameters associated with an antenna switching diversity algorithm are adjusted.

25. A non-transitory computer readable medium storing an instruction set for wireless communication, the instruction set comprising: One or more instructions that, when executed by one or more processors of a user equipment (UE), cause the UE to: receiving information associated with a hand position sensor measurement from at least one sensor in a set of sensors, the information indicating an obstruction of at least one antenna in a set of antennas; as well as An antenna configuration of the set of antennas is adjusted based at least in part on the information associated with the hand position sensor measurements indicating the obstruction of the at least one antenna.

26. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 25, wherein the set of sensors is associated with performing at least one of: Hand position measurement, Grip strength measurement, or Gesture recognition measurements.

27. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 25, wherein the at least one sensor comprises a grip sensor or a gesture recognition sensor.

28. An apparatus for wireless communication, the apparatus comprising: means for receiving information associated with a hand position sensor measurement from at least one sensor of a set of sensors, the information indicating an obstruction of at least one antenna of a set of antennas; and Means for adjusting an antenna configuration of the set of antennas based at least in part on the information associated with the hand position sensor measurements indicative of the obstruction of the at least one antenna.

29. The apparatus of claim 28, wherein the set of sensors is associated with performing at least one of: Hand position measurement, Grip strength measurement, or Gesture recognition measurements.

30. The apparatus of claim 28, wherein the at least one sensor comprises a grip sensor or a gesture recognition sensor.

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