PRS Measurement Priority for More Accurate UE Positioning

The patent segments the measurement process by introducing a priority field that divides measurements into different priority levels. The terminal device performs measurements on multiple reception antenna elements but processes them in segments based on priority, where higher priority measurements (from single antenna elements) are processed first and can be used independently to achieve positioning without requiring all measurements from multiple antenna elements.

The patent applies preliminary action by pre-configuring priority information that indicates which reception antenna elements should be measured first. The terminal device uses this pre-established priority information to immediately perform measurements on high-priority antenna elements without needing to evaluate all antenna elements equally, thus achieving accurate positioning faster by preparing the measurement sequence in advance.

The patent applies local quality by introducing a priority field in the configuration information that assigns different priority levels to different reference signals or reception antenna elements. Instead of treating all references equally, the terminal device focuses processing on high-priority references first, allowing accurate positioning to be achieved with selective processing of configuration information rather than uniform processing of all references.