Reference Signal Timing for Wireless Positioning Reliability

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Solution Overview

Problem

Existing wireless communication systems face challenges in achieving high data rates, low latency, and reliable connectivity, especially in emerging technologies like 6G, which require advanced methods for signal processing and network integration.

Innovation Solution

Implementing a method and device for wireless communication that involves transmitting and receiving reference signals, along with measurement information related to signal transmission and reception times and orders, utilizing advanced technologies such as AI, THz communication, and integrated sensing and communication to enhance connectivity and reliability.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Productivity

If advanced signal processing and network integration techniques are implemented to enhance wireless communication performance, then data rates are improved and latency is reduced, but device complexity and system implementation difficulty increase

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvedata rateVSAvoidsystem complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
ProductivityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent segments the wireless communication system into multiple functional modules including reference signal transmission units, measurement information processing units, and positioning calculation units. Each module handles specific tasks independently, allowing complex signal processing to be divided into manageable segments that can be implemented and optimized separately while maintaining overall system performance.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

The patent implements preliminary action by pre-configuring reference signals and measurement information templates before actual wireless communication occurs. Devices prepare measurement configurations, reference signal patterns, and processing algorithms in advance, reducing real-time processing complexity and enabling faster data rate achievement without proportionally increasing system complexity.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

2Reliability

If advanced signal processing and network integration techniques are implemented to enhance wireless communication performance, then connectivity reliability is improved, but device complexity and system implementation difficulty increase

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveconnectivity reliabilityVSAvoidsystem complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent implements feedback mechanisms where measurement information from reference signal transmissions is continuously monitored and used to adjust communication parameters. The system measures signal quality, timing information, and positioning data, then feeds this information back to optimize transmission power, modulation schemes, and resource allocation, improving connectivity reliability through adaptive control without requiring fundamentally complex system architecture.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #23Feedback

Solution Approach 2:

The patent enables devices to perform self-service functions by autonomously measuring reference signals, calculating positioning information, and adjusting communication parameters based on local measurements. Each device independently processes its own measurement information and reference signal data, reducing the need for complex centralized control while improving reliability through distributed intelligence and self-optimization.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #25Self-service

Data Source

PatentEP4668919A1Positioning method and device
Publication Date: 2025.12.24 LG ELECTRONICS INC
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AI summary

Disclosed are a method of a first device for performing wireless communication and a device for supporting same. The method may include the steps of: transmitting a first reference signal; receiving a second reference signal; transmitting a third reference signal; and transmitting measurement information including information related to time between the transmission of the first reference signal and the reception of the second reference signal, information related to time between the reception of the second reference signal and the transmission of the third reference signal, and information related to a transmission and reception order of the reference signals.