UE Assistance Indicator for Positioning Data and Thermal Management
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing wireless communication systems face challenges in managing overheating conditions in user equipment (UE), which can lead to component damage and negatively impact user experience.
Innovation Solution
A method and apparatus for generating and transmitting an assistance indicator, including position assistance information, from a UE to a network entity, enabling temporary adjustments to positioning capabilities to address overheating conditions.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Measurement precision
If the UE maintains full positioning capabilities during operation, then positioning accuracy is improved, but the device generates excessive heat leading to component damage
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements dynamic adjustment of positioning capabilities based on thermal conditions. The UE monitors its temperature and dynamically switches between full positioning capability mode and reduced positioning capability mode, allowing the system to adapt to changing thermal states while maintaining acceptable positioning performance
Solution Approach 2:
The patent changes operational parameters of the positioning subsystem based on temperature thresholds. When temperature exceeds a threshold, the UE modifies positioning-related parameters such as disabling continuous positioning updates or reducing positioning frequency, thereby reducing heat generation while maintaining basic positioning functionality
2Measurement precision
If the UE continuously performs positioning operations, then positioning capability is improved, but energy consumption increases leading to overheating
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements periodic positioning operations instead of continuous positioning. The UE performs positioning updates at scheduled intervals or based on trigger events, reducing energy consumption while maintaining positioning capability. This periodic approach allows thermal management between positioning operations
3Temperature
If the UE reduces positioning capabilities to manage overheating, then device temperature is reduced, but positioning accuracy deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The system dynamically adjusts positioning capabilities based on real-time thermal conditions rather than permanently reducing accuracy. When cooling down, the UE can restore full positioning capabilities, making the accuracy reduction temporary and conditional rather than permanent
4Reliability
If the UE implements thermal management by reducing operations, then reliability is improved, but operational flexibility is reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements dynamic thermal management that adapts operational characteristics based on real-time conditions. The UE can flexibly adjust positioning operations, communication patterns, and power management strategies in response to thermal states, maintaining reliability while preserving operational flexibility through condition-based adaptation
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AI summary
This disclosure provides systems, methods, and devices for wireless communication that supports an assistance indicator, such as a UAI message, that includes position assistance information. In a first aspect, a method of wireless communication includes generating, by a user equipment (UE), an assistance indicator including position assistance information. The method further includes transmitting the assistance indicator to a network entity. Other aspects and features are also claimed and described.