Systems and methods for granular user equipment location determination using quantum computing

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11716135-B2
Application number	US-202217664441-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	May 23, 2022
Priority date	Jan 27, 2021
Publication date	Aug 1, 2023
Grant date	Aug 1, 2023

Abstract

Embodiments described herein provide for the granular network-based detection of UE location in a RAN that includes one or more mobile base stations using quantum computing. Mobile base stations may be, for example, affixed on vehicles (e.g., cars, trucks, drones, etc.), may be implemented by other UEs, and/or may otherwise be non-stationary. In contrast, fixed base stations may be mounted to towers, buildings, or other types of permanent or semi-permanent installations. Quantum computing techniques, as described herein, may aid in the precise determination of UE location using triangulation techniques and/or other network-based location techniques. Further, in RANs that include mobile base stations, the locations of both the UE and a reference point may change relatively rapidly. The use of quantum computing, as described herein, may aid in the fast and precise determination of UE location in situations where mobile base stations and/or UEs are moving rapidly.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A device, comprising:
one or more processors to:
receive radio frequency (“RF”) metrics associated with a User Equipment (“UE”) and a mobile base station;
determine a set of parameters of quantum computing radio frequency (“RF”) pulses based on a velocity of the mobile base station;
compute a distance between the UE and the mobile base station based on:
the RF metrics associated with the UE and the mobile base station,
the set of parameters of quantum RF pulses determined based on the velocity of the mobile base station; and

modify one or more parameters of the mobile base station based on the computed distance between the UE and the mobile base station.

2. The device of claim 1 , wherein the one or more processors are further configured to:
compute a location of the UE based on:
the distance between the UE and the mobile base station, and
a location of the mobile base station.

3. The device of claim 1 , wherein the UE is a first UE, wherein the mobile base station is implemented by a second UE.

4. The device of claim 1 , wherein the RF metrics include a delay time associated with a set of RF signals sent from the mobile base station to the UE.

5. The device of claim 1 , wherein modifying the one or more parameters of the mobile base station include modifying one or more beamforming parameters of the mobile base station based on the computed distance of the UE from the mobile base station, the one or more beamforming parameters including at least one of:
an azimuth angle associated with one or more antennas of the mobile base station,
a tilt angle associated with the one or more antennas of the mobile base station, or
a transmit power associated with the one or more antennas of the mobile base station.

6. The device of claim 1 , wherein the mobile base station is a first mobile base station, wherein the set of parameters of quantum computing RF pulses are a first set of parameters of quantum computing pulses, wherein the one or more processors are further configured to:
determine a second set of quantum computing RF pulses based on a velocity of a second mobile base station; and
compute a distance between the UE and the second mobile base station based on the second set of quantum computing RF pulses.

7. The device of claim 6 , wherein the velocity of the first mobile base station is higher than the velocity of the second mobile base station, wherein the first set of quantum RF pulses are stronger than the second set of quantum RF pulses based on the velocity of the first mobile base station being higher than the velocity of the second mobile base station.

8. A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing a plurality of processor-executable instructions to:
receive radio frequency (“RF”) metrics associated with a User Equipment (“UE”) and a mobile base station;
determine a set of parameters of quantum computing radio frequency (“RF”) pulses based on a velocity of the mobile base station;
compute a distance between the UE and the mobile base station based on:
the RF metrics associated with the UE and the mobile base station,
the set of parameters of quantum RF pulses determined based on the velocity of the mobile base station; and

modify one or more parameters of the mobile base station based on the computed distance between the UE and the mobile base station.

9. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 8 , wherein the plurality of processor-executable instructions further include processor-executable instructions to:
compute a location of the UE based on:
the distance between the UE and the mobile base station, and
a location of the mobile base station.

10. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 8 , wherein the UE is a first UE, wherein the mobile base station is implemented by a second UE.

11. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 8 , wherein the RF metrics include a delay time associated with a set of RF signals sent from the mobile base station to the UE.

12. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 8 , wherein modifying the one or more parameters of the mobile base station include modifying one or more beamforming parameters of the mobile base station based on the computed distance of the UE from the mobile base station, the one or more beamforming parameters including at least one of:
an azimuth angle associated with one or more antennas of the mobile base station,
a tilt angle associated with the one or more antennas of the mobile base station, or
a transmit power associated with the one or more antennas of the mobile base station.

13. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 8 , wherein the mobile base station is a first mobile base station, wherein the set of parameters of quantum computing RF pulses are a first set of parameters of quantum computing pulses, wherein the plurality of processor-executable instructions further include processor-executable instructions to:
determine a second set of quantum computing RF pulses based on a velocity of a second mobile base station; and
compute a distance between the UE and the second mobile base station based on the second set of quantum computing RF pulses.

14. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 13 , wherein the velocity of the first mobile base station is higher than the velocity of the second mobile base station, wherein the first set of quantum RF pulses are stronger than the second set of quantum RF pulses based on the velocity of the first mobile base station being higher than the velocity of the second mobile base station.

15. A method, comprising:
receiving radio frequency (“RF”) metrics associated with a User Equipment (“UE”) and a mobile base station;
determining a set of parameters of quantum computing radio frequency (“RF”) pulses based on a velocity of the mobile base station;
computing a distance between the UE and the mobile base station based on:
the RF metrics associated with the UE and the mobile base station,
the set of parameters of quantum RF pulses determined based on the velocity of the mobile base station; and

modifying one or more parameters of the mobile base station based on the computed distance between the UE and the mobile base station.

16. The method of claim 15 , further comprising:
computing a location of the UE based on:
the distance between the UE and the mobile base station, and
a location of the mobile base station.

17. The method of claim 15 , wherein the UE is a first UE, wherein the mobile base station is implemented by a second UE.

18. The method of claim 15 , wherein the RF metrics include a delay time associated with a set of RF signals sent from the mobile base station to the UE.

19. The method of claim 15 , wherein modifying the one or more parameters of the mobile base station include modifying one or more beamforming parameters of the mobile base station based on the computed distance of the UE from the mobile base station, the one or more beamforming parameters including at least one of:
an azimuth angle associated with one or more antennas of the mobile base station,
a tilt angle associated with the one or more antennas of the mobile base station, or
a transmit power associated with the one or more antennas of the mobile base station.

20. The method of claim 15 , wherein the mobile base station is a first mobile base station, wherein the set of parameters of quantum computing RF pulses are a first set of parameters of quantum computing pulses

Assignees

• Verizon Patent & Licensing Inc

Inventors

• Boyapati Vamsi Krishna
• Guntuku Kishore K

Classifications

• G06N10/00

  Quantum computing, i.e. information processing based on quantum-mechanical phenomena · CPC title

• H04B7/17 Primary

  employing pulse modulation, e.g. pulse code modulation · CPC title

• H04B7/0617 Primary

  for beam forming · CPC title

• H04W74/002

  Transmission of channel access control information · CPC title

• H04W88/16

  Gateway arrangements · CPC title