# US 11,310,734 B2 · Method and device for selecting reception point and transmission point in wireless communication system > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 11,310,734 B2 - Document ID: US11310734B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 16/484,644 - Filed: 2017-03-13 - Published: 2019-12-12 - Granted: 2022-04-19 - Earliest claimed: 2017-02-10 - Assignees: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. - Applicants: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. - Inventors: Hyesuk Kim; Sungbum Park; Soonyoung Lee; Minsung Cho - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US11310734B2 ## CPC - H04W 48/20: Selecting an access point - H04B 17/23: Indication means, e.g. displays, alarms, audible means - H04B 17/27: for locating or positioning the transmitter - H04B 17/30: of propagation channels - H04B 17/3913: {Predictive models, e.g. based on neural network models} - H04W 16/18: Network planning tools - H04W 72/542: using measured or perceived quality - H04W 72/56: based on priority criteria - H04W: WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS (broadcast communication H04H; communication systems using wireless links for non-selective communication, e.g. wireless extensions H04M1/72) - H04B: TRANSMISSION ## Abstract Disclosed are a communication technique of merging, with IoT technology, a 5G communication system for supporting a data transmission rate higher than that of a 4G system, and a system therefor. The disclosure can be applied to intelligent services (for example, smart home, smart building, smart city, smart car or connected car, health care, digital education, retail, security and safety related services, and the like) on the basis of 5G communication technology and an IoT-related technology. A method for selecting a transmission point in a wireless communication system, according to an embodiment of the present specification, comprises the steps of: setting a transmission point group including at least one transmission point, on the basis of at least one reception point; setting a priority for the at least one transmission point in the transmission point group; and selecting a transmission point. The present research has been performed by receiving support from “Giga KOREA project” of the Ministry of Science, ICT, and Future Planning ## Claims ### Claim 1 A method executed by an apparatus in a wireless communication system for generating reception/transmission position candidates required for a tracing simulation step in network design, the method comprising: obtaining two-dimensional image information and three-dimensional map information of a map for the network design; identifying the three-dimensional map information corresponding to the two-dimensional image information; acquiring one or more characteristics of at least one object from the two-dimensional image information, wherein the one or more characteristics of the at least one object are mapped to corresponding objects displayed on the map; extracting at least one reception point based on the one or more characteristics of the at least one object; forming a transmission point group including at least one transmission point based on the at least one reception point and a reception coverage of the at least one reception point; and assigning a priority for at least one transmission point in the transmission point group and selecting a transmission point according to the assigned priority. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein extracting at least one reception point comprises: identifying shape information of a first object located in the map based on the two-dimensional image information; identifying characteristic information of a second object included in the first object; and selecting the second object as the reception point based on the shape information and the characteristic information. ### Claim 3 (depends on 2) The method of claim 2, wherein the shape information comprises information about at least one of a height, a size, or a shape of the first object, and wherein the characteristic information comprises information about at least one of a height, a size, a number, or a position of the second object. ### Claim 4 (depends on 2) The method of claim 2, wherein the second object is an object having a transmittance for radio waves lower than a threshold value. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the priority is assigned based on at least one of a distribution of multi-dwelling units (MDU) in the map, a distribution of single-family units (SFU) in the map, an installation cost of the transmission point, a number of transmission points to be installed, a location of previously installed transmission points, or a user input. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein forming a transmission point group comprises: examining installation information of the at least one reception point; configuring a surrounding region for the at least one reception point based on the installation information; and selecting at least one transmission point from among plural transmission points based on the surrounding region and a transmission coverage of each of the transmission points. ### Claim 7 (depends on 6) The method of claim 6, wherein forming a transmission point group further comprises: comparing a first location of a previously installed transmission point with a second location of the at least one transmission point; and configuring the previously installed transmission point as the at least one transmission point if the second location is replaceable with the first location according to the comparison result. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein selecting a transmission point comprises: generating combinations for the at least one transmission point from the transmission point group according to the priority; calculating a weight for each of the combinations; selecting a first combination having a highest weight among the combinations; and selecting, if a transmission coverage of the first combination covers a reception area corresponding to the at least one reception point, the first combination as the transmission point. ### Claim 9 (depends on 8) The method of claim 8, wherein selecting a transmission point comprises: selecting, if the transmission coverage of the first combination does not cover the reception area corresponding to the at least one reception point, a second combination having a second highest weight among the combinations; and selecting, if the transmission coverage of the second combination covers the reception area corresponding to the at least one reception point, the second combination as the transmission point. ### Claim 10 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, further comprising: identifying characteristics of a signal transmitted from the selected transmission point to the at least one reception point; and designing a network of the wireless communication system based on the identified signal characteristics. ### Claim 11 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the two-dimensional image information is determined based on at least one of two-dimensional map information or the three-dimensional map information of the map. ### Claim 12 (depends on 1) A non-transitory storage medium storing a program that includes instructions that when executed by at least one processor of an apparatus perform the method of claim 1. ### Claim 13 An apparatus for selecting a transmission (TX) point in a wireless communication system, comprising: a transceiver configured to transmit and receive information; and a controller configured to: obtain two-dimensional image information and three-dimensional map information of a map for network design; identify the three-dimensional map information corresponding to the two-dimensional image information; acquire one or more characteristics of at least one object from the two-dimensional image information, wherein the one or more characteristics of the at least one object are mapped to corresponding objects displayed on the map; extract at least one reception point based on the one or more characteristics of the at least one object; form a transmission point group including at least one transmission point based on the at least one reception point and a reception coverage of the at least one reception point; and assign a priority for at least one transmission point in the transmission point group and selecting a transmission point according to the assigned priority. ### Claim 14 (depends on 13) The apparatus of claim 13, wherein the controller is further configured to: identify shape information of a first object located in the map based on the two-dimensional image information, identify characteristic information of a second object included in the first object, and select the second object as the reception point based on the shape information and the characteristic information. ### Claim 15 (depends on 14) The apparatus of claim 14, wherein the shape information comprises information about at least one of a height, a size, or a shape of the first object, and wherein the characteristic information comprises information about at least one of a height, a size, a number, or a position of the second object.