# US 12,119,888 B2 · Terminal calibration method, apparatus, device, and storage medium > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 12,119,888 B2 - Document ID: US12119888B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 18/085,565 - Filed: 2022-12-20 - Published: 2023-06-22 - Granted: 2024-10-15 - Earliest claimed: 2020-10-22 - Assignees: Guangdong Oppo Mobile Telecommunications Corp., Ltd. - Applicants: Guangdong Oppo Mobile Telecommunications Corp., Ltd. - Inventors: Jinqiang Xing - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US12119888B2 ## CPC - H04B 17/11: for calibration - H04B 1/04: Circuits - H04B 17/13: of power amplifiers, e.g. gain or non-linearity - H04B 17/0082: {using service channels; using auxiliary channels} - H04B 2001/0408: {with power amplifiers} - H04B: TRANSMISSION ## Abstract Embodiments of the present application provide a terminal calibration method, apparatus, device, and storage medium. The method includes: sending to a network device calibration capability information of a terminal device; receiving calibration configuration information which is determined by the network device based on the calibration capability information; and performing a calibration procedure according to the calibration configuration information. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A terminal calibration method, comprising: sending to a network device calibration capability information of a terminal device; receiving calibration configuration information which is determined by the network device based on the calibration capability information; and performing a calibration procedure according to the calibration configuration information; wherein the calibration capability information comprises at least one of: a type of a calibration time window supported by the terminal device; information of at least one terminal performance indicator that the terminal device is capable of adjusting after calibration; or a calibration type supported by the terminal device. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The method according to claim 1, wherein the calibration type supported by the terminal device comprises at least one of: a periodic calibration, or a non-periodic calibration. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The method according to claim 1, wherein the calibration configuration information comprises at least one of: calibration slot information, or calibration trigger information; wherein the calibration slot information comprises at least one of: a length, a period and a start position of a calibration time window; wherein the calibration trigger information comprises at least one of: a periodic trigger condition, and a non-periodic trigger condition. ### Claim 4 (depends on 3) The method according to claim 3, wherein the periodic trigger condition comprises any one of the following that: a calibration prohibition timer configured by the network device expires and a calibration period configured by the network device is reached; or the network device does not configure the calibration prohibition timer and the calibration period configured by the network device is reached. ### Claim 5 (depends on 3) The method according to claim 3, wherein the non-periodic trigger condition comprises any one of the following that: a calibration prohibition timer configured by the network device expires and transmit information of the terminal device satisfies a first condition; or the network device does not configure the calibration prohibition timer and the transmit information of the terminal device satisfies the first condition. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The method according to claim 1, further comprising: sending a data transmission adjustment request to the network device in a calibration time window in which a part of at least one transmit link is used for calibration, wherein the data transmission adjustment request is used to request the network device to adjust a data transmission method during the calibration procedure of the terminal device. ### Claim 7 A terminal device, comprising: a processor; and a memory storing instructions executable by the processor; wherein when the instructions are executed by the processor, the terminal device is caused to: send to a network device calibration capability information of a terminal device; receive calibration configuration information which is determined by the network device based on the calibration capability information; and perform a calibration procedure according to the calibration configuration information; wherein the calibration capability information comprises at least one of: a type of a calibration time window supported by the terminal device; information of at least one terminal performance indicator that the terminal device is capable of adjusting after calibration; or a calibration type supported by the terminal device. ### Claim 8 (depends on 7) The terminal device according to claim 7, wherein the calibration type supported by the terminal device comprises at least one of: a periodic calibration, or a non-periodic calibration. ### Claim 9 (depends on 7) The terminal device according to claim 7, wherein the calibration configuration information comprises at least one of: calibration slot information, or calibration trigger information; wherein the calibration slot information comprises at least one of: a length, a period and a start position of a calibration time window; wherein the calibration trigger information comprises at least one of: a periodic trigger condition, and a non-periodic trigger condition. ### Claim 10 (depends on 9) The terminal device according to claim 9, wherein the periodic trigger condition comprises any one of the following that: a calibration prohibition timer configured by the network device expires and a calibration period configured by the network device is reached; or the network device does not configure the calibration prohibition timer and the calibration period configured by the network device is reached. ### Claim 11 (depends on 9) The terminal device according to claim 9, wherein the non-periodic trigger condition comprises any one of the following that: a calibration prohibition timer configured by the network device expires and transmit information of the terminal device satisfies a first condition; or the network device does not configure the calibration prohibition timer and the transmit information of the terminal device satisfies the first condition. ### Claim 12 (depends on 7) The terminal device according to claim 7, wherein when the instructions are executed by the processor, the terminal device is caused to: send a data transmission adjustment request to the network device in a calibration time window in which a part of at least one transmit link is used for calibration, wherein the data transmission adjustment request is used to request the network device to adjust a data transmission method during the calibration procedure of the terminal device. ### Claim 13 A network device, comprising: a processor; and a memory storing instructions executable by the processor; wherein when the instructions are executed by the processor, the terminal device is caused to: receive calibration capability information from a terminal device; according to the calibration capability information, determine calibration configuration information for the terminal device; and send the calibration configuration information to the terminal device; wherein the calibration capability information comprises at least one of: a type of a calibration time window supported by the terminal device; information of at least one terminal performance indicator that the terminal device is capable of adjusting after calibration; or a calibration type supported by the terminal device. ### Claim 14 (depends on 13) The network device according to claim 13, wherein the calibration configuration information comprises at least one of: calibration slot information, or calibration trigger information; wherein the calibration slot information comprises at least one of: a length, a period and a start position of a calibration time window; wherein the calibration trigger information comprises at least one of: a periodic trigger condition, and a non-periodic trigger condition. ### Claim 15 (depends on 14) The network device according to claim 14, wherein the periodic trigger condition comprises any one of the following that: a calibration prohibition timer configured by the network device expires and a calibration period configured by the network device is reached; or the network device does not configure the calibration prohibition timer and the calibration period configured by the network device is reached. ### Claim 16 (depends on 14) The network device according to claim 14, wherein the non-periodic trigger condition comprises any one of the following that: a calibration prohibition timer configured by the network device expires and transmit information of the terminal device satisfies a first condition; or the network device does not configure the calibration prohibition timer and the transmit information of the terminal device satisfies the first condition. ### Claim 17 (depends on 13) The network device according to claim 13, wherein when the instructions are executed by the processor, the network device is caused to: adjust a data transmission method for the terminal device according to the calibration configuration information during a calibration procedure of the terminal; wherein adjusting the data transmission method for the terminal device, comprises: suspending a data transmission procedure of the terminal device in a calibration time window in which all of at least one transmit link of the terminal device is used for calibration; and/or adjusting the data transmission method for the terminal device using a preset adjustment method in a calibration time window in which a part of the at least one transmit link of the terminal device is used for calibration; wherein adjusting the data transmission method for the terminal device using the preset adjustment method, comprises: determining whether to adjust the data transmission method for the terminal device according to whether a data transmission adjustment request reported by the terminal device is received.