US 12,483,965 B2 · Enhanced mm wave coverage using reflection or refraction of the mm waves within an environment

Abstract

The technology disclosed herein relates to enhanced millimeter (mm) wave coverage based on mm wave interactions with physical objects. For example, the technology disclosed herein can receive and store physical object data for physical objects located within a coverage area provided by antenna elements, which are each within a threshold distance of each other. Further, a location of a user device within the coverage area can be identified. An algorithm (e.g., an adaptive learning algorithm) can be used to determine a mm wave transmission path based on the location of the user device and the physical object data. For example, the algorithm can account for reflections and refractions of the mm wave signal with the physical objects. One or more of the plurality of antenna elements can transmit a mm wave signal for the user device to receive based on the determined mm wave transmission path.

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Dependent claims

A system for enhancing millimeter (mm) wave coverage within a wireless telecommunications network, the system comprising:

one or more processors communicatively coupled with a plurality of antenna elements that provide a coverage area;
and
computer memory storing computer-usable instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the system to perform operations comprising:
receiving physical object data for physical objects within a sector of the coverage area provided by the plurality of antenna elements;
identifying a location of a user device within the sector of the coverage area;
determining, using an algorithm, a mm wave transmission path based on the location of the user device and the physical object data for the physical objects within the sector;
and
transmitting a mm wave signal for the user device to receive based on the determined mm wave transmission path.

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One or more non-transitory computer storage media having computer-executable instructions embodied thereon, that when executed by at least one processor, cause the at least one processor to perform a method comprising:

identifying a location of a user device within a sector of a coverage area provided by a plurality of antenna elements, each the plurality of antenna elements within a threshold distance from at least one of the plurality of antenna elements;
based on identifying the location of the user device, retrieving, from a database, physical object data for physical objects within the sector of the coverage area;
determining, using an algorithm, a mm wave transmission path based on the location of the user device and the physical object data retrieved from the database;
and
transmitting a mm wave signal based on the determined mm wave transmission path.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Enhanced mm wave coverage using reflection or refraction of the mm waves within an environment

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Enhanced mm wave coverage using reflection or refraction of the mm waves within an environment

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Abstract

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