# US 12,593,273 B2 · Cross-radio configuration for positioning and sensing > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 12,593,273 B2 - Document ID: US12593273B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 18/168,712 - Filed: 2023-02-14 - Published: 2024-08-15 - Granted: 2026-03-31 - Earliest claimed: 2023-02-14 - Assignees: QUALCOMM Incorporated - Applicants: QUALCOMM Incorporated - Inventors: Marwen Zorgui; Ahmed Elshafie; Mohammed Ali Mohammed Hirzallah - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US12593273B2 ## CPC - H04W 48/20: Selecting an access point - H04W 52/028: {switching on or off only a part of the equipment circuit blocks} - H04W 52/0229: {where the received signal is a wanted signal} - H04W 72/1273: of downlink data flows - Y02D 30/70: in wireless communication networks - H04W: WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS (broadcast communication H04H; communication systems using wireless links for non-selective communication, e.g. wireless extensions H04M1/72) - Y02D: CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION TECHNOLOGIES IN INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES [ICT], I.E. INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES AIMING AT THE REDUCTION OF THEIR OWN ENERGY USE ## Abstract Techniques are provided for configuring a multi-radio user equipment (UE) for positioning or radio frequency (RF) sensing operations. An example method for obtaining radio frequency signal measurements based on a cross-radio downlink resource includes receiving radio resource configuration information including one or more radio resources configured to be received by a low-power wake-up radio or a main radio, selecting the low-power wake-up radio or the main radio to receive a radio frequency signal based on the radio resource configuration information, and obtaining one or more measurements based on the radio frequency signal. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A method for obtaining radio frequency signal measurements based on a cross-radio downlink resource set, comprising: receiving radio resource configuration information indicating a resource set including a plurality of reference signal resources configured to be received by a low-power wake-up radio or a main radio and each corresponding to one of a positioning reference signal or a sensing reference signal; selecting, for each one of the plurality of reference signal resources, one of the low-power wake-up radio or the main radio to receive the reference signal resource based on the radio resource configuration information; and obtaining one or more measurements based on the plurality of reference signal resources. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1 wherein the plurality of reference signal resources comprises a plurality of mixed radio-specific reference signal resources, wherein each of the plurality of mixed radio-specific reference signal resources is utilized by one of the low-power wake-up radio or the main radio. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1 wherein the plurality of reference signal resources is a resource set including at least one flexible reference signal resource, wherein the at least one flexible reference signal resource is configured to be utilized by either the low-power wake-up radio or the main radio. ### Claim 4 (depends on 3) The method of claim 3 wherein the radio resource configuration information includes an indication of one or more sub-bands for the low-power wake-up radio to utilize for obtaining the one or more measurements. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1 further comprising requesting the radio resource configuration information from a network resource. ### Claim 6 (depends on 5) The method of claim 5 wherein requesting the radio resource configuration information includes requesting a resource set including a plurality of mixed radio-specific reference signal resources, wherein each of the plurality of mixed radio-specific reference signal resources is utilized by one of the low-power wake-up radio or the main radio. ### Claim 7 (depends on 5) The method of claim 5 wherein requesting the radio resource configuration information includes requesting a resource set including at least one flexible reference signal resource, wherein the at least one flexible reference signal resource is configured to be utilized by either the low-power wake-up radio or the main radio. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1 further comprising providing an indication to a network resource to indicate whether the low-power wake-up radio or the main radio was utilized for obtaining the one or more measurements. ### Claim 9 A method for transmitting a reference signal based on a cross-radio uplink resource, comprising: receiving radio resource configuration information indicating a resource set including a plurality of reference signal resources configured to be transmitted by a low-power wake-up radio or a main radio and each corresponding to one of a positioning reference signal or a sensing reference signal; selecting, for each one of the plurality of reference signal resources, one of the low-power wake-up radio or the main radio to transmit the reference signal resource based on the radio resource configuration information; and transmitting the plurality of reference signal resources. ### Claim 10 (depends on 9) The method of claim 9 wherein the plurality of reference signal resources comprises a plurality of mixed radio-specific reference signal resources, wherein each of the plurality of mixed radio-specific reference signal resources is utilized by one of the low-power wake-up radio or the main radio for transmitting the plurality of reference signal resources. ### Claim 11 (depends on 9) The method of claim 9 wherein the plurality of reference signal resources is a resource set including at least one flexible reference signal resource, wherein the at least one flexible reference signal resource is configured to be utilized by either the low-power wake-up radio or the main radio for transmitting the radio frequency signal. ### Claim 12 (depends on 11) The method of claim 11 wherein the radio resource configuration information includes an indication of one or more sub-bands for the low-power wake-up radio to utilize for transmitting the radio frequency signal. ### Claim 13 (depends on 9) The method of claim 9 further comprising requesting the radio resource configuration information from a network resource. ### Claim 14 (depends on 13) The method of claim 13 wherein requesting the radio resource configuration information includes requesting a resource set including a plurality of mixed radio-specific reference signal resources, wherein each of the plurality of mixed radio-specific reference signal resources is utilized by one of the low-power wake-up radio or the main radio for transmitting the radio frequency signal. ### Claim 15 (depends on 13) The method of claim 13 wherein requesting the radio resource configuration information includes requesting a resource set including at least one flexible reference signal resource, wherein the at least one flexible reference signal resource is configured to be utilized by either the low-power wake-up radio or the main radio for transmitting the radio frequency signal. ### Claim 16 (depends on 9) The method of claim 9 further comprising providing an indication to a network resource to indicate whether the low-power wake-up radio or the main radio was utilized for transmitting the radio frequency signal. ### Claim 17 An apparatus, comprising: a memory; at least one transceiver; at least one processor communicatively coupled to the memory and the at least one transceiver, and configured to: receive radio resource configuration information indicating a resource set including a plurality of reference signal resources configured to be received by a low-power wake-up radio or a main radio and each corresponding to one of a positioning reference signal or a sensing reference signal; select, for each one of the plurality of reference signal resources, one of the low-power wake-up radio or the main radio to receive the reference signal resource based on the radio resource configuration information; and obtain one or more measurements based on the plurality of reference signal resources. ### Claim 18 (depends on 17) The apparatus of claim 17 wherein the plurality of reference signal resources comprises a plurality of mixed radio-specific reference signal resources, wherein each of the plurality of mixed radio-specific reference signal resources is utilized by one of the low-power wake-up radio or the main radio. ### Claim 19 (depends on 17) The apparatus of claim 17 wherein the plurality of reference signal resources is a resource set including at least one flexible reference signal resource, wherein the at least one flexible reference signal resource is configured to be utilized by either the low-power wake-up radio or the main radio. ### Claim 20 (depends on 19) The apparatus of claim 19 wherein the radio resource configuration information includes an indication of one or more sub-bands for the low-power wake-up radio to utilize for obtaining the one or more measurements. ### Claim 21 (depends on 17) The apparatus of claim 17 wherein the at least one processor is further configured to request the radio resource configuration information from a network resource. ### Claim 22 (depends on 21) The apparatus of claim 21 wherein the at least one processor is further configured to request a resource set including a plurality of mixed radio-specific reference signal resources, wherein each of the plurality of mixed radio-specific reference signal resources is utilized by one of the low-power wake-up radio or the main radio. ### Claim 23 (depends on 21) The apparatus of claim 21 wherein the at least one processor is further configured to request a resource set including at least one flexible reference signal resource, wherein the at least one flexible reference signal resource is configured to be utilized by either the low-power wake-up radio or the main radio. ### Claim 24 (depends on 17) The apparatus of claim 17 wherein the at least one processor is further configured to provide an indication to a network resource to indicate whether the low-power wake-up radio or the main radio was utilized for obtaining the one or more measurements. ### Claim 25 An apparatus, comprising: a memory; at least one transceiver; at least one processor communicatively coupled to the memory and the at least one transceiver, and configured to: receive radio resource configuration information indicating a resource set including a plurality of reference signal resources configured to be transmitted by a low-power wake-up radio or a main radio and each corresponding to one of a positioning reference signal or a sensing reference signal; select, for each one of the plurality of reference signal resources, one of the low-power wake-up radio or the main radio to transmit the reference signal resource based on the radio resource configuration information; and transmit the plurality of reference signal resources. ### Claim 26 (depends on 25) The apparatus of claim 25 wherein the plurality of reference signal resources comprises a plurality of mixed radio-specific reference signal resources, wherein each of the plurality of mixed radio-specific reference signal resources is utilized by one of the low-power wake-up radio or the main radio for transmitting the radio frequency signal. ### Claim 27 (depends on 25) The apparatus of claim 25 wherein the plurality of reference signal resources is a resource set including at least one flexible reference signal resource, wherein the at least one flexible reference signal resource is configured to be utilized by either the low-power wake-up radio or the main radio for transmitting the radio frequency signal. ### Claim 28 (depends on 27) The apparatus of claim 27 wherein the radio resource configuration information includes an indication of one or more sub-bands for the low-power wake-up radio to utilize for transmitting the radio frequency signal. ### Claim 29 (depends on 25) The apparatus of claim 25 wherein the at least one processor is further configured to request the radio resource configuration information from a network resource. ### Claim 30 (depends on 25) The apparatus of claim 25 wherein the at least one processor is further configured to provide an indication to a network resource to indicate whether the low-power wake-up radio or the main radio was utilized for transmitting the radio frequency signal.