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US 12,757,038 B2Granted
Methods and apparatuses for internet of things
AssigneeNokia Technologies Oy
InventorsOana-Elena Barbu, Benny Vejlgaard, Johannes Harrebek
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Abstract
Embodiments of the present disclosure disclose methods, apparatuses and computer readable medium for Internet of Things (IoT). A terminal device receives, from a communication device, a reflection signal. The reflection signal is indicative of energy level of the communication device. The energy level indicates energy stored in the communication device. Moreover, the terminal device indicates, to a network node, the energy level of the communication device.
Claims15
A terminal device, comprising:
- at least one processor;
- and
- at least one memory storing instructions that, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the terminal device at least to:
- receive, from a communication device, a reflection signal, wherein the reflection signal is based on a signal received by the communication device and is indicative of at least an energy level associated with energy stored in the communication device;
- and
- indicate, to a network node, the energy level of the communication device,
- wherein the at least one memory storing instructions are further configured to, with the at least one processor, cause the terminal device at least to:
- obtain configuration information, wherein the configuration information comprises at least one of the following:
- at least one identifier of the communication device,
- at least one signature, or
- at least one corresponding energy level associated with the at least one signature,
- wherein the configuration information indicates mapping between the energy level of the communication device and corresponding one of the at least one signature.
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A network node, comprising:
- at least one processor;
- and
- at least one memory storing instructions that, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the network node at least to:
- transmit, by the network node, an activation signal to a communication device to activate the communication device;
- and
- receive, from a terminal device, information indicating at least an energy level associated with energy stored in the communication device,
- wherein the at least one memory storing instructions are further configured to, with the at least one processor, cause the network node at least to:
- transmit configuration information to the terminal device, wherein the configuration information comprises at least one of the following:
- at least one identifier of the communication device,
- at least one signature, or
- at least one corresponding energy level associated with the at least one signature,
- wherein the configuration information indicates mapping between the energy level of the communication device and corresponding one of the at least one signature.
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A method comprising:
- at a terminal device,
- receiving, from a communication device, a reflection signal, wherein the reflection signal is based on a signal received by the communication device and is indicative of at least an energy level associated with energy stored in the communication device;
- and
- indicating, to a network node, the energy level of the communication device,
- transmitting, by the terminal device and to the network node, capability information, wherein the capability information indicates that the terminal device supports reflection signal detection for one or more reflection signals to the terminal device.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.