# US 2023/0065533 A1 · Collecting UE Positioning Information in a Non-Terrestrial Network > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2023/0065533 A1 - Document ID: US20230065533A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 17/822,500 - Filed: 2022-08-26 - Published: 2023-03-02 - Earliest claimed: 2021-09-02 - Assignees: Apple Inc. - Applicants: Apple Inc. - Inventors: Jie CUI; Dawei ZHANG; Hong HE; Huaning NIU; Manasa RAGHAVAN; Qiming LI; Xiang CHEN; Yang TANG; Zhibin WU - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20230065533A1 ## CPC - H04W 64/003: {locating network equipment} - G01S 5/0027: {of actual mobile position, i.e. position determined on mobile} - G01S 5/0036: {of measured values, i.e. measurement on mobile and position calculation on base station} - G01S 19/48: by combining or switching between position solutions derived from the satellite radio beacon positioning system and position solutions derived from a further system - H04B 7/18506: {Communications with or from aircraft, i.e. aeronautical mobile service} - H04B 7/18508: {with satellite system used as relay, i.e. aeronautical mobile satellite service} - G01S 5/0226: {Transmitters} - G01S 5/0236: {Assistance data, e.g. base station almanac} - G01S 5/10: Position of receiver fixed by co-ordinating a plurality of position lines defined by path-difference measurements {, e.g. omega or decca systems}(G01S5/12 takes precedence {; beacons and receivers cooperating therewith G01S1/306, G01S1/308}) - G01S 19/00: Satellite radio beacon positioning systems; Determining position, velocity or attitude using signals transmitted by such systems - H04W: WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS (broadcast communication H04H; communication systems using wireless links for non-selective communication, e.g. wireless extensions H04M1/72) - G01S: RADIO DIRECTION-FINDING; RADIO NAVIGATION; DETERMINING DISTANCE OR VELOCITY BY USE OF RADIO WAVES; LOCATING OR PRESENCE-DETECTING BY USE OF THE REFLECTION OR RERADIATION OF RADIO WAVES; ANALOGOUS ARRANGEMENTS USING OTHER WAVES - H04B: TRANSMISSION ## Abstract A user equipment (UE) configured to collect UE positioning information configured to indicate a location of the UE, wherein the UE is deployed onboard an airplane and report the UE positioning information to a cell of a non-terrestrial network (NTN). Also, a user equipment (UE) configured to receive a request for uplink positioning reference signals, wherein the uplink positioning reference signals are to indicate a location of the UE and wherein the UE is deployed on an airplane and transmit the uplink positioning reference signals to a cell of a non-terrestrial network (NTN). ## Claims ### Claim 1 A processor of a user equipment (UE) configured to perform operations comprising: collecting UE positioning information configured to indicate a location of the UE, wherein the UE is deployed onboard an airplane; and reporting the UE positioning information to a cell of a non-terrestrial network (NTN). ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The processor of claim 1, wherein the cell is a satellite based NTN cell and wherein the UE is triggered to report the UE positioning information to locate the airplane. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The processor of claim 1, wherein the cell is an air-to-ground (ATG) cell and wherein the UE is triggered to report the UE positioning information to locate the airplane. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The processor of claim 1, wherein the UE positioning information comprises UE based location information derived from a global positioning system (GPS) internal to the UE. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The processor of claim 1, wherein the UE positioning information comprises measurement data derived based on downlink positioning reference signals. ### Claim 6 (depends on 5) The processor of claim 5, wherein the downlink positioning reference signals are transmitted by one or more satellite based NTN cells of a fifth generation (5G) network. ### Claim 7 (depends on 5) The processor of claim 5, wherein the downlink positioning reference signals are transmitted by one or more air-to-ground (ATG) cells of a fifth generation (5G) network. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The processor of claim 1, the operations further comprising: establishing a communication link to a second UE, wherein the UE positioning information comprises measurement data received from the second UE via the communication link, the measurement data derived based on downlink positioning reference signals. ### Claim 9 A processor of a user equipment (UE) configured to perform operations, the operations comprising: receiving a request for uplink positioning reference signals, wherein the uplink positioning reference signals are to indicate a location of the UE and wherein the UE is deployed on an airplane; and transmitting the uplink positioning reference signals to a cell of a non-terrestrial network (NTN). ### Claim 10 (depends on 9) The processor of claim 9, wherein the cell is a satellite based NTN cell of a fifth generation (5G) network and wherein the UE is triggered to transmit the uplink positioning reference signals to locate the airplane. ### Claim 11 (depends on 9) The processor of claim 9, wherein the cell is an air-to-ground (ATG) cell of a fifth generation (5G) network and wherein the UE is triggered to transmit the uplink positioning reference signals to locate the airplane. ### Claim 12 (depends on 9) The processor of claim 9, wherein the uplink positioning reference signals are transmitted on dedicated time and frequency resources using a transmission power. ### Claim 13 (depends on 12) The processor of claim 12, wherein the transmission power is a preconfigured transmission power or UE maximum transmission power. ### Claim 14 (depends on 9) The processor of claim 9, the operations further comprising: receiving configuration information for the uplink positioning reference signals comprising time and frequency resources on which the uplink positioning reference signals are to be transmitted. ### Claim 15 (depends on 9) The processor of claim 9, the operations further comprising: establishing a communication link to a second UE, wherein the request is received from the second UE via the communication link. ### Claim 16 (depends on 15) The processor of claim 15, the operations further comprising: receiving configuration information for the uplink positioning reference signals comprising time and frequency resources on which the uplink positioning reference signals are to be transmitted from the second UE. ### Claim 17 (depends on 15) The processor of claim 15, wherein the communication link is a short-range communication link. ### Claim 18 (depends on 15) The processor of claim 15, wherein the communication link is a sidelink. ### Claim 19 (depends on 15) The processor of claim 15, wherein a group of UEs comprising at least the first UE and the second UE transmit the uplink positioning reference signals. ### Claim 20 (depends on 19) The processor of claim 19, wherein the group of UEs use a same time and frequency resource to transmit the uplink positioning reference signals.