Client device orientation estimation
AssigneeNokia Technologies Oy
InventorsBenny VEJLGAARD, Oana-Elena BARBU, Ryan KEATING, Johannes HARREBEK
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Abstract
According to an example embodiment, a client device is configured to receive a first positioning reference signal; identify an orientation of a polarisation of the first positioning reference signal based on the received first positioning reference signal; estimate an orientation of the client device based on at least the identified orientation of the polarisation of the first positioning reference signal; and provide the orientation estimate to a network node device, Devices, methods, and computer programs are disclosed.
Claims21
1-14. (canceled)
An apparatus comprising at least one processor, and at least one memory including computer program code, the at least one memory and the computer program code configured to, with the at least one processor, cause the apparatus to:
- receive a first positioning reference signal;
- identify an orientation of a polarisation of the first positioning reference signal based on the received first positioning reference signal;
- estimate an orientation of the apparatus based on at least the identified orientation of the polarisation of the first positioning reference signal;
- and
- provide the orientation estimate to a network node device.
An apparatus comprising at least one processor, and at least one memory including computer program code, the at least one memory and the computer program code configured to, with the at least one processor, cause the apparatus to:
- transmit a request for orientation estimation for a client device;
- transmit a positioning reference signal to the client device;
- obtain assistance data wherein the assistance data comprises information about the positioning reference signal;
- and one of:
- provide the assistance data to the client device and receive an orientation estimate from the client device;
- or
- receive an orientation estimate from the client device and estimate an orientation of the client device based on the assistance data and the received orientation estimate.
A method comprising:
- receiving a first positioning reference signal;
- identifying an orientation of a polarisation of the first positioning reference signal based on the received first positioning reference signal;
- estimating an orientation of a client device based on at least the identified orientation of the polarisation of the first positioning reference signal;
- and
- providing the orientation estimate to a network node device.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.