# US 2025/0097668 A1 · Sidelink (sl) positioning with user equipment (ue) session participation criteria and thresholds > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2025/0097668 A1 - Document ID: US20250097668A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 18/467,101 - Filed: 2023-09-14 - Published: 2025-03-20 - Earliest claimed: 2023-09-14 - Assignees: QUALCOMM Incorporated - Applicants: QUALCOMM Incorporated - Inventors: Dan VASSILOVSKI; Gabi SARKIS - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20250097668A1 ## CPC - H04W 4/025: {using location based information parameters} - H04W 4/40: for vehicles, e.g. vehicle-to-pedestrians [V2P] - G01S 5/0072: {Transmission between mobile stations, e.g. anti-collision systems} - H04W 4/02: Services making use of location information - H04W 4/46: for vehicle-to-vehicle communication [V2V] - H04W 64/00: Locating users or terminals {or network equipment} for network management purposes, e.g. mobility management - H04W 76/14: Direct-mode setup - 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 ## Abstract Disclosed are systems and techniques for wireless communications. For example, a first network device can determine at least one of position accuracy requirements or range accuracy requirements for other network devices to participate in a positioning session with the first network device. The first network device can transmit, to one or more second network devices, accuracy requirement information comprising at least one of the position accuracy requirements or the range accuracy requirements. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A first network device for wireless communications, the first network device comprising: at least one memory; and at least one processor coupled to the at least one memory and configured to: determine at least one of position accuracy requirements or range accuracy requirements for other network devices to participate in a positioning session with the first network device; and output, for transmission to one or more second network devices, accuracy requirement information comprising at least one of the position accuracy requirements or the range accuracy requirements. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The first network device of claim 1, wherein the position accuracy requirements specify a positioning accuracy in at least one of latitude, longitude, or altitude. ### Claim 3 (depends on 2) The first network device of claim 2, wherein the position accuracy requirements specify the positioning accuracy in at least one of the latitude, longitude, or altitude in a unit of measurement. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The first network device of claim 1, wherein the range accuracy requirements specify a ranging accuracy in at least one of lateral, longitudinal, or vertical distance. ### Claim 5 (depends on 4) The first network device of claim 4, wherein the range accuracy requirements specify the ranging accuracy in at least one of the lateral, longitudinal, or vertical distance in a unit of measurement. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The first network device of claim 1, wherein the at least one processor is configured to output the accuracy requirement information for transmission via sidelink signaling. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The first network device of claim 1, wherein the positioning session is a sidelink positioning session. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The first network device of claim 1, wherein the first network device is a first user equipment (UE), and wherein each second network device of the one or more second network devices are respective UEs. ### Claim 9 (depends on 1) The first network device of claim 1, wherein the first network device is a first vehicle, and wherein each second network device of the one or more second network devices are respective vehicles. ### Claim 10 (depends on 9) The first network device of claim 9, wherein the positioning session is a vehicle maneuver. ### Claim 11 (depends on 1) The first network device of claim 1, wherein the at least one processor is configured to receive, from a second network device of the one or more second network devices, a response signal comprising at least one of a positioning accuracy or a ranging accuracy the second network device can support for the positioning session with the first network device. ### Claim 12 A method for wireless communications by a first network device, the method comprising: determining, by the first network device, at least one of position accuracy requirements or range accuracy requirements for other network devices to participate in a positioning session with the first network device; and transmitting, by the first network device to one or more second network devices, accuracy requirement information comprising at least one of the position accuracy requirements or the range accuracy requirements. ### Claim 13 (depends on 12) The method of claim 12, wherein the position accuracy requirements specify a positioning accuracy in at least one of latitude, longitude, or altitude. ### Claim 14 (depends on 13) The method of claim 13, wherein the position accuracy requirements specify the positioning accuracy in at least one of the latitude, longitude, or altitude in a unit of measurement. ### Claim 15 (depends on 12) The method of claim 12, wherein the range accuracy requirements specify a ranging accuracy in at least one of lateral, longitudinal, or vertical distance. ### Claim 16 (depends on 15) The method of claim 15, wherein the range accuracy requirements specify the ranging accuracy in at least one of the lateral, longitudinal, or vertical distance in a unit of measurement. ### Claim 17 (depends on 12) The method of claim 12, wherein the accuracy requirement information is transmitted via sidelink signaling. ### Claim 18 (depends on 12) The method of claim 12, wherein the positioning session is a sidelink positioning session. ### Claim 19 (depends on 12) The method of claim 12, wherein the first network device is a first user equipment (UE), and wherein each second network device of the one or more second network devices are respective UEs. ### Claim 20 (depends on 12) The method of claim 12, wherein the first network device is a first vehicle, and wherein each second network device of the one or more second network devices are respective vehicles. ### Claim 21 (depends on 20) The method of claim 20, wherein the positioning session is a vehicle maneuver. ### Claim 22 (depends on 12) The method of claim 12, further comprising receiving, by the first network device from a second network device of the one or more second network devices, a response signal comprising at least one of a positioning accuracy or a ranging accuracy the second network device can support for the positioning session with the first network device. ### Claim 23 A first network device for wireless communications, the first network device comprising: at least one memory; and at least one processor coupled to the at least one memory and configured to: receive, from a second network device, accuracy requirement information comprising at least one of position accuracy requirements or range accuracy requirements for the first network device to participate in a positioning session with the second network device; and output, for transmission to the second network device, a response signal comprising at least one of a positioning accuracy or a ranging accuracy the first network device can support for the positioning session with the second network device. ### Claim 24 (depends on 23) The first network device of claim 23, wherein the at least one processor is configured to receive the accuracy requirement information via sidelink signaling. ### Claim 25 (depends on 23) The first network device of claim 23, wherein the at least one processor is configured to output the response signal for transmission via sidelink signaling. ### Claim 26 (depends on 23) The first network device of claim 23, wherein the position accuracy requirements specify a positioning accuracy in at least one of latitude, longitude, or altitude. ### Claim 27 (depends on 26) The first network device of claim 26, wherein the position accuracy requirements specify the positioning accuracy in at least one of the latitude, longitude, or altitude in a unit of measurement. ### Claim 28 (depends on 23) The first network device of claim 23, wherein the range accuracy requirements specify a ranging accuracy in at least one of lateral, longitudinal, or vertical distance. ### Claim 29 A method for wireless communications by a first network device, the method comprising: receiving, by the first network device from a second network device, accuracy requirement information comprising at least one of position accuracy requirements or range accuracy requirements for the first network device to participate in a positioning session with the second network device; and transmitting, by the first network device to the second network device, a response signal comprising at least one of a positioning accuracy or a ranging accuracy the first network device can support for the positioning session with the second network device. ### Claim 30 (depends on 29) The method of claim 29, wherein the position accuracy requirements specify a positioning accuracy in at least one of latitude, longitude, or altitude, and wherein the position accuracy requirements specify the positioning accuracy in at least one of the latitude, longitude, or altitude in a unit of measurement.