# US 2026/0089679 A1 · Positioning method, apparatus, system, and storage medium

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- Number: US 2026/0089679 A1
- Document ID: US20260089679A1
- Status: Published application
- Kind: A1
- Application number: 19/406,384
- Filed: 2025-12-02
- Published: 2026-03-26
- Earliest claimed: 2023-06-29
- Assignees: Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
- Applicants: Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
- Inventors: Han Wang; Su Huang; Cheng Li
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20260089679A1

## CPC

- H04L 5/0048: {Allocation of pilot signals, i.e. of signals known to the receiver (allocation of control signalling H04L5/0053; use of control signalling H04L5/0091)}
- H04W 64/00: Locating users or terminals {or network equipment} for network management purposes, e.g. mobility management
- G01S 5/0205: {Details}
- H04L 5/00: Arrangements affording multiple use of the transmission path
- H04L: TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION (arrangements common to telegraphic and telephonic communication H04M)
- 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

A positioning method, an apparatus, a system, and a storage medium are provided to improve positioning accuracy. In this application, a first apparatus determines a first integer ambiguity based on first measurement information. The first measurement information includes time measurement information and/or carrier phase measurement information. The first measurement information is obtained by measuring at least one first reference signal. The first apparatus can further obtain first information. The first information indicates reliability of the first integer ambiguity. Because the first information indicates reliability of the first integer ambiguity, positioning accuracy can be improved by performing positioning based on the first information and the first integer ambiguity.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A positioning method, comprising:
determining, by a first apparatus, a first integer ambiguity based on first measurement information comprising at least one of time measurement information or carrier phase measurement information, wherein the first measurement information is obtained by measuring at least one first reference signal;
sending, by the first apparatus, the first integer ambiguity and first information indicating reliability of the first integer ambiguity;
receiving, by a second apparatus, the first integer ambiguity and the first information; and
performing, by the second apparatus, positioning based on the first integer ambiguity and the first information.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The positioning method according to claim 1, further comprising:
determining, by the first apparatus, a second integer ambiguity based on second measurement information comprising at least one of time measurement information or carrier phase measurement information, wherein the second measurement information is obtained by measuring at least one second reference signal;
sending, by the first apparatus, the second integer ambiguity and second information indicating reliability of the second integer ambiguity; and
receiving, by the second apparatus, the second integer ambiguity and the second information; and
wherein performing, by the second apparatus, the positioning comprises:
performing, by the second apparatus, the positioning based on the first integer ambiguity, the first information, the second integer ambiguity, and the second information.

### Claim 3

A positioning method, comprising:
receiving, by a first apparatus, first measurement information comprising at least one of time measurement information or carrier phase measurement information, wherein the first measurement information is obtained by measuring at least one first reference signal;
determining, by the first apparatus, a first integer ambiguity based on the first measurement information; and
performing, by the first apparatus, positioning based on the first integer ambiguity and first information indicating reliability of the first integer ambiguity.

### Claim 4 (depends on 3)

The positioning method according to claim 3, further comprising:
receiving, by the first apparatus, second measurement information comprising at least one of time measurement information or carrier phase measurement information, wherein the second measurement information is obtained by measuring at least one second reference signal; and
determining, by the first apparatus, a second integer ambiguity based on the second measurement information; and
wherein performing, by the first apparatus, the positioning comprises:
performing, by the first apparatus, the positioning based on the first integer ambiguity, the first information, the second integer ambiguity, and second information indicating reliability of the second integer ambiguity.

### Claim 5 (depends on 3)

The positioning method according to claim 3, further comprising:
determining, by the first apparatus, the first information based on the first measurement information and the first integer ambiguity.

### Claim 6 (depends on 3)

The positioning method according to claim 3, wherein determining, by the first apparatus, the first integer ambiguity comprises:
determining, by the first apparatus, a first integer ambiguity set based on the first measurement information, wherein the first integer ambiguity set comprises at least one integer ambiguity;
wherein the first integer ambiguity is an integer ambiguity in the first integer ambiguity set;
or the first integer ambiguity is determined based on an integer ambiguity in the first integer ambiguity set.

### Claim 7 (depends on 4)

The positioning method according to claim 4, further comprising:
determining, by the first apparatus, the second information based on the second measurement information and the second integer ambiguity.

### Claim 8 (depends on 4)

The positioning method according to claim 4, wherein the first measurement information is obtained based on measurement information of a first frequency of the at least one first reference signal;
the second measurement information is obtained based on measurement information of a second frequency of the at least one second reference signal; and
the first frequency is different from the second frequency.

### Claim 9 (depends on 4)

The positioning method according to claim 4, wherein a first reference signal of the at least one first reference signal and a second reference signal of the at least one second reference signal are a same reference signal.

### Claim 10 (depends on 4)

The positioning method according to claim 4, wherein the first information and the second information are same information, and the first information indicates reliability of the first integer ambiguity and the second integer ambiguity.

### Claim 11 (depends on 3)

The positioning method according to claim 3, wherein the at least one first reference signal comprises a third reference signal and a fourth reference signal; and
the carrier phase measurement information of the first measurement information comprises at least one of:
information indicating a first phase obtained by a third apparatus by measuring the third reference signal from a fourth apparatus;
information indicating a first phase difference obtained based on the first phase and a second phase, wherein the second phase is obtained by the third apparatus by measuring the fourth reference signal from a fifth apparatus;
information indicating a second phase difference obtained based on the first phase and a third phase, wherein the third phase is obtained by a sixth apparatus by measuring the third reference signal from the fourth apparatus;
information indicating a third phase difference obtained based on the first phase difference and a fourth phase difference, wherein the fourth phase difference is obtained based on a fourth phase and a fifth phase, the fourth phase is obtained by the sixth apparatus by measuring the third reference signal from the fourth apparatus, and the fifth phase is obtained by the sixth apparatus by measuring the fourth reference signal from the fifth apparatus; or
information indicating the fourth phase difference determined based on an obtained phase arrival error (PAE), and the fourth phase difference is further determined based on at least one of the first phase or the first phase difference.

### Claim 12

A positioning apparatus, comprising:
a processor configured to determine a first integer ambiguity based on first measurement information comprising at least one of time measurement information or carrier phase measurement information, wherein the first measurement information is obtained by measuring at least one first reference signal; and
a transceiver configured to send the first integer ambiguity and first information indicating reliability of the first integer ambiguity, wherein the first integer ambiguity and the first information are used for positioning.

### Claim 13 (depends on 12)

The positioning apparatus according to claim 12, wherein
the processor is further configured to determine a second integer ambiguity based on second measurement information comprising at least one of time measurement information or carrier phase measurement information, wherein the second measurement information is obtained by measuring at least one second reference signal; and
the transceiver is further configured to send the second integer ambiguity and second information indicating reliability of the second integer ambiguity, wherein the second integer ambiguity and the second information are used to perform positioning with reference to the first integer ambiguity and the first information.
