InterDigital Inc (IDCC)

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United States Patent 9,730,138
Wang , et al. August 8, 2017

Method and apparatus for a millimeter wave communication system


Abstract

Methods and apparatus for millimeter wave (mmW) beam acquisition are disclosed. An apparatus includes a transmitter configured to transmit millimeter wave (mmW) WTRU (mmW WTRU) information over a cellular system to a base station a receiver and a processor. The receiver receives a list of candidate mmW base stations (mB) including mmW acquisition start timing information from the base station, and the processor calculates correlation values around the received mmW acquisition start timing information for the mBs in the list.



Inventors:
Wang; Carl (Melville, NY), Li; Yingxue K. (San Diego, CA), Sahin; Onur (Brooklyn, NY), Pietraski; Philip J. (Jericho, NY), Pragada; Ravikumar V. (Collegeville, PA), Charlton; Gregg A. (Collegeville, PA)

Applicant:


Name

City

State

Country

Type


INTERDIGITAL PATENT HOLDINGS, INC.
Wilmington
DE
US


Assignee:
InterDigital Patent Holdings, Inc. (Wilmington, DE)


Family ID:
1000002761400

Appl. No.:
14/363,193

Filed:
December 6, 2012

PCT Filed:
December 06, 2012

PCT No.:
PCT/US2012/068206

371(c)(1),(2),(4) Date:
June 05, 2014

PCT Pub. No.:
WO2013/086164

PCT Pub. Date:
June 13, 2013


Prior Publication Data






Document Identifier

Publication Date

US 20150004918 A1 Jan 1, 2015



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Application Number

Filing Date

Patent Number

Issue Date

61568639 Dec 8, 2011




Current U.S. Class: 1/1
Current CPC Class: H04W 40/12 (20130101); H04W 48/16 (20130101); H04W 88/02 (20130101); H04W 36/0055 (20130101); H04W 36/14 (20130101); H04W 48/12 (20130101)
Current International Class: H04W 40/12 (20090101); H04W 88/02 (20090101); H04W 48/16 (20090101); H04W 36/14 (20090101); H04W 36/00 (20090101); H04W 48/12 (20090101)
Field of Search: ;455/73

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