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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 09, 2025
Filed:
May. 19, 2022
Qualcomm Incorporated, San Diego, CA (US);
Bapineedu Chowdary Gummadi, Hyderabad, IN;
Stephen William Edge, Escondido, CA (US);
Binil Francis Joseph, Hyderabad, IN;
QUALCOMM Incorporated, San Diego, CA (US);
Abstract
According to embodiments, an example method for positioning an intelligent reflecting surface (IRS) using a transmitting device in a wireless communications network may comprise configuring the IRS to reflect a wireless reference signal back to the transmitting device and subsequent to configuring the IRS, transmitting the wireless reference signal from the transmitting device to the IRS. The method may also comprise receiving a wireless reflected signal at the transmitting device, wherein the wireless reflected signal comprises a reflection of the wireless reference signal, reflected by the IRS and determining measurements configured for positioning the IRS based at least in part on the wireless reflected signal, wherein a location of the IRS is determined based on the measurements.