US 11,705,953 B2
Envelope ratio method to improve beam hierarchy design
Ting Kong, San Diego, CA (US); Farhad Meshkati, San Diego, CA (US); Mihir Vijay Laghate, San Diego, CA (US); and Raghu Narayan Challa, San Diego, CA (US)
Assigned to QUALCOMM Incorporated, San Diego, CA (US)
Filed by QUALCOMM Incorporated, San Diego, CA (US)
Filed on Dec. 6, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/457,875.
Prior Publication US 2023/0179282 A1, Jun. 8, 2023
Int. Cl. H04B 7/06 (2006.01)
CPC H04B 7/0695 (2013.01) 30 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An apparatus for wireless communication at a first wireless device, comprising:
a memory; and
at least one processor coupled to the memory and configured to:
select a first beam for communication with a second wireless device from a first set of beams associated with a first beam level, the first beam being associated with a first children list, the first children list being associated with a first subset of beams of a second set of beams, the second set of beams being associated with a second beam level, each beam in the first subset of beams having an envelope area that intersects an envelope area of the first beam;
select a second beam for communication with the second wireless device from the first subset of beams based on an envelope area of the second beam intersecting the envelope area of the first beam; and
communicate with the second wireless device through at least one of the selected first beam or the selected second beam.