Intellectual Property India Publishes Patent Application for Location-Assistance Signaling To Improve Performance Of Minimization Of Drive Tests

MUMBAI, India, July 31 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202617062176 A) filed by Qualcomm Incorporated on May 15, 2026, for Location-Assistance Signaling To Improve Performance Of Minimization Of Drive Tests.

Inventors include Kumar, Akash; Jain, Amit; and Bansal, Hargovind Prasad.

The application for the patent was published on July 24, 2026, under issue no. 30/2026.

Abstract: A network node may configure a minimization of drive test (MDT) configuration. The network node may transmit, for a user equipment (UE), the MDT configuration. The UE may obtain the minimization of drive test (MDT) configuration. The UE may calculate at least one of a location of the UE or an MDT uncertainty metric based on the MD...