US Patent 11762078 Line of sight determination based on direction and distance thresholds

A UE includes: a wireless transceiver; a directional, reflection-based ranging system configured to determine directions and distances between the UE and reflectors; and a processor configured to: obtain, from the ranging system (1) a first direction, between the UE and a particular reflector, and (2) a first distance, between the UE and the particular reflector, corresponding to the first direction; determine, based on a positioning reference signal (PRS) received by the wireless transceiver from a PRS source (3) a second direction, corresponding to an angle of arrival of the PRS at the UE, and (4) a second distance, traveled by the PRS from the PRS source to the UE, corresponding to the second direction; and determine whether the second distance is a line-of-sight distance between the UE and the PRS source based on the first direction, the first distance, the second direction, and the second distance.