1. A vertically expandable and collapsible shade capable of being raised and lowered comprising:
a fabric panel comprised of a sheer material defining a plurality of interstitial openings, the fabric panel including at least one bond site where the sheer material has been bonded to an adjacent material, the sheer material at each bond site including an adhesive receptive coating, the adhesive respective coating comprising a continuous polymer coating that blocks the plurality of interstitial openings defined by the sheer material and prevents an adhesive from migrating through the sheer material;
an adhesive located at the bond site that adheres the sheer material to the adjacent material; and
a mechanism for vertically raising and lowering the fabric panel;
wherein the adjacent material defines a first side facing the sheer material at the bond site and a second and opposite side, and wherein the adjacent material includes a second adhesive receptive coating positioned at the bond site on the first side of the adjacent material, the second side of the adjacent material, or both.
2. A vertically expandable and collapsible shade as defined in claim 1, wherein the shade includes a back panel intended to face an architectural opening and a front panel and wherein the fabric panel comprised of the sheer material is the back panel.
3. A vertically expandable and collapsible shade as defined in claim 1, wherein the fabric panel comprises a plurality of consecutive cells made from the sheer material, the fabric panel including a plurality of bond sites, the bond sites being located between adjacent cells.
4. A vertically expandable and collapsible shade as defined in claim 1, wherein the sheer material is comprised of monofilament yarns.
5. A vertically expandable and collapsible shade as defined in claim 1, wherein the fabric panel comprises a plurality of fabric sections bonded together at the bond sites.
6. A vertically expandable and collapsible shade as defined in claim 5, wherein each fabric section defines a crease line.
7. A vertically expandable and collapsible shade as defined in claim 5, wherein each fabric section is free of crease lines inbetween the bond sites.
8. A vertically expandable and collapsible shade as defined in claim 1, wherein the adhesive receptive coating comprises a hot melt polymer.
9. A vertically expandable and collapsible shade as defined in claim 2, wherein the hot melt polymer comprises a polyester.
10. A vertically expandable and collapsible shade as defined in claim 2, wherein the hot melt polymer has a softening temperature of at least about 170\xb0 C.
11. A vertically expandable and collapsible shade as defined in claim 2, wherein the hot melt polymer exhibits a substantially white color and is applied to a sheer material that also has a substantially white color.
12. A vertically expandable and collapsible shade as defined in claim 1, wherein the adhesive receptive coating is substantially transparent.
13. A vertically expandable and collapsible shade as defined in claim 1, wherein the adhesive receptive coating has a color that is substantially the same color as the fabric panel.
14. A vertically expandable and collapsible shade as defined in claim 1, wherein the at least one bond site comprises a site where two pieces of the sheer material are bonded together.
15. A vertically expandable and collapsible shade as defined in claim 1, wherein the adhesive receptive coating comprises a UV cured polymer.
16. A vertically expandable and collapsible shade as defined in claim 15, wherein the UV cured polymer comprises an epoxy-acrylic resin.
17. A vertically expandable and collapsible shade as defined in claim 15, wherein the UV cured polymer comprises a varnish.
18. A vertically expandable and collapsible shade as defined in claim 1, wherein the sheer material includes a plurality of parallel crease lines, the bond sites extending along certain of the crease lines where two layers of the sheer material are attached together by the adhesive to form tabs, the adhesive receptive coating comprising strips extending parallel to a corresponding crease line, the strips being located on opposing layers of the sheer material where the bond sites are located such that the adhesive is located between the two opposing strips.
19. A vertically expandable and collapsible shade as defined in claim 18, wherein the at least one bond site comprises a site where two pieces of the sheer material are bonded together.
20. A vertically expandable and collapsible shade as defined in claim 18, wherein the fabric has a length and a width and wherein the crease lines extend over the entire width of the fabric panel.
21. A vertically expandable and collapsible shade as defined in claim 18, wherein the mechanism for vertically raising and lowering the fabric panel comprises a drawstring and wherein the drawstring intersects the tabs.
22. A vertically expandable and collapsible shade as defined in claim 18, wherein the mechanism for vertically raising and lowering the fabric panel comprises a drawstring and wherein the drawstring intersects the sheer material between adjacent crease lines.
23. A vertically expandable and collapsible shade as defined in claim 18, wherein adjacent crease lines extend in opposite directions to form an accordion-like configuration.
24. A vertically expandable and collapsible shade as defined in claim 23, wherein the shade includes a first side configured to face an architectural opening and a second and opposite side and wherein the tabs extend towards the first side.
25. A vertically expandable and collapsible shade as defined in claim 23, wherein the shade includes a first side configured to face an architectural opening and a second and opposite side and wherein the tabs extend towards the second side.
The claims below are in addition to those above.
All refrences to claim(s) which appear below refer to the numbering after this setence.
1. A method for wireless communication, comprising:
determining a first timing offset between an intermediate cell and a serving cell of a user equipment (UE);
determining a second timing offset between a reference cell and the intermediate cell; and
determining a third timing offset between the reference cell and the serving cell based on the first and second timing offsets.
2. The method of claim 1, further comprising:
determining timing information based on the third timing offset;
sending a message comprising the timing information and a request for idle periods for measurements of cells; and
receiving a measurement gap pattern determined based on the timing information.
3. The method of claim 2, further comprising:
making measurements of cells during idle periods indicated by the measurement gap pattern; and
using the measurements of cells for positioning of the UE.
4. The method of claim 1, wherein the intermediate cell is a prior serving cell of the UE, and wherein the determining the first timing offset comprises determining the first timing offset based on measurements of the serving cell made by the UE while operating on the prior serving cell.
5. The method of claim 1, wherein the UE previously camped on the intermediate cell in an idle mode, and wherein the determining the first timing offset comprises determining the first timing offset based on measurements of cells made by the UE while camping on the intermediate cell.
6. The method of claim 1, wherein the UE previously operated on the intermediate cell in a connected mode, and wherein the determining the first timing offset comprises determining the first timing offset based on measurements of cells made by the UE while in the connected mode.
7. The method of claim 1, wherein the intermediate cell is a cell previously used by the UE.
8. The method of claim 1, further comprising:
making measurements of the intermediate cell by the UE while operating on the serving cell, and wherein the determining the first timing offset comprises determining the first timing offset based on the measurements of the intermediate cell.
9. The method of claim 1, further comprising:
camping on the serving cell by the UE in an idle mode; and
making measurements of cells by the UE while in the idle mode, and wherein the determining the first timing offset comprises determining the first timing offset based on the measurements of cells.
10. The method of claim 9, wherein the making measurements comprises making measurements of cells even when the serving cell is sufficiently strong and measurements of cells for reselection are not required.
11. The method of claim 1, further comprising:
communicating with the serving cell by the UE in a connected mode; and
making measurements of the intermediate cell by the UE while in the connected mode, and wherein the determining the first timing offset comprises determining the first timing offset based on the measurements of the intermediate cell.
12. The method of claim 1, wherein the determining the first timing offset comprises
determining a subframe offset between the intermediate cell and the serving cell,
determining a radio frame offset between the intermediate cell and the serving cell, and
determining the first timing offset based on the subframe offset and the radio frame offset.
13. The method of claim 1, further comprising:
receiving system information from the intermediate cell;
determining a system frame number (SFN) of the intermediate cell based on the system information; and
determining the first timing offset based on the SFN of the intermediate cell.
14. The method of claim 1, wherein the determining the second timing offset comprises determining the second timing offset without making measurements of the reference cell by the UE.
15. The method of claim 1, wherein the determining the second timing offset comprises setting the second timing offset to zero based on the reference cell and the intermediate cell operating on a same frequency and based further on a synchronous or a semi-synchronous network deployment on the same frequency.
16. The method of claim 1, further comprising:
receiving assistance data for at least one cell including the intermediate cell, the assistance data comprising the second timing offset between the reference cell and the intermediate cell, and wherein the determining the second timing offset comprises obtaining the second timing offset from the assistance data.
17. The method of claim 1, further comprising:
receiving assistance data for at least one cell operating on a same frequency as the intermediate cell, the assistance data comprising a fourth timing offset between the reference cell and the at least one cell, and wherein the determining the second timing offset comprises setting the second timing offset equal to the fourth timing offset.
18. The method of claim 1, further comprising:
sending a message comprising the third timing offset by the UE to a designated network entity.
19. The method of claim 1, further comprising:
determining a fourth timing offset between a measurement cell and the serving cell based on the third timing offset between the reference cell and the serving cell and a fifth timing offset between the measurement cell and the reference cell; and
sending a message comprising the fourth timing offset by the UE to a designated network entity.
20. An apparatus for wireless communication, comprising:
means for determining a first timing offset between an intermediate cell and a serving cell of a user equipment (UE);
means for determining a second timing offset between a reference cell and the intermediate cell; and
means for determining a third timing offset between the reference cell and the serving cell based on the first and second timing offsets.
21. The apparatus of claim 20, further comprising:
means for determining timing information based on the third timing offset;
means for sending a message comprising the timing information and a request for idle periods for measurements of cells; and
means for receiving a measurement gap pattern determined based on the timing information.
22. The apparatus of claim 21, further comprising:
means for making measurements of cells during idle periods indicated by the measurement gap pattern; and
means for using the measurements of cells for positioning of the UE.
23. The apparatus of claim 20, wherein the intermediate cell is a prior serving cell of the UE, and wherein the means for determining the first timing offset comprises means for determining the first timing offset based on measurements of the serving cell made by the UE while operating on the prior serving cell.
24. The apparatus of claim 20, further comprising:
means for making measurements of the intermediate cell by the UE while operating on the serving cell, and wherein the means for determining the first timing offset comprises means for determining the first timing offset based on the measurements of the intermediate cell.
25. The apparatus of claim 20, wherein the means for determining the second timing offset comprises means for setting the second timing offset to zero based on the reference cell and the intermediate cell operating on a same frequency and based further on a synchronous or a semi-synchronous network deployment on the same frequency.
26. The apparatus of claim 20, further comprising:
means for receiving assistance data for at least one cell, and wherein the means for determining the second timing offset comprises means for determining the second timing offset based on the assistance data.
27. An apparatus for wireless communication, comprising:
at least one processor configured
to determine a first timing offset between an intermediate cell and a serving cell of a user equipment (UE),
to determine a second timing offset between a reference cell and the intermediate cell, and
to determine a third timing offset between the reference cell and the serving cell based on the first and second timing offsets.
28. The apparatus of claim 27, wherein the at least one processor is configured
to determine timing information based on the third timing offset,
to send a message comprising the timing information and a request for idle periods for measurements of cells, and
to receive a measurement gap pattern determined based on the timing information.
29. The apparatus of claim 28, wherein the at least one processor is configured
to make measurements of cells during idle periods indicated by the measurement gap pattern, and
to use the measurements of cells for positioning of the UE.
30. The apparatus of claim 27, wherein the intermediate cell is a prior serving cell of the UE, and wherein the at least one processor is configured
to determine the first timing offset based on measurements of the serving cell made by the UE while operating on the prior serving cell.
31. The apparatus of claim 27, wherein the at least one processor is configured
to make measurements of the intermediate cell by the UE while operating on the serving cell, and
to determine the first timing offset based on the measurements of the intermediate cell.
32. The apparatus of claim 27, wherein the at least one processor is configured to set the second timing offset to zero based on the reference cell and the intermediate cell operating on a same frequency and based further on a synchronous or a semi-synchronous network deployment on the same frequency.
33. The apparatus of claim 27, wherein the at least one processor is configured
to receive assistance data for at least one cell, and
to determine the second timing offset based on the assistance data.
34. A computer program product, comprising:
a non-transitory processor-readable medium comprising:
code for causing at least one processor to determine a first timing offset between an intermediate cell and a serving cell of a user equipment (UE),
code for causing the at least one processor to determine a second timing offset between a reference cell and the intermediate cell, and
code for causing the at least one processor to determine a third timing offset between the reference cell and the serving cell based on the first and second timing offsets.
35. A method for wireless communication, comprising:
receiving, from a user equipment (UE), timing information determined by the UE based on a timing offset between a reference cell and a serving cell of the UE;
determining a measurement gap pattern for the UE based on the timing information; and
sending the measurement gap pattern to the UE.
36. The method of claim 35, wherein the timing offset between the reference cell and the serving cell is determined based on a first timing offset between an intermediate cell and the serving cell and a second timing offset between the reference cell and the intermediate cell.
37. The method of claim 35, wherein the timing information comprises the timing offset between the reference cell and the serving cell.
38. The method of claim 35, wherein the timing information comprises a second timing offset between a measurement cell and the serving cell, the second timing offset being determined based on the timing offset between the reference cell and the serving cell.
39. The method of claim 35, wherein the determining the measurement gap pattern comprises
determining a second timing offset between a measurement cell and the serving cell based on the timing information, and
determining the measurement gap pattern based on the second timing offset.
40. An apparatus for wireless communication, comprising:
means for receiving, from a user equipment (UE), timing information determined by the UE based on a timing offset between a reference cell and a serving cell of the UE;
means for determining a measurement gap pattern for the UE based on the timing information; and
means for sending the measurement gap pattern to the UE.
41. The apparatus of claim 40, wherein the timing offset between the reference cell and the serving cell is determined based on a first timing offset between an intermediate cell and the serving cell and a second timing offset between the reference cell and the intermediate cell.
42. The apparatus of claim 40, wherein the means for determining the measurement gap pattern comprises
means for determining a second timing offset between a measurement cell and the serving cell based on the timing information, and
means for determining the measurement gap pattern based on the second timing offset.
43. An apparatus for wireless communication, comprising:
at least one processor configured
to receive, from a user equipment (UE), timing information determined by the UE based on a timing offset between a reference cell and a serving cell of the UE,
to determine a measurement gap pattern for the UE based on the timing information, and
to send the measurement gap pattern to the UE.
44. The apparatus of claim 43, wherein the timing offset between the reference cell and the serving cell is determined based on a first timing offset between an intermediate cell and the serving cell and a second timing offset between the reference cell and the intermediate cell.
45. The apparatus of claim 43, wherein the at least one processor is configured
to determine a second timing offset between a measurement cell and the serving cell based on the timing information, and
to determine the measurement gap pattern based on the second timing offset.
46. A computer program product, comprising:
a non-transitory processor-readable medium comprising:
code for causing at least one processor to receive, from a user equipment (UE), timing information determined by the UE based on a timing offset between a reference cell and a serving cell of the UE,
code for causing the at least one processor to determine a measurement gap pattern for the UE based on the timing information, and
code for causing the at least one processor to send the measurement gap pattern to the UE.