IP Library Granted Patent US 9,787,538
Granted Patent B2
US 9,787,538 · App. 14/884,159 · Granted Oct 10, 2017

Wireless gigabit-enabled device configuration

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Patent No.
US 9,787,538
App. No.
14/884,159
Granted
Oct 10, 2017
Kind
B2
Abstract

A wireless high frequency directed communication-enabled device configured to determine a relative direction of a wireless high frequency directed communication-enabled station (e.g., dock or Access Point), and when in extended desktop mode and without user intervention, is configured with the relative direction of the wireless high frequency directed communication-enabled station. Also, the wireless high frequency directed communication-enabled device determines a relative direction for a wireless high frequency directed communication-enabled station, and is configured to display a direction and/or transmission quality for the wireless high frequency directed communication-enabled station.

Claims (55)

1. A method for configuring a wireless high frequency directed communication-enabled device, comprising:

performing a transmit sector sweep during a beamforming training between the wireless high frequency directed communication-enabled device and a wireless high frequency directed communication-enabled station, wherein the station is a dock or access point (AP);

indexing sectors into an ordered set of directive transmissions;

determining a relative direction of the wireless high frequency directed communication-enabled station with respect to the wireless high frequency directed communication-enabled device based on the indexed sectors; and

configuring the wireless high frequency directed communication-enabled device with the relative direction of the wireless high frequency directed communication-enabled station.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the relative position of the wireless high frequency directed communication-enabled station is to the left of the wireless high frequency directed communication-enabled device.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the relative position of the wireless high frequency directed communication-enabled station is to the right of the wireless high frequency directed communication-enabled device.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the configuring further comprises configuring the wireless high frequency directed communication-enabled device to display graphically a Received Signal Strength Indicator (RSSI) for the wireless high frequency directed communication-enabled station.

5. The method of claim 1 ,

further comprising performing a fine time measurement protocol to determine a distance between the wireless high frequency directed communication-enabled device and the wireless high frequency directed communication-enabled station,

wherein the configuring further comprises configuring the wireless high frequency directed communication-enabled device to display graphically the distance between the wireless high frequency directed communication-enabled device and the wireless high frequency directed communication-enabled station.

6. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

performing a transmit sector sweep during a beamforming training between the wireless high frequency directed communication-enabled device and each of a plurality of wireless high frequency directed communication-enabled stations;

indexing sectors into respective ordered sets of directive transmissions for each of the plurality of wireless high frequency directed communication-enabled stations;

determining a relative direction of each of the plurality of wireless high frequency directed communication-enabled stations with respect to the wireless high frequency directed communication-enabled device based on the indexed sectors; and

configuring the wireless high frequency directed communication-enabled device based on the relative directions.

7. The method of claim 6 , wherein the configuring comprises configuring the wireless high frequency directed communication-enabled device to display graphically directions of the respective plurality of wireless high frequency directed communication-enabled stations relative to the wireless high frequency directed communication-enabled device.

8. The method of claim 6 , wherein the configuring further comprises configuring the wireless high frequency directed communication-enabled device to display graphically Received Signal Strength Indicators (RSSIs) for the respective plurality of wireless high frequency directed communication-enabled stations.

9. The method of claim 6 ,

further comprising performing a fine time measurement protocol to determine distances between the wireless high frequency directed communication-enabled device and the respective plurality of wireless high frequency directed communication-enabled stations; and

wherein the configuring further comprises configuring the wireless high frequency directed communication-enabled device to display graphically the distances between the wireless high frequency directed communication-enabled device and the respective plurality of wireless high frequency directed communication-enabled stations.

10. The method of claim 1 , wherein the wireless high frequency directed communication-enabled station comprises a wireless high frequency directed communication-enabled external display.

11. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

sensing movement of the wireless high frequency directed communication-enabled device; and

correcting the relative direction of the wireless high frequency directed communication-enabled station with respect to the wireless high frequency directed communication-enabled device based on the sensed movement.

12. A wireless high frequency directed communication-enabled device, comprising:

an antenna; and

a processor configured to:

perform a transmit sector sweep during a beamforming training between the antenna and an antenna of a wireless high frequency directed communication-enabled station, wherein the station is a dock or access point (AP);

index sectors into an ordered set of directive transmissions;

determine a relative position of the wireless high frequency directed communication-enabled station with respect to the wireless high frequency directed communication-enabled device based on the indexed sectors; and

configure the wireless high frequency directed communication-enabled device with the relative position of the wireless high frequency directed communication-enabled station.

13. The wireless high frequency directed communication-enabled device of claim 12 , wherein the relative position of the wireless high frequency directed communication-enabled station is to the left of the wireless high frequency directed communication-enabled device.

14. The wireless high frequency directed communication-enabled device of claim 12 , wherein the relative position of the wireless high frequency directed communication-enabled station is to the right of the wireless high frequency directed communication-enabled device.

15. The wireless high frequency directed communication-enabled device of claim 12 , wherein the processor is further configured to:

configure the wireless high frequency directed communication-enabled device to display graphically a Received Signal Strength Indicator (RSSI) for the wireless high frequency directed communication-enabled station.

16. The wireless high frequency directed communication-enabled device of claim 12 , wherein the processor is further configured to:

perform a fine time measurement protocol to determine a distance between the wireless high frequency directed communication-enabled device and the wireless high frequency directed communication-enabled station; and

configure the wireless high frequency directed communication-enabled device to display graphically relative the distance between the wireless high frequency directed communication-enabled device and the wireless high frequency directed communication-enabled station.

17. The wireless high frequency directed communication-enabled device of claim 12 , wherein the processor is further configured to:

perform a transmit sector sweep during a beamforming training between the antenna of the wireless high frequency directed communication-enabled device and antennas of each of a plurality of wireless high frequency directed communication-enabled stations;

index sectors into respective ordered sets of directive transmissions for each of the plurality of wireless high frequency directed communication-enabled stations;

determine a relative direction of each of the plurality of wireless high frequency directed communication-enabled stations with respect to the wireless high frequency directed communication-enabled device based on the indexed sectors; and

configure the wireless high frequency directed communication-enabled device based on the relative directions.

18. The wireless high frequency directed communication-enabled device of claim 17 , wherein the processor is further configured to:

configure the wireless high frequency directed communication-enabled device to display graphically directions of the respective plurality of wireless high frequency directed communication-enabled stations relative to the wireless high frequency directed communication-enabled device.

19. The wireless high frequency directed communication-enabled device of claim 17 , wherein the processor is further configured to:

configure the wireless high frequency directed communication-enabled device to display graphically Received Signal Strength Indicators (RSSIs) for the respective plurality of wireless high frequency directed communication-enabled stations.

20. The wireless high frequency directed communication-enabled device of claim 17 , wherein the processor is further configured to:

perform a fine time measurement protocol to determine distances between the wireless high frequency directed communication-enabled device and the respective plurality of wireless high frequency directed communication-enabled stations; and

configure the wireless high frequency directed communication-enabled device to display graphically relative distances between the wireless high frequency directed communication-enabled device and the respective plurality of wireless high frequency directed communication-enabled stations.

21. The wireless high frequency directed communication-enabled device of claim 12 , wherein the wireless high frequency directed communication-enabled station comprises a wireless high frequency directed communication-enabled external display.

22. The wireless high frequency directed communication-enabled device of claim 12 ,

further comprising a movement sensor configured to sense movement of the wireless high frequency directed communication-enabled device,

wherein the processor is further configured to correct the relative direction of the wireless high frequency directed communication-enabled station based on the sensed movement.

Assignments (3)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 27, 2021
From: INTEL IP CORPORATION
To: INTEL CORPORATION
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ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 16, 2021
From: INTEL IP CORPORATION
To: INTEL CORPORATION
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ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 15, 2015
From: KASHER, ASSAF; TEL-OR, AVI; KOGAN, NOAM
To: INTEL IP CORPORATION
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