IP Library Granted Patent US 10,251,072
Granted Patent B2
US 10,251,072 · App. 15/197,167 · Granted Apr 2, 2019

Sectorized antennas for unsynchronized multiuser multiple-input and multiple-output

Inventors: Laurent Cariou (Portland, OR); Solomon Trainin (Haifa, IL); Ou Yang (Santa Clara, CA)
Assignee: Intel IP Corporation
H04W16/28
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Patent No.
US 10,251,072
App. No.
15/197,167
Granted
Apr 2, 2019
Kind
B2
Abstract

This disclosure describes systems, methods, and devices related to antenna adjustment for unsynchronized MU-MIMO communication. A device may determine a first signal associated with a first antenna of the device. The device may determine a second signal associated with a second antenna of the device. The device may cause to send the first signal and the second signal to one or more first devices. The device may identify a feedback message from at least one of the one or more first devices. The device may determine one or more antenna adjustments associated with at least one of the first antenna or the second antenna.

Claims (47)

1. A device, comprising:

at least one memory that stores computer-executable instructions; and

at least one processor configured to access the at least one memory, wherein the at least one processor is configured to execute the computer-executable instructions to:

determine a first signal associated with a first antenna of the device;

determine a second signal associated with a second antenna of the device;

determine a difference between a first measurement associated with the first antenna and a second measurement associated with the second antenna;

determine an overlap region based on a first antenna angle associated with the first antenna and a second antenna angle associated with the second antenna;

cause to send the first signal and the second signal to one or more first devices;

identify a feedback message from at least one of the one or more first devices; and

determine one or more antenna adjustments associated with at least one of the first antenna or the second antenna.

2. The device of claim 1 , wherein the one or more antenna adjustments include at least one of an antenna angle adjustment, an antenna direction adjustment, or an antenna polarization adjustment.

3. The device of claim 1 , wherein the at least one processor is further configured to execute the computer-executable instructions to determine the overlap region based at least in part on the feedback message received from at least one of the one or more first devices.

4. The device of claim 1 , wherein the feedback message includes at least in part one or more measurements taken at the at least one of the one or more first devices.

5. The device of claim 4 , wherein the one or more measurements include at least one of received signal strength indicator (RSSI) measurement, training information, or power measurements associated with the at least one of the one or more first devices.

6. The device of claim 1 , wherein the at least one processor is further configured to execute the computer-executable instructions to:

determine the difference is greater than a predetermined threshold;

determine the overlap region based at least in part on the difference; and

determine the one or more antenna adjustments associated with at least one of the first antenna or the second antenna based at least in part on the overlap region.

7. The device of claim 1 , further comprising a transceiver configured to transmit and receive wireless signals.

8. The device of claim 7 , further comprising one or more antennas coupled to the transceiver.

9. A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing computer-executable instructions which when executed by one or more processors result in performing operations comprising:

determining a first signal received from a first antenna of a device;

determining a second signal received from a second antenna of the device;

determining a difference between a first measurement associated with the first antenna and a second measurement associated with the second antenna;

determining an overlap region based on a first antenna angle associated with the first antenna and a second antenna angle associated with the second antenna;

determining one or more measurements including a first measurement associated with the first signal and a second measurement associated with the second signal; and

causing to send the one or more measurements to the device.

10. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 9 , wherein the one or more measurements include at least one of received signal strength indicator (RSSI) measurement, training information, or power measurements.

11. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 9 , wherein the one or more measurements are performed periodically.

12. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 9 , wherein the computer-executable instructions cause the processor to further perform operations comprising:

identifying a third signal received from the device;

identifying a fourth signal received from the device;

determining a third measurement associated with the third signal;

determining a fourth measurement associated with the fourth signal; and

causing to send a second feedback message to the device.

13. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 12 , wherein the third signal and the fourth signal are received after the first signal and the second signal.

14. A method comprising:

determining, by one or more processors, a first signal associated with a first antenna;

determining, by the one or more processors, a second signal associated with a second antenna;

determining a difference between a first measurement associated with the first antenna and a second measurement associated with the second antenna;

determining an overlap region based on a first antenna angle associated with the first antenna and a second antenna angle associated with the second antenna;

causing to send, by the one or more processors, the first signal and the second signal to one or more first devices;

identifying, by the one or more processors, a feedback message from at least one of the one or more first devices; and

determining, by the one or more processors, one or more antenna adjustments associated with at least one of the first antenna or the second antenna.

15. The method of claim 14 , wherein the one or more antenna adjustments include at least one of an antenna angle adjustment, an antenna direction adjustment, or an antenna polarization adjustment.

16. The method of claim 14 , wherein the feedback message includes at least in part one or more measurements taken at the at least one of the one or more first devices.

17. The method of claim 14 , further comprising determining the overlap region based at least in part on the feedback message received from at least one of the one or more first devices.

Assignments (3)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 3, 2021
From: INTEL IP CORPORATION
To: INTEL CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 057061/0001 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 9, 2021
From: INTEL IP CORPORATION
To: INTEL CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 057254/0415 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 24, 2016
From: CARIOU, LAURENT; TRAININ, SOLOMON; YANG, OU
To: INTEL IP CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 039528/0859 →
Continuity (1)
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