IP Library Granted Patent US 9,854,584
Granted Patent B1
US 9,854,584 · App. 15/242,621 · Granted Dec 26, 2017

Wireless communication connecting system and method

Inventors: Po-Hsiang Chen (New Taipei, TW); Yu-Wen Chen (New Taipei, TW); You-Yun Lee (New Taipei, TW); Kai-Fan Lee (New Taipei, TW); Po-Cheng Chen (New Taipei, TW)
Assignee: HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
H04W72/048G06K9/0063H04M1/72572H04W48/20H04W72/02H04W72/046
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Patent No.
US 9,854,584
App. No.
15/242,621
Granted
Dec 26, 2017
Kind
B1
Abstract

A wireless communication connecting system includes a at least one wireless access point, a wireless electronic device, a position obtaining module, a position determining module, and a controlling module. A rotatable directional antenna is installed in the wireless electronic device. The position obtaining module determines first relative positions between each wireless access point and the wireless electronic device. A position determining module determines angles of relative positions between the directional antenna and each wireless access point according to a position information of the directional antenna and the first relative positions. The controlling module controls the directional antenna to point to the strongest-signal wireless access point. A wireless communication connecting system method is also disclosed.

Claims (43)

1. A wireless communication connecting system comprising:

at least one wireless access point;

a wireless electronic device comprising a directional antenna and a rotation structure rotatably connected to the directional antenna;

a position obtaining module configured to determine first relative positions between each wireless access point and the wireless electronic device;

a storage module storing a position information of the directional antenna in the wireless electronic device;

a position determining module configured to determine second relative positions between the directional antenna and each wireless access point according to the position information and the first relative positions, the second relative position comprises a relative angle between the directional antenna and the wireless access point;

a controlling module configured to control the rotation structure to rotate to make the directional antenna point to one of the wireless access point according to the relative angle; and

at least one processor for executing programs associated with at least one of the position obtaining module, the storage module, the position determining module, and the controlling module.

2. The wireless communication connecting system as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the position obtaining module comprises an image capturing module and an image processing module, the image capturing module captures an image of an area comprising the wireless electronic device, the area has the wireless access point, the image processing module determines the first relative position between each wireless access point and the wireless electronic device according to the captured image and a stored image which indicates where each wireless access point is position in the area.

3. The wireless communication connecting system as claimed in claim 2 , wherein the image capturing module captures the image of an area at a preset speed, the image processing module determines the first relative position between each wireless access point and the wireless electronic device according to the last captured image and a stored image which indicates where each wireless access point is position in the area.

4. The wireless communication connecting system as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the position capturing module provides a user interface for inputting the first relative position between each wireless access point and the wireless electronic device.

5. The wireless communication connecting system as claimed in claim 4 , wherein the user interface is provided on a display of the wireless electronic device.

6. The wireless communication connecting system as claimed in claim 1 , further comprising:

a server for receiving flow information of each wireless access point transmitted from each wireless access point and determining which wireless access point providing strongest signal to the directional antenna according to the flow information.

7. The wireless communication connecting system as claimed in claim 6 , wherein the server comprises a calculating module and an access point determining module, the calculating module calculates connection flows of the wireless electronic device if the wireless electronic device connects to each wireless access point according to the flow information of each wireless access point and the second relative position, the access point determining module determines which wireless access point provides strongest signal to the directional antenna according to the connection flows.

8. The wireless communication connecting system as claimed in claim 7 , wherein the second relative position comprises a distance between the directional antenna and the wireless access point.

9. The wireless communication connecting system as claimed in claim 7 , wherein the calculating module and the access point determining module are set in the wireless electronic device.

10. A wireless communication connecting system comprising:

at least one wireless access point;

a directional antenna rotatably installed in a wireless electronic device;

a position obtaining module configured to determine first relative positions between each wireless access point and the wireless electronic device;

a storage module storing a position information of the directional antenna in the wireless electronic device;

a position determining module configured to determine second relative positions between the directional antenna and each wireless access point according to the position information and the first relative positions, the second relative position comprises a relative angle between the directional antenna and the wireless access point; and

a controlling module configured to control the directional antenna to rotate to point to one of the wireless access point according to the relative angle; and

at least one processor for executing programs associated with at least one of the position obtaining module, the storage module, the position determining module, and the controlling module.

11. The wireless communication connecting system as claimed in claim 10 , wherein the position obtaining module comprises an image capturing module and an image processing module, the image capturing module captures an image of an area comprising the wireless electronic device, the area has the wireless access point, the image processing module determines the first relative position between each wireless access point and the wireless electronic device according to the captured image and a stored image which indicates where each wireless access point is position in the area.

12. The wireless communication connecting system as claimed in claim 11 , wherein the image capturing module captures the image of an area at a preset speed, the image processing module determines the first relative position between each wireless access point and the wireless electronic device according to the last captured image and a stored image which indicates where each wireless access point is position in the area.

13. The wireless communication connecting system as claimed in claim 10 , wherein the position capturing module provides a user interface for inputting the first relative position between each wireless access point and the wireless electronic device.

14. The wireless communication connecting system as claimed in claim 13 , wherein the user interface is provided on a display of the wireless electronic device.

15. The wireless communication connecting system as claimed in claim 10 , further comprising:

a server for receiving flow information of each wireless access point transmitted from each wireless access point and determining which wireless access point providing strongest signal to the directional antenna according to the flow information.

16. The wireless communication connecting system as claimed in claim 15 , wherein the server comprises a calculating module and an access point determining module, the calculating module calculates connection flows of the wireless electronic device if the wireless electronic device connects to each wireless access point according to the flow information of each wireless access point and the second relative position, the access point determining module determines which wireless access point provides strongest signal to the directional antenna according to the connection flows.

17. The wireless communication connecting system as claimed in claim 16 , wherein the second relative position comprises a distance between the directional antenna and the wireless access point.

18. A wireless communication connecting method comprising:

determining first relative positions between at least one wireless access point and a wireless electronic device comprising a directional antenna, the directional antenna rotatably installed in the wireless electronic device;

determining second relative positions between the directional antenna and each wireless access point according to a position information of the directional antenna in the wireless electronic device and the first relative positions, the second relative position comprises a relative angle between the directional antenna and the wireless access point; and

controlling the directional antenna to rotate to point to one of the wireless access point according to the relative angle.

19. The wireless communication connecting method as claimed in claim 18 , wherein controlling the directional antenna to rotate to point to one of the wireless access point according to the relative angle comprising:

transmitting flow information of each wireless access point;

calculating connection flows of the wireless electronic device if the wireless electronic device connects to each wireless access point according to the flow information of each wireless access point and the second relative position between the directional antenna and each wireless access point;

determining which wireless access point provides strongest signal to the directional antenna according to the connection flows; and

controlling the directional antenna to rotate to point to the determined wireless access point according to the relative angle between the determined wireless access point and the directional antenna.

20. The wireless communication connecting method as claimed in claim 19 , wherein the second relative position comprises a distance between the directional antenna and each wireless access point.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 7, 2018
From: HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
To: CLOUD NETWORK TECHNOLOGY SINGAPORE PTE. LTD.
Reel/Frame 045281/0269 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 22, 2016
From: CHEN, PO-HSIANG; CHEN, YU-WEN; LEE, YOU-YUN; LEE, KAI-FAN; CHEN, PO-CHENG
To: HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 039492/0606 →
Priority Claims (1)
CN 2016 1 0631694 · Aug 4, 2016 · national