Device and method for antenna alignment using vibrational positioning

1. A device comprising:

a controller; a repositioning device; and an antenna configured to receive a signal from a second antenna of a second device; the controller configured to:

monitor a data quality parameter of the antenna based on the signal from the second antenna;

determine whether the data quality parameter meets a first threshold condition indicating a physical misalignment of the device with the second device;

responsive to determination that the data quality parameter meets the first threshold condition, activate the repositioning device;

responsive to activation of the repositioning device, determine whether the data quality parameter meets a second threshold condition indicating physical alignment of the device with the second device; and,

responsive to determination that the second threshold condition is met, deactivate the repositioning device.

2. The device of claim 1 , wherein the data quality parameter comprises an error rate of data received by the antenna; and the first threshold condition comprises the error rate being above a threshold error rate.

3. The device of claim 1 , wherein the data quality parameter comprises an error rate of data received by the antenna; the first threshold condition comprises the error rate being above a threshold error rate; and the controller further comprises an error checker configured to determine one or more of the error rate, a number of errors and types of the errors.

4. The device of claim 1 , wherein the second threshold condition comprises an error rate of data received by the antenna falling below a threshold error rate.

5. The device of claim 1 , further comprising a chassis configured to rest in a minimum energy position of a docking station.

6. The device of claim 1 , wherein the antenna comprises one or more of a short range antenna, and induction antenna and a loop antenna configured to receive one or more of power and data from an external short range antenna.

7. The device of claim 1 , further comprising a battery and a battery charging device, the antenna configured to receive power from one or more of an external short range antenna, an inductive charging station and a wireless charging pad, the battery charging device configured to charge the battery using the power.

8. The device of claim 1 , wherein the second threshold condition comprises a total time of the repositioning device being activated exceeding a time out period.

9. A method comprising:

at a device including: a controller; a repositioning device; and an antenna configured to receive a signal from a second antenna of a second device, monitoring, at the controller, a data quality parameter of the antenna based on the signal from the second antenna;

determining at the controller whether the data quality parameter meets a first threshold condition indicating a physical misalignment of the device with the second device;

responsive to determining that the data quality parameter meets the first threshold condition, activating the repositioning device by the controller;

responsive to activating the repositioning device, determining at the controller whether the data quality parameter meets a second threshold condition indicating physical misalignment of the device with the second device; and,

responsive to determining that the second threshold condition is met, deactivating the repositioning device by the controller.

10. The method of claim 9 , wherein the data quality parameter comprises an error rate of data received by the antenna; and the first threshold condition comprises the error rate being above a threshold error rate.

11. The method of claim 9 , wherein the data quality parameter comprises an error rate of data received by the antenna; the first threshold condition comprises the error rate being above a threshold error rate; and the device further comprises an error checker configured to determine one or more of the error rate, a number of errors and types of the errors.

12. The method of claim 9 , wherein the second threshold condition comprises one or more of: a total time of the repositioning device being activated exceeding a time out period; and an error rate of data received by the antenna falling below a threshold error rate.

13. The method of claim 9 , wherein the device further comprises a chassis configured to be received in a minimum energy position of a docking station.

14. The method of claim 9 , wherein the antenna comprises one or more of a short range antenna, and induction antenna and a loop antenna configured to receive one or more of power and data from an external short range antenna.

15. The method of claim 9 , wherein the device further comprises a battery and a battery charging device, the antenna configured to receive power from one or more of an external short range antenna, an inductive charging station and a wireless charging pad, the battery charging device configured to charge the battery using the power.

16. A system comprising:

a device including: a controller; a repositioning device; an antenna configured to receive a signal from a second antenna of a second device; and a chassis, the controller configured to:

monitor a data quality parameter of the antenna based on the signal from the second antenna;

determine whether the data quality parameter meets a first threshold condition indicating a physical misalignment of the device with the second device;

responsive to determination that the data quality parameter meets the first threshold condition, activate the repositioning device;

responsive to activation the repositioning device, determine whether the data quality parameter meets a second threshold condition indicating physical alignment of the device with the second device; and,

responsive to determination that the second threshold condition is met, deactivate the repositioning device; and,

a docking station comprising a respective antenna and a minimum energy position configured to receive the chassis of the device such that the antenna of the device and the respective antenna of the docking station are in alignment when the chassis is received in the minimum energy position, the respective antenna configured to transmit data to the antenna of the device.

17. The system of claim 16 , wherein the data quality parameter comprises an error rate of the data received by the antenna; the first threshold condition comprises the error rate being above a threshold error rate; and the controller further comprises an error checker configured to determine one or more of the error rate, a number of errors and types of the errors.

18. The system of claim 16 , wherein the data quality parameter comprises an error rate of the data received by the antenna; the first threshold condition comprises the error rate being above a threshold error rate; and the docking station further comprises a data generator and a forward error correction code insertion module.

19. The system of claim 16 , wherein the antenna of the device comprises one or more of a short range antenna, and induction antenna and a loop antenna configured to receive one or more of power and data from the respective antenna of the docking station.

20. The system of claim 16 wherein the device further comprises a battery and a battery charging device, and the docking station comprises one or more of an inductive charging station and a wireless charging pad, the battery charging device configured to charge the battery using power received by the antenna from the respective antenna of the docking station.