IP Library › Granted Patent US 11,770,167
Granted Patent B2
US 11,770,167 · App. 16/969,870 · Granted Sep 26, 2023

Method of beamforming in electronic device and electronic device

Inventors: Mingyu Kang (Suwon-si, KR); Seunghan Seo (Suwon-si, KR); Woochul Jeong (Suwon-si, KR); Euichang Jung (Suwon-si, KR)
Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
H04B7/0617H04B7/0456H04B17/12
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Patent No.
US 11,770,167
App. No.
16/969,870
Granted
Sep 26, 2023
Kind
B2
Abstract

An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes an antenna module, a memory, and at least one processor configured to, in response to modulating a signal for transmitting by a first carrier frequency, identify a first beam book corresponding to the first carrier frequency stored in the memory, the first beam book including information related to a first phase value corresponding to each of antenna elements included in the antenna module, perform beamforming based on the identified first beam book via the antenna module, in response to modulating the signal for transmitting by a second carrier frequency different from the first carrier frequency, identify a second beam book corresponding to the second carrier frequency, the second beam book including information related to a second phase value corresponding to each of the antenna elements, the second phase value is a value compensated from the first phase value based on the second carrier frequency, and perform beamforming based on the identified second beam book via the antenna module.

Claims (50)

1. An electronic device comprising:

an antenna module;

a memory; and

at least one processor configured to:

in response to modulating a signal for transmitting by a first carrier frequency, identify a first beam book corresponding to the first carrier frequency stored in the memory, the first beam book including information related to a first phase value corresponding to each of antenna elements included in the antenna module,

perform beamforming based on the identified first beam book via the antenna module,

in response to modulating the signal for transmitting by a second carrier frequency different from the first carrier frequency, identify a second beam book corresponding to the second carrier frequency, the second beam book including information related to a second phase value corresponding to each of the antenna elements, the second phase value is a value compensated from the first phase value based on the second carrier frequency, and

perform beamforming based on the identified second beam book via the antenna module.

2. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the second beam book is determined further considering an interval between the antenna elements.

3. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the second beam book is determined further considering an effective distance between phase shifters each of which corresponds to a respective one of the antenna elements.

4. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the second beam book is determined further considering to a direction in which each antenna element is oriented.

5. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the at least one processor is further configured to:

when the second beam book corresponding to the second carrier frequency is not present, generate the second beam book including information related to the second phase value in which the first phase value corresponding to each antenna element has been compensated for based on the second carrier frequency.

6. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the at least one processor is further configured to:

when the second beam book corresponding to the second carrier frequency is not present, identify a reference frequency in a frequency band corresponding to the second carrier frequency, and

generate the second beam book including information related to the second phase value in which the first phase value corresponding to each antenna element has been compensated for based on the second carrier frequency from a beam book configured for the reference frequency.

7. An electronic device comprising:

an antenna module;

a memory; and

at least one processor configured to:

in response to modulating a signal for transmitting by a first carrier frequency, identify a beam book corresponding to the first carrier frequency stored in the memory, the beam book including information related to a phase corresponding to each of antenna elements included in the antenna module,

perform beamforming based on the identified beam book via the antenna module,

in response to modulating the signal for transmitting by a second carrier frequency different from the first carrier frequency, identify a phase compensation value per antenna element, determined based on the second carrier frequency from each phase value included in the beam book, and

perform beamforming based on the identified phase compensation value per antenna element, via the antenna module.

8. The electronic device of claim 7 , wherein the phase compensation value is determined further considering an interval between the antenna elements.

9. The electronic device of claim 7 , wherein the phase compensation value is determined further considering an effective distance between phase shifters each of which corresponds to a respective one of the antenna elements.

10. The electronic device of claim 7 , wherein the phase compensation value is determined further considering a direction in which each antenna element is oriented.

11. An electronic device comprising:

an antenna module;

a memory; and

at least one processor configured to:

in response to modulating a signal for transmitting by a first carrier frequency, identify a first beam book corresponding to the first carrier frequency stored in the memory, the first beam book including information related to a phase value corresponding to each of antenna elements included in the antenna module,

perform beamforming based on the identified first beam book via the antenna module,

in response to modulating the signal for transmitting by a second carrier frequency different from the first carrier frequency, identify a reference frequency in a frequency band corresponding to the second carrier frequency,

identify a phase compensation value per antenna element, determined based on the second carrier frequency from each phase value included in a beam book configured for the reference frequency, and

perform beamforming based on the identified phase compensation value per antenna element, via the antenna module.

12. The electronic device of claim 11 , wherein the reference frequency in the frequency band includes at least one of a lowest frequency in the frequency band, a highest frequency in the frequency band, or a center frequency in the frequency band.

13. The electronic device of claim 11 , wherein the phase compensation value is determined further considering an interval between the antenna elements.

14. The electronic device of claim 11 , wherein the phase compensation value is determined further considering an effective distance between phase shifters each of which corresponds to a respective one of the antenna elements.

15. The electronic device of claim 11 , wherein the phase compensation value is determined further considering a direction in which each antenna element is oriented.

16. A method of beamforming by an electronic device, the method comprising:

in response to modulating a signal for transmitting by a first carrier frequency, identifying a first beam book corresponding to the first carrier frequency stored in a memory, the first beam book including information related to a first phase value corresponding to each of antenna elements included in an antenna module;

performing beamforming based on the identified first beam book via the antenna module;

in response to modulating the signal for transmitting by a second carrier frequency different from the first carrier frequency, identifying a second beam book corresponding to the second carrier frequency, the second beam book including information related to a second phase value corresponding to each of the antenna elements, the second phase value is a value compensated from the first phase value based on the second carrier frequency; and

performing beamforming based on the identified second beam book via the antenna module.

17. The method of claim 16 , wherein the second beam book is determined further considering an interval between the antenna elements.

18. The method of claim 16 , wherein the second beam book is determined further considering an effective distance between phase shifters each of which corresponds to a respective one of the antenna elements.

19. The method of claim 16 , wherein the second beam book is determined further considering to a direction in which each antenna element is oriented.

20. The method of claim 16 , further comprising:

when the second beam book corresponding to the second carrier frequency is not present, generating the second beam book including information related to the second phase value in which the first phase value corresponding to each antenna element has been compensated for based on the second carrier frequency.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 13, 2020
From: KANG, MINGYU; SEO, SEUNGHAN; JEONG, WOOCHUL; JUNG, EUICHANG
To: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 053490/0247 →
Priority Claims (1)
KR 10-2019-0109130 · Sep 3, 2019 · national
Continuity (1)
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