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US 12,669,567 · App. 18/241,932 · Granted Jun 30, 2026

Bluetooth positioning method, terminal device, electronic device and storage medium

Inventors: Jingjun Wu (Shanghai, CN); Hao Zhang (Shanghai, CN); Zhaonan Jin (Shanghai, CN)
Assignee: VERISILICON MICROELECTRONICS (SHANGHAI) CO., LTD.
G01S5/0244G01S5/10H04W4/80
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Patent No.
US 12,669,567
App. No.
18/241,932
Granted
Jun 30, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

Provided are a Bluetooth positioning method, a terminal device, an electronic device and a storage medium The Bluetooth positioning method includes: acquiring a sampled message, wherein the sampled message includes a sampled IQ data and a data signal strength indicator, and the sampled IQ data includes a plurality of sampled IQ values obtained by sequentially sampling signals received or transmitted by a plurality of antennas in a Bluetooth antenna array according to a preset order, wherein the signals received or transmitted by the plurality of antennas are signals transmitted by an identical signal source; and judging whether the data signal strength indicator is greater than a preset threshold, wherein if the data signal strength indicator is greater than the preset threshold, a position angle of the signals is obtained based on the sampled IQ data in the sampled message.

Claims (54)

1 . A Bluetooth positioning method, comprising steps of:

acquiring a sampled message, wherein the sampled message comprises a sampled IQ data and a data signal strength indicator, and the sampled IQ data comprises a plurality of sampled IQ values obtained by sequentially sampling, according to a preset order, signals received or transmitted by a plurality of antennas in a Bluetooth antenna array, wherein the signals received or transmitted by the plurality of antennas are signals transmitted by an identical signal source; and

judging whether the data signal strength indicator is greater than a preset threshold,

wherein when the data signal strength indicator is greater than the preset threshold, a position angle of the signals is obtained based on the sampled IQ data in the sampled message;

the step of a position angle of the signals is obtained based on the sampled IQ data in the sampled message comprises steps of:

acquiring, based on the sampled IQ data, phase differences between adjacent antennas in the Bluetooth antenna array, to obtain a plurality of phase differences;

acquiring based on the sampled IQ data, phase differences corresponding to IQ values at different time points corresponding to an identical antenna;

performing, based on the phase differences between the IQ values at different time points corresponding to the identical antenna, a phase compensation processing on the plurality of phase differences; and

obtaining, based on the plurality of phase differences after the phase compensation processing, the position angle at a current time point.

2 . The method according to claim 1 , wherein the method further comprises, before the step of obtaining based on the plurality of phase differences after the phase compensation processing the position angle at a current time point, a step of:

determining that a standard deviation of the plurality of phase differences is smaller than a preset standard deviation threshold.

3 . The method according to claim 2 , further comprising:

acquiring number of the sampled messages whose data signal strength indicator is lower than the preset threshold within a preset duration; and

adjusting the preset threshold according to the number of the sampled messages whose data signal strength indicator is lower than the preset threshold.

4 . The method according to claim 1 , wherein the method further comprises, after the step of obtaining the position angle at a current time point, a step of:

determining a target position angle based on the position angle and a plurality of position angles adjacent to the position angle.

5 . The method according to claim 4 , wherein when the signal source and the Bluetooth antenna array are relatively stationary, the step of determining a target position angle based on the position angle and a plurality of position angles adjacent to the position angle comprises:

acquiring a first average value of the position angle and a plurality of position angles adjacent to the position angle; and

removing, among the position angle and the plurality of position angles adjacent to the position angle, an angle whose difference from the first average value is greater than a preset angle threshold, and calculating a second average value of the remaining angles, wherein the second average value is the target position angle at the current time point.

6 . The method according to claim 5 , further comprising:

acquiring number of the sampled messages whose data signal strength indicator is lower than the preset threshold within a preset duration; and

adjusting the preset threshold according to the number of the sampled messages whose data signal strength indicator is lower than the preset threshold.

7 . The method according to claim 4 , wherein when the signal source and the Bluetooth antenna array are relatively moving, the step of determining a target position angle based on the position angle and a plurality of position angles adjacent to the position angle comprises:

performing, based on preset weights, a weighted average processing on the position angle and the plurality of position angles adjacent to the position angle, to obtain the target position angle at the current time point, wherein a weight value of a position angle corresponding to a time point closer to the current time point is greater, and a weight value of a position angle corresponding to a time point farther away from the current time point is smaller.

8 . The method according to claim 7 , further comprising:

acquiring number of the sampled messages whose data signal strength indicator is lower than the preset threshold within a preset duration; and

adjusting the preset threshold according to the number of the sampled messages whose data signal strength indicator is lower than the preset threshold.

9 . The method according to claim 4 , further comprising:

acquiring number of the sampled messages whose data signal strength indicator is lower than the preset threshold within a preset duration; and

adjusting the preset threshold according to the number of the sampled messages whose data signal strength indicator is lower than the preset threshold.

10 . The method according to claim 1 , further comprising:

acquiring number of the sampled messages whose data signal strength indicator is lower than the preset threshold within a preset duration; and

adjusting the preset threshold according to the number of the sampled messages whose data signal strength indicator is lower than the preset threshold.

11 . An electronic device, comprising a memory and a processor, wherein non-transitory computer-readable instructions are stored in the memory, and the non-transitory computer-readable instructions, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to perform the method according to claim 1 .

12 . The electronic device according to claim 11 , wherein the step of a position angle of the signals is obtained based on the sampled IQ data in the sampled message comprises steps of:

acquiring, based on the sampled IQ data, phase differences between adjacent antennas in the Bluetooth antenna array, to obtain a plurality of phase differences;

acquiring, based on the sampled IQ data, phase differences corresponding to IQ values at different time points corresponding to an identical antenna;

performing, based on the phase differences between the IQ values at different time points corresponding to the identical antenna, a phase compensation processing on the plurality of phase differences; and

obtaining, based on the plurality of phase differences after the phase compensation processing, the position angle at a current time point.

13 . The electronic device according to claim 11 , wherein the method further comprises, before the step of obtaining based on the plurality of phase differences after the phase compensation processing the position angle at a current time point, a step of:

determining that a standard deviation of the plurality of phase differences is smaller than a preset standard deviation threshold.

14 . The electronic device according to claim 11 , wherein the method further comprises, after the step of obtaining the position angle at a current time point, a step of:

determining a target position angle based on the position angle and a plurality of position angles adjacent to the position angle.

15 . The electronic device according to claim 11 , wherein when the signal source and the Bluetooth antenna array are relatively stationary, the step of determining a target position angle based on the position angle and a plurality of position angles adjacent to the position angle comprises:

acquiring a first average value of the position angle and a plurality of position angles adjacent to the position angle; and

removing, among the position angle and the plurality of position angles adjacent to the position angle, an angle whose difference from the first average value is greater than a preset angle threshold, and calculating a second average value of the remaining angles, wherein the second average value is the target position angle at the current time point.

16 . The electronic device according to claim 11 , wherein when the signal source and the Bluetooth antenna array are relatively moving, the step of determining a target position angle based on the position angle and a plurality of position angles adjacent to the position angle comprises:

performing, based on preset weights, a weighted average processing on the position angle and the plurality of position angles adjacent to the position angle, to obtain the target position angle at the current time point, wherein a weight value of a position angle corresponding to a time point closer to the current time point is greater, and a weight value of a position angle corresponding to a time point farther away from the current time point is smaller.

17 . The electronic device according to claim 11 , further comprising:

acquiring number of the sampled messages whose data signal strength indicator is lower than the preset threshold within a preset duration; and

adjusting the preset threshold according to the number of the sampled messages whose data signal strength indicator is lower than the preset threshold.

18 . The method according to claim 1 , further comprising:

acquiring number of the sampled messages whose data signal strength indicator is lower than the preset threshold within a preset duration; and

adjusting the preset threshold according to the number of the sampled messages whose data signal strength indicator is lower than the preset threshold.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 4, 2023
From: WU, JINGJUN; ZHANG, HAO; JIN, ZHAONAN
To: VERISILICON MICROELECTRONICS (SHANGHAI) CO., LTD.; VERISILICON MICROELECTRONICS (NANJING) CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 064786/0697 →
Priority Claims (1)
CN 202211620559.5 · Dec 15, 2022 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20240201311A1 · Jun 20, 2024
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