IP Library Patent Application 18271891
Patent Application
App. No. 18/271,891

POLLUTION MONITORING USING INTEGRATED SENSING AND COMMUNICATION

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App. No.
18/271,891
Abstract

Provided is a method of monitoring air pollution, the method including: receiving, by a receiver, a wireless communication signal; measuring, by the receiver, attenuation of a millimeter Wave (mm Wave) or terahertz (THz) signal in the received wireless communication signal to obtain a sensing measurement data of the received wireless communication signal; processing the sensing measurement data to obtain air pollution information; and outputting a result of the obtained air pollution information.

Claims (56)

1 . A method of monitoring air pollution, the method comprising:

receiving, by a receiver, a wireless communication signal;

measuring, by the receiver, attenuation of a millimeter Wave (mmWave) or terahertz (THz) signal in the received wireless communication signal to obtain a sensing measurement data of the received wireless communication signal;

processing the sensing measurement data to obtain air pollution information; and

outputting a result of the obtained air pollution information.

2 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the outputting comprises:

transmitting the air pollution information to a server;

analyzing, by the server, a plurality of air pollution information obtained by measuring attenuation of mmWave or THz signals in a plurality of wireless communication signals; and

generating a report on air pollution based on the analyzing.

3 . The method of claim 1 , wherein:

the receiver is a user equipment that receives the wireless communication signal from a base station; or

the receiver is the base station that receives the wireless communication signal from the user equipment.

4 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the processing comprises processing, by the receiver, the sensing measurement data to obtain the air pollution information.

5 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the processing comprises:

transmitting, by the receiver, the sensing measurement data to a server; and

processing, by the server, the sensing measurement data to obtain the air pollution information.

6 . The method of claim 5 , wherein:

the transmitting comprises transmitting a plurality of sensing measurement data to the server at predetermined time intervals; and

the processing by the server comprises processing, by the server, the plurality of sensing measurement data to obtain the air pollution information.

7 . The method of claim 1 , wherein:

the processing comprises processing a plurality of sensing measurement data that is obtained by measuring attenuation of mm Wave or THz signals in a plurality of wireless communication signals, to obtain the air pollution information; and

the plurality of wireless communication signals are transmitted by a plurality of user equipment to a base station that measures the attenuation, or are transmitted by the base station to the plurality of user equipment that measure the attenuation.

8 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the sensing measurement data comprises a measurement of the attenuation, and at least one of location information corresponding to the sensing measurement data and a path of the wireless communication signal.

9 . A system for monitoring air pollution, the system comprising:

at least one memory storing instructions; and

at least one processor configured to execute the instructions to:

receive a wireless communication signal;

measure attenuation of a millimeter Wave (mmWave) or terahertz (THz) signal in the received wireless communication signal to obtain a sensing measurement data of the received wireless communication signal;

process the sensing measurement data to obtain air pollution information; and

output a result of the obtained air pollution information.

10 . The system of claim 9 , wherein the at least one processor is further configured to execute the instructions to output the result by:

analyzing a plurality of air pollution information obtained by measuring attenuation of mm Wave or THz signals in a plurality of wireless communication signals; and

generating a report on air pollution based on the analyzing.

11 . The system of claim 9 , wherein:

the wireless communication signal is received, from a base station, by a user equipment that performs the measuring; or

the wireless communication signal is received, from the user equipment, by the base station that performs the measuring.

12 . The system of claim 9 , wherein the at least one processor is further configured to execute the instructions to:

process a plurality of sensing measurement data obtained by measuring attenuation of mm Wave or THz signals in a plurality of wireless communication signals, to obtain the air pollution information.

13 . The system of claim 12 , wherein:

the plurality of wireless communication signals are transmitted by a plurality of user equipment to a base station that measures the attenuation, or are transmitted by the base station to the plurality of user equipment that measure the attenuation.

14 . The system of claim 9 , wherein the sensing measurement data comprises a measurement of the attenuation, and at least one of location information corresponding to the sensing measurement data and a path of the wireless communication signal.

15 . At least one non-transitory computer-readable recording medium having recorded thereon instructions executable by at least one processor to perform a method of monitoring air pollution, the method comprising:

receiving, by a receiver, a wireless communication signal;

measuring, by the receiver, attenuation of a millimeter Wave (mmWave) or terahertz (THz) signal in the received wireless communication signal to obtain a sensing measurement data of the received wireless communication signal;

processing the sensing measurement data to obtain air pollution information; and

outputting a result of the obtained air pollution information.

16 . The at least one non-transitory computer-readable recording medium of claim 15 , wherein the outputting comprises:

analyzing a plurality of air pollution information obtained by measuring attenuation of mmWave or THz signals in a plurality of wireless communication signals; and

generating a report on air pollution based on the analyzing.

17 . The at least one non-transitory computer-readable recording medium of claim 15 , wherein:

the receiver is a user equipment that receives the wireless communication signal from a base station; or

the receiver is the base station that receives the wireless communication signal from the user equipment.

18 . The at least one non-transitory computer-readable recording medium of claim 15 , wherein the processing comprises:

processing a plurality of sensing measurement data obtained by measuring attenuation of mmWave or THz signals in a plurality of wireless communication signals, to obtain the air pollution information.

19 . The at least one non-transitory computer-readable recording medium of claim 18 , wherein the plurality of wireless communication signals are transmitted by a plurality of user equipment to a base station that measures the attenuation, or are transmitted by the base station to the plurality of user equipment that measure the attenuation.

20 . The at least one non-transitory computer-readable recording medium of claim 15 , wherein the sensing measurement data comprises a measurement of the attenuation, and at least one of location information corresponding to the sensing measurement data and a path of the wireless communication signal.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 18, 2024
From: RAKUTEN SYMPHONY INDIA PRIVATE LIMITED
To: RAKUTEN SYMPHONY, INC.
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ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 12, 2023
From: BHANGU, MANMEET SINGH
To: RAKUTEN SYMPHONY INDIA PRIVATE LIMITED
Reel/Frame 064222/0404 →