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US 11,457,446 · App. 16/913,335 · Granted Sep 27, 2022

Method, terminal device and computer storage medium for beam selection based on geographical positions of terminal devices

Inventors: Hai Tang (Guangdong, CN); Huei-Ming Lin (Victoria, AU)
Assignee: GUANGDONG OPPO MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATIONS CORP., LTD.
H04W72/046H04W4/023H04W72/02
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Patent No.
US 11,457,446
App. No.
16/913,335
Granted
Sep 27, 2022
Kind
B2
Abstract

The present disclosure discloses a beam selection method, a terminal device, and a computer storage medium, where the method includes: selecting a first transmission beam for transmitting data between a first terminal device and a second terminal device based on a geographical position of the first terminal device and a geographical position of the second terminal device; and transmitting data to the second terminal device based on the first transmission beam.

Claims (27)

1. A beam selection method, which is applied to a first terminal device, comprising:

selecting a first transmission beam for transmitting data between the first terminal device and the second terminal device based on a geographical position of the first terminal device and a geographical position of the second terminal device; and

transmitting data to the second terminal device based on the first transmission beam;

wherein the selecting a first transmission beam for transmitting data between the first terminal device and the second terminal device based on a geographical position of the first terminal device and a geographical position of the second terminal device comprises:

determining a relative position relationship between the first terminal device and the second terminal device based on the geographical position of the first terminal device and the geographical position of the second terminal device; and

selecting the first transmission beam among N transmission beams between the first terminal device and the second terminal device based on the relative position relationship,

wherein N is an integer greater than or equal to one;

wherein the relative position relationship between the first terminal device and the second terminal device is a reference connection line between the first terminal device and the second terminal device;

wherein the selecting the first transmission beam among the N transmission beams between the first terminal device and the second terminal device based on the relative position relationship comprises:

selecting, among the N transmission beams, a transmission beam having a minimum angle from the reference connection line as the first transmission beam based on the reference connection line; or

selecting, among the N transmission beams, M transmission beams whose angles from the reference connection line are smaller than a preset angular threshold based on the reference connection line; and selecting, among the M transmission beams, a transmission beam with optimal quality as the first transmission beam, wherein M is an integer lower than or equal to N; or

selecting, among the N transmission beams, M transmission beams whose angles from the reference connection line are smaller than a preset angular threshold based on the reference connection line; and selecting, among the M transmission beams, a transmission beam as the first transmission beam by polling in sequence at preset time intervals.

2. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the preset angular threshold is preset or network-configured.

3. The method according to claim 1 , wherein before the selecting a first transmission beam for transmitting data between the first terminal device and the second terminal device based on a geographical position of the first terminal device and a geographical position of the second terminal device, the method further comprises:

obtaining the geographical position of the second terminal device from broadcast information transmitted by the second terminal device.

4. A terminal device, comprising a processor, a transmitter and a memory for storing a computer program capable of being run by the processor, wherein the processor is configured to, when running the computer program:

select a first transmission beam for transmitting data to the second terminal device based on a geographical position of the terminal device and a geographical position of the second terminal device; and

control the transmitter to transmit data to the second terminal device based on the first transmission beam;

wherein the processor is configured to: determine a relative position relationship between the terminal device and the second terminal device based on the geographical position of the terminal device and the geographical position of the second terminal device; and select the first transmission beam among N transmission beams between the terminal device and the second terminal device based on the relative position relationship,

wherein N is an integer greater than or equal to one;

wherein the relative position relationship between the terminal device and the second terminal device is a reference connection line between the terminal device and the second terminal device;

wherein the processor is configured to: select, among the N transmission beams, a transmission beam having a minimum angle from the reference connection line as the first transmission beam based on the reference connection line; or

wherein the processor is configured to select, among the N transmission beams, M transmission beams whose angles from the reference connection line are smaller than a preset angular threshold based on the reference connection line; and select, among the M transmission beams, a transmission beam with optimal quality as the first transmission beam, wherein M is an integer lower than or equal to N; or

wherein the processor is configured to select, among the N transmission beams, M transmission beams whose angles from the reference connection line are smaller than a preset angular threshold based on the reference connection line; and select, among the M transmission beams, a transmission beam as the first transmission beam by polling in sequence at preset time intervals.

5. The terminal device according to claim 4 , wherein the preset angular threshold is preset or network-configured.

6. The terminal device according to claim 4 , wherein the processor is configured to obtain the geographical position of the second terminal device from broadcast information transmitted by the second terminal device.

7. A non-transitory computer storage medium, storing thereon computer-executable instructions which, when being executed, implement the steps of the method according to claim 1 .

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 26, 2020
From: TANG, HAI; LIN, HUEI-MING
To: GUANGDONG OPPO MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATIONS CORP., LTD.
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Continuity (2)
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