Radio base station for combined radio communication

1. A radio base station ( 17 ) comprising

a first radio module ( 21 , 23 ) for radio communication with first radio communication devices ( 11 , 16 ), and

a connection ( 29 ) for connecting an ESL radio module ( 22 ) for radio communication with electronic display signs ( 2 - 10 ), wherein the radio base station ( 17 ) comprises:

a first, in particular software-based, control stage ( 26 ) for controlling the radio communication of the first radio module ( 21 , 23 ) in accordance with a first communication protocol, and

a second, in particular software-based, control stage ( 27 ) for controlling the radio communication of the ESL radio module ( 22 ) connectable to the connection ( 29 ) in accordance with a second communication protocol, and

a, in particular software-based, third control stage ( 28 ) for predictively changing a time sequence defined for a future time period (TD) of radio activities (F 1 (N)) of the first radio module ( 21 ) on the basis of radio activities (F 2 (M)) of the ESL radio module ( 22 ), which are defined for said future time period (TD).

2. The radio base station ( 17 ) according to claim 1 , comprising

a storage tier ( 25 ) for storing

a first queue data structure ( 38 ) representing the future time sequence of radio activities of the first radio module ( 21 ) and

a second queue data structure ( 39 ) representing the future time sequence of radio activities of the ESL radio module ( 22 ), wherein

the third control stage ( 28 ) is configured for reading the second queue data structure ( 39 ) and, in consideration of the time sequence of radio activities (F 2 (M)) defined therein, for changing the time sequence stored in the first queue data structure ( 38 ) of the radio activities (F 1 (N)) for said future time period (TD).

3. The radio base station ( 17 ) according to claim 2 , wherein the third control stage ( 28 ) is also configured for predictively changing said time sequence (TD) of radio activities (F 2 (M)) of the ESL radio module ( 22 ), as defined by the second control stage ( 27 ), on the basis of radio activities (F 1 (N)) of the first radio module ( 21 ) which are defined by the first control stage ( 26 ) for said time period (TD).

4. The radio base station ( 17 ) according to claim 3 , wherein the third control stage ( 28 ) is configured for reading the first queue data structure ( 38 ) and, in consideration of the time sequence of radio activities (F 1 (N)) defined therein, for changing the time sequence stored in the second queue data structure ( 39 ) of the radio activities (F 2 (M)) for said future time period (TD).

5. The radio base station ( 17 ) according to claim 1 , wherein the third control stage ( 28 ) is configured for changing the respective queue data structure ( 38 , 39 ) in such a way

that

as regards the temporal occurrence

and/or

as regards the succession of temporal occurrences,

the radio activities (F 1 (N), (F 2 (M)) defined as mandatory are maintained

in the time ranges provided for them

or

in the provided succession of such time ranges

and in that

other radio activities (F 1 (N), (F 2 (M)) are defined in intermediate time ranges or subsequent time ranges.

6. The radio base station ( 17 ) according to claim 5 , wherein the third control stage ( 28 ) is configured for taking metadata (M 1 -M 5 ) into account, wherein the metadata (M 1 -M 5 ) is stored in the respective queue data structure ( 38 , 39 ) and indicates the necessity of the temporal occurrence of the respective radio activity (F 1 (N), (F 2 (M)) or the type of the respective radio activity (F 1 (N), (F 2 (M)).

7. The radio base station ( 17 ) according to claim 5 , wherein the third control stage ( 28 ) is configured for making iterative changes such that initially the radio activities (F 1 (N), (F 2 (M)) defined as mandatory and only thereafter the other radio activities (F 1 (N), (F 2 (M)) for said time period (TD) are taken into account.

8. The radio base station ( 17 ) according claim 1 , wherein the third control stage ( 28 ) is configured for continuous or stepwise adjustment of the change in the temporal sequence of radio activities (F 1 (N), (F 2 (M)) to be initiated by the respective control stage ( 26 , 27 ) for said future time period (TD), as time (t) passes and new radio activities (F 1 (N), (F 2 (M)) are added.

9. The radio base station ( 17 ) according to claim 1 , comprising an electronic circuit ( 20 ) having said connection ( 29 ) and a programmable circuit component ( 24 ) for processing a software with the aid of which said first control stage ( 26 ) and/or said second control stage ( 27 ) and/or said third control stage ( 28 ) is realised.

10. A system ( 1 ) comprising

a radio base station ( 17 ) according to claim 1 and

an ESL radio module ( 22 ) connected to the connection ( 29 ).

11. The system ( 1 ) according to claim 10 comprising a server ( 18 ) coupled to the radio base station ( 17 ) for providing and/or processing data (RD) concerning the radio communication with the first radio communication devices ( 11 , 16 ) and/or the electronic display signs ( 2 - 10 ).

12. A method for controlling a radio communication of a radio base station ( 17 ), wherein the radio base station ( 17 ) comprises

a first radio module ( 21 ) for radio communication with first radio communication devices ( 11 , 16 ) and

a connection ( 29 ) for connecting an ESL radio module ( 22 ) for radio communication with electronic display signs ( 2 - 10 ),

wherein according to the method

a first, in particular software-based, control stage ( 26 ) controls the communication of the first radio module ( 21 ) according to a first communication protocol, and

a second, in particular software-based, control stage ( 27 ) controls the communication of an ESL radio module ( 22 ) connected to the connection ( 29 ) according to a second communication protocol, and

a third, in particular software-based, control stage ( 28 ) predictively changes a time sequence of radio activities (F 1 (N)) of the first radio module ( 21 ) as defined for a future time period (TD) on the basis of radio activities (F 2 (M) of the ESL radio module ( 22 ), as defined for said future time period (TD).

13. The method according to claim 12 , wherein the third control stage ( 28 ) also predictively changes the time sequence of radio activities (F 1 (N)) of the ESL radio module ( 22 ), as defined by the second control stage ( 27 ) for said time period (TD), on the basis of radio activities (F 2 (M)) of the first radio module ( 21 ), as defined by the first control stage ( 26 ) for said time period (TD).

14. The method according to claim 12 , wherein the third control stage ( 28 ) performs the respective change in such a way

that

as regards the temporal occurrence

and/or

as regards the succession of the temporal occurrences radio activities (F 1 (N), (F 2 (M)) defined as mandatory are maintained

in the time ranges provided therefore

or

in the provided succession of such time ranges

and that

other radio activities (F 1 (N), (F 1 (N)) are defined in intermediate or subsequent time ranges within the time period (TD).

15. The method according to claim 14 , wherein the change effected by the third control stage ( 28 ) is performed iteratively in such a way that initially the radio activities (F 1 (N)), (F 2 (M)) defined as mandatory and only thereafter the other radio activities (F 1 (N), (F 2 (M)) for said time period (TD) are taken into account.