IP Library Granted Patent US 12,603,683
Granted Patent B2
US 12,603,683 · App. 18/645,537 · Granted Apr 14, 2026

Control apparatus having signal strength identification, method of controlling the same, and communication system

Inventor: Eigoro Ina (Kawasaki, JP)
Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
H04B7/0617H04B17/318
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Patent No.
US 12,603,683
App. No.
18/645,537
Granted
Apr 14, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

An access point AP includes at least one memory that stores a set of instructions, and at least one processor that executes the instructions to obtain a first communication quality between another AP and a station STA and a second communication quality between the AP and the STA, and communicate with the STA by using joint beamforming, JB, in coordination with the other AP in a case where a difference between the first communication quality and the second communication quality does not exceed a first threshold value.

Claims (38)

1 . An access point AP, comprising:

at least one memory that stores a set of instructions; and

at least one processor that executes the instructions to:

obtain a first communication quality between another AP and a station STA and a second communication quality between the AP and the STA; and

communicate with the STA by using joint beamforming, JB, in coordination with the other AP in a case where a difference between the first communication quality and the second communication quality does not exceed a first threshold value,

wherein the communication between the AP and the STA is wireless communication based on standards of IEEE 802.11 series.

2 . The AP according to claim 1 , wherein

the instructions are further executed to communicate with the STA by not using JB in a case where the difference exceeds the first threshold value.

3 . The AP according to claim 1 , wherein

the instructions are further executed to communicate with the STA by not using JB in a case where one of the first communication quality and the second communication quality exceeds a second threshold value.

4 . The AP according to claim 1 , wherein

the instructions are further executed to notify the other AP of information indicating whether or not to use JB.

5 . A method of controlling an access point AP, the method comprising:

obtaining a first communication quality between another AP and a station STA and a second communication quality between the AP and the STA; and

communicating with the STA by using joint beamforming, JB, in coordination with the other AP in a case where a difference between the first communication quality and the second communication quality does not exceed a first threshold value,

wherein the communication between the AP and the STA is wireless communication based on standards of IEEE 802.11 series.

6 . A non-transitory computer-readable recording medium storing a program making a computer execute a method of controlling an access point AP, the method comprising:

obtaining a first communication quality between another AP and a station STA and a second communication quality between the AP and the STA; and

communicating with the STA by using joint beamforming JB in coordination with the other AP in a case where a difference between the first communication quality and the second communication quality does not exceed a first threshold value,

wherein the communication between the AP and the STA is wireless communication based on standards of IEEE 802.11 series.

7 . A control apparatus comprising:

at least one memory that stores a set of instructions; and

at least one processor that executes the instructions to:

obtain a first communication quality between a first access point AP and a station STA and a second communication quality between a second AP and the STA; and

notify the first AP and the second AP of information indicating that joint beamforming, JB, in which the first AP and the second AP operate in cooperation with each other, is to be used in a case where a difference between the first communication quality and the second communication quality does not exceed a first threshold value,

wherein the communication between the AP and the STA is wireless communication based on standards of IEEE 802.11 series.

8 . The control apparatus according to claim 7 , wherein

the instructions are further executed to notify the first STA and the second STA of information indicating that JB is not to be used in a case where the difference exceeds the first threshold value.

9 . The control apparatus according to claim 7 , wherein

the instructions are further executed to notify the first STA and the second STA of information indicating that JB is not to be used in a case where one of the first communication quality and the second communication quality exceeds a second threshold value.

10 . A method of controlling a control apparatus, the method comprising:

obtaining a first communication quality between a first access point AP and a station STA and a second communication quality between a second AP and the STA; and

notifying the first AP and the second AP of information indicating that joint beamforming, JB, in which the first AP and the second AP operate in cooperation with each other, is to be used in a case where a difference between the first communication quality and the second communication quality does not exceed a first threshold value,

wherein the communication between the first AP and the STA and the communication between the second AP and the STA are wireless communication based on standards of IEEE 802.11 series.

11 . A non-transitory computer-readable recording medium storing a program making a computer execute a method of controlling a control apparatus, the method comprising:

obtaining a first communication quality between a first access point AP and a station STA and a second communication quality between a second AP and the STA; and

notifying the first AP and the second AP of information indicating that joint beamforming JB, in which the first AP and the second AP operate in cooperation with each other, is to be used in a case where a difference between the first communication quality and the second communication quality does not exceed a first threshold value,

wherein the communication between the first AP and the STA and the communication between the second AP and the STA are wireless communication based on standards of IEEE 802.11 series.

Priority Claims (1)
JP 2019-083215 · Apr 24, 2019 · national
Continuity (3)
Continuation 17539583 · Dec 1, 2021
Continuation 16829069 · Mar 25, 2020
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