Method and apparatus for coordinating body devices for communication

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10404802-B2
Application number	US-201715607080-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	May 26, 2017
Priority date	Nov 29, 2014
Publication date	Sep 3, 2019
Grant date	Sep 3, 2019

Abstract

The present invention relates to the computer field, and specifically, to a method and an apparatus for coordinating body devices for communication. The method includes: obtaining, by a mobile personal station, an identifier of a body device, and a location parameter and an ambient parameter that are of a user that carries the body device; obtaining, according to the identifier of the body device, a communication mode supported by the body device; obtaining, according to the identifier of the body device, a communication mode supported by the body device; determining, a networking mode of the body device according to the scenario and the communication mode supported by the body device; and establishing, a connection to the body device according to the networking mode.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A method for coordinating body devices for communication, wherein the method comprises:
obtaining, by a mobile personal station, an identifier of a body device, and a location parameter which includes a parameter of a location of a user that carries the body device, and an ambient parameter which relates to a parameter at the location of the user;
obtaining, by the mobile personal station according to the identifier of the body device, a communication mode supported by the body device;
determining, by the mobile personal station according to the location parameter and the ambient parameter that are of the user, a scenario of the user;
determining, by the mobile personal station, a networking mode of the body device according to the scenario and the communication mode supported by the body device wherein the networking mode designates the communication mode that is used by the body device to connect to the mobile personal station; and
establishing, by the mobile personal station, a connection to the body device according to the networking mode;
determining, by the mobile personal station, a network role of the body device according to a network topology, a network optimization algorithm, and the communication mode supported by the body device, wherein the network role is a local gateway or a terminal; and
sending, by the mobile personal station, one of:
an instruction to a terminal within a preset range when the body device is a local gateway, so that the terminal within the preset range establishes a connection to the body device, wherein the preset range is determined according to a direction and a location that are of the body device; and
an instruction to the body device when the body device is a terminal, so that the body device establishes a connection to a gateway closest to the body device, wherein the gateway refers to a local gateway or the mobile personal station, and the mobile personal station determines the gateway closest to the body device according to a location and a direction that are of the body device;

monitoring, by the mobile personal station, a working status of the body device by using the established connection;
re-determining, by the mobile personal station, a network role of the body device according to the network topology when the working status of the body device changes; and
performing, by the mobile personal station, network optimization according to the network topology and the re-determined network role of the body device.

2. The method according to claim 1 , before the determining, by the mobile personal station, a networking mode of the body device according to the scenario and the communication mode supported by the body device, further comprising:
obtaining, by the mobile personal station, a physiological parameter and a behavior parameter that are of the user, wherein
the determining, by the mobile personal station, a networking mode of the body device according to the scenario and the communication mode supported by the body device specifically comprises:
determining, by the mobile personal station, the networking mode of the body device according to the scenario, the communication mode supported by the body device, and the physiological parameter and the behavior parameter that are of the user.

3. The method according to claim 1 , before the establishing, by the mobile personal station, a connection to the body device according to the networking mode, further comprising:
receiving, by the mobile personal station, a connection request sent by the body device, wherein the connection request comprises a most power-saving connection mode supported by the body device; and
establishing, by the mobile personal station, a connection according to the most power-saving connection mode; wherein
the establishing, by the mobile personal station, a connection to the body device according to the networking mode specifically comprises:
re-establishing, by the mobile personal station, a connection to the body device according to the networking mode when the networking mode is different from the most power-saving connection mode.

4. An apparatus for coordinating body devices for communication, wherein the apparatus comprises:
an obtaining unit, configured to obtain an identifier of a body device, and a location parameter which includes a parameter of a location of a user that carries the body device, and an ambient parameter which relates to a parameter at the location of the, wherein
the obtaining unit is further configured to obtain, according to the identifier of the body device, a communication mode supported by the body device;
a first determining unit, configured to determine, according to the location parameter and the ambient parameter that are of the user, a scenario of the user, wherein
the first determining unit is further configured to determine a networking mode of the body device according to the scenario and the communication mode supported by the body device, wherein the networking mode designates the communication mode that is used by the body device to connect to the mobile personal station; and
a first connection unit, configured to establish a connection to the body device according to the networking mode;
a receiving unit configured to receive a connection request sent by the body device, wherein the connection request comprises a most power-saving connection mode supported by the body device;
a second connection unit configured to establish a connection according to the most power-saving connection mode; and
the first connection unit is configured to re-establish a connection to the body device according to the networking mode when the networking mode is different from the most power-saving connection mode.

5. The apparatus according to claim 4 , wherein
the obtaining unit is further configured to obtain a physiological parameter and a behavior parameter that are of the user; and
the first determining unit is specifically configured to determine the networking mode of the body device according to the scenario, the communication mode supported by the body device, and the physiological parameter and the behavior parameter that are of the user.

6. The apparatus according to claim 4 , wherein after the first connection unit establishes the connection to the body device according to the networking mode, the apparatus further comprises a second determining unit and a sending unit, wherein
the second determining unit is configured to determine a network role of the body device according to a network topology, a network optimization algorithm, and the communication mode supported by the body device, wherein the network role is a local gateway or a terminal;
the sending unit is configured to: sends an instruction to a terminal within a preset range when the body device is a local gateway, so that the terminal within the preset range establishes a connection to the body device, wherein the preset range is determined according to a direction and a location that are of the body device; and
the sending unit is further configured to: send an instruction to the body device when the body device is a terminal, so that the body device establishes a connection to a gateway closest to the body device, wherein the gateway refers to a local gateway or the mobile personal station, and the mobile personal station determines the gateway closest to the body device according to the location and the direction that are of the body device.

7. The apparatus according to claim 6 , wherein the apparatus further comprises: a monitoring unit, a third determining unit, and a network optimization unit, wherein
the monitoring unit is configured to monitor a working status of the body device by using the connecti

Assignees

• Huawei Tech Co Ltd

Inventors

• Xue Xijun
• Huang Tao
• Li Yingtao

Classifications

• G06F21/32

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  characterised by path configuration, e.g. LAN [Local Area Networks] or WAN [Wide Area Networks] (wireless communication networks H04W {; arrangements for dividing the transmission path H04W40/00}) · CPC title