Interaction method and communication device

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10469998-B2
Application number	US-201615192956-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jun 24, 2016
Priority date	Jun 25, 2015
Publication date	Nov 5, 2019
Grant date	Nov 5, 2019

Abstract

An interaction method and a communication device are provided. An interaction method comprises sending multiple different signals in different directions by a communication device, wherein the signals have different coverage areas, at least determining at least two signals in the signals received by another communication device, and at least according to the at least two signals, executing a corresponding command, enabling an interaction solution.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A method, comprising:
sending, by a communication device comprising a processor, different signals in multiple directions, wherein the different signals have different coverage areas;
receiving, by the communication device, at least one return signal from another communication device;
at least determining, by the communication device, at least two signals in the different signals received by the other communication device and a receiving sequence according to which the other communication device receives the at least two signals based on the at least one return signal; and
executing, by the communication device, a command at least corresponding to directions of the at least two signals and the receiving sequence.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the sending the different signals in the multiple directions by the communication device comprises:
sending the different signals by the communication device via multiple wave beams of different directions.

3. The method of claim 2 , further comprising:
before the sending the different signals by the communication device via the multiple wave beams of different directions, determining the multiple wave beams by the communication device.

4. The method of claim 3 , wherein the determining the multiple wave beams by the communication device comprises:
determining, by the communication device, multiple commands executable by the communication device;
determining, by the communication device, multiple possible moving tracks of the other communication device corresponding to the multiple commands; and
determining, by the communication device, the multiple wave beams according to the multiple possible moving tracks, wherein each of the multiple possible moving tracks corresponds to at least two wave beams in the multiple wave beams.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the different signals comprise at least one of electromagnetic wave signals, light signals or sound wave signals.

6. The method of claim 2 , wherein the sending the different signals by the communication device via the multiple wave beams of different directions comprises:
sending at least one first signal by the communication device via at least one first wave beam, wherein the at least one first wave beam comprises at least one initial wave beam in at least two wave beams corresponding to each of the multiple possible moving tracks,
wherein the at least one return signal comprises a first confirming signal for acknowledgement of a first signal of the at least one first signal,
wherein the sending the multiple different signals by the communication device via the multiple wave beams of different directions further comprises: sending at least one second signal by the communication device via at least one second wave beam, wherein the at least one second wave beam comprises at least one next wave beam of a first wave beam in at least one possible moving track, wherein the at least one first signal received by the other communication device is sent by the communication device via the at least one first wave beam, and wherein each of the at least one possible moving track takes the first wave beam as the initial wave beam, and
wherein the at least one return signal further comprises a second confirming signal for acknowledgement of a second signal of the at least one second signal.

7. The method of claim 4 , further comprising:
determining, by the communication device, respective first sequences corresponding to the multiple commands;
aiming at each command of the multiple commands, according to at least two wave beams corresponding to a possible moving track corresponding to the command and a corresponding order of the at least two wave beams to the possible moving track, dividing, by the communication device, a first sequence of the respective first sequences corresponding to the command into at least two subsequences, the at least two subsequences corresponding to the at least two wave beams one to one; and
respectively modulating, by the communication device, the at least two subsequences into at least two signals corresponding to the at least two wave beams.

8. The method of claim 4 , wherein the determining, by the communication device, the multiple possible moving tracks of the other communication device corresponding to the multiple commands comprises:
at least according to a current position of the other communication device relative to the communication device, determining, by the communication device, the multiple possible moving tracks of the other communication device corresponding to the multiple commands.

9. The method of claim 7 , wherein the receiving, by the communication device, at least one return signal from another communication device comprises:
receiving, by the communication device, a second sequence from the other communication device in the at least one return signal, wherein the second sequence is made up of at least two subsequences carried in the at least two signals according to the receiving sequence by the other communication device.

10. The method of claim 9 , wherein the executing, by the communication device, the command at least according to the directions of the at least two signals and the receiving sequence comprises:
determining, by the communication device, a command corresponding to the second sequence; and
executing, by the communication device, the command.

11. The method of claim 7 , wherein the executing, by the communication device, the command at least according to the directions of the at least two signals and the receiving sequence comprises:
combining, by the communication device, at least two subsequences carried in the at least two signals into a third sequence according to the receiving sequence;
determining, by the communication device, a command corresponding to the third sequence; and
executing, by the communication device, the command.

12. The method of claim 1 , wherein the receiving, by the communication device, at least one return signal from another communication device and the determining, by the communication device, the receiving sequence according to which the other communication device receives the at least two signals comprise:
receiving, by the communication device, the at least two signals returned in sequence in the at least one return signal from the other communication device; and
determining, by the communication device, the receiving sequence as a returning sequence according to which the other communication device returns the at least two signals.

13. The method of claim 1 , wherein the receiving, by the communication device, at least one return signal from another communication device and the determining, by the communication device, the receiving sequence according to which the other communication device receives the at least two signals comprise:
receiving, by the communication device, the at least two signals and at least two receiving moments according to which the other communication device respectively receives the at least two signals in the at least one return signal from the other communication device; and
according to the at least two receiving moments, determining, by the communication device, the receiving sequence.

14. The method of claim 1 , wherein the executing, by the communication device, the command at least according to the directions of the at least two signals and the receiving sequence comprises:
at least according to the at least two signals and the receiving sequence, determining, by the communication device, a moving track of the other communication device; and
executing, by the

Assignees

• Beijing Zhigu Ruituo Tech Co Ltd

Inventors

• Xu Ran
• Ding Dayong

Classifications

• H04B7/0408

  using two or more beams, i.e. beam diversity · CPC title

• H04B7/0617

  for beam forming · CPC title

• H04B7/028

  Spatial transmit diversity using a single antenna at the transmitter · CPC title

• H04W4/06 Primary

  Selective distribution of broadcast services, e.g. multimedia broadcast multicast service [MBMS]; Services to user groups; One-way selective calling services · CPC title