Communication method and mobile terminal

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10757654-B2
Application number	US-201716462943-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Feb 22, 2017
Priority date	Feb 22, 2017
Publication date	Aug 25, 2020
Grant date	Aug 25, 2020

Abstract

The communication method includes: obtaining a received signal strength indicator RSSI; comparing the obtained RSSI with a predetermined value; determining a Bluetooth transmission link based on a comparison result, where the Bluetooth transmission link includes a first transmission link and a second transmission link, where the first transmission link is a transmission link of an internal power amplifier of a Bluetooth module, and the second transmission link is a transmission link of a combination of the internal power amplifier of the Bluetooth module and an external power amplifier of the Bluetooth module; and transmitting a Bluetooth signal based on the determined Bluetooth transmission link. According to the present invention, the RSSI value of the Bluetooth device is detected, the detected RSSI value is compared with the predetermined value, and the transmission link of the Bluetooth device is determined based on the comparison result.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A system, comprising:
a primary device, and
a secondary device including a Bluetooth chip, a first power amplifier disposed inside the Bluetooth chip and a second power amplifier disposed outside the Bluetooth chip, the secondary device being connected with the primary device via a Bluetooth connection,
wherein the secondary device is configured to
obtain a first received signal strength indicator (RSSI) sent by the primary device;
when the first RSSI is less than a first threshold, switch on a second power amplifier, the secondary device being connected with the primary device via the Bluetooth connection based on the first power amplifier and the second power amplifier;
obtain a second RSSI sent by the primary device;
when the second RSSI is greater than a second threshold, switch off the second power amplifier, the secondary device being connected with the primary device via the Bluetooth connection based on the first power amplifier,

wherein the secondary device comprises a power control table comprising a high gain class indicating a high output power of the first power amplifier and a low gain class indicating a low output power of the first power amplifier, wherein
when the first RSSI is less than the first threshold, the power control table is adjusted to the low gain class; and when the second RSSI is greater than the second threshold, the power control table is adjusted to the high gain class.

2. The system according to claim 1 , wherein when the first RSSI is less than a first threshold, Bluetooth transmit power of the secondary device is amplified by the first power amplifier and the second power amplifier.

3. The system according to claim 2 , wherein when the second RSSI is greater than a second threshold, the Bluetooth transmit power of the secondary device is amplified by the first power amplifier.

4. The system according to claim 1 , wherein the first threshold is a first predetermined value, the second threshold is a second predetermined value, the first predetermined value is different with the second predetermined value.

5. A method, comprising:
obtaining, by a secondary device, a first received signal strength indicator (RSSI) from a primary device, wherein the secondary device includes a Bluetooth chip, a first power amplifier disposed inside the Bluetooth chip and a second power amplifier disposed outside the Bluetooth chip;
when the first RSSI is less than a first threshold, switching on, by the secondary device, a second power amplifier, the secondary device being connected with the primary device via the a Bluetooth connection based on a first power amplifier and the second power amplifier;
obtaining, by a secondary device, a second RSSI from the primary device;
when the second RSSI is greater than a second threshold, switch off, by secondary device, the second power amplifier, the secondary device being connected with the primary device via the Bluetooth connection based on the first power amplifier,
wherein the secondary device comprises a power control table comprising a high gain class indicating a high output power of the first power amplifier and a low gain class indicating a low output power of the first power amplifier, wherein
when the first RSSI is less than the first threshold, the power control table is adjusted to the low gain class; and when the second RSSI is greater than the second threshold, the power control table is adjusted to the high gain class.

6. The method according to claim 5 , wherein when the first RSSI is less than a first threshold, Bluetooth transmit power of the secondary device is amplified by the internal power amplifier and an external power amplifier.

7. The method according to claim 6 , wherein when the second RSSI is greater than a second threshold, the Bluetooth transmit power of the secondary device is amplified by an internal power amplifier.

8. The method according to claim 5 , wherein the first threshold is a first predetermined value, the second threshold is a second predetermined value, the first predetermined value is different with the second predetermined value.

Assignees

• Huawei Tech Co Ltd

Inventors

• Wang Yajun
• Long Zhongying
• Chen Chonglu
• Pan Guangsheng
• Zhang Heping

Classifications

• H04B17/318

  Received signal strength · CPC title

• H04W52/28 Primary

  using user profile, e.g. mobile speed, priority or network state, e.g. standby, idle or non-transmission · CPC title

• H04W52/52

  using AGC [Automatic Gain Control] circuits or amplifiers · CPC title

• H03G3/3042

  in modulators, frequency-changers, transmitters or power amplifiers · CPC title

• H03F2200/451

  the amplifier being a radio frequency amplifier · CPC title