Interaction method and communication device

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10778319-B2
Application number	US-201615192980-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jun 24, 2016
Priority date	Jun 25, 2015
Publication date	Sep 15, 2020
Grant date	Sep 15, 2020

Abstract

An interaction method and communication device are provided. An interaction method comprises: sending multiple different signals by a communication device, wherein the multiple different signals have different coverage areas, at least determining at least two signals in the multiple different signals received by another communication device, and at least according to the at least two signals, determining a moving track of the other communication device. An interaction solution is thus provided.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A method, comprising:
sending different signals through wave beams by a communication device comprising a processor, wherein the different signals have different coverage areas;
at least determining at least two signals in the different signals received by another communication device and a receiving sequence in which the other communication device receives the at least two signals; and
at least according to the at least two signals and the receiving sequence, determining a moving track of the other communication device,
wherein the sending the different signals through the wave beams by the communication device comprises:
sending at least one first signal through at least one first wave beam of the wave beams by the communication device,
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 possible moving tracks, and
wherein the determining the at least two signals received by the other communication device and the receiving sequence in which the other communication device receives the at least two signals comprises:
receiving from the other communication device a first acknowledging signal for acknowledging a first signal;

wherein the sending the different signals through the wave beams by the communication device further comprises:
sending at least one second signal through at least one second wave beam of the wave beams by the communication device, wherein the at least one second wave beam comprises at least one next wave beam of the at least one first wave beam in at least one possible moving track, the first signal received by the other communication device is sent through the first wave beam by the communication device, and each of the at least one possible moving track takes the at least one first wave beam as the initial wave beam; and

wherein the determining the at least two signals received by the other communication device and the receiving sequence in which the other communication device receives the at least two signals further comprises:
receiving from the other communication device a second acknowledging signal for acknowledging a second signal.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein
the wave beams are formed by at least one signal emitting source of the communication device.

3. The method of claim 2 , further comprising:
before the sending the different signals through the wave beams by the communication device, determining the wave beams to be formed by the at least one signal emitting source by the communication device.

4. The method of claim 3 , wherein the determining the wave beams to be formed by the at least one signal emitting source by the communication device comprises:
determining possible moving tracks of the other communication device; and
determining the wave beams to be formed by the at least one signal emitting source according to the possible moving tracks, wherein, each possible moving track of the possible moving tracks corresponds to at least two wave beams in the wave beams.

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

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the method further comprises:
determining first sequences respectively corresponding to the possible moving tracks;
aiming at each first sequence corresponding to one possible moving track, according to at least two wave beams corresponding to the possible moving track and a corresponding order of the at least two wave beams corresponding to the possible moving track, dividing the first sequence into at least two subsequences corresponding to the at least two wave beams on a one to one basis; and
respectively modulating the at least two subsequences into the at least two signals corresponding to the at least two wave beams.

7. The method of claim 6 , wherein the determining the at least two signals received by the other communication device and the receiving sequence according to which the other communication device receives the at least two signals comprises:
receiving a second sequence from the other communication device, 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.

8. The method of claim 7 , wherein the determining the moving track of the other communication device comprises:
determining the moving track of the other communication device as one possible moving track corresponding to the second sequence.

9. The method of claim 6 , wherein the determining the moving track of the other communication device comprises:
combining at least two subsequences carried in the at least two signals into a third sequence according to the receiving sequence; and
determining the moving track of the other communication device as one possible moving track corresponding to the third sequence.

10. The method of claim 1 , wherein the determining the at least two signals received by the other communication device and the receiving sequence according to which the other communication device receives the at least two signals comprises:
receiving the at least two signals returned in sequence by the other communication device; and
determining the receiving sequence as a returning sequence according to which the other communication device returns the at least two signals.

11. The method of claim 1 , wherein the determining the at least two signals received by the other communication device and the receiving sequence according to which the other communication device receives the at least two signals comprises:
receiving the at least two signals and at least two receiving moments at which the other communication device respectively receives the at least two signals, which are both returned by the other communication device; and
according to the at least two receiving moments, determining the receiving sequence.

12. The method of claim 1 , wherein the determining the moving track of the other communication device, comprises:
determining at least two coverage areas of the at least two signals; and
according to the at least two coverage areas of the at least two signals and the receiving sequence, determining the moving track of the other communication device.

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

14. The method of claim 1 , wherein the different signals are visible light signals; and
wherein the sending the different signals by the communication device comprises:
sending visible light signals through light emitting diode (LED) light sources corresponding to different display regions in a display by the communication device.

15. A communication device, comprising:
a memory that stores executable modules; and
a processor, coupled to the memory, that executes or facilitates execution of the executable modules, the executable modules comprising:
a sending module configured to send multiple different signals via multiple wave beams, wherein the multiple different signals have different coverage areas;
a first determining module configured to at least determine at least two signals in the multiple different signals received by another communication device and a receiving sequence in which the other communication device

Assignees

• Beijing Zhigu Ruituo Tech Co Ltd

Inventors

• Xu Ran
• Ding Dayong

Classifications

• G01S5/0205

  Details · CPC title

• H04W64/006 Primary

  with additional information processing, e.g. for direction or speed determination · CPC title

• H04B7/10 Primary

  Polarisation diversity; Directional diversity · CPC title

• H04B7/0495

  using overlapping sectors in the same base station to implement MIMO for antennas · CPC title