Radio wave environment display device and method for displaying radio wave environment

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11075704-B2
Application number	US-201916717545-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Dec 17, 2019
Priority date	Jun 28, 2017
Publication date	Jul 27, 2021
Grant date	Jul 27, 2021

Abstract

A radio wave environment display device includes a display unit that displays a radio wave environment and a controller. The radio wave environment display device displays a radio wave environment in an area where a plurality of wireless transmitters located at different positions transmit radio waves. The controller selects, at each of a plurality of points in the area, a maximum intensity among intensities that are magnitudes of received power of radio waves transmitted from the wireless transmitters and causes the display unit to display the radio wave environment at each of the plurality of points based on the maximum intensity selected and an arrival direction of a radio wave with the maximum intensity selected.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A radio wave environment display device that displays a radio wave environment in an area where a plurality of wireless transmitters located at different positions transmit radio waves, the radio wave environment display device comprising:
a display unit that displays the radio wave environment; and
a controller that
selects, at each of a plurality of points in the area, a maximum intensity among intensities that are magnitudes of received power of radio waves transmitted from the wireless transmitters,
selects, at each of the plurality of points in the area, a second highest intensity among intensities that are magnitudes of received power of radio waves transmitted from the wireless transmitters, and
causes the display unit to display a remaining point removing a point where a difference between the maximum intensity and the second highest intensity is less than or equal to a first threshold from the plurality of points as the radio wave environment.

2. The radio wave environment display device according to claim 1 , wherein the controller causes the display unit to display an arrival direction of the radio wave with the maximum intensity at the remaining point.

3. The radio wave environment display device according to claim 2 , wherein the controller selects the arrival direction from six directions corresponding to predetermined six surfaces surrounding the remaining point.

4. The radio wave environment display device according to claim 1 , wherein the controller causes the display unit to successively display the radio wave environments before and after a change in a position of at least one of the wireless transmitters.

5. The radio wave environment display device according to claim 1 , wherein the controller causes the display unit to successively display the radio wave environments before and after movement of an object in the area.

6. The radio wave environment display device according to claim 1 , wherein when an additional wireless transmitter different from the wireless transmitters is installed, the controller causes the display unit to successively display the radio wave environments before and after the additional wireless transmitter is installed.

7. The radio wave environment display device according to claim 1 ,
wherein the radio wave environment is displayed on a map that illustrates the area.

8. The radio wave environment display device according to claim 1 , wherein the controller causes the display unit to display the maximum intensity corresponding to the remaining point at the remaining point.

9. A radio wave environment display device that displays a radio wave environment in an area where a plurality of wireless transmitters located at different positions transmit radio waves, the radio wave environment display device comprising:
a display unit that displays the radio wave environment; and
a controller that
selects, at each of a plurality of points in the area, a maximum intensity among intensities that are magnitudes of received power of radio waves transmitted from the wireless transmitters,
selects, at each of the plurality of points in the area, a second highest intensity among intensities that are magnitudes of received power of radio waves transmitted from the wireless transmitters, and
causes the display unit to display a point where a difference between the maximum intensity and the second highest intensity is more than or equal to a second threshold among the plurality of points as the radio wave environment.

10. The radio wave environment display device according to claim 9 ,
wherein the radio wave environment is displayed on a map that illustrates the area.

11. The radio wave environment display device according to claim 9 , wherein the controller causes the display unit to display the maximum intensity corresponding to the point at the point.

12. The radio wave environment display device according to claim 9 , wherein the controller causes the display unit to display an arrival direction of the radio wave with the maximum intensity at the point.

13. The radio wave environment display device according to claim 12 , wherein the controller selects the arrival direction from six directions corresponding to predetermined six surfaces surrounding the point.

14. The radio wave environment display device according to claim 9 , wherein the controller causes the display unit to successively display the radio wave environments before and after a change in a position of at least one of the wireless transmitters.

15. The radio wave environment display device according to claim 9 , wherein the controller causes the display unit to successively display the radio wave environments before and after movement of an object in the area.

16. The radio wave environment display device according to claim 9 , wherein when an additional wireless transmitter different from the wireless transmitters is installed, the controller causes the display unit to successively display the radio wave environments before and after the additional wireless transmitter is installed.

17. A radio wave environment display device that displays a radio wave environment in an area where a plurality of wireless transmitters located at different positions transmit radio waves, the radio wave environment display device comprising:
a display unit that displays the radio wave environment; and
a controller that
selects, at each of a plurality of points in the area, a maximum intensity among intensities that are magnitudes of received power of radio waves transmitted from the wireless transmitters,
selects, at each of the plurality of points in the area, a second highest intensity among intensities that are magnitudes of received power of radio waves transmitted from the wireless transmitters, and
causes the display unit to display a point where a difference between the maximum intensity and the second highest intensity is less than or equal to a third threshold among the plurality of points as the radio wave environment.

18. The radio wave environment display device according to claim 17 ,
wherein the radio wave environment is displayed on a map that illustrates the area.

19. The radio wave environment display device according to claim 17 , wherein the controller causes the display unit to display the maximum intensity at the point.

20. The radio wave environment display device according to claim 17 , wherein the controller causes the display unit to display an arrival direction of the radio wave with the maximum intensity at the point.

21. The radio wave environment display device according to claim 20 , wherein the controller selects the arrival direction from six directions corresponding to predetermined six surfaces surrounding the point.

22. The radio wave environment display device according to claim 17 , wherein the controller causes the display unit to successively display the radio wave environments before and after a change in a position of at least one of the wireless transmitters.

23. The radio wave environment display device according to claim 17 , wherein the controller causes the display unit to successively display the radio wave environments before and after movement of an object in the area.

24. The radio wave environment display device according to claim 17 , wherein when an additional wireless transmitter different from the wireless transmitters is installed, the controller causes the display unit

Assignees

• Panasonic Ip Man Co Ltd

Inventors

• Hamabe Taichi

Classifications

• G01R29/0892

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