Wireless communication apparatus and server apparatus

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11546921-B2
Application number	US-202117172108-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Feb 10, 2021
Priority date	Feb 13, 2020
Publication date	Jan 3, 2023
Grant date	Jan 3, 2023

Abstract

A wireless communication apparatus mounted on a mobile body includes a transmitter and a receiver. The transmitter is configured to transmit position information indicating a position to which the mobile body is scheduled to move, to a server apparatus. The receiver is configured to receive communication quality information indicating a communication quality corresponding to the position, from the server apparatus. The transmitter is configured to transmit the date at a communication position specified based on the communication quality information.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A wireless communication apparatus mounted on a mobile body, comprising:
a transmitter configured to transmit position information indicating a position to which the mobile body is scheduled to move, to a server apparatus that manages a wireless communication infrastructure apparatus;
a receiver configured to receive communication quality information indicating a communication quality corresponding to the position, from the server apparatus; and
a position specifying unit configured to specify a communication position to transmit a data, based on the communication quality information;
wherein:
the transmitter is configured to transmit the data at the communication position;
the transmitter is configured to further transmit time information indicating a clock time when the mobile body is scheduled to reach the position, to the server apparatus; and
the receiver is configured to receive the communication quality information indicating the communication quality corresponding to the position and the clock time.

2. The wireless communication apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein:
the transmitter is configured to further transmit data amount information indicating a data amount of the data, to the server apparatus; and
the receiver is configured to receive the communication quality information indicating the communication quality when transmitting the data having the data amount.

3. A server apparatus that communicates with the wireless communication apparatus according to claim 2 ,
the server apparatus comprising:
a receiver configured to receive position information transmitted from the wireless communication apparatus;
a communication quality information generating unit configured to generate communication quality information indicating a communication quality corresponding to a position indicated by the position information; and
a transmitter configured to transmit the communication quality information to the wireless communication apparatus.

4. A computer-implemented communication quality providing method executed by a computer for a server apparatus communicating with the wireless communication apparatus according to claim 2 ,
the communication quality providing method comprising:
receiving position information transmitted from the wireless communication apparatus;
generating communication quality information indicating a communication quality corresponding to a position indicated by the position information; and
transmitting the communication quality information to the wireless communication apparatus.

5. A wireless communication apparatus mounted on a mobile body, comprising:
a transmitter configured to transmit position information indicating a position to which the mobile body is scheduled to move, to a server apparatus that manages a wireless communication infrastructure apparatus;
a receiver configured to receive communication quality information indicating a communication quality corresponding to the position, from the server apparatus;
a position specifying unit configured to specify a communication position to transmit a data, based on the communication quality information;
a storage configured to store the data until the data is transmitted from the transmitter; and
a data processing unit configured to adjust a compression rate of the data stored in the storage based on a period of time until the mobile body reaches the communication position;
wherein the transmitter is configured to transmit the data at the communication position.

6. The wireless communication apparatus according to claim 5 , wherein:
the transmitter is configured to further transmit time information indicating a clock time when the mobile body is scheduled to reach the position, to the server apparatus; and
the receiver is configured to receive the communication quality information indicating the communication quality corresponding to the position and the clock time.

7. A server apparatus that communicates with the wireless communication apparatus according to claim 5 ,
the server apparatus comprising:
a receiver configured to receive position information transmitted from the wireless communication apparatus;
a communication quality information generating unit configured to generate communication quality information indicating a communication quality corresponding to a position indicated by the position information; and
a transmitter configured to transmit the communication quality information to the wireless communication apparatus.

8. A computer-implemented communication quality providing method executed by a computer for a server apparatus communicating with the wireless communication apparatus according to claim 5 ,
the communication quality providing method comprising:
receiving position information transmitted from the wireless communication apparatus;
generating communication quality information indicating a communication quality corresponding to a position indicated by the position information; and
transmitting the communication quality information to the wireless communication apparatus.

9. A wireless communication apparatus mounted on a mobile body, comprising:
a transmitter configured to transmit position information indicating a position to which the mobile body is scheduled to move, to a server apparatus that manages a wireless communication infrastructure apparatus;
a receiver configured to receive communication quality information indicating a communication quality corresponding to the position, from the server apparatus;
a position specifying unit configured to specify a communication position to transmit a data, based on the communication quality information;
a storage configured to store in association with each other (i) the data and (ii) information indicating a priority of the data, until the data is transmitted from the transmitter; and
a data processing unit configured to delete the data stored in the storage in an order from the data having the priority being lowest based on a period of time until the mobile body reaches the communication position;
wherein the transmitter is configured to transmit the data at the communication position.

10. The wireless communication apparatus according to claim 9 , wherein:
the transmitter is configured to further transmit time information indicating a clock time when the mobile body is scheduled to reach the position, to the server apparatus; and
the receiver is configured to receive the communication quality information indicating the communication quality corresponding to the position and the clock time.

11. A server apparatus that communicates with the wireless communication apparatus according to claim 9 ,
the server apparatus comprising:
a receiver configured to receive position information transmitted from the wireless communication apparatus;
a communication quality information generating unit configured to generate communication quality information indicating a communication quality corresponding to a position indicated by the position information; and
a transmitter configured to transmit the communication quality information to the wireless communication apparatus.

12. A computer-implemented communication quality providing method executed by a computer for a server apparatus communicating with the wireless communication apparatus according to claim 9 ,
the communication quality providing method comprising:
receiving position information transmitted from the wireless communication apparatus;
generating communication quality information indicating a communication quality corresponding to a position indicated by the position information;

Assignees

• Denso Corp

Inventors

• Akita Hidenori
• Tamura Ryo
• Kunitomo Keisuke
• Miyasaka Takuya
• Kitahara Takeshi
• Kobayashi Osamu
• Mizoguchi Ryuu

Classifications

• H04L67/60

  Scheduling or organising the servicing of application requests, e.g. requests for application data transmissions using the analysis and optimisation of the required network resources (admission control or resource allocation H04L47/70) · CPC title

• H04W72/56 Primary

  based on priority criteria · CPC title

• H04W4/029

  Location-based management or tracking services · CPC title

• H04W4/02

  Services making use of location information · CPC title

• H04W4/18

  Information format or content conversion, e.g. adaptation by the network of the transmitted or received information for the purpose of wireless delivery to users or terminals · CPC title