Operating a wireless receiver

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12028827-B2
Application number	US-202017640247-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Aug 28, 2020
Priority date	Sep 3, 2019
Publication date	Jul 2, 2024
Grant date	Jul 2, 2024

Abstract

The present disclosure relates to a method for operating a wireless receiver to receive station signals from transmitting stations via communication channels and to emit a selected one of the station signals.The method selects communication channels to transmit the selected one of the station signals,detects reception properties for the selected communication channels,detects position data of the wireless receiver,assigns the position data of the wireless receiver to the reception properties detected with regard to the selected communication channels, determines a position-related received data set for the selected one of the station signals, andtransmits the position-related received data set to a server device that stores the position-related received data set to be retrievable by the server device.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A method for operating a wireless receiver, the method comprising:
identifying a plurality of communication channels configured to transmit at least one station signal of a plurality of station signals emitted from a transmitting station;
detecting reception properties for each of the identified plurality of communication channels;
detecting position data of the wireless receiver;
determining a position-related received data set for the at least one station signal transmitted by the identified plurality of communication channels, the position-related received data set comprising at least the position data of the wireless receiver assigned to the reception properties detected for each of the identified plurality of communication channels; and
transmitting the position-related received data set for the at least one station signal to a server device, the server device storing the position-related received data set to be retrievable by the server device, wherein
the at least one station signal is transmitted by at least two different communication channels of the identified plurality of communication channels, and
the position-related received data set comprises data representing a difference between a standardized volume of the at least two different communication channels and a particular relative time offset of the at least one station signal as received by the at least two different communication channels.

2. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the reception properties for each of the identified plurality of communication channels and the position data of the wireless receiver are detected at a first predetermined instant.

3. The method according to claim 2 , wherein the position data of the wireless receiver is determined again at a second predetermined instant and the method is repeated if the position data of the wireless receiver is changed.

4. The method according claim 1 , wherein the reception properties for each of the identified plurality of communication channels include at least a received signal strength, a standardized volume value, a value for a reception quality, a type of modulation, or a type of coding.

5. A method for operating a wireless receiver to receive station signals from transmitting stations via communication channels and to emit a selected one of the station signals, the method comprising:
determining position data of the wireless receiver;
transmitting, to a server device, at least the position data of the wireless receiver and a position-related received data set for the selected one of the station signals, the server device storing the position-related received data set in a retrievable manner;
receiving, via the wireless receiver, the position-related received data set for the selected one of the station signals in response to the position data of the wireless receiver and the position-related received data set for the selected one of the station signals;
selecting a communication channel to emit the selected one of the station signals based on the received position-related received data set, wherein
the selected one of the station signals is received via at least two different communication channels, and
a difference between a standardized volume of the at least two different communication channels and a particular relative time offset of the selected one of the station signals are determined from the position-related received data set.

6. The method according to claim 5 , wherein:
the wireless receiver is arranged on a motor vehicle,
the motor vehicle is guided according to a route specified by a navigation device, and
the position data of the wireless receiver is determined based on the specified route.

7. A system, comprising:
a wireless receiver configured to:
identify a plurality of communication channels configured to transmit at least one station signal of a plurality of station signals emitted from a transmitting station;
detect reception properties for each of the identified plurality of communication channels;
detect position data of the wireless receiver;
determine a position-related received data set for the at least one station signal transmitted by the identified plurality of communication channels, the position-related received data set comprising at least the position data of the wireless receiver assigned to the reception properties detected for each of the identified plurality of communication channels; and
transmit the position-related received data set for the at least one station signal to a server device, the server device storing the position-related received data set to be retrievable by the server device, wherein
the wireless receiver is configured to receive the at least one station signal via at least two different communication channels of the identified plurality of communication channels,
the wireless receiver is configured to determine a difference between a standardized volume of the at least two different communication channels and a particular relative time offset of the at least one station signal as received by the at least two different communication channels, and
the wireless receiver is configured to store the difference between the standardized volume of the at least two different communication channels and the particular relative time offset of the at least one station signal as the position-related received data set.

8. A system, comprising:
a wireless receiver to receive station signals from transmitting stations via communication channels and to emit a selected one of the station signals, the wireless receiver being configured to:
determine position data of the wireless receiver;
transmit, to a server device, at least the position data of the wireless receiver and a position-related received data set for the selected one of the station signals, the server device storing the position-related received data set in a retrievable manner;
receive identification data on a communication channel with a most favorable reception property as determined by the server device in response to the position data of the wireless receiver and the position-related received data set for the selected one of the station signals as transmitted to the server device; and
set the wireless receiver to receive and emit the selected one of the station signals based on the identification data on the communication channel, wherein
the wireless receiver is configured to receive the selected one of the station signals via at least two different communication channels, and
the wireless receiver is configured to determine a difference between a standardized volume of the at least two different communication channels and a particular relative time offset of the selected one of the station signals from the position-related received data set.

9. A motor vehicle comprising a wireless receiver, the wireless receiver being configured to:
identify a plurality of communication channels configured to transmit at least one station signal of a plurality of station signals emitted from a transmitting station;
detect reception properties for each of the identified plurality of communication channels;
detect position data of the wireless receiver;
determine a position-related received data set for the at least one station signal transmitted by the identified plurality of communication channels, the position-related received data set comprising at least the position data of the wireless receiver assigned to the reception properties detected for each of the identified plurality of communication channels; and
transmit the position-related received data set for the at least one station signal to a server device, the server device storin

Assignees

• Audi Ag

Inventors

• Bischof Klaus

Classifications

• H04H2201/30

  characterised by the use of a return channel, e.g. for collecting users' opinions, for returning broadcast space/time information or for requesting data · CPC title

• H04H60/66

  for using the result on distributors' side · CPC title

• H04H60/51

  of receiving stations · CPC title

• H04H60/43

  for identifying broadcast channels · CPC title

• H04W4/44 Primary

  for communication between vehicles and infrastructures, e.g. vehicle-to-cloud [V2C] or vehicle-to-home [V2H] · CPC title