Communication device, non-transitory computer readable storage medium, and system

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12035215-B2
Application number	US-202217585032-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jan 26, 2022
Priority date	Mar 9, 2021
Publication date	Jul 9, 2024
Grant date	Jul 9, 2024

Abstract

There is provided a communication device comprising: a BLE communication section configured to perform BLE communication with another communication device different from the communication device, the BLE communication being wireless communication conforming to BLE communication standards; a UWB communication section configured to perform UWB communication with the another communication device, the UWB communication being wireless communication conforming to UWB communication standards; and a control section configured to control the BLE communication of the BLE communication section and the UWB communication of the UWB communication section, wherein the control section performs control to start the UWB communication based on a response signal transmitted by one of the BLE communication section and the another communication device as a response to a request signal transmitted by other one of the BLE communication section and the another communication device during the BLE communication.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A communication device comprising:
a Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) communication section configured to perform BLE communication with another communication device different from the communication device and to obtain key information, the BLE communication being wireless communication conforming to BLE communication standards;
an Ultra Wide Band (UWB) communication section configured to perform UWB communication with the other communication device, the UWB communication being wireless communication conforming to UWB communication standards; and
a control section configured to control the BLE communication of the BLE communication section and the UWB communication of the UWB communication section,
wherein the control section performs control to start the UWB communication based on a response signal transmitted by one of the BLE communication section and the other communication device as a response to a request signal transmitted by other one of the BLE communication section and the other communication device during the BLE communication, and performs control to trigger the UWB communication to perform encrypted communication using the key information obtained via the BLE communication.

2. The communication device according to claim 1 ,
wherein the control section performs control to start the UWB communication a fixed time after transmission or reception of the response signal.

3. The communication device according to claim 1 ,
wherein the control section performs control to transmit and receive information encrypted by using the key information included in the response signal during the UWB communication.

4. The communication device according to claim 1 ,
wherein the control section causes the BLE communication section to transmit a scan request as the request signal based on that the BLE communication section has received an advertisement transmitted by the other communication device.

5. The communication device according to claim 4 ,
wherein the control section performs control to cause the UWB communication section to transition to a reception standby state a fixed time after the BLE communication section receives a scan response as the response signal.

6. The communication device according to claim 1 ,
wherein the UWB communication is used for a process of estimating a positional relationship between the UWB communication section and the other communication device.

7. The communication device according to claim 6 ,
wherein the process of estimating the positional relationship includes distance measurement for estimating a distance between the UWB communication section and the other communication device.

8. The communication device according to claim 6 ,
wherein the control section causes a control target device to execute a predetermined operation when a result of the process of estimating the positional relationship is within a predetermined range.

9. The communication device according to claim 1 ,
wherein the communication device is mounted on a movable body.

10. The communication device according to claim 1 ,
wherein the other communication device is driven by a battery.

11. A non-transitory computer readable storage medium having a program stored therein, the program causing a computer to realize:
a Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) communication function configured to perform BLE communication with another communication device and to obtain key information, the BLE communication being wireless communication conforming to BLE communication standards;
an Ultra Wide Band (UWB) communication function configured to perform UWB communication with the other communication device, the UWB communication being wireless communication conforming to UWB communication standards; and
a control function configured to control the BLE communication and the UWB communication,
wherein the program causes the control function to perform control to start the UWB communication based on a response signal transmitted by one of the BLE communication function and the other communication device as a response to a request signal transmitted by other one of the BLE communication function and the other communication device during the BLE communication, and to perform control to trigger the UWB communication to perform encrypted communication using the key information obtained via the BLE communication.

12. A system comprising:
a first communication device; and
a second communication device, wherein the first communication device includes
a Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) communication section configured to perform BLE communication with the second communication device and to obtain key information, the BLE communication being wireless communication conforming to BLE communication standards;
an Ultra Wide Band (UWB) communication section configured to perform UWB communication with the second communication device, the UWB communication being wireless communication conforming to UWB communication standards; and
a control section configured to control the BLE communication of the BLE communication section and the UWB communication of the UWB communication section, and
the control section performs control to start the UWB communication based on a response signal transmitted by one of the BLE communication section and the second communication device as a response to a request signal transmitted by other one of the BLE communication section and the second communication device during the BLE communication, and performs control to trigger the UWB communication to perform encrypted communication using the key information obtained via the BLE communication.

Assignees

• Tokai Rika Co Ltd

Inventors

• Kubo Yutaka
• Fukagai Tadashi
• Furuta Masateru
• Kono Yuki

Classifications

• H04W4/023

  using mutual or relative location information between multiple location based services [LBS] targets or of distance thresholds · CPC title

• H04W12/63

  Location-dependent; Proximity-dependent · CPC title

• H04W12/06

  Authentication · CPC title

• H04W4/40

  for vehicles, e.g. vehicle-to-pedestrians [V2P] · CPC title

• H04W88/06

  adapted for operation in multiple networks {or having at least two operational modes}, e.g. multi-mode terminals · CPC title