Signal processing method and apparatus, and storage medium

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12436229-B2
Application number	US-202217946473-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Sep 16, 2022
Priority date	Mar 17, 2020
Publication date	Oct 7, 2025
Grant date	Oct 7, 2025

Abstract

Embodiments of this application provide a signal processing method and apparatus, and a storage medium, applied to the radar field. One example method includes: performing channel listening based on a first signal and a second signal, and determining, based on a result of the channel listening, a first time-frequency resource for target detection, where the channel listening includes performing channel listening based on a first listening signal in a first time domain range and performing channel listening based on a second listening signal in a second time domain range, and a time domain resource of the first time-frequency resource is the first time domain range.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A signal processing method, wherein the method comprises:
performing channel listening based on a first signal and a second signal, wherein the channel listening comprises performing channel listening based on a first listening signal in a first time domain range in time domain and performing channel listening based on a second listening signal in a second time domain range in time domain; and
determining, based on a result of the channel listening, a first time-frequency resource for target detection, wherein a time domain resource of the first time-frequency resource is the first time domain range;
the first time domain range and the second time domain range are time domain ranges in L time domain ranges; L is a positive integer greater than 1; any one of the L time domain ranges partially overlaps at least one of other (L−1) time domain ranges; and an absolute value of a difference between time domain start locations of any two of the L time domain ranges is greater than or equal to a first threshold and less than or equal to a second threshold, wherein the first threshold and the second threshold are predefined or determined according to a preconfigured rule based on at least one of an echo delay or a propagation delay; and
the first listening signal corresponds to a first sub-signal that is of the first signal and that is in at least one first frequency sweep period in the first time domain range, and the second listening signal corresponds to a second sub-signal that is of the second signal and that is in at least one second frequency sweep period in the second time domain range.

2. The method according to claim 1 , wherein time domain resources of the first sub-signal and the second sub-signal do not overlap.

3. The method according to claim 1 , wherein a difference between start locations of any two adjacent time domain ranges in the L time domain ranges is the same.

4. The method according to claim 3 , wherein a difference between start locations of any two adjacent time domain ranges in the L time domain ranges is less than or equal to 1/L Tc, and Tc is a working period of a radar detection apparatus.

5. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the method further comprises:
generating a third signal, wherein a time domain range corresponding to the third signal is a third time domain range; and
the channel listening further comprises performing channel listening based on a third listening signal in the third time domain range, the third time domain range belongs to the L time domain ranges, the third time domain range is different from the first time domain range and the second time domain range, and the third listening signal corresponds to a third sub-signal that is of the third signal and that is in at least one third frequency sweep period in the third time domain range.

6. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the performing channel listening based on a first signal and a second signal comprises:
performing listening in a plurality of listening regions, wherein an absolute value of a difference between start locations of any two of the plurality of listening regions in time domain is an integer multiple of M, and M is predefined or preconfigured.

7. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the performing channel listening based on a first signal and a second signal comprises:
performing channel listening on a predefined or configured time domain resource, wherein the time domain resource comprises at least one of the following: a refresh period of a first detection apparatus or a silent refresh period of the first detection apparatus, wherein the refresh period comprises an idle time period and a transmission time period.

8. An apparatus, comprising:
one or more processors, and
a non-transitory storage medium in communication with the one or more processors, wherein the non-transitory storage medium stores program instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the apparatus to:
perform channel listening based on a first signal and a second signal, wherein the channel listening comprises performing channel listening based on a first listening signal in a first time domain range in time domain and performing channel listening based on a second listening signal in a second time domain range in time domain; and
determine, based on a result of the channel listening, a first time-frequency resource for target detection, wherein a time domain resource of the first time-frequency resource is the first time domain range;
the first time domain range and the second time domain range are time domain ranges in L time domain ranges; L is a positive integer greater than 1; any one of the L time domain ranges partially overlaps at least one of other (L−1) time domain ranges; and an absolute value of a difference between time domain start locations of any two of the L time domain ranges is greater than or equal to a first threshold and less than or equal to a second threshold, wherein the first threshold and the second threshold are predefined or determined according to a preconfigured rule based on at least one of an echo delay or a propagation delay; and
the first listening signal corresponds to a first sub-signal that is of the first signal and that is in at least one first frequency sweep period in the first time domain range, and the second listening signal corresponds to a second sub-signal that is of the second signal and that is in at least one second frequency sweep period in the second time domain range.

9. The apparatus according to claim 8 , wherein time domain resources of the first sub-signal and the second sub-signal do not overlap.

10. The apparatus according to claim 8 , wherein a difference between start locations of any two adjacent time domain ranges in the L time domain ranges is the same.

11. The apparatus according to claim 10 , wherein a difference between start locations of any two adjacent time domain ranges in the L time domain ranges is less than or equal to 1/L Tc, and Tc is a working period of a radar detection apparatus.

12. The apparatus according to claim 8 , wherein the instructions further cause the apparatus to generate a third signal, and a time domain range corresponding to the third signal is a third time domain range; and
the channel listening further comprises performing channel listening based on a third listening signal in the third time domain range, the third time domain range belongs to the L time domain ranges, the third time domain range is different from the first time domain range and the second time domain range, and the third listening signal corresponds to a third sub-signal that is of the third signal and that is in at least one third frequency sweep period in the third time domain range.

13. The apparatus according to claim 8 , wherein the instructions further cause the apparatus to perform listening in a plurality of listening regions, an absolute value of a difference between start locations of any two of the plurality of listening regions in time domain is an integer multiple of M, and M is predefined or preconfigured.

14. The apparatus according to claim 8 , wherein the instructions further cause the apparatus to perform channel listening on a predefined or configured time domain resource, the time domain resource comprises at least one of the following: a refresh period of a first detection apparatus or a silent refresh period of the first detection apparatus, wherein the refresh period comprises an idle time period and a transmission time period.

15. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium, whe

Assignees

• Shenzhen Yinwang Intelligent Technology Co Ltd

Inventors

• Song sida
• Ma Sha
• Gao Lei

Classifications

• G01S7/0232

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• G01S7/0235

  Avoidance by time multiplex · CPC title

• G01S7/36 Primary

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• G01S7/003

  Transmission of data between radar, sonar or lidar systems and remote stations · CPC title

• G01S13/931

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