Signal strength distribution establishing method and wireless positioning system

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9660740-B2
Application number	US-201514676838-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Apr 2, 2015
Priority date	Dec 17, 2014
Publication date	May 23, 2017
Grant date	May 23, 2017

Abstract

A signal strength distribution establishing method includes establishing a plurality of distribution functions corresponding to a plurality of base stations; measuring a plurality of signal strengths from the plurality of base stations on at least a measuring location in an area to obtain a plurality of signal strengths measured values; adjusting the plurality of distribution functions according to the plurality of signal strengths on the at least a measuring location; computing a plurality of signal strength estimated values corresponding to a plurality of locations within the area according to the plurality of adjusted distribution functions; and establishing a signal strength distribution map corresponding to the area according to the plurality of signal strength measured values and the plurality of signal strength estimated values.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A signal strength distribution establishing method, configured to establish a signal strength distribution map of an area, utilized in a wireless positioning system, the wireless positioning system comprising a plurality of base stations, the signal strength distribution establishing method comprising:
establishing a plurality of distribution functions corresponding to the plurality of base stations, wherein the plurality of distribution functions describe signal strength distributions of signals transmitted from the plurality of base stations, and the plurality of distribution functions is related to a pre-defined function;
measuring a plurality of signal strengths on at least a measuring location in the area from the plurality of base stations, to obtain a plurality of signal strength measured values;
adjusting the plurality of distribution functions according to the plurality of signal strength measured values corresponding to the at least a measuring location, so as to generate a plurality of adjusted distribution functions;
obtaining a plurality of adjusted distribution function values corresponding to the plurality of locations according to the plurality of adjusted distribution functions;
generating a plurality of weighting coefficients corresponding to the distribution function values; and
computing the plurality of signal strength estimated values corresponding to the plurality of locations according to the distribution function values and the plurality of weighting coefficients, so as to establish the signal strength distribution map;
wherein the plurality of distribution functions is unrelated to the plurality of signal strength measured values.

2. The signal strength distribution establishing method of claim 1 , wherein the step of establishing the plurality of distribution functions corresponding to the plurality of base stations comprises:
obtaining a plurality of base station location information corresponding to the plurality of base stations; and
establishing the plurality of distribution functions corresponding to the plurality of base stations according to the plurality of base station location information and a radial basis function (RBF).

3. The signal strength distribution establishing method of claim 2 , wherein the radial basis function is a thin plate spline (TPS) function.

4. The signal strength distribution establishing method of claim 2 , wherein the step of adjusting the plurality of distribution functions according to the plurality of signal strength measured values corresponding to the at least a measuring location is adjusting ratios between the plurality of distribution functions and the radial basis function according to the at least a measuring location and the plurality of signal strength measured values.

5. The signal strength distribution establishing method of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of weighting coefficients are related to the distribution function values.

6. The signal strength distribution establishing method of claim 1 , wherein the signal strength distribution map is utilized for positioning a target device within the area related to the plurality of base stations.

7. A wireless positioning system, configured to establish a signal strength distribution map of an area, utilized for establishing a signal strength distribution map, comprising:
a plurality of base stations disposed in an area;
at least a mobile device capable of measuring a plurality of signal strength measured values on at least a measuring location in the area from the plurality of base stations and sending the plurality of signal strength measured values to the plurality of base stations;
a coordinating device coupled to the plurality of base stations for receiving the plurality of signal strength measured values, the coordinating device configured for performing following steps:
establishing a plurality of distribution functions corresponding to the plurality of base stations, wherein the plurality of distribution functions describe signal strength distributions of signals transmitted from the plurality of base stations, and the plurality of distribution functions is related to a pre-defined function;
adjusting the plurality of distribution functions according to the plurality of signal strength measured values corresponding to the at least a measuring location, so as to generate a plurality of adjusted distribution functions;
obtaining a plurality of adjusted distribution function values corresponding to the plurality of locations according to the plurality of adjusted distribution functions;
generating a plurality of weighting coefficients corresponding to the distribution function values; and
computing the plurality of signal strength estimated values corresponding to the plurality of locations according to the distribution function values and the plurality of weighting coefficients, so as to establish the signal strength distribution map;
wherein the plurality of distribution functions is unrelated to the plurality of signal strength measured values.

8. The wireless positioning system of claim 7 , wherein the coordinating device is further configured for performing following steps for establishing a plurality of distribution functions corresponding to a plurality of base stations:
obtaining a plurality of base station location information corresponding to the plurality of base stations; and
establishing the plurality of distribution functions corresponding to the plurality of base stations according to the plurality of base station location information and a radial basis function (RBF).

9. The wireless positioning system of claim 8 , wherein the radial basis function is a thin plate spline (TPS) function.

10. The wireless positioning system of claim 8 , wherein the step of adjusting the plurality of distribution functions according to the plurality of signal strength measured values corresponding to the at least a measuring location is adjusting ratios between the plurality of distribution functions and the radial basis function according to the at least a measuring location and the plurality of signal strength measured values.

11. The wireless positioning system of claim 7 , wherein the plurality of weighting coefficients are related to the distribution function values.

12. The wireless positioning system of claim 7 , wherein the signal strength distribution map is utilized for positioning a target device within the area related to the plurality of base stations.

Assignees

• Wistron Corp

Inventors

• Wang Chun-Wei

Classifications

• H04B17/318 Primary

  Received signal strength · CPC title

• H04W24/10

  Scheduling measurement reports {; Arrangements for measurement reports} · CPC title

• H04W24/08

  Testing, {supervising or monitoring} using real traffic · CPC title

• H04W4/02

  Services making use of location information · CPC title

• H04W4/029

  Location-based management or tracking services · CPC title