Wireless communication apparatus for in-vehicle transmission power control

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9686754-B2
Application number	US-201214423355-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Oct 5, 2012
Priority date	Oct 5, 2012
Publication date	Jun 20, 2017
Grant date	Jun 20, 2017

Abstract

An onboard wireless communication apparatus 10 includes an in-vehicle informing processor that transmits information that enables a wireless set 20 to recognize that it is located inside a vehicle 100 to the wireless set 20 which is about to carry out wireless communication with a first wireless communication apparatus 11 a serving as a communication partner, and which controls, when the wireless set 20 recognizes that it is located inside the vehicle 100 , its transmit power in a manner preventing an excessive receiving power level of a second communication apparatus 11 b that is carrying out, besides the first wireless communication apparatus 11 a , wireless communication inside the vehicle 100 by a wireless communication technique using the same frequency band as the first wireless communication apparatus 11 a.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An onboard wireless communication apparatus which is installed inside a vehicle and includes a first wireless communication apparatus that carries out wireless communication, the onboard wireless communication apparatus comprising:
an in-vehicle informing processor that sends information that enables a wireless set to recognize that the wireless set is located inside the vehicle to the wireless set, wherein
when the wireless set recognizes that it is located inside the vehicle, the wireless set prepares for carrying out wireless communication with the first wireless communication apparatus by controlling a transmit power of the wireless set in a manner avoiding an excessive receiving power level of a second communication apparatus that is carrying out, besides the first wireless communication apparatus, wireless communication inside the vehicle by a wireless communication technique using the same frequency band as the first wireless communication apparatus,
the in-vehicle informing processor is the first wireless communication apparatus; and
the information that enables the wireless set to recognize that the wireless set is located inside the vehicle is information about a communication connection ID which is sent from the first wireless communication apparatus to the wireless set to establish wireless communication with the wireless set and which is formed by incorporating information about the vehicle the wireless set can recognize into the communication connection ID.

2. The onboard wireless communication apparatus according to claim 1 , further comprising:
a controller that decides, when the first wireless communication apparatus prepares to carry out wireless communication with the wireless set, on whether the second wireless communication apparatus other than the first wireless communication apparatus is carrying out wireless communication inside the vehicle or not, wherein the in-vehicle informing processor:
instructs, when the controller decides that the wireless communication is being carried out, the wireless set serving as the communication partner to control its transmit power; and
instructs, when the controller does not decide that the wireless communication is being carried out, the wireless set serving as the communication partner not to control the transmit power.

3. The onboard wireless communication apparatus according to claim 2 ,
wherein the controller decides a transmit power level that enables avoiding an excessive received power level of the second wireless communication apparatus according to a radio environment of the frequency band the first wireless communication apparatus uses, the second wireless communication apparatus carrying out wireless communication besides the first wireless communication apparatus, and
wherein the in-vehicle informing processor sends the transmit power level the controller decides to the wireless set serving as a communication partner.

4. An onboard wireless communication apparatus which is installed inside a vehicle and includes a first wireless communication apparatus that carries out wireless communication, the onboard wireless communication apparatus comprising:
an in-vehicle informing processor that sends information that enables a wireless set to recognize that the wireless set is located inside the vehicle to the wireless set, wherein
when the wireless set recognizes that it is located inside the vehicle, the wireless set prepares for carrying out wireless communication with the first wireless communication apparatus by controlling a transmit power of the wireless set in a manner avoiding an excessive receiving power level of a second communication apparatus that is carrying out, besides the first wireless communication apparatus, wireless communication inside the vehicle by a wireless communication technique using the same frequency band as the first wireless communication apparatus, wherein
the in-vehicle informing processor is a charging processor that transmits charging power to the wireless set; and
the information that enables the wireless set to recognize that the wireless set is located inside the vehicle is information which is fowled by incorporating information about the vehicle the wireless set can recognize into information the charging processor sends to the wireless set to transmit the charging power to the wireless set.

5. An onboard wireless communication apparatus which is installed inside a vehicle and includes a first wireless communication apparatus that carries out wireless communication, the onboard wireless communication apparatus comprising:
an in-vehicle informing processor that sends information that enables a wireless set to recognize that the wireless set is located inside the vehicle to the wireless set, wherein
when the wireless set recognizes that it is located inside the vehicle, the wireless set prepares for carrying out wireless communication with the first wireless communication apparatus by controlling a transmit power of the wireless set in a manner avoiding an excessive receiving power level of a second communication apparatus that is carrying out, besides the first wireless communication apparatus, wireless communication inside the vehicle by a wireless communication technique using the same frequency band as the first wireless communication apparatus,
the in-vehicle informing processor is an authentication processor that executes authentication processing of the wireless set; and
the information that enables the wireless set to recognize that the wireless set is located inside the vehicle is information which is formed by incorporating information about the vehicle the wireless set can recognize into information the authentication processor sends to the wireless set to authenticate the wireless set.

6. A wireless set that carries out wireless communication with a first wireless communication apparatus included in an onboard wireless communication apparatus installed inside a vehicle, the wireless set comprising:
a recognizer that recognizes that the wireless set is located inside the vehicle from information sent from the onboard wireless communication apparatus; and
a transmit power controller that controls, when the recognizer recognizes that the wireless set is located inside the vehicle, transmit power of the wireless set in a manner that enables avoiding an excessive received power level of a second wireless communication apparatus which is carrying out in-vehicle wireless communication besides the first wireless communication apparatus serving as a communication partner, and which employs a wireless communication technique using the same frequency band as the first wireless communication apparatus,
wherein the information from which the recognizer recognizes that the wireless set is located inside the vehicle is information about a communication connection ID which is sent from the first wireless communication apparatus to the wireless set to establish wireless communication with the wireless set and which is formed by incorporating information about the vehicle the wireless set can recognize into the communication connection ID.

7. A wireless set that carries out wireless communication with a first wireless communication apparatus included in an onboard wireless communication apparatus installed inside a vehicle, the wireless set comprising:
an in-vehicle deciding unit that decides on whether the wireless set is located inside the vehicle or not; and
a transmit power controller that attenuates, when the in-vehicle deciding unit decides that the wireless set is located inside the vehicle, transmit power to a non-zero level that enables avoiding an excessive received power level of a second wireless communication apparatus which is carryin

Assignees

• Fukuhara Hideki
• Mitsui Takeshi
• Nakai Yoshihiro
• Yokota Hiroyuki
• Mitsubishi Electric Corp

Inventors

• Fukuhara Hideki
• Mitsui Takeshi
• Nakai Yoshihiro
• Yokota Hiroyuki

Classifications

• H04L67/12

  specially adapted for proprietary or special-purpose networking environments, e.g. medical networks, sensor networks, networks in vehicles or remote metering networks · CPC title

• H04W52/28 Primary

  using user profile, e.g. mobile speed, priority or network state, e.g. standby, idle or non-transmission · CPC title

• H04W52/243 Primary

  taking into account interferences · CPC title

• H04W72/0453

  Resources in frequency domain, e.g. a carrier in FDMA · CPC title

• H04W52/383

  power control in peer-to-peer links · CPC title