METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR OPTIMIZING PERFORMANCE OF APPLICATIONS ON A WIRELESS COMMUNICATION DEVICE

• US 20130109370A1
• Filed: 07/25/2012
• Published: 05/02/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 07/25/2011
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Kyocera AVX Components San Diego Inc (Kyocera Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Ethertronics, Inc. (Kyocera Corporation)
• Inventors: Rowson, Sebastian, Desclos, Laurent
• Granted Patent: US 9,253,626 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/418
• CPC Class Codes: H01Q 1/243 with built-in antennas
• CPC Class Codes: H01Q 19/32 the primary active element being end-fed and elongated
• CPC Class Codes: H01Q 9/42 with folded element, the folded parts being spaced apart a small fraction of the operating wavelength
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 8/22 Processing or transfer of terminal data, e.g. status or physical capabilities

Abstract

A system and method for optimizing performance of an application are provided. The system includes an application processor including a logic section, multiple peripherals coupled to the application processor, and an antenna system coupled to some of the peripherals, where the antenna system includes multiple antennas including one or more modal antennas. Each of the one or more modal antennas has multiple modes corresponding to multiple radiation patterns, respectively. The logic section controls the antenna system to have a configuration that optimizes gain associated with networks and performance of the application selected for a time period.

Claims

1. A wireless communication system, comprising;

an application processor comprising a logic section;

a plurality of peripheral elements coupled to the application processor; and

an antenna system coupled to two or more of the plurality of peripheral elements, the antenna system comprising a plurality of antennas including one or more modal antennas, wherein each of the one or more modal antennas has a plurality of modes corresponding to a plurality of radiation patterns, respectively;

wherein

the logic section is configured to control the antenna system to have a configuration that optimizes gain associated with networks and performance of an application selected for a time period.

2. The wireless communication system of claim 1, wherein

the antenna system further comprises an antenna logic section that communicates with the logic section, and is associated with an RF circuitry that is coupled to the two or more of the plurality of peripheral elements and to the plurality of antennas.

3. The wireless communication system of claim 2, wherein

the application processor further comprises a plurality of interfaces coupled to the plurality of peripheral elements, respectively, and one or more processors, wherein the logic section receives information from the plurality of interfaces, the one or more processors and the antenna logic section, and based on the information the logic section controls the antenna system to have the configuration that optimizes the gain associated with the networks and the performance of the application selected for the time period.

4. The wireless communication system of claim 3, wherein

the logic section controls the antenna system by controlling components in the RF circuitry to adjust one or more of properties including signal frequencies and impedances.

5. The wireless communication system of claim 3, wherein

the logic section controls the antenna system by selecting a mode from each of the one or more modal antennas.

6. The wireless communication system of claim 3, wherein

the logic section receives at least part of the information on wireless communication factors including the networks, environment and antenna characteristics.

7. The wireless communication system of claim 6, wherein

the two or more of the plurality of peripheral elements comprise two or more basebands associated with the networks, respectively, the networks including two or more of LAN, WAN, PAN, and GPS.

8. The wireless communication system of claim 6, wherein

the antenna logic section is configured to store the antenna characteristics including at least part of radiation patterns, directivity and efficiency of each of the plurality of antennas, and coupling coefficients between antennas.

9. The wireless communication system of claim 6, wherein

the plurality of peripheral elements comprise one or more sensors that detect at least part of the environment.

10. The wireless communication system of claim 3, wherein

the logic section receives at least part of the information based on one or more of channel quality metrics including data rate, signal-to-noise ratio, received signal strength indicator, signal-to-interference-plus-noise ratio, and throughput.

11. The wireless communication system of claim 1, wherein

the logic section is configured to control the antenna system to have the configuration that optimizes the gain associated with networks by testing a plurality of configurations of network connections.

12. The wireless communication system of claim 1, wherein

the application is one of video streaming and digital media downloading, wherein

based on information from a video processor the logic section is configured to control the antenna system to have the configuration that optimizes the performance of the application by selecting a mode associated with one of the one or more modal antennas during each time interval to have a reliable link for obtaining a fluid media stream.

13. The wireless communication system of claim 1, wherein

the application is a game, wherein

based on information from one or both of a video processor and an image processor, the logic section is configured to control the antenna system to have the configuration that optimizes the performance of the application by selecting a mode associated with each of the one or more modal antennas to reduce coupling to the antenna used for the application for optimizing interaction between the game and a user.

14. A method of optimizing performance of an application on a wireless communication system, comprising steps of:

providing an antenna system comprising a plurality of antennas including one or more modal antennas, wherein each of the one or more modal antennas has a plurality of modes corresponding to a plurality of radiation patterns, respectively;

receiving information on wireless communication factors including networks, environment and antenna characteristics;

first configuring the antenna system based on at least part of the information to use a network connection that optimizes gain;

monitoring the performance of the application based on feedback information; and

second configuring the antenna system based on at least part of the feedback information to optimize the performance of the application.

15. The method of claim 14, further comprising a step of:

repeating the receiving, first configuring, and second configuring steps if a change in performance is detected in the monitoring step.

16. The method of claim 14, further comprising a step of:

repeating the second configuring step if a change in performance is detected in the monitoring step.

17. The method of claim 14, wherein

the networks include two or more of LAN, WAN, PAN, and GPS.

18. The method of claim 14, further comprising a step of:

storing the antenna characteristics including at least part of radiation patterns, directivity and efficiency of each of the plurality of antennas, and coupling coefficients between antennas.

19. The method of claim 14, further comprising a step of:

sensing at least part of the environment.

20. The method of claim 14, wherein

the antenna system is associated with an RF circuitry coupled to the plurality of antennas;

wherein

one or both of the first configuring and second configuring steps comprise controlling components in the RF circuitry to adjust one or more of properties including signal frequencies and impedances.

21. The method of claim 14, wherein

one or both of the first configuring and second configuring steps comprise selecting a mode from each of the one or more modal antennas.

22. The method of claim 14, wherein

the feedback information comprises channel quality metrics including one or more of data rate, signal-to-noise ratio, received signal strength indicator, signal-to-interference-plus-noise ratio, and throughput.

23. The method of claim 14, wherein

the first configuring comprises testing a plurality of configurations of network connections to have the configuration that optimizes the gain associated with the networks.

24. The method of claim 14, wherein

the application is one of video streaming and digital media downloading, wherein

the second configuring comprises selecting a mode associated with one of the one or more modal antennas during each time interval to have a reliable link for obtaining a fluid media stream based on the feedback information from a video processor.

25. The method of claim 14, wherein

the application is a game, wherein

the second configuring comprises selecting a mode associated with each of the one or more modal antennas to reduce coupling to the antenna used for the application for optimizing interaction between the game and a user based on the feedback information from one or both of a video processor and an image processor.

26. A method of optimizing performance of a plurality of applications sequentially on a wireless communication system, comprising steps of:

managing the plurality of applications based on first information on one or more of priorities and preferences to select an application for a time period;

first monitoring the first information;

providing an antenna system comprising a plurality of antennas including one or more modal antennas, wherein each of the one or more modal antennas has a plurality of modes corresponding to a plurality of radiation patterns, respectively;

receiving second information on wireless communication factors including networks, environment and antenna characteristics;

first configuring the antenna system based on at least part of the second information to use a network connection that optimizes gain;

second monitoring the performance of the application based on third information; and

second configuring the antenna system based on at least part of the third information to optimize the performance of the application.

27. The method of claim 26, further comprising a step of:

repeating the receiving, first configuring, and second configuring steps if a change in performance is detected in the second monitoring step.

28. The method of claim 26, further comprising a step of:

repeating the second configuring step if a change in performance is detected in the second monitoring step.

29. The method of claim 26, further comprising a step of:

repeating the managing step if a change in the first information is detected in the first monitoring step.

30. The method of claim 26, wherein

one or both of the first configuring and second configuring steps comprise selecting a mode from each of the one or more modal antennas.

31. The method of claim 26, wherein

the preferences and the priorities are based on one or more of a use history, user'"'"'s inputs, applications settings, rules and conditions, and a predetermined sequence of two or more of the applications.

32. The method of claim 26, wherein

the third information comprises channel quality metrics including one or more of data rate, signal-to-noise ratio, received signal strength indicator, signal-to-interference-plus-noise ratio, and throughput.