SYSTEMS AND METHODS PROVIDING ASSISTED AIMING FOR WIRELESS LINKS
First Claim
1. A method comprising:
- positioning a wireless node in an initial orientation;
determining proactive aiming assistance guidance information to provide proactive guidance for reorienting the wireless node from the initial orientation to a desired deployment configuration; and
reorienting the wireless node in accordance with the proactive aiming assistance guidance information as provided by a user interface of the wireless node to achieve the desired deployment configuration calculated to provide a wireless link having one or more desired attributes.
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Abstract
Systems and methods which provide local sensor and/or external information derived proactive aiming assistance with respect to wireless nodes for facilitating desired wireless links are shown. Embodiments provide an aiming assistance user interface providing guidance with respect to properly altering the orientation of a wireless node to provide a desired wireless link. To facilitate providing aiming assistance embodiments of wireless nodes are adapted to include a plurality of sensors operable to provide information useful in environmental analysis for determining proactive orientation guidance information. Wireless nodes adapted according to embodiments additionally or alternatively utilize information obtained externally useful in determining proactive orientation guidance information. Embodiments of the invention utilize the foregoing sensor information and externally sourced information to determine proactive orientation guidance information.
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40 Claims
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1. A method comprising:
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positioning a wireless node in an initial orientation; determining proactive aiming assistance guidance information to provide proactive guidance for reorienting the wireless node from the initial orientation to a desired deployment configuration; and reorienting the wireless node in accordance with the proactive aiming assistance guidance information as provided by a user interface of the wireless node to achieve the desired deployment configuration calculated to provide a wireless link having one or more desired attributes. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A method comprising:
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obtaining sensor information, wherein the sensor information comprises information obtained from a plurality of sensors of a wireless node; determining an orientation of the wireless node using at least a portion of the sensor information, wherein at least a portion of the proactive aiming assistance guidance information is determined using the sensor information; determining aiming assistance guidance information to provide proactive guidance for orienting the wireless node into a desired deployment configuration; and presenting the proactive aiming assistance guidance information to provide guidance for achieving the desired deployment configuration. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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27. A system comprising:
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a plurality of sensors providing output of deployment configuration information; a processor accepting the deployment configuration information and determining proactive orientation guidance information using the deployment configuration information; and an aiming assistance user interface receiving signals corresponding to the proactive orientation guidance information and providing output of proactive guidance information as a function of the signals to guide orientation of a node into a deployment configuration. - View Dependent Claims (28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40)
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