MULTI-TERMINAL POSITIONING METHOD, AND RELATED DEVICE AND SYSTEM

• US 20150188766A1
• Filed: 12/17/2014
• Published: 07/02/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 12/30/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. (Huawei Investment & Holding Co., Ltd.)
• Original Assignee: Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. (Huawei Investment & Holding Co., Ltd.)
• Inventors: Lian, Shiguo, Hu, Wei, Song, Xingguang
• Granted Patent: US 9,270,526 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/1446 display composed of modules, e.g. video walls
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 41/0813 characterised by the conditions triggering a change of settings
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/104 Peer-to-peer [P2P] networks
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/141 Setup of application sessions admission control or resource allocation in data switching networks H04L47/70
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/02 Services making use of location information
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/029 Location-based management or tracking services

Abstract

The present invention discloses a multi-terminal positioning method, and a related device and system. The method includes: establishing, by a primary terminal after receiving a collaboration request activation signal triggered by a user, connections to secondary terminals in a wireless connection manner; calculating and displaying, by the primary terminal according to received device configuration parameters of the secondary terminals and the number of secondary terminals, at least one arrangement shape of all terminals and at least one demarcated gesture that matches each arrangement shape, and recording one arrangement shape selected by the user and one demarcated gesture that matches the arrangement shape; receiving, by the primary terminal, sensor trigger information sent by at least one secondary terminal; and calculating, by the primary terminal according to the recorded arrangement shape and demarcated gesture, and the sensor trigger information, an arrangement sequence of all terminals and relative positions between the terminals.

Claims

1. A multi-terminal positioning method, wherein the method comprises:

establishing, by a primary terminal after receiving a collaboration request activation signal triggered by a user, connections to secondary terminals in a wireless connection manner;

calculating and displaying, by the primary terminal according to received device configuration parameters of the secondary terminals and the number of secondary terminals, at least one arrangement shape of all terminals and at least one demarcated gesture that matches each arrangement shape, and recording one arrangement shape selected by the user and one demarcated gesture that matches the arrangement shape;

receiving, by the primary terminal, sensor trigger information sent by at least one secondary terminal; and

calculating, by the primary terminal according to the recorded arrangement shape and demarcated gesture, and the sensor trigger information, an arrangement sequence of all terminals and relative positions between the terminals.

2. The method according to claim 1, wherein the primary terminal is a terminal among all terminals that meets a preset condition.

3. The method according to claim 1, wherein the sensor trigger information comprises:

trigger time, a trigger manner, and a sensor triggering type, wherein

information about the sensor triggering type comprises one or a combination of infrared triggering, light triggering and image triggering.

4. The method according to claim 1, wherein the calculating, by the primary terminal according to the recorded arrangement shape and demarcated gesture, and the sensor trigger information, an arrangement sequence of all terminals and relative positions between the terminals comprises:

determining, by the primary terminal from at least one piece of sensor trigger information sent by each secondary terminal, sensor trigger information provided by a sensor of a highest priority;

arranging, by the primary terminal, the terminals in a sequence according to trigger time comprised in the sensor trigger information provided by the sensor of the highest priority in each terminal, and determining the arrangement sequence of the terminals according to the recorded arrangement shape and demarcated gesture; and

calculating, by the primary terminal according to the trigger time comprised in the sensor trigger information provided by the sensor of the highest priority in each terminal, a trigger time difference between successively triggered terminals as a relative position between the successively triggered terminals.

5. The method according to claim 4, wherein the method further comprises:

calculating, by the primary terminal according to the trigger time difference and an empirical speed value, a relative distance between the successively triggered terminals as the relative position between the successively triggered terminals.

6. The method according to claim 1, wherein, after the receiving, by the primary terminal, sensor trigger information detected by at least one secondary terminal, the method further comprises:

determining, by the primary terminal, whether sensor trigger information sent by all the secondary terminals is received;

if yes, calculating, according to the recorded arrangement shape and demarcated gesture, and the sensor trigger information, the arrangement sequence of all terminals and the relative positions between the terminals; and

if no, displaying failure information and receiving again sensor trigger information sent by at least one secondary terminal.

7. The method according to claim 6, wherein, after the primary terminal determines that the sensor trigger information sent by all the secondary terminals is received, and before the calculating, according to the recorded arrangement shape and demarcated gesture, and the sensor trigger information, the arrangement sequence of all terminals and the relative positions between the terminals, the method further comprises:

determining, by the primary terminal, whether an exception exists in the sensor trigger information;

if yes, displaying failure information and receiving again sensor trigger information sent by at least one secondary terminal; and

if no, calculating, according to the recorded arrangement shape and demarcated gesture, and the sensor trigger information, the arrangement sequence of all terminals and the relative positions between the terminals.

8. The method according to claim 7, wherein the determining, by the primary terminal, whether an exception exists in the sensor trigger information comprises:

determining, by the primary terminal according to the recorded arrangement shape and demarcated gesture, whether any abnormal trigger time exists in the sensor trigger information;

or

determining, by the primary terminal, whether any abnormal sensor triggering type exists in the sensor trigger information.

9. A multi-terminal positioning method, wherein the method comprises:

establishing, by a secondary terminal after receiving a collaboration request activation signal triggered by a user, a connection to a primary terminal in a wireless connection manner;

sending, by the secondary terminal, a device configuration parameter to the primary terminal, so that the primary terminal calculates and displays, according to received device configuration parameters of secondary terminals and the number of secondary terminals, at least one arrangement shape of all terminals and at least one demarcated gesture that matches each arrangement shape; and

when it is detected that a sensor is triggered, sending, by the secondary terminal, detected sensor trigger information to the primary terminal, so that the primary terminal calculates, according to the recorded arrangement shape and demarcated gesture, and the sensor trigger information, an arrangement sequence of all terminals and relative positions between the terminals.

10. The method according to claim 9, wherein the primary terminal is a terminal among all terminals that meets a preset condition.

11. The method according to claim 9, wherein the sensor trigger information comprises:

trigger time, a trigger manner, and a sensor triggering type;

wherein

information about the sensor triggering type comprises one or a combination of infrared triggering, light triggering and image triggering.

12. A primary terminal, wherein the primary terminal comprises:

a first receiving unit, configured to receive a collaboration request activation signal triggered by a user;

a connecting unit, configured to establish connections to secondary terminals in a wireless connection manner when the first receiving unit receives the collaboration request activation signal;

a second receiving unit, configured to receive device configuration parameters of the secondary terminals that have established connections to the primary terminal by using the connecting unit;

a first calculating unit, configured to calculate and display, according to the device configuration parameters received by the second receiving unit and the number of secondary terminals, at least one arrangement shape of all terminals and at least one demarcated gesture that matches each arrangement shape;

a recording unit, configured to, after the first calculating unit calculates and displays the at least one arrangement shape of all terminals and the at least one demarcated gesture that matches each arrangement shape, record one arrangement shape selected by the user and one demarcated gesture that matches the arrangement shape;

a third receiving unit, configured to receive sensor trigger information sent by at least one secondary terminal that has established a connection to the primary terminal by using the connecting unit; and

a second calculating unit, configured to calculate, according to the arrangement shape and the demarcated gesture that are recorded by the recording unit and the sensor trigger information received by the third receiving unit, an arrangement sequence of all terminals and relative positions between the terminals.

13. The primary terminal according to claim 12, wherein the primary terminal is a terminal among all terminals that meets a preset condition.

14. The primary terminal according to claim 12, wherein the sensor trigger information comprises:

trigger time, a trigger manner, and a sensor triggering type;

wherein

information about the sensor triggering type comprises one or a combination of infrared triggering, light triggering and image triggering.

15. The primary terminal according to claim 12, wherein the second calculating unit comprises:

an information determining subunit, configured to determine, from at least one piece of sensor trigger information that is sent by each secondary terminal and received by the third receiving unit, sensor trigger information provided by a sensor of a highest priority;

a sequence determining subunit, configured to arrange the terminals in a sequence according to trigger time comprised in the sensor trigger information that is provided by the sensor of the highest priority in each terminal and determined by the information determining subunit, and determine the arrangement sequence of the terminals according to the arrangement shape and the demarcated gesture that are recorded by the recording unit; and

a first position determining subunit, configured to calculate, according to the trigger time comprised in the sensor trigger information that is provided by the sensor of the highest priority in each terminal and determined by the information determining subunit, a trigger time difference between successively triggered terminals as a relative position between the successively triggered terminals.

16. The primary terminal according to claim 15, wherein the second calculating unit further comprises:

a second position determining subunit, configured to calculate, according to an empirical speed value and the trigger time difference that is obtained by the first position determining subunit by means of calculation, a relative distance between the successively triggered terminals as the relative position between the successively triggered terminals.

17. The primary terminal according to claim 14, wherein the primary terminal further comprises:

a failure prompting unit, configured to display failure information; and

a first validity determining unit, configured to determine whether the third receiving unit has received sensor trigger information detected by all the secondary terminals, wherein if a result of the determining of the first validity determining unit is yes, the second calculating unit calculates, according to the arrangement shape and the demarcated gesture that are recorded by the recording unit and the sensor trigger information received by the third receiving unit, the arrangement sequence of all terminals and the relative positions between the terminals; and

if the result of the determining of the first validity determining unit is no, the failure prompting unit displays the failure information, and the third receiving unit receives again sensor trigger information sent by at least one secondary terminal that has established a connection to the primary terminal by using the connecting unit.

18. The primary terminal according to claim 14, wherein the primary terminal further comprises:

a failure prompting unit, configured to display failure information; and

a second validity determining unit, configured to determine whether an exception exists in the sensor trigger information received by the third receiving unit, wherein if a result of the determining of the second validity determining unit is yes, the failure prompting unit displays the failure information, and the third receiving unit receives again sensor trigger information sent by at least one secondary terminal that has established a connection to the primary terminal by using the connecting unit; and

if the result of the determining of the second validity determining unit is no, the second calculating unit calculates, according to the arrangement shape and the demarcated gesture that are recorded by the recording unit and the sensor trigger information received by the third receiving unit, the arrangement sequence of all terminals and the relative positions between the terminals.

19. The terminal according to claim 18, wherein the second validity determining unit is specifically configured to:

determine, according to the arrangement shape and the demarcated gesture that are recorded by the recording unit, whether any abnormal trigger time exists in the sensor trigger information received by the third receiving unit;

or

determine whether any abnormal sensor triggering type exists in the sensor trigger information received by the third receiving unit.

20. A secondary terminal, wherein the secondary terminal comprises:

a receiving unit, configured to receive a collaboration request activation signal triggered by a user;

a connecting unit, configured to establish a connection to a primary terminal in a wireless connection manner when the receiving unit receives the collaboration request activation signal;

a first sending unit, configured to send a device configuration parameter to the primary terminal, so that the primary terminal calculates and displays, according to received device configuration parameters of secondary terminals and the number of secondary terminals, at least one arrangement shape of all terminals and at least one demarcated gesture that matches each arrangement shape; and

a second sending unit, configured to, when it is detected that a sensor is triggered, send detected sensor trigger information to the primary terminal, so that the primary terminal calculates, according to the recorded arrangement shape and demarcated gesture, and the sensor trigger information, an arrangement sequence of all terminals and relative positions between the terminals.

21. The secondary terminal according to claim 20, wherein the primary terminal is a terminal among all terminals that meets a preset condition.

22. The secondary terminal according to claim 20, wherein the sensor trigger information comprises:

trigger time, a trigger manner, and a sensor triggering type;

wherein

information about the sensor triggering type comprises one or a combination of infrared triggering, light triggering and image triggering.

23. A multi-terminal positioning system, wherein the system comprises:

a primary terminal and several secondary terminals, wherein

wherein the primary terminal comprises;

a first receiving unit, configured to receive a collaboration request activation signal triggered by a user;

a connecting unit, configured to establish connections to secondary terminals in a wireless connection manner when the first receiving unit receives the collaboration request activation signal;

a second receiving unit, configured to receive device configuration parameters of the secondary terminals that have established connections to the primary terminal by using the connecting unit;

a first calculating unit, configured to calculate and display, according to the device configuration parameters received by the second receiving unit and the number of secondary terminals, at least one arrangement shape of all terminals and at least one demarcated gesture that matches each arrangement shape;

a recording unit, configured to, after the first calculating unit calculates and displays the at least one arrangement shape of all terminals and the at least one demarcated gesture that matches each arrangement shape, record one arrangement shape selected by the user and one demarcated gesture that matches the arrangement shape;

a third receiving unit, configured to receive sensor trigger information sent by at least one secondary terminal that has established a connection to the primary terminal by using the connecting unit; and

a second calculating unit, configured to calculate, according to the arrangement shape and the demarcated gesture that are recorded by the recording unit and the sensor trigger information received by the third receiving unit, an arrangement sequence of all terminals and relative positions between the terminals; and

wherein the secondary terminal comprises;

a receiving unit, configured to receive a collaboration request activation signal triggered by a user;

a connecting unit, configured to establish a connection to a primary terminal in a wireless connection manner when the receiving unit receives the collaboration request activation signal;

a first sending unit, configured to send a device configuration parameter to the primary terminal, so that the primary terminal calculates and displays, according to received device configuration parameters of secondary terminals and the number of secondary terminals, at least one arrangement shape of all terminals and at least one demarcated gesture that matches each arrangement shape; and

a second sending unit, configured to, when it is detected that a sensor is triggered, send detected sensor trigger information to the primary terminal, so that the primary terminal calculates, according to the recorded arrangement shape and demarcated gesture, and the sensor trigger information, an arrangement sequence of all terminals and relative positions between the terminals.