SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DYNAMIC TRANSCEIVER PATH ADAPTATION BASED ON MEASUREMENTS FROM MULTIPLE SENSORS

• US 20150311943A1
• Filed: 04/24/2014
• Published: 10/29/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 04/24/2014
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Dell Products LP (Dell Technologies Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Dell Products LP (Dell Technologies Inc.)
• Inventors: Quinn, Liam B., Prendergast, Liam
• Granted Patent: US 10,055,126 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0601 Interfaces specially adapted for storage systems
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/061 Improving I/O performance
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0635 by changing the path, e.g. traffic rerouting, path reconfiguration
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0653 Monitoring storage devices or systems
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/067 Distributed or networked storage systems, e.g. storage area networks [SAN], network attached storage [NAS]

Abstract

In accordance with embodiments of the present disclosure, a wireless network interface may include a transmit/receive path comprising an antenna for transmitting and receiving wireless transmissions and a baseband controller communicatively coupled to the transmit/receive path and configured to receive fused sensor information indicative of environmental conditions detected by a plurality of sensors and, based on the fused sensor information, tune one or more parameters of the transmit/receive path.

Claims

1. An information handling system comprising:

a processor;

a plurality of sensors, each sensor configured to detect an environmental condition of the information handling system;

a sensor controller communicatively coupled to the processor and configured to;

receive from each of the plurality of sensors a signal indicative of the environmental condition detected by such sensor; and

generate fused sensor information indicative of the environmental conditions detected by the plurality of sensors;

a wireless network interface communicatively coupled to the processor and comprising;

a transmit/receive path comprising an antenna for transmitting and receiving wireless transmissions; and

a baseband controller communicatively coupled to the transmit/receive path and the processor and configured to;

receive the fused sensor information; and

based on the fused sensor information, tune one or more parameters of the transmit/receive path.

2. The information handling system of claim 1, wherein the plurality of sensors include at least one of a gyroscope, an accelerometer, a magnetometer, a proximity sensor, and a location sensor.

3. The information handling system of claim 1, wherein the transmit/receive path comprises a power amplifier, and the one or more parameters comprise a gain of the power amplifier.

4. The information handling system of claim 1, wherein the transmit/receive path comprises a radio frequency front-end module, and the one or more parameters comprise a parameter of the radio-frequency front-end module.

5. The information handling system of claim 1, wherein the transmit/receive path comprises an impedance tuner, and the one or more parameters comprise an impedance of the impedance tuner.

6. The information handling system of claim 1, wherein the transmit/receive path comprises an aperture tuner, and the one or more parameters comprise an effective aperture of the aperture tuner.

7. A wireless network interface comprising:

a transmit/receive path comprising an antenna for transmitting and receiving wireless transmissions; and

a baseband controller communicatively coupled to the transmit/receive path and configured to;

receive fused sensor information indicative of environmental conditions detected by a plurality of sensors; and

based on the fused sensor information, tune one or more parameters of the transmit/receive path.

8. The wireless network interface of claim 7, wherein the plurality of sensors include at least one of a gyroscope, an accelerometer, a magnetometer, a proximity sensor, and a location sensor.

9. The wireless network interface of claim 7, wherein the transmit/receive path comprises a power amplifier, and the one or more parameters comprise a gain of the power amplifier.

10. The wireless network interface of claim 7, wherein the transmit/receive path comprises a radio frequency front-end module, and the one or more parameters comprise a parameter of the radio-frequency front-end module.

11. The wireless network interface of claim 7, wherein the transmit/receive path comprises an impedance tuner, and the one or more parameters comprise an impedance of the impedance tuner.

12. The wireless network interface of claim 7, wherein the transmit/receive path comprises an aperture tuner, and the one or more parameters comprise an effective aperture of the aperture tuner.

13. A method comprising:

receiving fused sensor information indicative of environmental conditions detected by a plurality of sensors; and

based on the fused sensor information, tune one or more parameters of a radio transmit/receive path comprising an antenna.

14. The method of claim 13, wherein the plurality of sensors include at least one of a gyroscope, an accelerometer, a magnetometer, a proximity sensor, and a location sensor.

15. The method of claim 13, wherein the radio transmit/receive path comprises a power amplifier, and the one or more parameters comprise a gain of the power amplifier.

16. The method of claim 13, wherein the radio transmit/receive path comprises a radio frequency front-end module, and the one or more parameters comprise a parameter of the radio-frequency front-end module.

17. The method of claim 13, wherein the radio transmit/receive path comprises an impedance tuner, and the one or more parameters comprise an impedance of the impedance tuner.

18. The method of claim 13, wherein the radio transmit/receive path comprises an aperture tuner, and the one or more parameters comprise an effective aperture of the aperture tuner.