PROMPTING MOVEMENT OF A DEVICE TOWARDS A STRONGER SIGNAL
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1. A method implemented on a wireless communication device, comprising:
- monitoring a channel to capture a first reading of channel quality of a wireless communication signal;
determining that the first reading of channel quality of the wireless communication signal is below a quality threshold;
in response to the first reading of channel quality of the wireless communication signal is being determined to be below the quality threshold;
estimating a direction in which a second reading of channel quality of the wireless communication signal is estimated to be stronger than the first reading;
activating a physical force in the wireless communication device in the estimated direction; and
deactivating the physical force after activating the physical force.
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Abstract
In an example embodiment, a gyro system attached to or integrated in a wireless communication device may be configured to generate physical force to prompt movement towards a stronger signal that indicates a direction in which the wireless communication device should be positioned or moved to improve the wireless communication quality.
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1. A method implemented on a wireless communication device, comprising:
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monitoring a channel to capture a first reading of channel quality of a wireless communication signal; determining that the first reading of channel quality of the wireless communication signal is below a quality threshold; in response to the first reading of channel quality of the wireless communication signal is being determined to be below the quality threshold; estimating a direction in which a second reading of channel quality of the wireless communication signal is estimated to be stronger than the first reading; activating a physical force in the wireless communication device in the estimated direction; and deactivating the physical force after activating the physical force. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A wireless communication device, comprising:
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a processor configured to; receive, at a first time, a parameter to indicate wireless communication quality with respect to the wireless communication device, based on the received parameter, evaluate the wireless communication quality to determine that the wireless communication quality is below a quality threshold, and generate an activation signal in response to the wireless communication quality is being determined to be below the quality threshold; and a torque generation device, coupled to the processor, wherein the torque generation device is configured to generate a torque in a first direction in response to the activation signal, wherein the generated torque indicates an estimated direction to move the wireless communication device to improve the wireless communication quality. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A wireless communication device, comprising:
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a proximity sensor configured to; detect that the wireless communication device is held by a user, and generate a proximity signal to indicate that the wireless communication device has been detected to be held by the user; an accelerometer configured to generate an accelerometer signal to indicate a posture of the wireless communication device; a torque generation device configured to receive an activation signal and to generate a torque in a first direction in response to the activation signal; a processor coupled to the proximity sensor, the accelerometer, and the torque generation device, wherein the processor is configured to; receive a parameter to indicate wireless communication quality with respect to the wireless communication device, based on the parameter, determine that the wireless communication quality is below a quality threshold, and in response to the wireless communication quality being determined to be below the quality threshold, generate the activation signal based on the accelerometer signal and the proximity signal. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31)
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