Radio devices and methods for controlling radio devices

• US 9,008,581 B2
• Filed: 11/08/2009
• Issued: 04/14/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 11/08/2009
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Intel Deutschland GmbH (Intel Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Intel Mobile Communications GmbH (Intel Corporation)
• Inventors: Mueck, Markus, Drewes, Christian, Rom, Christian, Xu, Wen
• Primary Examiner(s): RENNER, BRANDON M
• Application Number:
  US12/614,440
• Publication Number:
  US 20110111764A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,983 Days
• Field of Search: 455/67.11, 455/456, 370/67.11, 370/456
• US Class Current: 455/63.1
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/725 Cordless telephones user interfaces specially adapted therefor H04M1/724
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2250/02 including a Bluetooth interface
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2250/06 including a wireless LAN interface
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 28/18 Negotiating wireless communication parameters
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 72/542 using measured or perceived quality
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 8/005 Discovery of network devices, e.g. terminals

Abstract

In an embodiment, a radio device is provided. The radio device may include a signal transmitter configured to transmit a plurality of signals, the signals being transmitted with different intensities; a response receiver configured to receive a response message to one of the transmitted signals from a radio communication device having received the respective transmitted signal of the plurality of transmitted signals, the response message identifying the received message; and a assessment circuit configured to assess the reachability of the radio communication device from the radio device based on the intensity of the signal to which the radio communication device has responded.

Claims

1. A radio device comprising:

a signal transmitter to transmit a signal with an intensity;

a response receiver to receive a response message to the transmitted signal from a radio communication device having received the transmitted signal, the response message to identify the received message;

an assessment circuit to assess a reachability of the radio communication device from the radio device based on the intensity of the signal to which the radio communication device has responded, the reachability being a metric for the positional relation between devices;

a reachability classification circuit to classify a plurality of radio communication devices according to respective assessed reachability of the respective radio communication device into reachability classes;

a radio resource global negotiation circuit to negotiate radio resources based on the reachability classes of the radio communication devices;

an administrated devices determination circuit to determine one or more administrated devices which are assigned to the radio device for radio resource management,

wherein the radio resource global negotiation circuit is further to negotiate radio resources for an administrated device with the radio communication device.

2. The radio device of claim 1, wherein the signal transmitter is further to transmit a plurality of signals with different intensities.

3. The radio device of claim 1, wherein the metric for positional relation between devices includes at least one of a distance, a geometric distance, an attenuation of signals, a positional relation including the distance, a positional relation including a geometric distance, or a positional relation including an attenuation of signals.

4. The radio device of claim 3, wherein the signal transmitter is further to provide at least one signal with at least one distinguishing feature, the distinguishing feature for distinguishing an intensity of a transmitted signal.

5. The radio device of claim 1, wherein the transmitted signal comprises an identifier of the radio device.

6. The radio device of claim 1, wherein the response message includes an identifier of the received signal.

7. The radio device of claim 1, wherein the assessment circuit is further to assess that the reachability of the radio communication device from the radio device is less than a predetermined reachability, if a response to a signal transmitted with a predetermined intensity is received.

8. The radio device of claim 1, further comprising:

a requirement determination circuit configured to determine a requirement of a determined administrated device.

9. The radio device of claim 8, further comprising:

a self-control request reception circuit to receive a self-control request from an administrated device indicating that the administrated device requests to control itself.

10. The radio device of claim 1, further comprising:

a radio resource local negotiation circuit to negotiate radio resources between a plurality of determined administrated devices.

11. The radio device of claim 9, further comprising:

a radio resource local negotiation circuit to negotiate radio resources between a plurality of determined administrated devices;

wherein the radio resource local negotiation circuit does not negotiate radio resources for an administrated device from which a self-control request has been received.

12. The radio device of claim 1, wherein the reachability classification circuit is further to classify a radio communication device with an assessed reachability below a predetermined threshold into a first reachability class, and to classify a radio communication device with an assessed reachability above a predetermined threshold into a second reachability class.

13. The radio device of claim 1, wherein the reachability classification circuit is further to classify a radio communication device with an assessed reachability below a predetermined threshold into a first reachability class, and to classify a radio communication device with an assessed reachability above a predetermined threshold into a second reachability class;

wherein the radio resource global negotiation circuit is further to negotiate radio resources for an administrated device with the radio communication device in the first reachability class on an exclusive usage level.

14. The radio device of claim 1, wherein the reachability classification circuit is further to classify a radio communication device with an assessed reachability below a predetermined threshold into a first reachability class, and to classify a radio communication device with an assessed reachability above a predetermined threshold into a second reachability class;

wherein the radio resource global negotiation circuit is further to negotiate radio resources for an administrated device with the radio communication device in the second reachability class on a concurrent usage level.

15. The radio device of claim 1, wherein the reachability classification circuit is further to classify a radio communication device with an assessed reachability below a predetermined threshold into a first reachability class, and to classify a radio communication device with an assessed reachability above a predetermined threshold into a second reachability class;

wherein the radio resource global negotiation circuit is further to negotiate radio resources for an administrated device with the radio communication device in the second reachability class on an interference avoidance level.

16. The radio device of claims 15, wherein the radio resource global negotiation circuit is further to, in case interference avoidance is not possible, negotiate radio resources for an administrated device with the radio communication device in the second reachability class on an interference minimization level.

17. The radio device of claim 12, wherein, when negotiation is not successful for a radio communication device of the second class, the radio communication device of the second class is re-classified to be in the first class.