Systems and methods providing assisted aiming for wireless links
First Claim
1. A method comprising:
- in response to determining, at a wireless node, that the wireless node has been positioned in an initial orientation, determining, at the wireless node, proactive aiming assistance guidance information associated with reorienting the wireless node from the initial orientation into a desired deployment configuration, wherein, when the wireless node is oriented into the desired deployment configuration, the wireless node is operable to establish a wireless link with a second wireless node, and wherein the wireless link is predicted to have one or more desired attributes; and
presenting the proactive aiming assistance guidance information at a user interface of the wireless node, wherein the proactive aiming assistance guidance information presented at the user interface indicates a rotation direction and a tilt direction, wherein the rotation direction corresponds to a direction to rotate the wireless node to orient the wireless node into the desired deployment configuration, and wherein the tilt direction corresponds to a direction to tilt the wireless node to orient the wireless node into the desired deployment configuration.
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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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37 Claims
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1. A method comprising:
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in response to determining, at a wireless node, that the wireless node has been positioned in an initial orientation, determining, at the wireless node, proactive aiming assistance guidance information associated with reorienting the wireless node from the initial orientation into a desired deployment configuration, wherein, when the wireless node is oriented into the desired deployment configuration, the wireless node is operable to establish a wireless link with a second wireless node, and wherein the wireless link is predicted to have one or more desired attributes; and presenting the proactive aiming assistance guidance information at a user interface of the wireless node, wherein the proactive aiming assistance guidance information presented at the user interface indicates a rotation direction and a tilt direction, wherein the rotation direction corresponds to a direction to rotate the wireless node to orient the wireless node into the desired deployment configuration, and wherein the tilt direction corresponds to a direction to tilt the wireless node to orient the wireless node into the desired deployment configuration. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A method comprising:
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obtaining, at a wireless node, sensor information from a plurality of sensors of the wireless node; determining, at the wireless node, an initial orientation of an antenna of the wireless node using at least a portion of the sensor information; determining proactive aiming assistance guidance information based at least in part on the initial orientation of the antenna of the wireless node, wherein the proactive aiming assistance guidance information is associated with reorienting the antenna of the wireless node into a desired deployment configuration, wherein, when the antenna of the wireless node is oriented into the desired deployment configuration, the wireless node is operable to establish a wireless link with a second wireless node, wherein the wireless link is predicted to have one or more desired attributes, and wherein the wireless link is predicted to have the one or more desired attributes based on signal strength information, signal-to-noise ratio information, and link budget information; and presenting the proactive aiming assistance guidance information at a user interface of the wireless node, wherein the proactive aiming assistance guidance information presented at the user interface indicates a rotation direction and a tilt direction, wherein the rotation direction corresponds to a direction to rotate the wireless node to orient the antenna of the wireless node into the desired deployment configuration, and wherein the tilt direction corresponds to a direction to tilt the wireless node to orient the antenna of the wireless node into the desired deployment configuration. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. A wireless node comprising:
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an antenna; a plurality of sensors to provide configuration information, wherein the plurality of sensors include a global positioning system (GPS) receiver, a digital compass, an inclinometer, and at least one sensor selected from a group consisting of a barometric pressure sensor, a temperature sensor, a tilt switch, an accelerometer, and a gyroscopic sensor; a processor to receive configuration information and to determine proactive orientation guidance information using the received configuration information; an aiming assistance user interface to receive signals corresponding to the proactive orientation guidance information from the processor and to present information representative of the proactive guidance information at the aiming assistance user interface responsive to the signals, wherein the information presented at the aiming assistance user interface indicates a rotation direction and a tilt direction, wherein the rotation direction corresponds to a direction to rotate the wireless node to orient the antenna of the wireless node into a desired deployment configuration, wherein the tilt direction corresponds to a direction to tilt the wireless node to orient the antenna of the wireless node into the desired deployment configuration, wherein the indicated rotation direction and the indicated tilt direction guide orientation of the wireless node from an initial orientation into the desired deployment configuration, wherein the desired deployment configuration is calculated to provide a wireless link to a second wireless node, and wherein one or more attributes of the wireless link are predicted to be within a threshold amount of a desired value selected for each of the one or more attributes when the wireless node is oriented into the desired deployment configuration, wherein the one or more attributes comprise signal strength, signal-to-noise ratio, and link budget information; and dynamically updating the information presented at the aiming assistance user interface during the reorientation of the wireless node into the desired deployment configuration. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37)
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