Apparatus, system and method of disconnecting a wireless communication link

• US 9,179,490 B2
• Filed: 11/29/2012
• Issued: 11/03/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 11/29/2012
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Intel Corporation
• Original Assignee: Intel Corporation
• Inventors: Kasher, Assaf, Tel-Or, Avi, Harel, Tom, Kogan, Noam
• Primary Examiner(s): Arevalo, Joseph
• Application Number:
  US13/688,425
• Publication Number:
  US 20140148193A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,069 Days
• Field of Search: 455/508, 455/418, 455/432.1, 455/404.1, 455/406, 455/456.1, 455/553.1, 455/67.11, 455/452.1, 455/456.3, 455/227, 455/550.1, 455/405, 455/439, 455/422.1
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G01S 5/163 Determination of attitude using inertial means G01C9/00; control of attitude G05D1/49
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72412 using two-way short-range wireless interfaces
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2250/12 including a sensor for measuring a physical value, e.g. temperature or motion telephones including GPS signal receivers H04M2250/10
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/026 using orientation information, e.g. compass
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 64/006 with additional information processing, e.g. for direction or speed determination
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 76/30 Connection release

Abstract

Some demonstrative embodiments include apparatuses, systems and method of disconnecting a wireless communication link. For example, a wireless communication device may include a controller to receive placement-related information indicating a change in one or more placement-related attributes of the wireless communication device, during communication over a wireless communication link, and based on the orientation-related information to disconnect the wireless communication link.

Claims

1. An apparatus comprising:

a controller to receive from one or more sensors placement-related information indicating a change in one or more placement-related attributes of a wireless communication device, during communication over a wireless communication link, and based on said placement-related information to disconnect said wireless communication link, wherein said change in said one or more placement-related attributes comprises at least one change selected from the group consisting of a first change, during a predefined time period, in a velocity of said wireless communication device in a first direction, a second change, during said predefined time period, in a velocity of said wireless communication device in a second direction, perpendicular to said first direction, and a third change, during said predefined time period, in a velocity of said wireless communication device in a third direction, perpendicular to said first and second directions.

2. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein said one or more placement-related attributes comprise at least one attribute selected from the group consisting of a pitch of said wireless communication device, a yaw of said wireless communication device, and a roll of said wireless communication device.

3. The apparatus of claim 2, wherein said controller is to select to disconnect said wireless communication link based on at least one comparison selected from the group consisting of a first comparison between a change of the pitch, during a predefined time interval, and a predefined pitch threshold, a second comparison between a change of the yaw, during said predefined time interval, and a predefined yaw threshold, and a third comparison between a change of the roll, during said predefined time interval, to a predefined roll threshold.

4. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein said controller is to estimate a distance of a movement of said wireless communication device, during said predefined time period, based on said first, second and third changes, and to disconnect said wireless communication link based on a comparison between said estimated distance and a predefined distance threshold.

5. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein said placement-related information comprises information indicative of a change in at least one attribute selected from the group consisting of an orientation of said wireless communication device and a position of said wireless communication device.

6. The apparatus of claim 5, wherein said placement-related information comprises information indicative of a change in both an orientation of said wireless communication device and a position of said wireless communication device.

7. The apparatus of claim 1 comprising a mobile device.

8. The apparatus of claim 7, wherein said wireless communication link comprises a wireless communication link between said mobile device and a wireless docking device.

9. The apparatus of claim 7, wherein said mobile device comprises a device selected from the group consisting of a Smartphone, a Tablet computer, an Ultrabook computer, and a Notebook computer.

10. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein said wireless communication link comprises a beamformed link.

11. An apparatus comprising:

a controller to receive from one or more sensors placement-related information indicating a change in one or more placement-related attributes of a wireless communication device, during communication over a wireless communication link, said one or more placement-related attributes comprise at least one attribute selected from the group consisting of a pitch of said wireless communication device, a yaw of said wireless communication device, and a roll of said wireless communication device, and based on said placement-related information to select to disconnect said wireless communication link if at least one criterion is met, said at least one criterion is selected from the group consisting of;

a change of said pitch during a predefined time period is greater than a pitch threshold, and a change of said yaw during the predefined time period is greater than a yaw threshold;

a change of said roll during the predefined time period is greater than a roll threshold, and said change of said yaw is greater than said yaw threshold; and

said change of said roll is greater than said roll threshold and said change of said pitch is greater than said pitch threshold.

12. The apparatus of claim 11, wherein said wireless communication link comprises a beamformed link.

13. A system comprising:

a mobile device including;

one or more antennas;

a radio to communicate via said antennas over a wireless communication link;

one or more sensors to sense one or more placement-related attributes of said mobile device during communication over said wireless communication link; and

a controller to receive from said one or more sensors placement-related information indicating a change in said one or more placement-related attributes of said mobile device, and based on said placement-related information to disconnect said wireless communication link, wherein said change in said one or more placement-related attributes comprises at least one change selected from the group consisting of a first change, during a predefined time period, in a velocity of said wireless communication device in a first direction, a second change, during said predefined time period, in a velocity of said wireless communication device in a second direction, perpendicular to said first direction, and a third change, during said predefined time period, in a velocity of said wireless communication device in a third direction, perpendicular to said first and second directions.

14. The system of claim 13, wherein said one or more placement-related attributes comprise at least one attribute selected from the group consisting of a pitch of said mobile device, a yaw of said mobile device, and a roll of said mobile device.

15. The system of claim 14, wherein said controller is to select to disconnect said wireless communication link based on at least one comparison selected from the group consisting of a first comparison between a change of the pitch, during a predefined time interval, and a predefined pitch threshold, a second comparison between a change of the yaw, during said predefined time interval, and a predefined yaw threshold, and a third comparison between a change of the roll, during said predefined time interval, to a predefined roll threshold.

16. The system of claim 13, wherein said controller is to estimate a distance of a movement of said mobile device, during said predefined time period, based on said first, second and third changes, and to disconnect said wireless communication link based on a comparison between said estimated distance and a predefined distance threshold.

17. The system of claim 13, wherein said placement-related information comprises information indicative of a change in at least one attribute selected from the group consisting of an orientation of said mobile device and a position of said mobile device.

18. The system of claim 13, wherein said wireless communication link comprises a wireless communication link between said mobile device and a wireless docking device.

19. A system comprising:

a mobile device including;

one or more antennas;

a radio to communicate via said antennas over a wireless communication link;

one or more sensors to sense one or more placement-related attributes of said mobile device during communication over said wireless communication link; and

a controller to receive from said one or more sensors placement-related information indicating a change in said one or more placement-related attributes of said mobile device, during communication over said wireless communication link, said one or more placement-related attributes comprise at least one attribute selected from the group consisting of a pitch of said wireless communication device, a yaw of said wireless communication device, and a roll of said wireless communication device, and based on said placement-related information to select to disconnect said wireless communication link if at least one criterion is met, said at least one criterion is selected from the group consisting of;

a change of said pitch during a predefined time period is greater than a pitch threshold, and a change of said yaw during the predefined time period is greater than a yaw threshold;

a change of said roll during the predefined time period is greater than a roll threshold, and said change of said yaw is greater than said yaw threshold; and

said change of said roll is greater than said roll threshold, and said change of said pitch is greater than said pitch threshold.

20. The system of claim 19, wherein said wireless communication link comprises a beamformed link.

21. A method comprising:

receiving from one or more sensors placement-related information indicating a change in one or more placement-related attributes of a wireless communication device during communication over a wireless communication link, wherein said change in said one or more placement-related attributes comprises at least one change selected from the group consisting of a first change, during a predefined time period, in a velocity of said wireless communication device in a first direction, a second change, during said predefined time period, in a velocity of said wireless communication device in a second direction, perpendicular to said first direction, and a third change, during said predefined time period, in a velocity of said wireless communication device in a third direction, perpendicular to said first and second directions; and

based on said placement-related information disconnecting said wireless communication link.

22. The method of claim 21, wherein said one or more placement-related attributes comprise at least one attribute selected from the group consisting of a pitch of said wireless communication device, a yaw of said wireless communication device, and a roll of said wireless communication device.

23. The method of claim 22 comprising disconnecting said wireless communication link based on at least one comparison selected from the group consisting of a first comparison between a change of the pitch, during a predefined time interval, and a predefined pitch threshold, a second comparison between a change of the yaw, during said predefined time interval, and a predefined yaw threshold, and a third comparison between a change of the roll, during said predefined time interval, to a predefined roll threshold.

26. The method of claim 23 comprising estimating a distance of a movement of said wireless communication device, during said predefined time period, based on said first, second and third changes, and disconnecting said wireless communication link based on a comparison between said estimated distance and a predefined distance threshold.

24. A method comprising:

receiving from one or more sensors placement-related information indicating a change in one or more placement-related attributes of a wireless communication device, during communication over a wireless communication link, said one or more placement-related attributes comprise at least one attribute selected from the group consisting of a pitch of said wireless communication device, a yaw of said wireless communication device, and a roll of said wireless communication device; and

based on said placement-related information, disconnecting said wireless communication link if at least one criterion is met, said at least one criterion is selected from the group consisting of;

a change of said pitch is greater than a pitch threshold during a predefined time period, and a change of said yaw during the predefined time period is greater than a yaw threshold;

a change of said roll during the predefined time period is greater than a roll threshold, and said change of said yaw is greater than said yaw threshold; and

said change of said roll is greater than said roll threshold, and said change of said pitch is greater than said pitch threshold.

25. The method of claim 24, wherein said wireless communication link comprises a beamformed link.

27. A product including a non-transitory storage medium having stored thereon instructions that, when executed by a machine, result in:

receiving from one or more sensors placement-related information indicating a change in one or more placement-related attributes of a wireless communication device during communication over a wireless communication link, wherein said change in said one or more placement-related attributes comprises at least one change selected from the group consisting of a first change, during a predefined time period, in a velocity of said wireless communication device in a first direction, a second change, during said predefined time period, in a velocity of said wireless communication device in a second direction, perpendicular to said first direction, and a third change, during said predefined time period, in a velocity of said wireless communication device in a third direction, perpendicular to said first and second directions; and

based on said placement-related information disconnecting said wireless communication link.

28. The product of claim 27, wherein said one or more placement-related attributes comprise at least one attribute selected from the group consisting of a pitch of said wireless communication device, a yaw of said wireless communication device, and a roll of said wireless communication device.

29. The product of claim 28 comprising disconnecting said wireless communication link based on at least one comparison selected from the group consisting of a first comparison between change of the pitch, during a predefined time period, and a predefined pitch threshold, a second comparison between a change of the yaw, during said predefined time period, and a predefined yaw threshold, and a third comparison between a change of the roll, during said predefined time period, to a predefined roll threshold.

30. The product of claim 27 comprising estimating a distance of a movement of said wireless communication device, during said predefined time period, based on said first, second and third changes, and disconnecting said wireless communication link based on a comparison between said estimated distance and a predefined distance threshold.