Multi-terminal positioning method, and related device and system

• US 9,270,526 B2
• Filed: 12/17/2014
• Issued: 02/23/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 12/30/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. (Huawei Investment & Holding Co., Ltd.)
• Original Assignee: Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. (Huawei Investment & Holding Co., Ltd.)
• Inventors: Song, Xingguang, Lian, Shiguo, Hu, Wei
• Primary Examiner(s): Kim, Ahshik
• Application Number:
  US14/573,531
• Publication Number:
  US 20150188766A1
• Time in Patent Office: 433 Days
• Field of Search: 455/456.1, 455/41.1, 455/418, 235/455, 235/472.01
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/1446 display composed of modules, e.g. video walls
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 41/0813 characterised by the conditions triggering a change of settings
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/104 Peer-to-peer [P2P] networks
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/141 Setup of application sessions admission control or resource allocation in data switching networks H04L47/70
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/02 Services making use of location information
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/029 Location-based management or tracking services

Abstract

The present invention discloses a multi-terminal positioning method, and a related device and system. The method includes: establishing, by a primary terminal after receiving a collaboration request activation signal triggered by a user, connections to secondary terminals in a wireless connection manner; calculating and displaying, by the primary terminal according to received device configuration parameters of the secondary terminals and the number of secondary terminals, at least one arrangement shape of all terminals and at least one demarcated gesture that matches each arrangement shape, and recording one arrangement shape selected by the user and one demarcated gesture that matches the arrangement shape; receiving, by the primary terminal, sensor trigger information sent by at least one secondary terminal; and calculating, by the primary terminal according to the recorded arrangement shape and demarcated gesture, and the sensor trigger information, an arrangement sequence of all terminals and relative positions between the terminals.

Claims

1. A multi-terminal positioning method, wherein the method comprises:

establishing, by a primary terminal after receiving a collaboration request activation signal triggered by a user, connections to secondary terminals in a wireless connection manner;

calculating and displaying, by the primary terminal according to received device configuration parameters of the secondary terminals and the number of secondary terminals, at least one arrangement shape and at least one demarcated gesture;

recording one arrangement shape selected by the user;

recording one demarcated gesture that matches the recorded arrangement shape;

receiving, by the primary terminal, sensor trigger information sent by at least one secondary terminal; and

calculating, by the primary terminal according to the recorded arrangement shape, the recorded demarcated gesture, and the sensor trigger information, an arrangement sequence of the group of secondary terminals and relative positions between the secondary terminals in the group of secondary terminals.

2. The method according to claim 1, wherein the primary terminal is a terminal that meets a preset condition.

3. The method according to claim 1, wherein the sensor trigger information comprises

a trigger time, a trigger manner, and a sensor triggering type,

wherein the sensor triggering type comprises one or more of infrared triggering, light triggering, and image triggering.

4. The method according to claim 1, wherein calculating, by the primary terminal according to the recorded arrangement shape, the recorded demarcated gesture, and the sensor trigger information, an arrangement sequence of the group of secondary terminals and relative positions between the secondary terminals in the group of secondary terminals comprises:

determining, by the primary terminal from at least one piece of sensor trigger information sent by each secondary terminal in the group of secondary terminals, sensor trigger information provided by a sensor of highest priority in each secondary terminal;

arranging, by the primary terminal, the terminals in a sequence according to a trigger time indicated by the sensor trigger information provided by the sensor of highest priority in each secondary terminal;

determining the arrangement sequence of the group of secondary terminals according to the recorded arrangement shape and demarcated gesture; and

calculating, by the primary terminal according to the trigger time indicated by the sensor trigger information provided by the sensor of highest priority in each secondary terminal, a trigger time difference between successively triggered terminals as a relative position between the successively triggered terminals.

5. The method according to claim 4, wherein the method further comprises:

calculating, by the primary terminal according to the trigger time difference between the successively triggered terminals and an empirical speed value, a relative distance between the successively triggered terminals as the relative position between the successively triggered terminals.

6. The method according to claim 1, wherein, after receiving, by the primary terminal, sensor trigger information sent by at least one secondary terminal, the method further comprises:

determining, by the primary terminal, whether sensor trigger information is received from each secondary terminal in the group of secondary terminals;

if sensor trigger information is received from each secondary terminal in the group of secondary terminals, calculating, according to the recorded arrangement shape, the recorded demarcated gesture, and the sensor trigger information sent by each secondary terminal in the group of secondary terminals, the arrangement sequence of all terminals and the relative positions between the terminals; and

if sensor trigger information is not received from each secondary terminal in the group of secondary terminals, displaying failure information and receiving additional sensor trigger information sent by at least one secondary terminal.

7. The method according to claim 6, wherein if sensor trigger information sent by each secondary terminal in the group of secondary terminals is received, after the primary terminal determines that the sensor trigger information sent by each secondary terminal in the group of secondary terminals is received and before the calculating, according to the recorded arrangement shape, the recorded demarcated gesture, and the sensor trigger information, the arrangement sequence of the group of secondary terminals and the relative position between the secondary terminals in the group of secondary terminals, the method further comprises:

determining, by the primary terminal, whether an exception exists in the sensor trigger information sent by each secondary terminal in the group of secondary terminals;

if an exception exists in the sensor trigger information sent by each secondary terminal in the group of secondary terminals, displaying failure information and receiving additional sensor trigger information sent by at least one secondary terminal; and

if no exception exists in the sensor trigger information sent by each secondary terminal in the group of secondary terminals, calculating, according to the recorded arrangement shape, the recorded demarcated gesture, and the sensor trigger information sent by each secondary terminal in the group of secondary terminals, the arrangement sequence of all terminals and the relative positions between the terminals.

8. The method according to claim 7, wherein determining, by the primary terminal, whether an exception exists in the sensor trigger information comprises at least one of:

determining, by the primary terminal according to the recorded arrangement shape and the recorded demarcated gesture, whether any abnormal trigger time exists in the sensor trigger information sent by each secondary terminal in the group of secondary terminals;

or

determining, by the primary terminal, whether any abnormal sensor triggering type exists in the sensor trigger information sent by each secondary terminal in the group of secondary terminals.

9. A multi-terminal positioning method, wherein the method comprises:

establishing, by a secondary terminal after receiving a collaboration request activation signal triggered by a user, a connection to a primary terminal in a wireless connection manner;

sending, by the secondary terminal, a device configuration parameter to the primary terminal, the device configuration parameter configured to allow the primary terminal to calculate and display, according to at least the device configuration parameter and a number of secondary terminals in a group of secondary terminals, at least one arrangement shape of the group of secondary terminals and at least one demarcated gesture that matches the at least one arrangement shape; and

sending, by the secondary terminal when it is detected that a sensor is triggered, detected sensor trigger information to the primary terminal, the detected sensor trigger information configured to allow the primary terminal to calculate, according to the recorded arrangement shape, the recorded demarcated gesture, and the detected sensor trigger information, an arrangement sequence of the group of secondary terminals and relative positions between the secondary terminals in the group of secondary terminals.

10. The method according to claim 9, wherein the primary terminal is a terminal that meets a preset condition.

11. The method according to claim 9, wherein the sensor trigger information comprises

one or more of a trigger time, a trigger manner, and a sensor triggering type;

wherein about the sensor triggering type comprises one or more of infrared triggering, light triggering, and image triggering.

12. A primary terminal, wherein the primary terminal comprises:

a first receiving unit, configured to receive a collaboration request activation signal triggered by a user;

a connecting unit, configured to establish a connection with at least one secondary terminal in a wireless connection manner when the first receiving unit receives the collaboration request activation signal;

a second receiving unit, configured to receive device configuration parameters from each secondary terminal in a group of secondary terminals;

a first calculating unit, configured to calculate and display, according to the device configuration parameters and a number of secondary terminals in the group of secondary terminals, at least one arrangement shape of the group of secondary terminals and at least one demarcated gesture that matches the at least one arrangement shape;

a recording unit, configured to, after the first calculating unit calculates and displays the at least one arrangement shape and the at least one demarcated gesture, record one arrangement shape selected by the user and record one demarcated gesture that matches the recorded arrangement shape;

a third receiving unit, configured to receive sensor trigger information sent by at least one secondary terminal in the group of secondary terminals; and

a second calculating unit, configured to calculate, according to the recorded arrangement shape, the recorded demarcated gesture, and the sensor trigger information received by the third receiving unit, an arrangement sequence of the group of secondary terminals and relative positions between the secondary terminals in the group of secondary terminals.

13. The primary terminal according to claim 12, wherein the primary terminal is a terminal that meets a preset condition.

14. The primary terminal according to claim 12, wherein the sensor trigger information comprises

a trigger time, a trigger manner, and a sensor triggering type;

wherein the sensor triggering type comprises one or more of infrared triggering, light triggering, and image triggering.

15. The primary terminal according to claim 12, wherein the second calculating unit comprises:

an information determining subunit, configured to determine, from at least one piece of sensor trigger information sent by each secondary terminal in the group of secondary terminals and received by the third receiving unit, sensor trigger information provided by a sensor of highest priority;

a sequence determining subunit, configured to arrange the terminals in a sequence according to a trigger time indicated by the sensor trigger information that is provided by the sensor of highest priority in each terminal, and determine the arrangement sequence of the group of secondary terminals according to the arrangement shape and the demarcated gesture that are recorded by the recording unit; and

a first position determining subunit, configured to calculate, according to the trigger time indicated by the sensor trigger information that is provided by the sensor of the highest priority in each terminal, a trigger time difference between successively triggered terminals as a relative position between the successively triggered terminals.

16. The primary terminal according to claim 15, wherein the second calculating unit further comprises:

a second position determining subunit, configured to calculate, according to an empirical speed value and the trigger time difference between successively triggered terminals that is obtained by the first position determining subunit by means of calculation, a relative distance between the successively triggered terminals as the relative position between the successively triggered terminals.

17. The primary terminal according to claim 14, wherein the primary terminal further comprises:

a failure prompting unit, configured to display failure information; and

a first validity determining unit, configured to determine whether the third receiving unit has received sensor trigger information sent by each secondary terminal in the group of secondary terminals,

wherein if the first validity determining unit determines that the third receiving unit has received sensor trigger information sent by each secondary terminal in the group of secondary terminals, the second calculating unit calculates, according to the arrangement shape and the demarcated gesture that are recorded by the recording unit and the sensor trigger information received by the third receiving unit, the arrangement sequence of the group of secondary terminals and the relative positions between the secondary terminals of the group of secondary terminals, and

wherein if the first validity determining unit determines that the third receiving unit has not received sensor trigger information sent by each secondary terminal in the group of secondary terminals, the failure prompting unit displays the failure information, and the third receiving unit receives additional sensor trigger information sent by at least one secondary terminal in the group of secondary terminals.

18. The primary terminal according to claim 14, wherein the primary terminal further comprises:

a failure prompting unit, configured to display failure information; and

a second validity determining unit, configured to determine whether an exception exists in the sensor trigger information received by the third receiving unit,

wherein if the second validity determining unit determines that an exception does exist in the sensor trigger information received by the third receiving unit, the failure prompting unit displays the failure information, and the third receiving unit receives additional sensor trigger information sent by at least one secondary terminal in the group of secondary terminals, and

wherein if the second validity determining unit determines that an exception does exist in the sensor trigger information received by the third receiving unit, the second calculating unit calculates, according to the arrangement shape and the demarcated gesture that are recorded by the recording unit and the sensor trigger information received by the third receiving unit, the arrangement sequence of the group of secondary terminals and the relative positions between each secondary terminal in the group of secondary terminals.

19. The terminal according to claim 18, wherein the second validity determining unit is specifically configured to perform one or more of:

determining, according to the arrangement shape and the demarcated gesture that are recorded by the recording unit, whether any abnormal trigger time exists in the sensor trigger information received by the third receiving unit;

or

determining whether any abnormal sensor triggering type exists in the sensor trigger information received by the third receiving unit.

20. A secondary terminal, wherein the secondary terminal comprises:

a receiving unit, configured to receive a collaboration request activation signal triggered by a user;

a connecting unit, configured to establish, when the receiving unit receives the collaboration request activation signal, a connection to a primary terminal in a wireless connection manner;

a first sending unit, configured to send a device configuration parameter to the primary terminal, the device configuration parameter configured to allow the primary terminal to calculate and display, according to at least the device configuration parameter and a number of secondary terminals in a group of secondary terminals, at least one arrangement shape of the group of secondary terminals and at least one demarcated gesture that matches the at least one arrangement shape; and

a second sending unit, configured to, when it is detected that a sensor is triggered, send detected sensor trigger information to the primary terminal, the detected sensor trigger information configured to allow the primary terminal to calculate, according to the recorded arrangement shape, the recorded demarcated gesture, and the detected sensor trigger information, an arrangement sequence of the group of secondary terminals and relative positions between the terminals in the group of secondary terminals.

21. The secondary terminal according to claim 20, wherein the primary terminal is a terminal that meets a preset condition.

22. The secondary terminal according to claim 20, wherein the sensor trigger information comprises

a trigger time, a trigger manner, and a sensor triggering type;

wherein the sensor triggering type comprises one or more of infrared triggering, light triggering, and image triggering.

23. A multi-terminal positioning system, wherein the system comprises:

a primary terminal and a group of secondary terminals,

wherein the primary terminal comprises;

a first receiving unit, configured to receive a collaboration request activation signal triggered by a user;

a connecting unit, configured to establish a connection with at least one secondary terminal in a wireless connection manner when the first receiving unit receives the collaboration request activation signal;

a second receiving unit, configured to receive device configuration parameters from each secondary terminal in a group of secondary terminals;

a first calculating unit, configured to calculate and display, according to the device configuration parameters and a number of secondary terminals in the group of secondary terminals, at least one arrangement shape of the group of secondary terminals and at least one demarcated gesture that matches the at least one arrangement shape;

a recording unit, configured to, after the first calculating unit calculates and displays the at least one arrangement shape and the at least one demarcated gesture, record one arrangement shape selected by the user and record one demarcated gesture that matches the recorded arrangement shape;

a third receiving unit, configured to receive sensor trigger information sent by at least one secondary terminal in the group of secondary terminals; and

a second calculating unit, configured to calculate, according to the recorded arrangement shape, the recorded demarcated gesture, and the sensor trigger information received by the third receiving unit, an arrangement sequence of the group of secondary terminals and relative positions between the secondary terminals in the group of secondary terminals, and

wherein each secondary terminal in the group of secondary terminals comprises;

a receiving unit, configured to receive a collaboration request activation signal triggered by a user;

a connecting unit, configured to establish, when the receiving unit receives the collaboration request activation signal, a connection to a primary terminal in a wireless connection manner;

a first sending unit, configured to send a device configuration parameter to the primary terminal, the device configuration parameter configured to allow the primary terminal to calculates and display, according to at least the device configuration parameter and a number of secondary terminals in a group of secondary terminals, at least one arrangement shape of the group of secondary terminals and at least one demarcated gesture that matches the at least one arrangement shape; and

a second sending unit, configured to, when it is detected that a sensor is triggered, send detected sensor trigger information to the primary terminal, the detected sensor trigger information configured to allow the primary terminal to calculate, according to the recorded arrangement shape, the recorded demarcated gesture, and the detected sensor trigger information, an arrangement sequence of the group of secondary terminals and relative positions between the terminals in the group of secondary terminals.