Signal transmitter, message generating system and signal power adjusting method

• US 9,503,130 B2
• Filed: 11/18/2014
• Issued: 11/22/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 10/20/2014
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Institute For Information Industry
• Original Assignee: Institute For Information Industry
• Inventors: Chang, Liang-Chun, Wang, Hui-Chun, Chang, Hsiao-Chen, Wu, Yeh-Kuang, Hsieh, Wen-Tai
• Primary Examiner(s): Wendell, Andrew
• Assistant Examiner(s): Soltanzadeh, Maryam
• Application Number:
  US14/543,902
• Publication Number:
  US 20160112076A1
• Time in Patent Office: 735 Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 1/0475 with means for limiting noise, interference or distortion H04B1/0483 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 17/27 for locating or positioning the transmitter
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 2001/0416 having gain or transmission power control
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/80 Services using short range communication, e.g. near-field communication [NFC], radio-frequency identification [RFID] or low energy communication
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 52/0238 where the received signal is an unwanted signal, e.g. interference or idle signal
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 52/283 Power depending on the position of the mobile
• CPC Class Codes: Y02D 30/70 in wireless communication networks

Abstract

A signal transmitter with adjustable signal power includes a housing, a first adjustable metal shielding layer and a circuit board. The first adjustable metal shielding layer is disposed within the housing. The area of the first adjustable metal shielding layer consists of a first shielding area and a first un-shielding area. The first shielding area and the first un-shielding area are adjustable. The circuit board is disposed within the housing, and is located below the first adjustable metal shielding layer. The circuit board is electrically connected with the first adjustable metal shielding layer, and includes a signal emission chip. The signal emission chip is configured for adjusting signal emission power to emit a signal according to the first un-shielding area of the first adjustable metal shielding layer. A message generating system and a signal power adjusting method are disclosed herein as well.

Claims

1. A signal transmitter with adjustable signal power comprising:

a housing;

a first adjustable metal shielding layer disposed within the housing, the area of the first adjustable metal shielding layer consisting of a first shielding area and a first un-shielding area, wherein the first shielding area and the first un-shielding area are adjustable; and

a circuit board disposed within the housing, and located below the first adjustable metal shielding layer, the circuit board being electrically connected with the first adjustable metal shielding layer, and including a signal emission chip, wherein the signal emission chip is configured for adjusting signal emission power to emit a signal according to the first un-shielding area of the first adjustable metal shielding layer.

2. The signal transmitter of claim 1, wherein the signal emitted by the signal emission chip after adjusting the signal emission power according to the first un-shielding area of the first adjustable metal shielding layer comprises a direction corresponding to the first un-shielding area.

3. The signal transmitter of claim 1 further comprising:

a second adjustable metal shielding layer disposed within the housing, the area of the second adjustable metal shielding layer consisting of a second shielding area and a second un-shielding area, wherein the second shielding area and the second un-shielding area are adjustable, and the signal emission chip is further configured for adjusting the signal emission power to emit the signal according to the first un-shielding area of the first adjustable metal shielding layer and the second un-shielding area of the second adjustable metal shielding layer.

4. The signal transmitter of claim 1, wherein the signal emission chip is further configured for receiving a signal of at least one signal generating apparatus neighboring to the signal transmitter to generate a corresponding distance measuring value, and the signal transmitter further comprises:

a step motor disposed within the housing; and

a control unit disposed within the housing and electrically connected with the circuit board and the step motor, the control unit being configured for controlling the step motor to adjust the first un-shielding area of the first adjustable metal shielding layer according to the corresponding distance measuring value.

5. The signal transmitter of claim 1, wherein when the first shielding area increases, the signal emission chip adjusting the signal emission power is to lower the signal emission power;

and when the first shielding area decreases, the signal emission chip adjusting the signal emission power is to improve the signal emission power.

6. The signal transmitter of claim 1, wherein the signal transmitter is a low-power bluetooth transmitter.

7. A message generating system communicating with at least one mobile device through a communication network, wherein the message generating system comprises:

a management module;

a message transmitting module electrically connected with the management module; and

at least one signal transmitter with adjustable signal power, wherein each of the at least one signal transmitter comprises a first adjustable metal shielding layer and a circuit board, the area of the first adjustable metal shielding layer consisting of a first shielding area and a first un-shielding area, wherein the first shielding area and the first un-shielding area are adjustable, and the circuit board is configured for adjusting signal emission power to emit a signal according to the first un-shielding area of the first adjustable metal shielding layer;

wherein the at least one mobile device transmits device information to the management module according to the signal emitted by the circuit board of the at least one signal transmitter, the management module stores apparatus information of the at least one signal transmitter and a corresponding message, and when the management module receives the device information transmitted from the mobile device, the management module controls the message transmitting module to transmit the corresponding message to the mobile device according to the apparatus information corresponding to the device information.

8. The message generating system of claim 7, wherein the signal emitted by the circuit board after adjusting the signal emission power according to the first un-shielding area of the first adjustable metal shielding layer comprises a direction corresponding to the first un-shielding area.

9. The message generating system of claim 7, wherein each of the at least one signal transmitter further comprises:

a second adjustable metal shielding layer, the area of the second adjustable metal shielding layer consisting of a second shielding area and a second un-shielding area, wherein the second shielding area and the second un-shielding area are adjustable, and the circuit board is further configured for adjusting the signal emission power to emit the signal according to the first un-shielding area of the first adjustable metal shielding layer and the second un-shielding area of the second adjustable metal shielding layer.

10. The message generating system of claim 7, wherein the circuit board is further configured for receiving a signal of at least one signal generating apparatus neighboring to the signal transmitter to generate a corresponding distance measuring value, and the at least one signal transmitter further comprises:

a step motor; and

a control unit electrically connected with the circuit board and the step motor, the control unit being configured for controlling the step motor to adjust the first un-shielding area of the first adjustable metal shielding layer according to the corresponding distance measuring value.

11. The message generating system of claim 7, wherein when the first shielding area increases, the circuit board adjusting the signal emission power is to lower the signal emission power;

and when the first shielding area decreases, the circuit board adjusting the signal emission power is to improve the signal emission power.

12. A signal power adjusting method performed by a circuit board of at least one signal transmitter with adjustable signal power, wherein each of the at least one signal transmitter comprises a first adjustable metal shielding layer and the circuit board, the area of the first adjustable metal shielding layer consisting of a first shielding area and a first un-shielding area, wherein the first shielding area and the first un-shielding area are adjustable, and the signal power adjusting method comprises:

utilizing the circuit board of each of the at least one signal transmitter to adjust signal emission power to emit a signal according to the first un-shielding area of the first adjustable metal shielding layer.

13. The method of claim 12, wherein the signal emitted by the circuit board after adjusting the signal emission power according to the first un-shielding area of the first adjustable metal shielding layer comprises a direction corresponding to the first un-shielding area.

14. The method of claim 12 further comprising:

measuring a distance between the at least one signal transmitter and at least one signal generating apparatus neighboring to the signal transmitter to generate a corresponding distance measuring value; and

controlling a step motor to adjust the first un-shielding area of the first adjustable metal shielding layer of the at least one signal transmitter according to the corresponding distance measuring value.

15. The method of claim 12, wherein utilizing the circuit board of each of the at least one signal transmitter to adjust the signal emission power to emit the signal according to the first un-shielding area of the first adjustable metal shielding layer comprises:

when the first shielding area increases, lower the signal emission power of the circuit board to emit the signal; and

when the first shielding area decreases, improve the signal emission power of the circuit board to emit the signal.

16. The method of claim 12, wherein the signal transmitter is a low-power bluetooth transmitter.