Frequency accommodation

• US 9,608,862 B2
• Filed: 03/15/2013
• Issued: 03/28/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 03/15/2013
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Elwha LLC (Intellectual Ventures LLC)
• Original Assignee: Elwha LLC (Intellectual Ventures LLC)
• Inventors: Hyde, Roderick A., Levien, Royce A., Lord, Richard T., Lord, Robert W., Malamud, Mark A., Tegreene, Clarence T.
• Primary Examiner(s): Le, Danh
• Application Number:
  US13/842,040
• Publication Number:
  US 20140269414A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,474 Days
• Field of Search: 455/562.1, 455/550.1, 455/452.1, 370/334
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: H01Q 1/241 used in mobile communications, e.g. GSM H01Q1/247, H01Q1/248 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H01Q 15/0086 said selective devices having materials with a synthesized negative refractive index, e.g. metamaterials or left-handed materials
• CPC Class Codes: H01Q 3/26 varying the relative phase or relative amplitude of energisation between two or more active radiating elements; varying the distribution of energy across a radiating aperture H01Q3/12, H01Q3/22, H01Q3/24 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 41/0803 Configuration setting
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 16/28 using beam steering

Abstract

Disclosed herein are example embodiments for accommodating different frequencies. For certain example embodiments, at least one device, such as a wireless node, (i) may accommodate different attributes or characteristics of electromagnetic radiation at particular frequencies or (ii) may accommodate multiple different frequencies with a same device. However, claimed subject matter is not limited to any particular described embodiments, implementations, examples, or so forth.

Claims

1. A method for frequency accommodation, the method comprising:

obtaining one or more antenna assembly configuration parameters and at least one orientation position corresponding to at least one portable wireless node, wherein the obtaining the one or more antenna assembly configuration parameters includes at least obtaining the one or more antenna assembly configuration parameters based on experimentation of the at least one portable wireless node, wherein detection of movement of the at least one portable wireless node initiates the experimentation and one or more results of the experimentation populate an antenna configuration data structure, the experimentation including at least applying one or more different directionalities of one or more beams to determine suitability of the one or more antenna assembly configuration parameters; and

associating the one or more antenna assembly configuration parameters with the at least one orientation position corresponding to the at least one portable wireless node.

2. A system for frequency accommodation, the system comprising:

circuitry for obtaining one or more antenna assembly configuration parameters and at least one orientation position corresponding to at least one portable wireless node, wherein the obtaining the one or more antenna assembly configuration parameters includes at least obtaining the one or more antenna assembly configuration parameters based on experimentation of the at least one portable wireless node, wherein detection of movement of the at least one portable wireless node initiates the experimentation and one or more results of the experimentation populate an antenna configuration data structure, the experimentation including at least applying one or more different directionalities of one or more beams to determine suitability of the one or more antenna assembly configuration parameters; and

circuitry for associating the one or more antenna assembly configuration parameters with the at least one orientation position corresponding to the at least one portable wireless node.

3. The system of claim 2, wherein the circuitry for obtaining one or more antenna assembly configuration parameters and at least one orientation position corresponding to at least one portable wireless node comprises:

at least one of;

circuitry for ascertaining the one or more antenna assembly configuration parameters with respect to the at least one orientation position corresponding to the at least one portable wireless node based, at least partially, on experimentation with multiple antenna assembly configuration parameters;

circuitry for receiving from at least one remote node the one or more antenna assembly configuration parameters with respect to the at least one orientation position corresponding to the at least one portable wireless node;

circuitry for ascertaining the one or more antenna assembly configuration parameters for at least one range of values representing the at least one orientation position corresponding to the at least one portable wireless node;

or

circuitry for retrieving the one or more antenna assembly configuration parameters from at least one data structure stored at the at least one portable wireless node.

4. The system of claim 2, wherein the circuitry for obtaining one or more antenna assembly configuration parameters and at least one orientation position corresponding to at least one portable wireless node comprises:

circuitry for receiving from at least one remote node one or more antenna assembly configuration parameters responsive at least partly to a transmission received by the at least one portable wireless node.

5. The system of claim 2, wherein the circuitry for associating the one or more antenna assembly configuration parameters with the at least one orientation position corresponding to the at least one portable wireless node comprises:

at least one of;

circuitry for storing the one or more antenna assembly configuration parameters in association with the at least one orientation position corresponding to the at least one portable wireless node as at least part of at least one entry of the antenna configuration data structure;

or

circuitry for transmitting to at least one remote node the one or more antenna assembly configuration parameters in association with the at least one orientation position corresponding to the at least one portable wireless node.

6. The system of claim 2, further comprising:

circuitry for utilizing the one or more antenna assembly configuration parameters

in conjunction with at least one antenna assembly.

7. The system of claim 2, further comprising:

circuitry for receiving, by at least one network node, one or more conditions with associated with wireless communication configuration parameters from one or more portable wireless nodes.

8. The system of claim 2, further comprising:

circuitry for extracting, by at least one network node, the one or more antenna

assembly configuration parameters from at least the antenna configuration data structure by applying the at least one orientation position.

9. The system of claim 2, further comprising:

circuitry for transmitting from at least one network node to one or more portable

wireless nodes the one or more antenna assembly configuration parameters in association with the at least one orientation position corresponding to the at least one portable wireless node.

10. The system of claim 2, further comprising:

circuitry for storing into at least one data structure, by at least one network node,

the one or more antenna assembly configuration parameters in association with the at least one orientation position corresponding to the at least one portable wireless node.

11. The system of claim 10, wherein the circuitry for storing into at least one data structure, by at least one network node, the one or more antenna assembly configuration parameters in association with the at least one orientation position corresponding to the at least one portable wireless node comprises:

circuitry for storing the one or more antenna assembly configuration parameters

in association with the at least one orientation position corresponding to the at least one portable wireless node into the at least one data structure with regard to at least one device attribute of the at least one portable wireless node.

12. The system of claim 2, further comprising:

circuitry for linking, by at least one network node, the one or more antenna

assembly configuration parameters that are associated with the at least one orientation position corresponding to the at least one portable wireless node with geospatial map data that includes multiple spatial locations.

13. The system of claim 2, further comprising:

circuitry for presenting at least one interface to facilitate implementation of an antenna assembly configuration parameter framework.

14. The system of claim 13, further comprising:

circuitry for communicating with at least one remote node to share the one or

more antenna assembly configuration parameters that are associated with the at least one orientation position corresponding to the at least one portable wireless node.

15. The system of claim 2, wherein the circuitry for obtaining one or more antenna assembly configuration parameters and at least one orientation position corresponding to at least one portable wireless node comprises:

at least one of;

circuitry for obtaining the one or more antenna assembly configuration parameters and the at least one orientation position corresponding to the at least one portable wireless node responsive at least partly to at least one command received from at least one remote node;

or

circuitry for obtaining the one or more antenna assembly configuration parameters and the at least one orientation position corresponding to the at least one portable wireless node responsive at least partly to at least one criterion received from at least one remote node.

16. The system of claim 2, wherein the circuitry for associating the one or more antenna assembly configuration parameters with the at least one orientation position corresponding to the at least one portable wireless node comprises:

circuitry for transmitting the one or more antenna assembly configuration parameters (i) in association with the at least one orientation position corresponding to the at least one portable wireless node and (ii) in association with at least one spatial location corresponding to the at least one portable wireless node.

17. The system of claim 2, wherein the circuitry for obtaining one or more antenna assembly configuration parameters and at least one orientation position corresponding to at least one portable wireless node comprises:

circuitry for receiving the one or more antenna assembly configuration parameters and at least a reference to the at least one orientation position corresponding to the at least one portable wireless node from a fixed wireless node over a local wireless network.

18. The system of claim 2, wherein the circuitry for obtaining one or more antenna assembly configuration parameters and at least one orientation position corresponding to at least one portable wireless node comprises:

circuitry for receiving the one or more antenna assembly configuration parameters and at least one indication of the at least one orientation position corresponding to the at least one portable wireless node from another portable wireless node.

19. The system of claim 2, wherein the circuitry for obtaining one or more antenna assembly configuration parameters and at least one orientation position corresponding to at least one portable wireless node comprises:

circuitry for transmitting to another portable wireless node at least one indication of at least part of a physical state corresponding to the at least one portable wireless node as at least part of at least one request for the one or more antenna assembly configuration parameters.

20. The system of claim 2, further comprising:

circuitry for coordinating wireless communication of one or more portable wireless nodes.

21. The system of claim 20, wherein the circuitry for coordinating wireless communication of one or more portable wireless nodes comprises:

circuitry for assigning at least one of a time slot or a frequency to a particular portable wireless node of the one or more portable wireless nodes.

22. The system of claim 20, wherein the circuitry for coordinating wireless communication of one or more portable wireless nodes comprises:

circuitry for instructing the one or more portable wireless nodes to point at least one beam in at least one particular direction based, at least partially, on one or more locations corresponding to the one or more portable wireless nodes.

23. The system of claim 2, further comprising:

circuitry for negotiating at least one wireless communication bank shot with at

least one other wireless node.

24. The system of claim 23, wherein the circuitry for negotiating at least one wireless communication bank shot with at least one other wireless node comprises:

circuitry for negotiating at least one directionality for at least one antenna beam to implement the at least one wireless communication bank shot with the at least one other wireless node.

25. The system of claim 2, further comprising:

circuitry for signaling, by at least one auxiliary relay item, that the at least one auxiliary relay item is available to the at least one portable wireless node.

26. The system of claim 2, further comprising:

circuitry for receiving, by at least one auxiliary relay item from the at least one

portable wireless node, at least one request that the at least one auxiliary relay item report at least one measure of signal quality determinable by the at least one auxiliary relay item.

27. The system of claim 2, further comprising:

circuitry for signaling, by at least one auxiliary relay item, at least one indication

of one or more communication avenues, including but not limited to at least one base station, that is wirelessly accessible to the at least one auxiliary relay item.

28. The system of claim 2, further comprising:

circuitry, which is responsive at least partly to a change of physical state

corresponding to the at least one portable wireless node, for repeating at least one of (i) an obtainment of one or more antenna assembly configuration parameters and at least one orientation position corresponding to at least one portable wireless node or (ii) an association of the one or more antenna assembly configuration parameters with the at least one orientation position corresponding to the at least one portable wireless node.

29. The system of claim 2, further comprising:

circuitry for obtaining one or more different antenna assembly configuration parameters.

30. The system of claim 29, wherein the circuitry for obtaining one or more different antenna assembly configuration parameters comprises:

circuitry for obtaining the one or more different antenna assembly configuration parameters responsive at least partly to expiration of at least one elapsed time.

31. The system of claim 2, further comprising:

circuitry for determining at least one different orientation position for a current spatial location corresponding to the at least one portable wireless node.

32. The system of claim 31, wherein the circuitry for determining at least one different orientation position for a current spatial location corresponding to the at least one portable wireless node comprises:

circuitry for determining the at least one different orientation position for the current spatial location corresponding to the at least one portable wireless node using at least the antenna configuration data structure.

33. The system of claim 31, wherein the circuitry for determining at least one different orientation position for a current spatial location corresponding to the at least one portable wireless node comprises:

circuitry for indicating to a user of the at least one portable wireless node the at least one different orientation position.

34. The system of claim 2, wherein the circuitry for obtaining one or more antenna assembly configuration parameters and at least one orientation position corresponding to at least one portable wireless node, wherein the obtaining the one or more antenna assembly configuration parameters includes at least obtaining the one or more antenna assembly configuration parameters based on experimentation of the at least one portable wireless node, wherein detection of movement of the at least one portable wireless node initiates the experimentation and one or more results of the experimentation populate an antenna configuration data structure, includes:

circuitry for obtaining the one or more antenna assembly configuration parameters and at least the one orientation position corresponding to at least the one portable wireless node, wherein the obtaining the one or more antenna assembly configuration parameters includes at least obtaining the one or more antenna assembly configuration parameters based on experimentation of the at least one portable wireless node, wherein detection of a drop in signal of at least the one portable wireless node initiates the experimentation.

35. The system of claim 2, wherein the circuitry for obtaining one or more antenna assembly configuration parameters and at least one orientation position corresponding to at least one portable wireless node, wherein the obtaining the one or more antenna assembly configuration parameters includes at least obtaining the one or more antenna assembly configuration parameters based on experimentation of the at least one portable wireless node, wherein detection of movement of the at least one portable wireless node initiates the experimentation and one or more results of the experimentation populate an antenna configuration data structure, comprises:

circuitry for obtaining the one or more antenna assembly configuration parameters and the at least one orientation position corresponding to the at least one portable wireless node, wherein the obtaining the one or more antenna assembly configuration parameters includes at least obtaining the one or more antenna assembly configuration parameters based on the experimentation of the at least one portable wireless node, wherein detection of movement of the at least one portable wireless node initiates the experimentation and one or more results of the experimentation populate an antenna configuration data structure, the detection of the movement of the at least one portable wireless node being at least detection by an inertial measurement unit of the at least one portable wireless node.

36. The system of claim 2, wherein the circuitry for obtaining one or more antenna assembly configuration parameters and at least one orientation position corresponding to at least one portable wireless node, wherein the obtaining the one or more antenna assembly configuration parameters includes at least obtaining the one or more antenna assembly configuration parameters based on experimentation of the at least one portable wireless node, wherein detection of movement of the at least one portable wireless node initiates the experimentation and one or more results of the experimentation populate an antenna configuration data structure, comprises:

circuitry for obtaining the one or more antenna assembly configuration parameters and the at least one orientation position corresponding to the at least one portable wireless node, wherein the obtaining the one or more antenna assembly configuration parameters includes at least obtaining the one or more antenna assembly configuration parameters based on the experimentation of the at least one portable wireless node, wherein detection of movement of the at least one portable wireless node initiates the experimentation and one or more results of the experimentation populate the antenna configuration data structure, the detection of the movement of the at least one portable wireless node including at least detection by GPS.

37. The system of claim 2, wherein the circuitry for obtaining one or more antenna assembly configuration parameters and at least one orientation position corresponding to at least one portable wireless node, wherein the obtaining the one or more antenna assembly configuration parameters includes at least obtaining the one or more antenna assembly configuration parameters based on experimentation of the at least one portable wireless node, wherein detection of movement of the at least one portable wireless node initiates the experimentation and one or more results of the experimentation populate an antenna configuration data structure, comprises:

circuitry for obtaining the one or more antenna assembly configuration parameters and the at least one orientation position corresponding to the at least one portable wireless node, wherein the obtaining the one or more antenna assembly configuration parameters includes at least obtaining the one or more antenna assembly configuration parameters based on the experimentation of the at least one portable wireless node, wherein detection of movement of the at least one portable wireless node initiates the experimentation and one or more results of the experimentation populate the antenna configuration data structure, the experimentation being at least applying one or more different particular cardinal directionalities of one or more beams to determine suitability of the one or more antenna assembly configuration parameters.

38. The system of claim 2, wherein circuitry for obtaining one or more antenna assembly configuration parameters and at least one orientation position corresponding to at least one portable wireless node comprises:

circuitry for obtaining one or more antenna assembly configuration parameters of an antenna at least one of formed or constructed using one or more meta-materials.

39. The system of claim 2, wherein circuitry for obtaining one or more antenna assembly configuration parameters and at least one orientation position corresponding to at least one portable wireless node comprises:

circuitry for obtaining one or more antenna assembly configuration parameters of an antenna configured for communicating at approximately 60 GHz.

40. The system of claim 2, wherein obtaining the one or more antenna assembly configuration parameters based on experimentation of the at least one portable wireless node comprises:

obtaining the one or more antenna assembly configuration parameters based on experimentation using current signaling of a counterpart wireless node.

41. The system of claim 2, wherein obtaining the one or more antenna assembly configuration parameters based on experimentation of the at least one portable wireless node comprises:

obtaining the one or more antenna assembly configuration parameters based on experimentation using a map of an area to facilitate adjustment of one or more frequencies to overcome one or more obstacles.

42. The system of claim 2, wherein obtaining the one or more antenna assembly configuration parameters based on experimentation of the at least one portable wireless node comprises:

obtaining the one or more antenna assembly configuration parameters based on experimentation including adjusting one or more frequencies to avoid one or more obstacles.

43. An arrangement for frequency accommodation, the arrangement comprising:

means for obtaining one or more antenna assembly configuration parameters and at least one orientation position corresponding to at least one portable wireless node, wherein the obtaining the one or more antenna assembly configuration parameters includes at least obtaining the one or more antenna assembly configuration parameters based on experimentation of the at least one portable wireless node, wherein detection of movement of the at least one portable wireless node initiates the experimentation and one or more results of the experimentation populate an antenna configuration data structure, the experimentation including at least applying one or more different directionalities of one or more beams to determine suitability of the one or more antenna assembly configuration parameters; and

means for associating the one or more antenna assembly configuration parameters with the at least one orientation position corresponding to the at least one portable wireless node.