Technique for obtaining the rotation of a wireless device

• US 9,753,118 B2
• Filed: 10/21/2015
• Issued: 09/05/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 11/25/2014
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Qualcomm, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Qualcomm, Inc.
• Inventors: Sanderovich, Amichai, Diukman, Iddo
• Primary Examiner(s): Aghdam, Freshteh N
• Application Number:
  US14/919,389
• Publication Number:
  US 20160149633A1
• Time in Patent Office: 685 Days
• CPC Class Codes: G01S 5/0289 of multiple transceivers, e.g. in ad hoc networks
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 7/002 Reducing depolarization effects
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 7/0695 using beam selection
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 7/088 using beam selection
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 7/10 Polarisation diversity; Directional diversity

Abstract

Certain aspects of the present disclosure relate to methods and apparatus for wireless communication. More particularly, aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to techniques for wireless communications by a first apparatus comprising a first interface for obtaining, via at least one receive antenna, first and second training signals transmitted from a second apparatus via at least first and second transmit antennas having different polarizations, and a processing system configured to determine, based on the first and second training signals, one or more characteristics for different transmit-receive antenna pairs, each pair comprising one of the first and second transmit antennas and the at least one receive antenna, and generate, based on the one or more characteristics, a parameter indicative of a rotation of the first apparatus relative to the second apparatus.

Claims

1. A first apparatus for wireless communications, comprising:

a first interface for obtaining, via at least one receive antenna, first and second training signals transmitted from a second apparatus via at least first and second transmit antennas having different polarizations; and

a processing system configured to;

determine, based on the first and second training signals, one or more characteristics for different transmit-receive antenna pairs, each pair comprising one of the first and second transmit antennas and the at least one receive antenna,

generate, based on the one or more characteristics, a parameter indicative of a rotation of the first apparatus relative to the second apparatus, and

adjust the parameter based on the one or more characteristics.

2. The first apparatus of claim 1, further comprising a second interface for at least one of:

outputting the parameter for transmission to the second apparatus;

or

outputting the parameter for use in an application running on the first apparatus.

3. The first apparatus of claim 1, wherein:

the different polarizations of the first and second transmit antennas correspond to horizontal and vertical polarizations.

4. The first apparatus of claim 1, wherein the at least one receive antenna comprises at least one vertically polarized receive antenna and at least one horizontally polarized receive antenna.

5. The first apparatus of claim 1, wherein the one or more characteristics comprise receive powers associated with the first and second training signals.

6. The first apparatus of claim 5, wherein the parameter is generated based on a trigonometric function applied to a ratio of the receive powers associated with the first and second training signals.

7. The first apparatus of claim 1, wherein the one or more characteristics comprise receive phases associated with the first and second training signals.

8. The first apparatus of claim 7, wherein the processing system is further configured to adjust the parameter by 180 degrees, based on the receive phase associated with the first and second training signals.

9. The first apparatus of claim 1, wherein the first and second training signals are obtained as a part of a beamforming training procedure.

10. A method for wireless communications, comprising:

obtaining, by a first apparatus, via at least one receive antenna, first and second training signals transmitted from a second apparatus via at least first and second transmit antennas having different polarizations;

determining, based on the first and second training signals, one or more characteristics for different transmit-receive antenna pairs, each pair comprising one of the first and second transmit antennas and the at least one receive antenna;

generating, based on the one or more characteristics, a parameter indicative of a rotation of the first apparatus relative to the second apparatus; and

adjusting the parameter based on the one or more characteristics.

11. The method of claim 10, further comprising at least one of:

outputting the parameter for transmission to the second apparatus;

or

outputting the parameter for use in an application running on the first apparatus.

12. The method of claim 10, wherein:

the different polarizations of the first and second transmit antennas correspond to horizontal and vertical polarizations.

13. The method of claim 10, wherein the at least one receive antenna comprises at least one vertically polarized receive antenna and at least one horizontally polarized receive antenna.

14. The method of claim 10, wherein the one or more characteristics comprise receive powers associated with the first and second training signals.

15. The method of claim 14, wherein the parameter is generated based on a trigonometric function applied to a ratio of the receive powers associated with the first and second training signals.

16. The method of claim 10, wherein the one or more characteristics comprise receive phases associated with the first and second training signals.

17. The method of claim 16, wherein the processing system is further configured to adjust the parameter by 180 degrees, based on the receive phase associated with the first and second training signals.

18. The method of claim 10, wherein the first and second training signals are obtained as a part of a beamforming training procedure.

19. An apparatus for wireless communications, comprising:

means for obtaining, by a first apparatus, via at least one receive antenna, first and second training signals transmitted from a second apparatus via at least first and second transmit antennas having different polarizations;

means for determining, based on the first and second training signals, one or more characteristics for different transmit-receive antenna pairs, each pair comprising one of the first or second transmit antennas and the at least one receive antenna;

means for generating, based on the one or more characteristics, a parameter indicative of a rotation of the first apparatus relative to the second apparatus; and

means for adjusting the parameter based on the one or more characteristics.

20. The apparatus of claim 19, further comprising at least one of:

means for outputting the parameter for transmission to the second apparatus;

or

means for outputting the parameter for use in an application running on the first apparatus.

21. The apparatus of claim 19, wherein:

the different polarizations of the first and second transmit antennas correspond to horizontal and vertical polarizations.

22. The apparatus of claim 19, wherein the at least one receive antenna comprises at least one vertically polarized receive antenna and at least one horizontally polarized receive antenna.

23. The apparatus of claim 19, wherein the one or more characteristics comprise receive powers associated with the first and second training signals.

24. The apparatus of claim 23, wherein the parameter is generated based on a trigonometric function applied to a ratio of the receive powers associated with the first and second training signals.

25. The apparatus of claim 19, wherein the one or more characteristics comprise receive phases associated with the first and second training signals.

26. The apparatus of claim 25, wherein the processing system is further configured to adjust the parameter by 180 degrees, based on the receive phase associated with the first and second training signals.

27. The apparatus of claim 19, wherein the first and second training signals are obtained as a part of a beamforming training procedure.

28. A non-transitory computer readable storage medium having instructions stored thereon for:

obtaining, by a first apparatus, via at least one receive antenna, first and second training signals transmitted from a second apparatus via at least first and second transmit antennas having different polarizations;

determining, based on the first and second training signals, one or more characteristics for different transmit-receive antenna pairs, each pair comprising one of the first and second transmit antennas and the at least one receive antenna;

generating, based on the one or more characteristics, a parameter indicative of a rotation of the first apparatus relative to the second apparatus; and

adjusting the parameter based on the one or more characteristics.

29. A wireless station, comprising:

a receiver for receiving first and second training signals transmitted from a second apparatus via at least first and second transmit antennas having different polarizations; and

a processing system configured to;

determine, based on the first and second training signals, one or more characteristics for different transmit-receive antenna pairs, each pair comprising one of the first and second transmit antennas and the at least one receive antenna,

generate, based on the one or more characteristics, a parameter indicative of a rotation of the first apparatus relative to the second apparatus, and

adjust the parameter based on the one or more characteristics.