Method and system for distributed transceivers and mobile device connectivity

• US 10,735,079 B2
• Filed: 12/24/2018
• Issued: 08/04/2020
• Est. Priority Date: 08/08/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Golba LLC
• Original Assignee: Golba LLC
• Inventors: Moshfeghi, Mehran
• Primary Examiner(s): Trinh, Tan H
• Application Number:
  US16/231,903
• Publication Number:
  US 20190222292A1
• Time in Patent Office: 589 Days
• Field of Search: 455 7, 455 15, 455 412, 455101, 455509, 4555751, 4554561, 4554351, 4554566, 370278, 370295, 370315, 370328
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 17/26 using historical data, averaging values or statistics
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 17/309 Measuring or estimating channel quality parameters
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 17/336 Signal-to-interference ratio [SIR] or carrier-to-interference ratio [CIR]
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 17/382 for resource allocation, admission control or handover
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 7/024 Co-operative use of antennas of several sites, e.g. in co-ordinated multipoint or co-operative multiple-input multiple-output [MIMO] systems
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 7/0413 MIMO systems
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 7/0456 Selection of precoding matrices or codebooks, e.g. using matrices antenna weighting
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 7/0617 for beam forming
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 7/0689 using different transmission schemes, at least one of them being a diversity transmission scheme
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 7/0697 using spatial multiplexing
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 7/0871 using different reception schemes, at least one of them being a diversity reception scheme
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 7/10 Polarisation diversity; Directional diversity
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 7/12 Frequency diversity
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 12/6418 Hybrid transport
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 5/0048 Allocation of pilot signals, i.e. of signals known to the receiver
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 7/033 using the transitions of the received signal to control the phase of the synchronising-signal-generating means, e.g. using a phase-locked loop
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 16/10 Dynamic resource partitioning
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 24/02 Arrangements for optimising operational condition
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/00 Services specially adapted for wireless communication networks; Facilities therefor
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 76/15 Setup of multiple wireless link connections
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 84/00 : Network topologies

Abstract

A plurality of distributed transceivers in a mobile entity such as a car, a truck, an omnibus (bus), a trailer, a mobile home, train, bus, a forklift, construction equipment, a boat, a ship, and/or an aircraft, and/or one or more corresponding antenna arrays that are communicatively coupled to the distributed transceivers are configured to handle communication of one or more data streams among one or more of a plurality of wireless communication networks, one or more other mobile entities and/or one or more mobile communication devices. The data streams may be communicated utilizing the configured one or more of the plurality of distributed transceivers and/or the one or more corresponding antenna arrays. The wireless communication networks includes a satellite network, a wireless wide area network, a wireless medium area network, a wireless local area network, a wireless personal area network, a network cloud and/or the Internet.

Claims

1. A method, comprising:

in a mobile entity comprising a plurality of distributed transceivers;

determining at least one of a reflective property, a refractive property or a diffraction property of a plurality of objects associated with said plurality of distributed transceivers;

configuring at least one of said one or more of said plurality of distributed transceivers or one or more corresponding antenna arrays that are communicatively coupled to said one or more of said plurality of distributed transceivers for communication of one or more data streams among one or more of a plurality of wireless communication networks, one or more other mobile entities and/or one or more mobile communication devices,

wherein said at least one of said one or more of said plurality of distributed transceivers or one or more corresponding antenna arrays are configured for the communication of the of one or more data streams based on said at least one of said reflective property, said refractive property or said diffraction property of said plurality of objects associated with said plurality of distributed transceivers; and

communicating said one or more data streams utilizing said configured at least one of one or more of said plurality of distributed transceivers or said one or more corresponding antenna arrays.

2. The method according to claim 1, wherein said mobile entity comprises at least one of a car, a truck, an omnibus (bus), a trailer, a mobile home, train, bus, a forklift, construction equipment, a boat, a ship, or an aircraft.

3. The method according to claim 1, wherein said plurality of wireless communication networks comprises at least one of a satellite network, a wireless wide area network, a wireless medium area network, a wireless local area network, a wireless personal area network or the Internet.

4. The method according to claim 1, comprising controlling said configuring of said at least one of one or more of said plurality of distributed transceivers or said one or more corresponding antenna arrays from a component within at least one of one or more of said mobile entity, said one or more other mobile entities, said one or more mobile communication devices or one or more of said wireless communication networks.

5. The method according to claim 1, comprising configuring said one or more of said plurality of distributed transceivers to operate as at least one of a relay node or a repeater node.

6. The method according to claim 1, comprising:

determining at least one of a location, speed or trajectory of said mobile entity; and

configuring said at least one of one or more of said plurality of distributed transceivers or one or more corresponding antenna arrays based on said determined at least one of location, speed or trajectory.

7. The method according to claim 1, comprising controlling said plurality of distributed transceivers to utilize one or more modes of operation to communicate at least one of said one or more data streams or to split said communication of said one or more data streams amongst a portion of said plurality of distributed transceivers,

wherein said one or more modes of operation comprises at least one of a spatial diversity mode, a frequency diversity mode, a spatial multiplexing mode, a frequency multiplexing mode or a MIMO mode.

8. The method according to claim 1, comprising backhauling traffic from at least one of said mobile entity or said one or more other mobile entities via one or more wireless communication links to said one or more of said plurality of wireless communication networks.

9. The method according to claim 1, comprising configuring one or more of said plurality of distributed transceivers in at least one of said mobile entity or said one or more other mobile entities to utilize different types of communication links for different types of data traffic.

10. The method according to claim 1, comprising configuring one or more of said plurality of distributed transceivers in at least one of said mobile entity or said one or more other mobile entities to utilize at least one of different modulation schemes, constellations, protocols, frequencies, wireless standards or bandwidths for said communication of said one or more data streams.

11. A system, comprising:

a plurality of distributed transceivers in a mobile entity, wherein;

at least one of one or more of said plurality of distributed transceivers or one or more corresponding antenna arrays that are communicatively coupled to said one or more of said plurality of distributed transceivers are configured to;

determine at least one of a reflective property, a refractive property or a diffraction property of a plurality of objects associated with said plurality of distributed transceivers;

configure at least one of said one or more of said plurality of distributed transceivers or one or more corresponding antenna arrays that are communicatively coupled to said one or more of said plurality of distributed transceivers for communication of one or more data streams among one or more of a plurality of wireless communication networks, one or more other mobile entities and/or one or more mobile communication devices,

wherein said at least one of said one or more of said plurality of distributed transceivers or one or more corresponding antenna arrays are configured for the communication of the one or more data streams based on said at least one of said reflective property, said refractive property or said diffraction property of said plurality of objects associated with said plurality of distributed transceivers; and

said one or more data streams are communicated utilizing said configured at least one of one or more of said plurality of distributed transceivers or said one or more corresponding antenna arrays.

12. The system according to claim 11, wherein said mobile entity comprises at least one of a car, a truck, an omnibus (bus), a trailer, a mobile home, train, bus, a forklift, construction equipment, a boat, a ship, or an aircraft.

13. The system according to claim 11, wherein said plurality of wireless communication networks comprises at least one of a satellite network, a wireless wide area network, a wireless medium area network, a wireless local area network, a wireless personal area network or the Internet.

14. The system according to claim 11, wherein said configuration of said at least one of one or more of said plurality of distributed transceivers or said one or more corresponding antenna arrays is controlled from a component within at least one of one or more of said mobile entity, said one or more other mobile entities, said one or more mobile communication devices or one or more of said wireless communication networks.

15. The system according to claim 11, wherein said one or more of said plurality of distributed transceivers is further configured to operate at least one of as a relay node or a repeater node.

16. The system according to claim 11, wherein said one or more of said plurality of distributed transceivers is further configured to:

determine at least one of a location, speed or trajectory of said mobile entity; and

configure said at least one of one or more of said plurality of distributed transceivers or one or more corresponding antenna arrays is configured based on said determined at least one of location, speed or trajectory.

17. The system according to claim 11, wherein said plurality of distributed transceivers are controlled to utilize one or more modes of operation to communicate at least one of said one or more data streams or to split said communication of said one or more data streams amongst a portion of said plurality of distributed transceivers,

wherein said one or more modes of operation comprises at least one of a spatial diversity mode, a frequency diversity mode, a spatial multiplexing mode, a frequency multiplexing mode or a MIMO mode.

18. The system according to claim 11, wherein traffic from at least one of said mobile entity or said one or more other mobile entities are backhauled via one or more wireless communication links to said one or more of said plurality of wireless communication networks.

19. The system according to claim 11, wherein one or more of said plurality of distributed transceivers in at least one of said mobile entity or said one or more other mobile entities is configured to utilize different types of communication links for different types of data traffic.

20. The system according to claim 11, wherein one or more of said plurality of distributed transceivers in at least one of said mobile entity or said one or more other mobile entities is configured to utilize at least one of different modulation schemes, constellations, protocols, frequencies, wireless standards or bandwidths for said communication of said one or more data streams.