Embodiment
Below will explain signal source configuration-system provided by the present invention and method by embodiment.Yet embodiments of the invention are not to limit the present invention must can implement in any environment as described in embodiment, application or mode.Therefore, only be explaination purpose of the present invention about the explanation of embodiment, but not in order to direct restriction the present invention.Need the expositor, following examples and graphic in, omit and do not illustrate with the non-directly related element of the present invention.
The first embodiment of the present invention is a signal source configuration-system 1, and its schematic diagram is depicted in Figure 1A.Signal source configuration-system 1 can be in a space with border (for example: an interior space) determine an allocation position of a signal source, and signal source can be a base station (base station), a wireless network access point (access point), a femtocell thereof (femtocell) or any device that wireless service can be provided.
Signal source configuration-system 1 comprises a computing electronics 11, and computing electronics 11 comprises a storage element 111 and a processor 113 that is electrically connected to each other.Computing electronics 11 can be to have in a server, a desktop computer, a notebook computer or affiliated technical field knows that usually the knowledgeable can think and have the device of computing capability easily.Storage element 111 can be to have in memory, floppy disk, hard disk, CD, Portable disk, tape, database or affiliated technical field knows that usually the knowledgeable can think and have the Storage Media of identical function easily.Processor 113 can be wherein any of the known various processors of persond having ordinary knowledge in the technical field of the present invention, central processing unit (central processing unit), microprocessor or other processing unit.
Storage element 111 stores a plane information 111a in this space and a signal strength information 111b in this space.Plane information 111a is in order to allow processor 113 know which place in the space do not have barrier (for example: desk, chair etc.) and which place and have barrier, allows even further processor 113 (for example: the height of barrier) know the kind of barrier and spatial information thereof.In follow-up processing procedure, processor 113 just can according to which position in plane information 111a judgement space can the configuration signal source and which position can not configuration signal the source, then pick out suitable place, as the allocation position of signal source.The present invention does not limit the kenel of plane information 111a, as long as do not have barrier and which place and have barrier in which place in can record space.For example, plane information 111a can be planar configuration as shown in Figure 1B, or the relative coordinate information of respectively furnishing in this space etc.In Figure 1B, the black block represents and is provided with the barrier part in the space.
Signal strength information 111b is in order to allow processor 113 know the signal strength values of each position in space.Particularly, the space is defined as several subspaces, and this signal strength information 111b comprises several signal strength values, each signal strength values just correspond to these subspaces one of them.For example, suppose that this space is an office space, different seats is to there being different signal strength values.Must the expositor, the present invention is the kenel of restricting signal strength information 111b not also, as long as the signal strength values in can record space.The signal distribution plots that the present embodiment is illustrated with Fig. 1 C is as signal strength information 111b.In detail, the present embodiment is divided into six grades with signal strength values, be respectively by force, slightly strong, in, faint, weak and nothing, the corresponding signal strength values of regional 10a in Fig. 1 C be " by force ", the corresponding signal strength values of regional 10b for " slightly strong ", the corresponding signal strength values of regional 10c for " in ", the corresponding signal strength values of regional 10d is that " faint ", the corresponding signal strength values of regional 10e are that " weak " and the corresponding signal strength values of regional 10f are " nothing ".
Afterwards, processor 113 just can according to plane information 111a and signal strength information 111b, with various strategy, determine an allocation position of a signal source.For example, the strategy that adopts of processor 113 can be: the allocation position of signal source is arranged in the most weak the locating of signal in the space.When taking this strategy, plane information 111a can first be defined as several configurable zones (for example: the white portion of Figure 1B can be defined as several configurable zones), processor 113 is just in these configurable zones, choose corresponding signal strength values reckling, as the allocation position of signal source.Again for example, processor 113 also can be according to plane information 111a and signal strength information 111b, the allocation position of signal source is arranged in needs most the stabilization signal part in the space.In brief, processor 113 can coordinate different strategies according to plane information 111a and signal strength information 111b, determines the allocation position of signal source.
As shown in the above description, the signal source configuration-system 1 of the first embodiment is when determining the allocation position of signal source, therefore with reference to stored plane information 111a and signal strength information 111b, can avoid the problems such as jitter in space that known signal source configuration mode causes, signal intensity difference be excessive.
The second embodiment of the present invention is a signal source configuration-system 2, and its schematic diagram is depicted in Fig. 2.Signal source configuration-system 2 comprises a computing electronics 21 and a signal detection device 23.Computing electronics 21 comprises a storage element 111, a processor 113 and a receiver 215, and wherein, processor 113 is electrically connected to storage element 111 and receiver 215.Signal source configuration-system 2 is applicable to have a space on border, and storage element 111 stores a plane information 111a in this space and a signal strength information 111b in this space.
The signal source configuration-system 2 of the second embodiment can be carried out 1 running that can carry out of signal source configuration-system of the first embodiment, and signal source configuration-system 2 has the function that signal source configuration-system 1 has.The different place of the signal source configuration-system 1 of the signal source configuration-system 2 of the second embodiment and the first embodiment only is described in detail in detail therefore.
Signal source configuration-system 2 can determine the allocation position of a plurality of signal sources.At first, signal source configuration-system 2 can adopt the mode identical with signal source configuration-system 1, determines first allocation position in first signal source.
In the first signal source put be placed in the first allocation position after, signal detection device 23 can move (for example: the hand-held signal detection device 23 of user moves, or signal detection device 23 moves voluntarily) in the space in the space in the space.In moving process, signal detection device 23 can be in different positions sends a request signal to the first signal source, and receives the corresponding back-signalling that transmit in the first signal source.By this kind mode, the signal strength values that several subspaces that signal detection device 23 just can obtain the first signal source space to be defined produce.
For each signal strength values, signal detection device 23 can produce a corresponding first signal intensity level.For example, for each signal strength values, signal detection device 23 can produce fully the first signal intensity level that equates, or will carry out classification, then with the result of classification as the first signal intensity level.Therefore, each first signal intensity level also can be considered the first signal source to one of them signal strength values that produces of these subspaces.Afterwards, signal detection device 23 transmits these first signal intensity levels again to receiver 215, and receiver 215 can receive the first signal intensity level that signal detection device 23 transmits.
A plurality of first signal intensity levels that processor 113 then receives according to receiver 215, the signal strength values that update signal strength information 111b comprises.Afterwards, processor 113 just can be according to plane information 111a and the signal strength information 111b after upgrading, and determines one second allocation position in a secondary signal source.Below will with a concrete example, illustrate that processor 113 how according to the signal strength information 111b after plane information 111a and renewal, determines second allocation position in secondary signal source.But described concrete example is not to limit the scope of the invention.
Plane information 111a can first be defined as several configurable zones.For each configurable zone, signal source configuration-system 2 carries out following running:
(a) after the secondary signal source is placed in described configurable zone, detector 23 can move in the space.In moving process, signal detection device 23 can be in different positions sends a request signal to the secondary signal source, and receives the corresponding back-signalling that transmit in the secondary signal source.By this kind mode, when signal detection device 23 just can obtain the secondary signal source and is placed in described configurable zone, the signal strength values that several subspaces that the space is defined produce.
(b) for each signal strength values, signal detection device 23 can produce a corresponding secondary signal intensity level.For example, for each signal strength values, signal detection device 23 can produce fully the secondary signal intensity level that equates, or will carry out classification, then with the result of classification as the secondary signal intensity level.Therefore, when each secondary signal intensity level also can be considered the secondary signal source and is placed in described configurable zone, described secondary signal source was to one of them signal strength values that produces of these subspaces.Signal detection device 23 transmits these secondary signal intensity levels again to receiver 215.
(c) 215 of receivers can receive these secondary signal intensity levels that signal detection device 23 transmits.Processor 113 is again according to these secondary signal intensity levels, temporarily these signal strength values of comprising of update signal strength information 111b.In these signal strength values after processor 113 calculates and upgrades, less than a statistics numbers of a threshold value.This threshold value can be considered the basic demand to signal strength signal intensity, if less than threshold value, the expression signal strength signal intensity does not meet basic demand.
Complete aforementioned (a) to the running of (c) for each configurable zone, processor 113 just obtains a plurality of statistics numbers.Processor 113 is just chosen these statistics numbers recklings corresponding described configurable zones, as second allocation position in secondary signal source.In other words, processor 113 is chosen and can be improved maximum persons to the signal strength values in space, as the second allocation position.If the allocation position of other signal sources greater than two, just signal source configuration-system 2 repeats the mode of second allocation position in aforementioned decision secondary signal source, is decided in this space more number of sources of configuration.
Must the expositor, " first " in aforementioned first signal source and secondary signal source reaches " second " and only is used for representing that first signal source and secondary signal source are different signal sources.Similarly, " first " of aforementioned the first allocation position and the second allocation position reaches " second " and only is used for representing that the first allocation position and the second allocation position are different allocation positions.
Another palpus expositor, the storage element 111 of the present embodiment is just storing signal strength information 111b in the starting stage.Yet in other enforcement aspect, signal source configuration-system 2 can be collected several initial signal intensity values by signal detection device 23, then produces according to this signal strength information 111b.For example, detector 23 can be prior to moving in the space.In moving process, the signal source around signal detection device 23 is understood in different positions to the space is sent a request signal, and receives corresponding back-signalling.By this kind mode, signal detection device 23 just can obtain several initial signal intensity values.For each initial signal intensity value, signal detection device 23 can produce fully the signal strength values that equates, or it is carried out classification, then with the result of classification as signal strength values.Afterwards, receiver 215 is understood from signal detector 23 these signal strength values of reception, and what processor 113 was incited somebody to action again is stored in storage element 111 as signal strength information 111b.
As shown in the above description, the computing electronics 21 of signal source configuration-system 2 is when determining the allocation position of a plurality of signal sources, with reference to stored plane information 111a and each stage signal strength information 111b after upgrading, therefore can avoid the problems such as jitter in space that known signal source configuration mode causes, signal intensity difference be excessive.
The third embodiment of the present invention is a signal source configuration-system 3, and its schematic diagram is depicted in Fig. 3.Signal source configuration-system 3 comprises a computing electronics 21, a signal detection device 23 and a robot vehicle 35.Robot vehicle 35 comprises a power control unit 351, a barrier sensing apparatus 353 and a data transmission device 355.The Electronic Accounting Machine Unit 21 and the signal detection device 23 that comprise as for signal source configuration-system 3, the Electronic Accounting Machine Unit 21 and the signal detection device 23 that comprise with the signal source configuration-system 2 of the second embodiment respectively are identical.
The signal source configuration-system 3 of the 3rd embodiment can be carried out 2 runnings that can carry out of signal source configuration-system of the second embodiment, and signal source configuration-system 3 has the function that signal source configuration-system 2 has.The different place of the signal source configuration-system 2 of the signal source configuration-system 3 of the 3rd embodiment and the second embodiment only is described in detail in detail therefore.
Before the allocation position that determines each signal source, the data that robot vehicle 35 can move in the space and collection is relevant with the space configuration make computing electronics 21 produce according to this plane information 111a.Particularly, power control unit 351 can be controlled robot vehicle 35 and moves in the space.353 of barrier sensing apparatus can carry out sensing when move in the space in robot vehicle 35, obtain by this spatial data relevant with the space configuration.Data transmission device 355 transmits the spatial data that senses again to receiver 215, and receiver 215 can receive spatial datas from data transmission device 335.Afterwards, processor 113 just can be via processing these spatial datas obtaining plane information 111a, and will be stored in storage element 111.How palpus expositor, the present invention not limiting processor 113 produce plane information 111a according to the spatial data of collecting.
After generation and storing plane information 111a, signal source configuration-system 3 just can in the mode identical with signal source configuration-system 2, determine the allocation position of a plurality of signal sources.
The fourth embodiment of the present invention is a signal source configuration-system 4, and its schematic diagram is depicted in Fig. 4.Signal source configuration-system 4 comprises a computing electronics 21 and a robot vehicle 47.The Electronic Accounting Machine Unit 21 that signal source configuration-system 4 comprises is identical with the Electronic Accounting Machine Unit 21 that the signal source configuration-system 2,3 of second and third embodiment comprises.As for robot vehicle 47, comprise a power control unit 351, a barrier sensing apparatus 353, a data transmission device 355 and signal detection device 23.
Signal source configuration-system 4 only is that with the difference of signal source configuration-system 3 signal detection device 23 arranges part; Particularly, the robot vehicle 47 of signal source configuration-system 4 has been integrated signal detection device 23.
Except aforementioned difference, the signal source configuration-system 4 of the 4th embodiment can be carried out 3 runnings that can carry out of signal source configuration-system of the 3rd embodiment, and signal source configuration-system 4 has the function that signal source configuration-system 3 has, therefore superfluous words not.
The fifth embodiment of the present invention is a kind of signal source collocation method, and its flow chart is depicted in Fig. 5 A and 5B.This signal source collocation method is applicable to an electronic installation, for example the signal source configuration-system 1,2 of the first, second, third and the 4th embodiment, 3 and 4.Have the space on border (for example: in the time of an interior space), this signal source collocation method can determine an allocation position of at least one signal source when this electronic installation is placed on one.
At first, this signal source collocation method execution in step S501 makes this electronic installation receive a plane information in this space.Then, execution in step S503 makes this electronic installation receive a signal strength information in this space.Must the expositor, this space is defined as several subspaces, this signal strength information comprises several signal strength values, and each signal strength values correspond to these subspaces one of them.In addition, in other enforcement aspect, the execution sequence of step S501 and step S503 can be exchanged, or carries out simultaneously.
Afterwards, this signal source collocation method execution in step S505 makes this electronic installation according to plane information and signal strength information, determines one first allocation position in a first signal source.For example, step S505 can make electronic installation in several configurable zones that plane information defines, and chooses corresponding signal strength values reckling, as first allocation position in first signal source.Step S505 also can make electronic installation in the configurable zone that plane information defines, and chooses the person that needs most the stabilization signal, as first allocation position in first signal source.Afterwards, the first signal source just can be placed in this first allocation position.
If electronic installation comprises a storage element, but the signal source collocation method more execution in step S507 is so that electronic installation stores plane information, and execution in step S509 is so that electronic installation stored intensity signal information.Must the expositor, the present invention is the execution sequence of conditioning step S507 and step S509 not, as long as step S507 is in carrying out after step S501 and step S509 carries out after step S503.
The signal source collocation method is followed execution in step S511, has judged whether to determine the allocation position of a preset number signal source.If the signal source collocation method has determined the allocation position of a preset number signal source, execution in step S513 is to finish this signal source collocation method.If the determination result is NO for step S511, after the first signal source is placed in the first configuration, signal source collocation method execution in step S515, make electronic installation receive several first signal intensity levels, wherein each first signal intensity level is that the first signal source is to one of them signal strength values that produces of these subspaces.In step S517, these signal strength values that the signal source collocation method makes electronic installation comprise according to these first signal intensity level update signal strength informations.Afterwards, execution in step S519 makes electronic installation according to plane information and the signal strength information after upgrading, and determines the allocation position in next signal source.Suppose that previous round determines first allocation position in first signal source, this moment, step S519 just can determine second allocation position in secondary signal source.
Particularly, the signal source collocation method flow chart that can adopt Fig. 5 B to illustrate comes completing steps S519.As previously mentioned, plane information has defined a plurality of configurable zones.Signal source collocation method execution in step S551 makes electronic installation first choose a not yet evaluated configurable zone.Then, in step S553, the signal source collocation method makes electronic installation receive several signal strength values, and each described signal strength information is next signal source when being placed in described configurable zone, and described next signal source is to one of them signal strength values that produces of these subspaces.Afterwards, signal source collocation method execution in step S555, the signal strength values that electronic installation is received according to step S553, temporarily these signal strength values of comprising of update signal strength information.In step S557, make in these signal strength values after electronic installation calculates renewal, less than a statistics numbers of a threshold value.
In step S559, make electronic installation judge whether to still have not evaluated configurable zone.If, repeated execution of steps S551 to S557; If not, execution in step S561.In step S561, the signal source collocation method makes electronic installation choose all statistics numbers recklings corresponding configurable zones, as the allocation position in next signal source.
If electronic installation comprises a signal detection device, the signal source collocation method more can be carried out these signal strength values that a detecting step is comprised with the picked up signal strength information before step S503.In addition, the signal source collocation method also can be carried out another detecting step to obtain the signal strength values in order to assess before step S553.
Moreover if electronic installation comprises a robot vehicle, the signal source collocation method can be carried out a sensing step and a treatment step before step S503.Described sensing step makes electronic installation carry out sensing when move in described space, obtains by this several spatial datas.Described treatment step makes described electronic installation via processing these spatial datas to obtain described plane information.
Except above-mentioned steps, the power consumption method for measurement of the 5th embodiment also can be carried out the first to fourth described all operations of embodiment and function, under technical field have usually know the knowledgeable directly Liao solution the 5th embodiment how based on first to fourth embodiment carrying out these operations and function, therefore superfluous words not.
As shown in the above description, the signal source collocation method of the 5th embodiment is when determining the allocation position of signal source, therefore with reference to plane information and the signal strength information in space, can avoid the problems such as jitter in space that known signal source configuration mode causes, signal intensity difference be excessive.
The 5th described signal source collocation method of embodiment can be realized by a program, and described program is stored in a computer-readable recording medium.After an electronic installation is written into described program, can carry out several instructions that described program comprises, so that electronic installation is carried out the 5th embodiment described institute in steps.Aforesaid computer-readable recording medium can be general electronic equipment, for example read-only memory (read only memory, ROM), flash memory, floppy disk, hard disk, CD, Portable disk, tape and can by the database of network access or to have the knack of this skill person known and have in any other Storage Media of identical function.
The above embodiments only are used for exemplifying enforcement of the present invention aspect, and explain technical characterictic of the present invention, are not to limit protection category of the present invention.Any be familiar with this operator can unlabored change or the arrangement of isotropism all belong to the scope that the present invention advocates, the scope of the present invention should be as the criterion with claims.