Intelligent Antenna Switching Method, Electronic Device, and Storage Medium

Abstract

An intelligent antenna switching method, comprising: collecting complex wireless signal parameters of a wireless environment; in the current operation stage, when the maintenance period of the antenna to be switched is 0, comparing the wireless signal quality of the initial antenna and the antenna to be switched according to these wireless signal parameters. When the comparison period of the antenna to be switched is 0, judging whether to switch the antenna according to the judgment result of the wireless signal quality. If the antenna is not switched, the next operation stage is used as the current operation stage. If the antenna is switched, the signal transceiver operation is switched from the antenna to be switched to the outdoor antenna to execute, or switched back from the outdoor antenna to the antenna to be switched to execute, and at the same time, the previous operation stage is used as the current operation stage. The present invention also provides an electronic device and a storage medium, which can quickly wake up available antennas for switching, achieve a more intelligent selection of antennas, and effectively solve power consumption.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present invention relates to intelligent antennas, and in particular to an intelligent antenna switching method, an electronic device, and a storage medium. Background Art

[0002] Since most 5G communications operate at high frequencies, their electromagnetic penetration ability is poor, resulting in significantly worse transceiver quality for antenna devices indoors and even in basements. Known intelligent antenna switching operations only judge good or bad based on the difference in the Received Signal Strength Indicator (RSSI) values between antennas, and when the signal transceiver quality is poor, the transmitted signal strength will be increased, thereby increasing power consumption. Summary of the Invention

[0003] In view of the above, it is necessary to provide an intelligent antenna switching method, an electronic device, and a storage medium. Through an antenna that can extend to the outside, the internal antenna and the external antenna can be intelligently switched, and the intelligent antenna can be quickly awakened to save power consumption and improve wireless signal quality.

[0004] An embodiment of the present invention provides an intelligent antenna switching method applied to an electronic device. The electronic device includes a to-be-switched antenna and an initial antenna, and the to-be-switched antenna is connected to an outdoor antenna. The method includes: collecting a plurality of wireless signal parameters of a wireless environment; in the current operation stage, judging whether the maintenance period of the to-be-switched antenna is 0; if the maintenance period is 0, comparing the wireless signal quality of the initial antenna and the to-be-switched antenna according to the plurality of wireless signal parameters, and judging whether the comparison period of the to-be-switched antenna is 0; if the comparison period is 0, judging whether to switch the antenna according to the judgment result of the wireless signal quality; if not switching the antenna, taking the next operation stage as the current operation stage, and setting the maintenance period and the comparison period according to the adjusted current operation stage; and if switching the antenna, switching the signal transceiver operation from the to-be-switched antenna to the outdoor antenna to execute, or switching from the outdoor antenna back to the to-be-switched antenna to execute, and at the same time taking the previous operation stage as the current operation stage, and setting the maintenance period and the comparison period according to the adjusted current operation stage.

[0005] An embodiment of the present invention further provides an electronic device, including an initial antenna, a to-be-switched antenna connected to an outdoor antenna, a data acquisition module, a judgment module, and a processing module.

[0006] The data acquisition module is used to collect a plurality of wireless signal parameters of a wireless environment.

[0007] The determination module is used to determine, during the current operation stage, whether the maintenance period of the antenna to be switched is 0. If the maintenance period is 0, compare the wireless signal quality of the initial antenna and the antenna to be switched according to the multiple wireless signal parameters, and determine whether the comparison period of the antenna to be switched is 0. And if the comparison period is 0, determine whether to switch the antenna according to the determination result of the wireless signal quality.

[0008] If the antenna is not switched, the processing module is used to set the next operation stage as the current operation stage, and set the maintenance period and the comparison period according to the adjusted current operation stage. And if the antenna is switched, the signal transceiver operation is switched from the antenna to be switched to the outdoor antenna to execute, or switched back from the outdoor antenna to the antenna to be switched to execute. At the same time, set the previous operation stage as the current operation stage, and set the maintenance period and the comparison period according to the adjusted current operation stage.

[0009] An embodiment of the present invention further provides a storage medium, on which a computer program is stored. When the computer program is executed, the steps of the intelligent antenna switching method as described above are implemented.

[0010] The intelligent antenna switching method, electronic device and storage medium of the embodiment of the present invention add an extendable outdoor antenna device, enabling some antennas of the indoor antenna device to intelligently switch to the outdoor antenna device for wireless signal transceiver. In case of any variation of the antenna (such as damage or interference from mobile obstacles), the available antenna can be quickly awakened for switching, achieving a more intelligent selection of the antenna, so as to provide good wireless signals and effectively solve the power consumption problem. Description of the Drawings

[0011] Figure 1 is a schematic diagram of the intelligent antenna switching system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

[0012] Figure 2 is a flowchart of the steps of the intelligent antenna switching method according to an embodiment of the present invention.

[0013] Figure 3 is a schematic diagram of the hardware architecture of the electronic device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

[0014] Figure 4 is a functional block diagram of the electronic device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

[0015] Main Element Symbol Description

[0016] Intelligent Antenna Switching System 100 Indoor Communication Device 110 Initial Antenna 111 Antenna to be Switched 113 Switching Device 121、123 Outdoor Communication Device 130 Electronic Device 200 Processor 210 Memory 220 Intelligent Antenna Switching System 230 Data Acquisition Module 310 Judgment Module 320 Processing Module 330

[0017] The following specific embodiments will further illustrate the present invention in conjunction with the above-mentioned drawings. Detailed implementation manners

[0018] In order to more clearly understand the above objects, features and advantages of the present invention, the present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings and specific embodiments. It should be noted that, without conflict, the embodiments of the present application and the features in the embodiments may be combined with each other.

[0019] In the following description, many specific details are set forth in order to fully understand the present invention. The described embodiments are only a part of the embodiments of the present invention, rather than all of the embodiments. Based on the embodiments of the present invention, all other embodiments obtained by those of ordinary skill in the art without creative efforts shall fall within the protection scope of the present invention.

[0020] Unless otherwise defined, all technical and scientific terms used herein have the same meaning as commonly understood by those of ordinary skill in the technical field to which the present invention belongs. The terms used in the description of the present invention herein are only for the purpose of describing specific embodiments, and are not intended to limit the present invention.

[0021] It should be noted that the descriptions involving "first", "second", etc. in the present invention are only for descriptive purposes, and cannot be understood as indicating or implying their relative importance or implicitly indicating the quantity of the indicated technical features. Thus, the features defined with "first" and "second" may explicitly or implicitly include at least one of the said features. In addition, the technical solutions between the various embodiments may be combined with each other, but it must be based on the fact that those of ordinary skill in the art can implement them. When the combination of technical solutions appears to be contradictory or unable to be implemented, it should be considered that such a combination of technical solutions does not exist and is not within the protection scope required by the present invention.

[0022] The intelligent antenna switching method of the embodiment of the present invention adds an extendable outdoor antenna device, enabling some antennas of the indoor antenna device to intelligently switch to the outdoor antenna device for wireless signal transceiver. In any case of antenna variation (for example, damage or interference by a mobile obstacle), it can quickly wake up the available antennas for switching, achieving a more intelligent selection among antennas, so as to provide good wireless signals and effectively solve power consumption.

[0023] Figure 1It is a schematic diagram of the intelligent antenna switching system according to an embodiment of the present invention. The intelligent antenna switching system 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention includes an indoor communication device (InDoor Unit, IDU) 110, switching devices 121 and 123, and an outdoor communication device (OutDoor Unit, ODU) 130. The IDU 110 has at least two groups of antennas, one of which is the initial antenna 111 and the other is the antenna to be switched 113. The antenna to be switched 113 is used to switch to the outdoor communication device (OutDoor Unit, ODU) 130 by using the switching devices 121 and 123 when the wireless signal quality of the IDU 110 is poor to improve the wireless signal quality. The indoor communication device 110 determines whether to switch the signal transceiver operation from the antenna to be switched 113 to the ODU 130 to execute, or switch back from the ODU 130 to the antenna to be switched 113 to execute according to the wireless signal quality of the initial antenna 111 and the antenna to be switched 113. At the same time, the holding period (HP) and the comparing period (CP) of the antenna to be switched 113 are adjusted according to whether to switch the antenna to be switched 113.

[0024] Figure 2 It is a flowchart of the steps of the intelligent antenna switching method according to an embodiment of the present invention, which is applied to an electronic device, and the electronic device is the indoor communication device 110 as shown in Figure 1 According to different requirements, the order of the steps in the flowchart can be changed, and some steps can be omitted.

[0025] Step S201, collect wireless signal parameters of the wireless environment, for example, Received Signal Strength Indicator (RSSI), Reference Signal Receiving Quality (RSRQ), Reference Signal Receiving Power (RSRP), and so on.

[0026] Step S202, determine whether the HP of the antenna to be switched 113 of the indoor communication device 110 is 0 (HP == 0), indicating whether it is operating. The holding period (HP) refers to the cycle time for which the antenna to be switched 113 maintains operation in a certain operation stage, and the comparing period (CP) refers to the cycle time for comparing the wireless signal quality of the initial antenna 111 and the antenna to be switched 113 in the same operation stage.

[0027] In an embodiment of the present invention, for example, five operation stages can be defined (defined as Stepper = 1..5), but it is not limited thereto, as shown below:

[0028] The first stage (Stepper = 1), the HP value is 30 seconds, and the CP value is 1 minute;

[0029] The second stage (Stepper = 2), the HP value is 1 minute, and the CP value is 40 seconds;

[0030] The third stage (Stepper = 3), the HP value is 10 minutes, and the CP value is 30 seconds;

[0031] The fourth stage (Stepper = 4), the HP value is 30 minutes, and the CP value is 10 seconds; and

[0032] The fifth stage (Stepper = 5), the HP value remains unchanged (can be regarded as the HP being infinite), and the CP may be 0 seconds or any value.

[0033] Step S203, if the HP value is 0, it means that the cycle time for the standby switching antenna 113 to maintain operation in the current operation stage has ended. Then, in the current operation stage, compare the wireless signal quality of the initial antenna 111 and the standby switching antenna 113 according to the wireless signal parameters, and determine whether the CP value in the current operation stage is 0 (CP == 0). If the CP value is not 0, continue with the comparison operation.

[0034] Step S204, if the CP value is 0, determine whether to switch the antenna according to the judgment result of the wireless signal quality. That is, switch the signal transceiver operation from the standby switching antenna 113 to the ODU 130 to execute, or switch from the ODU 130 back to the standby switching antenna 113 to execute.

[0035] Step S205, if the antenna is not switched, increment Stepper by 1 (Stepper++). At this time, the HP value will increase and the CP value will decrease. Then, go back to step S201, continue to collect the wireless signal parameters of the wireless environment, and repeat the above steps.

[0036] Step S206, if the antenna is switched, decrement Stepper by 1 (Stepper--), switch the signal transceiver operation from the standby switching antenna 113 to the ODU 130 to execute, or switch from the ODU 130 back to the standby switching antenna 113 to execute, and the HP value will decrease and the CP value will increase. Then, go back to step S201, continue to collect the wireless signal parameters of the wireless environment, and repeat the above steps.

[0037] Step S207, in step S202, if the HP value is not 0, determine whether the value of Stepper is the maximum (Stepper == Max).

[0038] If the value of Stepper is the maximum, it means that the HP value is infinite (HP == infinite), and the CP may be 0 seconds or any value. At this time, the signal transceiver operation will be performed by the currently operating antenna, which may be the antenna to be switched 113 or the ODU 130. On the contrary, if the value of Stepper is not the maximum, subtract 1 from HP (HP--).

[0039] Step S208, determine whether the variation range of the wireless signal quality of the wireless network environment reaches a critical value. For example, the variation range of the signal strength value of RSRP reaches the critical value. If the variation range of the wireless signal quality of the wireless network environment does not reach the critical value, return to step S201, continue to collect the wireless signal parameters of the wireless environment, and repeat the foregoing steps.

[0040] Step S209, if the variation range of the wireless signal quality of the wireless network environment reaches the critical value, set the HP value of the currently operating antenna to 0 (HP = 0), then return to step S201, continue to collect the wireless signal parameters of the wireless environment, and repeat the foregoing steps.

[0041] Figure 3 It is a schematic diagram of the hardware architecture of the electronic device according to an embodiment of the present invention. The electronic device 200, for example, an outdoor antenna device, but not limited to, can communicate with each other through a system bus to connect a processor 210, a memory 220, and an intelligent antenna switching system 230, Figure 3 Only the electronic device 200 with components 210-230 is shown, but it should be understood that it is not required to implement all the shown components, and more or fewer components can be alternatively implemented.

[0042] The memory 220 at least includes one type of readable storage medium, and the readable storage medium includes flash memory, hard disk, multimedia card, card-type memory (such as SD or DX memory, etc.), random access memory (RAM), static random access memory (SRAM), read-only memory (ROM), electrically erasable programmable read-only memory (EEPROM), programmable read-only memory (PROM), magnetic memory, magnetic disk, optical disc, etc. In some embodiments, the memory 220 may be an internal storage unit of the electronic device 200, such as the hard disk or memory of the electronic device 200. In other embodiments, the memory may also be an external storage device of the electronic device 200, such as a plug-in hard disk equipped on the electronic device 200, Smart Media Card (SMC), Secure Digital (SD) card, Flash Card, etc. Of course, the memory 220 may also include both the internal storage unit of the electronic device 200 and its external storage device. In this embodiment, the memory 220 is generally used to store the operating system installed on the electronic device 200 and various application software, such as the program code of the smart antenna switching system 230, etc. In addition, the memory 220 may also be used to temporarily store various data that have been output or will be output.

[0043] In some embodiments, the processor 210 may be a central processing unit (CPU), a controller, a microcontroller, a microprocessor, or other data processing chips. The processor 210 is generally used to control the overall operation of the electronic device 200. In this embodiment, the processor 210 is used to run the program code stored in the memory 220 or process data, for example, run the smart antenna switching system 230, etc.

[0044] It should be noted that Figure 3 This is only an example to illustrate the electronic device 200. In other embodiments, the electronic device 200 may also include more or fewer components, or have a different component configuration.

[0045] If the integrated modules / units of the electronic device 200 are implemented in the form of software functional units and sold or used as independent products, they can be stored in a computer-readable storage medium. Based on this understanding, to implement all or part of the processes in the above-described embodiment methods of the present invention, it can also be completed by a computer program instructing relevant hardware. The computer program can be stored in a computer-readable storage medium. When the computer program is executed by a processor, the steps of the above-described method embodiments can be implemented. Among them, the computer program includes computer program code, and the computer program code can be in the form of source code, object code, executable file, or some intermediate form, etc. The computer-readable medium can include: any entity or device capable of carrying the computer program code, recording medium, USB flash drive, mobile hard disk, magnetic disk, optical disk, computer memory, read-only memory, random access memory, electrical carrier signal, telecommunication signal, and software distribution medium, etc. It should be noted that the content included in the computer-readable medium can be appropriately increased or decreased according to the requirements of legislation and patent practice in the jurisdiction. For example, in some jurisdictions, according to legislation and patent practice, the computer-readable medium does not include electrical carrier signals and telecommunication signals.

[0046] Figure 4 FIG. is a functional block diagram of an electronic device according to an embodiment of the present invention, which is used to execute an intelligent antenna switching method. The intelligent antenna switching method according to an embodiment of the present invention can be implemented by a computer program in a storage medium, for example, the memory 220 in the electronic device 200. When the computer program for implementing the method of the present invention is loaded into the memory 220 by the processor 210, the processor 210 of the driving line device 200 executes the intelligent antenna switching method according to an embodiment of the present invention.

[0047] The electronic device 200 according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a data acquisition module 310, a judgment module 320, and a processing module 330.

[0048] The data acquisition module 310 collects wireless signal parameters of the wireless environment, for example, received signal strength indication (RSSI), reference signal received quality (RSRQ), reference signal received power (RSRP), and so on.

[0049] The judgment module 320 judges whether the holding period (HP) of the antenna 113 to be switched of the indoor communication device 110 is 0 (HP == 0). The holding period (HP) refers to the cycle time during which the antenna 113 to be switched maintains its operation in a certain operation stage, and the comparison period (CP) refers to the cycle time for comparing the wireless signal quality of the initial antenna 111 and the antenna 113 to be switched in the same operation stage.

[0050] In an embodiment of the present invention, for example, five operating phases may be defined (defined as Stepper = 1..5), but not limited thereto, as follows:

[0051] In the first phase (Stepper = 1), the HP value is 30 seconds and the CP value is 1 minute;

[0052] In the second phase (Stepper = 2), the HP value is 1 minute and the CP value is 40 seconds;

[0053] In the third phase (Stepper = 3), the HP value is 10 minutes and the CP value is 30 seconds;

[0054] In the fourth phase (Stepper = 4), the HP value is 30 minutes and the CP value is 10 seconds; and

[0055] In the fifth phase (Stepper = 5), the HP value remains unchanged (can be regarded as HP being infinite), and the CP may be 0 seconds or any value.

[0056] If the HP value is 0, it means that the cycle time for the antenna 113 to be switched to maintain operation in the current operating phase has ended. Then, the judgment module 320 compares the wireless signal quality of the initial antenna 111 and the antenna 113 to be switched in the current operating phase, and determines whether the CP value in the current operating phase is 0 (CP == 0). If the CP value is not 0, the comparison operation continues.

[0057] If the CP value is 0, the judgment module 320 determines whether to switch the antenna according to the judgment result of the wireless signal quality. That is, the signal transceiver operation is switched from the antenna 113 to be switched to the ODU 130 to execute, or switched back from the ODU 130 to the antenna 113 to be switched to execute.

[0058] If the antenna is not switched, the processing module 330 increments Stepper by 1 (Stepper++). At this time, the HP value will increase and the CP value will decrease. Then, the data acquisition module 310 continues to collect the wireless signal parameters of the wireless environment and repeats the above steps.

[0059] If the antenna is switched, the processing module 330 decrements Stepper by 1 (Stepper--). At this time, the HP value will decrease and the CP value will increase. Then, the data acquisition module 310 continues to collect the wireless signal parameters of the wireless environment and repeats the above steps.

[0060] If the HP value is not 0, the judgment module 320 determines whether the value of Stepper is the maximum (Stepper == Max).

[0061] If the value of Stepper is the maximum, the processing module 330 sets the HP value to infinity (HP == infinite), and the CP value may be 0 seconds or any value. At this time, the signal transceiver operation will be performed by the currently operating antenna, which may be the antenna to be switched 113 or the ODU 130. On the contrary, if the value of Stepper is not the maximum, the processing module 330 subtracts 1 from HP (HP--).

[0062] The judgment module 320 judges whether the variation range of the wireless signal quality of the wireless network environment reaches the critical value. For example, the variation range of the signal strength value of RSRP reaches the critical value. If the variation range of the wireless signal quality of the wireless network environment does not reach the critical value, the data acquisition module 310 continues to collect the wireless signal parameters of the wireless environment and repeats the foregoing steps.

[0063] If the variation range of the wireless signal quality of the wireless network environment reaches the critical value, the processing module 330 sets the HP value of the currently operating antenna to 0 (HP = 0), and then the data acquisition module 310 continues to collect the wireless signal parameters of the wireless environment and repeats the foregoing steps.

[0064] It can be understood that the above-described module division is only a logical function division, and there may be other division methods in actual implementation. In addition, in each embodiment of the present application, the functional modules can be integrated in the same processing unit, or each module can exist physically alone, or two or more modules can be integrated in the same unit. The above integrated modules can be implemented in the form of hardware or in the form of hardware plus software functional modules.

[0065] For those of ordinary skill in the art, other corresponding changes or adjustments can be made according to the actual needs generated by combining the technical solutions and technical concepts provided by the embodiments of the present invention, and these changes and adjustments should fall within the protection scope of the claims of the present invention.

Claims

1. An intelligent antenna switching method, which is applied to an electronic device, is characterized in that The electronic device includes a to-be-switched antenna and an initial antenna, and the to-be-switched antenna is connected to an outdoor antenna. The method includes: Collecting a plurality of wireless signal parameters of a wireless environment; At the current operation stage, determining whether the maintenance period of the to-be-switched antenna is 0; If the maintenance period is 0, comparing the wireless signal quality of the initial antenna and the to-be-switched antenna according to the plurality of wireless signal parameters, and determining whether the comparison period of the to-be-switched antenna is 0; If the comparison period is 0, determining whether to switch the antenna according to the determination result of the wireless signal quality; If the antenna is not switched, setting the next operation stage as the current operation stage, and setting the maintenance period and the comparison period according to the adjusted current operation stage; and If the antenna is switched, switching the signal transceiver operation from the to-be-switched antenna to the outdoor antenna to execute, or switching back from the outdoor antenna to the to-be-switched antenna to execute, and at the same time setting the previous operation stage as the current operation stage, and setting the maintenance period and the comparison period according to the adjusted current operation stage.

2. The intelligent antenna switching method according to claim 1, wherein It further includes: If the maintenance period is not 0, determining whether the current operation stage is the last operation stage; If the current operation stage is the last operation stage, the maintenance period is infinite, and the signal transceiver operation is always executed by the currently operating antenna; And If the current operation stage is not the last operation stage, subtracting 1 from the maintenance period.

3. The intelligent antenna switching method according to claim 2, wherein It further includes: Determining whether the variation range of the wireless signal quality of the wireless network environment reaches a critical value; And If the variation range of the wireless signal quality of the wireless network environment does not reach the critical value, continuing to collect the wireless signal parameters of the wireless environment, and repeating the foregoing steps.

4. The intelligent antenna switching method according to claim 3, wherein It further includes: If the variation range of the wireless signal quality of the wireless network environment reaches the critical value, setting the maintenance period of the currently operating antenna to 0, then continuing to collect the wireless signal parameters of the wireless environment, and repeating the foregoing steps.

5. An electronic device, characterized in that, It includes: An initial antenna; A to-be-switched antenna, connected to an outdoor antenna; A data acquisition module, configured to collect a plurality of wireless signal parameters of a wireless environment; A judgment module, configured to, at the current operation stage, determine whether the maintenance period of the to-be-switched antenna is 0. If the maintenance period is 0, compare the wireless signal quality of the initial antenna and the to-be-switched antenna according to the plurality of wireless signal parameters, and determine whether the comparison period of the to-be-switched antenna is 0, and if the comparison period is 0, determine whether to switch the antenna according to the determination result of the wireless signal quality; And A processing module, which, if the antenna is not switched, takes the next operation stage as the current operation stage, sets the maintenance period and the comparison period according to the adjusted current operation stage, and if the antenna is switched, switches the signal transceiver operation from the antenna to be switched to the outdoor antenna for execution, or switches back from the outdoor antenna to the antenna to be switched for execution, and at the same time takes the previous operation stage as the current operation stage, and sets the maintenance period and the comparison period according to the adjusted current operation stage.

6. The electronic device according to claim 5, characterized in that Wherein: If the maintenance period is not 0, the judgment module judges whether the current operation stage is the last operation stage; and If the current operation stage is the last operation stage, the processing module sets the maintenance period to infinity, and the signal transceiver operation is always executed by the currently operating antenna; And If the current operation stage is not the last operation stage 0, the processing module subtracts 1 from the maintenance period.

7. The electronic device according to claim 6, characterized in that, Wherein: The judgment module judges whether the variation range of the wireless signal quality of the wireless network environment reaches a critical value; and If the variation range of the wireless signal quality of the wireless network environment does not reach the critical value, the data acquisition module continues to collect the wireless signal parameters of the wireless environment to repeat the foregoing steps.

8. The electronic device according to claim 7, wherein Wherein: If the variation range of the wireless signal quality of the wireless network environment reaches the critical value, the processing module sets the maintenance period of the currently operating antenna to 0, and the data acquisition module continues to collect the wireless signal parameters of the wireless environment to repeat the foregoing steps.

9. A storage medium having at least one computer instruction stored thereon, characterized in that, The instruction is executed by a processor and loaded to execute the intelligent antenna switching method according to any one of claims 1-4.

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