Signal processing method and device, terminal, chip and storage medium

Abstract

The invention discloses a signal processing method and device, a terminal, a chip and a storage medium, and the method comprises the steps: generating a first signal with a first phase and a second signal with a second phase based on a target signal, and enabling the first phase and the second phase to be the same; the first path of signals with the first phase are transmitted out through a first antenna of the terminal, and the second path of signals with the second phase are transmitted out through a second antenna of the terminal; wherein the first path of signal with the first phase and the second path of signal with the second phase are spatially coherent to form an uplink signal with a specific direction, and enhancement of uplink communication is realized through the uplink signal with the specific direction, so that the terminal also has good uplink communication capability in an environment with relatively weak signals.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present application relates to but is not limited to signal processing technology, and in particular to a signal processing method, device, terminal, chip and storage medium. Background Art

[0002] The antenna is an essential physical component for the terminal to achieve communication. At present, the antenna of the terminal basically transmits signals uniformly in the shape of a hemisphere when working, resulting in poor signal directionality.

[0003] Since the signal transmitted by the terminal has poor directivity, part of the transmitted energy will be wasted, making it impossible for the terminal to achieve uplink communication in an environment with weak signals. Summary of the invention

[0004] Embodiments of the present application provide a signal processing method, device, terminal, chip, and computer-readable storage medium.

[0005] In a first aspect, an embodiment of the present application provides a signal processing method, applied to a terminal, the method comprising:

[0006] Generate a first signal having a first phase and a second signal having a second phase based on a target signal, wherein the first phase and the second phase are the same;

[0007] A first signal with the first phase is transmitted through the first antenna of the terminal, and a second signal with the second phase is transmitted through the second antenna of the terminal; wherein the first signal with the first phase and the second signal with the second phase are spatially coherent to form an uplink signal with a specific direction.

[0008] In a second aspect, an embodiment of the present application provides a signal processing device, applied to a terminal, the device comprising:

[0009] A first processing unit, configured to generate a first signal having a first phase and a second signal having a second phase based on a target signal, wherein the first phase and the second phase are the same;

[0010] A transmitting unit, used for transmitting a first signal with the first phase through the first antenna of the terminal, and transmitting a second signal with the second phase through the second antenna of the terminal; wherein the first signal with the first phase and the second signal with the second phase are spatially coherent to form an uplink signal with a specific direction.

[0011] In a third aspect, an embodiment of the present application provides a terminal, including: a radio frequency transceiver, a communication module, a first antenna and a second antenna;

[0012] The radio frequency transceiver is used to generate a target signal;

[0013] The communication module is used to generate a first signal having a first phase and a second signal having a second phase based on a target signal, wherein the first phase and the second phase are the same;

[0014] The first antenna is used to transmit the first signal with the first phase;

[0015] The second antenna is used to transmit the second signal with the second phase.

[0016] In a fourth aspect, an embodiment of the present application provides a terminal, comprising a processor and a memory, wherein the memory is used to store a computer program, and the processor is used to call and run the computer program stored in the memory to execute the signal processing method described in the first aspect.

[0017] In a fifth aspect, an embodiment of the present application provides a chip for implementing the signal processing method described in the first aspect above.

[0018] Specifically, the chip includes: a processor, which is used to call and run a computer program from a memory, so that a device equipped with the chip executes the signal processing method described in the first aspect above.

[0019] In a sixth aspect, an embodiment of the present application provides a computer-readable storage medium, which stores a computer program. When the computer program is executed by at least one processor, it implements the signal processing method described in the first aspect above.

[0020] In a seventh aspect, an embodiment of the present application provides a computer program product, comprising computer program instructions, which enable a computer to execute the signal processing method described in the first aspect above.

[0021] In an eighth aspect, an embodiment of the present application provides a computer program, which, when executed on a computer, enables the computer to execute the signal processing method described in the first aspect above.

[0022] The technical solution of the embodiment of the present application introduces a beamforming technology suitable for the terminal side, that is, generating two signals with the same phase, and transmitting the two signals respectively through the two antennas of the terminal. In this way, the two signals are spatially coherent to form an uplink signal with a specific direction, and the uplink communication is enhanced through the uplink signal in the specific direction, so that the terminal has good uplink communication capability even in an environment with weak signals. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0023] The drawings described herein are used to provide further understanding of the present application and constitute a part of the present application. The illustrative embodiments of the present application and their descriptions are used to explain the present application and do not constitute improper limitations on the present application.

[0024] Figure 1 is a schematic diagram of the beamforming technology on the base station side;

[0025] Figure 2 is a flowchart of a signal processing method provided in an embodiment of the present application;

[0026] Figure 3 is a schematic diagram of analog beamforming provided in an embodiment of the present application;

[0027] Figure 4 is a schematic diagram of digital beamforming provided in an embodiment of the present application;

[0028] Figure 5 is a schematic diagram of hybrid beamforming provided in an embodiment of the present application;

[0029] Figure 6 is a schematic diagram of a terminal setting interface provided in an embodiment of the present application;

[0030] Figure 7 This is a schematic diagram of a beam in a specific direction of a terminal provided in an embodiment of the present application. Figure 1 ;

[0031] Figure 8 This is a schematic diagram of a beam in a specific direction of a terminal provided in an embodiment of the present application. Figure 2 ;

[0032] Fig. 9 It is a schematic diagram of the communication architecture of a mobile phone;

[0033] Fig.10 is a schematic diagram of the structure of a signal processing device provided in an embodiment of the present application;

[0034] Fig.11 It is a schematic diagram of the structure of the terminal provided in the embodiment of the present application;

[0035] Fig.12 is a schematic structural diagram of a terminal provided in an embodiment of the present application;

[0036] Fig.13 A schematic structural diagram of a chip provided in an embodiment of the present application. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0037] In order to enable a more detailed understanding of the features and technical contents of the embodiments of the present application, the implementation of the embodiments of the present application is described in detail below in conjunction with the accompanying drawings. The attached drawings are for reference only and are not used to limit the embodiments of the present application.

[0038] Unless otherwise defined, all technical and scientific terms used herein have the same meaning as those commonly understood by those skilled in the art to which this application belongs. The terms used herein are only for the purpose of describing the embodiments of this application and are not intended to limit this application.

[0039] In the following description, reference is made to “some embodiments”, which describe a subset of all possible embodiments, but it will be understood that “some embodiments” may be the same subset or different subsets of all possible embodiments and may be combined with each other without conflict.

[0040] It should also be pointed out that the terms "first\second\third" involved in the embodiments of the present application are only used to distinguish similar objects and do not represent a specific ordering of the objects. It can be understood that "first\second\third" can be interchanged in a specific order or sequence where permitted, so that the embodiments of the present application described here can be implemented in an order other than that illustrated or described here.

[0041] In the embodiments of the present application, the term "and / or" is merely a description of the association relationship between associated objects, indicating that three relationships may exist. For example, object A and / or object B may represent three situations: object A exists alone, object A and object B exist at the same time, and object B exists alone.

[0042] In addition, in the embodiments of the present application, “plurality” means two or more than two, unless otherwise clearly and specifically defined.

[0043] At the same distance, the strength of the signal radiated (or received) by the antenna in different directions is different, so the antenna has directivity. The directivity of an antenna refers to the relationship between the amplitude of the electric field strength of the signal radiated (or received) by the antenna and the spatial direction. Usually, the directivity coefficient D is used to represent the directivity index of an antenna.

[0044] The definition of the directivity coefficient D of an antenna is the radiated power flux density s of the antenna in the direction of maximum radiation at the same distance and the same radiated power. max (or the square of the maximum field strength, |E Max | 2 ) and the radiated power flux density S of a non-directional antenna (i.e., an omnidirectional antenna) i (or the square of the field strength, |E i | 2 ), the specific formula is as follows:

[0045]

[0046] In the above formula, P S is the actual antenna radiation power, P Siis the radiated power of the non-directional antenna.

[0047] It can be seen from the above formula that when the radiation power is constant, since the isotropic antenna will dissipate part of its energy to the surroundings, in the direction of maximum radiation (i.e., the main lobe), the radiation power of the directional antenna is D times higher than that of the isotropic antenna.

[0048] The antenna of the mobile device is a non-directional antenna. When the antenna is working, it basically transmits signals uniformly in the shape of a hemisphere, resulting in poor signal directionality. Since the signal emitted by the mobile device has poor directionality, part of the transmitted energy will be wasted, making it impossible for the mobile device to achieve uplink communication in a weak signal environment, and even unable to connect to the cellular network. To this end, the following technical solutions of the embodiments of the present application are proposed.

[0049] It should be noted that, although the above description is explained with reference to a “mobile device”, the technical solution of the embodiment of the present application is not limited thereto. The technical solution of the embodiment of the present application can be applied to any type of terminal. For example, the terminal can be: an Internet of Things (IoT) device, a satellite terminal, a Wireless Local Loop (WLL) station, a Personal Digital Assistant (PDA), a handheld device with a wireless communication function, a computing device or other processing device connected to a wireless modem, a server, a mobile phone, a tablet computer (Pad), a computer with a wireless transceiver function, a PDA, a desktop computer, a personal digital assistant, a portable media player, a smart speaker, a navigation device, a smart watch, a smart glasses, a smart necklace and other wearable devices, a pedometer, a digital TV, a Virtual Reality (VR) terminal, an Augmented Reality (AR) terminal, a wireless terminal in industrial control, a wireless terminal in self-driving, a wireless terminal in remote medical surgery, a wireless terminal in a smart grid, a transportation safety (transportation) system, a wireless communication terminal in a smart grid, a wireless communication terminal in a smart home ... Safety), wireless terminals in smart cities, wireless terminals in smart homes, and vehicles, vehicle-mounted devices, vehicle-mounted modules, wireless modems, handheld devices, customer premises equipment (CPE), smart home appliances, etc. in the Internet of Vehicles system. In some implementations, the "terminal" described in the embodiments of the present application may be a mobile device.

[0050] Beamforming technology can greatly enhance the directivity of antennas. Its physical principle is: the superposition of two signals with the same frequency strengthens the vibration of signals in some areas and weakens the vibration of signals in other areas, and the areas with strengthened vibration and weakened vibration are separated from each other. If the peaks of the two signals meet, or the troughs meet, the vibrations of the signals are added together, the peaks of the signals are higher, and the troughs are deeper. This is called constructive interference. On the contrary, if the peaks and troughs of the two signals meet, the vibrations of the signals cancel each other out. This is called destructive interference.

[0051] Due to volume layout restrictions, beamforming technology is only applied to base stations. Figure 1The beamforming technology applied by the base station implements a downlink signal with a specific direction based on an antenna array, and performs downlink communication with the terminal through the downlink signal in the specific direction. However, the beamforming technology applied on the base station is based on the antenna array, which has the disadvantages of large size and high cost and cannot be directly applied to the terminal. To this end, the technical solution of the embodiment of the present application proposes a beamforming technology suitable for the terminal, which can enhance the directionality of the uplink signal based on the existing antenna of the terminal and improve the uplink communication capability of the terminal.

[0052] Figure 2 is a flow chart of a signal processing method provided in an embodiment of the present application, and the signal processing method is applied to a terminal, such as Figure 2 As shown, the signal processing method comprises the following steps:

[0053] Step 201: Generate a first signal having a first phase and a second signal having a second phase based on a target signal, wherein the first phase and the second phase are the same.

[0054] Here, the terminal has a radio frequency transceiver (referred to as a transceiver for short), and the terminal generates a target signal through the transceiver, and the target signal is an uplink signal to be sent to the network device.

[0055] Here, the terminal has a communication module, and the terminal generates a first signal with a first phase and a second signal with a second phase based on a target signal through the communication module, and the first phase and the second phase are the same. The first signal and the second signal are the same two signals, and the sameness here is reflected in one or more of the following aspects: the frequency of the signal is the same, the information carried by the signal is the same, the phase of the signal is the same, and the power of the signal is the same.

[0056] In an embodiment of the present application, a first signal having a first phase and a second signal having a second phase are generated based on a target signal. This can be achieved by using analog beamforming technology, or by using digital beamforming technology, or by using hybrid beamforming technology, which is described below.

[0057] Solution 1: Analog beamforming technology

[0058] In some embodiments, a first signal and a second signal are generated based on a target signal; the first signal is transmitted to a first phase shifter through a first RF front-end link, and the second signal is transmitted to a second phase shifter through a second RF front-end link; the phase of the first signal is adjusted to a first phase through the first phase shifter, and the phase of the second signal is adjusted to a second phase through the second phase shifter.

[0059] Here, the first RF front-end link, the first phase shifter, the second RF front-end link and the second phase shifter are analog devices, so the beamforming achieved by these devices is called analog beamforming. Among them, the RF front-end link (such as the first RF front-end link and the second RF front-end link) includes: a power amplifier (PA), a low noise amplifier (LNA), and optionally, also includes: a filter, a duplexer, an antenna switch and other devices. Among them, the PA is used to amplify the RF signal of the transmission channel, and the LNA is used to amplify the RF signal of the receiving channel. The filter is used to retain the signal within a specific frequency band and filter out the signal outside the specific frequency band; the duplexer is used to isolate the transmission signal and the reception signal to ensure that the reception and transmission can work normally when sharing the same antenna; the antenna switch is used to switch the reception and transmission of the RF signal, and switch the components of different frequency bands. The phase shifter (such as the first phase shifter and the second phase shifter) is used to adjust the phase of the signal.

[0060] In one example, if Figure 3 As shown, the transceiver generates two identical signals, referred to as the first signal and the second signal. The transceiver transmits the first signal to the first RF front-end link, processes it accordingly through the first RF front-end link, and transmits it to the first phase shifter, and adjusts the phase of the first signal to the first phase through the first phase shifter; and the transceiver transmits the second signal to the second RF front-end link, processes it accordingly through the second RF front-end link, and transmits it to the second phase shifter, and adjusts the phase of the second signal to the second phase through the second phase shifter. Here, the processing of the signal by the RF front-end link (such as the first RF front-end link and the second RF front-end link) is related to the devices included in the RF front-end link. For example, the RF front-end link at least includes a PA, then the processing of the signal by the RF front-end link at least includes a signal amplification processing. For the first RF front-end link and the second RF front-end link, the first signal and the second signal are amplified with equal amplitudes, respectively. Furthermore, the terminal transmits the first signal with the first phase through the first antenna, and transmits the second signal with the second phase through the second antenna of the terminal. In this way, the first signal with the first phase and the second signal with the second phase can be spatially coherent to form an uplink signal with a specific direction, and the uplink signal with a specific direction is transmitted to a network device (such as a base station), thereby realizing the use of analog beamforming technology to transmit the uplink signal to the network device through a beam in a specific direction.

[0061] Solution 2: Digital beamforming technology

[0062] In some implementations, a first signal having a first phase and a second signal having a second phase are generated based on a target signal and a beamforming matrix.

[0063] Here, the digital baseband generates a first signal with a first phase and a second signal with a second phase based on the target signal and the beamforming matrix. The digital baseband is a digital device, so the beamforming implemented by the device is called digital beamforming. The beamforming matrix can be preset, and the beamforming matrix can also be called a beamforming function, a mapping function, or a spatial filter.

[0064] In one example, if Figure 4 As shown, the transceiver generates a signal, which is called a target signal. The transceiver transmits the target signal to the digital baseband, and processes it accordingly through the digital baseband to obtain two signals with the same phase, namely: a first signal with a first phase and a second signal with a second phase, and the first phase and the second phase are the same. Further, the terminal transmits the first signal with the first phase through the first antenna, and transmits the second signal with the second phase through the second antenna of the terminal, so that the first signal with the first phase and the second signal with the second phase can be spatially coherent to form an uplink signal with a specific direction, and the uplink signal with a specific direction is transmitted to the network device (such as a base station), realizing the use of digital beamforming technology to transmit the uplink signal to the network device through a beam in a specific direction.

[0065] Solution 3: Hybrid Beamforming Technology

[0066] In some embodiments, a first signal having a third phase and a second signal having a fourth phase are generated based on a target signal and a beamforming matrix; the first signal having the third phase is transmitted to a first phase shifter through a first RF front-end link, and the second signal having the fourth phase is transmitted to a second phase shifter through a second RF front-end link; the phase of the first signal is adjusted from the third phase to the first phase through the first phase shifter, and the phase of the second signal is adjusted from the fourth phase to the second phase through the second phase shifter.

[0067] Here, the hybrid beamforming technology can be regarded as a combination of analog beamforming technology and digital beamforming technology. The analog beamforming technology part can refer to the description of the above-mentioned solution 1, and the digital beamforming technology part can refer to the description of the above-mentioned solution 2.

[0068] In one example, if Figure 5As shown, the transceiver generates a signal, which is called a target signal. The transceiver transmits the target signal to the digital baseband, and processes it accordingly through the digital baseband to obtain two signals, namely: a first signal with a third phase and a second signal with a fourth phase. The digital baseband transmits the first signal with the third phase to the first RF front-end link, and transmits it to the first phase shifter after corresponding processing through the first RF front-end link, and adjusts the phase of the first signal to the first phase through the first phase shifter; and the digital baseband transmits the second signal with the fourth phase to the second RF front-end link, and transmits it to the second phase shifter after corresponding processing through the second RF front-end link, and adjusts the phase of the second signal to the second phase through the second phase shifter. Here, the processing of the signal by the RF front-end link (such as the first RF front-end link and the second RF front-end link) is related to the devices included in the RF front-end link. For example, the RF front-end link at least includes a PA, then the processing of the signal by the RF front-end link at least includes a signal amplification processing. For the first RF front-end link and the second RF front-end link, the first signal and the second signal are amplified with equal amplitudes. Furthermore, the terminal transmits the first signal with the first phase through the first antenna, and transmits the second signal with the second phase through the second antenna of the terminal. In this way, the first signal with the first phase and the second signal with the second phase can be spatially coherent to form an uplink signal with a specific direction, and the uplink signal with a specific direction is transmitted to a network device (such as a base station), thereby realizing the use of hybrid beamforming technology to transmit the uplink signal to the network device through a beam in a specific direction.

[0069] Step 202: Transmit a first signal with a first phase through a first antenna of the terminal, and transmit a second signal with a second phase through a second antenna of the terminal; wherein the first signal with the first phase and the second signal with the second phase are spatially coherent to form an uplink signal with a specific direction.

[0070] In some implementations, before step 201, the following step is further included: detecting whether a beamforming function activation operation is obtained. If the beamforming function activation operation is detected, steps 201 and 202 are executed.

[0071] In one example, if Figure 6 As shown, the "settings" interface of the terminal provides a setting bar for the "beamforming" function, and the user can perform a selection operation to enable the beamforming function. In this way, the user can flexibly choose whether to enable the beamforming function according to their own needs.

[0072] In the above solution, the uplink signal in a specific direction needs to be directed toward the network device to ensure effective uplink communication between the terminal and the network device.

[0073] In some implementations, the user of the terminal can adjust the orientation of the terminal to the target orientation, so that the uplink signal is aligned with the network device. Specifically, the terminal receives the downlink signal sent by the network device, determines the location of the network device based on the downlink signal; based on the location of the network device, outputs prompt information, and the prompt information is used to guide the user of the terminal to adjust the orientation of the terminal to the target orientation; wherein, when the terminal is in the target orientation, the specific direction is the direction pointing to the network device.

[0074] Here, the terminal determines the location of the network device based on the downlink signal in the following ways, including but not limited to:

[0075] Method 1: The downlink signal carries the location information of the network device, and the terminal parses the downlink signal to obtain the location information of the network device.

[0076] Method 2: The downlink signal carries the identification information of the network device. The terminal parses the downlink signal to obtain the identification information of the network device, and obtains the location information of the network device by looking up the table according to the identification information of the network device.

[0077] Method 3: The terminal measures the signal quality of the downlink signal and infers the location information of the network device based on the signal quality of the downlink signal.

[0078] Method 4: The terminal measures the propagation time of the downlink signal and calculates the location information of the network device based on the propagation time of the downlink signal.

[0079] Here, the prompt information may be in any form, for example, the prompt information may be in the form of voice, picture, animation, text, etc.

[0080] In one example, if Figure 7 As shown, TX1 represents the first antenna, TX2 represents the second antenna, and after applying the beamforming technology in the embodiment of the present application, TX1 and TX2 radiate signals of the same phase (or the same amplitude), forming an uplink signal in a specific direction in space. After the terminal determines the location of the network device through the downlink signal sent by the network device, it guides the user to adjust the orientation of the terminal to the target orientation through prompt information, so that the uplink signal in a specific direction is aimed at the network device.

[0081] In some embodiments, the terminal has multiple antennas (more than 2 antennas), any two antennas among the multiple antennas can form a group of antennas, and the specific directions of the uplink signals formed by different groups of antennas are different. The terminal can select antennas to realize that the uplink signal is aligned with the network device. Specifically, the terminal receives the downlink signal sent by the network device, determines the location of the network device based on the downlink signal; based on the location of the network device, selects a group of antennas from the multiple antennas of the terminal as the first antenna and the second antenna; wherein the specific directions corresponding to the antennas of different groups are different, and the specific direction corresponding to the selected group of antennas is the direction pointing to the network device.

[0082] Here, the method for the terminal to determine the location of the network device based on the downlink signal can refer to the aforementioned related records.

[0083] In one example, if Figure 8 As shown, the terminal has 8 antennas (TX), a specific direction of the uplink signal formed by a group of antennas consisting of TX1 and TX2 is direction 1, a specific direction of the uplink signal formed by a group of antennas consisting of TX3 and TX4 is direction 2, a specific direction of the uplink signal formed by a group of antennas consisting of TX5 and TX6 is direction 3, and a specific direction of the uplink signal formed by a group of antennas consisting of TX7 and TX8 is direction 4. After the terminal determines the location of the network device through the downlink signal sent by the network device, it selects a group of antennas, such as TX3 and TX4, so that the uplink signal with direction 2 is aimed at the network device.

[0084] The above technical solution of the embodiment of the present application is further illustrated below in combination with specific application examples.

[0085] In this application example, a mobile phone is used as an example. Fig. 9 As shown in the figure, the communication architecture of the mobile phone consists of two parts, one is the 4G communication module, and the other is the 5G communication module. Among them, the 5G communication module supports 2 transmissions and 4 receptions (2Tx4Rx), 1 Tx corresponds to 1 PA, 1 Rx corresponds to 1 LNA, so the 5G communication module has 2 PAs and 4 LNAs. In a poor signal environment, the user turns on the beamforming function of the mobile phone, and the transceiver of the mobile phone sends two identical signals and transmits them to two RF front-end links and two phase shifters respectively. The two signals are power amplified in the RF front-end link and phase adjusted through the phase shifter to ensure that the signals emitted by the two antennas have the same power and the same phase. In this way, the mobile phone can transmit an uplink signal with a specific direction, enhance the uplink communication capability, and realize uplink communication in a weak signal environment.

[0086] The technical solution of the embodiment of the present application introduces a beamforming technology suitable for the terminal side, which uses the existing antenna of the terminal to form an uplink signal with a specific direction, thereby enhancing the terminal communication capability in weak signal scenarios and increasing the uplink communication capacity (ie, uplink throughput).

[0087] The preferred embodiments of the present application are described in detail above in conjunction with the accompanying drawings. However, the present application is not limited to the specific details in the above embodiments. Within the technical concept of the present application, the technical solution of the present application can be subjected to a variety of simple modifications, and these simple modifications all belong to the protection scope of the present application. For example, the various specific technical features described in the above specific embodiments can be combined in any suitable manner without contradiction. In order to avoid unnecessary repetition, the present application will not further explain various possible combinations. For another example, the various different embodiments of the present application can also be arbitrarily combined, as long as they do not violate the idea of ​​the present application, they should also be regarded as the contents disclosed in the present application. For another example, under the premise of no conflict, the various embodiments and / or the technical features in the various embodiments described in the present application can be arbitrarily combined with the prior art, and the technical solution obtained after the combination should also fall within the protection scope of the present application.

[0088] It should be understood that in the various method embodiments of the present application, the size of the serial numbers of the above-mentioned processes does not mean the order of execution. The execution order of each process should be determined by its function and internal logic, and should not constitute any limitation on the implementation process of the embodiments of the present application.

[0089] Based on the same inventive concept as the above embodiments, Fig.10 A schematic diagram of the structure of a signal processing device provided in an embodiment of the present application is shown. Fig.10 As shown, the signal processing device 1000 may include:

[0090] The first processing unit 1001 is configured to generate a first signal having a first phase and a second signal having a second phase based on a target signal, wherein the first phase and the second phase are the same;

[0091] The transmitting unit 1002 is used to transmit a first signal with a first phase through a first antenna of the terminal, and to transmit a second signal with a second phase through a second antenna of the terminal; wherein the first signal with the first phase and the second signal with the second phase are spatially coherent to form an uplink signal with a specific direction.

[0092] In some embodiments, the first processing unit 1001 is specifically used to: generate a first signal and a second signal based on a target signal; transmit the first signal to a first phase shifter through a first RF front-end link, and transmit the second signal to a second phase shifter through a second RF front-end link; adjust the phase of the first signal to a first phase through the first phase shifter, and adjust the phase of the second signal to a second phase through the second phase shifter.

[0093] In some implementations, the first processing unit 1001 is specifically configured to generate a first signal with a first phase and a second signal with a second phase based on the target signal and the beamforming matrix.

[0094] In some embodiments, the first processing unit 1001 is specifically used to: generate a first signal with a third phase and a second signal with a fourth phase based on a target signal and a beamforming matrix; transmit the first signal with the third phase to a first phase shifter through a first RF front-end link, and transmit the second signal with the fourth phase to a second phase shifter through a second RF front-end link; adjust the phase of the first signal from the third phase to the first phase through the first phase shifter, and adjust the phase of the second signal from the fourth phase to the second phase through the second phase shifter.

[0095] In some embodiments, the device further comprises:

[0096] A receiving unit, used for receiving a downlink signal sent by a network device;

[0097] A second processing unit, configured to determine a location of the network device based on the downlink signal;

[0098] The output unit is used to output prompt information based on the position of the network device, and the prompt information is used to guide the user of the terminal to adjust the orientation of the terminal to the target orientation; wherein, when the terminal is in the target orientation, the specific direction is the direction pointing to the network device.

[0099] In some embodiments, the device further comprises:

[0100] A receiving unit, used for receiving a downlink signal sent by a network device;

[0101] The second processing unit is used to determine the location of the network device based on the downlink signal; based on the location of the network device, select a group of antennas from multiple antennas of the terminal as the first antenna and the second antenna; wherein different groups of antennas correspond to different specific directions, and the specific direction corresponding to the selected group of antennas is the direction pointing to the network device.

[0102] Those skilled in the art should understand that the relevant description of the above-mentioned signal processing device in the embodiment of the present application can be understood by referring to the relevant description of the signal processing method in the embodiment of the present application.

[0103] Based on the same inventive concept as the above embodiments, Fig.11 A schematic diagram of the structure of a terminal provided in an embodiment of the present application is shown. Fig.11 As shown, the terminal 1100 may include: a radio frequency transceiver 1101, a communication module 1102, a first antenna 1103 and a second antenna 1104;

[0104] A radio frequency transceiver 1101, configured to generate a target signal;

[0105] The communication module 1102 is configured to generate a first signal having a first phase and a second signal having a second phase based on the target signal, wherein the first phase and the second phase are the same;

[0106] The first antenna 1103 is used to transmit a first signal with a first phase;

[0107] The second antenna 1004 is used to transmit a second signal with a second phase.

[0108] In some implementations, the communication module 1102 includes: a first RF front-end link, a first phase shifter, a second RF front-end link, and a second phase shifter;

[0109] The RF transceiver is further configured to generate a first signal and a second signal based on the target signal; transmit the first signal to the first phase shifter through a first RF front-end link, and transmit the second signal to the second phase shifter through a second RF front-end link;

[0110] A first phase shifter, used for adjusting the phase of the first signal to a first phase;

[0111] The second phase shifter is used to adjust the phase of the second signal to a second phase.

[0112] In some embodiments, the communication module 1102 includes: a digital baseband;

[0113] RF transceiver, which is also used to transmit the target signal to the digital baseband;

[0114] The digital baseband is used to generate a first signal with a first phase and a second signal with a second phase based on a target signal and a beamforming matrix.

[0115] In some implementations, the communication module 1102 includes: a digital baseband, a first radio frequency front end link, a first phase shifter, a second radio frequency front end link, and a second phase shifter;

[0116] RF transceiver, which is also used to transmit the target signal to the digital baseband;

[0117] A digital baseband, used to generate a first signal with a third phase and a second signal with a fourth phase based on a target signal and a beamforming matrix; transmit the first signal with the third phase to a first phase shifter through a first radio frequency front-end link, and transmit the second signal with the fourth phase to a second phase shifter through a second radio frequency front-end link;

[0118] A first phase shifter, used for adjusting the phase of the first signal from the third phase to the first phase;

[0119] The second phase shifter is used to adjust the phase of the second signal from the fourth phase to the second phase.

[0120] Those skilled in the art should understand that the relevant description of the above-mentioned terminal in the embodiment of the present application can be understood by referring to the relevant description of the signal processing method in the embodiment of the present application.

[0121] Fig.12 1 is a schematic structural diagram of a terminal 1200 provided in an embodiment of the present application. Fig.12 As shown, the terminal 1200 includes a processor 1210 and a memory 1220. The memory 1220 can store a computer program, and the processor 1210 can call and run the computer program from the memory 1220 to implement the method in the embodiment of the present application.

[0122] The memory 1220 may be a separate device independent of the processor 1210 , or may be integrated into the processor 1210 .

[0123] In some embodiments, Fig.12 As shown, the terminal 1200 may further include a transceiver 1230, and the processor 1210 may control the transceiver 1230 to communicate with other devices, specifically, to send information or data to other devices, or to receive information or data sent by other devices.

[0124] The transceiver 1230 may include a transmitter and a receiver. The transceiver 1230 may further include an antenna, and the number of antennas may be one or more.

[0125] In some embodiments, the embodiments of the present application further provide another terminal composition, wherein the terminal may include the signal processing device 1000 described in any one of the aforementioned embodiments.

[0126] Fig.13 is a schematic structural diagram of a chip provided in an embodiment of the present application. Fig.13As shown, the chip 1300 includes a processor 1310, and the processor 1310 can call and run a computer program from a memory to implement the method in the embodiment of the present application.

[0127] In some embodiments, Fig.13 As shown, the chip 1300 may further include a memory 1320. The processor 1310 may call and run a computer program from the memory 1320 to implement the method in the embodiment of the present application.

[0128] The memory 1320 may be a separate device independent of the processor 1310 , or may be integrated into the processor 1310 .

[0129] In some embodiments, the chip 1300 may further include an input interface 1330. The processor 1310 may control the input interface 1330 to communicate with other devices or chips, and specifically, may obtain information or data sent by other devices or chips.

[0130] In some embodiments, the chip 1300 may further include an output interface 1340. The processor 1310 may control the output interface 1340 to communicate with other devices or chips, and specifically, may output information or data to other devices or chips.

[0131] In some embodiments, the chip can be applied to the terminal in the embodiments of the present application, which will not be described in detail here for the sake of brevity.

[0132] It should be understood that the chip mentioned in the embodiments of the present application can also be called a system-level chip, a system chip, a chip system or a system-on-chip chip, etc.

[0133] It can be understood that the processor of the embodiment of the present application may be an integrated circuit chip with information processing capabilities. In the implementation process, each step of the above method embodiment can be completed by the hardware integrated logic circuit or software instructions in the processor. The above processor can be a general processor, a digital signal processor (DigitalSignal Processor, DSP), an application-specific integrated circuit (Application Specific Integrated Circuit, ASIC), a field programmable gate array (Field Programmable Gate Array, FPGA) or other programmable logic devices, discrete gates or transistor logic devices, discrete hardware components. The methods, steps and logic block diagrams disclosed in the embodiments of the present application can be implemented or executed. The general processor can be a microprocessor or the processor can also be any conventional processor, etc. The steps of the method disclosed in the embodiment of the present application can be directly embodied as a hardware decoding processor to perform, or the hardware and software modules in the decoding processor are combined and executed. The software module can be located in a random access memory, a flash memory, a read-only memory, a programmable read-only memory or an electrically erasable programmable memory, a register, and other mature storage media in the art. The storage medium is located in the memory, and the processor reads the information in the memory and completes the steps of the above method in combination with its hardware.

[0134] It can also be understood that the memory in the embodiments of the present application can be a volatile memory or a non-volatile memory, or can include both volatile and non-volatile memories. Among them, the non-volatile memory can be a read-only memory (ROM), a programmable read-only memory (PROM), an erasable programmable read-only memory (EPROM), an electrically erasable programmable read-only memory (EEPROM), or a flash memory. The volatile memory can be a random access memory (RAM), which is used as an external cache. By way of example but not limitation, many forms of RAM are available, such as static random access memory (SRAM), dynamic random access memory (DRAM), synchronous dynamic random access memory (SDRAM), double data rate synchronous dynamic random access memory (DDR SDRAM), enhanced synchronous dynamic random access memory (ESDRAM), synchronous link dynamic random access memory (SLDRAM) and direct memory bus random access memory (DR RAM). It should be noted that the memory described herein is intended to include, but is not limited to, these and any other suitable types of memory.

[0135] It can also be understood that the above-mentioned memory is exemplary but not restrictive. For example, the memory in the embodiments of the present application can also be static random access memory (Static RAM, SRAM), dynamic random access memory (DynamicRAM, DRAM), synchronous dynamic random access memory (Synchronous DRAM, SDRAM), double data rate synchronous dynamic random access memory (Double Data Rate SDRAM, DDR SDRAM), enhanced synchronous dynamic random access memory (Enhanced SDRAM, ESDRAM), synchronous link dynamic random access memory (Dynch Link DRAM, SLDRAM) and direct memory bus random access memory (Direct Rambus RAM, DR RAM), etc. That is to say, the memory in the embodiments of the present application is intended to include but not limited to these and any other suitable types of memory.

[0136] An embodiment of the present application also provides a computer-readable storage medium for storing a computer program.

[0137] In some embodiments, the computer-readable storage medium can be applied to the terminal in the embodiments of the present application, and when the computer program is executed by at least one processor, it implements the corresponding processes implemented by the terminal in the various methods of the embodiments of the present application. For the sake of brevity, they are not repeated here.

[0138] An embodiment of the present application also provides a computer program product, including computer program instructions.

[0139] In some embodiments, the computer program product can be applied to the terminal in the embodiments of the present application, and the computer program instructions enable the computer to execute the corresponding processes implemented by the terminal in the various methods of the embodiments of the present application. For the sake of brevity, they will not be repeated here.

[0140] The embodiment of the present application also provides a computer program.

[0141] In some embodiments, the computer program can be applied to the terminal in the embodiments of the present application. When the computer program runs on the computer, the computer executes the corresponding processes implemented by the terminal in the various methods of the embodiments of the present application. For the sake of brevity, they will not be repeated here.

[0142] Those of ordinary skill in the art will appreciate that the units and algorithm steps of each example described in conjunction with the embodiments disclosed in this application can be implemented in electronic hardware, or a combination of computer software and electronic hardware. Whether these functions are performed in hardware or software depends on the specific application and design constraints of the technical solution. Professional and technical personnel can use different methods to implement the described functions for each specific application, but such implementation should not be considered to be beyond the scope of this application.

[0143] Those skilled in the art can clearly understand that, for the convenience and brevity of description, the specific working processes of the above-described devices and units can refer to the corresponding processes in the aforementioned method embodiments and will not be repeated here.

[0144] In the several embodiments provided in the present application, it should be understood that the disclosed devices and methods can be implemented in other ways. For example, the device embodiments described above are only schematic. For example, the division of the units is only a logical function division. There may be other division methods in actual implementation, such as multiple units or components can be combined or integrated into another system, or some features can be ignored or not executed. Another point is that the mutual coupling or direct coupling or communication connection shown or discussed can be through some interfaces, indirect coupling or communication connection of devices or units, which can be electrical, mechanical or other forms.

[0145] The units described as separate components may or may not be physically separated, and the components shown as units may or may not be physical units, that is, they may be located in one place or distributed on multiple network units. Some or all of the units may be selected according to actual needs to achieve the purpose of the solution of this embodiment.

[0146] In addition, each functional unit in each embodiment of the present application may be integrated into one processing unit, or each unit may exist physically separately, or two or more units may be integrated into one unit.

[0147] If the functions 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, the technical solution of the present application can be essentially or partly embodied in the form of a software product that contributes to the prior art. The computer software product is stored in a storage medium and includes several instructions for a computer device (which can be a personal computer, a server, or a network device, etc.) to perform all or part of the steps of the methods described in each embodiment of the present application. The aforementioned storage medium includes: various media that can store program codes, such as a USB flash drive, a mobile hard disk, a read-only memory (ROM), a random access memory (RAM), a magnetic disk or an optical disk.

[0148] It should be noted that, in this application, the terms "include", "comprises" or any other variants thereof are intended to cover non-exclusive inclusion, so that a process, method, article or device including a series of elements includes not only those elements, but also other elements not explicitly listed, or also includes elements inherent to such process, method, article or device. In the absence of further restrictions, an element defined by the sentence "includes a ..." does not exclude the existence of other identical elements in the process, method, article or device including the element.

[0149] The serial numbers of the above-mentioned embodiments of the present application are for description only and do not represent the advantages or disadvantages of the embodiments.

[0150] The methods disclosed in several method embodiments provided in this application can be arbitrarily combined without conflict to obtain new method embodiments.

[0151] The features disclosed in several product embodiments provided in this application can be arbitrarily combined without conflict to obtain new product embodiments.

[0152] The features disclosed in several method or device embodiments provided in this application can be arbitrarily combined without conflict to obtain new method embodiments or device embodiments.

[0153] The above is only a specific implementation of the present application, but the protection scope of the present application is not limited thereto. Any person skilled in the art who is familiar with the present technical field can easily think of changes or substitutions within the technical scope disclosed in the present application, which should be included in the protection scope of the present application. Therefore, the protection scope of the present application should be based on the protection scope of the claims.

Claims

1. A signal processing method, characterized in that: Applied to a terminal, the method comprises: Generate a first signal having a first phase and a second signal having a second phase based on a target signal, wherein the first phase and the second phase are the same; A first signal with the first phase is transmitted through the first antenna of the terminal, and a second signal with the second phase is transmitted through the second antenna of the terminal; wherein the first signal with the first phase and the second signal with the second phase are spatially coherent to form an uplink signal with a specific direction.

2. The method according to claim 1, characterized in that The generating, based on the target signal, a first signal having a first phase and a second signal having a second phase comprises: Generate a first signal and a second signal based on the target signal; Transmitting the first signal to a first phase shifter through a first radio frequency front-end link, and transmitting the second signal to a second phase shifter through a second radio frequency front-end link; The phase of the first signal is adjusted to a first phase through the first phase shifter, and the phase of the second signal is adjusted to a second phase through the second phase shifter.

3. The method according to claim 1, characterized in that The generating, based on the target signal, a first signal having a first phase and a second signal having a second phase comprises: A first signal having a first phase and a second signal having a second phase are generated based on the target signal and the beamforming matrix.

4. The method according to claim 1, characterized in that: The generating, based on the target signal, a first signal having a first phase and a second signal having a second phase comprises: Generate a first signal with a third phase and a second signal with a fourth phase based on the target signal and the beamforming matrix; Transmitting the first signal with the third phase to the first phase shifter through the first RF front-end link, and transmitting the second signal with the fourth phase to the second phase shifter through the second RF front-end link; The phase of the first signal is adjusted from the third phase to the first phase by the first phase shifter, and the phase of the second signal is adjusted from the fourth phase to the second phase by the second phase shifter.

5. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 4, characterized in that The method further comprises: receiving a downlink signal sent by a network device, and determining a location of the network device based on the downlink signal; Based on the position of the network device, a prompt message is output, wherein the prompt message is used to guide the user of the terminal to adjust the orientation of the terminal to a target orientation; wherein, when the terminal is in the target orientation, the specific direction is the direction pointing to the network device.

6. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 4, characterized in that The method further comprises: receiving a downlink signal sent by a network device, and determining a location of the network device based on the downlink signal; Based on the location of the network device, a group of antennas are selected from multiple antennas of the terminal as the first antenna and the second antenna; wherein different groups of antennas correspond to different specific directions, and the specific direction corresponding to the selected group of antennas is the direction pointing to the network device.

7. A signal processing device, characterized in that: Applied to a terminal, the device comprises: A first processing unit, configured to generate a first signal having a first phase and a second signal having a second phase based on a target signal, wherein the first phase and the second phase are the same; A transmitting unit, used for transmitting a first signal with the first phase through the first antenna of the terminal, and transmitting a second signal with the second phase through the second antenna of the terminal; wherein the first signal with the first phase and the second signal with the second phase are spatially coherent to form an uplink signal with a specific direction.

8. The device according to claim 7, characterized in that The device also includes: A receiving unit, used for receiving a downlink signal sent by a network device; A second processing unit, configured to determine a location of the network device based on the downlink signal; The output unit is used to output prompt information based on the position of the network device, and the prompt information is used to guide the user of the terminal to adjust the orientation of the terminal to a target orientation; wherein, when the terminal is in the target orientation, the specific direction is the direction pointing to the network device.

9. The device according to claim 7, characterized in that The device also includes: A receiving unit, used for receiving a downlink signal sent by a network device; A second processing unit is used to determine the position of the network device based on the downlink signal; based on the position of the network device, select a group of antennas from multiple antennas of the terminal as the first antenna and the second antenna; wherein different groups of antennas correspond to different specific directions, and the specific direction corresponding to the selected group of antennas is the direction pointing to the network device.

10. A terminal, characterized in that: include: A radio frequency transceiver, a communication module, a first antenna and a second antenna; The radio frequency transceiver is used to generate a target signal; The communication module is used to generate a first signal having a first phase and a second signal having a second phase based on a target signal, wherein the first phase and the second phase are the same; The first antenna is used to transmit the first signal with the first phase; The second antenna is used to transmit the second signal with the second phase.

11. The terminal according to claim 10, characterized in that: The communication module includes: a first radio frequency front-end link, a first phase shifter, a second radio frequency front-end link and a second phase shifter; The RF transceiver is further configured to generate a first signal and a second signal based on the target signal; transmit the first signal to the first phase shifter through a first RF front-end link, and transmit the second signal to the second phase shifter through a second RF front-end link; The first phase shifter is used to adjust the phase of the first signal to a first phase; The second phase shifter is used to adjust the phase of the second signal to a second phase.

12. The terminal according to claim 10, characterized in that: The communication module includes: a digital baseband; The radio frequency transceiver is further used to transmit the target signal to the digital baseband; The digital baseband is used to generate a first signal with a first phase and a second signal with a second phase based on a target signal and a beamforming matrix.

13. The terminal according to claim 10, characterized in that: The communication module includes: a digital baseband, a first radio frequency front-end link, a first phase shifter, a second radio frequency front-end link and a second phase shifter; The radio frequency transceiver is further used to transmit the target signal to the digital baseband; The digital baseband is used to generate a first signal with a third phase and a second signal with a fourth phase based on the target signal and the beamforming matrix; transmit the first signal with the third phase to a first phase shifter through a first radio frequency front-end link, and transmit the second signal with the fourth phase to a second phase shifter through a second radio frequency front-end link; The first phase shifter is used to adjust the phase of the first signal from the third phase to the first phase; The second phase shifter is used to adjust the phase of the second signal from the fourth phase to a second phase.

14. A terminal, characterized in that: include: A processor and a memory, wherein the memory is used to store a computer program, and the processor is used to call and run the computer program stored in the memory to execute the method according to any one of claims 1 to 6.

15. A chip, characterized in that: include: A processor, configured to call and run a computer program from a memory, so that a device equipped with the chip executes a method as claimed in any one of claims 1 to 6.

16. A computer-readable storage medium, characterized in that: The computer storage medium stores a computer program, and when the computer program is executed by at least one processor, the method according to any one of claims 1 to 6 is implemented.

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