Communication devices, sensing devices, and integrated communication and sensing devices.

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Communication equipment, perception equipment and synaesthesia integrated equipment

[0001] Cross-references

[0002] This application claims priority to the Chinese patent application filed with the China Patent Office on December 28, 2022, with application number 202211697476.6 and invention name “Communication equipment, perception equipment and synesthesia integrated equipment”. The entire contents of the application are incorporated by reference into this application. Technical Field

[0003] The present application relates to the technical field of communication equipment, and in particular to a communication device, a perception device, and a synaesthesia integrated device. Background Art

[0004] In past network devices, communication and perception often existed independently. For example, the communication system was only responsible for communication, and the radar system was only responsible for functions such as speed measurement, sensing and imaging. This resulted in a waste of wireless spectrum and hardware resources. The independence of functions also brought about problems such as high signal processing latency.

[0005] Summary of the Invention

[0006] The purpose of the embodiments of the present application is to provide a communication device, a perception device and a synaesthesia integrated device.

[0007] To solve the above technical problems, the embodiments of the present application are implemented through the following aspects.

[0008] In a first aspect, an embodiment of the present application provides a communication device, comprising: at least one first path for sending a first communication signal and / or a first perception signal, and receiving a second communication signal; at least one second path for sending a third communication signal, and receiving a fourth communication signal and / or a second perception signal; wherein, a first port is configured on the first path, and the first port is used to couple part of the first perception signal to a perception device; and a second port is configured on the second path, and the second port is used to transmit the second perception signal to the perception device.

[0009] In a second aspect, an embodiment of the present application provides a perception device, including: a perception receiving unit, wherein the perception receiving unit is configured with a first port and a second port, wherein the first port is used to receive a third perception signal, and the second port is used to receive a second perception signal; wherein the third perception signal is part of the first perception signal sent by the communication device, and the second perception signal is a perception signal received by the communication device.

[0010] In a third aspect, an embodiment of the present application provides a synaesthesia integrated device, comprising a communication device and a perception device; wherein, the first port on the communication device is connected to the first port on the perception device for coupling part of the first perception signal sent from the communication device to the perception device; the second port on the communication device is connected to the second port on the perception device for transmitting the second perception signal received by the communication device to the perception device. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0011] In order to more clearly illustrate the embodiments of the present application or the technical solutions in the prior art, the following briefly introduces the drawings required for use in the embodiments or the description of the prior art. Obviously, the drawings described below are only some embodiments recorded in this application. For ordinary technicians in this field, other drawings can be obtained based on these drawings without paying any creative labor.

[0012] FIG1 shows one of the structural diagrams of a communication device provided in an embodiment of the present application.

[0013] FIG2 shows one of the structural schematic diagrams of the first path provided in an embodiment of the present application.

[0014] FIG3 shows a second structural schematic diagram of the first path provided in an embodiment of the present application.

[0015] FIG4 shows one of the structural schematic diagrams of the second path provided in an embodiment of the present application.

[0016] FIG5 shows a second structural schematic diagram of the second path provided in an embodiment of the present application.

[0017] FIG6 shows a third structural schematic diagram of the second path provided in an embodiment of the present application.

[0018] FIG7 shows a second schematic structural diagram of the communication device provided in an embodiment of the present application.

[0019] FIG8 shows a schematic structural diagram of a sensing device provided in an embodiment of the present application.

[0020] FIG9 shows one of the structural schematic diagrams of the synaesthesia integrated communication device provided in an embodiment of the present application.

[0021] FIG10 shows a second structural schematic diagram of the synaesthesia integrated communication device provided in an embodiment of the present application.

[0022] FIG11 shows a schematic diagram of the structure of a synaesthesia transmission frame provided in an embodiment of the present application.

[0023] FIG12 shows a third structural schematic diagram of the synaesthesia integrated communication device provided in an embodiment of the present application. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0024] In order to enable those skilled in the art to better understand the technical solutions in this application, the technical solutions in the embodiments of this application will be clearly and completely described below in conjunction with the drawings in the embodiments of this application. Obviously, the described embodiments are only part of the embodiments of this application, not all of the embodiments. Based on the embodiments in this application, all other embodiments obtained by ordinary technicians in this field without making creative efforts should fall within the scope of protection of this application.

[0025] The following is an introduction to a communication device, a perception device and a synaesthesia integrated device provided by the present application in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, as follows.

[0026] As shown in FIG1 , it is a schematic structural diagram of a communication device 10 provided by an exemplary embodiment of the present application. The communication device 10 includes at least one first path and at least one second path.

[0027] The at least one first path is used to transmit a first communication signal and / or a first perception signal, and to receive a second communication signal. The first path is configured with a first port 1 (also referred to as a local transmission radio frequency signal interface), and the first port 1 is used to couple a portion of the first perception signal (i.e., the third communication signal) to the perception device 20. In other words, the communication device 10 can simultaneously control each of the first paths to transmit the first communication signal, receive the second communication signal, or transmit the first perception signal. Alternatively, the communication device 10 can control a portion of multiple first paths to transmit the first communication signal and receive the second communication signal, and control another portion of the multiple first paths to transmit the first perception signal, etc. This embodiment does not impose any restrictions on this.

[0028] The at least one second path is used to send a third communication signal and receive a fourth communication signal and / or a second perception signal. A second port 2 (also referred to as a perception radio frequency signal interface) is configured on the second path, and the second port 2 is used to transmit the second perception signal to the perception device. That is to say, the communication device 10 can simultaneously control each of the second paths to send a third communication signal, receive a fourth communication signal, or receive a second perception signal. Alternatively, the communication device 10 can also control part of the plurality of first paths to send a third communication signal and receive a fourth communication signal, control another part of the plurality of second paths to send a second perception signal, etc. This embodiment does not limit this.

[0029] It can be understood that the aforementioned first communication signal and the subsequently mentioned second communication signal, third communication signal, and fourth communication signal are used to implement communication functions such as information interaction between different communication devices. This embodiment does not limit the type of the communication signal.

[0030] In addition, the aforementioned first and second perception signals are used to implement perception functions such as speed measurement and inductive imaging. In this embodiment, the second perception signal may be, but is not limited to, a reflected signal of the first perception signal transmitted by the communication device, for the perception device to implement the perception function based on the third and second perception signals.

[0031] In this embodiment, through the clever design of the communication equipment, the transmission and reception of perception signals can be realized based on the same communication equipment, and the transmission and reception of perception signals are located in different channels. This not only reduces hardware costs, but is also beneficial for unified scheduling and promotion, and adapts to the needs of different scenarios; it also achieves transmission and reception isolation, avoids signal interference, reduces signal processing delay, and meets the joint scheduling of communication and perception resources when the communication spectrum and perception spectrum overlap in mobile communication systems such as 5G and 6G, solving the problem in related technologies that the communication and perception systems need to be designed separately due to differences in functions and specifications.

[0032] In addition, this embodiment further meets the sensing requirements in different scenarios by inputting the received sensing RF signal (i.e., the second sensing signal) and the locally transmitted sensing RF signal (i.e., the third sensing signal) into the sensing device, which then processes them, such as interference cancellation and sensing processing, through the sensing device 20. In other words, compared to the related art that uses the same device to transmit and receive sensing signals, this embodiment combines the communication device 10 and the sensing device to further meet the sensing requirements in different scenarios and ensure sensing performance.

[0033] Furthermore, in this embodiment, the first path can be implemented in various ways. For example, referring to FIG2 , the first path can include: a first synaesthesia digital transceiver module 11, a first transmitting branch 12, a first receiving branch 13, and a first antenna assembly 14. The first synaesthesia digital transceiver module 11 is connected to the first receiving branch 13 and the first transmitting branch 12, respectively; the first antenna assembly 14 is connected to the first receiving branch 13 and the first transmitting branch 12, respectively; and the first transmitting branch 12 is connected to the first port 1.

[0034] In this embodiment, the first synaesthesia digital transceiver module 11 has the function of digitally modulating and filtering the data source of communication and / or perception transmission, such as modulating and filtering the first communication signal and the first perception signal to be sent, and demodulating and filtering the received second communication signal. This embodiment does not limit the structure of the first synaesthesia digital transceiver module 11.

[0035] The first transmitting branch 12 is used to transmit the first communication signal and / or the first perception signal. Optionally, the first communication signal and the first perception signal may be multiplexed on the same first transmitting branch to achieve simultaneous transmission of the first communication signal and the first perception signal, such as by transmitting the first communication signal and the first perception signal separately in a time-division manner. Alternatively, the first communication signal and the first perception signal may be respectively transmitted on different transmitting branches to transmit the first communication signal and the first perception signal via different transmitting branches.

[0036] In this embodiment, the first transmitting branch 12 may have various circuit forms. For example, referring to FIG. 3 , the first transmitting branch 12 may include a digital to analog converter (DAC) unit 121 , a synaesthesia transmitting unit 122 , and a coupler 123 .

[0037] Among them, the DAC unit is respectively connected to the first synaesthesia transceiver digital module 11 and the synaesthesia sending unit 122, and is used to input the digital signal to be sent (i.e., the first communication signal or the first perception signal) output by the first synaesthesia transceiver digital module 11 into the DAC unit 121 for digital-to-analog conversion, and then input the signal to be sent after digital-to-analog conversion into the synaesthesia sending unit 122 for frequency conversion, filtering, amplification and other processing.

[0038] The coupler 123 is connected to the synaesthesia sending unit 122, the first antenna assembly 14, and the first port 1, respectively. When the signal to be transmitted is a first communication signal, the coupler 123 is configured to couple the first communication signal output by the synaesthesia sending unit 122 to the first antenna assembly 14 for transmission. Alternatively, when the signal to be transmitted is a first perception signal, the coupler 123 is configured to couple a portion of the first perception signal output by the synaesthesia sending unit 122 (e.g., a third perception signal) to the first port 1, input the signal to the perception device 12, and couple the remaining portion to the first antenna assembly 14 for transmission.

[0039] The first receiving branch 13 is configured to receive the second communication signal transmitted by another communication device. In this embodiment, the first receiving branch can have various structures. For example, the first receiving branch 13 may include a communication receiving unit configured to amplify, frequency-convert, and filter the second communication signal received by the first antenna assembly 14, an analog-to-digital converter (ADC) unit configured to perform analog-to-digital conversion on the second communication signal output by the communication receiving unit, and the like, without limitation.

[0040] The first antenna component 14 is used to radiate communication signals (such as the first communication signal) and perception signals (such as the first perception signal) into space, and / or the first antenna component 14 is used to receive signals in space, such as the second communication signal. In this embodiment, in order to achieve the aforementioned functions, the structure of the first antenna component 14 can be various. For example, as a possible implementation method, the first antenna component 14 may include a multi-channel combining and splitting module, a multi-channel amplitude and phase adjustment module, an antenna array, etc., wherein the multi-channel combining and splitting module is used to split the radio frequency signal (such as the first communication signal, the first perception signal) into multiple radio frequency signals, or to combine the received multiple radio frequency signals (such as the second communication signal) into one; the multi-channel amplitude and phase adjustment module is used to adjust the amplitude and phase of the transmitting antenna array element (and / or the receiving antenna array element) to achieve beamforming; the antenna array is used to radiate the communication signal into space or receive the communication signal in space, etc.

[0041] For another example, the first antenna component 14 may also include an antenna array for radiating communication signals or sensing signals into space or receiving communication signals, sensing signals in space, etc., which is not limited here.

[0042] In this embodiment, by carrying an array antenna, such as the aforementioned antenna array or antenna element, not only broadband communication can be achieved, but also perception echo signals can be received to achieve enhanced perception capabilities.

[0043] Furthermore, as shown in FIG4 , the second path may include a second synaesthesia transceiver digital module 15, a second transmitting branch 16, a second receiving branch 17, and a second antenna assembly 18. The second synaesthesia transceiver digital module 15 is connected to the second transmitting branch 16 and the second receiving branch 17, respectively; the second antenna assembly 18 is connected to the second transmitting branch 16 and the second receiving branch 17, respectively; and the second receiving branch 17 is connected to the second port 2.

[0044] In this embodiment, the second synaesthesia digital transceiver module 15 has functions such as modulation / demodulation and filtering of received perception signals, communication signals, and communication signals to be transmitted. For example, the second synaesthesia digital transceiver module 15 can modulate and filter the third communication signal to be transmitted, and demodulate and filter the fourth communication signal and the second perception signal received. This embodiment does not limit the structure of the second synaesthesia digital transceiver module 15.

[0045] The second transmitting branch 16 is used to transmit the third communication signal. In this embodiment, the second transmitting branch 16 can have various structures. For example, the second transmitting branch 16 can include a DAC unit for performing digital-to-analog conversion on the third communication signal to be transmitted output by the second synaesthesia transceiver digital module 15, a communication transmitting unit for amplifying, frequency converting, and filtering the third communication signal to be transmitted, etc., without limitation herein. It is understood that the third communication signal can be the same as or different from the aforementioned first communication signal, without limitation herein.

[0046] The second receiving branch 17 is configured to receive the fourth communication signal and / or the second perception signal. The fourth communication signal may be the same as or different from the aforementioned second communication signal, without limitation. Furthermore, to achieve the function of receiving the fourth communication signal and / or the second perception signal, the second receiving branch 17 may have various structures. For example, referring to FIG5 , the second receiving branch 17 may include an ADC unit 171, a communication receiving unit 172, and a first switching control unit 173.

[0047] The ADC unit 171 is connected to the second interaceptive digital transceiver module 15 and the communication receiving unit 172, respectively. The first switching control unit 173 is connected to the communication receiving unit 172, the second antenna assembly 18, and the second port 2, respectively. In this embodiment, when the communication device 10 determines that the second perception signal is received through the second receiving branch 17, the communication device 10 can control the first switching control unit 173 to connect the second antenna assembly 18 to the second port 2 and disconnect the second antenna assembly 18 from the communication receiving unit 172. In this way, the second perception signal received by the second antenna assembly 18 can be input into the perception device via the second port 2.

[0048] Alternatively, when the communication device 10 determines that the fourth communication signal is received through the second receiving branch 17, the communication device 10 may control the first switching control unit 173 to connect the second antenna assembly 18 to the communication receiving unit 172 and disconnect the second antenna assembly 18 from the second port 2. In this way, the fourth communication signal received by the second antenna assembly 18 can be sequentially input into the communication receiving unit 172 and the ADC unit 171 for processing.

[0049] Optionally, considering that the first switching control unit 173 is used to realize the switching between the perception receiving channel and the communication receiving channel, therefore, in this embodiment, the first switching control unit 173 may include, but is not limited to, any one of a multi-select switch (such as a three-select switch or a two-select switch, etc.), a coupler, and a power splitter. For example, when the communication receiving channel is connected, that is, when the fourth communication signal is received, the perception device 20 can be turned off by any one of the multi-select switch, the coupler, and the power splitter, so that the received fourth communication signal can only pass through the communication receiving unit 172; when the perception receiving channel is connected, that is, when the first perception signal is received, the communication receiving unit 172 can be turned off by any one of the multi-select switch, the coupler, and the power splitter. At this time, the first perception signal can only be input into the perception device, thereby enabling independent processing of the perception signal and the communication signal.

[0050] Based on the description of the aforementioned implementation methods, as a possible implementation method, the perception device 20 can autonomously process the received third perception signal and the second perception signal to realize the perception function, that is, the perception device 20 can be configured with an ADC unit, a perception receiving digital module, etc.

[0051] Alternatively, the perception device 20 shown may perform self-interference elimination on the received third perception signal and the second perception signal, and then transmit the third perception signal and the second perception signal to the communication device 10 to multiplex the data processing function (such as ADC unit, perception receiving digital module, etc.) on the communication device 10, thereby realizing the perception function.

[0052] Based on this, as a possible implementation method, assuming that the perception device 20 multiplexes the data processing function on the communication device 10 to realize the perception function, then the second receiving path may also be configured with a third port (also called a radio frequency signal interface); the third port is used to connect to the perception device 20 to transmit the third perception signal and the second perception signal received by the perception device 20 to the communication device 10.

[0053] Accordingly, referring to FIG6 , the second receiving branch 17 may further include a second switching control unit 174; the second switching control unit 174 is connected to the ADC unit 171 and the third port 3 of the communication receiving unit 172, respectively. When the communication device 10 determines to transmit a first perception signal via the first antenna assembly 14 and receive a second perception signal via the second antenna assembly 18, the communication device 10 may control the second switching control unit 174 to connect the ADC unit 171 to the third port 3 and disconnect the ADC unit 171 from the communication receiving unit 172. As a result, the third perception signal and the second perception signal input to the perception device 20 via the first port 1 and the second port 2 are sequentially input to the second switching control unit 174, the ADC unit 171, and the second interaceptive transceiver digital module 15 for processing, thereby implementing the perception function.

[0054] Alternatively, when the communication device 10 determines that the fourth communication signal is received through the second antenna component 18, the communication device 10 can control the second switching control unit 174 to connect the ADC unit 171 with the communication receiving unit 172 and disconnect the ADC unit 171 from the third port 3, thereby allowing the fourth communication signal received by the second antenna component 18 to be input into the first switching control unit 173, the communication receiving unit 172, the second switching control unit 174, the ADC unit 171, and the second synaesthesia transceiver digital module 15 in sequence for processing.

[0055] Optionally, similar to the aforementioned first switching control unit 173, considering that the second switching control unit 174 is also used to switch between the perception receiving channel and the communication receiving channel, in this embodiment, the second switching control unit 174 may also include, but is not limited to, any one of a multi-select switch, a coupler, and a power splitter. For example, when the communication receiving channel is connected, that is, when receiving the fourth communication signal, the perception device 20 can be turned off by any one of the multi-select switch, the coupler, and the power splitter, so that the received fourth communication signal passes through the first switching control unit 173, the communication receiving unit 172, the second switching control unit 174, and the ADC unit 171 in sequence; when the perception receiving channel is connected, that is, the first perception signal is sent through the first antenna component 14 and the second perception signal is received through the second antenna component 18, the communication receiving unit 172 can be turned off by any one of the multi-select switch, the coupler, and the power splitter. At this time, the third perception signal and the second perception signal enter the second switching control unit 174, the ADC unit 171, etc. in sequence through the perception device, thereby enabling independent processing of the perception signal and the communication signal.

[0056] Furthermore, similar to the aforementioned first antenna component, the first antenna component 18 is used to radiate communication signals (such as the third communication signal) into space, and / or the first antenna component 14 is used to receive communication signals (such as the fourth communication signal) and / or perception signals (such as the second perception signal) in space. In this embodiment, in order to achieve the aforementioned functions, the second antenna component 18 can have various structures. For example, as a possible implementation, the second antenna component 18 may include a multi-channel combining and splitting module, a multi-channel amplitude and phase adjustment module, an antenna array, etc., wherein the multi-channel combining and splitting module is used to split the radio frequency signal to be transmitted (such as the third communication signal) into multiple radio frequency signals, or to combine the received multiple radio frequency signals (such as the fourth communication signal, the second perception signal) into one; the multi-channel amplitude and phase adjustment module is used to adjust the amplitude and phase of the transmitting antenna array element (and / or the receiving antenna array element) to achieve beamforming; the antenna array is used to radiate communication signals into space or receive communication signals in space, etc.

[0057] For another example, the second antenna assembly 18 may also include an antenna element for radiating communication signals or sensing signals into space or receiving communication signals, sensing signals in space, etc., which is not limited here.

[0058] In this embodiment, by carrying an array antenna, such as the aforementioned antenna array or antenna element, not only broadband communication can be achieved, but also perception echo signals can be received to achieve enhanced perception capabilities.

[0059] It should be noted that when the second antenna assembly includes an antenna element and there are multiple second paths for receiving the second perception signal, as shown in FIG7 , the communication device 10 may further include a multi-path signal processing unit 19, which is respectively connected to the first switching control unit 173 and the second port 2 in each second path. The multi-path signal processing unit is configured to process the received multiple second perception signals and transmit them to the perception device.

[0060] Optionally, the multi-channel signal processing unit 19 may include a multi-channel phase modulation module for adjusting the phase of the receiving antenna array element to achieve beamforming and a multi-channel combining / splitting module for combining the received multi-channel RF signals (such as multi-channel second perception signals) into one channel; wherein the multi-channel combining / splitting module is respectively connected to the multi-channel phase modulation module and the first switching control unit 173 in each second channel, and the multi-channel phase modulation module is connected to the second port.

[0061] Furthermore, to further achieve integrated control, the communication device 10 may be configured with a fourth port (also referred to as a power port) and / or a fifth port (also referred to as a control port); the fourth port is used for the communication device 10 to provide power to the sensing device 20, and the fifth port is used for the communication device 10 to provide control signals, such as timing control signals and on / off control signals, to the sensing device 20. It is understood that the fourth port of the communication device may be connected to an internal power supply, and the fifth port may be connected to a controller or other control unit, without limitation herein.

[0062] Furthermore, in this embodiment, the perception device 20 mentioned in the aforementioned implementation methods may have multiple structures. For example, the perception device 20 may be as shown in Figure 1, which includes a first port and a second port. The first port and the second port are used to be connected to the first port and the second port in the communication device 10, respectively, to realize the transmission of the third perception signal and the second perception signal.

[0063] Based on this, as a possible implementation method, in this embodiment, the perception device 20 may include a perception receiving unit, which is configured with the first port and the second port, wherein the first port is used to receive a third perception signal, and the second port is used to receive a second perception signal, the third perception signal is part of the first perception signal sent by the communication device, and the second perception signal is a perception signal received by the communication device.

[0064] In another implementation, corresponding to the third port 3 in the aforementioned communication device 10, the perception receiving unit may also be configured with a third port 3, and the third port 3 is connected to the third port 3 in the communication device 10 for transmitting the third perception signal and the second perception signal received by the perception receiving unit to the communication device 10 for processing.

[0065] Exemplarily, considering that the perception device 20 in this application can eliminate the self-interference generated in the simultaneous transmission and reception of perception signals, as shown in Figure 8, the perception receiving unit in the perception device 20 may include a frequency converter 21 (also known as a mixer), a filter 22 and an amplifier 23; wherein the filter 22 is connected to the frequency converter 21 and the amplifier 23 respectively, the frequency converter 21 is connected to the first port 1 and the second port 2 respectively, and the amplifier 23 is connected to the third port 3.

[0066] In this embodiment, the transmission and reception of the perception service are performed simultaneously to suppress the interference between the antennas. In this embodiment, the received perception RF signal (i.e., the second perception signal) is mixed with the local transmission RF signal (i.e., the third perception signal) by the frequency converter 21 to obtain a difference frequency signal (the frequency difference represents the time delay experienced). Self-interference will form a zero-frequency signal, i.e., a DC signal in the signal. In this regard, in this embodiment, the DC signal in the difference frequency signal is filtered out by the filter 22 to eliminate the aforementioned self-interference. Finally, the filtered difference frequency signal is amplified by the amplifier 23 and then input into the communication device 10 through the third port for subsequent processing, such as analog-to-digital conversion, to realize the perception function.

[0067] In addition, this application solves the problem that existing communication and perception systems need to be designed separately due to differences in functions and specifications by adding an interference suppression module (i.e., filter 22 and the frequency converter 21) to the perception device. It has the performance of high dynamic range and self-interference elimination, and also takes into account the goals of low implementation complexity, low power consumption, and high integration.

[0068] Furthermore, the perception receiving unit may also be configured with a fourth port and / or a fifth port corresponding to the fourth port and the fifth port in the communication device 10; wherein the fourth port is used to receive the electrical energy provided by the communication device, and the fifth port is used to receive the control signal provided by the communication device.

[0069] In this embodiment, the frequency converter 21, filter 22 and amplifier 23 are respectively connected to the fourth port, that is, the power required for the frequency converter 21, filter 22 and amplifier 23 to work can be provided by the communication device 10 through the fourth port.

[0070] Similarly, the frequency converter 21, filter 22 and amplifier 23 are connected to the fifth port respectively. That is, the control signals required for the frequency converter 21, filter 22 and amplifier 23 to operate can be provided by the communication device 10 through the fourth port.

[0071] Furthermore, as shown in Figure 9, an exemplary embodiment of the present application also provides a perception-integrated device, which includes a communication device and a perception device; wherein, the first port on the communication device is connected to the first port on the perception device, so as to couple part of the first perception signal to be sent on the communication device (i.e., the third perception signal) to the perception device through the first port, and the second port on the communication device is connected to the second port on the perception device, so as to transmit the second perception signal received on the communication device to the perception device through the second port, so that the communication device can simultaneously transmit and receive perception signals, and the perception device can also eliminate the self-interference caused by the simultaneous transmission and reception of perception signals, so as to achieve more accurate perception function.

[0072] Optionally, when at least one of the third port, the fourth port, and the fifth port is further configured on the communication device, and at least one of the third port, the fourth port, and the fifth port is further configured on the perception device, at least one of the following (a)-(c) is satisfied.

[0073] (a) The third port on the communication device is connected to the third port on the perception device, so as to transmit the third perception signal (i.e., part of the first perception signal) and the second perception signal on the perception device to the communication device through the third port, so that the third perception signal and the second perception signal are processed by the communication device to realize the perception function.

[0074] (b) The fourth port on the communication device is connected to the fourth port on the sensing device, so that the communication device provides the sensing device with the power required for operation through the fourth port.

[0075] (c) The fifth port on the communication device is connected to the fifth port on the sensing device, so that the communication device provides the sensing device with control signals required for operation, such as timing control signals, on-off control signals, etc., through the fifth port.

[0076] It should be noted that the communication device and the sensing device can be designed as an integral whole or as a detachable device. When the communication device and the sensing device are designed as a detachable device, it not only reduces the hardware cost but also facilitates product upgrades and maintenance.

[0077] It can be understood that the relevant implementation process of the communication device and the perception device in this embodiment can refer to but is not limited to the relevant descriptions of the communication device 10 and the perception device 20 in the aforementioned embodiments, and achieve the same or corresponding technical effects. To avoid repetition, no restrictions are made here.

[0078] Based on this, the perception integration device provided by this application is exemplarily introduced in combination with Example 1 and Example 2, as follows.

[0079] Example 1

[0080] As shown in FIG10 , in the case where the first path in the communication device 10 transmits the first perception signal, the perception data source to be transmitted can be digitally modulated and filtered by the first inter-sensory transceiver digital module 11. The processed digital signal is then converted into a perception radio frequency signal by the DAC unit 121. The perception radio frequency signal is then frequency-converted, filtered, and amplified by the inter-sensory transmitting unit 122. The processed perception radio frequency signal (i.e., the first perception signal) is split into two paths. One path is connected to the perception receiving radio frequency unit in the perception device 20 via the first port 1 through the coupler 123 (i.e., the third perception signal). The other path passes through the coupler 123 and the transceiver switch and enters the multi-path combining / splitting module, which divides the perception radio frequency signal into multiple perception radio frequency signals. The multi-path amplitude and phase adjustment module adjusts the phase and amplitude of each perception radio frequency signal to achieve transmit beamforming. The perception signal is then transmitted as an electromagnetic wave via the antenna array, completing the transmission of the first perception signal.

[0081] Regarding the situation where the second path in the communication device 10 receives the second sensing signal, please continue to refer to Figure 10. For the first sensing signal sent through the antenna array, the first sensing signal is reflected back to the antenna array in the second antenna component 18 of the communication device by the obstacle, and then the amplitude and phase of the received second sensing signal are adjusted by the multi-path amplitude and phase adjustment module to realize receiving beamforming. Then, the processed second sensing reception signal is combined into one path by the multi-path combining and splitting module, and switched to the second receiving branch 17 through the transceiver switching switch. The second receiving branch 17 includes a communication receiving channel and a sensing receiving channel. At this time, the communication receiving channel can be shut down and the sensing receiving channel can be connected by the first switching control module 173, so that the second sensing signal is input into the sensing receiving channel through the second port 2, that is, the sensing device 20. Then, the sensing device 20 combines the second sensing signal with the first port The third perception signal coupled back by the frequency converter is mixed to obtain a difference frequency signal. The frequency difference represents the time delay experienced. Self-interference will form a zero-frequency signal, that is, the DC of the signal. This DC can be filtered out by the filter shown in Figure 8 to eliminate the self-interference. The second perception signal transmitted back through the obstacle has a longer time delay and does not form a zero-frequency signal after mixing, so it will not be filtered out by the filter. After amplification, this signal is switched through the third port 3 and the second switching control module 174 to enter the ADC unit 171 for processing. The RF signal is converted into a digital signal and input into the second interaceptive transceiver digital module 15. The second interaceptive transceiver digital module 15 digitally demodulates and filters the perception reception signal. By analyzing the perception signals (i.e., the third perception signal and the second perception signal), the direction angle and distance of the obstacle can be obtained, thereby realizing the perception function.

[0082] It should be noted that the transceiver switching switch mentioned above is used for switching the transceiver link in the time division duplexing (TDD) mode. That is, the perception integration device provided in Example 7 can operate in the TDD mode to realize the switching of the transceiver link.

[0083] In addition, the communication function and perception function of the communication device can be switched through different time slots. As shown in Figure 11, the perception function is performed in several time slots, and the communication function remains unchanged in other time slots. The communication and perception ratios are flexibly adjusted. In this way, the communication and perception time can be dynamically allocated based on the original communication frame according to the real-time load of the system, and the synaesthesia resources can be flexibly coordinated and allocated to meet the needs of different scenarios.

[0084] Optionally, the communication device 10 in this example 1 may be a network-side device, such as a base station, or a terminal, and is not limited here.

[0085] In this Example 1, the synesthesia integrated device also has the function of physical-digital space perception. Through the collaboration and sharing of synesthesia software and hardware resources, each device in the device achieves deep integration and mutual enhancement of multi-dimensional perception, collaborative communication, and intelligent computing functions, thereby enabling the network to have the ability of new information flow intelligent interaction and processing and wide-area intelligent collaboration.

[0086] In addition, this application can be used in typical application scenarios of local space and open space.

[0087] Example 2

[0088] As shown in Figure 12, a structural diagram of a perception integration device provided by another exemplary embodiment of the present application is provided. Among them, compared with the synaesthesia integration device provided in Example 1, the difference between the two is that the first antenna component 14 in the first path and the second antenna component 18 in the second path in this Example 2 do not have a multi-channel combining and splitting module, a multi-channel amplitude and phase adjustment module, and an antenna array, but each channel is changed into an antenna array. In this regard, when sending communication signals and perception signals, the phase between the channels (i.e., the second synaesthesia transceiver digital module 15) can be digitally adjusted to achieve the beamforming function and transmit the signals in different directions. However, when receiving the second perception signal, the second perception signal received in each second path needs to be input into the multi-channel phase adjustment module through the first switching control module 173 to perform phase adjustment on each second perception signal, and then merged into the perception device 12 through the multi-channel combining and splitting module, and the second perception signal is processed by the perception device, such as interference elimination processing.

[0089] It should be noted that, in both Example 1 and Example 2, the antenna assembly used to transmit the sensing signal cannot be shared with the antenna assembly used to receive the sensing signal. This ensures isolation between the reception and transmission of the sensing signal, preventing interference and radio frequency leakage. For example, in Figure 10, the first antenna assembly 14 is used to transmit the sensing signal, while the second antenna assembly 18 is used to receive the sensing signal.

[0090] In addition, in actual communication, the perception integration device or the communication device can be as shown in Figure 10 or Figure 12, but can also include higher or fewer devices than Figure 10 or Figure 12, such as a first path, a second path, etc., which is not limited here.

[0091] Of course, in addition to software implementation, the electronic device of this application does not exclude other implementation methods, such as logic devices or a combination of software and hardware, etc. That is to say, the execution subject of the following processing flow is not limited to each logic unit, but can also be hardware or logic devices.

[0092] In short, the above description is only a preferred embodiment of the present application and is not intended to limit the scope of protection of the present application. Any modifications, equivalent replacements, improvements, etc. made within the spirit and principles of the present application shall be included in the scope of protection of the present application.

[0093] The systems, devices, modules, or units described in the above embodiments may be implemented by computer chips or entities, or by products having certain functions. A typical implementation device is a computer. Specifically, the computer may be, for example, a personal computer, a laptop computer, a cellular phone, a camera phone, a smartphone, a personal digital assistant, a media player, a navigation device, an email device, a game console, a tablet computer, a wearable device, or a combination of any of these devices.

[0094] Computer-readable media includes permanent and non-permanent, removable and non-removable media that can be implemented by any method or technology to store information. The information can be computer-readable instructions, data structures, program modules or other data. Examples of computer storage media include, but are not limited to, phase change memory (PRAM), static random access memory (SRAM), dynamic random access memory (DRAM), other types of random access memory (RAM), read-only memory (ROM), electrically erasable programmable read-only memory (EEPROM), flash memory or other memory technology, compact disc read-only memory (CD-ROM), digital versatile disc (DVD) or other optical storage, magnetic cassettes, magnetic tape, magnetic disk storage or other magnetic storage devices or any other non-transmission media that can be used to store information that can be accessed by a computing device. As defined herein, computer-readable media does not include transitory computer-readable media (transitory media), such as modulated data signals and carrier waves.

[0095] It should also be noted that the terms "comprises," "includes," or any other variations thereof are intended to encompass non-exclusive inclusion, such that a process, method, commodity, or apparatus that includes a series of elements includes not only those elements but also other elements not explicitly listed, or includes elements inherent to such process, method, commodity, or apparatus. In the absence of further limitations, an element defined by the phrase "comprises a ..." does not exclude the presence of other identical elements in the process, method, commodity, or apparatus that includes the element.

[0096] The various embodiments in this specification are described in a progressive manner. Similar parts between the various embodiments can be referred to in conjunction with each other. Each embodiment focuses on the differences between the other embodiments. In particular, the system embodiments are generally similar to the method embodiments, so the description is relatively simple. For relevant parts, refer to the description of the method embodiments.

Claims

DEPCT681. Communication equipment, which comprises: at least one first path used for the transmission of the first communication signal and / or the first recognition signal, and the reception of the second communication signal; and at least one second path used for the transmission of the third communication signal, and the reception of the fourth communication signal and / or the second recognition signal; where the first path is designed with port one, port one is used for connecting a portion of the first recognition signal to the recognition device; and the second path is designed with port two, port two is used for transmitting the second recognition signal to the recognition device.2.The communication equipment of Claim 1, where the first path comprises: the first integrated digital module for transmission, reception and recognition of communication, called ICAS I; the first transmission branch used for the transmission of the first communication signal and / or the first recognition signal; the first reception branch used for the reception of the second communication signal; and the first antenna assembly; where the ICAS I transmission digital module is connected to the first reception branch and the first transmission branch, the first antenna assembly is connected to the first reception branch and the first transmission branch, and the first transmission branch is connected to Port 1.

3. The communication equipment of Claim 2, where the first transmission branch comprises a digital-to-analog conversion unit called the DAC unit, the ICAS transmission unit and the coupling; where the DAC unit is connected to the ICAS I transmission digital module and the ICAS transmission unit, and the coupling is connected to the ICAS transmission unit, the first antenna assembly and Port 1. 4.The communication equipment of Claim 1, where the second pathway comprises: a digital module for ICAS transmission second; a second transmission branch used for the transmission of the third communication signal; a second reception branch used for the transmission of the fourth communication signal and / or the second recognition signal; and a second antenna assembly; where the digital module for ICAS transmission second is connected to the second transmission branch and the second reception branch, the second antenna assembly is connected to the second transmission branch and the second reception branch, and the second reception branch is connected to port 5.The communication equipment of claim 4, where the second receiving branch comprises an analog-to-digital conversion unit called the ADC unit, a communication receiving unit, and a first switching control unit; the ADC unit is connected to the second ICAS digital module for transmission and reception, the first switching control unit is connected to the communication receiving unit, and the second antenna assembly and second port; where, under the condition that the second recognition signal is received by the second receiving branch, the first switching control unit is controlled to connect the second antenna assembly to the second port, and disconnect the second antenna assembly from the communication receiving unit; or, under the condition that the fourth communication signal is received by the second receiving branch, the first switching control unit is controlled to connect the second antenna assembly to the communication receiving unit, and disconnect the second antenna assembly from the second port.6.The communication device of claim 5, where the second path is additionally designed with a third port; the third port is used to connect to the sensing device, in order to transmit both the third sensing signal and the second sensing signal received by the sensing device to the communication device, where the third sensing signal is part of the first sensing signal.

7. The communication device of claim 6, where the second receiving branch is additionally incorporated with a second switching control unit; the second switching control unit is connected to the ADC unit, the communication receiving unit and the third port; where, under the condition that the second and / or third sensing signals are received by the second antenna assembly, the second switching control unit is controlled to connect the ADC unit to the third port, and disconnect the ADC unit from the communication receiving unit; or, under the condition that the fourth communication signal is received by the second antenna assembly, the second switching control unit is controlled to connect the ADC unit to the communication receiving unit, and disconnect the ADC unit from the third port.8.Communication devices of claims 4 or 7, where the first switching control unit comprises either a switch with one input and multiple output terminals, a coupler, or a power divider; and / or the second switching control unit comprises either a switch with one input and multiple output terminals, a coupler, or a power divider.

9. Any communication device of claims 1-8, where there are one or more second paths, the communication device comprises an additional multipath signal processor, the multipath signal processor is connected to the first switching control unit on each second path and second port; where the multipath signal processor is used to process the received multipath second recognition signals, and transmit the processed signals to the recognition devices.10.A communication device of claim 9, where the multipath signal processing unit incorporates a multipath phase modulation module and a multipath combination and splitting module; where the multipath combination and splitting module is connected to the multipath phase modulation module, and a switching control unit is connected to the first port of each second path, and the multipath phase modulation module is connected to the second port.

11. Any communication device of claims 1-10, where the communication device is additionally designed with a fourth and / or fifth port; where the fourth port is used by the communication device to provide power to the sensing device, and the fifth port is used by the communication device to provide control signals to the sensing device.12.The sensing device comprises: a sensing unit, where the sensing unit is designed with port one and port two; where port one is used to receive the third sensing signal, port two is used to receive the second sensing signal, the third sensing signal is a part of the first sensing signal sent by the communication device, and the second sensing signal is the sensing signal received by the communication device.

13. The sensing device of claim 12, where the sensing unit is further designed with port three, and port three is used to transmit both the third and second sensing signals received by the sensing unit for processing to the communication device.

14. The sensing device of claim 12, where the sensing unit is further designed with port four and / or port five; where port four is used to receive the electrical power provided by the communication device, and port five is used to receive the control signals provided by the communication device.15.

16. A sensing device of any of the claims 12-14, in which the receiving unit comprises a frequency converter, filter, and amplifier; in which the filter is connected to the frequency converter and amplifier, the frequency converter is connected to the first and second ports, and the amplifier is connected to the third port.

17. A sensing device of claim 15, in which the frequency converter, filter, and amplifier are connected to the fourth port; and the frequency converter, filter, and amplifier are connected to the fifth port.

18. An integrated communication and sensing device, which comprises a communication device and a sensing device; in which the first port of the communication device is connected to the first port of the sensing device, in order to connect a portion of the first sensing signal sent by the communication device to the sensing device; and the second port of the communication device is connected to the second port of the sensing device, in order to transmit the second sensing signal received by the communication device to the sensing device.The integrated communication and recognition device of claim 17, where in the event that the communication device is designed with at least one third, fourth and fifth port, and the recognition device is designed with at least one third, fourth and fifth port, at least one of the following shall be fulfilled: the third port of the communication device is connected to the third port of the recognition device, so as to transmit the third recognition signal and the second recognition signal both received and processed by the recognition device to the communication device, where the third recognition signal is part of the first recognition signal; the fourth port of the communication device is connected to the fourth port of the recognition device, so that the communication device provides power to the recognition device; and the fifth port of the communication device is connected to the fifth port of the recognition device, so that the communication device provides control signals to the recognition device.19.The integrated communication and recognition device of claim 17, where the communication device is detachable to the recognition device;

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