Base Station Pairing Consistency Evaluation

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Solution Overview

Problem

In existing positioning systems, the manual generation of lists for two-point positioning schemes can lead to errors such as forgotten or improper setting of partner base stations, especially in complex environments with many base stations and obstacles, resulting in inconsistent settings.

Innovation Solution

An evaluation apparatus that automatically evaluates the consistency of lists by selecting base stations, detecting partner base stations, determining their relationships, and confirming pairs, thereby notifying and correcting any errors in the setting of base stations for the two-point positioning scheme.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Ease of operation

If the list of partner base stations is manually generated, then the setting process is simple and flexible, but errors such as forgotten or improper setting increase, reducing reliability

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvemanual setting processVSAvoidsetting consistency
Core Design Contradiction:
Ease of operationVSReliability

Solution Approach 1:

The system performs self-verification by automatically checking whether partner base station settings are consistent and correct, eliminating the need for manual verification and reducing human error while maintaining operational simplicity

Inventive Principle:
Principle #25Self-service

Solution Approach 2:

The evaluation apparatus provides feedback on the correctness of partner base station settings by detecting and notifying errors, allowing operators to correct mistakes and ensure reliable configuration without completely replacing manual input

Inventive Principle:
Principle #23Feedback

2Area of stationary object

If the area where positioning is performed is wide or there is an obstacle, then more base stations are provided to improve coverage, but the list becomes very complicated and setting errors increase

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvepositioning coverage areaVSAvoidlist complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
Area of stationary objectVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The evaluation apparatus automatically verifies partner base station relationships and provides feedback on configuration errors, making the management of complex base station lists feasible even in large-scale deployments with many stations

Inventive Principle:
Principle #23Feedback

Solution Approach 2:

The evaluation apparatus acts as an intermediary between the operator and the complex base station configuration, automatically checking consistency and notifying errors, thereby simplifying the management of complicated partner relationships in large-scale systems

Inventive Principle:
Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

3Reliability

If automatic evaluation is implemented to reduce errors, then reliability of positioning improves, but device complexity increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvepositioning accuracyVSAvoidevaluation system complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The evaluation apparatus performs automatic self-verification of partner base station settings, providing reliable error detection without requiring complex external verification systems or manual checking processes

Inventive Principle:
Principle #25Self-service

Solution Approach 2:

The evaluation apparatus uses the existing base station list data structure and partner relationship definitions without requiring additional complex hardware or infrastructure, achieving reliable evaluation through software-based verification of the existing configuration

Inventive Principle:
Principle #26Copying

Data Source

PatentUS10728871B2Evaluation apparatus and method
Publication Date: 2020.07.28 TOSHIBA TEC KK
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AI summary

According to one embodiment, a base station as a verification target and a partner base station to be a set of a two-point positioning scheme with the base station as the verification target are detected from a list. It is determined whether the partner base station is already selected as the base station as the verification target. When the detected partner base station is not selected yet, and the detected partner base station is already selected, it is determined whether the base station as the verification target is included in the adjacent candidate base stations with respect to the partner base station. When the base station as the verification target is included in the adjacent candidate base stations, the base station as the verification target and the partner base station, which is determined to be already selected, are confirmed as a pair of base stations.