Beam Radiation Guidance for High-Frequency Communication Alignment

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Problem

In high-frequency wireless communication, the challenge of beam selection is hindered by shielding objects, leading to inadequate radio field intensity, and existing technologies fail to provide users with information about the radiation angle or direction of the formed beams, limiting communication quality.

Innovation Solution

A communication apparatus that includes a control unit to acquire beam identification information and display radiation information, such as angle and direction, on a display, allowing users to adjust their device orientation for optimal communication.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Reliability

If beam sweeping is performed to select optimal beam, then communication quality can be improved, but the user may become a shielding object blocking the beam measurement

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvecommunication qualityVSAvoidbeam shielding by user body
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSObject-affected harmful factors

Solution Approach 1:

The system performs beam measurement and determines optimal beam direction before the user moves or positions their body. By completing the beam sweeping and selection process in advance, the system ensures accurate beam measurement without user interference, then uses this pre-determined beam information to guide the user's device orientation.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

2Ease of operation

If notification of antenna module measurement information is provided to user, then user can adjust position for better measurement, but information about beam radiation characteristics is not provided limiting communication quality improvement

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveuser ability to adjust positionVSAvoidbeam radiation information not provided to user
Core Design Contradiction:
Ease of operationVSLoss of information

Solution Approach 1:

The system provides comprehensive feedback to the user by notifying them of both the antenna module measurement information and the determined beam radiation information. This includes displaying the optimal beam direction and radiation characteristics, enabling the user to adjust their device orientation to align with the optimal beam for maximum communication quality.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #23Feedback

Solution Approach 2:

The system extends the information provided to users from just antenna module identification to include three-dimensional beam radiation characteristics such as radiation angle and direction. This additional dimensional information about beam spatial characteristics enables more precise user device orientation adjustment.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #17Another dimension (Dimensionality change)

3Productivity

If high frequency band is used for broadband transmission, then data capacity can be increased to 10-20 Gbps, but radio wave propagation attenuation increases reducing coverage

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvedata transmission capacityVSAvoidradio wave propagation attenuation
Core Design Contradiction:
ProductivityVSLoss of energy

Solution Approach 1:

The system concentrates radio energy into focused directional beams rather than omnidirectional transmission. By localizing the radiation energy in specific spatial directions with controlled beam patterns, the system achieves high data capacity at targeted locations while reducing overall energy loss and extending effective coverage distance in those directions.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #3Local quality

Data Source

PatentUS20250379632A1Communication apparatus and communication method
Publication Date: 2025.12.11 SONY GROUP CORP
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AI summary

A communication apparatus includes a communication unit and a control unit. The communication unit forms a beam and performs communication with another communication apparatus. The control unit acquires identification information of the beam used for the communication with the another communication apparatus. The control unit displays radiation information regarding at least one of a radiation angle or a radiation direction of the beam corresponding to the identification information on a display apparatus.