Relative Location Information Transmission in Wireless Communication Devices

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Solution Overview

Problem

In wireless communication systems, base stations and terminals lack the ability to acquire relative geographical location information, hindering optimization techniques such as beam forming and user scheduling.

Innovation Solution

A communication device that determines a reference geographical location and generates relative location information, transmitting it to communication objects via the air interface to minimize overhead, allowing for improved wireless network performance.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Reliability

If relative geographical location information is transmitted via air interface, then wireless network performance is improved, but communication overhead increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvewireless network performanceVSAvoidcommunication overhead
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSQuantity of substance

Solution Approach 1:

The patent applies local quality by transmitting only the necessary relative location information (delta coordinates) rather than complete absolute location data. This selective transmission of locally relevant information reduces overhead while maintaining the performance benefits needed for beam forming and user scheduling.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #3Local quality

Solution Approach 2:

The location information is segmented into reference location data and relative offset data. By dividing the complete location information into these components, the system transmits only the variable relative portion over the air interface, reducing overhead while enabling performance optimization through accurate relative positioning.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

2Measurement precision

If complete absolute location information is transmitted, then location accuracy is improved, but communication efficiency deteriorates

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvelocation accuracyVSAvoidcommunication efficiency
Core Design Contradiction:
Measurement precisionVSProductivity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent extracts only the essential relative location offset information from the complete absolute location data. By taking out and transmitting only the delta coordinates needed for relative positioning, the system maintains location accuracy for network optimization while improving communication efficiency through reduced data transmission.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #2Taking out (Extraction)

3Quantity of substance

If no location information is transmitted, then communication overhead is reduced, but beam forming and user scheduling optimization are hindered

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvecommunication overheadVSAvoidoptimization capability
Core Design Contradiction:
Quantity of substanceVSReliability

Solution Approach 1:

The patent applies partial action by transmitting only the minimum necessary location information (relative offsets) rather than complete location data. This partial transmission is sufficient to enable beam forming and user scheduling optimization while keeping communication overhead low, avoiding the excess of transmitting full absolute coordinates.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #16Partial or excessive action

Data Source

PatentEP3057365B1Communication device and communication method for wireless communications for delivering of geographical locations
Publication Date: 2020.03.11 SONY GROUP CORP
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AI summary

The present disclosure provides a communication device for wireless communication systems and a communication method for the communication device. The communication device includes: one or more processors, configured to determine information of a reference geographical location used for the communication device, and generate, based on the information of the reference geographical location and a current absolute geographical location of the communication device, information of a relative geographical location of the communication device with respect to the reference geographical location; and a communication unit, configured to transmit the information of the relative geographical location to a predetermined communication object.