Sensing Signal Configuration to Reduce Interference

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Solution Overview

Problem

Existing wireless sensing technologies face interference issues due to sensing signal transmission conflicts with other signal receiving ends, leading to reduced communication system performance.

Innovation Solution

A method and apparatus for configuring sensing signals, where a network side device determines and transmits sensing signal configuration information to sensing signal sending and receiving ends, including type, resource, and service information, to manage signal transmission and avoid conflicts.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Adaptability or versatility

If sensing signals are transmitted for wireless sensing applications, then motion detection and gesture recognition capabilities are enabled, but interference with other signal receiving ends occurs and transmission performance deteriorates

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvewireless sensing capabilityVSAvoidsignal interference
Core Design Contradiction:
Adaptability or versatilityVSObject-affected harmful factors

Solution Approach 1:

The network side device performs preliminary configuration of sensing signal parameters including time-frequency resources, signal type, and service information before actual sensing signal transmission. This advance configuration ensures that sensing signals are transmitted only when and where needed, preventing interference with other signal receiving ends while enabling wireless sensing functionality.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

Solution Approach 2:

The network side device acts as an intermediary that manages and coordinates sensing signal transmission between sensing signal sending ends and receiving ends. By controlling resource allocation and signal configuration through the network side device, interference is minimized while maintaining sensing capabilities across the communication system.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

2Device complexity

If sensing signal transmission is implemented without centralized configuration, then system complexity is reduced, but transmission performance and reliability deteriorate due to signal conflicts

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvesignal configuration complexityVSAvoidtransmission performance
Core Design Contradiction:
Device complexityVSReliability

Solution Approach 1:

The patent merges the sensing signal configuration and management functions into the network side device, which already exists for communication management. By combining sensing signal control with existing network infrastructure, the system achieves reliable sensing signal transmission without significantly increasing overall system complexity.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #5Merging (Combining)

Solution Approach 2:

The network side device performs multiple functions including both traditional communication management and sensing signal configuration. This multi-functionality allows the system to maintain sensing reliability without adding dedicated sensing infrastructure, thereby controlling complexity while improving transmission performance.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #6Universality (Multi-functionality)

Data Source

PatentUS20240430067A1Sensing signal configuration method and apparatus, user equipment, network side device and storage medium
Publication Date: 2024.12.26 BEIJING XIAOMI MOBILE SOFTWARE CO LTD
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AI summary

A sensing signal configuration method is performed by a network side device, and includes: determining sensing signal configuration information, wherein the sensing signal configuration information includes at least one of: type information of a sensing signal, resource configuration information of the sensing signal, or service information corresponding to the sensing signal; and sending the sensing signal configuration information to at least one of a sensing signal sending end or a sensing signal receiving end.