CN107306441A - Send method, device and the WAP of Bluetooth broadcast frame - Google Patents
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Abstract
A kind of method, device and WAP for sending Bluetooth broadcast frame, methods described includes：WAP determines the quantity by the WLAN WLAN WLAN terminals found；Function is determined according to the quantity of the WLAN terminal and interval, it is determined that the interval of Bluetooth broadcast frame is sent, wherein, the interval determines that function is monotonic decreasing function；Bluetooth equipment is controlled to send Bluetooth broadcast frame according to the interval.Because the interval determines that function is monotonic decreasing function, send the interval of Bluetooth broadcast frame with the increase of WLAN terminal quantity monotone decreasing, and WLAN terminal quantity and the quantity of people is directly proportional, so when crowd density increases, determine that the interval time shortens, ensure that positioning precision；When crowd density reduces, the interval time extension is determined, that is, reduces the number of times that broadcast frame is sent in the unit interval, and then saves electric energy, the power consumption for sending equipment is reduced.
Description
Technical field
The present invention relates to bluetooth location technology field, more particularly to a kind of method, device and nothing for sending Bluetooth broadcast frame
Line access point.
Background technology
Bluetooth (English：Bluetooth) positioning is to provide one kind in indoor positioning function technology.Bluetooth positions main root
According to received signal strength indicator (English：Received Signal Strength Indication, also write Receiver
Signal Strength Indicator or Receive Signal Strength Indicator, RSSI) determined
Position.Specifically, in bluetooth alignment system, hundreds and thousands of bluetooth transmitters are distributed, each bluetooth transmitters are with solid
Determine frequency to send after Bluetooth broadcast frame, wireless terminal reception to the broadcast frame, measure the RSSI of the broadcast frame, and by another
One network (for example, WLAN or honeycomb transfer network) sends the RSSI that measurement is obtained to location-server.Positioning
Server positions the position of the wireless terminal according to the RSSI from wireless terminal.
Densely populated, and in the larger place of amount of flow (such as market), the broadcast frame that bluetooth transmitters are sent, by
Will be through the crowd stopped, finally by wireless terminal reception, so wireless terminal is measured in the wireless signal for carrying broadcast frame
The RSSI fluctuations for obtaining broadcast frame are larger.
To improve positioning precision, reduce densely populated, and the larger place of amount of flow, wireless terminal reports positioning clothes
The RSSI of business device fluctuates the larger influence to positioning result, accordingly, it would be desirable to shorten the time that bluetooth transmitters send broadcast frame
Interval, that is, increase the number of times that broadcast frame is sent in the unit interval.But, can if increase sends the number of times of broadcast frame
Increase the power consumption of bluetooth transmitters.
The content of the invention
This application provides a kind of method, device and WAP for sending Bluetooth broadcast frame, asked with solving above-mentioned technology
Topic.
First aspect includes there is provided a kind of method for sending Bluetooth broadcast frame, this method：WAP determines to pass through
The WLAN terminal quantity that WLAN has found；Function is determined according to the quantity of the WLAN terminal and interval, it is determined that sending bluetooth
The interval of broadcast frame, wherein, the interval determines that function is monotonic decreasing function；Bluetooth equipment is controlled according to the interval
Send Bluetooth broadcast frame.
Usually, WLAN terminal quantity and the quantity of people are directly proportional.Because the interval determines that function is monotonic decreasing function,
I.e. send Bluetooth broadcast frame interval with the increase of WLAN terminal quantity monotone decreasing, so when crowd density increase
When, the interval is shortened, to ensure positioning precision.When crowd density reduces, the interval extension reduces unit
The number of times of Bluetooth broadcast frame is sent in time, and then has saved electric energy, the power consumption for sending equipment is reduced.
It is described to determine to pass through the WLAN terminal number that WLAN has found in a first aspect, the first is realized in first aspect
Amount includes：It is determined that the quantity of the MAC Address of active WLAN terminal.Because each terminal has unique MAC Address,
So by being detected to MAC Address, can determine the quantity of WLAN terminal.
It is described to determine active WLAN terminal in second of realization of first aspect with reference to the first realization of first aspect
The quantity of MAC Address include：Receive the probe request of WLAN terminal；With obtaining the sender of the probe request
MAC Address in the field of location；Active MAC Address list is updated with the MAC Address；Determine the active MAC
The quantity of MAC Address in address list.When opening WLAN functions, WLAN terminal typically can periodically send spy
Claim frame is surveyed, therefore active MAC Address list is updated according to the sender address of probe request and can accurately be determined
The quantity of WLAN terminal.
It is described to be updated with the MAC Address during in first aspect, the third is realized with reference to second of realization of first aspect
Active MAC Address list includes；If not including the MAC Address in the active MAC Address list,
The MAC Address is added in the active MAC Address list.To cause the MAC Address list to be in real time more
New state, and then can reflect exactly when densely populated, and during amount of flow increase, the situation of change of WLAN terminal quantity.
With reference to first aspect or first aspect the first to the third realization any one, in the 4th kind of realization of first aspect
In, function is determined according to the quantity of the WLAN terminal and interval, it is determined that sending the interval of Bluetooth broadcast frame includes：According to
The quantity of the WLAN terminal determines crowd density；Function is determined according to the crowd density and the interval, it is determined that described
Send the interval of Bluetooth broadcast frame.
In the present implementation, because the interval of the determination is related to the crowd density and WLAN terminal quantity, so, lead to
The change of crowd density can be reflected by crossing the change of WLAN terminal quantity, and then determine the hair by the change of crowd density
The interval of Bluetooth broadcast frame is sent, the interval for sending Bluetooth broadcast frame is realized as crowd density or WLAN terminal quantity are adaptive
It should change, when the density of population increases, shorten the interval to ensure positioning precision；When the density of population reduces, extension
The interval sends the electricity of equipment to save.
With reference to first aspect or first aspect the first to the 4th kind of realization any one, in the 5th kind of realization of first aspect
In, the bluetooth equipment includes：Bluetooth chip in the WAP, or, it is connected with the WAP
Bluetooth transmitters.
Second aspect is there is provided a kind of device for sending Bluetooth broadcast frame, and the device includes being used to perform first aspect and the
On the one hand the unit of the middle step of each implementation.
The third aspect there is provided a kind of WAP, including processor and communication interface, wherein, the processor,
For determining the quantity by the WLAN WLAN terminals found, function is determined according to the quantity of the WLAN terminal and interval,
It is determined that the interval of Bluetooth broadcast frame is sent, wherein, the interval determines that function is monotonic decreasing function；The communication interface,
For controlling bluetooth equipment according to the interval transmission Bluetooth broadcast frame.
The processor also includes being used to perform the unit of the middle step of first aspect and each implementation of first aspect.
Fourth aspect, also provides a kind of computer-readable storage medium, wherein, the computer-readable storage medium can have program stored therein,
The program may include each of method, device and the WAP for a kind of transmission Bluetooth broadcast frame that the application is provided when performing
Part or all of step in implementation.
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In order to illustrate more clearly of the technical scheme in the embodiment of the present application, used required in being described below to embodiment
Accompanying drawing be briefly described, it should be apparent that, for those of ordinary skills, do not paying creative labor
On the premise of dynamic property, other accompanying drawings can also be obtained according to these accompanying drawings.
A kind of structural representation for bluetooth alignment system that Fig. 1 provides for the embodiment of the present application；
A kind of schematic flow sheet of the method for transmission Bluetooth broadcast frame that Fig. 2 provides for the embodiment of the present application；
The schematic flow sheet of the method for another transmission Bluetooth broadcast frame that Fig. 3 provides for the embodiment of the present application；
A kind of block diagram for Bluetooth broadcast frame transmission device that Fig. 4 provides for the embodiment of the present application；
A kind of structural representation for WAP that Fig. 5 provides for the embodiment of the present application.
Embodiment
Method, device and the WAP for a kind of transmission Bluetooth broadcast frame that the embodiment of the present application is provided, applied to wireless
LAN (English：Wireless local area network, WLAN) in, as shown in figure 1, to be a kind of using blue
The structural representation of tooth alignment system, the system：Including WAP 101, location-server 102, two or two
Individual above bluetooth transmitters 103 and terminal 104.
The bluetooth transmitters 103 are used to send Bluetooth broadcast frame or Bluetooth broadcast beacon to terminal 104.Wherein, it is blue
Tooth transmitter can be powered by built-in battery.In embodiments herein, in the indoor scene of positioning, for example
Market, sets the quantity of the bluetooth transmitters of distribution enough so that blueteeth network covers whole room area.Also,
WLAN also cover the whole room area of the positioning.
The WAP be generally otherwise known as access point (English：Access point, abridge AP), it is mainly used in
By associated with terminal, to be communicated with the terminal.Alternatively, one can be set in the WAP
Bluetooth chip, or Bluetooth circuit.Further, the Bluetooth chip can be Bluetooth Low Energy (English：Low energy,
Abbreviation：LE) chip, the Bluetooth circuit can be bluetooth LE circuits.By setting bluetooth in the WAP
Chip, or Bluetooth circuit so that the WAP can send Bluetooth broadcast frame, equivalent to one bluetooth transmitters.
In addition, also including WLAN circuitry or WLAN chips in the WAP, for being positioned by WLAN and RSSI
Miscellaneous equipment (such as terminal, bluetooth transmitters etc.) in system is communicated, and the bluetooth to being connected around it
Transmitter is managed.
Above-mentioned bluetooth alignment system is used for for Bluetooth terminal positioning.The Bluetooth terminal is the equipment for having Bluetooth function.It is above-mentioned
WAP in bluetooth alignment system adjusts the Bluetooth broadcast frame that bluetooth transmitters are sent according to the quantity of WLAN terminal
Interval.The WLAN terminal is the equipment for having WLAN functions.If the existing Bluetooth function of terminal also has WLAN functions,
Then the terminal is both Bluetooth terminal and WLAN terminal.
Further, the terminal may include：Mobile phone (English：Cellphone), smart mobile phone (English：
Smartphone), PC, tablet personal computer (English：Tablet computer), wearable device, personal digital
Assistant's (English：Personal digital assistant, PDA), mobile internet device (English：mobile Internet
Device, MID) and E-book reader (English：E-book reader) etc. possess WLAN and/or Bluetooth function
Equipment.
The location-server is used for the RSSI reported according to the terminal, WAP and/or bluetooth transmitters number
It is believed that breath, carries out location Calculation, and result of calculation is preserved to database to terminal.
Referring to Fig. 2, a kind of flow chart of the transmission Bluetooth broadcast frame method provided for the embodiment of the present application, this method includes
Following steps：
Step 201：WAP determines the quantity by the WLAN WLAN terminals found.
In the present embodiment, because WLAN and bluetooth are covered with the room area entirely positioned, so WAP passes through
WLAN receives the data frame from the wireless terminal with WLAN functions, to find to determine the room area of the positioning
WLAN terminal quantity.
Further, step 201 includes：The WAP determines the medium access control (contracting of active WLAN terminal
Write：MAC) the quantity of address.
The WLAN terminal that present vast majority of people can carry, such as mobile phone.Due to being widely used for WLAN, Er Qie great
Most wireless terminals are designed with, and normally opened WLAN functions, thus it is possible to true by the MAC Address in probe request
Determine the quantity of terminal.Further, since quantity of the terminal quantity of normally opened bluetooth than WLAN is few, so, pass through WLAN nets
Network determines that the quantity of terminal in localization region is more accurate than for the quantity by bluetooth acquisition terminal.
Generally, due to the activity in crowd space indoors, so the WLAN terminal that everyone carries is shifted along.When
When the density of population increases, the quantity of WLAN terminal also increases in the WLAN coverage of WAP, this change
Terminal be the active WLAN terminal.
Because each WLAN terminal has unique MAC Address, so by being detected to MAC Address, can determine
The quantity of WLAN terminal.
Step 202：WAP determines function according to the quantity and interval of the WLAN terminal, it is determined that it is wide to send bluetooth
The interval of frame is broadcast, wherein the interval determines that function is monotonic decreasing function.
Interval determines quantity of the function for WLAN terminal to the mapping at the interval of Bluetooth broadcast frame, i.e. the interval determines function
Domain of definition is the set of the quantitative value of multiple WLAN terminals, and codomain is the set of the spacing value of multiple Bluetooth broadcast frames.Interval
It can be continuous function or piecewise function to determine function.Interval determination function can be represented with algebraic expression can also be with form shape
Formula is represented.
Due to it is described interval determine function be monotonic decreasing function, it is determined that transmission Bluetooth broadcast frame interval with the WLAN
The increase of the quantity of terminal and reduce, i.e. the quantity of WLAN terminal is bigger, it is determined that the interval it is shorter so that during unit
The broadcast frame quantity that interior WLAN terminal is received is more, to improve the precision of location-server positioning.
Step 203：The WAP control bluetooth equipment sends Bluetooth broadcast frame according to the interval.
Optionally, the bluetooth equipment includes：Bluetooth chip in the WAP, or, wirelessly connect with described
The connected bluetooth transmitters of access point.Further, the Bluetooth chip is Bluetooth Low Energy chip.
If the Bluetooth chip is arranged in the WAP, the processor in WAP can pass through communication
Bluetooth chip described in Interface Controller, makes the Bluetooth chip send Bluetooth broadcast frame according to the interval determined in the step 202.
If the bluetooth equipment is to be arranged on the miscellaneous equipment outside the WAP, for example, bluetooth transmitters,
When needing to change transmission frequency, the WAP sends to connected bluetooth transmitters and instructed, the instruction
It is middle to carry the interval, or carry the transmission frequency of Bluetooth broadcast frame.The bluetooth transmitters of surrounding receive wireless from this
The instruction of access point, and send Bluetooth broadcast frame according to the interval in the instruction, or frequency.
When the density of population in localization region is smaller, such as moment in morning, the Bluetooth transmission of WAP control surrounding
Device extension sends the time interval of Bluetooth broadcast frame, that is, reduces transmission frequency, saved the electricity of battery in bluetooth transmitters,
Improve the battery life of bluetooth transmitters, it is to avoid in indoor locating system in hundreds and thousands of bluetooth transmitters it is electric
The frequent replacing in pond, saves the artificial cost to these bluetooth transmitters periodic detections.Further, since the density of population is small,
And then the RSSI fluctuations of the Bluetooth broadcast frame of wireless terminal measurement are little, so not influenceing the precision of positioning.
A kind of method for sending Bluetooth broadcast frame is provided using the present embodiment, WAP can be sent out in real time by WLAN
Existing WLAN terminal quantity, determines function to determine to send Bluetooth broadcast frame according to the change of WLAN terminal quantity, and interval
Interval, and according to it is described interval send Bluetooth broadcast frame.Because the quantity of WLAN terminal quantity and people is directly proportional, and
Interval determine function be monotonic decreasing function, that is, send Bluetooth broadcast frame interval with the increase of WLAN terminal quantity list
Tune successively decreases, so when crowd density increases, shortening the interval, to ensure positioning precision.When crowd density reduces,
The extension interval, that is, reduce the number of times that Bluetooth broadcast frame is sent in the unit interval, and then has saved electric energy, reduces hair
Send the power consumption of equipment.
In another optional embodiment, as shown in figure 3, determining the MAC of active WLAN terminal described in step 201
The quantity of address includes：
Step 2011：WAP receives the probe requests thereby (English from WLAN terminal：Probe Request) frame.
In the WLAN coverage domain of the WAP, the terminal with WLAN functions is sent to the WAP
Probe request, WAP is received in its coverage, the probe request that all WLAN terminals are sent.Due to
The channel for the probe request that WLAN terminal is sent is different, so WAP receives each WLAN on a different channel
The probe request of terminal.The WAP can receive the probe requests thereby of multiple channels respectively with multiple radio-frequency modules
Frame, or receive probe request in the way of switching channel.
Step 2012：Obtain the MAC Address in the sender address field of the probe request.
Step 2013：Active MAC Address list is updated with the MAC Address；
The active MAC Address list of the renewal includes：Add the MAC Address of newfound WLAN terminal or refresh
It was found that WLAN terminal MAC Address.
If in the sender address field not including the probe request received in the MAC Address list of current active
MAC Address, then add the MAC Address in MAC Address list in described enliven.It is newly to enter to show the WLAN terminal
Enter the terminal in the WLAN regions covered to the WAP, accordingly, institute is added in current MAC Address list
State MAC Address.
If aging occurs for the active MAC Address list, the aging refers in the active MAC Address list
In sluggish WLAN terminal MAC Address, that is, delete the long-term WLAN for not receiving the probe request from it
The MAC Address of terminal.Accordingly, when the WAP receives probe request, if the probe request is come
From the WLAN terminal having been found that, then refresh the project of the MAC Address of the WLAN terminal in active MAC Address list
Ageing time.
When densely populated in the WAP WLAN coverage, the spy for all terminals that WAP is received
The number change increase of claim frame is surveyed, and then the change fluctuation of the quantity of the terminal MAC address received also increases, correspondingly,
Also the moment changes for the MAC Address list of statistics.
Step 2014：Determine the quantity for enlivening the MAC Address in MAC Address list.
Although WAP can also safeguard active MAC Address list according to the MAC Address in other WLAN frames,
It is that if WLAN terminal does not associate the WAP, other kinds of WLAN frames may not be sent.And only
Opening WLAN functions WLAN terminal typically can periodically send probe request, therefore according to the hair of probe request
The renewal of the side of sending address, which enlivens MAC Address list, can accurately determine the quantity of WLAN terminal.
Optionally, step 202 in the above-described embodiments：WAP is true according to the quantity of the WLAN terminal and interval
Determining function can include：
WAP determines crowd density according to the quantity of the WLAN terminal；According to the crowd density and the interval
Function is determined, the interval of the transmission Bluetooth broadcast frame is determined.
Specifically, it can be calculated by formula and determine the crowd density.Including：Calculated according to the WLAN terminal quantity
The ratio of the terminal quantity and the size of population, according to the ratio, calculates the crowd density.Further according to formula
nDensity=N × p, calculates the crowd density, wherein, nDensityFor when receiving the probe request, in WLAN
Crowd density, N is obtains during the probe request, WLAN terminal quantity, and p is the ratio.Normally, each
People carries a WLAN terminal, so in the present embodiment, the ratio of the terminal quantity and the size of population is 1:1.
In the present embodiment, because the interval of the determination is related to the crowd density and WLAN terminal quantity, so,
The change of crowd density can be reflected by the change of WLAN terminal quantity, so it is described by the change determination of crowd density
Send the interval of Bluetooth broadcast frame, realize send the interval of Bluetooth broadcast frame with crowd density or WLAN terminal quantity from
Change is adapted to, when the density of population increases, shortens the interval to ensure positioning precision；When the density of population reduces, prolong
Length is described to be spaced to save the electricity of bluetooth equipment.
Present invention also provides the device for sending Bluetooth broadcast frame, the side of the transmission broadcast frame provided corresponding to previous embodiment
Method, as shown in figure 4, described device 400 includes：
Terminal quantity determining unit 401, for determining the quantity by the WLAN WLAN terminals found；
Determining unit 402 is spaced, function is determined for the quantity according to the WLAN terminal and interval, it is determined that sending bluetooth
The interval of broadcast frame, wherein, the interval determines that function is monotonic decreasing function；
Control unit 403, for controlling bluetooth equipment according to the interval transmission Bluetooth broadcast frame.
Wherein, the bluetooth equipment includes：The bluetooth equipment includes：Bluetooth chip in the WAP, or
Person, the bluetooth transmitters being connected with the WAP.
In the present embodiment, WAP is carried out by terminal quantity determining unit to the WLAN terminal quantity in WLAN
Detection, and then according to the WLAN terminal quantity of detection, it is determined that the time interval of Bluetooth broadcast frame is sent, and according to the interval
Bluetooth broadcast frame is sent, or the bluetooth transmitters that control is connected with around it send Bluetooth broadcast frame.Due to according to interval
The interval for the transmission Bluetooth broadcast frame that function is determined is determined, is successively decreased with the increase of WLAN terminal quantity, so when crowd is close
During degree increase, the interval is shortened, to ensure positioning precision.When crowd density reduces, the interval extension subtracts
The number of times of Bluetooth broadcast frame is sent in the subsection time, and then has saved electric energy, the power consumption for sending equipment is reduced.
In another embodiment, the terminal quantity determining unit 401 specifically for：It is determined that active WLAN terminal
The quantity of medium access control MAC Address.
Further, the terminal quantity determining unit is additionally operable to：The probe request of WLAN terminal is received, obtains described
MAC Address in the sender address field of probe request, active MAC Address list is updated with the MAC Address,
Determine the quantity for enlivening the MAC Address in MAC Address list.Wherein, it is described to update active MAC Address list
MAC Address list, and aging update MAC Address list are updated including newly-increased.
Optionally, during active MAC Address list is updated with the MAC Address, the terminal quantity is determined
Unit is additionally operable to：
Judge described whether enliven in MAC Address list comprising the MAC Address；
If not including the MAC Address in the active MAC Address list, MAC Address list is enlivened described
It is middle to add the MAC Address.
In the present embodiment, because each WLAN terminal has a MAC Address, so by all WLAN terminals
MAC Address is detected, can determine WLAN terminal quantity, and then in real time by the change of WLAN terminal quantity,
Determine the density case of population.
In addition, the interval determining unit is additionally operable to, the number of the WLAN terminal determined according to the terminal quantity determining unit
Amount, and interval determine function, it is determined that sending the interval of Bluetooth broadcast frame.
Further：Crowd density is determined according to the quantity of the WLAN terminal, according to the crowd density and the interval
Function is determined, the interval of the transmission Bluetooth broadcast frame is determined.
Present invention also provides a kind of WAP, as shown in figure 5, including processor 501 and communication interface 502,
Wherein,
The processor 501, for determining the quantity by the WLAN WLAN terminals found, according to the WLAN terminal
Quantity and interval determine function, it is determined that send Bluetooth broadcast frame interval, wherein, it is described interval determine function for dullness
Decreasing function；
The communication interface 502, for controlling bluetooth equipment according to the interval transmission Bluetooth broadcast frame.
Bluetooth equipment can be the Bluetooth chip in the WAP, or, or with the WAP
Connected bluetooth transmitters.
Optionally, the Bluetooth chip can be bluetooth LE chips or bluetooth LE circuits.Bluetooth transmitters can be bluetooth
LE transmitters.
In hardware realization, if the bluetooth equipment is arranged in the WAP, communication interface 502 is place
Manage the device interior interface between device 501 and bluetooth equipment.For example, communication interface 502 can be UART Universal Asynchronous Receiver Transmitter (English
Text：Universal Asynchronous Receiver/Transmitter, UART) port.Optionally, the bluetooth
Chip can be integrated on same pcb board with processor 501.
If the bluetooth equipment is the autonomous device being connected with WAP, such as independent bluetooth transmitters are then led to
Letter interface 502 is the network interface that WAP is connected with other equipment.For example, communication interface 502 can include
Wired network interface and/or radio network interface.Wired network interface can be Ethernet interface, and radio network interface can be
WLAN interface, radio network interface can also include cellular mobile network interface.Communication interface 502 controls bluetooth equipment root
Instruction can be sent for communication interface 502 to independent Bluetooth equipment by sending Bluetooth broadcast frame according to the interval, and the instruction includes
The interval of Bluetooth broadcast frame is sent, to indicate that independent Bluetooth equipment sends Bluetooth broadcast frame according to the interval.Independent Bluetooth is set
It is standby to be joined directly together with WAP, WAP can also be connected via other equipment.
In addition, the processor 501 is additionally operable to determine the quantity of the medium access control MAC Address of active WLAN terminal；
The probe request of WLAN terminal is received, the MAC Address in the sender address field of the probe request is obtained, with
The MAC Address updates enlivens MAC Address list, and determines described to enliven the MAC Address in MAC Address list
Quantity.
The processor 501 is additionally operable to, and judges described whether enliven in MAC Address list including the MAC Address；Such as
Do not include the MAC Address in really described active MAC Address list, then enliven addition in MAC Address list described
The MAC Address.And updated according to the sender address of probe request and enliven MAC Address list and can accurately determine
The quantity of WLAN terminal.
If communication interface 502 is the radio network interface of the WAP, the communication interface 502 is additionally operable to lead to
Cross antenna transmitting or receive wireless signal.For example, receiving the probe request from WLAN terminal.
In the present embodiment, by setting bluetooth LE chips inside WAP, and according to the WLAN terminal number of detection
Amount and interval determine function, it is determined that the interval of Bluetooth broadcast frame is sent, to realize WAP adaptively according to people
Population density changes broadcast beacon transmission frequency.When needing to change the Bluetooth broadcast frequency of bluetooth transmitters on periphery, set
Bluetooth Low Energy chip in the WAP is actively set up with these bluetooth transmitters successively to be connected, and sends instruction
The broadcasting frequency of the bluetooth transmitters on periphery is changed, the instruction includes sending frequency or the interval of Bluetooth broadcast frame.With
The bluetooth transmitters on periphery are made to receive after the instruction, it is wide to wireless terminal transmission bluetooth according to the frequency or the interval
Broadcast frame.Avoid bluetooth transmitters and broadcast frame is sent with fixed frequency all the time, cause, when the density of population is smaller, also to use
High-frequency sends broadcast frame, power consumption increase.
Further, the processor 501 can be central processing unit (English：Central processing unit,
CPU), network processing unit (English：Network processor, NP) or CPU and NP combination.Processor 501
It can further include hardware chip.
In addition, the application also provides a kind of computer-readable storage medium, wherein, the computer-readable storage medium can have program stored therein,
The program may include that the application provides the portion in a kind of each implementation for the method and device for sending Bluetooth broadcast frame when performing
Divide or Overall Steps.
Between the embodiment of each in this specification identical similar part mutually referring to.Especially for device or system
For embodiment, because it is substantially similar to embodiment of the method, so describing fairly simple, related part is referring to method
The part explanation of embodiment.Apparatus and system embodiment described above is only schematical, wherein described make
The unit illustrated for separating component can be or may not be physically separate.It can select according to the actual needs
Some or all of module therein realizes the purpose of this embodiment scheme.
Protection scope of the present invention should be defined by scope of the claims.
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1. a kind of method for sending Bluetooth broadcast frame, it is characterised in that methods described includes：
WAP determines the quantity by the WLAN WLAN WLAN terminals found；
Function is determined according to the quantity of the WLAN terminal and interval, it is determined that the interval of Bluetooth broadcast frame is sent, wherein, institute
State interval and determine that function is monotonic decreasing function；
Bluetooth equipment is controlled to send Bluetooth broadcast frame according to the interval.
2. according to the method described in claim 1, it is characterised in that the WLAN terminal for determining to find by WLAN
Quantity include：
It is determined that the quantity of the medium access control MAC Address of active WLAN terminal.
3. method according to claim 2, it is characterised in that the MAC of the active WLAN terminal of the determination
The quantity of location includes：
Receive the probe request of WLAN terminal；
Obtain the MAC Address in the sender address field of the probe request；
Active MAC Address list is updated with the MAC Address；
Determine the quantity of the MAC Address in the active MAC Address list.
4. method according to claim 3, it is characterised in that active MAC Address is updated with the MAC Address
List includes；
If not including the MAC Address in the active MAC Address list, in the active MAC Address row
The MAC Address is added in table.
5. the method according to any one of Claims 1-4, it is characterised in that the bluetooth equipment includes：It is described
Bluetooth chip in WAP, or, the bluetooth transmitters being connected with the WAP.
6. a kind of device for sending Bluetooth broadcast frame, it is characterised in that described device includes：
Terminal quantity determining unit, for determining the quantity by the WLAN WLAN terminals found；
Determining unit is spaced, function is determined for the quantity according to the WLAN terminal and interval, it is determined that sending Bluetooth broadcast
The interval of frame, wherein, the interval determines that function is monotonic decreasing function；
Control unit, for controlling bluetooth equipment according to the interval transmission Bluetooth broadcast frame.
7. device according to claim 6, it is characterised in that the terminal quantity determining unit specifically for：
It is determined that the quantity of the medium access control MAC Address of active WLAN terminal.
8. device according to claim 7, it is characterised in that the terminal quantity determining unit is used for：
Receive the probe request of WLAN terminal；
Obtain the MAC Address in the sender address field of the probe request；
Active MAC Address list is updated with the MAC Address；
Determine the quantity of the MAC Address in the active MAC Address list.
9. device according to claim 8, it is characterised in that the terminal quantity determining unit is used for；
If not including the MAC Address in the active MAC Address list, in the active MAC Address row
The MAC Address is added in table.
10. the device according to any one of claim 6 to 9, it is characterised in that the bluetooth equipment includes：Institute
The Bluetooth chip in WAP is stated, or, the bluetooth transmitters being connected with the WAP.
11. a kind of WAP, it is characterised in that including processor and communication interface, wherein,
The processor, for determining the quantity by the WLAN WLAN terminals found, according to the number of the WLAN terminal
Amount and interval determine function, it is determined that the interval of Bluetooth broadcast frame is sent, wherein, the interval determines that function is monotone decreasing
Function；
The communication interface, for controlling bluetooth equipment according to the interval transmission Bluetooth broadcast frame.
12. WAP according to claim 11, it is characterised in that
The processor is additionally operable to, it is determined that the quantity of the medium access control MAC Address of active WLAN terminal.
13. WAP according to claim 12, it is characterised in that the processor is additionally operable to,
The probe request of WLAN terminal is received, the MAC Address in the sender address field of the probe request is obtained,
Active MAC Address list is updated with the MAC Address, and determines the MAC in the active MAC Address list
The quantity of address.
14. WAP according to claim 13, it is characterised in that the processor is additionally operable to,
If judging not include the MAC Address in the active MAC Address list, in the active MAC
The MAC Address is added in the list of location.
15. the WAP according to any one of claim 11 to 14, it is characterised in that
The WAP also includes Bluetooth chip, and the bluetooth equipment is the Bluetooth chip；Or,
The bluetooth equipment is the independent Bluetooth equipment being connected with the WAP, the communication interface, for indicating
The independent Bluetooth equipment sends Bluetooth broadcast frame according to the interval.
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