CN107371228B

CN107371228B - Method and electronic equipment for adjusting transmission parameters of wireless routing equipment

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Publication number: CN107371228B
Application number: CN201710769199.8A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 王帅
Original assignee: Shanghai Zhangmen Science and Technology Co Ltd
Current assignee: Shanghai Zhangmen Science and Technology Co Ltd
Priority date: 2017-08-31
Filing date: 2017-08-31
Publication date: 2021-02-23
Anticipated expiration: 2037-08-31
Also published as: CN107371228A

Abstract

The application discloses a method for adjusting transmission parameters of wireless routing equipment and electronic equipment. The wireless routing device comprises at least two microphones, and the specific implementation mode of the method comprises the following steps: receiving sound signals by at least two microphones; determining a position of a sound source from the sound signal; and adjusting the transmitting parameters of the antenna according to the position of the sound source. The implementation mode realizes the control of the transmission parameters of the wireless routing equipment, not only can intelligently control the transmission direction and the coverage range of the antenna, but also can greatly reduce the interference between the same frequency and the concentrated transmission of energy, thereby realizing the expansion of the coverage range and the improvement of the data transmission rate.

Description

Method and electronic equipment for adjusting transmission parameters of wireless routing equipment

Technical Field

The present application relates to the field of communications technologies, and in particular, to a method and an electronic device for adjusting a transmission parameter of a wireless routing device.

Background

Wireless routing is a technology that can connect terminals such as personal computers and handheld devices (e.g., mobile phones and tablet computers) to each other in a wireless manner. One of the functions of the wireless routing device is to serve as a repeater to wirelessly forward the broadband network signal received by the wireless routing device to nearby wireless routing devices, such as a notebook computer, a mobile phone supporting wireless routing, a tablet and all devices with wireless routing functions.

The antennas of the wireless routing equipment, whether the wireless routing equipment is used in a household or a commercial, are mostly omnidirectional ordinary antennas with 2 or more antennas, so that co-channel interference among different antenna signals is easily caused, and electromagnetic waves are very sensitive to the interference, so that the interference has great influence on the quality and the transmission rate of the signals, and a multipath effect phenomenon can be generated. Furthermore, omni-directional transmission has no way to concentrate the energy, resulting in less energy being emitted, which reduces transmission distance. This is also why omni-directional antennas generally do not gain very much, but directional antennas can easily achieve high gain.

A few manufacturers have used directional antennas to increase coverage, which, while increasing gain and increasing transmission distance and reducing signal interference between antennas, have the fatal disadvantage that the antennas can only be fixed at a certain angle, and if the user changes places, the user may not search for the signal at all. Such antennas are therefore currently only applicable to individual fixed scenarios, such as wireless transmission of signals from one building to a location on another building.

Due to the fact that the existing methods used by the wireless routing equipment have certain limitations, meanwhile, the wireless routing equipment is used as a home broadband entrance, the entrance position of the wireless routing equipment is more important with the development of intelligent furniture and intelligent equipment in the future, and the wireless routing equipment becomes a control hub center of a home and even a home server. There are not only requirements on signal coverage of the wireless routing device, but also high requirements on the rate.

Disclosure of Invention

An object of the embodiments of the present application is to provide an improved method and apparatus for adjusting transmission parameters of a wireless routing device, so as to solve the technical problems mentioned in the above background.

In a first aspect, an embodiment of the present application provides a method for adjusting a transmission parameter of a wireless routing device, where the wireless routing device includes at least two microphones, and the method includes: receiving sound signals by at least two microphones; determining a position of a sound source from the sound signal; and adjusting the transmitting parameters of the antenna according to the position of the sound source.

In some embodiments, determining the location of the sound source from the sound signal comprises: the position of the sound source is determined based on the amplitude and phase of the sound signal received by each of the at least two microphones and the position of each of the at least two microphones.

In some embodiments, prior to determining the location of the sound source from the sound signal, the method further comprises converting the sound signal to an electrical signal and at least one of: amplifying the electrical signal; performing analog/digital conversion on the electric signal; ambient noise and/or echo in the electrical signal is cancelled.

In some embodiments, adjusting the transmission parameters of the antenna according to the location of the sound source comprises: detecting whether a sound source whose position has been determined transmits a data packet within a predetermined time; the transmission parameters of the antenna are adjusted according to the position of the sound source that transmits the data packet for a predetermined time.

In some embodiments, the method further comprises: if the sound source does not send the data packet within the preset time, the adjustment of the antenna transmission parameters is not carried out; or if the sound source does not send the data packet in the preset time, preparing the transmitting parameter of the antenna according to the position of the sound source; adjusting transmission parameters of the antennas according to the prepared transmission parameters of the antennas in response to detecting the data packet from the sound source; or if the sound source does not send the data packet within the preset time, the transmitting parameters of the antenna are still adjusted according to the position of the sound source.

In some embodiments, adjusting the transmit parameters of the antenna comprises: the amplitude and phase of the signal transmitted by the antenna are adjusted according to the position of the sound source.

In some embodiments, a wireless routing device includes at least two antennas; and adjusting transmission parameters of the antenna, including:

and determining the amplitude and the phase of the signal transmitted by each antenna according to the position of each antenna in the at least two antennas and the position of the sound source.

In some embodiments, the method further comprises: determining the target transmitting power of the antenna according to the amplitude and the phase of the signal transmitted by the antenna; detecting the actual transmitting power of the antenna; and adjusting the amplitude of the signal transmitted by the antenna according to the difference value between the target transmitting power of the antenna and the actual transmitting power of the antenna.

In some embodiments, at least two microphones make up a microphone array.

In some embodiments, at least two antennas comprise an antenna array.

In a second aspect, an embodiment of the present application provides an apparatus for adjusting a transmission parameter of a wireless routing device, including: one or more processors; storage means for storing one or more programs; when executed by one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to implement a method as in any one of the first aspects.

In a third aspect, the present application provides a computer-readable storage medium, on which a computer program is stored, which when executed by a processor implements the method according to any one of the first aspect.

According to the method and the electronic device for adjusting the transmission parameters of the wireless routing device, the wireless routing device comprises at least two microphones, and sound signals are received through the at least two microphones. The position of the sound source is determined through the sound signal, the transmitting parameter of the antenna of the wireless routing equipment is adjusted according to the position of the sound source, and the position of the detected sound source can be just covered by the antenna through the control of the amplitude and the phase. And the sound position moves, and the angle covered by the antenna also intelligently moves along with the sound source to realize accurate coverage.

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Other features, objects and advantages of the present application will become more apparent upon reading of the following detailed description of non-limiting embodiments thereof, made with reference to the accompanying drawings in which:

FIG. 1 is an exemplary system architecture diagram in which the present application may be applied;

FIG. 2 is a flow diagram of one embodiment of a method of adjusting a transmission parameter of a wireless routing device according to the present application;

FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram of one application scenario of a method of adjusting transmit parameters of a wireless routing device according to the present application;

FIG. 4 is a flow diagram of yet another embodiment of a method of adjusting transmission parameters of a wireless routing device according to the present application;

FIG. 5 is a schematic block diagram of one embodiment of a wireless routing device according to the present application;

fig. 6 is a schematic block diagram of a computer system suitable for implementing the apparatus for adjusting transmission parameters of a wireless routing device according to an embodiment of the present application.

Detailed Description

The present application will be described in further detail with reference to the following drawings and examples. It is to be understood that the specific embodiments described herein are merely illustrative of the relevant invention and not restrictive of the invention. It should be noted that, for convenience of description, only the portions related to the related invention are shown in the drawings.

It should be noted that the embodiments and features of the embodiments in the present application may be combined with each other without conflict. The present application will be described in detail below with reference to the embodiments with reference to the attached drawings.

Fig. 1 illustrates an exemplary system architecture 100 to which embodiments of the method of adjusting transmission parameters of a wireless routing device or the apparatus for adjusting transmission parameters of a wireless routing device of the present application may be applied.

As shown in fig. 1, the system architecture 100 may include a wireless routing device 101,

end devices

102, 103. The wireless routing device 101 and the

terminal devices

102, 103 are connected wirelessly.

The user may interact with the wireless routing device 101 using the

end devices

102, 103 to send and receive messages, etc. The

terminal devices

102 and 103 may have various communication client applications installed thereon, such as a web browser application, a shopping application, a search application, an instant messaging tool, a mailbox client, social platform software, and the like.

The

terminal devices

102 and 103 may be various electronic devices supporting wireless connection, including but not limited to smart phones, tablet computers, e-book readers, MP3 players (Moving Picture Experts Group Audio Layer III, mpeg Audio Layer 3), MP4 players (Moving Picture Experts Group Audio Layer IV, mpeg Audio Layer 4), laptop and desktop computers, and the like.

The wireless routing device 101 may be a wireless routing device that provides wireless access services, and the wireless routing device 101 may include an antenna 1011 and at least two microphones 1012. At least two microphones 1012 are used to determine the location of the sound source and adjust the transmission parameters of the antenna 1011 according to the location of the sound source. The antenna 1011 may be one antenna or multiple antennas.

It should be noted that the method for adjusting the transmission parameter of the wireless routing device provided in the embodiment of the present application is generally executed by the wireless routing device 101, and accordingly, the apparatus for adjusting the transmission parameter of the wireless routing device is generally disposed in the wireless routing device 101.

It should be understood that the number of end devices, wireless routing devices in fig. 1 is merely illustrative. Any number of terminal devices, wireless routing devices may be present, as desired for implementation.

With continued reference to fig. 2, a flow 200 of one embodiment of a method of adjusting transmission parameters of a wireless routing device in accordance with the present application is shown. The method for adjusting the transmission parameters of the wireless routing equipment comprises the following steps:

in step 201, sound signals are received by at least two microphones.

In this embodiment, an electronic device on which the method of adjusting transmission parameters of a wireless routing device operates (e.g., the wireless routing device shown in fig. 1) may receive sound signals through at least two microphones. At least two microphones may constitute a microphone array unit, wherein each microphone is an omni-directional microphone. Theoretically, the more the number of microphones, the more accurate the positioning. The microphone array may be arranged in a variety of ways, for example, planar or non-planar. The planar array can be linear, rectangular, cross-shaped, circular, and the like; non-planar may be conical, spherical, etc. Typically on the order of 360 degrees of coverage. The microphones are arranged at corresponding positions in the wireless routing equipment according to a certain arrangement rule, and sound outlet holes of all the microphones are exposed on the shell. During normal operation, a user makes a sound, the sound signal is propagated through the air, and each microphone of the microphone array on the wireless routing device receives one sound signal. Due to the fact that the sound source arrives at each microphone at different time, the sound signal strength and phase received by different microphones can be different, and the difference is the basis of the microphone array for realizing sound source localization. The sound source may be an electronic device that emits sound, or may be a person who speaks or makes sound. The sound source may be multiple and the sound may be collected dynamically at predetermined time intervals to track the localized sound source location in real time.

Step 202, determining the position of the sound source according to the sound signal.

In this embodiment, the position of the sound source may be determined based on a general localization method such as a sound source localization method of controllable beams, a sound source localization method of time delay estimation, a neural network sound source localization method, and the like. The direction and distance of the sound source relative to the wireless routing device can be determined. The corresponding localization algorithm may be selected according to the number of microphones, the number of sound sources. For example, for a sound source positioning method in which a single sound source can adopt time delay estimation, the calculation amount is small, and the processing of noise is good.

In some optional implementations of the embodiment, the method further comprises converting the sound signal into an electrical signal and at least one of: amplifying the electrical signal; performing analog/digital conversion on the electric signal; ambient noise and/or echo in the electrical signal is cancelled. The amplification may be performed first and then the analog/digital conversion, or the amplification may be performed first and then the analog/digital conversion. Common denoising methods can be used for denoising to reduce interference, so that the accuracy of sound source positioning is improved. Optionally, the method may further include recognizing the voice, for example, recognizing a keyword such as "network speed slow" and the like, and then preferentially outputting a wireless signal to a sound source emitting the voice in a directional manner. The sound emitted by the electronic equipment such as keyboard sound, key sound and the like can be identified, and the wireless signal is preferentially directionally output to the electronic equipment.

In some alternative implementations of the present embodiment, the location of the sound source is determined based on the amplitude and phase of the sound signal received by each of the at least two microphones and the location of each of the at least two microphones. By comparing the time difference of the sound signals arriving at each microphone, a hyperbola with the microphone as the focus and the distance difference as the major axis can be made, and the intersection point of the hyperbola is the position of the sound source. However, the absolute time is generally difficult to measure, and therefore, the time difference of arrival of the sound signal at the microphone can be determined by measuring the amplitude and phase of the sound signal received by each of the at least two microphones, so that the position of the sound source can be determined by adopting a sound source positioning method of time delay estimation.

Step 203, adjusting the transmitting parameters of the antenna according to the position of the sound source.

In the embodiment, the transmission parameters of the antenna are adjusted according to the position of the sound source, so that the antenna can transmit directionally, and the transmission distance is increased. For a multi-antenna system, the transmission parameters of a plurality of antennas are adjusted, and the interference between the antennas can be reduced. The transmission parameters include at least one of: transmit power, transmit direction. The wireless routing device may include one antenna or may include at least two antennas. The at least two antennas may form an antenna array element, wherein each antenna is an omni-directional antenna. The principle of adjusting the transmission parameters of at least two antennas is to guide the radio signals to a specific direction to generate a space directional beam, so that the main beam of the antenna is aligned with the arrival direction of the user signals, and the side lobe or null is aligned with the arrival direction of the interference signals, thereby achieving the purposes of fully and efficiently utilizing the mobile user signals and deleting or inhibiting the interference signals. The self-adaptive antenna array formed by a plurality of antennas is adopted, when the self-adaptive antenna array works, different antenna lobes are formed through the combined work of different antennas, and the virtual antenna with different directions, angles and gains is realized, so that the self-adaptive antenna array adapts to different working environments and positions of different users, and avoids unnecessary interference. The adaptive array antenna can quickly calculate the optimal antenna combination mode by judging the working environment and sensing the position of a user during working and processing the antenna by an internal chip, thereby achieving the purpose of covering where the user wants to cover. The wireless routing equipment can easily adapt to various indoor environments through the combination of different antennas, the coverage range is enlarged, and the purpose of stabilizing the network quality is achieved.

In some optional implementations of this embodiment, adjusting the transmission parameter of the antenna includes: the amplitude and phase of the signal transmitted by the antenna are adjusted according to the position of the sound source. The power is controlled by amplitude and the direction of transmission is controlled by phase. Therefore, the amplitude and the coverage angle of the antenna can be accurately controlled. Optionally, when the wireless routing device includes at least two antennas, the transmission parameters of the antennas also need to be adjusted according to the distance between the antennas, the transmission parameters of each of the at least two antennas may be adjusted, and the transmission parameters of some antennas may also be adjusted.

In some optional implementations of this embodiment, the method further includes: determining the target transmitting power of the antenna according to the amplitude and the phase of the signal transmitted by the antenna; detecting the actual transmitting power of the antenna; and adjusting the amplitude of the signal transmitted by the antenna according to the difference value between the target transmitting power of the antenna and the actual transmitting power of the antenna. Thereby achieving closed loop control of power. When the actual transmission power is greater than the target transmission power, the actual transmission power needs to be reduced, so that the amplitude of the transmission signal needs to be reduced, and power can be saved. When the actual transmission power is smaller than the target transmission power, the actual transmission power needs to be increased, and thus the amplitude of the transmission signal needs to be increased to ensure the transmission speed. The adjustment to the position can be performed once according to the difference between the actual transmitting power and the target transmitting power. The actual transmitting power can be adjusted according to the fixed step length each time, so that the amplitude of the signal is prevented from greatly rising and falling, the power is smoother, and the transmission rate is kept stable.

With continued reference to fig. 3, fig. 3 is a schematic diagram 300 of an application scenario of the method for adjusting transmission parameters of a wireless routing device according to the present embodiment. In the application scenario of fig. 3, the user uses the terminal device 302 to emit a sound signal. The sound signals are received by

microphones

3011 and 3012, respectively, on the wireless routing device 301. The position of the terminal device 302 relative to the wireless routing device 301 is determined from the amplitude and phase of the sound signal arriving at the

microphones

3011 and 3012. The transmission parameters of the

antennas

3013 and 3014 on the wireless routing device 301 are adjusted according to the position, so that the

antennas

3013 and 3014 transmit signals to the terminal device 302 in a directional manner.

The method provided by the above embodiment of the present application locates the position of the sound source through the sound signal, and adjusts the transmission parameter of the antenna on the wireless routing device according to the position of the sound source, so as to implement directional transmission, thereby improving the data transmission speed and increasing the coverage of the wireless signal.

With further reference to fig. 4, a flow 400 of yet another embodiment of a method of adjusting a transmission parameter of a wireless routing device is shown. The process 400 of the method for adjusting the transmission parameters of the wireless routing device includes the following steps:

step 401, sound signals are received by at least two microphones.

Step 402, determining a position of a sound source from the sound signal.

And step 403, adjusting the transmitting parameters of the antenna according to the position of the sound source.

Steps

401 and 403 are substantially the same as

step

201 and 203, and therefore will not be described again.

In step 404, it is detected whether the sound source whose position has been determined transmits a packet within a predetermined time.

In this embodiment, since it is not distinguished whether or not the sound source is connected to the wireless router when the microphone detects the sound, it is possible to detect whether or not there is a packet from the terminal device at the position of the sound source determined within a predetermined time in order to detect the sound source connected to the wireless router. For example, after it is determined that the sound source is 10 meters east of the wireless routing device, it may be detected that the terminal device at the sound source has not sent a data packet to the wireless routing device within one minute, and if the data packet from the terminal device at the position of the sound source is not received, it indicates that the terminal device of the sound source has not performed wireless routing device connection, so that it is not necessary to directionally transmit a signal to the sound source. The false detection rate can be reduced, and the transmission speed is improved.

Step 405, adjusting the transmission parameters of the antenna according to the position of the sound source sending the data packet within a predetermined time.

In this embodiment, the transmission parameters of the antenna are adjusted according to the sound source position connected to the wireless routing device determined in step 402. For example, if the sound source a and the sound source B are determined in step 402, but a packet sent by the sound source a is received within one minute, it is considered that the sound source B is not connected to the wireless routing device, and therefore, only the transmission parameters of the antenna need to be adjusted according to the position of the sound source a. Optionally, the location of the sound source is re-detected at intervals and the sound source connected to the wireless routing device is re-identified. Optionally, for the case that only one sound source not connected to the wireless routing device is detected, the transmission parameters of the antenna may not be adjusted temporarily, or the transmission parameters of the antenna may be predetermined according to the position of the sound source, so as to prepare for possible subsequent connection of the wireless routing device to the sound source.

In some optional implementations of this embodiment, the method further includes: if the sound source does not send the data packet within the preset time, the adjustment of the antenna transmission parameters is not carried out. For example, sound source a and sound source B are determined in step 402, but no data packet is sent by sound source a or sound source B in one minute, then sound source a and sound source B are considered to be unconnected to the wireless routing device, and therefore antenna transmission parameters may not be adjusted for sound source a and sound source B for a while, and may be adjusted until data transmission is detected. The location of the sound source is re-detected at intervals and the sound source connected to the wireless routing device is re-identified. If it is detected that sound source a sends a data packet, the antenna transmission parameters may be adjusted for sound source a. Optionally, if the sound source does not send the data packet within the predetermined time, the transmitting parameter of the antenna is prepared according to the position of the sound source, and the adjusting mode of the transmitting parameter of the antenna is the same as the case of sending the data packet. When the data packet from the sound source is detected, the transmission parameters of the antenna are adjusted according to the prepared transmission parameters of the antenna. For example, sound source a and sound source B are determined through step 402, but neither sound source a nor sound source B sends a data packet in one minute, and antenna parameters can be prepared for sound source a and sound source B according to the condition that there is a data packet, and the antenna parameters can be prepared for the wireless connection later. When the sound source is connected with the wireless routing equipment, the antenna parameters can be quickly adjusted, so that the time delay is reduced. Optionally, if the sound source does not send the data packet within the predetermined time, the transmission parameter of the antenna is still adjusted according to the position of the sound source. For example, when there are few sound sources, the sound source a and the sound source B are determined in step 402, but the sound source a does not send a data packet within one minute, the antenna transmission parameters may also be adjusted for the sound source a, and the time delay may be reduced when the sound source is connected to the wireless routing device.

As can be seen from fig. 4, compared with the embodiment corresponding to fig. 2, the flow 400 of the method for adjusting the transmission parameters of the wireless routing device in the present embodiment highlights the steps of determining the position of the sound source connected to the wireless routing device and adjusting the transmission parameters of the antenna of the wireless routing device according to the position. The accuracy of sound source position location is improved, signals are prevented from being transmitted to a sound source which is not connected with the wireless routing equipment, and therefore the data transmission rate and the throughput of the wireless routing equipment are improved.

With further reference to fig. 5, the present application provides one embodiment of a wireless routing device as an implementation of the methods illustrated in the above figures.

As shown in fig. 5, the wireless routing device 500 of the present embodiment includes: a microphone array unit 501, a sound signal processing unit 502, an analysis calculation unit 503, a logic control unit 504, a signal transmission unit 505, and a logic control unit 506. The microphone array unit 501 includes at least two microphones for receiving a sound signal and converting the sound signal into an electrical signal; the sound signal processing unit 502 is configured to perform at least one of the following operations on the electrical signal: amplifying, A/D converting, eliminating environmental noise and echo; the analysis calculation unit 503 is configured to determine the position of the sound source and the transmission parameters of each antenna; the logic control unit 504 is configured to control different transmission channels according to the transmission parameters determined by the analysis and calculation unit, and control transmission power; the signal transmitting unit 505 is used for outputting corresponding amplitude and phase according to the logic control unit; the matrix antenna unit 506 includes at least two antennas, each of which radiates to the space according to the amplitude and phase outputted from the signal transmitting unit.

In the present embodiment, the microphone array unit 501 includes at least two microphones. The more the number of microphones, the more accurate the positioning. The microphone array may be arranged in a variety of ways, for example, planar or non-planar. The planar array can be linear, rectangular, cross-shaped, circular, and the like; non-planar may be conical, spherical, etc. Typically on the order of 360 degrees of coverage. The microphones are arranged at corresponding positions in the wireless routing equipment according to a certain arrangement rule, and sound outlet holes of all the microphones are exposed on the shell. During normal operation, a user makes a sound, the sound signal is propagated through the air, and each microphone of the microphone array on the router receives one sound signal. Due to the fact that the sound sources arrive at different microphones at different time intervals, the sound signals received by different microphones have different strength and phases, and the difference is the basis of sound localization of the microphone array.

In the present embodiment, the sound signal processing unit 502 generally uses a codec chip (a chip for converting digital and analog signals) to process the sound signal. The microphone array unit is provided with N microphones, and the selected codec chip can process N microphone channels simultaneously. Since the microphone array unit simply converts the sound signal into an electrical signal and performs certain amplification, the codec chip is required to perform other processing of the sound signal. The unit performs the operations of amplifying the signals from the microphone array unit, performing analog/digital conversion, eliminating environmental noise, eliminating echo, etc.

In this embodiment, the analysis computation unit 503 is a data processing module inside the processor of the wireless routing device. The function is to analyze the data processed by the codec chip and then calculate the position information of the sound source according to the corresponding algorithm. Then, based on the calculated position information, the unit calculates the signal strength and phase information to be carried by each antenna based on the number and position of the matrix antennas.

In this embodiment, the logic control unit 504 correspondingly controls different transmission channels according to the previously calculated signal amplitude, phase and other information, so that each channel outputs according to the calculated amplitude and phase. The actual detected power and phase information is compared with the expected value, and if the actual detected power and phase information deviates from the expected value, a compensation is made to ensure the accuracy of the output.

In the present embodiment, the signal transmitting unit 505 is controlled by the logic control unit, and each signal unit outputs corresponding amplitude and phase according to requirements. The actual output value is collected and fed back to the logic control unit 504 for corresponding compensation.

In this embodiment, the matrix antenna unit 506 is an antenna array composed of at least two antennas, and the antenna array must ensure that 360 degrees can be covered. The matrix antenna unit 506 functions such that each antenna radiates to space according to the amplitude and phase of the signal transmission unit output. The matrix antenna unit 506 also processes signals and data received from the terminals.

Referring now to fig. 6, shown is a block diagram of a computer system 600 suitable for implementing the apparatus for adjusting transmit parameters of a wireless routing device of embodiments of the present application. The device for adjusting the transmission parameters of the wireless routing device shown in fig. 6 is only an example, and should not bring any limitation to the functions and the scope of use of the embodiments of the present application.

As shown in fig. 6, the computer system 600 includes a Central Processing Unit (CPU)601 that can perform various appropriate actions and processes according to a program stored in a Read Only Memory (ROM)602 or a program loaded from a storage section 608 into a Random Access Memory (RAM) 603. In the RAM 603, various programs and data necessary for the operation of the system 600 are also stored. The CPU 601, ROM 602, and RAM 603 are connected to each other via a bus 604. An input/output (I/O) interface 605 is also connected to bus 604.

The following components are connected to the I/O interface 605: an input portion 606 including a microphone, antenna, etc.; an output portion 607 including an antenna, a Liquid Crystal Display (LCD), and the like, and a speaker and the like; a storage section 608 including a hard disk and the like; and a communication section 609 including a network interface card such as a LAN card, a modem, or the like. The communication section 609 performs communication processing via a network such as the internet. The driver 610 is also connected to the I/O interface 605 as needed. A removable medium 611 such as a magnetic disk, an optical disk, a magneto-optical disk, a semiconductor memory, or the like is mounted on the drive 610 as necessary, so that a computer program read out therefrom is mounted in the storage section 608 as necessary.

In particular, according to an embodiment of the present disclosure, the processes described above with reference to the flowcharts may be implemented as computer software programs. For example, embodiments of the present disclosure include a computer program product comprising a computer program embodied on a computer readable medium, the computer program comprising program code for performing the method illustrated in the flow chart. In such an embodiment, the computer program may be downloaded and installed from a network through the communication section 609, and/or installed from the removable medium 611. The computer program performs the above-described functions defined in the method of the present application when executed by a Central Processing Unit (CPU) 601. It should be noted that the computer readable medium described herein can be a computer readable signal medium or a computer readable storage medium or any combination of the two. A computer readable storage medium may be, for example, but not limited to, an electronic, magnetic, optical, electromagnetic, infrared, or semiconductor system, apparatus, or device, or any combination of the foregoing. More specific examples of the computer readable storage medium may include, but are not limited to: an electrical connection having one or more wires, a portable computer diskette, a hard disk, a Random Access Memory (RAM), a read-only memory (ROM), an erasable programmable read-only memory (EPROM or flash memory), an optical fiber, a portable compact disc read-only memory (CD-ROM), an optical storage device, a magnetic storage device, or any suitable combination of the foregoing. In the present application, a computer readable storage medium may be any tangible medium that can contain, or store a program for use by or in connection with an instruction execution system, apparatus, or device. In this application, however, a computer readable signal medium may include a propagated data signal with computer readable program code embodied therein, for example, in baseband or as part of a carrier wave. Such a propagated data signal may take many forms, including, but not limited to, electro-magnetic, optical, or any suitable combination thereof. A computer readable signal medium may also be any computer readable medium that is not a computer readable storage medium and that can communicate, propagate, or transport a program for use by or in connection with an instruction execution system, apparatus, or device. Program code embodied on a computer readable medium may be transmitted using any appropriate medium, including but not limited to: wireless, wire, fiber optic cable, RF, etc., or any suitable combination of the foregoing.

The flowchart and block diagrams in the figures illustrate the architecture, functionality, and operation of possible implementations of systems, methods and computer program products according to various embodiments of the present application. In this regard, each block in the flowchart or block diagrams may represent a module, segment, or portion of code, which comprises one or more executable instructions for implementing the specified logical function(s). It should also be noted that, in some alternative implementations, the functions noted in the block may occur out of the order noted in the figures. For example, two blocks shown in succession may, in fact, be executed substantially concurrently, or the blocks may sometimes be executed in the reverse order, depending upon the functionality involved. It will also be noted that each block of the block diagrams and/or flowchart illustration, and combinations of blocks in the block diagrams and/or flowchart illustration, can be implemented by special purpose hardware-based systems which perform the specified functions or acts, or combinations of special purpose hardware and computer instructions.

As another aspect, the present application also provides a computer-readable medium, which may be contained in the electronic device described in the above embodiments; or may exist separately without being assembled into the electronic device. The computer readable medium carries one or more programs which, when executed by the electronic device, cause the electronic device to: receiving sound signals by at least two microphones; determining a position of a sound source from the sound signal; and adjusting the transmitting parameters of the antenna according to the position of the sound source.

The above description is only a preferred embodiment of the application and is illustrative of the principles of the technology employed. It will be appreciated by a person skilled in the art that the scope of the invention as referred to in the present application is not limited to the embodiments with a specific combination of the above-mentioned features, but also covers other embodiments with any combination of the above-mentioned features or their equivalents without departing from the inventive concept. For example, the above features may be replaced with (but not limited to) features having similar functions disclosed in the present application.

Claims

1. A method of adjusting a transmission parameter of a wireless routing device, the wireless routing device comprising at least two microphones, the method comprising:

receiving sound signals through the at least two microphones, wherein the at least two microphones form a microphone array unit, and the arrangement mode of the microphone array comprises a non-plane;

determining a position of a sound source from the sound signal, wherein the sound source comprises at least one of: electronic equipment that uttered sound, people speaking, people who made sound;

adjusting the transmitting parameters of the antenna according to the position of the sound source, comprising:

identifying the sound signal, and detecting whether the sound signal meets a preset condition;

adjusting the transmitting parameters of the antenna according to the position of the sound source corresponding to the sound signal meeting the preset conditions, wherein the preset conditions comprise at least one of the following items: key words, keyboard sounds, key press sounds;

detecting whether a sound source whose position has been determined transmits a data packet within a predetermined time;

adjusting the transmitting parameters of the antenna according to the position of the sound source which sends the data packet within the preset time;

if the sound source does not send the data packet within the preset time, the adjustment of the antenna transmission parameters is not carried out;

or

If the sound source does not send a data packet within the preset time, preparing the transmission parameters of the antenna according to the position of the sound source;

adjusting transmission parameters of antennas according to the prepared transmission parameters of the antennas in response to detecting the data packet from the sound source;

or

And if the sound source does not send the data packet within the preset time, the transmitting parameters of the antenna are still adjusted according to the position of the sound source.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein determining the location of the sound source from the sound signal comprises:

determining a position of the sound source based on the amplitude and phase of the sound signal received by each of the at least two microphones and the position of each of the at least two microphones.

3. The method according to any of claims 1-2, wherein prior to said determining the position of the sound source from the sound signal, the method further comprises converting the sound signal into an electrical signal and at least one of:

amplifying the electrical signal;

performing analog/digital conversion on the electric signal;

ambient noise and/or echo in the electrical signal is cancelled.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the adjusting the transmit parameters of the antenna comprises: and adjusting the amplitude and the phase of the signal transmitted by the antenna according to the position of the sound source.

5. The method of claim 4, wherein the wireless routing device comprises at least two antennas; and

the adjusting of the transmission parameters of the antenna comprises:

6. The method according to claim 4 or 5, characterized in that the method further comprises:

determining the target transmitting power of the antenna according to the amplitude and the phase of the signal transmitted by the antenna;

detecting the actual transmitting power of the antenna;

and adjusting the amplitude of the signal transmitted by the antenna according to the difference value between the target transmitting power of the antenna and the actual transmitting power of the antenna.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the at least two microphones comprise a microphone array.

8. The method of claim 5, wherein the at least two antennas comprise an antenna array.

9. An apparatus for adjusting transmission parameters of a wireless routing device, comprising:

one or more processors;

storage means for storing one or more programs;

when executed by the one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to implement the method of any one of claims 1-8.

10. A computer-readable storage medium, on which a computer program is stored which, when being executed by a processor, carries out the method according to any one of claims 1 to 8.