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JP2017216567A5
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本発明に係るビーコン装置は、所定の無線通信によりビーコン信号を発信するビーコン装置であって、第1入力端子及び第2入力端子と、第1出力端子及び第2出力端子とを有し、前記第1入端子に信号が入力したときに、該信号に基づいた同じ位相の2つの信号を前記第1出力端子及び前記第2出力端子から出力し、前記第2入力端子に信号が入力したときに、該信号に基づいた互いに位相が180度異なる2つの信号を前記第1出力端子及び前記第2出力端子から出力する180度ハイブリッドユニットと、第1入力端子及び第2入力端子と、第1出力端子及び第2出力端子とを有し、前記第1入力端子に信号が入力したときに、該信号に基づいた信号を前記第1出力端子から出力するとともに、前記第1出力端子から出力される信号に対して90度位相の異なる信号を前記第2出力端子から出力し、前記第2入力端子に信号が入力したときに、該信号に基づいた信号を前記第2出力端子から出力するとともに、前記第2出力端子から出力される信号に対して90度位相の異なる信号を前記第1出力端子から出力する90度ハイブリッドユニットと、前記180度ハイブリッドユニットの前記第1入力端子に第1信号を供給する第1信号供給部と、前記180度ハイブリッドユニットの前記第2入力端子に第2信号を供給する第2信号供給部と、前記90度ハイブリッドユニットの前記第1入力端子に第3信号を供給する第3信号供給部と、前記90度ハイブリッドユニットの前記第2入力端子に第4信号を供給する第4信号供給部と、第1アンテナ、第2アンテナ及び第3アンテナと、前記180度ハイブリッドユニットの前記第1出力端子を前記第1アンテナに結合する第1結合部と、前記180度ハイブリッドユニットの前記第2出力端子を前記第2アンテナに結合する第2結合部と、前記90度ハイブリッドユニットの前記第1出力端子を前記第2アンテナに結合する第3結合部と、前記90度ハイブリッドユニットの前記第2出力端子を前記第3アンテナに結合する第4結合部とを有し、前記第1信号供給部が前記第1信号を供給しているときに、当該第1信号に基づいた信号を前記第1アンテナ及び前記第2アンテナから前記ビーコン信号として発信し、前記第2信号供給部が前記第2信号を供給しているときに、当該第2信号に基づいた信号を前記第1アンテナ及び前記第2アンテナから前記ビーコン信号として発信し、前記第3信号供給部が前記第3信号を供給しているときに、当該第3信号に基づいた信号を前記第2アンテナ及び前記第3アンテナから前記ビーコン信号として発信し、前記第4信号供給部が前記第4信号を供給しているときに、当該第4信号に基づいた信号を前記第2アンテナ及び前記第3アンテナから前記ビーコン信号として発信する構成となる。
A beacon device according to the present invention is a beacon device that transmits a beacon signal by predetermined wireless communication, and has a first input terminal and a second input terminal, and a first output terminal and a second output terminal, when the signal is input to the first input terminal, and outputs two signals of the same phase based on the signal from the first output terminal and said second output terminal, the signal is input to the second input terminal A 180-degree hybrid unit that outputs two signals having a phase difference of 180 degrees based on the signals from the first output terminal and the second output terminal, a first input terminal and a second input terminal, It has one output terminal and a second output terminal, and when a signal is inputted to the first input terminal, it outputs a signal based on the signal from the first output terminal and an output from the first output terminal Signal to be A signal having a phase difference of 90 degrees is output from the second output terminal, and when a signal is input to the second input terminal, a signal based on the signal is output from the second output terminal, and A first signal is supplied to the first input terminal of the 180-degree hybrid unit, and a 90-degree hybrid unit that outputs a signal having a phase difference of 90 degrees with respect to a signal output from two output terminals from the first output terminal A first signal supply unit, a second signal supply unit supplying a second signal to the second input terminal of the 180 degree hybrid unit, and a third signal supply to the first input terminal of the 90 degree hybrid unit A third signal supply unit, a fourth signal supply unit that supplies a fourth signal to the second input terminal of the 90-degree hybrid unit, a first antenna, a second antenna, and a third An antenna, a first coupling portion coupling the first output terminal of the 180 degree hybrid unit to the first antenna, and a second coupling coupling the second output terminal of the 180 degree hybrid unit to the second antenna , A third coupling unit coupling the first output terminal of the 90 degree hybrid unit to the second antenna, and a fourth coupling coupling the second output terminal of the 90 degree hybrid unit to the third antenna And, when the first signal supply unit supplies the first signal, a signal based on the first signal is transmitted as the beacon signal from the first antenna and the second antenna. When the second signal supply unit supplies the second signal, a signal based on the second signal may be transmitted to the beacon from the first antenna and the second antenna. The signal is transmitted as a signal, and when the third signal supply unit supplies the third signal, a signal based on the third signal is transmitted as the beacon signal from the second antenna and the third antenna, When the fourth signal supply unit supplies the fourth signal, a signal based on the fourth signal is transmitted as the beacon signal from the second antenna and the third antenna.

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所定の無線通信によりビーコン信号を発信するビーコン装置であって、
第1入力端子及び第2入力端子と、第1出力端子及び第2出力端子とを有し、前記第1入端子に信号が入力したときに、該信号に基づいた同じ位相の2つの信号を前記第1出力端子及び前記第2出力端子から出力し、前記第2入力端子に信号が入力したときに、該信号に基づいた互いに位相が180度異なる2つの信号を前記第1出力端子及び前記第2出力端子から出力する180度ハイブリッドユニットと、
第1入力端子及び第2入力端子と、第1出力端子及び第2出力端子とを有し、前記第1入力端子に信号が入力したときに、該信号に基づいた信号を前記第1出力端子から出力するとともに、前記第1出力端子から出力される信号に対して90度位相の異なる信号を前記第2出力端子から出力し、前記第2入力端子に信号が入力したときに、該信号に基づいた信号を前記第2出力端子から出力するとともに、前記第2出力端子から出力される信号に対して90度位相の異なる信号を前記第1出力端子から出力する90度ハイブリッドユニットと、
前記180度ハイブリッドユニットの前記第1入力端子に第1信号を供給する第1信号供給部と、
前記180度ハイブリッドユニットの前記第2入力端子に第2信号を供給する第2信号供給部と、
前記90度ハイブリッドユニットの前記第1入力端子に第3信号を供給する第3信号供給部と、
前記90度ハイブリッドユニットの前記第2入力端子に第4信号を供給する第4信号供給部と、
第1アンテナ、第2アンテナ及び第3アンテナと、
前記180度ハイブリッドユニットの前記第1出力端子を前記第1アンテナに結合する第1結合部と、
前記180度ハイブリッドユニットの前記第2出力端子を前記第2アンテナに結合する第2結合部と、
前記90度ハイブリッドユニットの前記第1出力端子を前記第2アンテナに結合する第3結合部と、
前記90度ハイブリッドユニットの前記第2出力端子を前記第3アンテナに結合する第4結合部とを有し、
前記第1信号供給部が前記第1信号を供給しているときに、当該第1信号に基づいた信号を前記第1アンテナ及び前記第2アンテナから前記ビーコン信号として発信し、
前記第2信号供給部が前記第2信号を供給しているときに、当該第2信号に基づいた信号を前記第1アンテナ及び前記第2アンテナから前記ビーコン信号として発信し、
前記第3信号供給部が前記第3信号を供給しているときに、当該第3信号に基づいた信号を前記第2アンテナ及び前記第3アンテナから前記ビーコン信号として発信し、
前記第4信号供給部が前記第4信号を供給しているときに、当該第4信号に基づいた信号を前記第2アンテナ及び前記第3アンテナから前記ビーコン信号として発信するビーコン装置。
A beacon apparatus for transmitting a beacon signal by a predetermined wireless communication, the beacon apparatus comprising:
A first input terminal and a second input terminal, a first and an output terminal and a second output terminal, said when the signal is input to the first input terminal, two signals having the same phase based on the signal Are output from the first output terminal and the second output terminal, and when a signal is input to the second input terminal, two signals having a phase difference of 180 degrees based on the signal are output as the first output terminal, and A 180 degree hybrid unit outputting from the second output terminal;
A first input terminal and a second input terminal, and a first output terminal and a second output terminal, and when a signal is input to the first input terminal, the signal based on the signal is output to the first output terminal Output from the first output terminal, and a signal having a phase difference of 90 degrees with respect to the signal output from the first output terminal is output from the second output terminal and the signal is input to the second input terminal. A 90-degree hybrid unit that outputs a signal based on the second output terminal and outputs a signal that is 90 degrees out of phase with respect to the signal output from the second output terminal from the first output terminal;
A first signal supply unit that supplies a first signal to the first input terminal of the 180-degree hybrid unit;
A second signal supply unit that supplies a second signal to the second input terminal of the 180-degree hybrid unit;
A third signal supply unit that supplies a third signal to the first input terminal of the 90-degree hybrid unit;
A fourth signal supply unit that supplies a fourth signal to the second input terminal of the 90-degree hybrid unit;
A first antenna, a second antenna and a third antenna;
A first coupling portion coupling the first output terminal of the 180 degree hybrid unit to the first antenna;
A second coupling portion coupling the second output terminal of the 180 degree hybrid unit to the second antenna;
A third coupling portion coupling the first output terminal of the 90 degree hybrid unit to the second antenna;
A fourth coupling portion coupling the second output terminal of the 90-degree hybrid unit to the third antenna;
When the first signal supply unit supplies the first signal, a signal based on the first signal is transmitted as the beacon signal from the first antenna and the second antenna,
When the second signal supply unit supplies the second signal, a signal based on the second signal is transmitted as the beacon signal from the first antenna and the second antenna,
When the third signal supply unit supplies the third signal, a signal based on the third signal is transmitted as the beacon signal from the second antenna and the third antenna,
The beacon apparatus which transmits the signal based on the said 4th signal from the said 2nd antenna and the said 3rd antenna as said beacon signal, when the said 4th signal supply part is supplying the said 4th signal.
前記第1結合部及び前記第4結合部のそれぞれは、減衰器で構成され、
前記第2結合部及び前記第3結合部は、共通の合成器で構成される請求項1記載のビーコン装置。
Each of the first coupling unit and the fourth coupling unit includes an attenuator.
The beacon device according to claim 1, wherein the second coupling unit and the third coupling unit are configured by a common combiner.
前記第1結合部は、第1終端器と前記180度ハイブリッドユニットの前記第出力端子とを前記第1アンテナに結合させる第1合成器で構成され、
前記第2結合部及び前記第3結合部は、共通の第2合成器で構成され、
前記第4結合部は、第2終端器と前記90度ハイブリッドユニットの前記第出力端子とを前記第3アンテナに結合させる第3合成器で構成される請求項1記載のビーコン装置。
The first coupling unit includes a first combiner that couples a first termination and the first output terminal of the 180 degree hybrid unit to the first antenna,
The second combining unit and the third combining unit are configured by a common second combiner,
The beacon apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the fourth coupling unit comprises a third combiner that couples a second terminator and the second output terminal of the 90-degree hybrid unit to the third antenna.
前記第1アンテナ、前記第2アンテナ及び前記第3アンテナは、直線状に等間隔に配置されたリニアアレーアンテナを構成する請求項1乃至3のいずれかに記載のビーコン装置。   The beacon apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the first antenna, the second antenna, and the third antenna form a linear array antenna linearly arranged at equal intervals. 前記第1信号供給部、前記第2信号供給部、前記第3信号供給部及び前記第4信号供給部は、
前記第1信号、前記第2信号、前記第3信号及び前記第4信号を所定の時間間隔で切換え出力する信号発生部と、
前記信号発生部から切換え出力される前記第1信号、前記第2信号、前記第3信号及び前記第4信号を前記180度ハイブリッドユニットの前記第1入力端子、前記第2入力端子、前記90度ハイブリッドユニットの前記第1入力端子及び前記第2入力端子に振り分けるスイッチ部とによって構成される請求項1乃至4のいずれかに記載のビーコン装置。
The first signal supply unit, the second signal supply unit, the third signal supply unit, and the fourth signal supply unit include:
A signal generator configured to switch and output the first signal, the second signal, the third signal, and the fourth signal at predetermined time intervals;
The first input terminal, the second input terminal, and the 90 degrees of the 180 degree hybrid unit of the first signal, the second signal, the third signal, and the fourth signal that are switched and output from the signal generation unit The beacon apparatus in any one of the Claims 1 thru | or 4 comprised by the switch part distributed to said 1st input terminal of a hybrid unit, and said 2nd input terminal.
請求項1乃至5のいずれかに記載のビーコン装置から発信される前記ビーコン信号を前記無線通信により受信する通信端末装置の前記ビーコン装置から見た方向を推定する方向推定方法であって、
前記ビーコン装置の第1アンテナ、第2アンテナ及び第3アンテナのそれぞれから発信され、前記通信端末装置にて受信されるビーコン信号から、前記第1信号、前記第2信号、前記第3信号及び前記第4信号それぞれの受信強度を取得するステップと、
前記ビーコン装置の前記第1アンテナと前記通信端末装置の受信アンテナとの間の複素伝搬チャンネル、前記ビーコン装置の前記第2アンテナと前記通信端末装置の受信アンテナとの間の複素伝搬チャンネル、前記ビーコン装置の前記第3アンテナと前記通信端末装置の受信アンテナとの間の複素伝搬チャンネルにて記述される3×3の相関行列を、前記第1信号、前記第2信号、前記第3信号及び前記第4信号の受信強度に基づいて計算するステップと、
得られた相関行列に基づいて前記ビーコン装置から見た前記通信端末装置の方向を推定方向として演算するステップとを有する方向推定方法。
A direction estimation method for estimating a direction viewed from the beacon device of a communication terminal device that receives the beacon signal transmitted from the beacon device according to any one of claims 1 to 5 by the wireless communication,
From the beacon signal transmitted from each of the first antenna, the second antenna and the third antenna of the beacon device and received by the communication terminal device, the first signal, the second signal, the third signal and the third signal Acquiring the reception strength of each of the fourth signals;
A complex propagation channel between the first antenna of the beacon device and a reception antenna of the communication terminal device, a complex propagation channel between the second antenna of the beacon device and a reception antenna of the communication terminal device, the beacon A 3 × 3 correlation matrix described in a complex propagation channel between the third antenna of the device and the receiving antenna of the communication terminal device is defined as the first signal, the second signal, the third signal, and the third signal and the third signal. Calculating based on the reception strength of the fourth signal;
Calculating a direction of the communication terminal apparatus as viewed from the beacon apparatus based on the obtained correlation matrix as an estimated direction.
請求項1乃至5のいずれかに記載の複数のビーコン装置のそれぞれから発信される前記ビーコン信号を前記所定の無線通信により受信する通信端末装置の位置を推定する位置推定方法であって、
前記複数のビーコン装置それぞれから見た前記通信端末の方向を請求項6に記載の方向推定方法に従って得るステップと、
前記複数のビーコン装置それぞれの位置を取得するステップと、
前記複数のビーコン装置それぞれから見た前記通信端末の方向と、前記複数のビーコン装置それぞれの位置とに基づいて前記通信端末の位置を演算するステップとを有する位置推定方法。
A position estimation method for estimating a position of a communication terminal apparatus that receives the beacon signal transmitted from each of the plurality of beacon devices according to any one of claims 1 to 5 by the predetermined wireless communication,
Obtaining the direction of the communication terminal viewed from each of the plurality of beacon devices according to the direction estimation method according to claim 6;
Acquiring a position of each of the plurality of beacon devices;
Calculating a position of the communication terminal based on a direction of the communication terminal viewed from each of the plurality of beacon devices and a position of each of the plurality of beacon devices.
請求項1乃至5のいずれかに記載のビーコン装置から発信される前記ビーコン信号を前記無線通信により受信する通信端末装置であって、
前記ビーコン装置の第1アンテナ、第2アンテナ及び第3アンテナのそれぞれから発信され、前記通信端末装置にて受信されるビーコン信号から、前記第1信号、前記第2信号、前記第3信号及び前記第4信号それぞれの受信強度を取得する手段と、
前記ビーコン装置の前記第1アンテナと前記通信端末装置の受信アンテナとの間の複素伝搬チャンネル、前記ビーコン装置の前記第2アンテナと前記通信端末装置の受信アンテナとの間の複素伝搬チャンネル、前記ビーコン装置の前記第3アンテナと前記通信端末装置の受信アンテナとの間の複素伝搬チャンネルにて記述される3×3の相関行列を、前記第1信号、前記第2信号、前記第3信号及び前記第4信号の受信強度に基づいて計算する手段と、
得られた相関行列に基づいて前記ビーコン装置から見た前記通信端末装置の方向を推定方向として演算する手段とを有する通信端末装置。
A communication terminal apparatus for receiving the beacon signal transmitted from the beacon apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 5 by the wireless communication,
From the beacon signal transmitted from each of the first antenna, the second antenna and the third antenna of the beacon device and received by the communication terminal device, the first signal, the second signal, the third signal and the third signal Means for acquiring the reception strength of each of the fourth signals;
A complex propagation channel between the first antenna of the beacon device and a reception antenna of the communication terminal device, a complex propagation channel between the second antenna of the beacon device and a reception antenna of the communication terminal device, the beacon A 3 × 3 correlation matrix described in a complex propagation channel between the third antenna of the device and the receiving antenna of the communication terminal device is defined as the first signal, the second signal, the third signal, and the third signal and the third signal. Means for calculating based on the reception strength of the fourth signal;
A communication terminal apparatus comprising: means for calculating the direction of the communication terminal apparatus as viewed from the beacon apparatus based on the obtained correlation matrix as an estimated direction.
請求項1乃至5のいずれかに記載の複数のビーコン装置のそれぞれから発信される前記ビーコン信号を前記所定の無線通信により受信する通信端末装置であって、
前記複数のビーコン装置それぞれから見た前記通信端末の方向を請求項6に記載の方向推定方法に従って得る手段と、
前記複数のビーコン装置それぞれの位置を取得する手段と、
前記複数のビーコン装置それぞれから見た前記通信端末の方向と、前記複数のビーコン装置それぞれの位置とに基づいて前記通信端末の位置を演算する手段とを有する通信端末装置。
A communication terminal apparatus that receives the beacon signal transmitted from each of the plurality of beacon devices according to any one of claims 1 to 5 by the predetermined wireless communication,
Means for obtaining the direction of the communication terminal viewed from each of the plurality of beacon devices according to the direction estimation method according to claim 6;
A unit for acquiring the position of each of the plurality of beacon devices;
A communication terminal device comprising: means for calculating the position of the communication terminal based on the direction of the communication terminal viewed from each of the plurality of beacon devices and the position of each of the plurality of beacon devices.
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