TWM502851U - Matching system - Google Patents

Abstract

A matching system includes at least one object matching apparatus, each object matching apparatus includes a plurality of first antennas emitting at least one radio frequency signal; and a search matching apparatus including a distance determination module having a plurality of second antennas for receiving the radio frequency signal emitted by each object matching apparatus, and calculating a relative distance information corresponding to each object matching apparatus according to a signal strength value of the radio frequency signal; a direction determination module for calculating an absolute direction information of the search matching apparatus corresponding to the earth coordinate system; and a calculating module for receiving the relative distance information and the absolute direction information to calculate an relative position corresponding to each object matching apparatus; wherein each first antenna or each second antenna is a directional antenna or an omnidirectional antenna.

Description

Media system

This creation refers to a mediation system, especially a mediation system that estimates relative distance and orientation through an antenna, an accelerometer, and a compass.

There are many portable electronic devices on the market, and they have a variety of functions, such as smart phones to provide communication and wireless Internet access, and smart sports bracelets can be used to record the wearer's daily life or sports. Various body indexes to suit the health of the user.

However, currently available portable electronic devices are biased towards their own functions or modes of operation, and fail to provide operational or interactive functions that can be used between two portable electronic devices. Moreover, the portable electronic devices are often equipped with a Global Positioning System (GPS) for local or relative target location and map search. Once the user operates in a region with very poor signal reception, It is not possible to perform its own or location and search operations for relative targets.

Therefore, it is an important subject in the art to provide another matching system, corresponding to providing operation or interaction functions between a plurality of portable electronic devices, and providing accurate positioning operations.

Therefore, the main purpose of the present invention is to provide a mediation system to provide operation or interaction between a plurality of portable electronic devices while providing accurate positioning operations.

The present disclosure discloses a mediation system including at least one target mediation device, each target mediation device includes a plurality of first antennas for transmitting at least one RF signal, and a search media device including a distance The determining module includes a plurality of second antennas for receiving the RF signals transmitted by each of the target combining devices, and calculating, according to one of the signal strength values of the RF signals, a relative medium for each target a relative distance data of the device; an orientation determining module comprising an acceleration sensor and a compass device for calculating absolute position data of the search matching device relative to the earth coordinate system; and a computing module coupled And the distance determining module and the position determining module are configured to receive the relative distance data and the absolute position data to calculate a relative position with respect to each of the target matching devices; wherein each first antenna Or each second antenna is a pointing antenna or an omnidirectional antenna.

1‧‧‧Media System

10‧‧‧Target mediation device

100, 120‧‧‧ distance judgment module

102, 122‧‧‧ orientation judgment module

104, 124‧‧‧ Calculation Module

12‧‧‧Search media installation

60‧‧‧Output data

700‧‧‧ Matching process

700, 702, 704, 706, 708, 710‧ ‧ steps

A_1~A_6‧‧‧Antenna

CN‧‧‧Working range

T1~t6‧‧‧ operation time

Z_1~Z_12‧‧‧Working Area

FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of a mediation system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram of a distance determination module according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram showing the operation of a plurality of antennas according to a startup sequence in the present embodiment.

FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram of determining the relative orientation according to the antenna working range of the plurality of antennas in the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a schematic diagram of determining the absolute orientation of the acceleration sensor of the orientation determining module in the creation embodiment.

Figure 6 is a schematic diagram of the output data of the first embodiment of the present invention.

Figure 7 is a flow chart of a mediation process of the creative embodiment.

Certain terms are used in the specification and subsequent patent applications to refer to specific Components. It should be understood by those of ordinary skill in the art that manufacturers may refer to the same elements by different nouns. The scope of this specification and the subsequent patent application do not use the difference of the names as the means for distinguishing the elements, but the differences in the functions of the elements as the basis for the distinction. The term "including" as used throughout the specification and subsequent claims is an open term and should be interpreted as "including but not limited to". In addition, the term "coupled" is used herein to include any direct and indirect electrical connection. Therefore, if a first device is coupled to a second device, it means that the first device can be directly connected to the second device or indirectly connected to the second device through other devices or connection means.

Please refer to FIG. 1 , which is a schematic diagram of a mediation system 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 1, the mediation system 1 in this embodiment includes at least one target matching device 10 and a search matching device 12, and the two are adjacently disposed. In the present embodiment, the target matching device 10 includes a distance determining module 100, an orientation determining module 102 and a computing module 104, and the search matching device 12 also includes a distance determining module 120 and a position determining The module 122 and a computing module 124. The distance determining module 100 and the distance determining module 120 each include a plurality of antennas, each antenna may be a pointing antenna or an omnidirectional antenna, and the orientation determining module 102 and the orientation determining module 122 both include an acceleration. Sensor and a compass. The calculation module 104 is electrically connected to the distance determination module 100 and the orientation determination module 102, and the calculation module 124 is also electrically connected to the distance determination module 120 and the orientation determination module 122. Preferably, the computing module 104 or the computing module 124 in this embodiment may include a central processing unit and a storage unit. The central processing unit may be a processor unit or a graphics processing unit, or may integrate multiple The processing unit of the processor unit and the graphics processing unit is configured to provide related computing and control functions of the target matching device 10 or the search matching device 12. The storage device 102 can be a read-only memory, a flash memory, a floppy disk, a hard disk, a compact disk, a flash drive, a magnetic tape, a network accessible database, or familiar to those of ordinary skill in the art. Any other storage medium, etc., for storing a code so that the central processor can execute The run-length code is used to perform a mediation method applicable to the target mediation device 10 or the search media assembly device 12.

In short, the target mediation device 10 and the search mediation device 12 can transmit the radio frequency signal to enable the search mediation device 12 to obtain the relative position of the target mediation device 10. In addition, the search and match device 12 can perform its own positioning operation to confirm the absolute orientation of the search mediation device 12 with respect to one of the earth coordinate systems, thereby completing a positioning operation between the target mediation device 10 and the search media assembly device 12, At the same time, a mediation operation between the two is performed.

In this embodiment, the target matching device 10 or the search matching device 12 can be conveniently carried by different users, so that the search and matching device 12 can search for the presence of other target matching devices 10 in the vicinity thereof. The difference between the two names is only used to determine who is actively searching for between the two devices and who is passively searched. In essence, the target matching device 10 and the search and matching device 12 contain exactly the same constituent elements and operation modes. For the convenience of subsequent description, in the following embodiments, the active search operator is determined to be the search media device 12 . The target device 10 is passively searched. Of course, the target device 10 that is passively searched can also perform an active search operation, and the search device 12 that originally initiated the search operation can also serve as other target media. The object to be searched for by the device 10 is not intended to limit the scope of the creation.

In detail, the distance determination module 100 of the target mediation device 10 can transmit at least one RF signal to allow the distance determination module 120 of the search mediation device 12 to receive the RF signal transmitted by the target mediation device 10. At the same time, the distance determining module 120 can refer to one of the received signal strength values (for example, Received Signal Strength Indication (RSSI)) to calculate the relative distance data of the target matching device 10, that is, the search medium in this embodiment. The distance determining module 120 of the device 12 can preset a lookup table to determine the relationship between the signal strength value and the relative distance to obtain the relative distance data of the search matching device 12 relative to the target matching device 10.

In addition, the acceleration sensor of the position determining module 122 can be used to detect the change of the gravity constant in different axial directions of the three-dimensional space and the tilt angle, and the compass of the position determining module 122 can be used to detect the relative coordinate system with respect to the earth coordinate system. One of the deflection angles, in turn, calculates the absolute orientation data of one of the search and acquisition devices 12 relative to the earth coordinate system. The computing module 124 of the search matching device 12 can be configured to receive the relative distance data and the absolute position data to calculate the relative position of the search matching device 12 relative to the target matching device 10, that is, the computing module 124 can determine other targets. The distance and orientation of the bonding device 10 relative to itself to accurately locate the position and direction between the two, and to appropriately inform the user of the search and matching device 12 whether there are other target matching devices 10, and whether To perform an interactive function that can be used for the mediation operation between the two, the relevant operation content will be detailed in the following paragraphs.

Please refer to FIG. 2 , which is a schematic diagram of the distance determination module 100 (or the distance determination module 120 ) according to an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 2, the distance determining module 100 (or the distance determining module 120) in the embodiment forms a cube and includes six antennas A_1~A_6, that is, the transmitting direction or receiving of the antennas A_1~A_6. The directions may be respectively set on the six planes of the cube to receive or transmit a plurality of radio frequency signals, and the antennas A_1~A_6 in this embodiment are all directional antennas, but are not limited to the scope of the present invention. In other words, the transmitting direction or the receiving direction of the antennas A_1~A_6 of the search matching device 12 or the target matching device 10 in this embodiment are respectively set to point to the +X axis, the -X axis, the +Y axis, the -Y axis, and the + Six absolute positions, such as Z-axis and -Z-axis, and any two absolute orientations are perpendicular to each other to represent the X-axis, Y-axis, and Z-axis of the three-dimensional space, so that multiple RF signals can be covered in the three-dimensional space. On the three axes, of course, any two antennas may be combined with the actual design of the distance determination module 100 or the distance determination module 120, and are disposed in two different directions and are not perpendicular to each other. The scope of this creation. In addition, in this embodiment, each antenna along each absolute position may correspond to an antenna working range. For example, in the embodiment, the antenna A_5 extending along the +Z axis corresponds to an operating range CN of an antenna working range of 120 degrees. The RF signals in the working range of CN of 120 degrees can be received or corresponding by antenna A_5. The antennas of the other direction axes disposed in the three-dimensional space also include respective 120-degree antenna working ranges for covering the RF signals of all the adjacent distance determining modules 120.

Please refer to FIG. 3, which is a schematic diagram of the operation of the plurality of antennas A_1~A_6 according to a startup sequence in the present embodiment. As shown in FIG. 3, the antennas A_1~A_6 in this embodiment also enable the antennas A_1~A_6 set in different absolute orientations to be sequentially activated to transmit or receive radio frequency signals according to a preset starting sequence. For example, in a first operation time t1, the antenna A_5 located at the +Z axis can be correspondingly activated to transmit or receive an RF signal; in a second operation time t2 after the first operation time t1, at -Y The antenna A_4 of the shaft can be correspondingly activated to transmit or receive the radio frequency signal; in one of the third operation time t3 after the second operation time t2, the antenna A_6 located at the -Z axis can be correspondingly activated to transmit or receive the radio frequency signal; In one of the fourth operation time t4 after the third operation time t3, the antenna A_3 located on the +Y axis can be correspondingly activated to transmit or receive the radio frequency signal; in the fifth operation time t5 after the fourth operation time t4, located at The +X axis antenna A_1 can be correspondingly activated to transmit or receive the RF signal; during the sixth operation time t6 after the fifth operation time t5, the antenna A_2 located at the -X axis can be correspondingly activated to transmit or receive the RF signal. . Of course, the starting sequence of the above antennas is started by the counter-clock corresponding to the plurality of antennas arranged on the YZ plane, and then sequentially activated by the antennas located on the positive X-axis and the negative X-axis, thereby completing the six antennas A_1~. Start operation of A_6. Accordingly, the start operation of each of the six antennas A_1~A_6 is a periodic operation of one antenna, that is, six antennas A_1~A_6 in each cycle operation are correspondingly activated to receive or transmit RF signals. In other embodiments, those skilled in the art can appropriately adjust the starting sequence of the six antennas A_1~A_6 according to different needs or environmental restrictions, instead of limiting the scope of the present creation.

In addition, in this embodiment, each antenna receives one of the receiving working hours corresponding to the RF signal, and is a fixed multiple of one of the transmitting working times corresponding to the RF signal transmitted by each antenna, in other words, if the antenna receives the working time Receiving working time for the RT and the antenna is TT, then receiving The working time RT is the transmission working time TT multiplied by a fixed multiple K, ie RT=TT×K. For example, in this embodiment, the receiving working time is set to be 6 times the value of the transmitting working time is TT, that is, the time for each antenna in the search and matching device 12 to be turned on to receive the RF signal will be corresponding to the target matching. The total time at which the six antennas of the device 10 transmit the RF signals, whereby a single antenna in each absolute orientation will have sufficient time to receive at least one RF signal transmitted by the plurality of antennas in six absolute orientations, And corresponding to the radio frequency signal transmitted by the antenna from which the absolute position antenna is received, which is used for the subsequent operation.

In this case, the distance determining module 120 of the search and match device 12 in the present embodiment has a pre-set sequence, and correspondingly receives the target medium in the plurality of antenna working ranges of the antennas A_1 A and A_6 in the distance determining module 120. At least one RF signal transmitted by the device 10. Accordingly, the distance determination module 120 can obtain the signal strength value corresponding to the RF signal, and compare the preset threshold value with the distance determination module 120 to compare with the signal strength value to generate a relative medium matching device. The relative distance data of 10 and its corresponding relative orientation data.

In another embodiment, the distance determining module 120 in the embodiment further determines the relative orientation of the received RF signals according to the antenna working range of the antennas disposed in different absolute orientations. For example, please refer to FIG. 4, which is a schematic diagram of determining the relative orientation according to the working range of the antennas of the plurality of antennas A_1~A_4 in the present embodiment. As shown in FIG. 4, since the antenna working range corresponding to each antenna A_1~A_4 is a working range of 120 degrees, the distance determining module 120 can be set according to the antennas A_1~A_4 on the XY plane. , corresponding to the distinction to obtain 12 work areas Z_1 ~ Z_12. Accordingly, if the signal intensity value corresponding to the RF signal received by the antenna A_1 is RSSI_A1, and the signal strength value corresponding to the RF signal received by the antenna A_3 is RSSI_A3, and the value of the RSSI_A1 minus the RSSI_A3 is greater than zero and exceeds the threshold value, the distance The determining module 120 will determine that the RF signal should be from the working area Z_10; similarly, if the absolute value of the RSSI_A1 minus RSSI_A3 is less than the threshold value, the distance determining module 120 will determine the RF signal. Should be from the work area Z_11; if the value of RSSI_A1 minus RSSI_A3 is less than zero, and the value is less than the threshold value, the distance determination module 120 will determine that the RF signal should come from the work area Z_12, and the distance determination module 120 can obtain the received Relative position data of RF signals.

In this case, in the present embodiment, the distance determining module 120 obtains the relative distance data of the target matching device 10 by using the lookup table of the reference signal strength value, and refers to the difference between the plurality of antenna signal strength values relative to the threshold. The magnitude relationship of the values is used to obtain the relative orientation data of the target matching device 10, and in which direction the relative position of the target matching device 10 with respect to the search and matching device 12 is located, and the estimation is made between What is the distance? As for the calculation method of the XZ plane and the YZ plane, the above-mentioned judging operation of the RF signal working area for the XY plane can also be referred to, so that the search and matching device 12 located in the three-dimensional space can accurately determine whether there are other target combinations in the surrounding area. The device 10 simultaneously determines where the RF signal generated by the target bonding device 10 originates, and obtains the relative distance data between the two.

In addition, the acceleration sensor of the orientation determining module 122 in this embodiment corresponds to sensing the user's operation to search for the shaking condition of the matching device 12 to sense the change of the gravity constant in different axial directions of the three-dimensional space, and determine the The magnitude relationship between the numerical change and a threshold value is used to calculate the absolute orientation data of the search and acquisition device 12 relative to the earth coordinate system. For example, please refer to FIG. 5 , which is a schematic diagram of determining the absolute orientation of the acceleration sensor of the orientation determining module 122 in the present embodiment. As shown in Fig. 5, when the acceleration sensor detects that the acceleration Az along the Z-axis direction is smaller than the gravitational acceleration of the Earth coordinate system (ie, g=9.8 m/s ² ), and is greater than a threshold value K. The corresponding judgment antenna A_1 along the +X axis, the antenna A_2 along the -X axis, the antenna A_3 along the +Y axis, the antenna A_4 along the -Y axis, the antenna A_5 along the +Z axis, and the antenna A_6 along - Z axis. When the acceleration sensor detects that the value of acceleration Az along the Z-axis direction is greater than the gravitational acceleration of the Earth coordinate system (ie, g=9.8m/s ² ), and is less than a threshold value of -K, the corresponding antenna is determined. A_3 along the +X axis, antenna A_4 along the -X axis, antenna A_1 along the +Y axis, antenna A_2 along the -Y axis, antenna A_6 along the +Z axis, and antenna A_5 along the -Z axis. Similarly, in other embodiments, the orientation determining module 122 can also detect the change of the values of the accelerations Ax and Ay along the X-axis or the Y-axis through the acceleration sensor, and obtain different antennas and search vectors. The device 12 itself is positioned relative to the stereoscopic space to obtain where or where each antenna in the search and assembly device 12 will be oriented.

Further, the acceleration sensor in this embodiment can also adaptively refer to the numerical changes of the accelerations on the three axes such as the X-axis, the Y-axis, and the Z-axis, and correspondingly obtain the search-matching device 12 relative to a horizontal plane (for example, a common XY plane). One of the tilt angle data, that is, the acceleration sensor can correspondingly obtain the tilt angle between the search and the matching device 12 itself relative to any horizontal plane for subsequent operations.

In addition, the compass of the orientation determining module 122 is further configured to detect a deflection angle with respect to the earth coordinate system, that is, the compass apparatus of the embodiment can detect the pointing direction of one of the search and matching devices 12 relative to the earth. The value of the deflection angle between the geomagnetic North Pole of the coordinate system. Accordingly, the calculation module 124 in this embodiment can be used according to the angle of the stereoscopic space generated by the acceleration sensor and the inclination angle with respect to any horizontal plane, and the deflection angle value of the compass relative to the geomagnetic north pole to locate Searching for the absolute position data of the matching device 12 relative to the earth coordinate system, thereby calculating the absolute position data of the search and match device 12 relative to the earth coordinate system, and correspondingly providing the positioning operation of the search and match device 12 without relying on the global Assistance with the positioning system.

In other words, in the present embodiment, the search and match device 12 searches for the other target mediation device 10 in the vicinity thereof, and can perform its own positioning operation, so that the search mediation device 12 determines the corresponding corresponding to the target mediation device 10. Relative data, the absolute position data of the search unit 12 itself can be compared at the same time, and the output of the two is compared to output an output data 60, as shown in FIG. 6, wherein the output data 60 includes Searching for the tilting data (Tilt), pointing data (Heading) of the bonding device 12 itself and positioning data with respect to the target matching device 10, for example In the schematic diagram of the radar depicted in FIG. 6, the origin of the center is the search and match device 12, and the dot on the radar map is the target mediation device 10, and the radar map contains the orientation information between the two. Distance data, and those with ordinary knowledge in the field can also use other coordinate positioning maps to indicate the above orientation data and distance data, which are not used to limit the scope of this creation.

Preferably, the radio frequency signal transmitted between the search and match device 12 and the target mediation device 10 in this embodiment may include an antenna data or a search medium in addition to the signal strength value. Absolute orientation data for device 12 (or target mediation device 10). In other words, in order to clearly indicate the source and source of the RF signal, and to improve the signal recognition capability between the plurality of target mediation devices 10 and the search media device 12, the RF signal may also carry an antenna from which the absolute position is derived. That is, the antenna data is carried to indicate the antenna of one of the RF signals; at the same time, the RF signal can also carry the absolute position data of the transmitter (ie, the target mediation device 10) relative to the earth coordinate system to facilitate the recipient (ie, the search medium). The device 12) can directly recognize its relative position, which is also one of the scope of this creation.

Further, the mediation method applicable to the mediation system 1 in this embodiment can be summarized into a mediation process 70, and is compiled into a code and stored in the storage device of the computing module 104 or the computing module 124, such as As shown in FIG. 7, the matching process 70 includes the following steps.

Step 700: Start.

Step 702: Transmit at least one radio frequency signal by using a plurality of antennas of the target matching device 10.

Step 704: The plurality of antennas of the search and match device 12 are used to receive the RF signals transmitted by the target mediation device 10 to obtain the signal strength values of the RF signals, thereby generating relative distance data with respect to the target mediation device 10.

Step 706: Calculate the absolute position data of the search and match device 12 relative to the earth coordinate system by using an acceleration sensor and a compass.

Step 708: Calculate the relative position with respect to the target matching device 10 based on the relative distance data and the absolute orientation data.

Step 710: End.

Preferably, the detailed operation mode and content of the mediation process 70 can be understood by referring to the figures 1 to 6 and the related specification paragraphs, and details are not described herein. In this embodiment, in order to facilitate the operation of one or more target mediation devices 10 and the search mediation device 12 in the mediation system 1, the code corresponding to the mediation process 70 is simultaneously stored in the target mediation device 10. In the storage unit of the search matching device 12, the target matching device 10 and the search matching device 12 are conveniently configured to perform a search operation or a mediation operation, thereby improving the execution efficiency of the two and correspondingly reducing the consumption of system resources. This is also within the scope of this creation.

In short, the search and match device 12 in this embodiment can search for at least one target matching device 10 in the vicinity thereof through a plurality of antennas to sense the relative distance data between the two, and the target matching device 10 The acceleration sensor and the compass are also used to locate the tilt angle or the deflection angle of the earth coordinate system to obtain the absolute position data relative to the earth coordinate system, and accordingly, according to the relative distance data and the absolute position data. The relative positions of the two are accurately positioned to complete the matching operation between the target matching device 10 and the search matching device 12. In this embodiment, the design of the target matching device 10 and the search matching device 12 can be conveniently carried by the user, for example, can be hung on the neck or wrist, or the target matching device 10 and the search and match device 12 can be designed as An independent electronic module integrated into a general portable electronic product (such as a smart phone, a smart sports bracelet, or a watch or a beacon, Beacon, etc.) is one of the scope of this creation.

Further, after the target mediation device 10 and the search mediation device 12 complete the mediation operation, the general knowledge in the field can also appropriately design the interaction mode and operation between the two, for example, through sound, video, light or other prompt messages. To show that the two have been coupled to the medium and the electrical, at the same time, if With the consent of the users, other application software, personal data or hobbies of interest, etc., can be made available to the other party through the corresponding display of the user interface, and then decide whether to exchange their exclusive materials or It is one of the scope of this creation to use relevant materials for social networking sites, public forums, or to jointly conduct instant messaging, audio and video entertainment for a specific application.

In summary, the present embodiment provides a mediation system, through the operation of a plurality of antennas coupled with an acceleration sensor and a compass, so that the holder of any combination device can accurately sense another medium. The relative position of the device holders and the matching operation between the two to improve the application range of the smart portable electronic products.

1‧‧‧Media System

10‧‧‧Target mediation device

100, 120‧‧‧ distance judgment module

102, 122‧‧‧ orientation judgment module

104, 124‧‧‧ Calculation Module

12‧‧‧Search media installation

Claims (7)

A splicing system includes: at least one target merging device, each target merging device includes a plurality of first antennas for transmitting at least one radio frequency signal; and a search merging device, including: a distance The determining module includes a plurality of second antennas for receiving the RF signals transmitted by each of the target combining devices, and calculating, according to one of the signal strength values of the RF signals, a relative medium for each target a relative distance data of the device; an orientation determining module comprising an acceleration sensor and a compass device for calculating absolute position data of the search matching device relative to the earth coordinate system; and a computing module coupled And the distance determining module and the position determining module are configured to receive the relative distance data and the absolute position data to calculate a relative position with respect to each of the target matching devices; wherein each first antenna Or each second antenna is a pointing antenna or an omnidirectional antenna. The mediation system of claim 1, wherein the plurality of first antennas are disposed in six absolute directions corresponding to a transmitting direction or a receiving direction of the plurality of second antennas. The mediation system of claim 2, wherein the plurality of first antennas and the plurality of second antennas cause the plurality of first antennas and the complex number set in different absolute orientations according to a starting sequence The second antennas are sequentially activated to transmit or receive the RF signals. The mediation system of claim 2, wherein each second antenna corresponds to an antenna working range along each absolute position, and the distance determining module of the search and match device is operated by a plurality of antennas. Within the range, a relative position data of the relative distance data is generated according to a threshold value and the signal intensity value. The mediation system of claim 1, wherein each of the second antennas receives one of the receiving time of the RF signal, and one of the transmitting working times corresponding to each of the first antennas transmits the RF signal. Fixed multiples. The mediation system of claim 1, wherein the absolute position data comprises a deflection angle data relative to one of the geomagnetic north poles and an inclination angle data with respect to one of the horizontal planes, and the acceleration sensor is used to generate the inclination Angle data, and the compass is used to generate the deflection angle data. The mediation system of claim 1, wherein the radio frequency signal further comprises a second antenna data or the absolute position data of the search and match device, wherein the second antenna data is used to indicate one of the radio frequency signals Source antenna.