WO2015030244A1 - 通信処理装置、集積回路、無線通信端末、メモリーカード、無線通信装置および無線通信方法 - Google Patents
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- Embodiments described herein relate generally to a communication processing device, an integrated circuit, a wireless communication terminal, a memory card, a wireless communication device, and a wireless communication method.
- a transmission error or the like may occur in a transmitted packet due to a change in a wireless propagation path, etc., so that a transmitting terminal retransmits a packet in response to feedback from a receiving terminal There is.
- This method is called ARQ (Automatic Repeat reQuest).
- ARQ in addition to the ACK method that returns an affirmative (ACK) response when receiving a packet without error, there is a NACK method that returns a so-called negative (NACK) response only when there is an error.
- NACK negative
- NACK response frame transmission / reception processing is required only when a packet error occurs, so when the channel condition is better than the ACK method that always requires response frame transmission / reception processing when no packet error occurs. Requires less power.
- the reception side terminal when communication with the wireless device of the communication partner is suddenly interrupted due to a sudden channel change or the like, and the transmission packet does not reach the reception side terminal, the reception side terminal does not recognize the presence of the transmission packet. For this reason, the receiving side terminal does not transmit the NACK response, and the transmitting side terminal naturally does not receive the NACK response. As a result, there is a problem in that the transmission side terminal misunderstands that the transmission packet can be correctly transmitted without error to the reception side terminal, and retransmission is not performed even though retransmission is necessary. Similarly, when the receiving terminal returns a NACK response, but the NACK response does not reach the transmitting terminal, the transmitting terminal does not receive the NACK response, so the transmitting terminal misidentifies that the transmission packet has been transmitted correctly. Resulting in.
- the embodiment of the present invention realizes at least one of improvement in access efficiency and reduction in power consumption.
- a communication processing apparatus as an embodiment of the present invention is a communication processing apparatus mounted on a wireless communication apparatus, and includes a communication unit and a selection unit.
- the communication unit receives a notification frame periodically transmitted.
- the selection unit is either an acknowledgment method that returns a response when reception is successful or a negative response method that returns a response when reception fails. Select one method.
- the communication unit transmits a transmission frame including information requesting a response to be returned by the method selected by the selection unit.
- 1 is a block diagram of a wireless communication apparatus according to a first embodiment.
- FIG. 9 is a block diagram of a second example of the wireless communication device according to the second embodiment.
- wireless communication apparatus which concerns on 4th Embodiment The block diagram of the radio
- the hardware block diagram of the hub which concerns on 10th Embodiment. 5 is a flowchart of a basic operation example according to the first embodiment.
- FIG. 1 shows a schematic diagram of a radio communication system according to the first embodiment of the present invention.
- the wireless communication system includes wireless communication devices 1 to 3. Although FIG. 1 shows three wireless communication devices, the number of wireless communication devices is not limited to this.
- the wireless communication device 1 is a so-called master station, and the wireless communication devices 2 and 3 are slave stations.
- the wireless communication device 1 that is a master station communicates with the wireless communication devices 2 and 3 that are slave stations.
- the wireless communication device 1 that is a master station periodically transmits a signal (a notification signal or a beacon signal) that represents a beacon frame that is a notification frame in order to notify various information such as a wireless communication system parameter to the slave station. To do.
- the transmission of the beacon signal is generally performed by broadcast, but may be performed by multicast.
- FIG. 1 shows an example in which communication is performed between a master station and a slave station, communication between slave stations can be performed in addition to communication between the master station and the slave station.
- the wireless communication device 2 After the wireless communication device 2 transmits a frame to the wireless communication device 1, the wireless communication device 2 determines whether or not the frame is correctly transmitted to the wireless communication device 1 based on a response from the wireless communication device 1. There are two types of response methods: an affirmative response method and a negative response method.
- the affirmative response method is a method for transmitting a response to the wireless communication device 2 when the wireless communication device 1 can correctly receive the frame without error.
- FIG. 2 is a sequence diagram for explaining the acknowledgment method. As shown in FIG. 2, when the wireless communication device 2 transmits a data frame and the wireless communication device 1 confirms that the received data frame has no error (in the illustrated example, error detection is performed by CRC), A positive response, that is, an ACK response is returned. When the wireless communication device 1 detects that there is an error in the received data frame, it does not return an affirmative response (A101).
- the wireless communication device 1 recognizes that the wireless communication device 1 has received the frame correctly.
- the wireless communication device 2 recognizes that the wireless communication device 1 has not received the frame correctly. In the latter case, the wireless communication device 2 performs frame retransmission as necessary (A102).
- Acknowledgment methods include a normal ACK method in which a response is made for each transmission frame and a block ACK (BA) method in which an ACK response is collectively received for a plurality of transmission frames.
- BA block ACK
- the negative response method is a method of transmitting a response to the wireless communication device 2 when the wireless communication device 1 cannot correctly receive the frame.
- FIG. 3 is a sequence diagram for explaining the negative response method. As shown in FIG. 3, the wireless communication device 1 does not return any response when there is no error in the data frame received from the wireless communication device 2. On the other hand, when detecting that there is an error in the data frame received from the wireless communication device 2, the wireless communication device 1 returns a negative response, that is, a NACK response (B101).
- the wireless communication device 2 If the wireless communication device 2 does not receive a negative response from the wireless communication device 1, the wireless communication device 1 recognizes that the wireless communication device 1 has received the frame correctly. When receiving a negative response from the wireless communication device 1, the wireless communication device 2 recognizes that the wireless communication device 1 has not received the frame correctly. In the latter case, the wireless communication device 2 performs frame retransmission as necessary (B102).
- the wireless communication device 2 does not receive a negative response from the wireless communication device 1, the wireless communication device 2 can transmit frames continuously, so that the access efficiency is good. In addition, the wireless communication apparatus 2 only needs to perform the response frame reception process when the frame cannot be transmitted correctly, and thus power consumption can be reduced.
- the negative response method includes a block NACK response (NBA response) method in which NACK responses are collectively performed for a plurality of transmission frames in addition to the normal NACK method.
- NBA response block NACK response
- FIG. 4 is a sequence diagram for explaining the problem of the negative response method.
- the wireless communication device 1 suddenly becomes unable to communicate for some reason, such as failure or battery exhaustion, or the wireless communication device 1 moves outside the communication area of the wireless communication device 2.
- these cases are indicated by reference numeral C101.
- C101 there is no response from the wireless communication device 1 to the frame transmission of the wireless communication device 2.
- the wireless communication device 2 recognizes that it has been transmitted correctly (C 102), and transmits a frame even though it cannot communicate with the wireless communication device 1 thereafter. (C103, C104).
- the NACK method and the ACK method are switched by using the presence / absence of reception of a beacon signal periodically transmitted from the wireless communication device 1 serving as a master station.
- the beacon signal is a signal including wireless communication system parameters and the like, and is a notification signal periodically transmitted from the master station.
- the wireless communication device 2 receives a beacon signal periodically transmitted from the master station, so that the wireless communication device 1 is suddenly unable to communicate due to some reason such as a failure or a battery exhaustion, or moved. It is possible to periodically confirm whether or not the communication area is outside.
- the wireless communication device 1 determines that the wireless communication device 1 is operating correctly in the communication area without any failure. In this case, for the data frame transmitted to the wireless communication device 1, the wireless communication device 2 selects the NACK method as a response method, and sends information requesting that a response is returned by the NACK method to the data frame. include. Thereafter, until the reception timing of the next beacon signal, the NACK method is selected as the response method of the data frame transmitted to the wireless communication apparatus 1.
- the NACK method is selected again as the response method of the data frame to be transmitted to the wireless communication apparatus 1, and the NACK until the next beacon signal reception timing is selected.
- a data frame including information requesting that a response be returned in the system is transmitted.
- the wireless communication device 2 selects an ACK method as a response method for a data frame transmitted to the wireless communication device 1, and includes information for requesting a response returned by the ACK method in the data frame. include.
- the wireless communication device 1 Even if the wireless communication device 1 stays within the communication area and cannot communicate due to a failure or the like, there is a possibility that the beacon signal may not be received temporarily due to a sudden change in the wireless communication channel. Conceivable. Therefore, the following method may be used.
- the response method is temporarily selected as the ACK method and then a response is returned to the wireless communication device 1 by the ACK method.
- the wireless communication device 2 that is a slave station transmits a data frame to the wireless communication device 1 that is a master station that transmits a periodic beacon signal
- the presence of the wireless communication device 1 is confirmed. While checking, switch between NACK method and ACK method. Therefore, while preventing unnecessary continuation of data frame transmission due to misperception that may occur when using the NACK method as shown in FIG. 4, the NACK method can be used to reduce power consumption and improve access efficiency. I can expect.
- the presence of the wireless communication device 1 is confirmed using the periodic beacon signal transmitted by the wireless communication device 1 as the master station, and then the slave station A certain wireless communication apparatus 2 selects the NACK method or the ACK method.
- the wireless communication apparatus 2 selects the ACK method and transmits a data frame including information requesting that a response be returned by the ACK method.
- FIG. 5 shows a block diagram of the wireless communication device 2. Although the configuration of the wireless communication device 2 is shown here, the wireless communication device 3 also has the same configuration. Therefore, the description of the wireless communication device 3 is omitted.
- the wireless communication device 2 includes an antenna 50, a wireless unit 51, a modem unit 52, a MAC processing unit (communication processing device) 53, and an upper layer processing unit 54.
- the modem unit 52 includes a modulation unit 55 and a demodulation unit 56.
- the MAC processing unit (communication processing device) 53 includes a communication unit 41 including a transmission unit 57 and a reception unit 58, and a response method selection unit 59.
- the upper layer processing unit 52 generates a data frame to be transmitted.
- the upper layer processing unit 52 generates a data frame including sensing information of a sensor such as a biosensor.
- the sensing information may be the sensor value itself of the sensor, or may be data obtained as a result of normalizing the sensor value by an application given in advance.
- the sensing information may include information indicating the state of the sensor (whether or not the sensor has failed).
- information on sensor type and sensing date and time may be included in the data frame.
- a data frame including arbitrary information that does not include sensing information may be generated.
- the upper layer processing unit 54 may be configured by a processor such as a CPU, may be configured by hardware, or may be configured by both software and hardware.
- the upper layer processing unit 54 may perform communication processing of an upper layer of the MAC layer such as TCP / IP or UDP / IP. Moreover, you may process the application layer which processes sensing information.
- the transmission unit 57 receives the data frame generated by the upper layer processing unit 52 and stores it in an internal transmission buffer (not shown).
- the response method selection unit 59 sets the response method for the data frame to be transmitted next among the data frames stored in the transmission buffer of the transmission unit 57 as the ACK method, the BA response method (hereinafter unified to the ACK method), or the NACK method. Or BNACK method (hereinafter unified to NACK method).
- the response method selection unit 59 receives a notification from the reception unit 58 regarding whether or not a beacon signal periodically transmitted from the wireless communication device 1 is received, and selects a response method according to the content of the notification.
- a notification of reception of a beacon signal is received at a desired beacon signal reception timing according to the cycle of the beacon signal, the NACK method is selected until the next beacon signal reception timing. If no beacon notification is received, the ACK method is selected until the next beacon signal reception timing.
- a predetermined response method for example, an ACK method may be selected.
- the response method selection unit 59 notifies the transmission unit 57 of the response method determined in this way.
- the transmission unit 57 performs a desired MAC header addition process on the data frame to be transmitted. This process includes setting a value indicating the response method instructed from the response method selection unit 59 in the response type notification field in the MAC header.
- the response method notified from the response method selection unit 59 is the ACK method
- a value indicating the ACK method is included in the frame
- the response method is the NACK method
- a value indicating the NACK method is included in the frame.
- the transmission unit 57 outputs the processed data frame to the modulation unit 55. That is, the transmission unit 57 transmits the processed data frame as a transmission frame.
- the value indicating the ACK method corresponds to information requesting that a response be returned according to the acknowledgment method that returns a response when reception is successful, and the value indicating the NACK method returns a response when reception fails. Corresponds to information requesting a response according to a negative response method.
- the modulation unit 55 performs desired physical layer processing such as modulation processing and physical header addition on the frame (transmission frame) input from the transmission unit 57.
- the radio unit 51 performs D / A conversion and frequency conversion on the frame output from the modulation unit 55, and radiates the frame signal as a radio wave to the space via the antenna 50.
- the radio unit 51 When receiving a frame, the radio unit 51 performs frequency conversion and A / D conversion to a baseband on the signal received via the antenna 50, and outputs the processed frame to the demodulation unit 56.
- the demodulation unit 56 performs desired physical layer processing such as demodulation processing and physical header analysis on the frame input from the wireless unit 51, and outputs the processed frame to the reception unit 58.
- the receiving unit 58 analyzes the MAC header of the frame input from the demodulating unit 56, and if the received frame is a response frame to the data frame transmitted from the transmitting unit 57, the data It is determined to perform frame retransmission processing. For example, when the ACK method is selected, when the ACK response is not returned from the wireless communication apparatus 1, it is determined to perform the retransmission process. If the NACK method is selected, it is determined to perform retransmission processing when a NACK response is returned. When it is determined to perform the retransmission process, the transmission unit 57 retransmits the frame.
- the reception unit 58 outputs the processed frame to the upper layer processing unit 54.
- the reception unit 58 notifies the higher layer processing unit 54 of the beacon signal, and also transmits a beacon signal to the response method selection unit 59. Notify that there is a reception.
- the cycle and timing of the beacon signal transmitted by the master station can be grasped in advance.
- the response method selection unit 59 selects a response method using the reception notification of the beacon signal.
- the response method selection unit 59 performs the response to the master station until the next beacon signal reception timing.
- the NACK method is selected for the transmission data frame.
- the reception unit 58 does not receive a beacon signal reception notification at a desired timing, the ACK method is selected as the response method.
- the reception unit 58 may notify the response method selection unit 59 that the ACK frame has been received when the reception of the ACK frame with respect to the data frame can be confirmed.
- the response method selection unit 59 may switch the data frame transmission response method to the master station to the NACK method and select the NACK method until the next beacon signal reception timing.
- the beacon signal reception determination is performed at each beacon signal reception timing and the response method is selected.
- the beacon signal reception determination and the response method selection are performed at a reception timing at a fixed interval or an arbitrary interval. May be performed.
- the response method is selected for the data frame as the transmission frame.
- the response method may be selected for the control frame. In this case, a value indicating the selected response method may be stored in the control frame.
- FIG. 21 is a flowchart of a basic operation example of the first embodiment.
- the wireless communication devices 2 and 3 determine whether or not the notification frame transmitted from the wireless communication device 1 that periodically transmits the notification frame (beacon frame) has been received (S101). If the reception is successful, the ACK method (acknowledgement method) is selected (S102). If the reception is unsuccessful, the NACK method (negative response method) is selected (S103). The wireless communication devices 2 and 3 generate a transmission frame including information requesting to return a response using the method selected in step S102 or S103, and transmit the transmission frame to the wireless communication device 1 (S104).
- the NACK method or the ACK method is selected according to whether or not a beacon signal periodically transmitted from the wireless communication device 1 serving as a master station is received. That is, the NACK method or the ACK method can be selected while confirming the existence of the wireless communication device 1. For this reason, it is possible to expect an effect of reducing power consumption and improving access efficiency using the NACK method while preventing unnecessary data frame transmission continuation due to misperception that may occur when the NACK method is used.
- the second embodiment is characterized in that a response method of the NACK method or the ACK method is selected according to the installation location of the wireless communication device.
- the response method is selected according to the installation location.
- each wireless communication device is attached to a human body, and communicates with each other while attached to the human body.
- the wireless communication device 60 or a terminal equipped with the wireless communication device 60 is a so-called parent station (hub), and the terminals equipped with the wireless communication devices 61 to 67 or the wireless communication devices 61 to 67 represent child stations (nodes). ing.
- the number of slave stations is not limited to this.
- a centralized management communication system in which there is a type such as a master station and a slave station is shown, but a distributed communication system in which there is no master station (control station) is also possible.
- a response method is selected using the presence or absence of reception of a beacon signal, a centralized communication method is assumed.
- the operation unique to the master station is not assumed. It can also be applied to a distributed communication system.
- each wireless communication device is mounted on a human body
- the present invention can be implemented by mounting on any living body such as an animal or a plant as long as it can be mounted on other than the human body.
- it can be installed not only on a living body but also on an object.
- it may be a wheel part of a car or a lower part of a car body.
- Each wireless communication device 61 to 67 of the slave station attached to the human body is also provided with a biological sensor.
- Each wireless communication device 61 to 67 is attached to each part of the body and senses biological information from the biological sensor, and the sensed biological information is transmitted to the wireless communication device 60 of the master station via wireless communication. Aggregated by the wireless communication device 60.
- the site where the wireless communication devices 61 to 67 are attached to the body is determined in accordance with the type of biosensor provided in the wireless communication devices 61 to 67 and the sensing application.
- the wireless communication device 60 as a master station is mounted on the front of the body.
- a wireless communication device installed on the back of the body is compared to a wireless communication device installed on the back of the body, such as the back, and a wireless communication device installed on the back of the body, such as the back.
- the human body becomes a shield, and the radio signal power is greatly attenuated. From this, it is conceivable that the frame error rate in communication between the master station and the wireless communication device installed on the back of the body becomes high.
- the arms and legs are relatively large parts of movement compared to the chest and back.
- a wireless communication device that is worn on a part with relatively large movement, such as an arm or a leg
- instantaneous and rapid wireless channel state fluctuations are likely to occur due to fading due to Doppler frequency fluctuations. That is, it is conceivable that the frame error rate becomes high in a wireless communication apparatus mounted on such a relatively large movement part.
- the part (position) where the wireless communication device is mounted has a great influence on the wireless communication quality and is considered to be greatly related to the frame error rate.
- the response method selection unit 59 in the second embodiment selects the NACK method or the ACK method as a basic policy according to the mounting position.
- the slave station's wireless communication The device selects the ACK method. This is because, in wireless communication in such a positional relationship, it is expected that the amount of attenuation is large and frame errors increase.
- the wireless communication device of the slave station selects the NACK method. This is because a frame error is expected to be small in wireless communication in such a positional relationship.
- the ACK method is selected.
- the NACK method is selected.
- the arm, the leg, or the like may be set in advance so as to be a part with a large movement.
- the wireless communication device of the slave station may be provided with an acceleration sensor, and the response method may be selected using the value of the acceleration sensor. Specifically, if the value of the acceleration sensor is equal to or greater than a certain threshold, the data frame including information requesting that the part is moving greatly and the ACK method is selected and a response is returned by the ACK method is selected. Send. On the other hand, if the value of the acceleration sensor is smaller than the threshold value, the NACK method is selected on the assumption that the movement of the part is small, and a data frame including information requesting to return a response by the NACK method is transmitted. Even in the same part, the time when the movement becomes large and the time when there is almost no movement may change depending on the behavioral situation, but by using an acceleration sensor, NACK method and ACK are taken into account. It is possible to switch the system.
- any method may be used for identifying the part where the wireless communication device is mounted. For example, when a part to be attached is determined in advance and the part to be attached can be grasped from the beginning, information on the part to be attached may be registered in advance in the wireless communication device. Or the setting part (external interface) which sets the information of the site
- the response method it is desirable to select the response method according to the wearing site in consideration of both the influence of attenuation on the human body and the fading effect associated with movement.
- the selection may be performed.
- FIG. 7 shows a block diagram of a first example of the wireless communication apparatus according to the second embodiment.
- Blocks having the same names as those of the wireless communication apparatus according to the first embodiment shown in FIG. 5 are assigned the same numbers, and redundant descriptions are omitted except for extended or changed processes.
- a mounting position specifying unit 70 is added to the first embodiment.
- the response method selection unit 57 selects the NACK method or the ACK method in accordance with the mounting site specified by the mounting position specifying unit 70.
- the receiving unit 58 and the response method selecting unit 59 are not connected.
- the mounting position specifying unit 70 specifies a mounting part of the wireless communication device by a predetermined method.
- the attachment position specifying part 70 may notify the response method selection part 57 of the information.
- the user When using the method of setting the wearing part at the time of wearing, the user inputs information on the wearing part via an external interface (not shown), and the wearing part specifying unit 70 is based on the information input from the external interface.
- the mounting site may be specified.
- the attachment site may be specified by the sensing information of the biosensor and the sensor type.
- the wearing site may be specified from the temperature value of the sensor.
- the wireless communication device may include a plurality of different types of biosensors such as a temperature sensor and a blood pressure sensor, and the wearing site may be estimated comprehensively from sensing information and sensor type of each sensor.
- each of the plurality of wireless communication devices may be provided with a temperature sensor, and the attachment site of each wireless communication device may be estimated by comparing the values of the temperature sensors.
- the sensor type may be acquired through user input, or may be communicated with an upper layer processing unit to receive notification of the sensor type.
- the response method selection unit 59 selects a response method based on one or both of the attachment part of the own device and the attachment part of the counterpart device.
- the attachment part of the communication partner may be grasped by acquiring a frame including information on the attachment part of the wireless communication device of the communication partner via the receiving unit 58 and based on the acquired information.
- the response method selection unit 59 creates or prepares a table including the mounting site of the device itself, the mounting site of the counterpart device, and the response method in advance, and the response method selection unit 59 responds based on this table.
- a method may be selected. Or you may select a response system using the table
- a function that outputs a numerical value that specifies a response method may be created by inputting a numerical value that represents the mounting part of the device itself and the mounting part of the counterpart device, and the response method may be selected using this function. .
- FIG. 8 shows a block diagram of a second example of the wireless communication apparatus according to the second embodiment.
- an acceleration sensor is provided.
- the acceleration sensor 80 notifies the response method selection unit 59 of the sensed acceleration value.
- the response method selection unit 59 selects a response method according to the notified acceleration value. For example, when the acceleration is equal to or greater than the threshold, the ACK method is selected, and when the acceleration is less than the threshold, the NACK method is selected. Alternatively, it may be switched to the ACK method when the acceleration equal to or higher than the threshold value continues for a certain time, or may be switched to the NACK method when the acceleration less than the threshold value continues for a certain time.
- FIG. 22 is a flowchart of a basic operation example of the second embodiment.
- the wireless communication devices 61 to 67 grasp the installation locations of the wireless communication devices 61 to 67 (S201), and the ACK method (acknowledge method) and the NACK method (negative response method) according to the grasped installation locations. Either one of the methods is selected (S202).
- the wireless communication devices 61 to 67 transmit a transmission frame including information for requesting a response to be returned by the method selected in step S202 to the wireless communication device 60 (S203).
- the ACK method is selected, and conversely, in the wireless communication apparatus installed at a position where frame errors are unlikely to occur. Selects the NACK method. As a result, since the NACK method is selected only at the installation position where the NACK method can be expected to be effective, it is possible to suppress problems such as non-retransmission and unnecessary continuation of transmission due to misidentification in the NACK method. .
- the wireless communication apparatus includes at least one sensor and wirelessly transmits the sensing information or the like according to one or combination of the type and application of each sensor, sensing information, and sensing date and time.
- the response method to be applied to is selected.
- a biosensor is taken as an example of the sensor, but the sensor is not limited to a biosensor, and any sensor may be used.
- a biological sensor a sensor that senses body temperature, blood pressure, pulse, electrocardiogram, heartbeat, blood oxygen concentration, urine sugar, blood sugar, and the like can be considered.
- FIG. 10 shows a block diagram of a wireless communication apparatus according to the third embodiment. Blocks having the same names as those of the wireless communication apparatus according to the second embodiment shown in FIG. 7 are assigned the same numbers, and redundant descriptions are omitted except for expanded or changed processes.
- the wireless communication apparatus of this embodiment includes biosensors 100 to 102.
- Each biological sensor is a sensor that senses different biological information such as blood pressure and electrocardiogram.
- three types of biological sensors are shown, but the number of sensors is not limited to this.
- the number of sensors may be one, two, or four or more.
- sensing information may be output by performing sensing at a certain frequency such as a certain time interval, or sensing information may be output only when a specific event is detected. Such a sensing method may be divided according to the type of sensor.
- the response method selection unit 59 selects a response method based on one or a combination of the sensor type, sensor application, sensing information, and sensing date / time.
- the response method selection unit 59 selects a response method according to the type of sensor. Since the importance of sensing information differs depending on the type of sensor, when transmitting information on a sensor that senses highly important biological information, the ACK method is selected with emphasis on certainty. As a result, it is possible to prevent retransmission due to erroneous recognition by the NACK method. In this case, the response method selection unit 59 notifies the transmission unit 57 of the ACK method. On the other hand, when transmitting sensing information of a sensor that senses biological information that is not so important, the NACK method is selected. This gives priority to lower power consumption and access efficiency. In this case, the response method selection unit 59 notifies the transmission unit 57 of the NACK method.
- sensing information is highly important may be different depending on the application even if it is sensing information of the same type of sensor.
- the sensing information of the same sensor may be information that has an important meaning depending on the application, and may be a case where it does not have an important meaning depending on another application.
- the importance may differ depending on the mounting position. In that case, determine the importance of each sensor according to the sensor application in advance, whether the importance is high (i.e., ACK response is required), or the importance is not so high (i.e., there is no problem with NACK response), Is determined.
- Whether the importance is high or not can be registered by the user via the external interface, or the user can set the application and the type of sensor, and the wireless communication device can use the application and the type of sensor. Importance may be determined. For example, a table including the type, application, and level of importance of a sensor may be stored, and the importance may be determined using this table.
- the NACK method or ACK method is selected according to the type of sensor.
- the response method selection unit 59 selects a response method according to the sensing information acquired by each of the biometric sensors 100 to 102.
- the response method is selected based on the sensing information.
- the sensing target is in a “normal” state or an “abnormal” (or “important” or “emergency”) state. If it is in the “normal” state, the NACK method is selected in consideration of low power consumption and access efficiency, and the transmission unit 57 is notified of the NACK method.
- the transmission unit 57 transmits a frame including information requesting to return a response by the NACK method and the acquired sensing information.
- the transmitted frame may include at least one of sensor type and sensing date / time information.
- the ACK method is selected with emphasis on certainty, and the ACK method is notified to the transmission unit 57.
- the transmission unit 57 transmits a frame including information requesting to return a response using the ACK method and the acquired sensing information. Specific examples are shown below.
- the biological sensor is a pulse sensor.
- the human body that is the sensing target is considered to be in a normal stable state. Therefore, urgency and importance are low as sensing information (biological information), and the NACK method is selected giving priority to power consumption and access efficiency.
- the ACK method is selected giving priority to certainty.
- the value of the biometric sensor is in the “normal” state or “abnormal” (or “important” or “emergency”) state, whether or not the acquired value is within a certain range That is, whether it is above a certain threshold or below another threshold.
- a relative value with respect to the previous sensing is above a certain threshold or below another threshold (that is, whether there has been a sudden change).
- This policy can be considered in the same manner for other biological sensors.
- a different value may be used for the threshold depending on the time.
- an object for which a relative value is to be obtained is not limited to the previous sensing, but may be the value of sensing before X (X is an integer of 2 or more) times, or 1 to X times It may be the average of previous sensing values.
- an abnormality detection model that outputs the probability of occurrence of abnormality or the probability of occurrence of abnormality by using the value of the biosensor as an input is prepared from learning, and the occurrence of an abnormality or abnormality that is output by the abnormality detection model. If the probability exceeds a predetermined value, it may be determined that the state is “abnormal”.
- a model may be created by a known method using a large number of time-series data including the value of the biosensor and the presence / absence of abnormality of the human body.
- a response method for each sensor or sensor group may be selected by combining a plurality of sensors. For example, when the values of a plurality of sensors are each equal to or greater than a certain threshold value, it may be determined that the living body is in an abnormal state and the sensing information of each sensor is transmitted by the ACK method. Moreover, when the value of a certain sensor is equal to or greater than a certain value, it may be determined that another sensor is in an abnormal state and the sensing information of the other sensor is transmitted using the ACK method. . At this time, the sensing information of the certain sensor may be transmitted by the NACK system, or the sensing information of the certain sensor may not be transmitted in the first place (configuration used only for determining the state of another sensor).
- sensing time such as sensing date and time
- sensing information of the sensor has the same value
- the degree of importance may be different depending on the acquired date and time.
- sensing information during sleep is particularly important.
- sensing information during sleep is not very important.
- the degree of importance differs depending on the acquired date and time, so whether or not it is important is determined according to the acquired date and time. If it is important, emphasis is placed on reliability, and data transmission is performed by the ACK method. If not so important, data transmission is performed by the NACK method with priority on power consumption and access efficiency.
- FIG. 23 is a flowchart of a basic operation example of the third embodiment.
- the wireless communication device is an ACK method (acknowledgment method) based on at least one of a sensor mounted on the wireless communication device or a sensor mounted on a terminal including the wireless communication device and sensing information of the sensor.
- One of the NACK method and the NACK method (negative response method) is selected (S301).
- the wireless communication apparatus transmits a transmission frame including information requesting to return a response using the method selected in step S301 and the sensing information to the wireless communication apparatus to be communicated (S302).
- the response method can be selected more adaptively. . Therefore, it is possible to reduce the power consumption and improve the access efficiency while preventing the problem that the retransmission process due to the misperception that may occur due to the NACK method is not performed and the continuation of unnecessary communication.
- the fourth embodiment is characterized in that the response method is selected according to the state of charge of the battery included in the wireless communication device or whether the battery is being charged.
- FIG. 11 shows a block diagram of a wireless communication apparatus according to the fourth embodiment.
- a battery charge state detection unit 110 is newly added.
- Elements having the same names as those in the block diagrams used in the other embodiments are denoted by the same numerals, and redundant description is omitted except for changed or expanded processing.
- Battery charge state detection unit 110 detects the charge state of the battery included in the wireless communication device.
- the battery supplies power as a drive source to the processing unit of the wireless communication apparatus.
- the processing unit includes, for example, all or at least a part of a MAC processing unit (transmission unit, reception unit, response method selection unit), modulation / demodulation unit, radio unit, upper layer processing unit, and battery charge state detection unit.
- the battery may be capable of being charged while the wireless communication device is attached to a human body or the like. Charging may be performed by non-contact wireless power transmission, or charging may be performed by connecting to an external power source via a wired power cable.
- the battery charge state detection unit 110 may detect whether or not the battery is being charged.
- the response method selection unit 59 places importance on certainty, selects the ACK method, The ACK method is notified to the transmission unit 57.
- the transmission unit 57 transmits a data frame including information requesting a response to be returned by the ACK method.
- the response method selection unit 59 switches to the NACK method in consideration of power consumption and notifies the transmission unit 57 of the switching.
- the transmission unit 57 transmits a data frame including information requesting that a response be returned by the NACK method.
- the data frame transmission is switched again to the ACK method.
- the ACK method when the battery charge state is high (when the remaining battery capacity is sufficient), the ACK method is selected with emphasis on certainty. This prevents a problem that retransmission processing due to misperception that may occur due to the NACK method is not performed, and unnecessary continuation of communication.
- the battery charge state is low (when the remaining battery capacity is not enough)
- the NACK method switching to the NACK method that can achieve lower power consumption, the length of the wireless communication device Life can be extended.
- FIG. 24 is a flowchart of a basic operation example of the fourth embodiment.
- the wireless communication device detects a state of charge of a battery mounted on the wireless communication device or a battery mounted on a terminal including the wireless communication device (S401).
- the wireless communication device selects one of the ACK method (acknowledgement method) and the NACK method (negative response method) based on the state of charge of the battery (S402).
- the wireless communication device transmits a transmission frame including information for requesting a response to be returned by the method selected in step S402 to the wireless communication device to be communicated (S403).
- FIG. 12 shows a block diagram of a wireless communication apparatus according to the fifth embodiment.
- the wireless communication apparatus shown in FIG. 12 has a configuration in which a buffer 71 is added to the MAC processing unit 53 of the wireless communication apparatus according to the first embodiment shown in FIG.
- a buffer 71 is connected to the transmission unit 57 and the reception unit 58.
- the upper layer processing unit 54 performs input / output with the transmission unit 57 and the reception unit 58 via the buffer 71.
- the buffer 71 is composed of, for example, an arbitrary volatile memory or nonvolatile memory.
- transmission data and reception data can be held in the buffer 71, and retransmission processing or output processing to the upper layer processing unit 54 can be easily performed.
- FIG. 5 an example in which a buffer is added to the wireless communication apparatus shown in FIG. 5 has been shown, but a buffer is similarly added to the wireless communication apparatus according to the other embodiments shown in FIG. 7, FIG. 8, FIG. 10, and FIG. May be added.
- FIG. 13 shows a block diagram of a wireless communication apparatus according to the sixth embodiment.
- FIG. 13 has a configuration in which a bus 72 is connected to the buffer 71 in the fifth embodiment shown in FIG. 12, and an upper interface unit 73 and a processor unit 74 are connected to the bus 72.
- the MAC processing unit 52 is connected to the upper layer processing unit 54 in the upper interface unit 73.
- firmware operates.
- the function of the wireless communication apparatus can be easily changed by rewriting the firmware.
- the function of the response method selection unit 59 may be realized by the processor unit 74.
- FIG. 14 is a block diagram of a wireless communication apparatus according to the seventh embodiment.
- the wireless communication device shown in FIG. 14 has a form in which a clock generation unit 75 is connected to the MAC processing unit 53 in the wireless communication device according to the first embodiment shown in FIG.
- the clock generation unit 75 is connected to an external host (in this case, the upper layer processing unit 54) via an output terminal, and the clock generated by the clock generation unit 75 is supplied to the MAC processing unit 53 and also connected to an external host. Is also output.
- the clock generation unit 75 is disposed outside the MAC processing unit, but may be provided inside the MAC processing unit. (Eighth embodiment) FIG.
- FIG. 15 illustrates a hardware configuration example of a wireless communication device according to the eighth embodiment.
- This hardware configuration is an example, and the hardware configuration can be variously changed. Since the operation of the wireless communication apparatus shown in FIG. 15 is the same as that of the wireless communication apparatus of the embodiment described so far, the following description will focus on differences in hardware configuration, and detailed description of the operation will be omitted. To do. Note that the illustrated hardware configuration can be applied to both a wireless communication apparatus operating as a base station and a wireless communication apparatus operating as a slave station.
- This wireless communication apparatus includes a baseband unit 111, an RF unit 121, and antennas 50 (1) to 50 (N) (N is an integer of 1 or more).
- the baseband unit 111 includes a control circuit 112, a transmission processing circuit 113, a reception processing circuit 114, DA conversion circuits 115 and 116, and AD conversion circuits 117 and 118.
- the RF unit 121 and the baseband unit 111 may be configured as a single chip IC (Integrated Circuit) or may be configured as separate chips.
- the baseband unit 111 is a baseband LSI or a baseband IC.
- the baseband unit 111 may include an IC 132 and an IC 131 as indicated by a dotted frame shown in the figure.
- the IC 132 may include the control circuit 112, the transmission processing circuit 113, and the reception processing circuit 114, and the IC 131 may be divided into the respective ICs so as to include the DA conversion circuits 115 and 116 and the AD conversion circuits 117 and 118. .
- the control circuit 112 mainly executes the function of the MAC processing unit 53 shown in FIG.
- the function of the upper layer processing unit 54 may be included in the control circuit 112.
- the transmission processing circuit 113 corresponds to a part that performs the processing of the modulation unit 55 in FIG. That is, the transmission processing circuit 113 mainly performs physical layer processing such as addition of preamble and PHY header, encoding, and modulation (which may include MIMO modulation), for example, two types of digital baseband signals (hereinafter referred to as digital). I signal and digital Q signal). 5 is included in the transmission processing circuit 113 and the function of the reception unit 58 is included in the reception processing circuit 114 to control the function of the response method selection unit 59 and the entire MAC processing unit 53. A configuration in which the function is included in the control circuit 112 is also possible.
- physical layer processing such as addition of preamble and PHY header, encoding, and modulation (which may include MIMO modulation), for example, two types of digital baseband signals (hereinafter referred to as digital). I signal and digital Q signal). 5 is included in the transmission processing circuit 113 and the function of the reception unit 58 is included in the reception processing circuit 114 to control
- the communication processing apparatus of this embodiment corresponds to, for example, the control circuit 112, the transmission processing circuit 113, and the reception processing circuit 114.
- the communication processing apparatus according to the present embodiment includes both a one-chip IC form and a plurality of chip IC forms.
- the DA conversion circuits 115 and 116 correspond to a portion that performs DA conversion of the wireless unit 51 in FIG.
- the DA conversion circuits 115 and 116 DA convert the signal input from the transmission processing circuit 113. More specifically, the DA conversion circuit 115 converts the digital I signal into an analog I signal, and the DA conversion circuit 116 converts the digital Q signal into an analog Q signal. Note that there may be a case where the signal is transmitted as it is without a quadrature modulation. In this case, only one DA conversion circuit may be provided. Further, in the case where one or a plurality of transmission signals are distributed and transmitted by the number of antennas, a number of DA conversion circuits corresponding to the number of antennas may be provided.
- the RF unit 121 is, for example, an RF analog IC or a high frequency IC.
- the transmission circuit 122 in the RF unit 121 corresponds to a part that performs processing at the time of transmission after DA conversion in the functions of the wireless unit 51 illustrated in FIG. 5 and the like.
- the transmission circuit 122 uses a transmission filter that extracts a signal in a desired band from the signals of the D / A converted frames by the D / A conversion circuits 115 and 116, and a signal having a constant frequency supplied from the oscillation device, and outputs the filtered signal. It includes a mixer that upconverts to a radio frequency, a preamplifier (PA) that amplifies the signal after upconversion, and the like.
- PA preamplifier
- the receiving circuit 123 in the RF unit 121 corresponds to a part that performs processing at the time of reception before AD conversion in the functions of the wireless unit 51 illustrated in FIG.
- the receiving circuit 123 includes an LNA (low noise amplifier) that amplifies the signal received by the antenna, a mixer that downconverts the amplified signal to baseband using a signal of a constant frequency supplied from the oscillation device, A reception filter that extracts a signal in a desired band from the signal after the conversion is included.
- LNA low noise amplifier
- the reception circuit 123 orthogonally demodulates the reception signals amplified by a low noise amplification unit (not shown) using carrier waves that are 90 degrees out of phase with each other, and receives I (In ⁇ phase) signal and a Q (Quad-phase) signal whose phase is delayed by 90 ° therefrom. These I and Q signals are output from the receiving circuit 123 after the gain is adjusted.
- the control circuit 112 may control the operation of the transmission filter of the transmission circuit 122 and the reception filter of the reception circuit 123. There may be another control unit that controls the transmission circuit 122 and the reception circuit 123, and the control circuit 112 may perform similar control by giving an instruction to the control unit.
- the AD conversion circuits 117 and 118 in the baseband unit 111 correspond to a part that performs AD conversion of the wireless unit 51 shown in FIG.
- the AD conversion circuits 117 and 118 AD convert the input signal from the reception circuit 123. More specifically, the AD conversion circuit 117 converts the I signal into a digital I signal, and the AD conversion circuit 118 converts the Q signal into a digital Q signal. There may be a case where only one system signal is received without performing quadrature demodulation. In this case, only one AD conversion circuit is required. In the case where a plurality of antennas are provided, the number of AD conversion circuits corresponding to the number of antennas may be provided.
- the reception processing circuit 114 corresponds to a portion that performs processing of the demodulation unit 56 shown in FIG. That is, the reception processing circuit 114 performs demodulation processing of the signal after AD conversion, processing for removing the preamble and the PHY header, and the like, and passes the processed frame to the control circuit 112.
- a switch for switching the antennas 50 (1) to 50 (N) to one of the transmission circuit 122 and the reception circuit 123 may be disposed in the RF unit. By controlling the switch, the antennas 50 (1) to 50 (N) may be connected to the transmission circuit 122 during transmission, and the antennas 50 (1) to 50 (N) may be connected to the reception circuit 123 during reception. .
- the DA conversion circuits 115 and 116 and the AD conversion circuits 117 and 118 are disposed on the baseband unit 111 side, but may be configured to be disposed on the RF unit 121 side.
- the transmission circuit 122 and the reception circuit 123 may form a wireless communication unit.
- the transmission circuit 122 and the reception circuit 123 may further include DA 115 and 116 and DA 117 and 118 to form a wireless communication unit.
- a wireless communication unit may be formed including the PHY processing parts of the transmission processing circuit 113 and the reception processing circuit 114 (that is, the modulation unit 55 and the demodulation unit 56).
- the wireless communication unit may be formed by the PHY reception processing parts (that is, the modulation unit 55 and the demodulation unit 56) of the transmission processing circuit 113 and the reception processing circuit 114.
- FIGS. 16A and 16B are perspective views of a wireless communication terminal (wireless device) according to the ninth embodiment, respectively.
- the wireless device in FIG. 16A is a notebook PC 301
- the wireless device in FIG. 16B is a mobile terminal 321.
- Each corresponds to one form of terminal (which may operate as either a base station or a slave station).
- the notebook PC 301 and the mobile terminal 321 are equipped with wireless communication devices 305 and 315, respectively.
- the wireless communication devices 305 and 315 the wireless communication devices described so far can be used.
- a wireless device equipped with a wireless communication device is not limited to a notebook PC or a mobile terminal. For example, it can be mounted on a TV, a digital camera, a wearable device, a tablet, a smartphone, and the like.
- the wireless communication device can be mounted on a memory card.
- FIG. 17 shows an example in which the wireless communication device is mounted on a memory card.
- the memory card 331 includes a wireless communication device 355 and a memory card main body 332.
- the memory card 331 uses a wireless communication device 335 for wireless communication with an external device.
- description of other elements (for example, a memory) in the memory card 331 is omitted.
- a bus, a processor unit, and an external interface unit are provided.
- the processor unit and the external interface unit are connected to the buffer via the bus.
- Firmware operates in the processor unit. As described above, by configuring the firmware to be included in the wireless communication device, it is possible to easily change the function of the wireless communication device by rewriting the firmware.
- a clock generation unit in addition to the configuration of the wireless communication apparatus according to any one of the first to ninth embodiments, a clock generation unit is provided.
- the clock generation unit generates a clock and outputs the clock from the output terminal to the outside of the wireless communication device.
- the host side and the wireless communication apparatus side can be operated in synchronization by outputting the clock generated inside the wireless communication apparatus to the outside and operating the host side with the clock output to the outside. It becomes possible.
- the twelfth embodiment includes a power supply unit, a power supply control unit, and a wireless power supply unit in addition to the configuration of the wireless communication apparatus according to any one of the first to ninth embodiments.
- the power supply control unit is connected to the power supply unit and the wireless power supply unit, and performs control to select a power supply to be supplied to the wireless communication device. As described above, by providing the wireless communication apparatus with the power supply, it is possible to perform a low power consumption operation by controlling the power supply.
- the thirteenth embodiment includes a SIM card in addition to the configuration of the wireless communication apparatus according to the twelfth embodiment.
- the SIM card is connected to, for example, the MAC processing unit 53 or the control unit 112 in the wireless communication apparatus. As described above, by adopting a configuration in which the SIM card is provided in the wireless communication device, authentication processing can be easily performed.
- a moving image compression / decompression unit is included in addition to the configuration of the wireless communication apparatus according to the tenth embodiment.
- the moving image compression / decompression unit is connected to the bus. As described above, by providing the wireless communication device with the moving image compression / decompression unit, it is possible to easily transmit the compressed moving image and expand the received compressed moving image.
- an LED unit is included.
- the LED unit is connected to, for example, the MAC processing unit 53, the transmission processing circuit 113, the reception processing circuit 114, or the control circuit 112 in the wireless communication apparatus. As described above, by providing the wireless communication device with the LED unit, it is possible to easily notify the user of the operation state of the wireless communication device.
- the sixteenth embodiment includes a vibrator unit in addition to the configuration of the wireless communication apparatus according to any one of the first to ninth embodiments.
- the vibrator unit is connected to, for example, the MAC processing unit 53, the transmission processing circuit 113, the reception processing circuit 114, the control circuit 112, or the like in the wireless communication apparatus. As described above, by providing the radio communication device with the vibrator unit, it is possible to easily notify the user of the operation state of the radio communication device.
- FIG. 18 shows the overall configuration of a wireless communication system according to the seventeenth embodiment.
- This wireless communication system is an example of the body area network described in the second embodiment.
- the wireless communication system includes a plurality of nodes including nodes 401 and 402 and a hub 451.
- Each node and hub is attached to a human body, and each node performs wireless communication with the hub 451. Attaching to the human body includes all cases where it is placed at a position close to the human body, such as a form that comes into direct contact with the human body, a form that is worn from the top of the clothes, a form that is provided on a neck strap, a form that accommodates a pocket Good.
- the hub 451 is, for example, a terminal such as a smartphone, a mobile phone, a tablet, or a notebook PC.
- the node 401 includes a biometric sensor 411 and a wireless communication device 412.
- the biosensor 411 for example, a sensor that senses body temperature, blood pressure, pulse, electrocardiogram, heartbeat, blood oxygen concentration, urine sugar, blood sugar, or the like can be used. However, sensors that sense biological data other than these may be used.
- the wireless communication device 412 is any one of the wireless communication devices according to the embodiments described above.
- the wireless communication device 412 performs wireless communication with the wireless communication device 453 of the hub 451.
- the wireless communication device 412 wirelessly transmits the biological data (sensing information) sensed by the biological sensor 411 to the wireless communication device 453 of the hub 451.
- the node 401 may be configured as a tag-like device.
- the node 402 includes a biosensor 421 and a wireless communication device 422.
- the biometric sensor 421 and the wireless communication device 422 are the same as the biometric sensor 411 and the wireless communication device 412 of the node 401, and thus description thereof is omitted.
- the hub 451 includes a communication device 452 and a wireless communication device 453.
- the wireless communication device 453 performs wireless communication with the wireless communication device of each node.
- the wireless communication device 453 may be any of the wireless communication devices of the above-described embodiments, or may be a wireless communication device different from the above-described embodiments as long as communication with the wireless communication device of the node is possible.
- the communication device 452 is connected to the network 471 by wire or wireless.
- the network 471 may be a network such as the Internet or a wireless LAN, or may be a hybrid network of a wired network and a wireless network.
- the communication device 452 transmits data collected from each node by the wireless communication device 453 to devices on the network 471.
- Data transfer from the wireless communication device 453 to the communication device may be performed via a CPU, a memory, an auxiliary storage device, or the like.
- the device on the network 471 may be a server device that stores data, a server device that performs data analysis, or another server device.
- the hub 451 may also be equipped with a biosensor. In this case, the hub 451 also transmits data acquired by the biometric sensor to devices on the network 471 via the communication device 452.
- An interface for inserting a memory card such as an SD card may be mounted on the hub 451, and data acquired by a biosensor or data acquired from each node may be stored in the memory card.
- the hub 451 may be equipped with a user input unit for a user to input various instructions and a display unit for displaying data and the like as an image.
- FIG. 19 is a block diagram illustrating a hardware configuration example of the node 401 or the node 402 illustrated in FIG.
- a CPU 512, a memory 513, an auxiliary storage device 516, a wireless communication device 514, and a biosensor 515 are connected to the bus 511.
- each unit 512 to 516 is connected to one bus, but a plurality of buses may be provided via a chipset or the like, and each unit 512 to 516 may be divided into a plurality of buses and connected.
- the wireless communication device 514 corresponds to the wireless communication devices 412 and 422 in FIG. 18, and the biological sensor 515 corresponds to the biological sensors 411 and 421 in FIG.
- the CPU 512 controls the wireless communication device 514 and the biological sensor 514.
- the auxiliary storage device 516 is a device that permanently stores data such as an SSD and a hard disk.
- the auxiliary storage device 516 stores a program executed by the CPU 512.
- the auxiliary storage device 516 may store data acquired by the biosensor 515.
- the CPU 512 reads out the program from the auxiliary storage device 516, expands it in the memory 513, and executes it.
- the memory 513 may be a volatile memory such as a DRAM or a non-volatile memory such as an MRAM.
- the CPU 512 drives the biosensor 515, stores data acquired by the biosensor 515 in the memory 513 or the auxiliary storage device 516, and transmits the data to the hub via the wireless communication device 514.
- the CPU 512 may execute processing of a communication protocol or application layer higher than the MAC layer.
- FIG. 20 is a block diagram showing a hardware configuration example of the hub 451 shown in FIG.
- a CPU 612, a memory 613, an auxiliary storage device 616, a communication device 614, a wireless communication device 615, an input unit 616 and a display unit 617 are connected to the bus 611.
- each unit 612 to 617 is connected to one bus, but a plurality of buses may be provided via a chipset or the like, and each unit 612 to 617 may be divided into a plurality of buses and connected.
- a biosensor or memory card interface may be further connected to the bus 611.
- the input unit 616 receives input of various instructions from the user, and outputs an input instruction signal to the CPU 612.
- the display unit 617 displays data instructed by the CPU 612 as an image.
- the communication device 614 and the wireless communication device 615 correspond to the communication device 452 and the wireless communication device 453 included in the hub of FIG.
- the CPU 612 controls the wireless communication device 615 and the communication device 614.
- the auxiliary storage device 616 is a device that permanently stores data such as an SSD and a hard disk.
- the auxiliary storage device 616 stores a program executed by the CPU 612 and may store data received from each node.
- the CPU 612 reads the program from the auxiliary storage device 616, expands it in the memory 613, and executes it.
- the memory 613 may be a volatile memory such as a DRAM or a non-volatile memory such as an MRAM.
- the CPU 612 stores data received from each node by the wireless communication device 615 in the memory 613 or the auxiliary storage device 616 and transmits the data to the network 471 via the communication device 614.
- the CPU 612 may execute a communication protocol or application layer process higher than the MAC layer.
- the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment as it is, and can be embodied by modifying constituent elements without departing from the scope of the invention in the implementation stage.
- various inventions can be formed by appropriately combining a plurality of components disclosed in the embodiment. For example, some components may be deleted from all the components shown in the embodiment.
- constituent elements over different embodiments may be appropriately combined.
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図1に本発明の第1の実施形態に係る無線通信システムの概略図を示す。
第2の実施形態は、無線通信装置の設置場所に応じて、NACK方式かACK方式かの応答方式の選択を行うことを特徴とする。
第3の実施形態では、無線通信装置が少なくとも1つ以上のセンサを備え、各センサの種類や用途、センシング情報、センシング日時の1つまたは組み合わせに応じて、そのセンシング情報等を無線送信する際に適用する応答方式を選択することを特徴とする。
応答方式選択部59は、センサの種類に応じて応答方式の選択を行う。センサの種類に応じてセンシング情報の重要性が異なるため、重要性の高い生体情報をセンシングするセンサの情報を送信する場合には、確実性を重視して、ACK方式を選択する。これにより、NACK方式による誤認識によって再送が出来ないことを防ぐ。この場合、応答方式選択部59は、ACK方式を送信部57へ通知する。一方、重要性のそれほど高くない生体情報をセンシングするセンサのセンシング情報を送信する場合には、NACK方式を選択する。これにより、低消費電力化やアクセス効率を優先的に図る。この場合、応答方式選択部59は、NACK方式を、送信部57へ通知する。
いずれのセンシング情報の重要性が高いか否かは、同じ種類のセンサのセンシング情報であっても用途によって異なる場合も考えられる。例えば、同じセンサのセンシング情報であっても、用途によって重要な意味を持つ情報である場合もあり、別の用途によってはそれほど重要な意味を持たない場合などが考えられる。たとえば同じ温度センサであっても装着位置によっては重要性が異なる場合がある。その場合には、予めセンサの用途に応じて各センサの重要性を判断し、重要性が高い(すなわちACK応答が必要)か、重要性がそれほど高くない(すなわちNACK応答で問題ない)か、を判定しておく。重要性が高いか否かは、外部インターフェースを介してユーザが登録できるようにしてもよいし、ユーザが用途とセンサの種類を設定し、無線通信装置の内部で、当該用途とセンサの種類から重要性を判定してもよい。たとえばセンサの種類と用途と重要性の高低とを含むテーブルを保持しておき、このテーブルを利用して重要性を判定してもよい。
応答方式選択部59は、各生体センサ100~102の取得したセンシング情報に応じて、応答方式の選択を行う。
次に、センシング日時等のセンシング時刻に基づき応答方式の選択を行う場合を示す。ある1種類のセンサを考えた場合、当該センサのセンシング情報が同一の値であっても、取得した日時によって重要度が異なる場合が考えられる。例えば、血糖センサの場合、通常時での血糖値と食後の血糖値を比較すると、食後の血糖値が特に重要な意味合いを持っている。また、睡眠中のセンシング情報が特に重要な場合等も考えられる。その一方で、睡眠中のセンシング情報に関しては、あまり重要でない場合も考えられる。このように、同一のセンサかつ同一のセンシング情報の値であっても、取得した日時によって重要度が異なるため、取得した日時に応じて重要か否かを判断する。重要である場合には確実性を重視し、ACK方式によりデータ送信を行い、それほど重要でない場合には、消費電力やアクセス効率を優先してNACK方式によりデータ送信を行う。
第4の実施形態では、無線通信装置が有するバッテリの充電状態または当該バッテリが充電中か否かに応じて、応答方式の選択を行うことを特徴とする。
図12に第5の実施形態に係る無線通信装置のブロック図を示す。
図13に第6の実施形態に係る無線通信装置のブロック図を示す。
図14に第7の実施形態に係る無線通信装置のブロック図を示す。
(第8の実施形態)
図15は、第8の実施形態に係る無線通信装置のハードウェア構成例を示したものである。このハードウェア構成は一例であり、ハードウェア構成は種々の変更が可能である。図15に示した無線通信装置の動作は、これまで述べた実施形態の無線通信装置と同様であるため、以下では、ハードウェア構成上の違いを中心に説明し、詳細な動作の説明は省略する。なお、図示のハードウェア構成は、基地局として動作する無線通信装置および子局として動作する無線通信装置のいずれにも適用可能である。
図16(A)および図16(B)は、それぞれ第9の実施形態に係る無線通信端末(無線機器)の斜視図である。図16(A)の無線機器はノートPC301であり、図16(B)の無線機器は移動体端末321である。それぞれ、端末(基地局および子局のいずれとして動作してもよい)の一形態に対応する。ノートPC301および移動体端末321は、それぞれ無線通信装置305、315を搭載している。無線通信装置305、315として、これまで説明してきた無線通信装置を用いることができる。無線通信装置を搭載する無線機器は、ノートPCや移動体端末に限定されない。例えば、TV、デジタルカメラ、ウェアラブルデバイス、タブレット、スマートフォン等にも搭載可能である。
第10の実施形態では、第1~9のいずれかの実施形態に係る無線通信装置の構成に加えて、バス、プロセッサ部、及び外部インターフェース部を備える。プロセッサ部及び外部インターフェース部は、バスを介してバッファと接続される。プロセッサ部ではファームウェアが動作する。このように、ファームウェアを無線通信装置に含める構成とすることにより、ファームウェアの書き換えによって無線通信装置の機能の変更を容易に行うことが可能となる。
第11の実施形態では、第1~9のいずれかの実施形態に係る無線通信装置の構成に加えて、クロック生成部を備える。クロック生成部は、クロックを生成して出力端子より無線通信装置の外部にクロックを出力する。このように、無線通信装置内部で生成されたクロックを外部に出力し、外部に出力されたクロックによってホスト側を動作させることにより、ホスト側と無線通信装置側とを同期させて動作させることが可能となる。
第12の実施形態では、第1~9のいずれかの実施形態に係る無線通信装置の構成に加えて、電源部、電源制御部、及び無線電力給電部を含む。電源制御部は、電源部と無線電力給電部とに接続され、無線通信装置に供給する電源を選択する制御を行う。このように、電源を無線通信装置に備える構成とすることにより、電源を制御した低消費電力化動作が可能となる。
第13の実施形態では、第12の実施形態に係る無線通信装置の構成に加えて、SIMカードを含む。SIMカードは、例えば、無線通信装置におけるMAC処理部53、または、制御部112等と接続される。このように、SIMカードを無線通信装置に備える構成とすることにより、容易に認証処理を行うことが可能となる。
第14の実施形態では、第10の実施形態に係る無線通信装置の構成に加えて、動画像圧縮/伸長部を含む。動画像圧縮/伸長部は、バスと接続される。このように、動画像圧縮/伸長部を無線通信装置に備える構成とすることにより、圧縮した動画像の伝送と受信した圧縮動画像の伸長とを容易に行うことが可能となる。
第15の実施形態では、第1~9のいずれかの実施形態に係る無線通信装置の構成に加えて、LED部を含む。LED部は、例えば、無線通信装置におけるMAC処理部53、送信処理回路113、受信処理回路114、または制御回路112等と接続される。このように、LED部を無線通信装置に備える構成とすることにより、無線通信装置の動作状態を、ユーザに容易に通知することが可能となる。
第16の実施形態では、第1~9のいずれかの実施形態に係る無線通信装置の構成に加えて、バイブレータ部を含む。バイブレータ部は、例えば、無線通信装置におけるMAC処理部53、送信処理回路113、受信処理回路114、または制御回路112等と接続される。このように、バイブレータ部を無線通信装置に備える構成とすることにより、無線通信装置の動作状態を、ユーザに容易に通知することが可能となる。
図18は、第17の実施形態に係る無線通信システムの全体構成を示す。この無線通信システムは、第2の実施形態で説明したボディーエリアネットワークの例である。無線通信システムは、ノード401、402を含む複数のノードと、ハブ451とを含む。各ノードおよびハブは人体に装着され、各ノードはハブ451と無線通信を行う。人体に装着とは、人体に直接接触する形態、服の上から装着する形態、首からかけた紐に設ける形態、ポケットの収容する形態など、人体に近接した位置に配置するあらゆる場合を含でよい。ハブ451は、一例として、スマートフォンや携帯電話、タブレット、ノート型PCなどの端末である。
2、61~67:無線通信装置(子局、ノード)
41:通信部
50:アンテナ
51:無線部
52:変復調部
53:MAC処理部
54:上位層処理部
55:変調部
56:復調部
57:送信部
58:受信部
59:応答方式選択部
70:装着位置特定部
71:バッファ
72:バス
73:上位インターフェース
74:プロセッサ部
75:クロック生成部
80:加速度センサ
100~102:生体センサ
110:バッテリ充電状態検出部
401、402:ノード
451:ハブ
471:ネットワーク
511、611:バス
512、612:CPU
513、613:メモリ
514、615:無線通信装置
515:生体センサ
516、616:補助記憶装置
614:通信装置
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- 無線通信装置に搭載される通信処理装置であって、
周期的に送信される報知フレームを受信する通信部と、
前記通信部が前記報知フレームを受信したか否かに応じて、受信に成功した場合に応答を返す肯定応答方式および受信に失敗した場合に応答を返す否定応答方式のいずれか一方の方式を選択する選択部と、を備え、
前記通信部は、前記選択部で選択した方式で応答を返すことを要求する情報を含む送信フレームを送信する
通信処理装置。 - 前記選択部は、前記通信部が前記報知フレームを受信した場合に前記否定応答方式を選択し、前記通信部が前記報知フレームを受信しなかった場合に前記肯定応答方式を選択する
請求項1に記載の通信処理装置。 - 前記選択部は、前記肯定応答方式で応答を返すことを要求する情報を含む送信フレームを送信した後、前記送信フレームに対する応答が受信された場合に、前記肯定応答方式から前記否定応答方式に切り替え、
前記通信部は、前記否定応答方式で応答を返すことを要求する情報を含む送信フレームを送信する
請求項2に記載の通信処理装置。 - 前記選択部は、前記報知フレームの送信周期に応じた受信タイミングで前記報知フレームの受信判定を行い、
前記通信部は、前記報知フレームの次の受信タイミングまで、前記次の受信タイミングの直前の受信タイミングの受信判定に応じて前記選択部で選択された方式で応答を返すことを要求する情報を前記送信フレームに含める
請求項1ないし3のいずれか一項に記載の通信処理装置。 - 請求項1ないし4のいずれか一項に従った通信処理装置を含む集積回路。
- 請求項1ないし5のいずれか一項に従った通信処理装置と、
アンテナを介して信号を送受信する無線通信部と
備え、前記通信処理装置は前記無線通信部を介してフレームを送受信する
無線通信装置。 - 請求項1ないし6のいずれか一項に従った通信処理装置と、
少なくとも1つのアンテナと、
前記アンテナを介して信号を送受信する無線通信部と
を備え、前記通信処理装置は前記無線通信部を介してフレームを送受信する、
無線通信端末。 - 請求項1ないし6のいずれか一項に従った通信処理装置と、
少なくとも1つのアンテナと、
前記アンテナを介して信号を送受信する無線通信部と
を備え、
前記通信処理装置は前記無線通信部を介してフレームを送受信する
メモリーカード。 - 無線通信装置に搭載される通信処理装置であって、
前記無線通信装置の設置場所に応じて、受信に成功した場合に応答を返す肯定応答方式および受信に失敗した場合に応答を返す否定応答方式のいずれか一方の方式を選択する選択部と、
前記選択部で選択した方式で応答を返すことを要求する情報を含む送信フレームを送信する通信部と
を備えた通信処理装置。 - 前記無線通信装置は生体に装着され、
前記選択部は、前記無線通信装置が装着された生体の部位に応じて、前記肯定応答方式および前記否定応答方式のいずれか一方の方式を選択する
請求項9に記載の通信処理装置。 - 前記選択部は、動きの小さい場所あるいは部位に設置あるいは装着された場合に前記否定応答方式を選択し、動きの大きい場所あるいは部位に設置あるいは装着された場合に前記肯定応答を選択する
請求項9または10に記載の通信処理装置。 - 前記無線通信装置は生体に装着され、
前記選択部は、前記無線通信装置が通信する対象通信装置が装着される生体の部位と前記無線通信装置が装着される生体の部位の位置関係に応じて、前記肯定応答方式および前記否定応答方式のいずれか一方の方式を選択する
請求項9に記載の通信処理装置。 - 前記選択部は、生体が遮蔽物とならない位置関係に装着された場合に前記否定応答方式を選択し、生体が遮蔽物となりうる位置関係に装着された場合に前記肯定応答方式を選択する
請求項12に記載の通信処理装置。 - 前記無線通信装置が装着される部位の情報を設定する設定部をさらに備え、
前記選択部は、前記設定部で設定された情報に基づき、前記無線通信装置が装着された部位を特定する
請求項10ないし13のいずれか一項に記載の通信処理装置。 - 少なくとも1つの生体センサをさらに備え、
前記選択部は、前記生体センサのセンシング情報に基づき、前記無線通信装置が装着された部位を特定する
請求項10ないし13のいずれか一項に記載の通信処理装置。 - 加速度センサをさらに備え、
前記選択部は、前記加速度センサの値に応じて、前記肯定応答方式および前記否定応答方式のいずれか一方の方式を選択する
請求項9または10に記載の通信処理装置。 - 前記選択部は、前記加速度センサの値が第1閾値を下回っている場合に前記否定応答方式を選択し、前記加速度センサの値が第1閾値以上の場合に前記肯定応答方式を選択する
請求項16に記載の通信処理装置。 - 請求項9ないし17のいずれか一項に従った通信処理装置を含む集積回路。
- 請求項9ないし18のいずれか一項に従った通信処理装置と、
アンテナを介して信号を送受信する無線通信部と
備え、前記通信処理装置は前記無線通信部を介してフレームを送受信する
無線通信装置。 - 請求項9ないし18のいずれか一項に従った通信処理装置と、
少なくとも1つのアンテナと
前記アンテナを介して信号を送受信する無線通信部と
を備え、前記通信処理装置は前記無線通信部を介してフレームを送受信する、
無線通信端末。 - 請求項9ないし18のいずれか一項に従った通信処理装置と、
少なくとも1つのアンテナと、
前記アンテナを介して信号を送受信する無線通信部と
を備え、
前記通信処理装置は前記無線通信部を介してフレームを送受信する
メモリーカード。 - 無線通信装置に搭載される通信処理装置であって、
少なくとも1つのセンサと、
前記センサの種類、前記センサの用途および前記センサのセンシング情報の少なくとも一つに基づいて、受信に成功した場合に応答を返す肯定応答方式および受信に失敗した場合に応答を返す否定応答方式のいずれか一方の方式を選択する選択部と、
前記選択部で選択した方式で応答を返すことを要求する情報と前記センシング情報とを含む送信フレームを送信する通信部と
を備えた通信処理装置。 - 前記選択部は、前記センサのセンシング時刻に基づき、前記肯定応答方式および前記否定応答方式のいずれか一方の方式を選択する
請求項22に記載の通信処理装置。 - 前記センシング情報が第1閾値を上回っているか、第2閾値を下回っているか、
または、
前記センシング情報と1回以上前に取得したセンシング情報との相対値が第3閾値を上回っているか、第4閾値を下回っているか
に基づき、前記肯定応答方式および前記否定応答方式のいずれか一方の方式を選択する
請求項22または23に記載の通信処理装置。 - 前記選択部は、前記センサの種類および前記センサのセンシング情報および前記センサの用途の少なくとも一つに基づいて、前記センサのセンシング情報の重要度が、前記重要度が通常の第1状態と、第1状態よりも高い第2の状態のいずれかを判定し、前記センサのセンシング情報の重要度が第1の状態と判定した場合に前記否定応答方式を選択し、前記センサのセンシング情報の重要度が第2の状態と判定した場合に前記肯定応答方式を選択する
請求項22ないし24のいずれか一項に記載の通信処理装置。 - 前記少なくとも1つのセンサとして、複数のセンサを備え、
前記複数のセンサが取得したセンシング情報の比較に基づき、前記複数のセンサの個々についてまたは前記複数のセンサの全体に対して、前記肯定応答方式および前記否定応答方式のいずれか一方の方式を選択する
請求項22ないし25のいずれか一項に記載の通信処理装置。 - 請求項22ないし26のいずれか一項に従った通信処理装置を含む集積回路。
- 請求項22ないし26のいずれか一項に従った通信処理装置と、
アンテナを介して信号を送受信する無線通信部と
備え、前記通信処理装置は前記無線通信部を介してフレームを送受信する
無線通信装置。 - 請求項22ないし26のいずれか一項に従った通信処理装置と、
少なくとも1つのアンテナと、
前記アンテナを介して信号を送受信する無線通信部と
を備え、前記通信処理装置は前記無線通信部を介してフレームを送受信する、
無線通信端末。 - 請求項22ないし26のいずれか一項に従った通信処理装置と、
少なくとも1つのアンテナと、
前記アンテナを介して信号を送受信する無線通信部と
を備え、
前記通信処理装置は前記無線通信部を介してフレームを送受信する
メモリーカード。 - 無線通信装置に搭載される通信処理装置であって、
バッテリの充電状態を検出する検出部と、
前記バッテリの充電状態に基づいて、受信に成功した場合に応答を返す肯定応答方式および受信に失敗した場合に応答を返す否定応答方式のいずれか一方の方式を選択する選択部と、
前記選択部で選択した方式で応答を返すことを要求する情報を含む送信フレームを送信する通信部と
を備えた通信処理装置。 - 前記検出部は、前記バッテリの充電状態として、前記バッテリの残量または前記バッテリの充電率を検出する
請求項31に記載の通信処理装置。 - 前記選択部は、
前記バッテリの残量または前記バッテリの充電率が閾値以上の場合は、前記肯定応答方式を選択し、
前記バッテリの残量または前記バッテリの充電率が閾値未満の場合は、前記否定応答方式を選択する
請求項32に記載の通信処理装置。 - 前記選択部は、前記バッテリが充電中の場合は、前記バッテリの残量が閾値未満または前記バッテリの充電率が閾値未満であっても、前記肯定応答方式を選択する
請求項33に記載の通信処理装置。 - 請求項31ないし34のいずれか一項に従った通信処理装置を含む集積回路。
- 請求項31ないし34のいずれか一項に従った通信処理装置と、
アンテナを介して信号を送受信する無線通信部と
備え、前記通信処理装置は前記無線通信部を介してフレームを送受信する
無線通信装置。 - 請求項31ないし34のいずれか一項に従った通信処理装置と、
少なくとも1つのアンテナと、
前記アンテナを介して信号を送受信する無線通信部と
を備え、前記通信処理装置は前記無線通信部を介してフレームを送受信する、
無線通信端末。 - 請求項31ないし34のいずれか一項に従った通信処理装置と、
少なくとも1つのアンテナと、
前記アンテナを介して信号を送受信する無線通信部と
を備え、
前記通信処理装置は前記無線通信部を介してフレームを送受信する
メモリーカード。 - 周期的に送信される報知フレームを受信したか否かに応じて、受信に成功した場合に応答を返す肯定応答方式および受信に失敗した場合に応答を返す否定応答方式のいずれか一方の方式を選択するステップと、
前記選択ステップで選択した方式で応答を返すことを要求する情報を含む送信フレームを送信するステップと
を備えた無線通信方法。 - 無線通信端末が実行する無線通信方法であって、
無線通信端末の設置場所に応じて、受信に成功した場合に応答を返す肯定応答方式および受信に失敗した場合に応答を返す否定応答方式のいずれか一方の方式を選択する選択ステップと、
前記選択ステップで選択した方式で応答を返すことを要求する情報を含む送信フレームを送信する送信ステップと
を備えた無線通信方法。 - センサの種類および前記センサのセンシング情報の少なくとも一つに基づいて、受信に成功した場合に応答を返す肯定応答方式および受信に失敗した場合に応答を返す否定応答方式のいずれか一方の方式を選択する選択ステップと、
前記選択ステップで選択した方式で応答を返すことを要求する情報と、前記センシング情報とを含む送信フレームを送信する送信ステップと
を備えた無線通信方法。 - 電力を供給するバッテリの充電状態を検出する検出ステップと、
前記バッテリの充電状態に基づいて、受信に成功した場合に応答を返す肯定応答方式および受信に失敗した場合に応答を返す否定応答方式のいずれか一方の方式を選択する選択ステップと、
前記選択ステップで選択した方式で応答を返すことを要求する情報を含む送信フレームを送信する送信ステップと
を備えた無線通信方法。
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