WO2016188497A1

WO2016188497A1 - Mobile device, and mobile device control method and apparatus

Info

Publication number: WO2016188497A1
Application number: PCT/CN2016/084327
Authority: WO
Inventors: 徐瑞娜
Original assignee: 中兴通讯股份有限公司
Priority date: 2015-12-21
Filing date: 2016-06-01
Publication date: 2016-12-01
Also published as: CN106899982A

Abstract

Disclosed are a mobile device, and a mobile device control method and apparatus. The mobile device comprises: a radio-frequency transceiving module, a terminal control module and a relay module, wherein the radio-frequency transceiving module is connected to the terminal control module, and is configured to convert a received radio-frequency signal into a baseband digital signal and send the baseband digital signal obtained through conversion to the terminal control module; the terminal control module is configured to control an enable state of the relay module and send the baseband digital signal to the relay module in the case where the relay module is controlled to be in a relay enable state; and the relay module is configured to conduct relay processing on the baseband digital signal received from the terminal control module. The embodiments of the present invention improve a base station coverage range.

Description

Method and device for controlling mobile device and mobile device

Technical field

This document relates to, but is not limited to, the field of mobile communications, and in particular, to a mobile device, a method and apparatus for controlling mobile devices.

Background technique

The wireless coverage mainly utilizes a distributed base station indoor baseband processing unit (BBU) plus a remote radio unit (RRU) and an integrated micro base station (for example, a femto base station, a pico). a form of mutual integration. Among them, the BBU plus RRU distributed base station can achieve large-area coverage, and the integrated micro base station is limited by power and volume, and the coverage area is small, and the function of complementing blindness can be realized by combining with the distributed base station.

However, the wireless coverage method in the related art mainly has the following problems:

First, whether it is a distributed base station or an integrated micro base station, it is necessary to occupy a certain land resource to build a machine room and an iron tower in a specific place, and the material cost, construction cost and maintenance cost are high;

Second, since it is a fixed place to build a station, it cannot be self-adapted according to the density and mobility of users, and the flexibility is poor;

Third, in a remote area with a small number of users, the cost of separately establishing a station for individual users is too high, and the device utilization rate is low.

The above problems have caused the coverage of the base station to be incomplete, and no effective solution has been proposed yet.

Summary of the invention

The following is an overview of the topics detailed in this document. This Summary is not intended to limit the scope of the claims.

Embodiments of the present invention provide a method and an apparatus for controlling a mobile device and a mobile device, which can improve coverage of a base station.

In one aspect, an embodiment of the present invention provides a mobile device, including: a radio frequency transceiver module, a terminal control module, and a relay module, wherein: the radio frequency transceiver module is connected to the terminal control module, and is configured to receive Converting the RF signal to a baseband digital signal and converting the obtained The baseband digital signal is sent to the terminal control module; the terminal control module is configured to control an enabled state of the relay module, and in a case where the relay module is controlled to be in a relay enable state, Transmitting the baseband digital signal to the relay module; the relay module is configured to perform relay processing on the baseband digital signal received from the terminal control module.

Optionally, the mobile device further includes: a switch component, connected to the terminal control module, configured to receive a relay enable state open/close command for controlling the relay module, and send the received opening and closing command To the terminal control module.

Optionally, the mobile device further includes: an interface module, configured to provide an interface required by the mobile device; and correspondingly, the terminal control module is further configured to control the relay module to be in a relay disabled state The baseband digital signal is sent to the interface module.

Optionally, the interface module includes one or more of the following interfaces: an audio interface, a video interface, and a data interface.

Optionally, the mobile device comprises a mobile phone and/or a tablet.

In another aspect, an embodiment of the present invention provides a method for controlling a mobile device, including:

Converting the radio frequency signal received by the mobile terminal into a baseband digital signal;

Determine if the mobile device is in the relay enabled state;

In the case where it is determined that the mobile device is in the relay enabled state, the relay processing is performed according to the baseband digital signal obtained by the conversion.

Optionally, the foregoing mobile device control method further includes: sending the baseband digital signal to an interface required by the mobile device provided for the mobile device, if the mobile device is determined to be in a relay disabled state.

Optionally, before determining whether the mobile device is in a relay enabled state, the method further includes: receiving an opening and closing instruction that controls the relay enabled state; and controlling the opening and closing command in response to the enabling state The mobile device is in the trunk enabled state or the relay disabled state.

In another aspect, an embodiment of the present invention provides a device for controlling a mobile device, including:

The conversion unit is configured to convert the radio frequency signal received by the mobile terminal into a baseband digital signal;

Determining a unit, configured to determine whether the mobile device is in a relay enabled state;

And a sending unit, configured to send the converted baseband digital signal to the mobile device for relay processing if it is determined that the mobile device is in a relay enabled state.

Optionally, the mobile device control apparatus further includes: a receiving unit, configured to receive an opening and closing instruction that controls the relay enabled state before determining whether the mobile device is in a relay enabled state; and the control unit is configured to respond to the The state open/close command is enabled to control whether the mobile device is in a relay enabled state or a relay disabled state.

The embodiment of the invention includes: a radio frequency transceiver module, a terminal control module, and a relay module, wherein: the radio frequency transceiver module is connected to the terminal control module, and is configured to convert the received radio frequency signal into a baseband digital signal, and obtain the converted The baseband digital signal is sent to the terminal control module; the terminal control module is configured to control the enable state of the relay module, and send the baseband digital signal to the relay when the control relay module is in the relay enable state a module; a relay module configured to relay a baseband digital signal received from the terminal control module. In the embodiment of the present invention, when the relay module is in the relay enable state, the mobile device implements the wireless relay function. Therefore, the base station coverage is expanded without changing the mobile networking and increasing the number of base station construction. Improve the coverage of the base station.

Other aspects will be apparent upon reading and understanding the drawings and detailed description.

BRIEF abstract

1 is a block diagram showing an optional structure of a mobile device in an embodiment of the present invention;

2 is a flowchart of an optional method of a method for controlling a mobile device according to an embodiment of the present invention;

3 is a block diagram showing an optional structure of an apparatus for controlling a mobile device according to an embodiment of the present invention;

4 is an optional hardware block diagram of a mobile device in an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 5 is a flowchart of a method for relay control of a mobile device according to an embodiment of the present invention; FIG.

FIG. 6 is a schematic diagram of a networking manner of a mobile device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Embodiments of the invention

Embodiments of the present application will be described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings. It should be noted that, in the case of no conflict, the features in the embodiments and the embodiments in the present application may be arbitrarily combined with each other.

The embodiment of the invention provides a mobile device, as shown in FIG. 1 , which may include: radio frequency transceiver The module 101, the terminal control module 102, and the relay module 103, wherein:

The radio frequency transceiver module 101 is connected to the terminal control module 102, and is configured to convert the received radio frequency signal into a baseband digital signal, and send the converted baseband digital signal to the terminal control module 102;

The terminal control module 102 is configured to control the enable state of the relay module 103, and send the baseband digital signal to the relay module 103 if the control relay module 103 is in the relay enable state;

The relay module 103 is configured to perform relay processing on the baseband digital signal received from the terminal control module 102.

In the above embodiment, a mobile device is provided, and a relay module is built in the mobile device. When the relay module is in a relay enabled state, the mobile device can implement wireless relay, and therefore, does not change the mobile. In the case of networking and without increasing the number of base station constructions, the coverage of the base station is expanded.

Considering that the mobile device is not always required to be used as a repeater, a switch component can be provided on the mobile device, and the switch component is connected to the terminal control module 102, the switch is mainly for receiving the relay of the control relay module. The state can be opened and closed, and the received opening and closing command is transmitted to the terminal control module 102. That is, the user can control whether the relay module is enabled through the switch component. Optionally, the switch component can be a physical button or a physical switch on the mobile device, or can be an identifier of the software program. For example, a software can be set in the smart terminal, and the switch button is integrated in the software. The user can control the opening and closing of the relay function by simply triggering the button.

Under normal circumstances, the mobile device is used as a communication tool, and the received signal is generally an audio signal, a video signal or a digital signal. Therefore, an interface module can also be set on the mobile device, and the interface module is mainly an interface required for integrating the mobile device; correspondingly, when the relay module is in a relay disabled state, that is, the mobile device is currently not in the middle After the relay is used, the terminal control module sends the baseband digital signal to the interface module to drive or collect applications such as audio or video. In an embodiment, the foregoing interface module may include, but is not limited to, one or more of the following interfaces: an audio interface, a video interface, and a data interface.

In the above embodiment, the mobile device may be a mobile phone, a tablet computer or a touch screen player, etc. As long as these mobile applications can be built into the relay module, they can be used as repeaters.

Optionally, in this example, a method for controlling mobile devices is also provided, as shown in FIG. 2, including the following steps:

Step 200: Convert the radio frequency signal received by the mobile terminal into a baseband digital signal.

Step 202: Determine whether the mobile device is in a relay enabled state.

It should be noted that determining whether the mobile device is in the relay enabled state may include determining whether the relay module in the mobile device is in a relay enabled state.

Step 204: Perform relay processing according to the baseband digital signal obtained by the conversion in the case where it is determined that the mobile device is in the relay enabled state; that is, send the baseband digital signal to the relay module in the mobile device for relay processing.

Optionally, the embodiment of the present invention further includes:

Step 206: Send the baseband digital signal to the interface required by the mobile device provided for the mobile device in the case of determining that the mobile device is in the relay disabled state; the interface required by the mobile device can be set through the set interface module.

The foregoing relay enable state may be set by the user. In order to implement the relay enable control, in one embodiment, before determining whether the mobile device is in the relay enable state, the method may further include: receiving an external command ( For example, the user inputs a command regarding the relay enable state opening and closing; and in response to the relay enable state opening and closing command, the mobile device is controlled to be in a relay enabled state or a relay disabled state. That is, the user can set the mobile device to be in the relay enabled state, and can also set the mobile device to be in the relay disabled state; in the embodiment of the present invention, the relay enabled state or the relay disabled state can be implemented by setting the relay module. .

A computer storage medium storing computer executable instructions for executing the above mobile device control method is stored in the computer storage medium.

In the embodiment, a device for controlling the mobile device is further provided, and the device is used to implement the foregoing embodiments and optional embodiments, and details are not described herein. As used below, the term "unit" or "module" may implement a combination of software and/or hardware of a predetermined function. Despite The apparatus described in the following embodiments may be implemented in software, but hardware, or a combination of software and hardware, is also possible and conceivable. FIG. 3 is a block diagram of an optional structure of an apparatus for controlling a mobile device according to an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 3, FIG. 3 may include:

The converting unit 300 is configured to convert the radio frequency signal received by the mobile terminal into a baseband digital signal;

The determining unit 302 is configured to determine whether the mobile device is in a relay enabled state;

The transmitting unit 304 is configured to, when it is determined that the mobile device is in the relay enabled state, transmit the baseband digital signal obtained by the conversion to the mobile device for relay processing. The baseband digital signal from the RF transceiver module is sent to the relay module of the mobile device for relay processing.

In an embodiment, the device controlled by the mobile device may further include: a receiving unit configured to receive a relay enable state opening and closing command, and a relay enable state before determining whether the mobile device is in a relay enabled state. The opening and closing command may include an external command input by the user; the control unit is configured to control the mobile device to be in a relay enabled state or a relay disabled state in response to the enabled state open/close command; that is, the control relay module is in the relay enable The status can be disabled or the relay is disabled.

Alternative embodiment

The present invention provides an embodiment for explaining the above-described mobile device and mobile device control method and apparatus. However, it is to be noted that the embodiment is only for better illustration of the present invention and does not constitute an undue limitation of the present invention.

In order to improve the coverage of the base station signal, the inventor considers that the wireless relay can be integrated inside the handheld terminal, and the wireless relay function can be turned on for the user handheld terminal (ie, the mobile device) within the coverage of the base station, so that the The mobile terminal provides wireless relay functions for users outside the coverage edge, so that these mobile devices not in the coverage area can also access the communication network without any trouble.

In addition to all the functions of the mobile terminal, the mobile device integrates a wireless relay module to support the function of the wireless relay. When the mobile device is in the relay enabled state of the relay function, the mobile device can access the macro base station in the forward direction and then access the mobile device that can support the wireless function. In this way, the coverage area can be increased without changing the original communication network without increasing the number of base station constructions. Optionally, the relay function can be moved along with the mobile device, so that the communication network can be accessed at any point in the coverage area, thereby weakening the signal or not trusting the surrounding area. The mobile device covered by the number provides a relay function, which makes the networking mode more flexible.

Optionally, the hardware block diagram of the mobile device can be as shown in FIG. 4, and includes the following modules: a radio transceiver module E1, a terminal control module E2, an external interface module E3, and a relay control module E4, where:

1) The RF transceiver module E1 (corresponding to the above-mentioned RF transceiver module 101) is configured to complete the reception and transmission of the RF signal, and complete the conversion of the RF signal to the baseband digital signal, and the external air interface is interconnected with the terminal control module E2. .

2) The terminal control module E2 (corresponding to the terminal control module 102 described above) is configured to complete the relay enable or relay disable of the relay control module E4, the control and interconnection of the external interface module E3, and the radio frequency transceiver module. The E1 interconnection realizes the transmission and reception of the baseband digital signal; and is interconnected with the external interface module E3. When the relay function is disabled, the data of the terminal control module E2 is sent to the external interface module E3 for driving display of audio, data and video. Interconnected with the relay control module E4, when the relay module is enabled, the baseband digital signal is sent to the relay control module E4.

3) The interface circuit E3 (corresponding to the above interface module) is set to implement each type of interface function on the mobile device, for example, audio, video, and the like.

4) The relay control module E4 (corresponding to the above-mentioned relay module 103) is interconnected with the terminal control module E2. In the case of the relay enable state, the terminal control module E2 transmits the baseband data to the relay control module E4. Process it.

The mobile device can perform relay control by using the following steps, as shown in FIG. 5, including:

1) The handheld mobile device is activated. The default is to disable the relay function (that is, the relay disabled state), and enter the terminal working mode, that is, the terminal control module and the interface module perform data interconnection, and the terminal control module receives/transmits the baseband from the radio transceiver module. After processing, the data signal is sent/received to the interface driver module for driving/acquisition of voice, video and other applications.

2) A switch for starting/disabling the relay module may be added to the setting system of the mobile device, and the switch is used to determine whether to activate the relay module, that is, to open and close the relay enable state;

3) When the relay function is activated, the mobile device enters the relay mode, and the terminal control module and the relay control module perform data interconnection, and the terminal control module transmits/receives the baseband data received/transmitted from the radio transceiver module to the relay control. The module processes it.

The above mobile device can be networked in the manner as described in FIG. 6, and the improved mobile device The wireless base station can be directly accessed as a wireless terminal in the coverage area, and the mobile device can serve as a wireless relay, access the wireless base station in the coverage area, and provide relay for other wireless terminals.

In summary, the embodiment of the present invention provides a mobile device, where a relay module is built in, and when the relay module is in a relay enabled state, the mobile device can implement wireless relay, and therefore, If the mobile network is not changed and the number of base station construction is not increased, the coverage of the base station can be expanded, thereby solving the technical problem that the coverage of the base station is not comprehensive in the prior art, and expanding the coverage of the base station. That is, the above manner overcomes the shortcomings of the prior art that need to address many base stations to achieve good signal coverage, so that the coverage of the signal is effectively expanded.

One of ordinary skill in the art will appreciate that all or a portion of the above steps may be performed by a program to instruct related hardware, such as a processor, which may be stored in a computer readable storage medium, such as a read only memory, disk or optical disk. Wait. Alternatively, all or part of the steps of the above embodiments may also be implemented using one or more integrated circuits. Correspondingly, each module/unit in the foregoing embodiment may be implemented in the form of hardware, for example, by implementing an integrated circuit to implement its corresponding function, or may be implemented in the form of a software function module, for example, being executed by a processor and stored in a memory. Programs/instructions to implement their respective functions. The invention is not limited to any specific form of combination of hardware and software.

The embodiments disclosed in the present application are as described above, but the descriptions are only for the purpose of understanding the present application, and are not intended to limit the present application, such as the specific implementation method in the embodiments of the present invention. Any modifications and changes in the form and details of the embodiments may be made by those skilled in the art without departing from the spirit and scope of the disclosure. The scope defined by the appended claims shall prevail.

Industrial applicability

The above technical solution improves the coverage of the base station.

Claims

A mobile device includes: a radio frequency transceiver module, a terminal control module, and a relay module, wherein:

The radio frequency transceiver module is connected to the terminal control module, configured to convert the received radio frequency signal into a baseband digital signal, and send the converted baseband digital signal to the terminal control module;

The terminal control module is configured to control an enabled state of the relay module, and send the baseband digital signal to the middle when controlling the relay module to be in a relay enabled state Following module

The relay module is configured to perform relay processing on the baseband digital signal received from the terminal control module.
The mobile device of claim 1, further comprising:

The switch component is connected to the terminal control module and configured to receive a relay enable state open/close command for controlling the relay module, and send the received open/close command to the terminal control module.
The mobile device of claim 1, further comprising:

An interface module configured to provide an interface required by the mobile device;

The terminal control module is further configured to send the baseband digital signal to the interface module in a case where the relay module is controlled to be in a relay disabled state.
The mobile device of claim 3, wherein the interface module comprises one or more of the following: an audio interface, a video interface, a data interface.
The mobile device of any of claims 1 to 4, wherein the mobile device comprises a mobile phone, or a tablet.
A method of mobile device control, the method comprising:

Converting the radio frequency signal received by the mobile terminal into a baseband digital signal;

Determine if the mobile device is in the relay enabled state;

In the case where it is determined that the mobile device is in the relay enabled state, the relay processing is performed according to the baseband digital signal obtained by the conversion.
The method of claim 6 further comprising:

In the event that it is determined that the relay module in the mobile device is in a relay disabled state, the baseband digital signal is sent to the interface required by the mobile device provided for the mobile device.
The method of claim 6, wherein the method further comprises: before determining whether the mobile device is in a relay enabled state, the method further comprising:

Receiving an opening and closing command that controls the relay enabled state;

The mobile device is controlled to be in a relay enabled state or a relay disabled state in response to the enabled state open/close command.
A mobile device controlled device, the device comprising:

The conversion unit is configured to convert the radio frequency signal received by the mobile terminal into a baseband digital signal;

The determining unit is configured to determine whether the mobile device is in a relay enabled state;

The transmitting unit is configured to, when determining that the mobile device is in a relay enabled state, transmit the converted baseband digital signal to the mobile device for relay processing.
The device of claim 9 further comprising:

a receiving unit, configured to receive an opening and closing instruction of the relay enabled state before determining whether the mobile device is in a relay enabled state;

The control unit is configured to control the mobile device to be in a relay enabled state or a relay disabled state in response to the enabled state open/close command.