Method and apparatus for leveraging spatial/location/user interaction sensors to aid in transmit and receive-side beamforming in a directional wireless network

摘要

A method, an apparatus, and a computer program product for wireless communication are provided. The apparatus is embodied in a device that determines a first set of antenna weights for communicating a first communication ray, detects a change in a physical orientation of the device, determines a mapping between the first set of antenna weights, the detected change in the physical orientation, and a second set of antenna weights for communicating a second communication ray, communicates the second communication ray based on the second set of antenna weights.

主权项

1. A method of wireless communication at a device, comprising:
determining a first set of antenna weights for communicating a first communication ray, the first set of antenna weights associated with a first antenna sub-array of the wireless communication device; detecting a change in a physical orientation of the device; determining a mapping between the first set of antenna weights, the detected change in the physical orientation, and a second set of antenna weights for communicating a second communication ray, the second set of antenna weights associated with a second antenna sub-array of the wireless communication device that is different from the first antenna sub-array; and communicating the second communication ray based on the second set of antenna weights.