Methods and devices for communication based on image recognition in a wireless communication system
AssigneeSony Corporation
InventorAnders Mellqvist
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Abstract
A wireless electronic device (1900) used in a wireless communication system is described. The wireless electronic device performs operations including detecting a person in a geographical area serviced by a base station and communicating with the UE responsive to the detecting the person in the geographical area serviced by the base station. The UE is associated with the person in the geographical area serviced by the base station. Related methods are disclosed.
Claims17
A wireless electronic device used in a wireless communication system, the wireless electronic device configured to perform operations comprising:
- detecting a person in a geographical area serviced by a base station by performing image recognition to recognize the person located in the geographic area serviced by the base station;
- scanning for a user equipment (UE) that is in an area in close proximity to the person that has been recognized by the image recognition;
- associating the UE with the person in the geographical area serviced by the base station;
- and
- communicating with the UE, responsive to the detecting the person in the geographical area serviced by the base station.
A wireless electronic device used in a wireless communication system, wherein the wireless electronic device is configured to perform operations comprising:
- detecting a person in a geographical area serviced by a base station;
- communicating with a user equipment, UE, responsive to the detecting the person in the geographical area serviced by the base station, wherein the UE is associated with the person in the geographical area serviced by the base station;
- identifying, subsequent to the communicating by the base station with the UE, that the person is no longer in the geographical area serviced by the base station;
- setting a timeout period after the identifying that the person is no longer in the geographical area serviced by the base station;
- determining, based on a redetection of the person in the geographical area serviced by the base station before expiry of the timeout period, that the person has not exited the geographical area serviced by the base station, such that the communicating with the UE continues;
- determining, based on the expiry of the timeout period, that the person has exited the geographical area serviced by the base station;
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- ceasing communication with the UE, responsive to the determining that the person has exited the geographical area serviced by the base station.
A method for communicating with a user equipment, UE, in a wireless communication system, the method comprising:
- detecting a person in a geographical area serviced by a base station that is associated with an antenna module;
- communicating with the UE responsive to the detecting the person in the geographical area serviced by the base station;
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- performing a beam sweep in the geographical area in close proximity to the person that has been detected,
- wherein the UE is associated with the person in the geographical area serviced by the base station, and
- wherein the beam sweep is performed in a reduced set of beam angles corresponding to the geographical area in close proximity to the person out of a full set of beam angles available for transmitting and/or receiving by the UE.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.