System and method for beamsteering acquisition and optimization in an enhanced reality environment

A method of establishing a millimeter-wave connection for an information handling system with a 5G access point, comprising:

• with a processor of the information handling system, acquiring positional data from positional sensors;
• with the processor, estimating a position of the information handling system relative to a light-enabled 5G access point based on the acquired positional data;
• with a plurality of light sensors of the information handling system, scanning for and detecting light emitted from a light source of the light-enabled 5G access point placed at known locations in an area to determine relative angle data descriptive of an angle of the information handling system relative to the light-enabled 5G access point;
• with the processor, comparing the estimated position of the information handling system with the relative angle data and updating light sensing directionality location data descriptive of the location of the information handling system relative to the light-enabled 5G access point;
• with executing a beamsteering module:
• conducting a beamsweeping process at a plurality of angles for a mm-wave antenna array at the information handling system using the light sensing directionality location data as an initial seed angle for the beamsweeping;
• determining a selected beamsteering pattern from the information handling system to the light-enabled 5G access point to initiate the mm-wave communication with the light-enabled 5G access point based on signal quality above a threshold level;
• and
• determining that the information handling system is within range of the light-enabled 5G access point to enable the mm-wave connection between the information handling system and light-enabled 5G access point using the selected beamsteering pattern.

An information handling system, comprising:

• a processor;
• a memory;
• a positional sensor to acquire positional data and estimate a position of the information handling system within a room, the positional sensor acquires positional data by concurrently mapping an unknown area the information handling system is in and tracking the location of the information handling system within that unknown area;
• a plurality of light sensors to scan for and detect light emitted from a light source of the light-enabled 5G access point placed at known locations in an area to determine relative angle data descriptive of an angle of the information handling system relative to the light-enabled 5G access point;
• a light sensing directionality comparison module to, when executed by the processor, compare the estimated position of the information handling system with the relative angle data and update light sensing directionality location data descriptive of the location of the information handling system relative to the light-enabled 5G access point;
• and
• a beamsteering module, when executed, to:
• conduct beamsweeping of a plurality of angles for a mm-wave antenna array at the information handling system using the light sensing directionality location data as an initial seed angle for the beamsweeping;
• determine a selected beamsteering pattern from the information handling system to the light-enabled 5G access point to initiate the mm-wave communication with the light-enabled 5G access point based on signal quality above a threshold level;
• and
• determine that the information handling system is within range of the light-enabled 5G access point to enable the mm-wave connection between the information handling system and light-enabled 5G access point using the selected beamsteering pattern.