Localization using millimeter wave beam attributes

A electronic system using beamforming transmission in a millimeter wave spectrum is configured to communicate with devices and a target device in an environment, that includes antennas configured to transmit and receive millimeter wave signals, comprising:

• a memory connected to the antennas, having stored data, the stored data include values indicative of signal to noise ratio (SNR) measurements of a set of beams emitted at different beam angles by the antennas and measured at a set of locations, that provide for a mapping between different combinations of SNR values of the set of beams and the set of locations, such that a location from the set of locations is for a period of time mapped to a unique combination of the SNR values of the set of beams, and further provides information associated with types of behavior of the device at the location for that period of time, poses of the device at the location for that period of time, locations of physical objects in the environment for that period of time, and types of behavior of ambient users in the environment for that period of time;
• control circuitry connected with the antennas and the memory, is configured to:
• perform a beam training with the target device located in the environment to estimate SNR values for different beams transmitted over the different beam angles;
• select, in response to the beam training, at least one dominant angle for a beamforming communication with the target device;
• estimate from the mapping stored in the memory, a location of the target device corresponding to the SNR values for different beams estimated during the beam training;
• and
• transmit the estimated location of the target device using the antennas via a beamforming transmission over the at least one dominant angle.

A method using a communication system having beamforming transmission in a millimeter wave spectrum in an environment, that includes a phased antenna array configured to perform beamforming to establish millimeter wave channel links with devices at different locations in the environment, comprising:

• performing a beam training with a target device located in an environment to estimate signal to noise ratio (SNR) measurement values for different beams transmitted over the different beam angles using control circuitry connected with the antennas, the control circuitry is configured for:
• selecting, in response to the beam training, at least one dominant angle for a beamforming communication with the target device;
• accessing a memory connected to the phased antenna array, the memory having stored data that include values indicative of SNR measurements of a set of beams emitted at different beam angles by the phased antenna array and measured at a set of locations in the environment, wherein the stored values provide a mapping between different combinations of SNR values of the set of beams and the set of locations, such that a location from the set of locations is for a period of time mapped to a unique combination of the SNR values of the set of beams, and further provides information associated with types of behavior of the device at the location for that period of time, poses of the device at the location for that period of time, locations of physical objects in the environment for that period of time, and types of behavior of ambient users in the environment for that period of time;
• estimating from the mapping stored in the memory, a location of the target device corresponding to the SNR values for different beams estimated during the beam training;
• and
• transmitting the estimated location of the target device using the phased antenna array via a beamforming transmission over the at least one dominant angle.

A communication system using beamforming transmission in a millimeter wave spectrum in an environment, that includes a phased antenna array configured to perform beamforming to establish millimeter wave channel links with devices at different locations in the environment, comprising:

• a memory connected to the phased antenna array, having stored data, the stored data include values indicative of signal to noise ratio (SNR) measurements of a set of beams emitted at different beam angles by the phased antenna array and measured at a set of locations, that provide for a mapping between different combinations of SNR values of the set of beams and the set of locations, such that a location from the set of locations is mapped to a unique combination of the SNR values of the set of beams, and
• wherein the stored data includes values indicative of link attributes including one of, beam received signal strength indicator (RSSI) measurements, beam channel state information (CSI) measurements, beam patterns or beam sequencing, each link attribute includes measurements of a set of beams emitted at different beam angles by the phased array of antennas and measured at a set of locations in the environment, such that the stored values provide a mapping between different combinations of at least one link attribute values of the set of beams and the set of locations, and that a location from the set of locations is mapped to a unique combination of the at least one link attribute values of the set of beams;
• control circuitry communicatively connected with the phased antenna array and the memory, configured to:
• perform a beam training with a target device located in the environment to estimate SNR values for different beams transmitted over the different beam angles;
• select, in response to the beam training, at least one dominant angle for a beamforming communication with the target device;
• estimate from the mapping stored in the memory, a location of the target device corresponding to the SNR values for different beams estimated during the beam training;
• and
• transmit the estimated location of the target device using the phased antenna array via a beamforming transmission over the at least one dominant angle.

A communication system using beamforming transmission in a millimeter wave spectrum in an environment, that includes a phased antenna array configured to perform beamforming to establish millimeter wave channel links with devices at different locations in the environment, comprising:

• a memory connected to the phased antenna array, having stored data, the stored data include values indicative of signal to noise ratio (SNR) measurements of a set of beams emitted at different beam angles by the phased antenna array and measured at a set of locations, that provide for a mapping between different combinations of SNR values of the set of beams and the set of locations, such that a location from the set of locations is mapped to a unique combination of the SNR values of the set of beams,
• wherein the stored data includes values indicative of link attributes including one of, beam received signal strength indicator (RSSI) measurements, beam channel state information (CSI) measurements, beam patterns or beam sequencing, each link attribute includes measurements of a set of beams emitted at different beam angles by the phased array of antennas and measured at a set of locations in the environment, such that the stored values provide a mapping between different combinations of at least one link attribute values of the set of beams and the set of locations, and that a location from the set of locations is mapped to a unique combination of the at least one link attribute values of the set of beams, and
• wherein the link attributes further include one or a combination of RSSI measurements or CSI measurements;
• control circuitry communicatively connected with the phased antenna array and the memory, configured to:
• perform a beam training with a target device located in the environment to estimate SNR values for different beams transmitted over the different beam angles;
• select, in response to the beam training, at least one dominant angle for a beamforming communication with the target device;
• estimate from the mapping stored in the memory, a location of the target device corresponding to the SNR values for different beams estimated during the beam training;
• and
• transmit the estimated location of the target device using the phased antenna array via a beamforming transmission over the at least one dominant angle.

A method using a communication system having beamforming transmission in a millimeter wave spectrum in an environment, that includes a phased antenna array configured to perform beamforming to establish millimeter wave channel links with devices at different locations in the environment, comprising:

• performing a beam training with a target device located in an environment to estimate signal to noise ratio (SNR) measurement values for different beams transmitted over the different beam angles using control circuitry connected with the antennas, the control circuitry is configured for:
• selecting, in response to the beam training, at least one dominant angle for a beamforming communication with the target device;
• accessing a memory connected to the phased antenna array, the memory having stored data that include values indicative of SNR measurements of a set of beams emitted at different beam angles by the phased antenna array and measured at a set of locations in the environment, wherein the stored values provide a mapping between different combinations of SNR values of the set of beams and the set of locations, such that a location from the set of locations is mapped to a unique combination of the SNR values of the set of beams, and
• wherein the stored data includes fingerprinting data, the fingerprinting data include each location from the set of locations mapped to the unique combination of the SNR values of the set of beams for a period of time, such that the unique combination of the SNR values of the set of beams at that period of time further provides information associated with types of behavior of the device at the location for that period of time, poses of the device at the location for that period of time, locations of physical objects in the environment for that period of time, and types of behavior of ambient users in the environment for that period of time;
• estimating from the mapping stored in the memory, a location of the target device corresponding to the SNR values for different beams estimated during the beam training;
• and
• transmitting the estimated location of the target device using the phased antenna array via a beamforming transmission over the at least one dominant angle.