CA2608989A1 - A vehicle locating unit with improved power management method - Google Patents

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CA2608989A1
CA2608989A1 CA002608989A CA2608989A CA2608989A1 CA 2608989 A1 CA2608989 A1 CA 2608989A1 CA 002608989 A CA002608989 A CA 002608989A CA 2608989 A CA2608989 A CA 2608989A CA 2608989 A1 CA2608989 A1 CA 2608989A1
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Frank Romano
Sampath Krishna
Son Nguyen
Jesse Rhodes
Philip Grahame Crewe
Daniel Jonathan Finchley Cletheroe
Mark Marsden
Steven Walter Greendale
Nigel James Watson
Ian Christopher Stroud
Timothy David Howe
Gerard Edward Smith
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    • HELECTRICITY
    • H04ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04WWIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS
    • H04W52/00Power management, e.g. TPC [Transmission Power Control], power saving or power classes
    • H04W52/02Power saving arrangements
    • H04W52/0209Power saving arrangements in terminal devices
    • H04W52/0212Power saving arrangements in terminal devices managed by the network, e.g. network or access point is master and terminal is slave
    • GPHYSICS
    • G01MEASURING; TESTING
    • G01SRADIO DIRECTION-FINDING; RADIO NAVIGATION; DETERMINING DISTANCE OR VELOCITY BY USE OF RADIO WAVES; LOCATING OR PRESENCE-DETECTING BY USE OF THE REFLECTION OR RERADIATION OF RADIO WAVES; ANALOGOUS ARRANGEMENTS USING OTHER WAVES
    • G01S13/00Systems using the reflection or reradiation of radio waves, e.g. radar systems; Analogous systems using reflection or reradiation of waves whose nature or wavelength is irrelevant or unspecified
    • G01S13/74Systems using reradiation of radio waves, e.g. secondary radar systems; Analogous systems
    • G01S13/82Systems using reradiation of radio waves, e.g. secondary radar systems; Analogous systems wherein continuous-type signals are transmitted
    • G01S13/825Systems using reradiation of radio waves, e.g. secondary radar systems; Analogous systems wherein continuous-type signals are transmitted with exchange of information between interrogator and responder
    • HELECTRICITY
    • H04ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04WWIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS
    • H04W24/00Supervisory, monitoring or testing arrangements
    • HELECTRICITY
    • H04ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04WWIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS
    • H04W52/00Power management, e.g. TPC [Transmission Power Control], power saving or power classes
    • H04W52/02Power saving arrangements
    • H04W52/0209Power saving arrangements in terminal devices
    • H04W52/0225Power saving arrangements in terminal devices using monitoring of external events, e.g. the presence of a signal
    • H04W52/0245Power saving arrangements in terminal devices using monitoring of external events, e.g. the presence of a signal according to signal strength
    • YGENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y02TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE
    • Y02DCLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION TECHNOLOGIES IN INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES [ICT], I.E. INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES AIMING AT THE REDUCTION OF THEIR OWN ENERGY USE
    • Y02D30/00Reducing energy consumption in communication networks
    • Y02D30/70Reducing energy consumption in communication networks in wireless communication networks

Abstract

A vehicle locating unit with improved power management. A receiver receives a signal from a network of communication sources. A signal strength monitoring subsystem determines which of the communication sources are transmitting the strongest signals. A power management subsystem is responsive to the signal strength monitoring subsystem and is configured to alternatively enter sleep and wake-up modes, synchronize the wake-up mode to the communication source transmitting the strongest signal, and test the signal strength of at least one additional communication source according to a predefined sequence.

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1. A vehicle locating unit with improved power management, the vehicle locating unit comprising:

a receiver which receives a signal from a network of communication sources;

a signal strength monitoring subsystem for determining which of the communication sources are transmitting the strongest signals; and a power management subsystem responsive to the signal strength monitoring subsystem and configured to:

alternatively enter sleep and wake-up modes, synchronize the wake-up mode to the communication source transmitting the strongest signal, and test the signal strength of at least one additional communication source according to a predefined sequence.
2. The vehicle locating unit of claim 1 in which the power management subsystem is configured to:

test and store the identity of two communication sources with the two strongest signals, switch to synchronization with any communication source having a signal stronger than the strongest signal of the two stored communication sources, and store the identity of any communication source with a signal stronger than the signal of any previously stored communication source.
3. The vehicle locating unit of claim 1 in which there are n communication sources each transmitting a signal at a different time every n seconds.
4. The vehicle locating unit of claim 3 in which n is 8.
5. The vehicle locating unit of claim 1 in which the power management system is configured to include a start-up mode wherein all communication sources are tested.
6. The vehicle locating unit of claim 1 in which the power management subsystem is implemented in a microcontroller.
7. The vehicle locating unit of claim 1 in which the power management subsystem is configured to power down the receiver during the sleep mode and to power up the receiver during the wake-up mode.
8. The vehicle locating unit of claim 1 in which the signal strength monitoring subsystem includes a demodulation circuit.
9. The vehicle locating unit of claim 8 in which the demodulation circuit is a component of the receiver.
10. A method of checking messages from a network of communication sources, the method comprising:

initially testing the signal strength of a plurality of communication sources;

storing the identity of the communication sources with the two strongest signals;

alternatively entering a sleep mode and a wake-up mode, the wake-up mode synchronized to the communication source with the strongest signal;

testing the signal strength of one additional communication source;
switching synchronization to the additional communication source if said source presents a signal stronger than the signal of a stored communication source with the strongest signal; and replacing the identity of any stored communication source if an additional communication source tested in sequence presents a signal stronger than the signal of said stored communication source.
11. A system comprising:

a receiver which receives a signal from a network of communication sources;

a signal strength monitoring subsystem for determining which of the communication sources are transmitting the strongest signals; and a power management subsystem responsive to the signal strength monitoring subsystem and configured to:

alternatively enter sleep and wake-up modes, synchronize the wake-up mode to the communication source transmitting the strongest signal, and test the signal strength of at least one additional communication source to ensure the wake-up mode is synchronized to the communication source transmitting the strongest signal.
12. A vehicle locating unit with improved power management, the vehicle locating unit comprising:

a receiver which receives a signal from a network of communication sources;

a signal strength monitoring subsystem for determining which of the communication sources are transmitting the strongest signals; and a power management subsystem responsive to the signal strength monitoring subsystem and configured to:

test and store the identity of two communication sources with the two strongest signals, alternatively enter sleep and wake-up modes, the wake-up mode synchronized with the communication source transmitting the strongest signal, test the signal strength of at least one additional communication source according to a predefined sequence, switch to synchronization with any communication source having a signal stronger than the strongest signal of the two stored communication sources, and store the identity of any communication source with a signal stronger than the signal of any previously stored communication source.
13. A vehicle locating unit power management system comprising:
a memory; and a controller configured to:

alternatively output sleep and wake-up mode signals, store in said memory the identity of at least a first communication source presenting the strongest signal, test the signal strength of at least one different communication source during the wake-up mode, synchronize the wake-up mode to the communication source identified in said memory, and update the memory to store the identity of a different communication source presenting a signal stronger than the first communication source.
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