Dynamic Mimo Resource Allocation During a Single Communication

Abstract

A system and method is provided for dynamic allocation of Multiple Input Multiple Output (MIMO) communication resources during a single communication. Various aspects of the present invention may comprise communicating information using a first set of MIMO communication resources. While communicating the information, the system can determine, based on a monitored energy supply, to continue communicating the information using a second set of MIMO communication resources different from the first set. The communication continues using the second set of MIMO communication resources. Another aspect of the present invention may comprise determining to continue communicating the information using a second set of MIMO communication resources based on availability of communication resources of a second MIMO communication system receiving the communicated information.

1 . A communication method comprising:
 in a Multiple Input Multiple Output (MIMO) communication system:
 communicating information using a first set of MIMO communication resources; and 
 while communicating using the first set of MIMO communication resources:
 determining, based on a monitored energy supply, to continue communicating using a second set of MIMO communication resources, the second set different than the first set; and 
 continuing communicating the information using the second set of MIMO communication resources. 
 
   
     
     
         2 . The method of  claim 1 , where determining based on a monitored energy supply comprises:
 determining based on a monitored energy supply available to the MIMO communication system.   
     
     
         3 . The method of  claim 1 , where determining based on a monitored energy supply comprises:
 determining based on a monitored energy supply available to the MIMO communication system for communication.   
     
     
         4 . The method of  claim 1 , where determining based on a monitored energy supply comprises:
 determining based on a monitored energy supply available to the MIMO communication system for communicating the information.   
     
     
         5 . The method of  claim 1 , where determining whether to continue communicating using the second set of MIMO communication resources is further based on a location of the MIMO communication system. 
     
     
         6 . The method of  claim 1  where determining whether to continue communicating using the second set of MIMO communication resources is further based on a location of a communication system receiving the information. 
     
     
         7 . The method of  claim 1 , where determining whether to continue communicating using the second set of MIMO communication resources is further based on component availability of the MIMO communication system. 
     
     
         8 . A non-transitory computer readable medium storing processor executable instructions that, when executed by a processor, cause a Multiple Input Multiple Output (MIMO) communication system to:
 communicate information using a first set of MIMO communication resources; and   while communicating using the first set of MIMO communication resources:
 determine, based on a monitored energy supply, to continue communicating using a second set of MIMO communication resources, the second set different than the first set; and 
 continue communicating the information using the second set of MIMO communication resources. 
   
     
     
         9 . The non-transitory computer readable medium of  claim 8 , where the monitored energy supply comprises the energy available to the MIMO communication system. 
     
     
         10 . The non-transitory computer readable medium of  claim 8 , where the monitored energy supply comprises the energy available to the MIMO communication system for communication. 
     
     
         11 . The non-transitory computer readable medium of  claim 8 , where the monitored energy supply comprises the energy available to the MIMO communication system to communicate the unit of information. 
     
     
         12 . The non-transitory computer readable medium of  claim 8 , where the instructions, when executed, cause the MIMO communication system to determine whether to continue the communicating using a second set of MIMO communication resources further based on a location of the MIMO communication system. 
     
     
         13 . The non-transitory computer readable medium of  claim 8 , where the instructions, when executed, cause the MIMO communication system to determine whether to continue the communicating using a second set of MIMO communication resources further based on a location of a communication system receiving the unit of information. 
     
     
         14 . The non-transitory computer readable medium of  claim 8 , where the instructions, when executed, cause the MIMO communication system to determine whether to continue the communicating using a second set of MIMO communication resources further based on component availability of the MIMO communication system. 
     
     
         15 . A first Multiple Input Multiple Output (MIMO) communication system comprising:
 a processor;   a memory storing processor executable instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the first MIMO communication system to:
 communicate, to a second MIMO communication system, information using a first set of MIMO communication resources available in the first MIMO communication system; and 
 while communicating using the first set of MIMO communication resources:
 monitor available resources at the second MIMO communication system; 
 determine, based on the available communication resources at the second MIMO communication system, to continue communicating to the second MIMO system using a second set of MIMO communication resources available in the first MIMO system; and 
 continue communicating using the second set of MIMO communication resources. 
 
   
     
     
         16 . The first MIMO communication system of  claim 15 , where the available communication resources at the second MIMO communication system comprise available resources to receive the unit of information from the first MIMO communication system. 
     
     
         17 . The first MIMO communication system of  15 , further comprising instructions that, when executed, cause the first MIMO communication system to determine whether to continue the communicating using a second set of MIMO communication resources further based on a location of the first MIMO communication system. 
     
     
         18 . The first MIMO communication system of  15 , further comprising instructions that, when executed, cause the first MIMO communication system to determine whether to continue the communicating using a second set of MIMO communication resources further based on a location of the second MIMO communication system. 
     
     
         19 . The first MIMO communication system of  claim 15 , further comprising instructions that, when executed, cause the first MIMO communication system to determine whether to continue the communicating using a second set of MIMO communication resources further based on component availability of the first MIMO communication system 
     
     
         20 . The first MIMO communication system of  claim 15 , further comprising instructions that, when executed, cause the first MIMO communication system to determine whether to continue the communicating using a second set of MIMO communication resources further based on energy supply of the first MIMO communication system.