Augmented reality channel sounding system

Abstract

Methods, computer-readable media, and apparatuses for presenting a visualization of at least one wireless channel parameter as an overlay on top of an image of an environment are described. For example, a processing system including at least one processor may obtain at least a first wireless channel parameter of at least a first location, generate a first visualization of the at least the first wireless channel parameter, where the first visualization indicates at least one of: a magnitude of the at least the first wireless channel parameter or a direction of the at least the first wireless channel parameter, and present the first visualization of the at least the first wireless channel parameter as an overlay on top of a first image of an environment associated with the first location via a display device.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A method comprising:
 obtaining, by a processing system including at least one processor, at least a first wireless channel parameter of at least a first location;   generating, by the processing system, a first visualization of the at least the first wireless channel parameter, wherein the first visualization indicates at least one of: a magnitude of the at least the first wireless channel parameter or a direction of the at least the first wireless channel parameter; and   presenting, by the processing system, the first visualization of the at least the first wireless channel parameter as an overlay on top of a first image of an environment associated with the first location via a display device.   
     
     
         2 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the display device comprises a virtual reality device. 
     
     
         3 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the display device comprises an augmented reality device. 
     
     
         4 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the display device is present at the first location at a time of the presenting the first visualization. 
     
     
         5 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein a magnitude and a direction for the first wireless channel parameter are indicated in the first visualization by a linear segment aligned in the direction and a thickness of the linear segment corresponding to the magnitude. 
     
     
         6 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein a magnitude and a direction for the first wireless channel parameter are indicated in the first visualization by a linear segment aligned in the direction and a length of the linear segment corresponding to the magnitude. 
     
     
         7 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein a magnitude and a direction for the first wireless channel parameter are indicated in the first visualization by a linear segment aligned in the direction and a color of the linear segment corresponding to the magnitude according to a designated color scale. 
     
     
         8 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the first visualization comprises an indication of an estimation of a wireless channel parameter based upon an interpolation between the at least the first wireless channel parameter and at least a second wireless channel parameter of a second location. 
     
     
         9 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the first visualization comprises a vector field that includes at least a first vector that indicates the direction of the at least the first wireless channel parameter. 
     
     
         10 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the at least the first location comprises a plurality of locations, wherein the plurality of locations includes a second location, wherein the at least the first wireless channel parameter comprises a plurality of wireless channel parameters, wherein the plurality of wireless channel parameters includes at least a second wireless channel parameter of the second location, the method further comprising:
 generating a second visualization of the at least the second wireless channel parameter, wherein the second visualization indicates at least one of a magnitude of the at least the second wireless channel parameter or a direction of the at least the second wireless channel parameter; and   presenting the second visualization of the at least the second wireless channel parameter as an overlay on top of a second image of the environment associated with the second location via the display device.   
     
     
         11 . The method of  claim 10 , wherein the generating the second visualization and the presenting the second visualization are performed in response to a movement of the display device from the first location to the second location. 
     
     
         12 . The method of  claim 10 , wherein the generating the second visualization and the presenting the second visualization are performed in response to an input indicating a movement of a field of view of the display device from the first location to the second location. 
     
     
         13 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the processing system comprises the display device. 
     
     
         14 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the processing system comprises a channel sounding receiver, and wherein the obtaining the at least the first wireless channel parameter of the at least the first location comprises:
 obtaining at least a first channel sounding waveform from a channel sounding transmitter; and   calculating the at least the first wireless channel parameter in accordance with the at least the first channel sounding waveform.   
     
     
         15 . A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing instructions which, when executed by a processing system including at least one processor, cause the processing system to perform operations, the operations comprising:
 obtaining at least a first wireless channel parameter of at least a first location;   generating a first visualization of the at least the first wireless channel parameter, wherein the first visualization indicates at least one of: a magnitude of the at least the first wireless channel parameter or a direction of the at least the first wireless channel parameter; and   presenting the first visualization of the at least the first wireless channel parameter as an overlay on top of a first image of an environment associated with the first location via a display device.   
     
     
         16 . The non-transitory computer-readable medium of  claim 15 , wherein the first visualization comprises a vector field that includes at least a first vector that indicates the direction of the at least the first wireless channel parameter. 
     
     
         17 . The non-transitory computer-readable medium of  claim 15 , wherein the at least the first location comprises a plurality of locations, wherein the plurality of locations includes a second location, wherein the at least the first wireless channel parameter comprises a plurality of wireless channel parameters, wherein the plurality of wireless channel parameters includes at least a second wireless channel parameter of the second location, the operations further comprising:
 generating a second visualization of the at least the second wireless channel parameter, wherein the second visualization indicates at least one of a magnitude of the at least the second wireless channel parameter or a direction of the at least the second wireless channel parameter; and   presenting the second visualization of the at least the second wireless channel parameter as an overlay on top of a second image of the environment associated with the second location via the display device.   
     
     
         18 . The non-transitory computer-readable medium of  claim 17 , wherein the generating the second visualization and the presenting the second visualization are performed in response to a movement of the display device from the first location to the second location. 
     
     
         19 . The non-transitory computer-readable medium of  claim 17 , wherein the generating the second visualization and the presenting the second visualization are performed in response to an input indicating a movement of a field of view of the display device from the first location to the second location. 
     
     
         20 . An apparatus comprising:
 a processing system including at least one processor; and   a computer-readable medium storing instructions which, when executed by the processing system, cause the processing system to perform operations, the operations comprising:
 obtaining at least a first wireless channel parameter of at least a first location; 
 generating a first visualization of the at least the first wireless channel parameter, wherein the first visualization indicates at least one of: a magnitude of the at least the first wireless channel parameter or a direction of the at least the first wireless channel parameter; and 
 presenting the first visualization of the at least the first wireless channel parameter as an overlay on top of a first image of an environment associated with the first location via a display device.