Location system for detecting position and orientation of movable units

    公开(公告)号:US12123963B2

    公开(公告)日:2024-10-22

    申请号:US17617538

    申请日:2020-06-26

    申请人: Be Spoon

    摘要: A location system includes transmission reception devices. A first transmission reception device is configured to operate as a stationary unit of the location system for localizing tag devices by exchanging ultra-wideband signals. The tag devices is localizable within a localizing space that extends along a high-resolution line associated with the first transmission reception device. The system also includes a movable unit and first and second tag devices that are positioned at the movable unit and are separated from each other by a tag separation distance. A control system is configured to perform an ultra-wideband signal analysis to determine the distance from a selected tag device to the first transmission reception device and to derive an orientation of the movable unit with respect to the high-resolution line from distances determined for the first tag device and the second tag device.

    Communication device and operating method

    公开(公告)号:US12113571B2

    公开(公告)日:2024-10-08

    申请号:US17929181

    申请日:2022-09-01

    申请人: NXP B.V.

    IPC分类号: H04B1/7163 H04B1/16

    摘要: In accordance with a first aspect of the present disclosure, a communication device is provided, comprising: a receiver circuit configured to receive a signal; a controller configured to control said receiver circuit, wherein said controller is configured to cause said receiver circuit to operate either in a complex receiver mode or in a real receiver mode; wherein the controller is configured to cause said receiver circuit to operate in the real receiver mode until the signal is successfully acquired. In accordance with a second aspect of the present disclosure, a corresponding method of operating a communication device is conceived.

    SINGLE VCO FREQUENCY SYNTHESIZER ARCHITECTURE FOR UWB APPLICATIONS

    公开(公告)号:US20240333269A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-10-03

    申请号:US18581462

    申请日:2024-02-20

    申请人: Qorvo US, Inc.

    发明人: Mohamed Bouhamame

    IPC分类号: H03K5/00 H04B1/7163

    CPC分类号: H03K5/00006 H04B1/71635

    摘要: The present disclosure relates to a frequency synthesizer capable of generating a full spectrum for ultra-wideband applications by utilizing a single voltage-controlled oscillator (VCO). The disclosed frequency synthesizer includes a phase-frequency detector (PFD), a charge pump (CP), a VCO, a feedback divider, and a divider bank. The PFD, the CP, the VCO, and the feedback divider are coupled in series in a closed loop, while the divider bank follows the VCO and is not included in the closed loop. Herein, the VCO has a tuning range less than 35%. The divider bank includes two or more divider branches parallel to each other, each of which is configured to provide a different division ratio. An oscillating spectrum of the VCO and division ratios of the two or more divider branches are selected such that the divider bank is capable of providing a continuous spectrum with at least a 64% frequency coverage.

    Control device and storage medium

    公开(公告)号:US12085655B2

    公开(公告)日:2024-09-10

    申请号:US17545365

    申请日:2021-12-08

    IPC分类号: G01S3/02 G01S3/46 H04B1/7163

    CPC分类号: G01S3/023 G01S3/46 H04B1/7163

    摘要: To provide a novel and improved control device and storage medium capable of performing control based on a positional relation with higher accuracy.
    A control device includes a control unit configured to perform control based on a presence area of a first communication device determined using a signal transmitted and received between the first communication device and at least one second communication device. The control unit performs control related to an operation of a controlled device in accordance with a second presence area when a first presence area determined based on a coordinate position of the first communication device on an arbitrary coordinate system associating the first communication device with the second communication device is inconsistent with the second presence area determined based on a distance between the first and second communication devices.

    Method for operating ultra wideband signal and electronic device

    公开(公告)号:US12074635B2

    公开(公告)日:2024-08-27

    申请号:US17885857

    申请日:2022-08-11

    摘要: An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a communication module configured to support ultra wideband (UWB) communication, and at least one processor operatively connected to the communication module, wherein the at least one processor is configured to control to transmit, to an external electronic device, a first packet including first information related to transmission of a second packet through the communication module in a slot corresponding to a transmission time of the first packet, to transmit, to the external electronic device, at least one or more second packets corresponding to the first information through the communication module in a slot corresponding to a transmission time of the second packet, wherein the first packet may be an STS packet configuration (SP) frame including a payload, and the at least one or more second packets for determining whether pointing may be an SP frame that does not include a frame payload.

    Ultra-wideband receiver module
    6.
    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US12052051B2

    公开(公告)日:2024-07-30

    申请号:US17820343

    申请日:2022-08-17

    申请人: NXP B.V.

    IPC分类号: H04B1/7163 G01S7/00

    CPC分类号: H04B1/71637 G01S7/003

    摘要: An ultra-wideband, UWB, receiver module (213) comprising: an antenna for wirelessly receiving UWB signalling from a UWB transmitter module (212) and a processor. The processor is configured to: determine a channel impulse response, CIR, (519) of the wirelessly received UWB signalling, wherein the CIR comprises a plurality of channel taps each having a tap-response-value; identify a predetermined feature (520) in the CIR and an associated channel tap; and based on the channel tap that is associated with the identified feature (520) in the CIR (519), synchronize the UWB receiver module (213) for reception of subsequent UWB signalling.

    Impulse generation method and impulse-radio transmitter

    公开(公告)号:US12021557B2

    公开(公告)日:2024-06-25

    申请号:US18160474

    申请日:2023-01-27

    IPC分类号: H04B1/7163 H04B1/7176

    CPC分类号: H04B1/7176

    摘要: A method of generating an impulse for impulse radio transmission signals and an impulse-radio ultra-wideband transmitter are provided. In one aspect, the method includes distributing input digital data according to time information data and amplitude information data along a first modulation path and a second modulation path, respectively. Pulse position modulation is performed based on the time information data along the first modulation path to define a timing position of the impulse. Pulse amplitude modulation is performed based on the amplitude information data along the second modulation path to define an envelope of the impulse. The input digital data can be distributed according to phase information data along a third modulation path, and phase shift keying modulation can be performed based on the phase information data along the third modulation path to define a phase of a carrier signal of the impulse.

    Electronic device and method for supporting positioning communication

    公开(公告)号:US11997564B2

    公开(公告)日:2024-05-28

    申请号:US18317638

    申请日:2023-05-15

    摘要: Example embodiments include an electronic device and a method for operating an electronic device. The electronic device includes an ultra-wide band (UWB) antenna including directional antennas disposed on a rear surface of the electronic device and at least one omnidirectional antenna. The electronic device further includes a communication circuit configured to transmit and/or receive radio frequency (RF) signals of a frequency band designated to be used for UWB communication, through the UWB antenna, with an external electronic device. The electronic device further includes a processor configured to calculate a first distance value and a second distance value, and to determine, based on a distance difference between the first distance value and the second distance value, whether the external electronic device exists within a field of view (FoV) indicating a specified angular range with respect to the direction to which the rear surface faces.

    Systems and methods for producing responses to interactions within an interactive environment

    公开(公告)号:US11995249B2

    公开(公告)日:2024-05-28

    申请号:US18127552

    申请日:2023-03-28

    摘要: An interactive system includes a portable device configured to be used in an interactive environment. The portable device includes an input mechanism that initiates delivery of a virtual projectile. The interactive system also includes a control system that includes one or more processors. The one or more processors receive data indicative of a location and an orientation of the portable device and receive additional data indicative of actuation of the input mechanism. In addition, the one or more processors determine a successful virtual interaction of an interactive physical element with the virtual projectile based on the location and the orientation of the portable device during the actuation of the input mechanism, and adjust an interactive virtual element displayed on a display screen in response to the successful virtual interaction of the interactive physical element.

    UWB LOCALIZATION DEVICE AND METHOD
    10.
    发明公开

    公开(公告)号:US20240098682A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-03-21

    申请号:US18527136

    申请日:2023-12-01

    发明人: Paul STUDERUS

    IPC分类号: H04W64/00 H04B1/7163

    CPC分类号: H04W64/00 H04B1/7163

    摘要: A UWB localization device comprising a UWB receiver with a first and second antenna device for receiving UWB signals from a UWB transmitter; a UWB shield arranged between the antenna devices; and a processing unit. The processing unit is configured to determine, by processing properties of the UWB signals, a first and a second time of arrival of UWB signals from a UWB transmitter at the first and second antenna devices; and to determine a location of the UWB transmitter based on the first and second time of arrival. The UWB shield is configured to cause a delay in the second time of arrival of UWB signals from the UWB transmitter received at the second antenna device. The first and the second antenna devices are arranged with opposing antenna sensitivity patterns.