Distance measurement for wireless building automation devices

Details Distance measurement for wireless building automation devices Distance measurement for wireless building automation devices

2008-05-27

2008-05-27

Lobo, Ian J (Department: 3662)

Communications, electrical: acoustic wave systems and devices

Distance or direction finding

With electromagnetic wave

C700S275000

Reexamination Certificate

active

07379390

ABSTRACT:
In a building environment, a distance associated with a building automation device is determined as a function of an inserted time delay between a wireless transmission of a signal and wireless reception of another signal. For example, a two-way communication is provided with a time delay inserted before responding to a received transmission. By using two-way transmissions, the building automation devices may be free of clock synchronization. Acoustic signals may be used in a building environment to determine a distance. The building automation device may also use radio frequency information for communicating with other devices. Communication between devices allows a controller to coordinate the determination of distances associated with different devices within a network, such as through transmission of a test signal and assigning distance measurement operations to devices that receive the test signal with sufficient strength or other characteristics.

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