Two-way RF ranging system and method for local positioning

Details Two-way RF ranging system and method for local positioning Two-way RF ranging system and method for local positioning

2007-10-23

2007-10-23

Kim, Kevin (Department: 2611)

Pulse or digital communications

Synchronizers

Network synchronizing more than two stations

C375S358000, C455S456100

Reexamination Certificate

active

10614098

ABSTRACT:
A positioning system includes a plurality of devices configured to exchange RF signals with one another. A first device periodically receives a message from each other device during time slots assigned them. The received message includes information representing a time of arrival at the other device of a respective message transmitted by the first device. A time of arrival of the message from each of the other devices is determined by the first device. The first device periodically transmits messages to the other devices, each transmitted message including information representing the determined time of arrival for at least one of the other devices. A range from the first device to each of a plurality of the other devices is determined as function of the determined time of arrival of the message from the other device and the time of arrival information in the message from the other device.

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