Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Multi-beacon-based location system and method
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Application No.: US16060894Application Date: 2015-12-10
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Publication No.: US10701515B2Publication Date: 2020-06-30
- Inventor: Marco Bottazzi
- Applicant: DATALOGIC IP TECH S.r.I.
- Applicant Address: IT Bologna
- Assignee: DATALOGIC IP TECH S.r.l.
- Current Assignee: DATALOGIC IP TECH S.r.l.
- Current Assignee Address: IT Bologna
- Agency: Cozen O'Connor
- International Application: PCT/IT2015/000302 WO 20151210
- International Announcement: WO2017/098534 WO 20170615
- Main IPC: H04W4/02
- IPC: H04W4/02 ; H04W4/80 ; G01S1/08 ; G01S1/04 ; G01S11/06 ; H04B17/318 ; G01S5/02

Abstract:
Systems and methods for providing improved accuracy for beacon-based location systems. A location estimation system may include a multi-beacon system which includes two or more beacons positioned proximate each other. The beacons emit correlated beacon frames which are time and data correlated. A mobile device receives the beacon signals and processes them to estimate the distance between the mobile device and the multi-beacon system. The mobile device processes the signals based on a correlation function of the beacons signal strength trends, which indicates homogeneity and reliability of the acquired signals. When the correlation is high, the two or more RSSI signals are stable and may be used for the distance estimation. When the correlation is low, at least one of the signals is irregular. The mobile device compensates for the irregular signal, thus improving distance estimation accuracy.
Public/Granted literature
- US20180367948A1 MULTI-BEACON-BASED LOCATION SYSTEM AND METHOD Public/Granted day:2018-12-20
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