Invention Grant
- Patent Title: High-accuracy and low-power tracking system for mobile devices
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Application No.: US14235783Application Date: 2012-08-01
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Publication No.: US09606223B2Publication Date: 2017-03-28
- Inventor: Farshid Aryanfar , Marko Aleksić , Kambiz Kaviani
- Applicant: Farshid Aryanfar , Marko Aleksić , Kambiz Kaviani
- Applicant Address: US OR Portland
- Assignee: Lattice Semiconductor Corporation
- Current Assignee: Lattice Semiconductor Corporation
- Current Assignee Address: US OR Portland
- Agency: Fenwick & West LLP
- International Application: PCT/US2012/049139 WO 20120801
- International Announcement: WO2013/019847 WO 20130207
- Main IPC: G01S5/02
- IPC: G01S5/02 ; G01S13/00 ; G01S7/35 ; G01S13/42 ; G01S13/75

Abstract:
An electronic device for wirelessly tracking the position of a second electronic device is disclosed. The electronic device includes transceiver circuitry having a beacon generator to generate a beacon at a particular frequency and direction. An antenna array transmits the beacon, and receives at least one reflected beacon from the second electronic device. The reflected beacon is received if a position of the second electronic device lies within a range of directions of the beacon. The transceiver circuitry further includes an injection-locked oscillator having an input coupled to the antenna array to receive reflected beacons, and to lock to the reflected beacon when the reflected beacon has a frequency value within locking range of the oscillator. Processing circuitry coupled to the transceiver circuitry tracks the position of the second device based on the lock condition of the oscillator.
Public/Granted literature
- US20140176365A1 HIGH-ACCURACY AND LOW-POWER TRACKING SYSTEM FOR MOBILE DEVICES Public/Granted day:2014-06-26
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