Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Method and apparatus for locating a mobile device within an indoor environment
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Application No.: US15171958Application Date: 2016-06-02
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Publication No.: US09766320B2Publication Date: 2017-09-19
- Inventor: Patrick Lazik , Niranjini Rajagopal , Oliver Shih , Anthony Rowe , Bruno Sinopoli
- Applicant: The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University
- Applicant Address: US PA Pittsburgh
- Assignee: CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY
- Current Assignee: CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY
- Current Assignee Address: US PA Pittsburgh
- Agency: Russell Ng PLLC
- Agent Antony P. Ng
- Main IPC: G01S5/02
- IPC: G01S5/02 ; H04W4/04 ; H04B11/00 ; G01S5/22 ; G01S5/26 ; G01S5/18 ; G01S11/16

Abstract:
A method for locating a mobile device is disclosed. Initially, a set of modulated ultrasound signals and a set of radio signals are separately broadcast from a group of transmitters. The ultrasound signals include at least one symbol configured for pulse compression. After the receipt of a demodulated ultrasound signal from a mobile device, wherein the demodulated ultrasound signal is derived from the modulated ultrasound signals, transmitter identifier and timing information are extracted from the demodulated ultrasound signal. Timing information include, for example, the arrival time of the demodulated ultrasound signal in relation to the start time of its transmission. After the locations of the transmitters have been ascertained from the transmitter identifier information, the location of the mobile device can be determined based on the timing information and the locations of the transmitters.
Public/Granted literature
- US20160356876A1 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR LOCATING A MOBILE DEVICE WITHIN AN INDOOR ENVIRONMENT Public/Granted day:2016-12-08
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