Wireless relay station for radio frequency-based tracking system
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IPC분류정보
국가/구분
United States(US) Patent
등록
국제특허분류(IPC7판)
H04W-004/02
H04W-024/08
H04W-064/00
H04W-084/04
H04W-088/02
H04W-088/08
출원번호
US-0961274
(2018-04-24)
등록번호
US-10257654
(2019-04-09)
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/ 주소
Hill, Edward L.
출원인 / 주소
Position Imaging, Inc.
대리인 / 주소
Schmeiser, Olsen & Watts LLP
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System and methods of tracking a position of a mobile device with an electromagnetic signal-transmitting antenna include receiving electromagnetic signals from the transmitting antenna of the mobile device by a plurality of receiver antennae of a base station and by one or more receiver antennae of
System and methods of tracking a position of a mobile device with an electromagnetic signal-transmitting antenna include receiving electromagnetic signals from the transmitting antenna of the mobile device by a plurality of receiver antennae of a base station and by one or more receiver antennae of a relay station. The relay station transmits to the base station timing information associated with the electromagnetic signals received by the one or more receiver antennae of the relay station. The base station computes a position of the transmitting antenna of the mobile device based on timing information computed from the electromagnetic signals received by the plurality of receiver antennae of the base station and on the timing information received from the relay station.
대표청구항▼
1. A method of tracking a position of a mobile device with an electromagnetic signal transmitting antenna, the method comprising: receiving, by one or more relay receiver antennae of a relay station and by a plurality of spatially separated base receiver antennae in communication with a base station
1. A method of tracking a position of a mobile device with an electromagnetic signal transmitting antenna, the method comprising: receiving, by one or more relay receiver antennae of a relay station and by a plurality of spatially separated base receiver antennae in communication with a base station, electromagnetic signals transmitted by the electromagnetic signal transmitting antenna of the mobile device;transmitting, by the relay station to the base station, first timing information associated with the electromagnetic signals received by the one or more relay receiver antennae of the relay station; anddetermining, by the base station, a physical position of the electromagnetic signal transmitting antenna of the mobile device based on second timing information acquired from the electromagnetic signals received by the plurality of spatially separated base receiver antennae in communication with the base station and on the first timing information transmitted from the relay station to the base station. 2. The method of claim 1, further comprising measuring, by the relay station, a phase difference from the electromagnetic signals transmitted by the electromagnetic signal transmitting antenna of the mobile device and received by two relay receiver antennae of the relay station, and wherein the first timing information transmitted by the relay station to the base station includes the measured phase difference. 3. The method of claim 1, further comprising measuring, by the relay station, time difference of arrival information from the electromagnetic signals transmitted by the electromagnetic signal transmitting antenna of the mobile device and received by two relay receiver antennae of the relay station, and wherein the first timing information transmitted by the relay station to the base station includes the measured time difference of arrival information. 4. The method of claim 1, wherein transmitting, by the relay station to the base station, the first timing information associated with the electromagnetic signals received by the one or more relay receiver antennae of the relay station includes retransmitting the received electromagnetic signals to the base station from multiple transmitting antennae of the relay station. 5. The method of claim 1, further comprising determining, by the base station, orientation of the mobile device based on the electromagnetic signals received by the plurality of spatially separated base receiver antennae in communication with the base station. 6. The method of claim 1, further comprising determining, by the base station, a physical location of each transmitting antenna of the relay station relative to the plurality of spatially separated base receiver antennae in communication with the base station. 7. The method of claim 6, wherein determining, by the base station, the physical location of each transmitting antenna of the relay station relative to the plurality of spatially separated base receiver antennae in communication with the base station includes receiving, by the base station, electromagnetic signals transmitted by each transmitting antenna of the relay station. 8. The method of claim 7, wherein each transmitting antenna of the relay station transmits the electromagnetic signals at a different frequency from each other transmitting antenna of the relay station. 9. The method of claim 6, further comprising determining a position of each of the one or more relay receiver antennae of the relay station with respect to each transmitting antenna of the relay station. 10. The method of claim 9, wherein determining the position of each of the one or more relay receiver antennae of the relay station with respect to each transmitting antenna of the relay station occurs at the relay station, and further comprising transmitting, by the relay station to the base station, the position of each of the one or more relay receiver antennae of the relay station. 11. The method of claim 10, wherein determining the position of each of the one or more relay receiver antennae of the relay station with respect to each transmitting antennae of the relay station includes determining each position using a global positioning system (GPS). 12. The method of claim 9, wherein determining the position of each of the one or more relay receiver antennae of the relay station with respect to each transmitting antenna of the relay station occurs at the base station. 13. The method of claim 1, wherein the transmission by the relay station to the base station of the first timing information associated with the electromagnetic signals received by the one or more relay receiver antennae of the relay station occurs over a wireless communication channel. 14. The method of claim 1, wherein the transmission by the relay station to the base station of the first timing information associated with the electromagnetic signals received by the one or more relay receiver antennae of the relay station occurs over a different frequency channel from a frequency channel over which the electromagnetic signals are transmitted by the electromagnetic signal transmitting antenna of the mobile device. 15. The method of claim 1, further comprising offsetting, by the base station, the first timing information received from the relay station by third timing information associated with a distance of the relay station from the base station. 16. The method of claim 1, wherein the transmission by the relay station to the base station of the first timing information associated with the electromagnetic signals received by the one or more relay receiver antennae of the relay station occurs over a wired communication link. 17. The method of claim 1, wherein the relay station is a first relay station and the mobile device operates as a second relay station, and further comprising: receiving, by one or more receiver antennae of the second relay station electromagnetic signals transmitted by an electromagnetic signal transmitting antenna of the first relay station; andtransmitting, by the second relay station to the base station, third timing information associated with the electromagnetic signals received by the one or more receiver antennae of the second relay station. 18. A relay station, comprising: two or more receiver antennae that receive first electromagnetic signals transmitted by a transmitting antenna of a mobile device; andtwo or more transmitter antennae transmitting timing information related to the first electromagnetic signals received by the two or more receiver antennae;a processor configured to operate in a first mode in which the processor directs the two or more transmitter antennae to each transmit a device signature at a different frequency from the other transmitter antennae, and to operate in a second mode in which the processor obtains the timing information from the first electromagnetic signals received by the two or more receiver antennae and directs the two or more transmitter antennae to transmit second electromagnetic signals carrying the timing information. 19. The relay station of claim 18, wherein the processor measures phase difference data based on the first electromagnetic signals received by the two or more receiver antenna, and wherein the timing information transmitted by the two or more transmitter antennae includes the phase difference data. 20. The relay station of claim 18, wherein the timing information transmitted by the two or more transmitter antennae includes time of arrival information associated with the first electromagnetic signals received by the two or more receiver antennae. 21. The relay station of claim 18, wherein each of the two or more transmitter antennae uses a different frequency from a frequency at which the first electromagnetic signals are received by the two or more receiver antennae.
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