Wearable display device and control method therefor

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11054919-B2
Application number	US-201816961410-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Nov 8, 2018
Priority date	Jan 12, 2018
Publication date	Jul 6, 2021
Grant date	Jul 6, 2021

Abstract

An apparatus of detecting a relative position may include first and second receivers configured to receive signals transmitted from a portable device; and a processor configured to determine a position where the portable device is located and a direction indicated by the portable device based on a strength of a first signal received by the first receiver and a strength of a second signal received by the second receiver. The processor may be configured to determine the position where the portable device is located based on a sum between the strength of the first signal and the strength of the second signal, and to determine the direction indicated by the portable device based on a difference between the strength of the first signal and the strength of the second signal.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. An apparatus of detecting a relative position comprising:
first and second receivers configured to receive signals transmitted from a portable device; and
a processor configured to determine a position where the portable device is located and a direction indicated by the portable device based on a strength of a first signal received by the first receiver and a strength of a second signal received by the second receiver,
wherein the processor is configured to
determine the position where the portable device is located based on a sum between the strength of the first signal and the strength of the second signal, and
determine the direction indicated by the portable device based on a difference between the strength of the first signal and the strength of the second signal.

2. The apparatus of detecting the relative position according to claim 1 , wherein the processor is configured to determine the strength of each of the first signal and the second signal using a maximum value of an envelope of each of the first signal and the second signal.

3. The apparatus of detecting the relative position according to claim 1 , wherein the processor is configured to determine the strength of each of the first signal and the second signal using the Goertzel algorithm.

4. The apparatus of detecting the relative position according to claim 1 , wherein the processor is configured to determine a distance between the apparatus of detecting the relative position and the portable device based on the sum between the strength of the first signal and the strength of the second signal and a distance between the first receiver and the second receiver.

5. The apparatus of detecting the relative position according to claim 4 , wherein the processor is configured to determine the direction indicated by the portable device based on the distance between the apparatus of detecting the relative position and the portable device and the difference between the strength of the first signal and the strength of the second signal.

6. The apparatus of detecting the relative position according to claim 5 , wherein the processor is configured to determine a relative position of the portable device with respect to the apparatus of detecting the relative position based on the distance between the apparatus of detecting the relative position and the portable device and the direction indicated by the portable device.

7. The apparatus of detecting the relative position according to claim 1 , wherein the processor is configured to determine the direction indicated by the portable device based on a pattern of a strength of the signal transmitted from the portable device and the strength of the signal received by the first and second receivers.

8. The apparatus of detecting the relative position according to claim 7 , wherein the strength of the signal transmitted from the portable device has a maximum strength in the direction indicated by the portable device, and
wherein the strength of the signal transmitted from the portable device decreases as it moves away from the direction indicated by the portable device.

9. A method of detecting a relative position comprising:
receiving signals transmitted from a portable device through first and second receivers;
determining a position where the portable device is located based on a sum between a strength of a first signal received by the first receiver and a strength of a second signal received by the second receiver; and
determining a direction indicated by the portable device based on a difference between the strength of the first signal and the strength of the second signal.

10. The method according to claim 9 , further comprising:
determining the strength of each of the first signal and the second signal using a maximum value of an envelope of each of the first signal and the second signal.

11. The method according to claim 9 , further comprising:
determining the strength of each of the first signal and the second signal using the Goertzel algorithm.

12. The method according to claim 9 , further comprising:
detecting a distance between an apparatus of detecting a relative position and the portable device based on the sum between the strength of the first signal and the strength of the second signal and a distance between the first receiver and the second receiver.

13. The method according to claim 12 , further comprising:
detecting the direction indicated by the portable device based on the distance between the apparatus of detecting the relative position and the portable device and the difference between the strength of the first signal and the strength of the second signal.

14. The method according to claim 13 , further comprising:
detecting a relative position of the portable device with respect to the apparatus of detecting the relative position based on the distance between the apparatus of detecting the relative position and the portable device and the direction indicated by the portable device.

15. The method according to claim 9 , further comprising:
detecting the direction indicated by the portable device based on a pattern of a strength of the signal transmitted from the portable device and the strength of the signal received by the first and second receivers,
wherein the strength of the signal transmitted from the portable device has a maximum strength in the direction indicated by the portable device, and
wherein the strength of the signal transmitted from the portable device decreases as it moves away from the direction indicated by the portable device.

Assignees

• Samsung Electronics Co Ltd

Inventors

• Lee Hyung Sun
• Kim Jea-Sung
• Kim Sang Ho

Classifications

• G06F3/038

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• G01S11/06

  using intensity measurements · CPC title

• G06F3/041

  Digitisers, e.g. for touch screens or touch pads, characterised by the transducing means · CPC title

• G06F3/03545

  Pens or stylus · CPC title

• G06F3/0346 Primary

  with detection of the device orientation or free movement in a three-dimensional [3D] space, e.g. 3D mice, 6-DOF [six degrees of freedom] pointers using gyroscopes, accelerometers or tilt-sensors · CPC title