Method, apparatus, and computer program product for high accuracy location determination

US9702963B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-9702963-B2
Application numberUS-201213483851-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateMay 30, 2012
Priority dateMay 30, 2012
Publication dateJul 11, 2017
Grant dateJul 11, 2017

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Method, apparatus, and computer program product example embodiments provide short-range communication based location finding. According to an example embodiment of the invention, a method comprises receiving, by a first transceiver of an apparatus mounted on a moveable platform, from a remote device, one or more wireless packets including information packets containing angle of arrival information from the remote device, wherein the moveable platform is in motion relative to the remote device; determining in the apparatus, at least a first angle of arrival from the received angle of arrival information; and generating distance estimation data in the apparatus relative to the remote device, based on the determined first angle of arrival.

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What is claimed is: 1. A method for low power position detection between relatively moving objects, for wireless location determination, comprising: receiving, by a first transceiver of an apparatus having a first antenna array mounted on a moveable platform, from a remote device, one or more wireless Bluetooth Low Energy advertising packets modified to have an overall packet length with a first portion of the packet including a header and payload and a second portion of the packe…

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What does patent US9702963B2 cover?
Method, apparatus, and computer program product example embodiments provide short-range communication based location finding. According to an example embodiment of the invention, a method comprises receiving, by a first transceiver of an apparatus mounted on a moveable platform, from a remote device, one or more wireless packets including information packets containing angle of arrival informat…
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Kalliola Kimmo, Belloni Fabio, Kainulainen Antti, and 5 more
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification G01S13/825. Mapped technology areas include Physics.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Jul 11 2017 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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