MOBILE ELECTRONIC DEVICE EQUIPPED WITH RADAR
First Claim
1. In a mobile device, a method for obtaining information related to a target in a vicinity of the mobile device, the method comprising:
- generating at least one pulse;
transmitting the at least one pulse in a direction of the target;
providing an echo detection window in which to detect an echo pulse formed from the at least one pulse being incident upon the target;
receiving the echo pulse in the echo detection window; and
processing the received echo pulse for providing processed data.
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Abstract
The present invention is directed towards method and computer program product for obtaining additional information in relation to a target in the vicinity of a mobile electronic device as well as such a mobile electronic device. The device includes a radar unit for operation in a certain frequency range including a pulse generating unit, a transmitting and receiving antenna, an echo detecting unit, a timing unit for timing the generation and transmission of pulses and providing an echo detection window for the echo detecting unit to detect echoes of said pulses when being reflected by a target, and a signal processing unit configured to process received echo pulses.
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25 Claims
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1. In a mobile device, a method for obtaining information related to a target in a vicinity of the mobile device, the method comprising:
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generating at least one pulse; transmitting the at least one pulse in a direction of the target; providing an echo detection window in which to detect an echo pulse formed from the at least one pulse being incident upon the target; receiving the echo pulse in the echo detection window; and processing the received echo pulse for providing processed data. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A mobile device comprising:
a radar unit for operation in a predetermined frequency range, the radar unit including; a pulse generating unit, a transmitting and receiving antenna, an echo detecting unit, a timing unit configured to time generation of a pulse by the pulse generating unit and transmission of the pulse via the antenna, and provide an echo detection window for the echo detecting unit to detect an echo of the pulse when the pulse has been reflected by a target, and a signal processing unit configured to process the echo pulse received in the echo detection window to form first information related to the target. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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24. A mobile electronic device for obtaining information related to a target in a vicinity of the mobile electronic device, the mobile electronic device comprising:
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means for generating at least one pulse signal; means for transmitting the at least one pulse signal toward the target; means for providing an echo detection window in which to detect an echo of the at least one pulse signal, wherein the echo is created by the at least one pulse signal being incident upon the target, means for receiving the echo in the echo detection window; and means for processing said received echo to generate processed data related to the target.
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25. A computer program product for obtaining information related to a target in a vicinity of a mobile electronic device and comprising computer program code to cause the mobile electronic device to, when the code is loaded executed by the mobile electronic device:
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instruct generation of at least one radar signal; instruct transmission of the at least one radar signal, wherein the at least one radar signal is directed toward the target by positioning of the mobile electronic device; instruct provision of an echo detection window in which to detect an echo signal associated with the radar signal being incident upon the target; instruct processing of the received echo pulse for providing processed data; and instruct rendering of the processed data via the mobile electronic device.
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