APPARATUS FOR POSITION DETECTION USING MULTIPLE HCF TRANSMISSIONS
First Claim
1. An apparatus comprises:
- a transmitter section coupled to enter a transmitter loop, wherein the transmitter loop includes;
generating a plurality of high carrier frequency signals in accordance with a beamforming orientation of a plurality of beamforming orientations;
transmitting the plurality of high carrier frequency signals to produce a high carrier frequency beamformed signal;
when a desired number of high carrier frequency beamformed signals have been generated, exiting the transmitter loop; and
when the desired number of the high carrier frequency beamformed signals have not been generated, repeating the transmitter loop using another beamforming orientation of the plurality of beamforming orientations;
a receiver section coupled to;
receive echo signals of at least some of the desired number of high carrier frequency beamformed signals; and
determine properties of the echo signals; and
a processing module coupled to;
determine at least one of reflection, absorption, refraction, and pass through based on the properties;
distinguish an animate entity from an inanimate entity based on the at least one of the reflection, absorption, refraction, and pass through; and
determine position of the animate entity within a given physical area.
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Abstract
An apparatus a transmitter section, a receiver section, and a processing module. The transmitter section transmits a plurality of high carrier frequency beamformed signals in a loop manner until a desired number of signals has been transmitted. The receiver section receives the plurality of high carrier frequency beamformed signals and determines reception properties of the plurality of high carrier frequency beamformed signals. The processing module determines at least one of: reflection, absorption, refraction, and pass through based on the reception properties. The processing module then distinguishes an animate entity from an inanimate entity based on the at least one of the reflection, absorption, refraction, and pass through. The processing module then determines position of the animate entity within a given physical area.
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23 Claims
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1. An apparatus comprises:
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a transmitter section coupled to enter a transmitter loop, wherein the transmitter loop includes; generating a plurality of high carrier frequency signals in accordance with a beamforming orientation of a plurality of beamforming orientations; transmitting the plurality of high carrier frequency signals to produce a high carrier frequency beamformed signal; when a desired number of high carrier frequency beamformed signals have been generated, exiting the transmitter loop; and when the desired number of the high carrier frequency beamformed signals have not been generated, repeating the transmitter loop using another beamforming orientation of the plurality of beamforming orientations; a receiver section coupled to; receive echo signals of at least some of the desired number of high carrier frequency beamformed signals; and determine properties of the echo signals; and a processing module coupled to; determine at least one of reflection, absorption, refraction, and pass through based on the properties; distinguish an animate entity from an inanimate entity based on the at least one of the reflection, absorption, refraction, and pass through; and determine position of the animate entity within a given physical area. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. An apparatus comprises:
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a transmitter section coupled to enter a transmitter loop, wherein the transmitter loop includes; generating a high carrier frequency signal in accordance with a carrier frequency of a plurality of carrier frequencies; transmitting the high carrier frequency signal; when a desired number of high carrier frequency signals have been generated in accordance with the plurality of carrier frequencies, exiting the transmitter loop; and when the desired number of high carrier frequency signals have not been generated in accordance with the plurality of carrier frequencies, repeating the transmitter loop using another carrier frequency of the plurality of carrier frequencies; a receiver section coupled to; receive echo signals of at least some of the desired number of high carrier frequency signals; and determine properties of the echo signals; and a processing module coupled to; determine at least one of reflection, absorption, refraction, and pass through based on the properties; distinguish an animate entity from an inanimate entity based on the at least one of the reflection, absorption, refraction, and pass through; and determine position of the animate entity within a given physical area. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. An apparatus comprises:
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a transmitter section coupled to enter a transmitter loop, wherein the transmitter loop includes; generating a plurality of high carrier frequency signals in accordance with a polarization of a plurality of polarization; transmitting the plurality of high carrier frequency signals to produce a high carrier frequency polarized signal; when a desired number of high carrier frequency polarized signals have been generated in accordance with the plurality of polarizations, exiting the transmitter loop; and when the desired number of high carrier frequency polarized signals have not been generated in accordance with the plurality of polarizations, repeating the transmitter loop using another polarization of the plurality of polarization; a receiver section coupled to; receive echo signals of at least some of the desired number of high carrier frequency polarized signals; and determine properties of the echo signals; and a processing module coupled to; determine at least one of reflection, absorption, refraction, and pass through based on the properties; distinguish an animate entity from an inanimate entity based on the at least one of the reflection, absorption, refraction, and pass through; and determine position of the animate entity within a given physical area based on the at least one of the reflection, absorption, refraction, and pass through. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A video game system comprises:
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a transmitter section coupled to enter a transmitter loop, wherein the transmitter loop includes; generating a high carrier frequency signal in accordance with at least one of; a carrier frequency of a plurality of carrier frequencies; a beamforming orientation of a plurality of beamforming orientations; a polarization of a plurality of polarizations; a pulse signal pattern; and a frequency modulation pattern; transmitting the high carrier frequency signal; when a desired number of high carrier frequency signals have been generated, exiting the transmitter loop; and when the desired number of high carrier frequency signals have not been generated, repeating the generating and the transmitting of the high carrier frequency signal using one of; the carrier frequency of the plurality of carrier frequencies; the beamforming orientation of the plurality of beamforming orientations; the polarization of the plurality of polarizations; another carrier frequency of the plurality of carrier frequencies; another beamforming orientation of the plurality of beamforming orientations; another polarization of the plurality of polarizations; the pulse signal pattern; and the frequency modulation pattern; a receiver section coupled to; receive echo signals of at least some of the desired number of high carrier frequency signals; and determine properties of the echo signals; and a processing module coupled to; determine at least one of reflection, absorption, refraction, and pass through based on the properties; distinguish a video game player from an inanimate object based on the at least one of the reflection, absorption, refraction, and pass through; and determine position of the video game player within a given physical area based on the at least one of the reflection, absorption, refraction, and pass through. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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