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Angle of arrival and/or range estimation within a wireless communication device

  • US 20100302102A1
  • Filed: 05/25/2010
  • Published: 12/02/2010
  • Est. Priority Date: 05/26/2009
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. An apparatus, comprising:

  • a plurality of antennae for receiving a signal transmitted from at least one additional apparatus;

    a switching mechanism for dwelling on each of the plurality of antennae for a respective period of time and for generating a multi-antenna signal there from;

    a front-end circuitry, coupled to the switching mechanism, for generating a digital signal based on the multi-antenna signal; and

    a processing circuitry, coupled to the front-end circuitry, for processing the digital signal thereby generating at least one of an estimate of an angle of arrival corresponding to the signal transmitted from at least one additional apparatus and a range estimate corresponding to a distance between the apparatus and the at least one additional apparatus.

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