COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS MANAGEMENT USING MM-WAVE BASED MOTION SENSING
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1. A transceiver unit comprising:
- a transmitter to transmit millimeter wave radio frequency signals to a remote transceiver unit, the remote transceiver unit having a remote transceiver transmitter, a remote transceiver transmitter antenna, a remote transceiver receiver, and a remote transceiver receiver antenna;
a transmitter antenna coupled to the transmitter;
a receiver to receive millimeter wave radio frequency signals from the remote transceiver unit;
a receiver antenna coupled to the receiver to receive millimeter wave radio frequency signals transmitted by the remote transceiver unit, a strength of the power of the signals received by the receiver antenna being inversely related to a distance between the receiver antenna and the remote transceiver transmitter antenna and being dependent on an orientation of the remote transceiver transmitter antenna in relation to an orientation of the receiver antenna; and
a control circuit coupled to the transmitter and the receiver to selectively control the transmission of signals by the transmitter and to characterize signals received by the receiver, the control circuit initiating an action when a time-varying signal having a pre-defined waveform is received by the receiver.
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Abstract
Two or more transceiver units can interact with each other via millimeter wave radio frequency signals. One of the transceiver units can detect time-varying signals having specific waveforms in order to initiate an action such as establishment of a communication link, powering a piece of equipment and the like. The time-varying signal can be generated by a user moving one of the transceiver units and/or by passing an non-transmissive obstruction in between the transceiver units. Related apparatus, systems, and methods are also disclosed.
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22 Claims
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1. A transceiver unit comprising:
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a transmitter to transmit millimeter wave radio frequency signals to a remote transceiver unit, the remote transceiver unit having a remote transceiver transmitter, a remote transceiver transmitter antenna, a remote transceiver receiver, and a remote transceiver receiver antenna; a transmitter antenna coupled to the transmitter; a receiver to receive millimeter wave radio frequency signals from the remote transceiver unit; a receiver antenna coupled to the receiver to receive millimeter wave radio frequency signals transmitted by the remote transceiver unit, a strength of the power of the signals received by the receiver antenna being inversely related to a distance between the receiver antenna and the remote transceiver transmitter antenna and being dependent on an orientation of the remote transceiver transmitter antenna in relation to an orientation of the receiver antenna; and a control circuit coupled to the transmitter and the receiver to selectively control the transmission of signals by the transmitter and to characterize signals received by the receiver, the control circuit initiating an action when a time-varying signal having a pre-defined waveform is received by the receiver. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A system comprising:
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a primary transceiver unit; and a plurality of remote transceiver units, each remote transceiver unit having a remote transceiver transmitter, a remote transceiver transmitter antenna, a remote transceiver receiver, and a remote transceiver receiver antenna; the primary transceiver unit comprising; a transmitter to transmit millimeter wave radio frequency signals to the remote transceiver units; a transmitter antenna coupled to the transmitter; a receiver to receive millimeter wave radio frequency signals from the remote transceiver units; a receiver antenna coupled to the receiver to receive millimeter wave radio frequency signals transmitted by the remote transceiver units, a strength of the power of the signals received by the receiver antenna being inversely related to a distance between the receiver antenna and the corresponding remote transceiver transmitter antenna and being dependent on an orientation of the corresponding remote transceiver transmitter antenna in relation to an orientation of the receiver antenna; a control circuit coupled to the transmitter and the receiver to selectively control the transmission of signals by the transmitter and to characterize signals received by the receiver, the control circuit initiating an action associated with the corresponding remote transceiver unit when a time-varying signal having a pre-defined waveform is received by the receiver.
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