Localization of a Wireless User Equipment (UE) Device Based on Single Beep per Channel Signatures
First Claim
1. A method operating at a wireless user equipment (UE) device, said method comprising:
- capturing a plurality of audio signatures simultaneously transmitted from a head unit and received via an audio transmission system having a plurality of speaker channels, wherein each of said plurality of audio signatures comprises a single beep per speaker channel that is separately detectable in an out-of-hearing band of a captured signal; and
processing said plurality of audio signatures for determining said wireless UE device'"'"'s location relative to a spatial configuration.
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Abstract
A scheme for localizing a wireless user equipment (UE) device'"'"'s relative position with respect to a spatial configuration based on audio signatures received via a multi-channel audio system, e.g., an audio system of a vehicle or home entertainment system. The wireless UE device is configured to capture the audio signatures from a head unit that are placed in an out-of-hearing band, wherein the audio signatures comprise a single beep per channel that is separately detectable and are simultaneously transmitted by the head unit to the speaker channels. The wireless UE device includes a persistent memory module having program instructions for processing the captured signal including the out-of-band signatures in order to compute time delays. A localization module is configured to estimate the wireless UE device'"'"'s relative position based on the time delays associated with respective speaker channels.
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22 Claims
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1. A method operating at a wireless user equipment (UE) device, said method comprising:
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capturing a plurality of audio signatures simultaneously transmitted from a head unit and received via an audio transmission system having a plurality of speaker channels, wherein each of said plurality of audio signatures comprises a single beep per speaker channel that is separately detectable in an out-of-hearing band of a captured signal; and processing said plurality of audio signatures for determining said wireless UE device'"'"'s location relative to a spatial configuration. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A wireless user equipment (UE) device comprising:
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a processor configured to control one or more subsystems of said wireless UE device; a microphone; and a persistent memory module having program instructions which, when executed by said processor, perform;
facilitating capture of a plurality of audio signatures by said microphone as a captured signal, wherein said plurality of audio signatures are simultaneously transmitted from a head unit and received via an audio transmission system having a plurality of speaker channels, further wherein each of said plurality of audio signatures comprises a single beep per speaker channel that is separately detectable in an out-of-hearing band of said captured signal; and
processing said plurality of audio signatures for determining said wireless UE device'"'"'s location relative to a spatial configuration. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A head unit comprising:
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a processor configured to control one or more subsystems of said head unit; a plurality of audio signature sources for providing audio signatures in an out-of-hearing band, wherein each of said plurality of audio signatures comprises a single beep per speaker channel and correspond to a plurality of speaker channels; and an audio output component for facilitating simultaneous transmission of said out-of-hearing band audio signatures via said plurality of speaker channels. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A non-transitory computer-accessible medium having a sequence of instructions executable by a processing entity of a head unit, said non-transitory computer-accessible medium comprising:
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a code portion for facilitating generation of a plurality of audio signatures corresponding to a plurality of speaker channels associated with said head unit, wherein each of said plurality of audio signatures comprises a single beep per speaker channel placed within an out-of-hearing band; and a code portion for facilitating simultaneous transmission of said out-of-hearing band audio signatures via said plurality of speaker channels. - View Dependent Claims (22)
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