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METHOD FOR DETERMINING THE POSITION OF AN OBJECT AND SYSTEM EMPLOYING SAME

  • US 20180335502A1
  • Filed: 05/17/2018
  • Published: 11/22/2018
  • Est. Priority Date: 05/17/2017
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A positioning system comprising:

  • an initiator device configured for emitting a high-speed wireless signal;

    at least one reference device each configured for;

    receiving the high-speed wireless signal, andemitting a low-speed wireless signal after receiving the high-speed wireless signal;

    at least one target device, each of the at-least-one target device comprising one or more components for receiving the low-speed wireless signals; and

    at least one engine configured for determining the position of each of the at-least-one target device by;

    calculating the distance between the target device and each of the at-least-one reference device based on at least the times-of-arrival of the low-speed wireless signals, each time-of-arrival being the time that the corresponding low-speed wireless signal being received by the target device; and

    determining the position of the target device based on the calculated distances.

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