Method and system for determining a time delay between transmission and reception of an RF signal in a noisy RF environment using phase detection
First Claim
1. A method for determining a time delay between a transmission and a reception of an RF signal in a noisy environment, the method comprising:
- transmitting the RF signal;
shifting a phase of the RF signal after a first time period of the transmitting of the RF signal, starting at a known transition time;
receiving a received RF signal comprising a received phase shift corresponding to the shifting of the phase of the transmitted RF signal, the received phase shift occurring at a receive transition time equivalent to a sum of the time delay and the known transition time;
determining the receive transition time by detecting a time corresponding to the received phase shift; and
calculating the time delay using the receive transition time and the known transition time.
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Abstract
The present application describes a method and system for determining a time delay between a transmission and a reception of an RF signal in a noisy environment. The method comprises: transmitting the RF signal; shifting a phase of the RF signal after a first time period of the transmitting of the RF signal, starting at a known transition time; receiving a received RF signal comprising a received phase shift corresponding to the shifting of the phase of the transmitted RF signal, the received phase shift occurring at a receive transition time equivalent to a sum of the time delay and the known transition time; determining the receive transition time by detecting a time corresponding to the received phase shift; and calculating the time delay using the receive transition time and the known transition time.
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16 Claims
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1. A method for determining a time delay between a transmission and a reception of an RF signal in a noisy environment, the method comprising:
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transmitting the RF signal; shifting a phase of the RF signal after a first time period of the transmitting of the RF signal, starting at a known transition time; receiving a received RF signal comprising a received phase shift corresponding to the shifting of the phase of the transmitted RF signal, the received phase shift occurring at a receive transition time equivalent to a sum of the time delay and the known transition time; determining the receive transition time by detecting a time corresponding to the received phase shift; and calculating the time delay using the receive transition time and the known transition time. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A system for determining a time delay between a transmission and a reception of an RF signal in a noisy environment, the system comprising:
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a signal transmitting device for transmitting the RF signal and for shifting a phase of the RF signal after a first time period of transmitting the RF signal, starting at a known transition time; a signal receiving device for receiving a received RF signal comprising a received phase shift corresponding to the shifting of the phase of the transmitted RF signal, the received phase shift occurring at a receive transition time equivalent to a sum of the time delay and the known transition time; and a processing device coupled to the signal receiving device, the processing device comprising a memory encoded with processing instructions for allowing the processing device to;
determine the receive transition time by detecting a time corresponding to the received phase shift; and
calculate the time delay using the receive transition time and the known transition time. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. An apparatus for determining a time delay between a transmission and a reception of an RF signal in a noisy environment, the apparatus comprising:
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a processing device; a memory device accessible by the processing device; and an application coupled to the processing device, the application configured for; sending instructions to a transmitting device to start transmitting the RF signal; sending instructions to a signal phase shifting device to start shifting a phase of the RF signal after a first time period of transmission of the RF signal, starting at a known transition time; receiving from a receiving device, a received RF signal comprising a received phase shift corresponding to the shifting of the phase of the transmitted RF signal, the received phase shift occurring at a receive transition time equivalent to a sum of the time delay and the known transition time; determining the receive transition time by detecting a time corresponding to the received phase shift; and calculating the time delay using the receive transition time and the known transition time.
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