Mobile electronic device equipped with radar
First Claim
1. In a portable electronic device, a method for obtaining information related to a target in a vicinity of the portable electronic device, the method comprising:
- generating, by the portable electronic device, at least one pulse;
transmitting, by the portable electronic device, the at least one pulse in a direction of the target;
providing, by the portable electronic device, a time period for echo detection in which to detect an echo pulse formed from the at least one pulse being incident upon the target;
receiving, by the portable electronic device, the echo pulse in the time period for echo detection; and
processing, by the portable electronic device, the received echo pulse for providing processed data.
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Abstract
The present invention is directed towards method, apparatus, and computer product for obtaining additional information in relation to a target in the vicinity of a mobile electronic device as well as such a mobile electronic device. The device includes a radar unit for operation in a certain frequency range including a pulse generating unit, a transmitting and receiving antenna, an echo detecting unit, a timing unit for timing the generation and transmission of pulses and providing an echo detection window for the echo detecting unit to detect echoes of said pulses when being reflected by a target, and a signal processing unit configured to process received echo pulses.
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23 Claims
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1. In a portable electronic device, a method for obtaining information related to a target in a vicinity of the portable electronic device, the method comprising:
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generating, by the portable electronic device, at least one pulse; transmitting, by the portable electronic device, the at least one pulse in a direction of the target; providing, by the portable electronic device, a time period for echo detection in which to detect an echo pulse formed from the at least one pulse being incident upon the target; receiving, by the portable electronic device, the echo pulse in the time period for echo detection; and processing, by the portable electronic device, the received echo pulse for providing processed data. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A portable electronic device comprising:
a radar unit for operation in a predetermined frequency range, the radar unit including; a pulse generating unit, a transmitting and receiving antenna, an echo detecting unit, a timing unit configured to time generation of a pulse by the pulse generating unit and transmission of the pulse via the antenna, and provide a time period for echo detection for the echo detecting unit to detect an echo of the pulse when the pulse has been reflected by a target, and a signal processing unit configured to process the echo pulse received in the time period for echo detection to form first information related to the target. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A portable electronic device for obtaining information related to a target in a vicinity of the portable electronic device, the portable electronic device comprising:
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means for generating at least one pulse signal; means for transmitting the at least one pulse signal toward the target; means for providing a time period for echo detection in which to detect an echo of the at least one pulse signal, wherein the echo is created by the at least one pulse signal being incident upon the target, means for receiving the time period for echo in the echo detection; and means for processing said received echo to generate processed data related to the target.
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23. A computer readable medium with computer readable program code for obtaining information related to a target in a vicinity of a portable electronic device, the program code comprising:
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instructions to generate at least one radar signal; instructions to transmit the at least one radar signal, wherein the at least one radar signal is directed toward the target by positioning of the portable electronic device; instructions to provide a time period for echo detection in which to detect an echo signal associated with the radar signal being incident upon the target; instructions to process the received echo pulse for providing processed data; and instructions to render the processed data via the portable electronic device.
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