System and method for person or object position location utilizing impulse radio
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1. A system for controlling an ultra wideband (UWB) device, said system comprising:
- a non-UWB device comprising a sensor that generates a sensed signal, andan interface between said non-UWB device and said UWB device, said non-UWB device conveying control signals related to the sensed signal across said interface that are used to control said UWB device.
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Abstract
A System and Method for Person or Object Position Location Utilizing Impulse Radio, comprising a plurality of reference impulse radios; an object or person to be tracked having a mobile impulse radio associated therewith; an architecture with an associated positioning algorithm associated with said plurality of impulse radio reference radios and said mobile impulse radio; and display means for displaying the position of the person or object whose position is to be determined.
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20 Claims
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1. A system for controlling an ultra wideband (UWB) device, said system comprising:
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a non-UWB device comprising a sensor that generates a sensed signal, and an interface between said non-UWB device and said UWB device, said non-UWB device conveying control signals related to the sensed signal across said interface that are used to control said UWB device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method for controlling an ultra wideband (UWB) device, said method comprising the steps of:
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conveying control signals related to a sensed signal from a non-UWB device comprising a sensor that generates the sensed signal across an interface to said UWB device, and using said control signals to control said UWB device. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A system comprising:
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an ultra wideband (UWB) device operable to communicate in an UWB spectrum; a non-UWB device comprising a sensor that generates a sensed signal, and an interface between said non-UWB device and said UWB device, said non-UWB device operable to convey control signals related to the sensed signal across said interface that are used to control said UWB device, the control signals used for at least one of; activating said UWB device, synchronizing said UWB device with at least one other UWB device, controlling the duty cycle of said UWB device, or controlling the data rate of said UWB device.
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20. A system comprising:
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an ultra wideband (UWB) device operable to communicate in an UWB spectrum and provide position determination capability, a non-UWB device comprising a position determination device that generates a sensed signal, and an interface between said non-UWB device and said UWB device, said non-UWB device operable to convey control signals related to the sensed signal across said interface that are used to control said UWB device, the control signals comprising positional information used to augment the position determination capability of the UWB device.
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