UWB receiver and a data transmission method and system
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1. An ultra-wideband signal receiver comprising:
- a first set of sampling cells comprising a first plurality of sampling elements configured to sample a waveform of a received signal;
a second set of sampling cells comprising a second plurality of sampling elements configured to sample a delayed waveform of the received signal; and
a correlator operatively coupled to the first set of sampling cells and to the second set of sampling cells, wherein the correlator is configured to generate an output signal based at least in part on a correlation between the waveform and the delayed waveform.
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Abstract
The present invention relates to an ultra-wideband signal receiver comprising:
- at least a first set of sampling cells for sampling the waveform of a received signal;
- at least a second set of sampling cells for sampling the waveform of the received signal, with a predefined delay δ; and
- at least one correlator for delivering information depending on the correlation between the waveforms thus sampled.
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42 Claims
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1. An ultra-wideband signal receiver comprising:
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a first set of sampling cells comprising a first plurality of sampling elements configured to sample a waveform of a received signal; a second set of sampling cells comprising a second plurality of sampling elements configured to sample a delayed waveform of the received signal; and a correlator operatively coupled to the first set of sampling cells and to the second set of sampling cells, wherein the correlator is configured to generate an output signal based at least in part on a correlation between the waveform and the delayed waveform. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. A method comprising:
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sampling a waveform of a received signal with a first set of sampling cells comprising a first plurality of sampling elements of a receiving device; sampling a delayed waveform of the received signal with a second set of sampling cells comprising a second plurality of sampling elements of the receiving device, wherein the delayed waveform is delayed by a predefined δ
; andgenerating an output signal based at least in part on a correlation between the waveform and the delayed waveform. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34)
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35. A system comprising:
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a transmitting device comprising; a circuit configured to generate a signal; and a transmitter configured to transmit the signal to a receiving device; and the receiving device comprising; a first set of sampling cells comprising a first plurality of sampling elements configured to sample a waveform of the signal; a second set of sampling cells comprising a first plurality of sampling elements configured to sample a delayed waveform of the signal; and a correlator operatively coupled to the first set of sampling cells and to the second set of sampling cells, wherein the correlator is configured to generate an output signal based at least in part on a correlation between the waveform and the delayed waveform. - View Dependent Claims (36, 37, 38, 39)
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40. An ultra-wideband signal receiver comprising:
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a first set of sampling cells comprising a first plurality of sampling elements configured to sample a waveform of a received signal when an acquisition signal is received; a second set of sampling cells comprising a second plurality of sampling elements configured to sample the waveform of the received signal when a delayed acquisition signal is received; a correlator operatively coupled to the first set of sampling cells and to the second set of sampling cells, wherein the correlator is configured to generate an output signal based at least in part on a correlation between a first output of the first set of sampling cells and a second output of the second set of sampling cells.
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41. A method comprising:
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sampling a waveform of a received signal when an acquisition signal is received with a first set of sampling cells comprising a first plurality of sampling elements of a receiving device; sampling the waveform of the received signal when a delayed acquisition signal is received with a second set of sampling cells comprising a second plurality of sampling elements of the receiving device; and generating an output signal based at least in part on a correlation between a first output of the first set of sampling cells and a second output of the second set of sampling cells.
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42. A system comprising:
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a transmitting device comprising; a circuit configured to generate a signal; and a transmitter configured to transmit the signal to a receiving device; and the receiving device comprising; a first set of sampling cells comprising a first plurality of sampling elements configured to sample a waveform of the signal when an acquisition signal is received; a second set of sampling cells comprising a first plurality of sampling elements configured to sample the waveform of the signal when a delayed acquisition signal is received; and a correlator operatively coupled to the first set of sampling cells and to the second set of sampling cells, wherein the correlator is configured to generate an output signal based at least in part on a correlation between a first output of the first set of sampling cells and a second output of the second set of sampling cells.
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