Acoustic position tracking system
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1. An acoustic tracking system, comprising:
- a mobile device including a plurality of receivers that receives an acoustic signal from each of at least three transmitters disposed in a fixed, non-planar relationship with respect to each other, wherein the at least three transmitters are coupled to a transmitting device;
a processing component that determines, based on the acoustic signals received at the plurality of receivers, a position of the transmitting device in a multidimensional space; and
an application controller that affects operation of an application based on a determined position of one or more transmitters of the at least three transmitters.
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Abstract
An acoustic tracking system is provided that includes a mobile device including a plurality of receivers that receives an acoustic signal from each of three transmitters disposed in a fixed, non-planar relationship with respect to each other, where the three transmitters are coupled to a transmitting device. The system also includes a processing component that determines based on the acoustic signals received at the plurality of receivers a position of the transmitting device in a multidimensional space. The system also includes an application controller that affects operation of an application based on a determined position of one or more transmitters of the three transmitters.
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34 Claims
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1. An acoustic tracking system, comprising:
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a mobile device including a plurality of receivers that receives an acoustic signal from each of at least three transmitters disposed in a fixed, non-planar relationship with respect to each other, wherein the at least three transmitters are coupled to a transmitting device; a processing component that determines, based on the acoustic signals received at the plurality of receivers, a position of the transmitting device in a multidimensional space; and an application controller that affects operation of an application based on a determined position of one or more transmitters of the at least three transmitters. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A method of determining a position of a transmitter, comprising:
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receiving, at a plurality of receivers, an acoustic signal from each of at least three transmitters disposed in a fixed, non-planar relationship with respect to each other, the at least three transmitters being coupled to a transmitting device; determining, based on the acoustic signals received at the plurality of receivers, a position of the transmitting device in a multidimensional space; and affecting operation of an application based on a determined position of one or more transmitters of the at least three transmitters. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32)
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33. A non-transitory computer-readable medium having stored thereon computer-executable instructions for performing operations, comprising:
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receiving, at a plurality of receivers, an acoustic signal from each of at least three transmitters disposed in a fixed, non-planar relationship with respect to each other, the at least three transmitters being coupled to a transmitting device; determining, based on the acoustic signals received at the plurality of receivers, a position of the transmitting device in a multidimensional space; and affecting operation of an application based on a determined position of one or more transmitters of the at least three transmitters.
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34. An apparatus for executing multiple instructions in one or more slots, comprising:
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means for receiving, at a plurality of receivers, an acoustic signal from each of at least three transmitters disposed in a fixed, non-planar relationship with respect to each other, the at least three transmitters being coupled to a transmitting device; means for receiving determining, based on the acoustic signals received at the plurality of receivers, a position of the transmitting device in a multidimensional space; and means for receiving affecting operation of an application based on a determined position of one or more transmitters of the at least three transmitters.
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