Radar integration with handheld electronic devices
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1. A system comprising:
- a handheld electronic device comprising;
a processor, a screen, and an image sensor;
a housing mountable on a back surface of said handheld electronic device;
a phased-array Frequency-Modulated Continuous-Wave (FMCW) radar coupled with the housing, the phased-array FMCW radar comprising;
(a) a receiver unit comprising a plurality of receiving antenna elements,(b) a transmitter unit comprising a plurality of transmitting antenna elements,(c) an integrated circuit (IC) module; and
an interface unit configured to operatively couple the IC module with the handheld electronic device,wherein said processor of the handheld electronic device is configured to;
display an image stream generated by said image sensor on said screen,receive a user selection of a desired beam direction of said phased-array FMCW radar,steer the beam of said phased-array FMCW radar in accordance with the user selection, by communicating with said IC module through said interface unit.
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Abstract
A device comprising: a housing mountable on a back surface of a handheld electronic device; a radar coupled with the housing, the radar comprising: (a) a receiver unit comprising at least one receiving antenna element; (b) a transmitter unit comprising at least one transmitting antenna element; an integrated circuit (IC) module; and an interface unit configured to operatively couple the radar with the handheld electronic device.
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1. A system comprising:
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a handheld electronic device comprising;
a processor, a screen, and an image sensor;a housing mountable on a back surface of said handheld electronic device; a phased-array Frequency-Modulated Continuous-Wave (FMCW) radar coupled with the housing, the phased-array FMCW radar comprising; (a) a receiver unit comprising a plurality of receiving antenna elements, (b) a transmitter unit comprising a plurality of transmitting antenna elements, (c) an integrated circuit (IC) module; and an interface unit configured to operatively couple the IC module with the handheld electronic device, wherein said processor of the handheld electronic device is configured to; display an image stream generated by said image sensor on said screen, receive a user selection of a desired beam direction of said phased-array FMCW radar, steer the beam of said phased-array FMCW radar in accordance with the user selection, by communicating with said IC module through said interface unit. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A handheld electronic device comprising:
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a phased-array Frequency-Modulated Continuous-Wave radar (FMCW), the phased-array FMCW comprising; a receiver unit comprising a plurality of receiving antenna elements, a transmitter unit comprising a plurality of transmitting antenna elements, and an integrated circuit (IC) module, a screen; an image sensor; and a processor configured to; cause said screen to display an image stream generated by said image sensor, receive a user selection of a desired beam direction of said phased-array FMCW radar, steer the beam of said phased-array FMCW radar in accordance with the user selection, by communicating with said IC module through an interface unit. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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