Wireless local area network receiver and associated method
First Claim
1. A wireless local area network comprising:
- a server;
a real time location system receiver including a radio frequency front-end circuit to receive wireless signals from mobile nodes of the wireless local area network;
a first processor configured to process the received signals and to obtain message data and signal metrics including time-of-arrival information;
a wireless local area network access point comprising a second processor and circuitry configured to;
provide connections to the wireless local area network for a plurality of wireless devices; and
send the message data and the signal metrics to the server; and
a switch coupled to the real time location receiver, the wireless local area network access point, and a plurality of antennas, the switch configured to select one of the real time location system receiver and the wireless local area network access point for a radio frequency transmission.
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Abstract
A wireless local area network (WLAN) includes a server and receiver, which includes a radio frequency (RF) front-end circuit that receives wireless signals from the mobile nodes within the WLAN and detects baseband signals. A signal waveform detector edge detects a signal waveform and generates a trigger signal indicative of the modulation type, data format and time-of-arrival (TOA) information of a desired signal to be captured. A baseband processor receives the trigger signal from the signal waveform detector and captures the desired signal. A system controller is connected to the baseband processor and configures the baseband processor for processing the desired signal and obtaining message data and signal metrics that are transferred to the system controller to be communicated outbound from the receiver as a client to the server.
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18 Claims
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1. A wireless local area network comprising:
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a server; a real time location system receiver including a radio frequency front-end circuit to receive wireless signals from mobile nodes of the wireless local area network; a first processor configured to process the received signals and to obtain message data and signal metrics including time-of-arrival information; a wireless local area network access point comprising a second processor and circuitry configured to; provide connections to the wireless local area network for a plurality of wireless devices; and send the message data and the signal metrics to the server; and a switch coupled to the real time location receiver, the wireless local area network access point, and a plurality of antennas, the switch configured to select one of the real time location system receiver and the wireless local area network access point for a radio frequency transmission. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. An apparatus in a wireless local area network, comprising:
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a real time location system receiver; a wireless local area network access point; and a switch coupled to the real time location system receiver, the wireless local area network access point, and a plurality of antennas, the switch configured to select one of the real time location system receiver and the wireless local area network access point for a radio frequency transmission; the real time location system receiver comprising; a radio frequency front-end circuit to receive wireless signals from mobile nodes within the wireless local area network; and a first processor configured to process the received signals and to obtain message data and signal metrics including time-of arrival in formation; the wireless local area network access point comprising a second processor and circuitry configured to; provide connections to the wireless local area network for a plurality of wireless devices; and send the message data and signal metrics to a server. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A method of communicating within a wireless local area network, the method comprising:
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receiving, at a real time location system receiver, wireless signals transmitted from mobile nodes within the wireless local area network; processing, by a processor of the real time location system receiver, the received signals to obtain message data and signal metrics, the message data and signal metrics including time-of-arrival information; and transmitting, by a wireless local area network access point, the message data and signal metrics to a server in the wireless local area network; wherein the real time location system receiver and wireless local area network access point are comprised in a same device, and the real time location system receiver and the wireless local area network access point are each coupled to a switch of the device, the switch configured to select one of the real time location system receiver and the wireless local area network access point for a radio frequency transmission. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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