Beacon localization for a client device in wireless environment applications
First Claim
1. A method of operating a transceiver system wirelessly communicatively coupled to a client power receiver, the transceiver system including an antenna array, a processor, and a memory, the transceiver system and the client power receiver positioned in an environment, said method comprising:
- receiving, from the client power receiver and at a plurality of elements of the antenna array, a signal, wherein each element of the plurality of elements is positioned relative to one another in a fixed geometry;
determining, by at least one of the processor and the antenna array, and based at least in part on the fixed geometry, a value of at least one waveform characteristic of the signal received at the each element;
computing, by the processor and based on the determined value of the at least one waveform characteristic, a transmission path of the signal from the client power receiver to the each element;
calculating, by the processor, an intersection point based on the computed transmission path of the signal from the client power receiver to the each element; and
assigning, by the processor and based on the intersection point, a location of the client power receiver in the environment.
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Abstract
A method of operating a transceiver system includes receiving, from a client power receiver, a signal at a plurality of antenna elements of an antenna array. The method also includes determining, by at least one of the antenna array and a processor of the transceiver system, and based at least in part on a fixed geometry of the plurality of antenna elements, a value of at least one waveform characteristic of the received signal. The method further includes computing, by the processor and based on the determined value of the at least one waveform characteristic, a transmission path of the signal from the client power receiver to each antenna element. The method also includes, assigning, by the processor and based on the computed transmission path, a location of the client power receiver in a wireless data transmission and power delivery environment.
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20 Claims
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1. A method of operating a transceiver system wirelessly communicatively coupled to a client power receiver, the transceiver system including an antenna array, a processor, and a memory, the transceiver system and the client power receiver positioned in an environment, said method comprising:
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receiving, from the client power receiver and at a plurality of elements of the antenna array, a signal, wherein each element of the plurality of elements is positioned relative to one another in a fixed geometry; determining, by at least one of the processor and the antenna array, and based at least in part on the fixed geometry, a value of at least one waveform characteristic of the signal received at the each element; computing, by the processor and based on the determined value of the at least one waveform characteristic, a transmission path of the signal from the client power receiver to the each element; calculating, by the processor, an intersection point based on the computed transmission path of the signal from the client power receiver to the each element; and assigning, by the processor and based on the intersection point, a location of the client power receiver in the environment. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A transceiver system positioned in an environment with a client power receiver, the transceiver system wirelessly communicatively coupled to the client power receiver, said transceiver system comprising:
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an antenna array including a plurality of elements, wherein each element of the plurality of elements is positioned relative to one another in a fixed geometry; a memory; and a processor coupled to the memory and coupled to the antenna array, the processor configured to; direct the each element to receive the signal from the client power receiver; determine, based at least in part on the fixed geometry, a value of at least one waveform characteristic of the signal received at the each element; compute, based on the determined value of the at least one waveform characteristic, a transmission path of the signal from the client power receiver to the each element; calculate an intersection point based on the computed transmission path of the signal from the client power receiver to the each element; and assign, based on the intersection point, a location of the client power receiver in the environment. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. One or more non-transitory computer-readable storage media having stored thereon processor-executable program instructions which, when executed by a processor of a transceiver system including an antenna array coupled to the processor, cause the processor to:
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direct each element of a plurality of elements of the antenna array to receive a signal from a client power receiver; determine, based at least in part on a fixed geometry at which the each element is positioned relative to one another in the antenna array, a value of at least one waveform characteristic of the signal received at the each element; compute, based on the determined value of the at least one waveform characteristic, a transmission path of the signal from the client power receiver to the each element; calculate, based on the computed transmission path of the signal from the client power receiver to the each element, an intersection point; and assign, based on the intersection point, a location of the client power receiver in an environment in which the transceiver system and the client power receiver are positioned.
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