METHOD OF AND APPARATUS FOR SYNCHRONIZATION
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Abstract
A method and apparatus of synchronizing pulsed wireless communication between a first transceiver and a second transceiver. It includes the steps of transmitting a pulse signal from a first transceiver to a second transceiver; transmitting a reflection signal from the second transceiver to the first transceiver if the transmitted pulse signal is received at the second transceiver within an active reception period of the second transceiver; and detecting the reflection pulse to determine synchronization between the first transceiver and the second transceiver. Embodiments of the invention also relate to an apparatus for carrying out the method. In one embodiment, the reflection signal is generated by a super-regenerative oscillator.
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24. A method for synchronizing communication between transceivers, comprising:
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transmitting a transmission pulse signal from a first transceiver to a second transceiver; transmitting a reflection signal from the second transceiver to the first transceiver in response to the transmission pulse signal if the transmission pulse signal is received at the second transceiver within an active reception timeslot of the second transceiver; and detecting the reflection signal with the first transceiver. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 46, 47)
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37. An apparatus for synchronizing communication between transceivers, comprising:
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a receiver configured to receive a pulse signal; a signal generator configured to generate a reflection signal in response to the received pulse signal if the received pulse signal is received within an active reception timeslot of the receiver; a transmitter configured for transmit the reflection signal to a co-operative transceiver. - View Dependent Claims (38, 39, 40, 41)
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42. An apparatus for synchronizing communication between transceivers, comprising:
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a transmitter configured to transmit a pulse signal; a receiver configured to receive a reflection signal transmitted by a co-operative transceiver in response to the pulse signal if the transmitted pulse signal was received within an active reception timeslot of the co-operative transceiver; and a detector configured to detect the reflection signal. - View Dependent Claims (43, 44, 45)
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