SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SENSING DISTANCE AND/OR MOVEMENT
First Claim
1. A method comprising:
- transmitting, via a transmitter, a signal;
receiving, via a receiver, an echo based on the signal wherein the echo includes digital information that is decodeable;
determining, via a processor, a time of flight of the signal based on the digital information as decoded; and
performing, via the processor, an action based on the determined time of flight.
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Abstract
A method (e.g., a method for measuring a separation distance to a target object) includes transmitting an electromagnetic first transmitted signal from a transmitting antenna toward a target object that is a separated from the transmitting antenna by a separation distance. The first transmitted signal includes a first transmit pattern representative of a first sequence of digital bits. The method also includes receiving a first echo of the first transmitted signal that is reflected off the target object, converting the first echo into a first digitized echo signal, and comparing a first receive pattern representative of a second sequence of digital bits to the first digitized echo signal to determine a time of flight of the first transmitted signal and the echo.
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23 Claims
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1. A method comprising:
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transmitting, via a transmitter, a signal; receiving, via a receiver, an echo based on the signal wherein the echo includes digital information that is decodeable; determining, via a processor, a time of flight of the signal based on the digital information as decoded; and performing, via the processor, an action based on the determined time of flight. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A system comprising:
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a transmitter configured to transmit a signal; a receiver configured to receive an echo based on the signal wherein the echo includes digital information that is decodeable; a processor configured to determine a time of flight of the signal based on the digital information as decoded and perform an action based on the determined time of flight. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium comprising instructions which, when executed by a computer, cause the computer to carry out the steps of:
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transmitting, via a transmitter, a signal; receiving, via a receiver, an echo based on the signal wherein the echo includes digital information that is decodeable; determining, via a processor, a time of flight of the signal based on the digital information as decoded; and performing, via the processor, an action based on the determined time of flight.
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23. A method comprising:
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generating, via a processor, a signal including digital information that is decodeable; controlling, via the processor, a transmitter to transmit the signal; controlling, via the processor, a receiver to receive an echo, wherein the echo is based on the signal and wherein the echo includes the digital information that is decodeable; determining, via the processor, a time of flight of the signal based on the digital information as decoded; and performing, via the processor, an action based on the determined time of flight.
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