Device for round trip time measurements
First Claim
1. An apparatus for facilitating localization of a station (STA) in a short-range wireless network, the apparatus comprising:
- a radio frequency (RF) interface;
memory; and
a processing unit coupled to the RF interface and the memory and configured to;
receive, over the RF interface, from the STA, a request for measurement related communication;
recognize the request for measurement related communication; and
initiate transmission, to the STA, via the RF interface, of a response to the request, after a uniform delay is established;
wherein the uniform delay is implemented in each of a plurality of apparatuses within the short-range wireless network; and
wherein the response is for generating a round-trip time (RTT) for facilitating localization of the STA.
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Abstract
An appliance facilitates localization of a station (STA) in a network, for example, a short-range wireless network. An automatic response to a request for a measurement related communication is provided. The appliance can include a radio frequency (RF) interface and a media access control (MAC) section. The MAC section can receive the request and generate the automatic response immediately after a uniform period that is uniform among any such appliance within the network. The appliance performs only the generation of the automatic response, though the response can include additional information such as (x, y) coordinates of the appliance.
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1. An apparatus for facilitating localization of a station (STA) in a short-range wireless network, the apparatus comprising:
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a radio frequency (RF) interface; memory; and a processing unit coupled to the RF interface and the memory and configured to; receive, over the RF interface, from the STA, a request for measurement related communication; recognize the request for measurement related communication; and initiate transmission, to the STA, via the RF interface, of a response to the request, after a uniform delay is established; wherein the uniform delay is implemented in each of a plurality of apparatuses within the short-range wireless network; and wherein the response is for generating a round-trip time (RTT) for facilitating localization of the STA. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. An apparatus for facilitating localization of a station (STA) in a short-range wireless network, the apparatus comprising:
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means for receiving, from the STA, a request for measurement related communication; means for recognizing the request for measurement related communication; means for generating a response associated with the request, wherein the uniform delay is implemented in each of a plurality of dedicated network apparatuses within the short-range wireless network; and means for transmitting the response to the request for measurement related communication after a uniform delay, wherein the uniform delay is implemented in each of a plurality of dedicated network apparatuses within the short-range wireless network; wherein the response is for generating a round-trip time (RTT) for facilitating localization of the STA. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A method for facilitating localization in a short-range wireless network utilizing an apparatus, the method comprising:
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receiving, from a station (STA), a request for measurement related communication at the apparatus, wherein the apparatus is one of a plurality of apparatuses in the short-range wireless network; recognizing the request for measurement related communication at the apparatus; and transmitting, to the STA, a response to the request, from the apparatus, after a uniform processing delay; wherein the uniform processing delay is implemented in each of the plurality of apparatuses; and wherein the response is for generating a round-trip time (RTT) for facilitating localization. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23)
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24. A non-transitory computer-readable medium, for use with an apparatus, having instructions thereon for providing localization of a station (STA) in a short-range wireless network, the instructions being executable by a processing unit of the apparatus to perform operations, the instructions comprising:
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code to receive, from the STA, a request for measurement related communication; code to recognize the request for measurement related communication; and code to transmit, to the STA, a response to the request for the measurement related communication, after a uniform delay for processing of the request and the response; wherein the uniform delay is implemented in each of a plurality of apparatuses within the short-range wireless network; and wherein the response is for generating a round-trip time (RTT) for facilitating localization. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26, 27, 28)
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