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Object tracking using receivers

US10241192B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Filing dateApr 13, 2018
Grant dateMar 26, 2019
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Expiry dateApr 13, 2038

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG01S5/0284
  • WIPO fieldMeasurement
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

One embodiment provides a method, including: receiving, from at least one transmitter coupled to an object, a transmission signal, wherein the transmission signal is received at a subset of a plurality of receivers, wherein the plurality of receivers are connected together through a network and have a synchronized clock; identifying, for each of the subset of the plurality of receivers, a time of receipt of the transmission signal and marking the transmission signal with a timestamp corresponding to the time of receipt; determining, using the marked transmission signals, a relative position of the object relative to the receivers; and identifying a location of the object within an environment by correlating the determined relative position of the object to a map of the environment. Other aspects are described and claimed.

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