Device and method for determining the position of a transmitter relative to a detection region

US11346915B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft zur förderung der angewandten Forschung e.V. · DE

Inventors

• Mario Schuehler · Effeltrich, DE
• Lars Weisgerber · Ebersbach-Neugersdorf, DE
• Johannes Arendt · Erlangen, DE
• Rainer Wansch · Geiselhöring, DE
• Heinrich Milosiu · Erlangen, DE
• Frank Oehler · Höchstadt an der Aisch, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Aug 10, 2018
• Grant date: May 31, 2022
• Expiry date: May 6, 2040

Classification

• Technology area (CPC H): Electricity
• CPC primary: H01Q1/2208
• WIPO field: Telecommunications
• WIPO sector: Electrical engineering

Abstract

What is disclosed is a device for determining a piece of information on a position of a transmitter, having an antenna device and a data processing device. The antenna device receives signals emanating from the transmitter and has a distinguished directional characteristic which relates to a set of spatially different receive sensitivities of the antenna device. The distinguished directional characteristic has a sensitivity minimum associated to a spatial detection region. The data processing device evaluates the signals received from the antenna device with the distinguished directional characteristic, as regards the position of the transmitter relative to the detection region. In addition, a corresponding method is disclosed.