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System and method for position determination in a building

US11846716B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateOct 3, 2019
Grant dateDec 19, 2023
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Expiry dateSep 4, 2040

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG01S5/02528
  • WIPO fieldMeasurement
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A system for determining a position of a user in a building includes a control device, a plurality of stationary radio signal transmission devices, a radio signal receiving device, and a signal processing device. The signal processing device determines primary channel impulse responses based on the radio signals received by the receiving device. The signal processing device also determines a secondary channel impulse response based on a secondary radio signal received by the receiving device from a mobile device of a user. The channel impulse responses are evaluated to determine degrees of similarity that indicate how similar a first primary channel impulse response and the secondary channel impulse response are to one another. For each degree of similarity, a distance of the mobile device from the transmission device corresponding to the degree of similarity is determined. A position of the mobile device is determined based on the distances.

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