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Using high-efficiency PHY frames for motion detection

US12019143B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateFeb 22, 2021
Grant dateJun 25, 2024
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Expiry dateSep 6, 2042

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04L2101/622
  • WIPO fieldDigital communication
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

In a general aspect, motion is detected in an environment using wireless signals. In one example, a downlink high-efficiency PHY (HE-PHY) frame is received. The downlink HE-PHY frame is transmitted by an access point device to wireless communication devices residing inside an environment. An uplink orthogonal frequency-division multiple access (UL-OFDMA) transmission is subsequently received in response to the downlink HE-PHY frame. The UL-OFDMA transmission is transmitted by the wireless communication devices to the access point device. The UL-OFDMA transmission includes uplink HE-PHY frames simultaneously transmitted on respective resource units by the respective wireless communication devices. A motion data set is generated based on channel responses computed from the uplink HE-PHY frames. Each channel response is computed from a respective one of the uplink HE-PHY frames. Motion within the environment is analyzed based on the motion data set.

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