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Methods and apparatuses for distance measurement

US12072407B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

SONY GROUP CORPORATION · JP

Inventors

Dimitri Torfs · Winksele, BE
Hugo EMBRECHTS · Stuttgart, DE
Gonzalo BAILADOR DEL POZO · Stuttgart, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Jul 31, 2019
Grant date	Aug 27, 2024
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jan 13, 2041

Classification

Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
CPC primaryH04J3/0638
WIPO fieldMeasurement
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

The present disclosure relates to a distance measurement system The system comprises a transmitter device and a receiver device. The transmitter device and the receiver device are clock-synchronized to each other. The transmitter device is configured to emit an ultrasonic signal at one or more predefined transmit times known to the transmitter and the receiver device. The receiver device is configured to receive the ultrasonic signal and to estimate a distance between the transmitter device and the receiver device based on the received ultra-sonic signal and the one or more predefined transmit times.

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