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Communications systems and methods

US7457350B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateJul 19, 2004
Grant dateNov 25, 2008
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Expiry dateFeb 25, 2026

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04B1/71637
  • WIPO fieldTelecommunications
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Described herein are ultra wideband (UWB) receiver systems, and applications thereof. Such a UWB receiver includes a receiver front end and a correlator coupled to the receiver front end. The receiver front end is configured to receive a UWB signal having a plurality of multipath components. The correlator is configured to correlate the UWB signal with a reference signal. The UWB signal includes a plurality of pulses, wherein each pulse has a plurality of multipath components. The reference signal also includes a plurality of multipath components of the pulse. The correlator includes at least one correlator module configured to correlate a plurality of the multipath components of the pulse with the reference signal.

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