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Scalable ultra-wide band communication system

US7474705B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateAug 18, 2003
Grant dateJan 6, 2009
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Expiry dateNov 13, 2024

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04L1/004
  • WIPO fieldTelecommunications
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

The present invention provides multi-band ultra-wide band (UWB) communication methods and systems capable of adaptively and scalably supporting different applications with different requirements, as well as different desired or ideal properties relating to the communications. A method is provided for transmitting information using multi-band ultra-wide band transmission, including transmitting a signal over each of multiple frequency sub-bands, and allowing variation of at least one transmission parameter to facilitate trade-off between at least two of power consumption, energy collection, bit rate, performance, range, resistance to multiple access interference, and resistance to multipath interference and spectral flatness.

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