Interference removal in pointing device locating systems
US8110757B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 14, 2008 |
| Grant date | Feb 7, 2012 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 7, 2030 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F3/046
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An apparatus and a method for determining the location of a pointing device in the vicinity of a set of receivers able to receive one or more locating signals transmitted through a medium. The method includes receiving at a receiver a signal that includes a locating signal and an interfering signal, determining an estimated interference signal indicative of the interfering signal included in the signal received, determining a signal indicative of the difference between the received signal and the estimated interference signal, and using the signal indicative of the difference to compute the location of the pointing device on a surface near the set of receivers. One version uses a separate receiver from which to determine the estimated interference signal, while another version uses the received signal at a time when there is expected to be no locating signal present in order to determine the estimated interference signal. An adaptive filter computes the estimated interference signal.
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