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Method, apparatus and computer program for determining a time of arrival

US9941926B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateFeb 26, 2015
Grant dateApr 10, 2018
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Expiry dateFeb 26, 2035

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04L27/1525
  • WIPO fieldMeasurement
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

Apparatus for determining a time of arrival of a message signal comprising: a quadrature mixer (13, 14) for mixing a received message signal with the signal of a local oscillator, wherein the received message signal comprises a binary sequence modulated by binary frequency shift keying with pulses corresponding to a first value at a first frequency and with pulses corresponding to a second value at a second frequency, wherein the local oscillator has a frequency between the first frequency and the second frequency; a time of arrival detector (18) for determining a time of arrival of the message signal on the basis of the output of the quadrature mixer (13, 14).

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