US 10,227,116 B2 · Transceiver devices and related communication and navigation methods

Abstract

A system and a method, as well as a positioning and wearable devices for determining the distance and position of devices communicating with each other over a medium, the system, are disclosed. At least one remote device comprises first processing unit, at least one transmitter functionally connected to the first processing unit and adapted to transmit signals over a medium, and at least one receiver functionally connected to the first processing unit and adapted to receive signals over said medium. At least two wearable devices, each comprising a second processing unit and wireless communication means capable of receiving and sending data signals over said medium, are also provided. The remote device is adapted to determine the distance to at least two wearable devices, to determine the direction to said at least two wearable devices based on at least two different bearings taken from said at least one remote device to each wearable device, to calculate the position of said at least two wearable devices relative to the remote device, and to communicate the position of at least one first wearable device to a second wearable device. The wearable devices are adapted to process the position of a first wearable device in their processing unit and to present to the user of a second wearable device an indication of direction and distance to said first wearable device.

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Dependent claims

A system for determining the distance to and position of devices communicating with each other over a medium, the system, comprising:

at least one remote device comprising a first processing unit, at least one transmitter functionally connected to the first processing unit and adapted to transmit signals over a medium, and at least one receiver functionally connected to the first processing unit and adapted to receive signals over said medium,
at least two wearable devices, each comprising a second processing unit and a wireless communication means capable of receiving and sending data signals over said medium, wherein
said remote device is adapted to:
measure the distance to at least two wearable devices,
determine the direction to said at least two wearable devices based on at least two different bearings taken from said at least one remote device to each wearable device,
calculate the position of said at least two wearable devices relative to the remote device;
communicate said relative positions of at least a first wearable device and a second wearable device to the second wearable device;
said second wearable device being adapted to
process the relative position of said first wearable device and the relative position of said second wearable device in said second processing unit in order to calculate an indication of direction and distance from said second wearable device to said first wearable device and to present the indication to a user of said second wearable device.

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A method for determining the distance to and position of devices communicating with each other over a medium, comprising the steps of:

providing a at least one remote device and at least two wearable devices, each device comprising a processing unit and wireless communication means functionally adapted to transmit and receive signals over said medium, the method comprising in said remote device the steps of:
measuring the distance to at least two wearable devices,
determining the direction to said at least two wearable devices based on at least two different bearings taken from said at least one remote device to each wearable device,
calculating the position of said at least two wearable devices relative to the remote device;
communicating said relative position of at least a first wearable device and a second wearable device to the second wearable device;
and
relative position of said first wearable device and the relative position of said second wearable device in said second wearable device in order to calculate an indication of direction and distance from said second wearable device to said first wearable device and to present it to a user of said second wearable device.

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A positioning device for determining the distance to and position of two or more wearable devices communicating with said positioning device and each other over a medium, comprising:

a processing unit, at least one transmitter functionally connected to said processing unit and adapted to transmit signals over a medium, at least one receiver functionally connected to said processing unit and adapted to receive signals over said medium, and
a memory unit for storing data;
said processing unit is configured to measure the distance to said wearable devices;
said processing unit is configured to determine the direction to said wearable devices based on at least two different bearings taken from said positioning device to each of the wearable devices, and to calculate the position of said wearable devices relative to the positioning device;
and
said positioning device is configured to communicate said relative positions of at least a first wearable device and a second wearable device of said wearable devices to at least said second device of said wearable devices for processing said relative positions to obtain an indication of direction and distance from said second wearable device to said first wearable device.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Transceiver devices and related communication and navigation methods

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