Systems and methods for automatic triggering of ranging

A device comprising:

• a first ultra-wideband (UWB) antenna;
• and
• one or more processors configured to:
• establish a connection with a second device having a second UWB antenna;
• receive, from one or more motion sensors of the first device, motion data of the first device during an inactive ranging mode;
• determine to switch from the inactive ranging mode to an active ranging mode responsive to the motion data indicating motion of the first device satisfying a threshold criteria;
• and
• perform a first ranging operation between the first device and the second device using the first UWB antenna of the first device and the second UWB antenna of the second device, responsive to switching from the inactive ranging mode to the active ranging mode.

A non-transitory computer readable medium storing instructions that, when executed by one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to:

• establish a connection between a first device comprising a first ultra-wideband (UWB) antenna and a second device having a second UWB antenna;
• receive from one or more motion sensors of the first device, motion data of the first device during an inactive ranging mode;
• determine to switch from the inactive ranging mode to an active ranging mode responsive to the motion data indicating motion of the first device satisfying a threshold criteria;
• and
• perform a first ranging operation between the first device and the second device using the first UWB antenna of the first device and the second UWB antenna of the second device, responsive to switching from the inactive ranging mode to the active ranging mode.