US 12,604,157 B2 · System and method for facilitating detecting an external object

Abstract

In accordance with a first aspect of the present disclosure, a system is provided for facilitating detecting an external object, the system comprising: at least one first communication unit configured to transmit and receive one or more first signals; at least one second communication unit configured to transmit and receive one or more second signals; a controller configured to control the first communication unit and the second communication unit, wherein the controller is configured to cause the first communication unit and the second communication unit to operate concurrently and to use the first signals received by the first communication unit and the second signals received by the second communication unit while said first communication unit and second communication unit are operating concurrently for detecting the external object. In accordance with other aspects of the present disclosure, a corresponding method for facilitating detecting an external object is conceived, as well as a computer program for carrying out said method.

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Dependent claims

A system for detecting an external object, the system comprising:

at least one first communication unit comprising a transceiver configured to transmit and receive one or more first signals in a frequency range of 6-10 gigahertz (GHz), wherein the at least one first communication unit is an ultra-wideband radar communication unit;
at least one second communication unit comprising a transceiver configured to transmit and receive one or more second signals in a sub-7 GHz frequency range or in a 60 GHz frequency range, wherein the at least one second communication unit is different from an ultra-wideband radar communication unit;
and
a controller configured to control the at least one first communication unit and the at least one second communication unit, wherein the controller is configured to cause the at least one first communication unit and the at least one second communication unit to operate concurrently and configured to detect the external object based on the one or more first signals received by the at least one first communication unit and the one or more second signals received by the at least one second communication unit while the at least one first communication unit and the at least one second communication unit are operating concurrently.

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A method for detecting an external object, comprising:

transmitting and receiving, by at least one first communication unit, one or more first signals in a frequency range of 6-10 gigahertz (GHz), wherein the at least one first communication unit is an ultra-wideband radar communication unit;
transmitting and receiving, by at least one second communication unit, one or more second signals in a sub-7 GHz frequency range or in a 60 GHz frequency range, wherein the at least one second communication unit is different from an ultra-wideband radar communication unit;
and
controlling, by a controller, the at least one first communication unit and the at least one second communication unit, wherein the controller causes the at least one first communication unit and the at least one second communication unit to operate concurrently and detects the external object based on the one or more first signals received by the at least one first communication unit and the one or more second signals received by the at least one second communication unit while the at least one first communication unit and the at least one second communication unit are operating concurrently.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

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Abstract

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