Device positioning
AssigneeElliptic Laboratories ASA
InventorsTom Øystein KAVLI, Espen KLOVNING, Ludvik LIDICKY, Ola Sandstad
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AssigneeElliptic Laboratories ASA
InventorsTom Øystein KAVLI, Espen KLOVNING, Ludvik LIDICKY, Ola Sandstad
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The present invention relates to a method and related system for connecting a primary device to an external device, the primary device being configured to receive an acoustic signal within a predetermined frequency range and measure the location of the acoustic transmitter, the secondary device including an acoustic transmitter, the method including the steps of: a) the primary device detects the presence of an external secondary device; b) the primary device is requests the secondary device to transmit an acoustic signal c) the secondary device transmits a predetermined acoustic signal; d) the primary device receives the acoustic signal; e) The primary device calculating the position of the secondary device based on the received acoustic signal;
A communication system for electronic devices, the communication system comprising a primary device and at least one secondary device, the primary and secondary devices being configured to communicate with each other using a known communication protocol, the primary device being configured to detect the presence of a secondary device and the secondary device being configured to transmit, at a request communicated from the primary device, at least one acoustic signal within a frequency range, the primary device being configured to receive acoustic signals within said frequency range, wherein the primary device is configured to measure the location of the secondary device based on the received signals.
A method for connecting a primary device to an external device, the primary device being configured to receive an acoustic signal within a predetermined frequency range and measure the location of the acoustic transmitter, the secondary device comprising an acoustic transmitter, the method comprising:
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