System and method for testing timing operations of a pulse-based transceiver

An apparatus for testing a transceiver, comprising:

• a transmitter adapted to transmit a signal at a first time, wherein transmitting the signal at the first time comprises transmitting pulses during respective subintervals of a hop interval;
• a receiver adapted to receive the signal at a second time, wherein receiving the signal at the second time comprises enabling the receiver for receiving the signal at the second time, wherein the second time is related to a selected one of the subintervals of the hop interval;
• a sampling device configured to generate samples of at least one of the pulses and noise during an entire duration of the hop interval;
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• a processing system adapted to determine an operating condition of the transceiver based on the first and second times, wherein the operating condition comprises a timing of enabling the transmitter of the transceiver for transmitting the signal or a timing of enabling the receiver of the transceiver for receiving the signal, wherein the processing system is configured to determine the timing of enabling the receiver by at least analyzing the samples to determine whether the at least one of the pulses was received during the selected subinterval of the hop interval.

An apparatus for testing a transceiver, comprising:

• means for transmitting a signal at a first time, wherein transmitting the signal at the first time comprises transmitting pulses during respective subintervals of a hop interval;
• means for receiving the signal at a second time, wherein receiving the signal at the second time comprises enabling the receiver for receiving the signal at the second time, wherein the second time is related to a selected one of the subintervals of the hop interval;
• means for generating samples of at least one of the pulses and noise during an entire duration of the hop interval;
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• means for determining an operating condition of the transceiver based on the first and second times, wherein the operating condition comprises a timing of enabling the transmitting means of the transceiver for transmitting the signal or a timing of enabling the receiving means of the transceiver for receiving the signal, wherein the means for determining is configured to determine the timing of enabling the receiver by at least analyzing the samples to determine whether the at least one of the pulses was received during the selected subinterval of the hop interval.

A computer program product, comprising:

• a non-transitory computer readable medium comprising codes executable by an apparatus to:
• define a hop interval consisting of a specified number of subintervals;
• transmit a signal at a first time, wherein transmitting the signal at the first time comprises enabling the transmitter for transmitting a pulse at the first time, wherein the first time is related to a selected one of the subintervals of the hop interval, the pulse being the only pulse transmitted during the hop interval;
• receive the signal at a second time, wherein receiving the signal at the second time comprises generating samples of the pulse and noise during an entire duration of the hop interval;
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• determine an operating condition of a transceiver based on the first and second times, wherein the operating condition comprises a timing of enabling a transmitter of the transceiver for transmitting the signal or a timing of enabling a receiver of the transceiver for receiving the signal, wherein determining the timing of enabling the transmitter comprises analyzing the samples to determine whether the pulse was received during the selected subinterval of the hop interval.

A headset, comprising:

• a transceiver, comprising:
• a transmitter adapted to transmit a signal at a first time, wherein transmitting the signal at the first time comprises enabling the transmitter for transmitting a pulse at the first time, wherein the first time is related to a selected one of subintervals of a hop interval, the pulse being the only pulse transmitted during the hop interval;
• a receiver adapted to receive the signal at a second time, wherein receiving the signal at the second time comprises generating samples of the pulse and noise during an entire duration of the hop interval;
• a processing system adapted to determine an operating condition of the transceiver based on the first and second times, wherein the operating condition comprises a timing of enabling the transmitter for transmitting the signal or a timing of enabling the receiver for receiving the signal, wherein determining the timing of enabling the transmitter comprises analyzing the samples to determine whether the pulse was received during the selected subinterval of the hop interval;
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• a transducer adapted to process data received by the receiver.

A watch, comprising:

• a transceiver, comprising:
• a transmitter adapted to transmit a signal at a first time, wherein transmitting the signal at the first time comprises enabling the transmitter for transmitting a pulse at the first time, wherein the first time is related to a selected one of subintervals of a hop interval, the pulse being the only pulse transmitted during the hop interval;
• a receiver adapted to receive the signal at a second time, wherein receiving the signal at the second time comprises generating samples of the pulse and noise during an entire duration of the hop interval;
• a processing system adapted to determine an operating condition of the transceiver based on the first and second times, wherein the operating condition comprises a timing of enabling the transmitter for transmitting the signal or a timing of enabling the receiver for receiving the signal, wherein determining the timing of enabling the transmitter comprises analyzing the samples to determine whether the pulse was received during the selected subinterval of the hop interval;
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• a user interface adapted to generate an indication based on data received by the receiver.

A sensing device, comprising:

• a transceiver, comprising:
• a transmitter adapted to transmit a signal at a first time, wherein transmitting the signal at the first time comprises enabling the transmitter for transmitting a pulse at the first time, wherein the first time is related to a selected one of subintervals of a hop interval, the pulse being the only pulse transmitted during the hop interval;
• a receiver adapted to receive the signal at a second time, wherein receiving the signal at the second time comprises generating samples of the pulse and noise during an entire duration of the hop interval;
• a processing system adapted to determine an operating condition of the transceiver based on the first and second times, wherein the operating condition comprises a timing of enabling the transmitter for transmitting the signal or a timing of enabling the receiver for receiving the signal, wherein determining the timing of enabling the transmitter comprises analyzing the samples to determine whether the pulse was received during the selected subinterval of the hop interval;
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• a sensor adapted to process data for transmission by the transmitter.