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US 9,000,973 B2Granted
Personal electronic device with a micro-impulse radar
AssigneeThe Invention Science Fund I, LLC
InventorsRoderick A. Hyde, Jordin T. Kare, Lowell L. Wood, Jr.
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Abstract
A personal electronic device such as a smart phone can include a micro-impulse radar (MIR).
Claims28
A method, comprising:
- emitting a pulse from a pulse generator of a micro-impulse radar that is operatively coupled to a personal electronic device;
- receiving a return signal in response to the emitted pulse;
- processing the return signal, with a processor, to produce micro-impulse radar data that includes information about spatial location of an object;
- displaying the spatial location of the object in association with a map;
- at least conditionally performing one or more logic functions responsive to the micro-impulse radar data;
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- responsive to at least conditionally performing the one or more logic functions, analyzing the micro-impulse radar data to extract information corresponding to one or more of a heart rate of a person, breathing rate of a person, articles carried by a person, or tremor of all or part of a body of a person.
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A method, comprising:
- emitting a pulse from a pulse generator of a micro-impulse radar that is operatively coupled to a personal electronic device;
- receiving a return signal in response to the emitted pulse;
- processing the return signal, with a processor, to produce micro-impulse radar data that includes information about spatial location of an object;
- displaying the spatial location of the object in association with a map;
- receiving signals from one or more second sensors;
- outputting data via a user interface, the data being responsive to the signals received from the one or more second sensors;
- at least conditionally performing one or more logic functions responsive to the micro-impulse radar data;
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- responsive to at least conditionally performing the one or more logic functions, analyzing the micro-impulse radar data to extract information corresponding to one or more of a heart rate of a person, breathing rate of a person, articles carried by a person, or tremor of all or part of a body of a person.
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