# US 9,753,137 B2 · Apparatus, system and method of communicating positioning information > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 9,753,137 B2 - Document ID: US9753137B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 14/129,299 - Filed: 2013-05-26 - Published: 2014-11-27 - Granted: 2017-09-05 - Earliest claimed: 2013-05-26 - Assignees: Intel Corporation - Applicants: Intel Corporation - Inventors: Richard D. Roberts - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US9753137B2 ## CPC - G01S 17/06: Systems determining position data of a target - G01S 17/931: of land vehicles - H04B 10/116: Visible light communication - G01S: RADIO DIRECTION-FINDING; RADIO NAVIGATION; DETERMINING DISTANCE OR VELOCITY BY USE OF RADIO WAVES; LOCATING OR PRESENCE-DETECTING BY USE OF THE REFLECTION OR RERADIATION OF RADIO WAVES; ANALOGOUS ARRANGEMENTS USING OTHER WAVES - H04B: TRANSMISSION ## Abstract Some demonstrative embodiments include apparatuses, systems and/or methods of communicating positioning information. For example, an apparatus may include an optical communication unit to communicate Intensity-Modulated (IM) optical signals of a positioning packet, the positioning packet including a first portion and a second portion, the first portion including information modulated over a first frequency band, and the second portion including On-Off-Keying (OOK) signals over a second frequency band, the second frequency band is different from the first frequency band. ## Claims ### Claim 1 An apparatus comprising: an optical communication unit to communicate Intensity-Modulated (IM) optical signals of a positioning packet, said positioning packet including a first portion and a second portion, said first portion including information modulated over a first frequency band, and said second portion including On-Off-Keying (OOK) signals over a second frequency band, said second frequency band is different from said first frequency band. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The apparatus of claim 1, wherein said optical communication unit is to, based on a type of said OOK signals, select said second frequency band from a first predefined ranging frequency band and a second predefined ranging frequency band. ### Claim 3 (depends on 2) The apparatus of claim 2, wherein said optical communication unit is to select said second frequency band to include said first predefined ranging frequency band, if said OOK signals comprise two-way positioning signals, and to select said second frequency band to include said second predefined ranging frequency band, if said OOK signals comprise one-way positioning signals. ### Claim 4 (depends on 2) The apparatus of claim 2, wherein said first frequency band is between said first and second predefined ranging frequency bands. ### Claim 5 (depends on 4) The apparatus of claim 4, wherein said first predefined ranging frequency band comprises frequencies equal to or less than 20 Megahertz (MHz), and wherein said second predefined ranging frequency band comprises frequencies equal to or greater than 40 MHz. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The apparatus of claim 1, wherein said first portion includes an indication of said second frequency band. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The apparatus of claim 1, wherein said optical communication unit is to transmit said positioning packet. ### Claim 8 (depends on 7) The apparatus of claim 7 comprising a light source to emit said IM optical signals of said positioning packet. ### Claim 9 (depends on 8) The apparatus of claim 8, wherein said light source comprises a light emitting diode (LED) or a laser diode. ### Claim 10 (depends on 1) The apparatus of claim 1, wherein said optical communication unit is to receive said positioning packet. ### Claim 11 (depends on 10) The apparatus of claim 10 comprising a light receiver to receive said IM optical signals of said positioning packet. ### Claim 12 (depends on 11) The apparatus of claim 11 comprising a lensed detector array to map an angle of arrival of said IM optical signals to pixel locations on an image plane. ### Claim 13 (depends on 1) The apparatus of claim 1, wherein said optical communication unit is to communicate OOK signals of a first positioning packet over a first ranging frequency within said second frequency band, and to communicate OOK signals of a second positioning packet over a second ranging frequency within said second frequency band, said second ranging frequency different from said first ranging frequency. ### Claim 14 (depends on 13) The apparatus of claim 13, wherein said first and second ranging frequencies are selected according to a predefined frequency hopping size. ### Claim 15 (depends on 13) The apparatus of claim 13, wherein said first and second ranging frequencies are randomly selected. ### Claim 16 (depends on 1) The apparatus of claim 1, wherein said first frequency band comprises a frequency band having a central frequency of 30 Megahertz. ### Claim 17 (depends on 1) The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the information of said first portion is modulated by Binary-Phase-Shift-Keying (BPSK). ### Claim 18 (depends on 1) The apparatus of claim 1, wherein said first portion includes a header field including an indicator to indicate whether said second portions is communicated over a first predefined band or a second predefined band. ### Claim 19 (depends on 1) The apparatus of claim 1, wherein said first portion includes a data field including data corresponding to a device from which said positioning packet is transmitted. ### Claim 20 (depends on 19) The apparatus of claim 19, wherein said data field includes at least one data element selected from the group consisting of a location on said device from which said positioning packet is transmitted, a velocity of said device, and an acceleration of said device. ### Claim 21 A vehicle positioning system comprising: at least one optical communication unit to communicate Intensity-Modulated (IM) optical signals of a vehicle-positioning packet, said vehicle-positioning packet including a first portion and a second portion, said first portion including information modulated over a first frequency band, and said second portion including On-Off-Keying (OOK) signals over a second frequency band, said second frequency band is different from said first frequency band; and a processor to process said vehicle-positioning packet to determine positioning information corresponding to a vehicle. ### Claim 22 (depends on 21) The system of claim 21, wherein said optical communication unit is to select said second frequency band from first and second predefined ranging frequency bands, based on a type of said OOK signals. ### Claim 23 (depends on 21) The system of claim 21, wherein said optical communication unit is to communicate OOK signals of a first vehicle-positioning packet over a first ranging frequency within said second frequency band, and to communicate OOK signals of a second vehicle-positioning packet over a second ranging frequency within said second frequency band, said second ranging frequency different from said first ranging frequency. ### Claim 24 A method of vehicle positioning, the method comprising: communicating Intensity-Modulated (IM) optical signals of a vehicle-positioning packet, said vehicle-positioning packet including a first portion and a second portion, said first portion including information modulated over a first frequency band, and said second portion including On-Off-Keying (OOK) signals over a second frequency band, said second frequency band is different from said first frequency band. ### Claim 25 (depends on 24) The method of claim 24 comprising communicating OOK signals of a first vehicle-positioning packet over a first ranging frequency within said second frequency band, and communicating OOK signals of a second vehicle-positioning packet over a second ranging frequency within said second frequency band, said second ranging frequency different from said first ranging frequency. ### Claim 26 A non-transitory product including a storage medium having stored thereon instructions that, when executed by a machine, result in: communicating Intensity-Modulated (IM) optical signals of a vehicle-positioning packet, said vehicle-positioning packet including a first portion and a second portion, said first portion including information modulated over a first frequency band, and said second portion including On-Off-Keying (OOK) signals over a second frequency band, said second frequency band is different from said first frequency band. ### Claim 27 (depends on 26) The product of claim 26, wherein said instructions result in, based on a type of said OOK signals, selecting said second frequency band from a first predefined ranging frequency band and a second predefined ranging frequency band. ### Claim 28 (depends on 27) The product of claim 27, wherein said instructions result in selecting said second frequency band to include said first predefined ranging frequency band, if said OOK signals comprise two-way positioning signals, and selecting said second frequency band to include said second predefined ranging frequency band, if said OOK signals comprise one-way positioning signals. ### Claim 29 (depends on 26) The product of claim 26, wherein said instructions result in communicating OOK signals of a first vehicle-positioning packet over a first ranging frequency within said second frequency band, and communicating OOK signals of a second vehicle-positioning packet over a second ranging frequency within said second frequency band, said second ranging frequency different from said first ranging frequency. ### Claim 30 (depends on 26) The product of claim 26, wherein said first portion includes a header field including an indicator to indicate whether said second portions is communicated over a first predefined band or a second predefined band.