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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 15, 2019
Filed:
Jul. 06, 2017
Bose Corporation, Framingham, MA (US);
Rameshwar Sundaresan, Shrewsbury, MA (US);
Brian S. Lingard, Shrewsbury, MA (US);
Peter J. Gjeltema, Stow, MA (US);
BOSE CORPORATION, Framingham, MA (US);
Abstract
Aspects of the present disclosure provide a first apparatus configured to transmit a first signal having a first frequency to a second apparatus, receive, from the second apparatus, a second signal having a second frequency responsive to the first signal, determine a latency associated with the transmitted first signal and received second signal and, determine a distance between the first apparatus and the second apparatus based, at least in part, on the determined latencies. According to an example, the first apparatus further determines a direction of the second apparatus relative to the first apparatus. According to an example, at least one of the first signal or second signal comprises an ultrasonic or high-frequency signal.