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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Jul. 06, 2021

Filed:

Aug. 26, 2019
Applicant:

Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);

Inventors:

Qi Wang, Sunnyvale, CA (US);

Christiaan A. Hartman, Mountain View, CA (US);

Oren Shani, Saratoga, CA (US);

Rafi Vitory, Or-Akiva, IL;

Roy Beeri, Tel-Aviv, IL;

Yoav Feinmesser, Tel-Aviv, IL;

Assignee:

Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04W 52/02 (2009.01); H04W 64/00 (2009.01); H04W 84/12 (2009.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04W 52/0209 (2013.01); H04W 64/00 (2013.01); H04W 84/12 (2013.01);
Abstract

Methods for performing a ranging procedure according to the non-trigger-based protocol may include negotiating timing parameters associated with the ranging procedure, performing a ranging measurement, and transmitting/receiving, after completion of the ranging measurement, a message announcing initiation of another ranging measurement. The timing parameters may indicate a time window in which an initiating device can initiate a subsequent ranging measurement and the message announcing initiation of the second ranging measurement may be received during the time range specified. Timing parameters may indicate a responding device's required minimum and maximum time between ranging measurements. Additional parameters may indicate an initiating device's required minimum and maximum time between ranging measurements. A power savings mode may be entered after the first ranging measurement and during at least a portion of a time period specified by the parameters.


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