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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:
Jun. 06, 2023

Filed:

Jun. 22, 2020
Applicant:

Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Minato-ku, JP;

Inventors:

Charles Lockie, Bristol, GB;

Michael Baddeley, Bristol, GB;

Yichao Jin, Bristol, GB;

Usman Raza, Bristol, GB;

Assignee:

Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Minato-ku, JP;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01S 13/75 (2006.01); G01S 13/931 (2020.01); G01S 13/87 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01S 13/753 (2013.01); G01S 13/876 (2013.01); G01S 13/931 (2013.01);
Abstract

A method for locating devices that transmit, backscatter or receive a wireless signal. The method comprising using each of one or more backscatter devices to modulate and backscatter a carrier signal transmitted by a transmitter. Modulating and backscattering the carrier signal generates a backscattered modulated signal comprising a sideband. The method further comprises receiving the one or more backscattered modulated signals with a receiver. At least one of the phase or amplitude of each sideband are used to determine at least one of: the distance between the transmitter and the backscatter device by which that sideband was generated, the distance between the receiver and the backscatter device by which that sideband was generated, and the sum thereof.


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