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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:
Mar. 26, 2024

Filed:

Jun. 02, 2021
Applicant:

Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd., Osaka, JP;

Inventors:

Yohei Morishita, Kanagawa, JP;

Junji Sato, Tokyo, JP;

Naganori Shirakata, Kanagawa, JP;

Hidekuni Yomo, Kanagawa, JP;

Kenta Iwasa, Tokyo, JP;

Kazuma Nishiyasu, Osaka, JP;

Mei Okamoto, Kanagawa, JP;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04W 4/029 (2018.01); G01S 5/02 (2010.01); G01S 11/02 (2010.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01S 5/0295 (2020.05); G01S 5/02521 (2020.05); G01S 5/0278 (2013.01); G01S 11/02 (2013.01); H04W 4/029 (2018.02);
Abstract

Provided is an improved estimation and identification device that estimates the position of a plurality of identification targets and identifies the plurality of identification targets. The estimation and identification device has a configuration comprising: a plurality of tracking devices that emit electromagnetic waves or sound waves and detect the position of an identification target on the basis of reflected electromagnetic waves or sound waves from the identification target holding a wireless transmission terminal; a plurality of wireless communications devices that wirelessly communicate with wireless communications terminals and receive identification information for the wireless communications terminals from the wireless communications terminals; and an analysis circuit that identifies the identification target and estimates the position of the identification target, on the basis of the results of the wireless communications results, the detected position of the identification target, and the identification information.


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