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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 26, 2024
Filed:
Feb. 21, 2022
Nxp B.v., Eindhoven, NL;
Stefan Tertinek, Graz, AT;
Raf Lodewijk Jan Roovers, Wommelgem, BE;
NXP B.V., Eindhoven, NL;
Abstract
In accordance with a first aspect of the present disclosure, a communication device is provided, comprising: an ultra-wideband (UWB) transceiver configured to communicate with an external communication device; a processing unit configured to switch the UWB transceiver between different transceiver modes of operation while the UWB transceiver receives or transmits a data frame; wherein the different transceiver modes of operation include a ranging mode, an angle-of-arrival (AoA) mode and/or a radar mode. In accordance with a second aspect of the present disclosure, a corresponding method of operating a communication device is conceived. In accordance with a third aspect of the present disclosure, a corresponding computer program is provided.