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Date of Patent:
Oct. 22, 2024

Filed:

Nov. 08, 2021
Applicant:

Qualcomm Incorporated, San Diego, CA (US);

Inventors:

Mustafa Emin Sahin, San Diego, CA (US);

Udara Fernando, San Diego, CA (US);

Roberto Rimini, San Diego, CA (US);

Raghu Challa, San Diego, CA (US);

Seunghwan Kim, San Diego, CA (US);

Assignee:

QUALCOMM Incorporated, San Diego, CA (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01S 13/32 (2006.01); H04B 7/06 (2006.01); H04B 1/38 (2015.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01S 13/32 (2013.01); H04B 7/0617 (2013.01); H04B 1/38 (2013.01); H04B 7/0604 (2013.01);
Abstract

An apparatus is disclosed for proximity detection using multiple power levels. In an example aspect, the apparatus includes a first antenna, a second antenna, and a wireless transceiver coupled to the first antenna and the second antenna. The wireless transceiver is configured to transmit multiple transmit signals at multiple power levels via the first antenna. The wireless transceiver is also configured to receive multiple receive signals via the second antenna. At least one receive signal of the multiple receive signals includes a portion of at least one transmit signal of the multiple transmit signals that is reflected by an object. The wireless transceiver is additionally configured to adjust a transmission parameter based on the at least one receive signal. The transmission parameter varies according to a range to the object.


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