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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 18, 2025
Filed:
Mar. 21, 2023
Nxp B.v., Eindhoven, NL;
Filippo Casamassima, Thal, AT;
David Veit, Graz, AT;
Dorian Haslinger, Nestelbach bei Graz, AT;
Wolfgang Eber, Graz, AT;
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) communication unit configured to carry out UWB communication with an external communication device; a plurality of antennas operatively coupled to said UWB communication unit, at least one inertial sensor; an antenna selection unit configured to select, based on an output of the inertial sensor, a specific antenna of said plurality of antennas for carrying out the UWB communication. 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 computer program is provided for carrying out said method.