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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 14, 2026
Filed:
Oct. 31, 2022
Nxp B.v., Eindhoven, NL;
Stefan Tertinek, Graz, AT;
NXP B.V., Eindhoven, NL;
Abstract
In accordance with a first aspect of the present disclosure, a system is provided for facilitating detecting an external object, the system comprising: at least one first communication unit configured to transmit and receive one or more first signals; at least one second communication unit configured to transmit and receive one or more second signals; a controller configured to control the first communication unit and the second communication unit, wherein the controller is configured to cause the first communication unit and the second communication unit to operate concurrently and to use the first signals received by the first communication unit and the second signals received by the second communication unit while said first communication unit and second communication unit are operating concurrently for detecting the external object. In accordance with other aspects of the present disclosure, a corresponding method for facilitating detecting an external object is conceived, as well as a computer program for carrying out said method.