The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document.
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.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 03, 2017
Filed:
Feb. 04, 2014
Ntt Docomo, Inc., Tokyo, JP;
Satoshi Nagata, Tokyo, JP;
Qun Zhao, Beijing, CN;
Yongbo Zeng, Beijing, CN;
Yongsheng Zhang, Beijing, CN;
NTT DOCOMO, INC., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A distance estimation method for, by causing a first user apparatus to receive a discovery signal from a second user apparatus, estimating a distance between the first user apparatus and the second user apparatus is provided. The distance estimation method includes a step of receiving from the second user apparatus the discovery signal including transmission power information of the discovery signal, a step of obtaining the transmission power information from the discovery signal, and a step of estimating the distance between the first user apparatus and the second user apparatus from receive power information of the discovery signal at the first user apparatus and the transmission power information.