US Patent Application 17929791. DIFFERENTIATED TIME-DIFFERENCE OF ARRIVAL FOR ULTRA-WIDEBAND (UWB) simplified abstract

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DIFFERENTIATED TIME-DIFFERENCE OF ARRIVAL FOR ULTRA-WIDEBAND (UWB)

Organization Name

Cisco Technology, Inc.

Inventor(s)

Jerome Henry of Pittsboro NC (US)

Indermeet Singh Gandhi of San Jose CA (US)

Robert E. Barton of Richmond (CA)

DIFFERENTIATED TIME-DIFFERENCE OF ARRIVAL FOR ULTRA-WIDEBAND (UWB) - A simplified explanation of the abstract

This abstract first appeared for US patent application 17929791 titled 'DIFFERENTIATED TIME-DIFFERENCE OF ARRIVAL FOR ULTRA-WIDEBAND (UWB)

Simplified Explanation

- The patent application is about providing differentiated time-difference of arrival for Ultra-Wideband (UWB) technology. - It involves broadcasting location tracking information for a venue to user devices. - The broadcast includes notifying the user device that it is expected to provide location information and providing the identity of the entity seeking the information. - The user device then sends a ranging message in response to detecting the location tracking information. - The patent application aims to determine the position of the user device within the venue based on the ranging message.


Original Abstract Submitted

Differentiated time-difference of arrival for Ultra-Wideband (UWB) may be provided. A location tracking information for a venue may be broadcasted. Broadcasting the location tracking information may include notifying a user device that a location information is expected from the user device and providing an entity identity of an entity seeking the location information from the user device. A ranging message may then be received from the user device in response to the user device detecting the location tracking information. A position of the user device on the venue may be determined from the ranging message.