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Samsung patents method for finding location using UWB signals

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Samsung describes a way for a device to figure out its exact position using Ultra-Wide Band (UWB) signals. The device listens to timing signals from several fixed points, called anchors, to calculate where it is standing.

Why it mattersThis could help improve how phones or other gadgets pinpoint their location indoors, where GPS usually does not work well.

In the filing’s own words

The present disclosure discloses a method for providing a service by using UWB communication. A method for a UWB device may comprise the steps of: receiving, from an initiator anchor, a first UWB message initiating a ranging procedure; receiving, from a plurality of responder anchors, a plurality of second UWB messages transmitted in response to the first UWB message; receiving, from the initiator anchor, a third UWB message transmitted in response to the second UWB messages; and performing DL-TDoA-based localization on the basis of the first UWB message, the second UWB messages, and the third UWB message.

What exactly they claim (claim 1)

1 - 14. (canceled)

Facts

Company
Samsung (SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.)
Official title
METHOD AND DEVICE FOR PROVIDING SERVICE BY USING ULTRA-WIDE BAND COMMUNICATION
Publication number
US20260323565A1
Application number
18992877
Filed
Jul 11, 2023
Published
Oct 15, 2026
Inventors
3
Claims
21

Classified under

H04W 64/00 Electricity & electronicsH04B 1/7163 Electricity & electronicsH04W 4/24 Electricity & electronics
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