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Patent US7852318 - Acoustic robust synchronization signaling for acoustic positioning system - Google PatentsSearch Images Maps Play YouTube News Gmail Drive More »Sign in<nobr>Advanced Patent Search</nobr>PatentsA position detection system comprising positional element and positioning device, wherein the positional element transmits a continuously modulated acoustic waveform and a synchronization signal that is a sequence of at least two synchronization packets, each bearing timing data for the continuously...http://www.google.com/patents/US7852318?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US7852318 - Acoustic robust synchronization signaling for acoustic positioning systemAdvanced Patent SearchPublication numberUS7852318 B2Publication typeGrantApplication numberUS 11/596,625PCT numberPCT/IL2005/000509Publication dateDec 14, 2010Filing dateMay 17, 2005Priority dateMay 17, 2004Fee statusPaidAlso published asCA2566534A1, CA2566534C, CN1997959A, CN100549920C, EP1759268A2, US20080084789, WO2005111653A2, WO2005111653A3Publication number11596625, 596625, PCT/2005/509, PCT/IL/2005/000509, PCT/IL/2005/00509, PCT/IL/5/000509, PCT/IL/5/00509, PCT/IL2005/000509, PCT/IL2005/00509, PCT/IL2005000509, PCT/IL200500509, PCT/IL5/000509, PCT/IL5/00509, PCT/IL5000509, PCT/IL500509, US 7852318 B2, US 7852318B2, US-B2-7852318, US7852318 B2, US7852318B2InventorsNathan AltmanOriginal AssigneeEpos Development Ltd.Export CitationBiBTeX, EndNote, RefManPatent Citations (103), Non-Patent Citations (64), Referenced by (1), Classifications (12), Legal Events (5) External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, EspacenetAcoustic robust synchronization signaling for acoustic positioning systemUS 7852318 B2Abstract A position detection system comprising positional element and positioning device, wherein the positional element transmits a continuously modulated acoustic waveform and a synchronization signal that is a sequence of at least two synchronization packets, each bearing timing data for the continuously modulated acoustic waveform. Additionally, the synchronization signal uses time hopping to support concurrent positioning of a plurality of positional elements.
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