A method, performed by an electronic device, of determining a location of an external device includes: receiving a trigger signal, which is output at a first location; receiving, after the trigger signal is received, a first chirp signal transmitted from a first external device among at least one external device present at a different location from a location of the electronic device, the first chirp signal being transmitted according to the trigger signal being received by the first external device; obtaining, based on a time point at which the first chirp signal is received, a difference value between a time point at which the trigger signal is received by the electronic device and a time point at which the trigger signal is received by the first external device; and determining a location of the first external device based on the difference value.

A location system interacts with a localizing sensor operatable in an ultra-wideband (UWB) localization operation mode requiring computation of position information based on received UWB beacon signals received by the localizing sensor. The location system includes: an UWB infrastructure enabling the localizing for the UWB localization operation mode. The UWB infrastructure has: stationary transmitters emitting the UWB beacon signals into a localizing zone; discovery infrastructure wireless communicating infrastructure data about the UWB infrastructure to the localizing sensor, the discovery infrastructure having a discovery signal transceiver receiving a discovery advertisement signal from the localizing sensor and sending, in response, a provisioning signal with the infrastructure data. A data storage is configured to store the infrastructure data that is required to operate the localizing sensor in the UWB operation mode in accordance with a UWB framing protocol.

A location system interacts with a localizing sensor operatable in an ultra-wideband (UWB) localization operation mode requiring computation of position information based on received UWB beacon signals received by the localizing sensor. The location system includes: an UWB infrastructure enabling the localizing for the UWB localization operation mode. The UWB infrastructure has: stationary transmitters emitting the UWB beacon signals into a localizing zone; discovery infrastructure wireless communicating infrastructure data about the UWB infrastructure to the localizing sensor, the discovery infrastructure having a discovery signal transceiver receiving a discovery advertisement signal from the localizing sensor and sending, in response, a provisioning signal with the infrastructure data. A data storage is configured to store the infrastructure data that is required to operate the localizing sensor in the UWB operation mode in accordance with a UWB framing protocol.

An electronic device includes a first wireless communication circuit configured to perform ultra wide band (UWB) communication; a second wireless communication circuit configured to perform different wireless communication; and a processor configured to: perform first UWB communication for position detection through a first UWB communication channel with a plurality of first external electronic devices using the first wireless communication circuit, detect a first event corresponding to a handover of the position detection to a second external electronic device while the first UWB communication is performed, and based on the first event, stop the position detection through the first UWB communication channel, and transmit communication information to the second external electronic device using the second wireless communication circuit, wherein the communication information is used by the second external electronic device to perform a second UWB communication with the plurality of first external electronic devices.

An electronic device includes a first wireless communication circuit configured to perform ultra wide band (UWB) communication; a second wireless communication circuit configured to perform different wireless communication; and a processor configured to: perform first UWB communication for position detection through a first UWB communication channel with a plurality of first external electronic devices using the first wireless communication circuit, detect a first event corresponding to a handover of the position detection to a second external electronic device while the first UWB communication is performed, and based on the first event, stop the position detection through the first UWB communication channel, and transmit communication information to the second external electronic device using the second wireless communication circuit, wherein the communication information is used by the second external electronic device to perform a second UWB communication with the plurality of first external electronic devices.

An ultra-wideband (UWB) anchor using an UWB ON/OFF operation method to minimize degradation of ranging performance. The UWB anchor includes: a power supply to supply power to the UWB anchor; a transceiver to transmit/receive a UWB signal to and from a UWB tag for performing ranging; and a controller to end a ranging session when a cumulative sum of ranging failures for a specific time unit reaches a maximum number of failed ranging round attempts, and to control the power supply and the transceiver to re-enter a UWB signal-reception standby (or UWB ON) mode when a condition is satisfied.

An ultra-wideband (UWB) anchor using an UWB ON/OFF operation method to minimize degradation of ranging performance. The UWB anchor includes: a power supply to supply power to the UWB anchor; a transceiver to transmit/receive a UWB signal to and from a UWB tag for performing ranging; and a controller to end a ranging session when a cumulative sum of ranging failures for a specific time unit reaches a maximum number of failed ranging round attempts, and to control the power supply and the transceiver to re-enter a UWB signal-reception standby (or UWB ON) mode when a condition is satisfied.

A device system and method for wirelessly communicating through tissue is provided. The device system comprises an implanted device with an array of antennas aligned with a tandem device with an array of antennas outside of the body. The two devices wirelessly communicate in a bi-directional manner. The implanted device can act as a physiological sensor and stimulator, and the external device can act as a controller and relay. Such configurations allow for a range of uses within research and clinical settings.

A device system and method for wirelessly communicating through tissue is provided. The device system comprises an implanted device with an array of antennas aligned with a tandem device with an array of antennas outside of the body. The two devices wirelessly communicate in a bi-directional manner. The implanted device can act as a physiological sensor and stimulator, and the external device can act as a controller and relay. Such configurations allow for a range of uses within research and clinical settings.

A communication device includes: a plurality of wireless communication sections, each of which is configured to wirelessly receive a signal from another communication device; and a control section configured to perform a detection process of detecting specific elements with regard to a plurality of correlation computation results, each of which is obtained by correlating a first signal that is transmitted from the other communication device and each of second signals at the designated interval and includes a correlation value indicating magnitude of correlation between the first signal and the second signal as an element obtained at the designated interval, and control a change process of treating a wireless communication section having earliest time corresponding to the specific element as a first wireless communication section among the plurality of wireless communication sections, treating the other wireless communication section as a second wireless communication section among the plurality of wireless communication sections.