Location Tracking Using Broadband and Bluetooth Modules
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing location tracking systems based on short-range communication networks can determine the distance of a moving object but not its direction, leading to difficulties in distinguishing the directionality of objects at the same distance.
Innovation Solution
An electronic device equipped with a broadband communication module and a Bluetooth communication module, which measures distance using broadband signals and determines directionality using Bluetooth signals, allowing for the control of functions based on both distance and direction.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Measurement precision
If only broadband communication module is used for location tracking, then distance measurement is achieved, but directionality cannot be determined
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines broadband communication module and Bluetooth communication module into a unified location tracking system. The broadband module provides distance measurement while the Bluetooth module provides directionality information, merging their capabilities to achieve complete spatial awareness (both distance and direction) of the mobile device.
2Measurement precision
If dual communication modules are used, then both distance and direction tracking are achieved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The electronic device is designed with multi-functional communication capabilities where the broadband communication module handles distance measurement and the Bluetooth communication module handles direction determination. This universal design allows the system to perform multiple tracking functions using different communication protocols, reducing the need for specialized hardware for each function.
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AI summary
An electronic apparatus according to various embodiments comprises: a wireless communication circuit comprising a broadband communication module and a Bluetooth communication module; a processor; and a memory operationally connected to the wireless communication circuit, wherein the memory may store instructions for controlling the processor, when executed, to measure a distance from a mobile device on the basis of a first signal transmitted and received through the broadband communication module, determine a direction in which the mobile device is located according to whether a second signal transmitted and received through the Bluetooth communication module is measurable, and control execution of a function of the electronic apparatus according to the determined direction of the mobile device when the measured distance of the mobile device is located in an area set for the execution of the function.