An example method includes: A first communication apparatus and a second communication apparatus determine N target frequencies. The first communication apparatus sends a sensing signal to the second communication apparatus on the N target frequencies. The second communication apparatus performs angle measurement based on the sensing signal. The N target frequencies belong to a candidate frequency set that includes M candidate frequencies, 1<N<M, and a least common multiple of processed angle measurement ranges corresponding to the N target frequencies is greater than a preset angle measurement range, or the least common multiple of the processed angle measurement ranges corresponding to the N target frequencies is greater than or equal to a least common multiple of processed angle measurement ranges corresponding to any N candidate frequencies in the candidate frequency set.

A device for estimating a fixed position of a wireless communication is provided. The device comprises a radio connected to an antenna array, a memory and a process. The radio can receive a first signal transmitted from a first direction by the wireless communication device to the movable device, and a second signal transmitted from a second direction by the wireless communication device to the movable device. The processor can calculate a first angle of arrival (AOA) a second AOA. The processor can estimate the fixed position of the wireless communication device based on the first AOA, the second AOA, the first position and the second position.

A device for estimating a fixed position of a wireless communication is provided. The device comprises a radio connected to an antenna array, a memory and a process. The radio can receive a first signal transmitted from a first direction by the wireless communication device to the movable device, and a second signal transmitted from a second direction by the wireless communication device to the movable device. The processor can calculate a first angle of arrival (AOA) a second AOA. The processor can estimate the fixed position of the wireless communication device based on the first AOA, the second AOA, the first position and the second position.

Reconfigurable surfaces and methods for configuring surfaces include measuring properties of one or more incident signals at a configurable cell of a surface. A beam forming pattern for the surface is determined based on the measured properties of the one or more incident signals. Parameters of the configurable cell are set to implement the beam forming pattern in the surface.

Reconfigurable surfaces and methods for configuring surfaces include measuring properties of one or more incident signals at a configurable cell of a surface. A beam forming pattern for the surface is determined based on the measured properties of the one or more incident signals. Parameters of the configurable cell are set to implement the beam forming pattern in the surface.

An access control device according to an embodiment includes: a communication module configured to perform communication by using a UWB communication protocol and one or more processors, and the communication module includes: a substrate, an antenna disposed on a first surface of the substrate, and a ground disposed on a second surface which is opposite to the first surface of the substrate, and the one or more processors are configured to: receive a signal from a user terminal through the communication module; and determine whether the user terminal is positioned in a first direction or second direction, based on a change in a phase angle of the signal received from the user terminal when a direction from the substrate to the antenna is the first direction and a direction from the substrate to the ground is the second direction.

Provided is a communication apparatus including a determination unit that determines a direction in which the communication apparatus faces, a measurement unit that measures signal strength indicating strength of a radio wave received by the communication apparatus, a notification unit that notifies a user of the signal strength falling below a first threshold, and a display unit that superimposes a direction in which the signal strength exceeds a second threshold, as first display, on second display being displayed. This configuration makes it possible to guide the user to turn in a direction in which high signal strength is received, without hindering UX of the user of the communication apparatus using a high frequency band as much as possible.

A signal angle and signal frequency estimation method, apparatus, device and storage medium are provided. The signal angle and signal frequency estimation method comprises the steps: collecting initial data of a satellite signal by means of an antenna array element; substituting initial data into a signal function, and finding a solution to obtain the satellite signal; and obtaining the angel and frequency of the satellite signal according to the satellite signal. According to the method, in consideration of the non-Gaussian noise environment as well as spatial domain sparse feature and frequency domain sparse feature of the satellite signal, the angle and the frequency of the satellite signal are estimated jointly, thereby facilitating subsequent obtaining and tracking the satellite signal by a satellite navigation receiver.

Disclosed are a positioning method, a gateway, and a positioning device. The positioning method comprises: receiving, by means of a Bluetooth gateway, a data packet sent by a terminal device and comprising target position information, and position information of a Bluetooth node closest to the terminal device; determining the closest Bluetooth node according to the position information of the closest Bluetooth node; receiving, by the closest Bluetooth node, a data packet sent by the terminal device and comprising CTE information; obtaining current position information of the terminal device according to the CTE information; and when the current position information of the terminal device is inconsistent with the target position information, obtaining, according to the current position information of the terminal device and the target position information, position information of a next Bluetooth node closest to the terminal device and navigation information, and sending the navigation information to the terminal device.

Embodiments of the disclosed technology relate to improvements in location estimation and prediction for mobile devices while preserving energy. The use of classifiers is provided which preserves energy usage of the mobile device while providing contextually aware information for various stages. The use of a motion classifier and ranging in the context of access devices, the use of directional motion classifiers to reduce the latency in detection that a mobile device has entered a geofence area, and methods of improving location estimates and increasing geofence boundaries to prevent false exits from a geofenced area are disclosed.