2F19475-PCT
`
`CLAIMS
`
`Claim |
`
`An estimation and identification apparatus, comprising:
`
`a
`
`plurality of tracking devices, each of which in
`
`operation, emits an
`
`electromagnetic
`
`wave or a sound wave, and detects a
`
`position
`
`of an identification target holding
`
`a radio
`
`communication terminal, based on a reflected wave of the electromagnetic
`
`wave or the
`
`sound waveby
`
`the
`
`identification target;
`
`a
`
`plurality of radio communication devices, each of which in
`
`operation, performs
`
`radio communication with the radio communication terminal, and receives identification
`
`information of the radio communication terminal from the radio communication terminal;
`
`10
`
`and
`
`analysis circuitry, which,
`
`in
`
`operation,
`
`identifies the identification target and
`
`estimates the position of the identification target, based on a result of the radio
`
`communication, the detected
`
`position
`
`of the identification target, and the identification
`
`information, wherein:
`
`15
`
`the plurality of radio communication devices each have a coverage area that
`
`includes an area not
`
`overlapping
`
`with each other, and that is narrower than a detection area
`
`of each of the plurality of tracking devices, and
`
`the
`
`analysis circuitry
`
`identifies the identification target and estimates the
`
`position of the identification target when the radio communication terminal enters the
`
`20
`
`coverage area of each of the plurality of radio communication devices.
`
`Claim 2
`
`The estimation and identification apparatus according
`
`to claim 1, wherein the
`
`analysis circuitry
`
`identifies the identification target and estimates the
`
`position
`
`of the
`
`identification target, for each of the plurality of radio communication devices, by linking
`
`25
`
`the radio communication terminal in the coverage area of the radio communication device
`
`with the detected
`
`position
`
`of the identification target included in the coverage
`
`area of the
`
`42
`
`
`
`CLAIMS
`
`Claim |
`
`An estimation and identification apparatus, comprising:
`
`a
`
`plurality of tracking devices, each of which in
`
`operation, emits an
`
`electromagnetic
`
`wave or a sound wave, and detects a
`
`position
`
`of an identification target holding
`
`a radio
`
`communication terminal, based on a reflected wave of the electromagnetic
`
`wave or the
`
`sound waveby
`
`the
`
`identification target;
`
`a
`
`plurality of radio communication devices, each of which in
`
`operation, performs
`
`radio communication with the radio communication terminal, and receives identification
`
`information of the radio communication terminal from the radio communication terminal;
`
`10
`
`and
`
`analysis circuitry, which,
`
`in
`
`operation,
`
`identifies the identification target and
`
`estimates the position of the identification target, based on a result of the radio
`
`communication, the detected
`
`position
`
`of the identification target, and the identification
`
`information, wherein:
`
`15
`
`the plurality of radio communication devices each have a coverage area that
`
`includes an area not
`
`overlapping
`
`with each other, and that is narrower than a detection area
`
`of each of the plurality of tracking devices, and
`
`the
`
`analysis circuitry
`
`identifies the identification target and estimates the
`
`position of the identification target when the radio communication terminal enters the
`
`20
`
`coverage area of each of the plurality of radio communication devices.
`
`Claim 2
`
`The estimation and identification apparatus according
`
`to claim 1, wherein the
`
`analysis circuitry
`
`identifies the identification target and estimates the
`
`position
`
`of the
`
`identification target, for each of the plurality of radio communication devices, by linking
`
`25
`
`the radio communication terminal in the coverage area of the radio communication device
`
`with the detected
`
`position
`
`of the identification target included in the coverage
`
`area of the
`
`42
`
`
`
`2F19475-PCT
`
`radio communication device.
`
`Claim 3
`
`The estimation and identification apparatus according
`
`to claim 2, wherein the
`
`analysis circuitry
`
`unlinks the radio communication terminal included in the coverage
`
`area
`
`of each of the radio communication devices from the position of the identification target
`
`not included in the coverage
`
`area of the radio communication device.
`
`Claim 4
`
`The estimation andidentification apparatus according
`
`to claim 2, wherein the
`
`analysis circuitry:
`
`10
`
`extracts the radio communication terminal that is included in the coverage area of
`
`each of the radio communication devices and is not linked one-to-one with the
`
`position
`
`of
`
`the identification target included in the coverage area of the radio communication device,
`
`extracts the
`
`position
`
`of the identification target that is included in the coverage
`
`area
`
`of each of the radio communication devices and is not linked with the radio communication
`
`15
`
`terminal included in the coverage area of the radio communication device, and
`
`when the number of the radio communication terminals not linked with any of the
`
`positions of the identification targets among the extracted radio communication terminals
`
`and the numberof the extracted
`
`positions
`
`of the identification targets
`
`are both
`
`to one,
`
`equal
`
`the analysis circuitry links the extracted radio communication terminal one-to-one with the
`
`20
`
`extracted position of the identification target.
`
`Claim 5
`
`The estimation and identification apparatus according
`
`to claim 4, wherein the
`
`analysis circuitry links, with the extracted
`
`positions
`
`of the identification targets, all the
`
`radio communication terminals that are included in the coverage area of each of the radio
`
`25
`
`communication devices and are not linked one-to-one with the position of the identification
`
`target included in the coverage
`
`area of the radio communication device, when either the
`
`43
`
`
`
`2F19475-PCT
`
`number of the radio communication terminals not linked with any of the
`
`positions
`
`of the
`
`identification targets among the extracted radio communication terminals or the number of
`
`the extracted positions of the identification targets is different from one.
`
`Claim 6
`
`The estimation and identification apparatus according
`
`to claim 4, wherein the
`
`analysis circuitry unlinks, from the extracted
`
`position
`
`of the identification target, the radio
`
`communication terminal
`
`that
`
`is included in the coverage area of each of the radio
`
`communication devices and is other than the radio communication terminal
`
`linked
`
`one-to-one with the extracted position of the identification target.
`
`Claim 7
`
`The estimation and identification apparatus according
`
`to claim 2, wherein the
`
`analysis circuitry performs ranking of probabilities of links being made between the
`
`position
`
`of the identification target included in the coverage
`
`area of each of the radio
`
`communication devices and the radio communication terminals on a
`
`one-to-many basis.
`
`Claim 8
`
`The estimation and identification apparatus according
`
`to claim 7, wherein the
`
`analysis circuitry performs the ranking of the probabilities of the links based on at least one
`
`of time the links are
`
`made, the
`
`position
`
`of the linked identification target,
`
`or
`
`frequency
`
`of
`
`the links.
`
`Claim 9
`
`The estimation and identification apparatus according
`
`to claim 7, further
`
`comprising
`
`a
`
`storage element, which in
`
`operation,
`
`stores at least one of the links or the
`
`ranking,
`
`wherein the
`
`analysis circuitry
`
`extracts
`
`a behavioral characteristic of the
`
`identification target based on the links and the ranking read out from the storage element.
`
`Claim 10
`
`The estimation and identification apparatus according
`
`to claim 2, wherein, the
`
`44
`
`10
`
`15
`
`20
`
`25
`
`
`
`2F19475-PCT
`
`coverage
`
`area is variable.
`
`Claim 11
`
`The estimation and identification apparatus according
`
`to claim 1, wherein;
`
`the
`
`plurality
`
`of
`
`tracking
`
`devices detect a
`
`velocity
`
`of the identification target,
`
`the plurality of radio communication devices estimate a
`
`velocity of the radio
`
`communication terminal based on a received
`
`signal strength
`
`indicator of the radio
`
`communication, and
`
`the
`
`analysis circuitry
`
`identifies the identification target and estimates the
`
`position
`
`and the velocity of the identification target based on the result of the radio communication,
`
`10
`
`the detected position and velocity of the identification target, the estimated velocity of the
`
`radio communication terminal, and the identification information.
`
`Claim 12
`
`The estimation and identification apparatus according
`
`to claim 11, wherein
`
`the plurality of tracking devices detect the velocity of the identification target,
`
`15
`
`the plurality of radio communication devices hold a map for the received signal
`
`strength
`
`indicator of the radio communication terminal, the map having
`
`been made based
`
`on at least one of the position
`
`or the velocity of the radio communication terminal, and
`
`estimate the
`
`position
`
`and the
`
`velocity
`
`of the radio communication terminal based on the
`
`received signal strength indicator of the radio communication and the map, and
`
`20
`
`the analysis circuitry identifies the identification target and estimates the position
`
`and the
`
`velocity
`
`of the identification target based on the result of the radio communication,
`
`the detected position and velocity of the identification target, the estimated position and
`
`velocity
`
`of the radio communication terminal, and the identification information.
`
`25
`
`Claim 13.
`
`An estimation and identification apparatus, comprising:
`
`reception circuitry, which, in
`
`operation,
`
`receives detection information
`
`indicating
`
`a
`
`45
`
`
`
`2F19475-PCT
`
`detection result of a
`
`target by
`
`a
`
`radar,
`
`a
`
`reception result,
`
`in one or more radio
`
`communication devices, of a
`
`signal
`
`transmitted from a radio communication terminal
`
`attached to the target, and identification information of the target included in the signal;
`
`and
`
`processing circuitry, which,
`
`in
`
`operation, estimates a
`
`position of the target and
`
`identifies the target based on the detection information,
`
`the
`
`reception result, and the
`
`identification information.
`
`Claim 14
`
`~—An estimation and identification system, comprising:
`
`10
`
`the estimation and identification apparatus according
`
`to claim 1; and
`
`one or a
`
`plurality
`
`of radio communication terminals that are
`
`capable
`
`of
`
`performing
`
`radio communication with one orthe plurality of radio communication devices included in
`
`the estimation and identification apparatus, and that
`
`transmit
`
`specific
`
`identification
`
`information to at least one of the plurality of radio communication devices.
`
`15
`
`46
`
`
Accessing this document will incur an additional charge of $.
After purchase, you can access this document again without charge.
Accept $ Charge
Still Working On It
This document is taking longer than usual to download. This can happen if we need to contact the court directly to obtain the document and their servers are running slowly.
Give it another minute or two to complete, and then try the refresh button.
A few More Minutes ... Still Working
It can take up to 5 minutes for us to download a document if the court servers are running slowly.
Thank you for your continued patience.
This document could not be displayed.
We could not find this document within its docket. Please go back to the docket page and check the link. If that does not work, go back to the docket and refresh it to pull the newest information.
Your account does not support viewing this document.
You need a Paid Account to view this document. Click here to change your account type.
Your account does not support viewing this document.
Set your membership
status to view this document.
With a Docket Alarm membership, you'll
get a whole lot more, including:
- Up-to-date information for this case.
- Email alerts whenever there is an update.
- Full text search for other cases.
- Get email alerts whenever a new case matches your search.
One Moment Please
The filing “” is large (MB) and is being downloaded.
Please refresh this page in a few minutes to see if the filing has been downloaded. The filing will also be emailed to you when the download completes.
Your document is on its way!
If you do not receive the document in five minutes, contact support at support@docketalarm.com.
Sealed Document
We are unable to display this document, it may be under a court ordered seal.
If you have proper credentials to access the file, you may proceed directly to the court's system using your government issued username and password.
Access Government Site
