Abstract: Method and apparatus to produce a wideband RF signal covering an increased first bandwidth, utilizing at least one narrowband transceiver (1) capable of producing an output RF signal with a base frequency fbase and a second bandwidth, wherein the second bandwidth is lower than the first bandwidth, and wherein the base frequency Case depends on the setting of at least one frequency register (2, 2?, 2?), which is adjustable by a control unit, as well as method to estimate the position of a narrowband RF transceiver (1) using a multitude of coherent wideband RF receivers (12) and computer-readable medium comprising computer-executable instructions causing an electronic device to perform the method.

Abstract: Method and systems for locating objects, in particular RFID tags, employ one or more RFID reading devices. The methods and/or systems make it possible to determine a distance between an RFID reading device and a deliberately selected RFID tag in a simple, robust manner. The RFID reading device determines a propagation time of a broadband signal by comparing the broadband signal with the scattered broadband signal. The RFID reading device determines a distance between the RFID reading device and the RFID tag from the propagation time difference.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method for locating an RFID tag (1) using at least one RFID reading device (2). The invention is characterized in that the RFID reading device (2) transmits a query signal (3) which comprises a broadband signal (4); the RFID tag (1) modulates the query signal (3) with a code signal (5) by varying the antenna impedance of the RFID tag and reflects said signal as a reflected signal (6); the RFID reading device (2) receives the reflected signal (6) and obtains the code signal (5) and a scattered broadband signal (7) from the reflected signal; the RFID reading device (2) determines a travel time of the broadband signal (4) by comparing the broadband signal (4) with the scattered broadband signal (7); the RFID reading device (2) determines the distance between the RFID reading device (2) and the RFID tag (1) from the travel time difference.

Abstract: A method and an apparatus for measuring a phase shift between a first and a second signal, comprising the steps of shifting the first signal in frequency by an offset frequency, superposing the frequency-shifted first signal and the second signal, determining an envelope signal of the superposed signal, and measuring a phase shift of the envelope signal at the offset frequency, or a multiple thereof, with respect to the phase of the offset frequency, wherein the phase shift is measured by determining a Fourier coefficient of the envelope signal at the offset frequency and extracting its phase. The invention further relates to an apparatus implementing the method.

Abstract: A method and an apparatus for measuring a phase shift between a first and a second signal, comprising the steps of shifting the first signal in frequency by an offset frequency, superposing the frequency-shifted first signal and the second signal, determining an envelope signal of the superposed signal, and measuring a phase shift of the envelope signal at the offset frequency, or a multiple thereof, with respect to the phase of the offset frequency, wherein the phase shift is measured by determining a Fourier coefficient of the envelope signal at the offset frequency and extracting its phase. The invention further relates to an apparatus implementing the method.