US 12543146 B2 / Feb 3, 2026

Geolocation of digital wireless signals via remodulated side-channel

A method comprises: by a DF antenna array, receiving a modulated RF signal and converting the modulated RF signal to multiple modulated RF channels; converting the multiple modulated RF channels to multiple channels of in-phase (I) and quadrature (Q) (I/Q) data; by a side-channel antenna, converting the modulated RF signal to a modulated RF side-channel; converting the modulated RF side-channel to a side-channel of I/Q data; demodulating and decoding the side-channel of the I/Q data to yield demodulated data; remodulating the demodulated data to produce remodulated reference I/Q data; correlating the remodulated reference I/Q data against the multiple channels of the I/Q data to produce correlation results for the multiple channels of the I/Q data; and determining an angle-of-arrival of the modulated RF signal to the DF antenna array based on the correlation results.