[미국특허]
Local area network assisted positioning
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국가/구분
United States(US) Patent
등록
국제특허분류(IPC7판)
H04W-064/00
H04L-005/00
H04W-084/12
출원번호
US-0404834
(2017-01-12)
등록번호
US-9814016
(2017-11-07)
발명자
/ 주소
Sheynblat, Leonid
Moeglein, Mark Leo
출원인 / 주소
QUALCOMM Incorporated
대리인 / 주소
Hunter Clark PLLC
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초록▼
A system and method of locating a position of a wireless device in range of one or more base stations. Three signals are received that each contain a unique identifier for a base station. An estimate of the distance between the wireless device and each base station is performed. Previously determine
A system and method of locating a position of a wireless device in range of one or more base stations. Three signals are received that each contain a unique identifier for a base station. An estimate of the distance between the wireless device and each base station is performed. Previously determined locations for each base station are referenced. At least one of the three base stations is capable of communication to remote locations and unavailable to the wireless device for communication to remote locations.
대표청구항▼
1. A terrestrial base station locating method comprising: determining, based at least in part on measurements of satellite signals, a location of a mobile wireless device having multiple bi-directional communication modes;gathering location information for a plurality of base stations by the mobile
1. A terrestrial base station locating method comprising: determining, based at least in part on measurements of satellite signals, a location of a mobile wireless device having multiple bi-directional communication modes;gathering location information for a plurality of base stations by the mobile wireless device, the location information including ranging information for the plurality of base stations at the location, the plurality of base stations comprising a cooperative terrestrial base station that can communicate with the mobile wireless device in a mode that allows unique identification of the mobile wireless device and an uncooperative WiFi terrestrial base station capable of bi-directional communications and configured to prevent data and/or voice communications with the mobile wireless device, wherein the uncooperative WiFi terrestrial base station is configured to acknowledge a message received from the mobile wireless device;gathering identification information for each of the plurality of base stations by the mobile wireless device;establishing a bi-directional communication link between the mobile wireless device and a cooperative terrestrial WiFi base station; andsending the location, the location information for the plurality of base stations, and the identification information for each of the plurality of base stations to the almanac processor via the cooperative terrestrial WiFi base station from the mobile wireless device in response to establishing the bi-directional communication link between the mobile wireless device and the cooperative terrestrial WiFi base station. 2. The method of claim 1, further comprising: requesting, by the mobile wireless device, base station information; andreceiving, at the mobile wireless device, a tailored almanac of base station information, contents of the tailored almanac of base station information being based on a location of the mobile wireless device. 3. The method of claim 2, wherein the tailored almanac of base station information is received from the almanac processor. 4. The method of claim 3, wherein the tailored almanac of base station information includes the identification information for each of the plurality of base stations sent by the mobile wireless device to the almanac processor. 5. The method of claim 1, wherein the plurality of base stations comprises a cellular phone base station. 6. The method of claim 1, wherein the uncooperative base station comprises an uncooperative wireless local area network base station. 7. The method of claim 1, wherein gathering the identification information for the plurality of base stations comprises wirelessly receiving at least some of the identification information for the plurality of base stations, the bi-directional communication link is a wireless bi-directional communication link, and sending the location information for each of the plurality of base stations and sending the identification information for each of the plurality of base stations comprises wirelessly sending the location information for each of the plurality of base stations and wirelessly sending the identification information for each of the plurality of base stations. 8. The method of claim 1, wherein sending the location, the location information for the plurality of base stations, and the identification information for each of the plurality of base stations occurs only in response to establishing the bi-directional communication link between the mobile wireless device and the cooperative terrestrial WiFi base station. 9. The method of claim 1, wherein the plurality of base stations comprise Bluetooth® terrestrial base stations. 10. The method of claim 1, wherein the ranging information comprises signal strength information or timing information or a combination thereof. 11. A mobile wireless device comprising: means for bi-directional communication in multiple communication modes;means for determining, based at least in part on measurements of satellite signals, a location of the mobile wireless device;means for gathering location information for a plurality of base stations, the location information including ranging information for the plurality of base stations at the location, the plurality of base stations comprising a cooperative terrestrial base station that can communicate with the mobile wireless device in a mode that allows unique identification of the mobile wireless device and an uncooperative WiFi terrestrial base station capable of bi-directional communications and configured to prevent data and/or voice communications with the mobile wireless device, wherein the uncooperative WiFi terrestrial base station is configured to acknowledge a message received from the mobile wireless device;means for gathering identification information for each of the plurality of base stations;means for establishing a bi-directional communication link between the mobile wireless device and a cooperative terrestrial WiFi base station; andmeans for sending the location, the location information for the plurality of base stations and the identification information for each of the plurality of base stations to an almanac processor via the cooperative terrestrial WiFi base station in response to establishing the bi-directional communication link between the mobile wireless device and the cooperative terrestrial WiFi base station. 12. The mobile wireless device of claim 11, further comprising: means for requesting base station information; andmeans for receiving a tailored almanac of base station information, contents of the tailored almanac of base station information being based on a location of the mobile wireless device. 13. The mobile wireless device of claim 12, wherein the tailored almanac of base station information includes the identification information for the plurality of base stations. 14. The mobile wireless device of claim 11, wherein the plurality of base stations comprises a cellular phone base station. 15. The mobile wireless device of claim 11, wherein the uncooperative base station comprises an uncooperative wireless local area network base station. 16. The mobile wireless device of claim 11, wherein the plurality of base stations comprise Bluetooth® terrestrial base stations. 17. The mobile wireless device of claim 11, wherein the ranging information comprises signal strength information or timing information or a combination thereof. 18. A mobile wireless device comprising: a network interface configured to communicate bi-directionally in multiple communication modes; anda processor communicatively coupled to the network interface and configured to: determine, based at least in part on measurements of satellite signals, a location of the mobile wireless device;gather, via the network interface, location information for a plurality of base stations, the location information including ranging information for the plurality of base stations at the location, the plurality of base stations comprising a cooperative terrestrial base station that can communicate with the mobile wireless device in a mode that allows unique identification of the mobile wireless device and an uncooperative WiFi terrestrial base station capable of bi-directional communications and configured to prevent data and/or voice communications with the mobile wireless device, wherein the uncooperative WiFi terrestrial base station is configured to acknowledge a message received from the mobile wireless device;gather, via the network interface, identification information for each of the plurality of base stations;establish, via the network interface, a bi-directional communication link with a cooperative terrestrial WiFi base station; andsend, via the network interface, the location, the location information for the plurality of base stations and the identification information for each of the plurality of base stations to an almanac processor via the cooperative terrestrial WiFi base station in response to establishing the bi-directional communication link between the mobile wireless device and the cooperative terrestrial WiFi base station. 19. The mobile wireless device of claim 18, wherein the processor is further configured to: request, via the network interface, base station information; andreceive, via the network interface, a tailored almanac of base station information, contents of the tailored almanac of base station information being based on a location of the mobile wireless device. 20. The mobile wireless device of claim 19, wherein the tailored almanac of base station information includes the identification information for the plurality of base stations. 21. The mobile wireless device of claim 18, wherein the plurality of base stations comprises a cellular phone base station. 22. The mobile wireless device of claim 18, wherein the uncooperative base station comprises an uncooperative wireless local area network base station. 23. The mobile wireless device of claim 18, wherein the plurality of base stations comprise Bluetooth® terrestrial base stations. 24. The mobile wireless device of claim 18, wherein the ranging information comprises signal strength information or timing information or a combination thereof. 25. A non-transitory computer-readable medium having stored thereon computer-readable instructions configured to cause a computer of a mobile wireless device to: determine, based at least in part on measurements of satellite signals, a location of the mobile wireless device;gather location information for a plurality of base stations, the location information including ranging information for the plurality of base stations at the location, the plurality of base stations comprising a cooperative terrestrial base station that can communicate with the mobile wireless device in a mode that allows unique identification of the mobile wireless device and an uncooperative WiFi terrestrial base station capable of bi-directional communications and configured to prevent data and/or voice communications with the mobile wireless device, wherein the uncooperative WiFi terrestrial base station is configured to acknowledge a message received from the mobile wireless device;gather identification information for each of the plurality of base stations;establish a bi-directional communication link between the mobile wireless device and a cooperative terrestrial WiFi base station; andsend the location, the location information for the plurality of base stations and the identification information for each of the plurality of base stations to an almanac processor via the cooperative terrestrial WiFi base station in response to establishing the bi-directional communication link between the mobile wireless device and the cooperative terrestrial WiFi base station. 26. The computer-readable medium of claim 25, further comprising instructions configured to cause the computer to: request base station information; andreceive a tailored almanac of base station information, contents of the tailored almanac of base station information being based on a location of the mobile wireless device. 27. The computer-readable medium of claim 26, wherein the tailored almanac of base station information includes the identification information for the plurality of base stations. 28. The computer-readable medium of claim 25, wherein the plurality of base stations comprises a cellular phone base station. 29. The computer-readable medium of claim 25, wherein the uncooperative base station comprises an uncooperative wireless local area network base station. 30. The computer-readable medium of claim 25, wherein the plurality of base stations comprise Bluetooth® terrestrial base stations. 31. The computer-readable medium of claim 25, wherein the ranging information comprises signal strength information or timing information or a combination thereof.
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