Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Base station identification based location quality data determination
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Application No.: US16239514Application Date: 2019-01-03
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Publication No.: US10470157B2Publication Date: 2019-11-05
- Inventor: Sheldon Kent Meredith , William Cottrill , Rick Tipton
- Applicant: AT&T INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY I, L.P.
- Applicant Address: US GA Atlanta
- Assignee: AT&T INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY I, L.P.
- Current Assignee: AT&T INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY I, L.P.
- Current Assignee Address: US GA Atlanta
- Agency: Amin, Turocy & Watson, LLP
- Main IPC: H04W64/00
- IPC: H04W64/00 ; G01S5/02 ; H04W48/12 ; H04W16/14 ; H04B7/06 ; H04B7/0413 ; H04W16/28 ; H04B7/0417 ; H04W16/24 ; H04W16/30 ; H04W16/18

Abstract:
Determining a location quality based on base station identification is disclosed. The location quality can be based on an error attributed to a location determined based on historical data related to an identified base station. Application of supplemental data to the historical base station data can improve location quality by reducing the error. Supplemental data can comprise Voronoi data, geographic data, historical UE density data, historical UE timing advance data, or combinations thereof. Voronoi data can be associated with an area less than a service area of the base station. Geographic data can indicate areas where UEs are not likely to be located. UE density data can indicate probably UE locations. Timing advance data can indicate annular regions where a UE should be located. As such, the supplemental data can constrain a location determined for a UE and correspondingly can reduce error associated with the location.
Public/Granted literature
- US20190141668A1 BASE STATION IDENTIFICATION BASED LOCATION QUALITY DATA DETERMINATION Public/Granted day:2019-05-09
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