Method and apparatus for wireless network hybrid positioning
    1.
    发明授权
    Method and apparatus for wireless network hybrid positioning 有权
    无线网络混合定位方法和装置

    公开(公告)号:US08971913B2

    公开(公告)日:2015-03-03

    申请号:US10877205

    申请日:2004-06-25

    摘要: Methods and apparatuses for position determination and other operations. In one embodiment of the present invention, a mobile station uses wireless signals from a plurality of wireless networks (e.g., with different air interfaces and/or operated by different service providers) for position determination (e.g., for data communication, for obtaining time and/or frequency information, for range measurement, for sector or altitude estimation). In one embodiment of the present invention, mobile stations are used to harvest statistical data about wireless access points (e.g., the locations of mobile stations that have received signals from the wireless access points, such as from cellular base stations, wireless local area network access points, repeaters for positioning signals, or other wireless communication transmitters) and to derive location information (e.g., position and coverage area of the wireless access points) for the wireless networks from the collected statistical data.

    摘要翻译: 位置确定和其他操作的方法和装置。 在本发明的一个实施例中,移动台使用来自多个无线网络(例如,具有不同的空中接口和/或由不同的服务提供商操作)的无线信号用于位置确定(例如,为了数据通信,用于获得时间和 /或频率信息,用于范围测量,用于扇区或高度估计)。 在本发明的一个实施例中,移动站用于收集关于无线接入点的统计数据(例如,已经从无线接入点接收信号的移动站的位置,诸如来自蜂窝基站,无线局域网接入 点,用于定位信号的中继器或其他无线通信发射机),并从收集的统计数据中导出无线网络的位置信息(例如,无线接入点的位置和覆盖区域)。

    Wireless network hybrid positioning
    2.
    发明授权
    Wireless network hybrid positioning 有权
    无线网络混合定位

    公开(公告)号:US09335419B2

    公开(公告)日:2016-05-10

    申请号:US13354235

    申请日:2012-01-19

    摘要: Methods and apparatuses for position determination and other operations. In one embodiment of the present invention, a mobile station uses wireless signals from a plurality of wireless networks (e.g., with different air interfaces and/or operated by different service providers) for position determination (e.g., for data communication, for obtaining time and/or frequency information, for range measurement, for sector or altitude estimation). In one embodiment of the present invention, mobile stations are used to harvest statistical data about wireless access points (e.g., the locations of mobile stations that have received signals from the wireless access points, such as from cellular base stations, wireless local area network access points, repeaters for positioning signals or other wireless communication transmitters) and to derive location information (e.g., position and coverage area of the wireless access points) for the wireless networks from the collected statistical data.

    摘要翻译: 位置确定和其他操作的方法和装置。 在本发明的一个实施例中,移动台使用来自多个无线网络(例如,具有不同的空中接口和/或由不同的服务提供商操作)的无线信号用于位置确定(例如,为了数据通信,用于获得时间和 /或频率信息,用于范围测量,用于扇区或高度估计)。 在本发明的一个实施例中,移动站用于收集关于无线接入点的统计数据(例如,已经从无线接入点接收信号的移动站的位置,诸如来自蜂窝基站,无线局域网接入 点,用于定位信号的中继器或其他无线通信发射机),并从收集的统计数据中导出无线网络的位置信息(例如,无线接入点的位置和覆盖区域)。

    WIRELESS NETWORK HYBRID POSITIONING
    3.
    发明申请
    WIRELESS NETWORK HYBRID POSITIONING 有权
    无线网络混合定位

    公开(公告)号:US20120115508A1

    公开(公告)日:2012-05-10

    申请号:US13354235

    申请日:2012-01-19

    IPC分类号: H04W64/00

    摘要: Methods and apparatuses for position determination and other operations. In one embodiment of the present invention, a mobile station uses wireless signals from a plurality of wireless networks (e.g., with different air interfaces and/or operated by different service providers) for position determination (e.g., for data communication, for obtaining time and/or frequency information, for range measurement, for sector or altitude estimation). In one embodiment of the present invention, mobile stations are used to harvest statistical data about wireless access points (e.g., the locations of mobile stations that have received signals from the wireless access points, such as from cellular base stations, wireless local area network access points, repeaters for positioning signals or other wireless communication transmitters) and to derive location information (e.g., position and coverage area of the wireless access points) for the wireless networks from the collected statistical data.

    摘要翻译: 位置确定和其他操作的方法和装置。 在本发明的一个实施例中,移动台使用来自多个无线网络(例如,具有不同的空中接口和/或由不同的服务提供商操作)的无线信号用于位置确定(例如,为了数据通信,用于获得时间和 /或频率信息,用于范围测量,用于扇区或高度估计)。 在本发明的一个实施例中,移动站用于收集关于无线接入点的统计数据(例如,已经从无线接入点接收信号的移动站的位置,诸如来自蜂窝基站,无线局域网接入 点,用于定位信号的中继器或其他无线通信发射机),并从收集的统计数据中导出无线网络的位置信息(例如,无线接入点的位置和覆盖区域)。

    Method and apparatus for wireless network hybrid positioning
    4.
    发明申请
    Method and apparatus for wireless network hybrid positioning 有权
    无线网络混合定位方法和装置

    公开(公告)号:US20050037775A1

    公开(公告)日:2005-02-17

    申请号:US10877205

    申请日:2004-06-25

    摘要: Methods and apparatuses for position determination and other operations. In one embodiment of the present invention, a mobile station uses wireless signals from a plurality of wireless networks (e.g., with different air interfaces and/or operated by different service providers) for position determination (e.g., for data communication, for obtaining time and/or frequency information, for range measurement, for sector or altitude estimation). In one embodiment of the present invention, mobile stations are used to harvest statistical data about wireless access points (e.g., the locations of mobile stations that have received signals from the wireless access points, such as from cellular base stations, wireless local area network access points, repeaters for positioning signals, or other wireless communication transmitters) and to derive location information (e.g., position and coverage area of the wireless access points) for the wireless networks from the collected statistical data.

    摘要翻译: 位置确定和其他操作的方法和装置。 在本发明的一个实施例中,移动台使用来自多个无线网络(例如,具有不同的空中接口和/或由不同的服务提供商操作)的无线信号用于位置确定(例如,为了数据通信,用于获得时间和 /或频率信息,用于范围测量,用于扇区或高度估计)。 在本发明的一个实施例中,移动站用于收集关于无线接入点的统计数据(例如,已经从无线接入点接收信号的移动站的位置,诸如来自蜂窝基站,无线局域网接入 点,用于定位信号的中继器或其他无线通信发射机),并从收集的统计数据中导出无线网络的位置信息(例如,无线接入点的位置和覆盖区域)。

    Event-triggered data collection
    6.
    发明授权
    Event-triggered data collection 有权
    事件触发的数据收集

    公开(公告)号:US07065351B2

    公开(公告)日:2006-06-20

    申请号:US10634322

    申请日:2003-08-04

    IPC分类号: H04Q17/00

    CPC分类号: H04W24/00 H04W4/02 H04W16/18

    摘要: A method of obtaining data useful for one or more network applications is described. The method is performed responsive to a triggering event, such as a dropped call, a position fix, or even expiration of a timer. A position estimate for a subscriber station is obtained responsive to the event. A record is then formed associating the position estimate for the subscriber station with an identifier of the triggering event and/or data measured or obtained responsive to the event, such as the strength of one or more pilots visible to the subscriber station. The record is either stored locally or transmitted to a remote location. In one implementation, the record is transmitted to a remote location, and stored in a database holding like records relating to other subscriber stations.

    摘要翻译: 描述了获得对一个或多个网络应用有用的数据的方法。 响应于触发事件(例如掉话,定位或甚至定时器的到期)执行该方法。 响应于事件获得订户站的位置估计。 然后,形成将用户站的位置估计与响应于事件测量或获得的触发事件和/或数据的标识符相关联的记录,诸如用户站可见的一个或多个导频的强度。 记录本地存储或传输到远程位置。 在一个实现中,记录被发送到远程位置,并且存储在数据库中,保存与其他订户站相关的记录。

    Satellite positioning reference system and method

    公开(公告)号:US06215441B1

    公开(公告)日:2001-04-10

    申请号:US09067407

    申请日:1998-04-28

    IPC分类号: H04B7185

    摘要: Methods and apparatuses which use satellite position system (SPS) reference receivers. In one example of the invention, a plurality of SPS reference receivers, such as Global Positioning System (GPS) reference receivers, each having a known position, are dispersed over a geographical region. Each of the SPS reference receivers transmits into a communication network, a representation of at least a portion of a satellite navigation message, such as satellite ephemeris data, received from SPS satellites in view of the particular SPS reference receiver. A plurality of digital processing systems, such as a first and a second digital processing systems, are coupled to the communication network to receive the satellite ephemeris data which is transmitted through the communication network. The first digital processing system receives a first pseudorange data from a first SPS mobile receiver and calculates a first position information of the first SPS mobile receiver from a representation of the first pseudorange data and from satellite ephemeris data received from the communication network. The first digital processing system may also receive pseudorange corrections from the communication network and use these corrections to correct the first pseudorange data to provide the representation of the first pseudorange data. The second digital processing system receives a second pseudorange data from a second SPS mobile receiver and calculates a second position of the second SPS mobile receiver using the second pseudorange data (which may be corrected using pseudorange corrections from the communication network) and using satellite ephemeris data received from the communication network. In one embodiment of this example of the invention, the mobile SPS receivers are communicatively coupled with the digital processing systems in part through a wireless cell based communication system. A further digital processing system may also be coupled to the communication network to receive pseudorange correction data and to provide merged pseudorange correction data to the digital processing systems through the communication network.

    Method and apparatus for location determination in a wireless assisted hybrid positioning system
    8.
    发明授权
    Method and apparatus for location determination in a wireless assisted hybrid positioning system 失效
    无线辅助混合定位系统中位置确定的方法和装置

    公开(公告)号:US07460870B2

    公开(公告)日:2008-12-02

    申请号:US10423251

    申请日:2003-04-24

    IPC分类号: H04Q7/20

    CPC分类号: G01S5/12 G01S5/0257 G01S5/10

    摘要: Methods and apparatuses for location determination in wireless assisted positioning systems. In one aspect of the disclosed method and apparatus, a method to determine a position of a mobile device in a positioning system includes: computing a second estimated position of a mobile device using a first assumed geometric relationship for a location of the mobile device in relation to a navigational transmitter (e.g., a basestation, a pseudolite, or a Satellite Positioning System (SPS) satellite). The first geometric relationship is linearly independent from the altitude of the mobile device (e.g., obtained from an altitude aiding) and a second geometric relationship based on range information (e.g., a range from the mobile device to the navigational transmitter, a pseudorange, an arrival time, or a round trip time) measured with respect to the navigational transmitter. In another embodiment of the disclosed method and apparatus, the method to determine a position of a mobile device in a positioning system includes: determining an estimated clock bias from a strength indicator of a signal transmitted from a navigational transmitter to the mobile device.

    摘要翻译: 无线辅助定位系统中位置确定的方法和装置。 在所公开的方法和设备的一个方面,一种确定移动设备在定位系统中的位置的方法包括:使用第一假设几何关系计算移动设备的第二估计位置,用于移动设备的相关位置 到导航发射机(例如,基站,伪卫星或卫星定位系统(卫星定位系统)卫星)。 第一几何关系与移动设备的高度线性相关(例如,从高度辅助获得)和基于范围信息的第二几何关系(例如,从移动设备到导航发射机的范围,伪距离, 到达时间或往返时间)相对于导航发射机测量。 在所公开的方法和装置的另一个实施例中,确定移动设备在定位系统中的位置的方法包括:从从导航发射机发送到移动设备的信号的强度指示符确定估计的时钟偏差。

    Method and apparatus for creating and using a base station almanac for position determination
    9.
    发明授权
    Method and apparatus for creating and using a base station almanac for position determination 有权
    用于创建和使用基站历书进行位置确定的方法和装置

    公开(公告)号:US08532567B2

    公开(公告)日:2013-09-10

    申请号:US11501433

    申请日:2006-08-08

    IPC分类号: H04B7/185

    摘要: A method and apparatus for creating and using a base station almanac for position determination is described. The base station almanac includes a number of records, where each record can describe a sector or a transmitter (e.g., a base station or a repeater) in a wireless communication network. Each record includes a protocol type field that indicates the one or more protocols supported by the record (e.g., IS-801, J-STD-36, GSM, W-CDMA, and so on). Each record also includes a unique sector identifier for the sector/transmitter for each supported protocol, where each identifier is defined based on the associated protocol. A record may also include multiple maximum antenna ranges (MARs), where each MAR is associated with a respective reference power level. One of the multiple MARs can be selected for use for position determination depending on received signal strength. The base station almanac further includes other features.

    摘要翻译: 描述了一种用于创建和使用基站历书进行位置确定的方法和装置。 基站历书包括多个记录,其中每个记录可以描述无线通信网络中的扇区或发射机(例如,基站或中继器)。 每个记录包括指示由记录支持的一个或多个协议(例如,IS-801,J-STD-36,GSM,W-CDMA等)的协议类型字段。 每个记录还包括用于每个支持的协议的扇区/发射机的唯一扇区标识符,其中每个标识符基于相关联的协议来定义。 记录还可以包括多个最大天线范围(MAR),其中每个MAR与相应的参考功率电平相关联。 可以选择多个MAR中的一个用于根据接收的信号强度进行位置确定。 基站历书还包括其他功能。

    Method and apparatus for creating and using a base station almanac for position determination
    10.
    发明申请
    Method and apparatus for creating and using a base station almanac for position determination 有权
    用于创建和使用基站历书进行位置确定的方法和装置

    公开(公告)号:US20050020309A1

    公开(公告)日:2005-01-27

    申请号:US10765231

    申请日:2004-01-26

    摘要: A method and apparatus for creating and using a base station almanac for position determination is described. The base station almanac includes a number of records, where each record can describe a sector or a transmitter (e.g., a base station or a repeater) in a wireless communication network. Each record includes a protocol type field that indicates the one or more protocols supported by the record (e.g., IS-801, J-STD-36, GSM, W-CDMA, and so on). Each record also includes a unique sector identifier for the sector/transmitter for each supported protocol, where each identifier is defined based on the associated protocol. A record may also include multiple maximum antenna ranges (MARs), where each MAR is associated with a respective reference power level. One of the multiple MARs can be selected for use for position determination depending on received signal strength. The base station almanac further includes other features.

    摘要翻译: 描述了一种用于创建和使用基站历书进行位置确定的方法和装置。 基站历书包括多个记录,其中每个记录可以描述无线通信网络中的扇区或发射机(例如,基站或中继器)。 每个记录包括指示由记录支持的一个或多个协议(例如,IS-801,J-STD-36,GSM,W-CDMA等)的协议类型字段。 每个记录还包括用于每个支持的协议的扇区/发射机的唯一扇区标识符,其中每个标识符基于相关联的协议来定义。 记录还可以包括多个最大天线范围(MAR),其中每个MAR与相应的参考功率电平相关联。 可以选择多个MAR中的一个用于根据接收的信号强度进行位置确定。 基站历书还包括其他功能。