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Device location determination when attached to one or more wireless repeaters

  • US 10,299,068 B2
  • Filed: 02/15/2018
  • Issued: 05/21/2019
  • Est. Priority Date: 07/14/2016
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method of operating a wireless communication network to locate a User Equipment (UE) that is served by a wireless repeater chain, the method comprising:

  • the wireless repeater chain wirelessly exchanging user data with the UE and wirelessly exchanging the user data with a wireless base station, wherein the wireless repeater chain comprises multiple wireless repeaters;

    the wireless base station wirelessly exchanging the user data with the wireless repeater chain and determining an amount of communication time delay between the UE and the wireless base station over the wireless repeater chain;

    the wireless base station identifying one of the wireless repeaters in the wireless repeater chain that is wirelessly attached to the UE based on the communication time delay between the UE and the wireless base station, transferring a query having a wireless base station identifier and the communication time delay, and receiving a geographic location of the one of the wireless repeaters attached to the UE to identify a geographic location of the UE based on the geographic location of the identified one of the wireless repeaters in the wireless repeater chain that is wirelessly attached to the UE; and

    the wireless base station transferring the geographic location of the UE.

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