Resolving ambiguous sector-level location and determining mobile location
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1. A method of determining position information in a wireless information system comprising:
- comparing parameter information;
identifying parameter origination information; and
determining position information from the origination information.
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Abstract
A mobile station may determine current position information by comparing and processing signals from various base stations. A mobile station may receive one or more parameters such as a PN (pilot pseudo noise offset) that do not uniquely identify base stations. The mobile station may perform calculations to identify the probability the parameters originated at each particular base station. Once the origin of the parameters is obtained, the position information may be derived by triangulation or any of a variety of techniques.
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1. A method of determining position information in a wireless information system comprising:
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comparing parameter information;
identifying parameter origination information; and
determining position information from the origination information. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method of determining position information for a mobile station in a wireless information system comprising:
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collecting a plurality of pilot pseudo noise offsets; and
identifying a base station for each of the plurality of pilot pseudo noise offsets by evaluating that said identification is consistent relative to the other pilot pseudo noise offsets. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A method of determining position information for a mobile station in a wireless information system comprising:
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collecting a plurality of parameters related to identification of network entities; and
identifying a network entity for each of the plurality of parameters by evaluating that said identification is consistent relative to the other parameters. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49)
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36. A mobile station position locator in a wireless information system comprising:
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memory which collects a plurality of pilot pseudo noise offsets; and
a processor which identifies a base station for each of the plurality of pilot pseudo noise offsets by evaluating that said identification is consistent relative to the other pilot pseudo noise offsets.
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50. A mobile station which determines position information in a wireless information system comprising:
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storage elements which collect a plurality of parameters related to identification of network entities; and
a processor which identifies a network entity for each of the plurality of parameters by evaluating that said identification is consistent relative to the other parameters. - View Dependent Claims (51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63)
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