Calculation method in a radio system for calculating the geometrical time difference between transmitters
First Claim
1. A calculation method to be used in a radio system comprising a set of transmitters (101-110) and a set of receivers (201-204), in which radio system the time difference between the reception moments of signals transmitted by the transmitters (101-110) is measured, and the geometrical time difference of the transmitted signals is calculated, characterized by forming the real time difference between the transmission moments of signals transmitted by a transmitter serving a respective receiver (201-204) and by the neighbour transmitter of said transmitter as a function of time by means of measuring the time difference between the reception moments of the signals and by means of the geometrical time difference, in such a way that the geometrical time difference is added to the time difference based on the reception moments, summing up directly measured real time differences in order to calculate the real time differences between the other transmitters in the coverage area of the receiver, calculating the real time differences between transmitters in coverage areas of various receivers (201-204) by using the time differences that have already been calculated between the transmitters.
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Abstract
The invention relates to a calculating method and a radio system comprising a set of emitters and a set of receivers and a measuring means, which measure the time difference between the reception moments of signals transmitted by the transmitters while the receiver is receiving signals, and which calculate the geometrical time difference of the signals transmitted by the transmitters. The radio system comprises a calculating means, which form the real time difference between the transmission moments of the signals transmitted by the transmitters as a function of time by means of measuring the time difference of the signals received by the receiver and by means of the geometrical time difference, in such a way that the calculating means and the geometrical time difference to the time difference based on the reception moments. Moreover, the calculating means sum up directly measured real time differences and thereby calculate the real time differences between the other transmitters in the coverage area of the receiver. Further, the calculating means calculate the real time differences between the transmitters in the coverage areas of different receivers by using the already calculated time differences between the transmitters.
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1. A calculation method to be used in a radio system comprising a set of transmitters (101-110) and a set of receivers (201-204), in which radio system the time difference between the reception moments of signals transmitted by the transmitters (101-110) is measured, and the geometrical time difference of the transmitted signals is calculated, characterized by forming the real time difference between the transmission moments of signals transmitted by a transmitter serving a respective receiver (201-204) and by the neighbour transmitter of said transmitter as a function of time by means of measuring the time difference between the reception moments of the signals and by means of the geometrical time difference, in such a way that the geometrical time difference is added to the time difference based on the reception moments,
summing up directly measured real time differences in order to calculate the real time differences between the other transmitters in the coverage area of the receiver, calculating the real time differences between transmitters in coverage areas of various receivers (201-204) by using the time differences that have already been calculated between the transmitters.
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11. A radio system comprising a set of transmitters (101-110), a set of receivers (201-204) and a measuring means (10) which measure the time difference between the reception moments of signals transmitted by the transmitters while the receiver is receiving signals, and which calculate the geometrical time difference of the signals transmitted by the transmitters, characterized in that
the radio system comprises a calculating means (11), which form the real time difference between the transmission moments of signals transmitted by transmitters as a function of time by means of measuring the time difference of signals received by a receiver, and by means of the geometrical time difference, in such a way that the calculating means (11) add the geometrical time difference to the time difference based on the reception moments, the calculating means (11) sum up directly measured real time differences and thereby calculate the real time differences between the other transmitters in the coverage area of the receiver, and the calculating means (11) calculate the real time differences of the transmitters in coverage areas of various receivers by using the time differences that have already been calculated between the transmitters.
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