System and method for identification of transmitters with limited information
First Claim
1. In operating a mobile communications unit in a wireless communication system, a method for distinguishing a base station having partial identification data from another base station having the same partial identification data, comprising:
- uniquely identifying a first base station;
receiving transmissions from at least one additional base station, the transmissions containing only the partial identification data;
generating a candidate list providing identification of candidate base stations having the same partial identification data;
analyzing the candidate base stations on the candidate list with respect to identification data of the first base station; and
uniquely identifying a candidate base station based on the analysis of the candidate base stations.
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Abstract
A system and method are disclosed by which a base transceiver station (BTS) may be uniquely identified. When attempting to determine the location of a mobile unit using signal from multiple BTSs, it is critical that the BTSs be uniquely identified and their position accurately determined. In many cases, the signals received from the BTSs provide limited identification information and cannot be used to uniquely to identify the BTS from which a signal has been received. The present invention uses available information to generate a candidate list and to determine therefrom the most likely candidates for the Measurement BTSs. Based on this information, the system analyzes cell coverage overlap and relative phase delay to determine the likelihood of a candidate BTS being the actual BTS from which a signal is received. As candidate BTSs are uniquely identified, it is possible to use this additional identification information in an iterative process to further identify additional candidate BTSs.
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1. In operating a mobile communications unit in a wireless communication system, a method for distinguishing a base station having partial identification data from another base station having the same partial identification data, comprising:
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uniquely identifying a first base station;
receiving transmissions from at least one additional base station, the transmissions containing only the partial identification data;
generating a candidate list providing identification of candidate base stations having the same partial identification data;
analyzing the candidate base stations on the candidate list with respect to identification data of the first base station; and
uniquely identifying a candidate base station based on the analysis of the candidate base stations. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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