Matching receive signal strenth data associated with radio emission sources for positioning applications
First Claim
1. A method for determining a position of a source of a radio emission, comprising:
- a. generating receive signal strength data associated with reception of radio emissions at each of a plurality of sensor devices at corresponding known positions in an area;
b. matching receive signal strength data generated at each of the plurality of sensor devices as corresponding to a radio emission from the same source based on characteristics associated with reception of the radio emission at each sensor device; and
c. processing the receive signal strength data determined to be associated with reception of a radio emission from the same source at each of the sensor devices to determine a position of the source of the radio emission.
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Abstract
A system, method and software for determining a position of a source of a radio emission. Receive signal strength data associated with reception of radio emissions is generated at each of a plurality of radio sensor devices that are at corresponding known positions in an area where the radio emissions are occurring. Using characteristics associated with reception of the radio emissions at each of the sensor devices, the receive signal strength data generated by each of the sensors is matched as corresponding to a radio emission from the same source. The characteristics used to match receive signal strength data may include spectrum analysis data and/or timing analysis data. Once the receive signal strength data is matched, position computations may be performed on the appropriate set of receive signal strength data to compute the position of the source of the radio emission.
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33 Claims
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1. A method for determining a position of a source of a radio emission, comprising:
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a. generating receive signal strength data associated with reception of radio emissions at each of a plurality of sensor devices at corresponding known positions in an area;
b. matching receive signal strength data generated at each of the plurality of sensor devices as corresponding to a radio emission from the same source based on characteristics associated with reception of the radio emission at each sensor device; and
c. processing the receive signal strength data determined to be associated with reception of a radio emission from the same source at each of the sensor devices to determine a position of the source of the radio emission. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A system for determining a position of a source of a radio emission, comprising:
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a. a plurality of sensor devices at corresponding known positions in an area, wherein each sensor device receives radio emissions in the area and generates receive signal strength data associated with reception of radio emissions; and
b. a computing device coupled to each of the plurality of sensor devices, wherein the computing device matches receive signal strength data generated at each of the plurality of sensor devices as corresponding to a radio emission from the same source based on characteristics associated with reception of the radio emission at each sensor device, and processes the receive signal strength data associated with reception of a radio emission from said same source at each of the sensor devices to determine a position of the source of the radio emission. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29)
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30. A method for determining a position of a source of a radio emission, comprising:
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a. generating receive signal strength data associated with reception of radio emissions at each of a plurality of sensor devices at corresponding known positions in an area;
b. classifying radio emissions by type at each of the plurality of sensor devices;
c. matching receive signal strength data generated at each of the plurality of sensor devices as corresponding to a radio emission from the same source based on the type determined by classifying the radio emissions; and
d. processing receive signal strength data associated with reception of a radio emission from the same source at each of the sensor devices to determine a position of the source of the radio emission. - View Dependent Claims (31, 32)
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33. A processor readable medium storing instructions that, when executed by a processor, perform steps of:
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a. matching receive signal strength data generated at each of the plurality of sensor devices as corresponding to a radio emission from the same source based on characteristics associated with reception of the radio emission at each sensor device; and
b. processing the receive signal strength data determined to be associated with reception of a radio emission from the same source at each of the sensor devices to determine a position of the source of the radio emission.
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