POSITIONING SYSTEM
First Claim
1. A positioning system for determination a position of wireless station that is an object of positioning using measuring a communication situation between a said wireless station that is an object of positioning and each of a plurality of wireless stations other than said wireless station that is an object of positioning, characterized in including:
- a database having identification information of said wireless station that is an object of positioning, or identification information of said plurality of said wireless stations and necessary measurement number-of-times conclusion information for drawing a conclusion on a measurement number of times stored correspondingly to each other, said necessary measurement number-of-times conclusion information derived from a characteristic of said wireless station that is an object of positioning, or a characteristic of said plurality of said wireless stations, or a characteristic of a combination of said wireless station that is an object of positioning and said plurality of said wireless stations; and
a means for receiving identification information of said wireless station that is an object of positioning, or identification information of said plurality of said wireless stations, for retrieving necessary measurement number-of-times conclusion information corresponding to this identification information from said database, and for deciding the measurement number of times based upon this necessary measurement number-of-times conclusion information.
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Abstract
A positioning server (20) is equipped with a database in which required-number-of-measurements judgment information that serves as judgment information with which to decide the number of measurements is associated with wireless terminal station-to-be-positioned information with which to identify objects to be positioned. The positioning server (20), which decides the number of measurements, receives the wireless terminal station-to-be-positioned information of a terminal to be positioned, then retrieves from the database the required-number-of-measurements judgment information associated with the wireless terminal station-to-be-positioned information, and then decides the number of measurements based on the required-number-of-measurements judgment information. In this way, a stable positioning can be achieved by deciding the number of measurements in accordance with the characteristics of a wireless station to be positioned and a wireless station that performs the measurements.
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Citations
79 Claims
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1. A positioning system for determination a position of wireless station that is an object of positioning using measuring a communication situation between a said wireless station that is an object of positioning and each of a plurality of wireless stations other than said wireless station that is an object of positioning, characterized in including:
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a database having identification information of said wireless station that is an object of positioning, or identification information of said plurality of said wireless stations and necessary measurement number-of-times conclusion information for drawing a conclusion on a measurement number of times stored correspondingly to each other, said necessary measurement number-of-times conclusion information derived from a characteristic of said wireless station that is an object of positioning, or a characteristic of said plurality of said wireless stations, or a characteristic of a combination of said wireless station that is an object of positioning and said plurality of said wireless stations; and
a means for receiving identification information of said wireless station that is an object of positioning, or identification information of said plurality of said wireless stations, for retrieving necessary measurement number-of-times conclusion information corresponding to this identification information from said database, and for deciding the measurement number of times based upon this necessary measurement number-of-times conclusion information.
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2. A positioning system for measuring a communication situation between a wireless station that is an object of positioning and each of a plurality of wireless stations other than said wireless station that is an object of positioning, thereby to specify a position of said wireless station that is an object of positioning, characterized in including:
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a database having a first table, said first table having identification information of said wireless station and group information, being information associated with a group of which a characteristic resembles the wireless station, caused to correspond to each other, and a second table filed, said second table having said group information and necessary measurement number-of-times conclusion information caused to correspond to each other; and
a means for receiving identification information of said wireless station that is an object of positioning, or identification information of said plurality of said wireless stations, for retrieving group information corresponding to this identification information from said first table, for retrieving necessary measurement number-of-times conclusion information corresponding to this group information from said second table, and for deciding a measurement number of times based upon this necessary measurement number-of-times conclusion information. - View Dependent Claims (3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A positioning system for measuring a communication situation between a wireless station that is an object of positioning and each of a plurality of wireless stations other than said wireless station that is an object of positioning, thereby to specify a position of said wireless station that is an object of positioning, characterized in including a means for deciding a measurement number of times of the communication situation based upon a characteristic of said wireless station that is an object of positioning, or a characteristic of said plurality of said wireless stations, or a characteristic of a combination of said wireless station that is an object of positioning and said plurality of said wireless stations.
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23. A positioning server for deciding a measurement number of times of a communication situation in a positioning system for measuring a communication situation between a wireless station that is an object of positioning and each of a plurality of wireless stations other than said wireless station that is an object of positioning, thereby to specify a position of said wireless station that is an object of positioning, characterized in including:
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a database having identification information of said wireless station that is an object of positioning, or identification information of said plurality of said wireless stations and necessary measurement number-of-times conclusion information for drawing a conclusion on the measurement number of times stored correspondingly to each other, said necessary measurement number-of-times conclusion information derived from a characteristic of said wireless station that is an object of positioning, or a characteristic of said plurality of said wireless stations, or a characteristic of a combination of said wireless station that is an object of positioning and said plurality of said wireless stations; and
a means for receiving identification information of said wireless station that is an object of positioning, or identification information of said plurality of said wireless stations, for retrieving necessary measurement number-of-times conclusion information corresponding to this identification information from said database, and for deciding the measurement number of times based upon this necessary measurement number-of-times conclusion information.
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24. A positioning server for deciding a measurement number of times of a communication situation in a positioning system for measuring a communication situation between a wireless station that is an object of positioning and each of a plurality of wireless stations other than said wireless station that is an object of positioning, thereby to specify a position of said wireless station that is an object of positioning, characterized in including:
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a database having a first table, said first table having identification information of said wireless station and group information, being information associated with a group of which a characteristic resembles that of the wireless station, caused to correspond to each other, and a second table filed, said second table having said group information and necessary measurement number-of-times conclusion information caused to correspond to each other, filed; and
a means for receiving identification information of said wireless station that is an object of positioning, or identification information of said plurality of said wireless stations, for retrieving group information corresponding to this identification information from said first table, for retrieving necessary measurement number-of-times conclusion information corresponding to this group information from said second table, and for deciding the measurement number of times based upon this necessary measurement number-of-times conclusion information. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37)
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38. A program for causing an information processing unit to perform a process of deciding a measurement number of times of a communication situation in a positioning system for measuring a communication situation between a wireless station that is an object of positioning and each of a plurality of wireless stations other than said wireless station that is an object of positioning, thereby to specify a position of said wireless station that is an object of positioning, characterized in causing said information processing unit to function as a means for receiving identification information of said wireless station that is an object of positioning, or identification information of said plurality of said wireless stations, for retrieving necessary measurement number-of-times conclusion information corresponding to the received identification information from a database having identification information of said wireless station that is an object of positioning, or identification information of said plurality of said wireless stations and necessary measurement number-of-times conclusion information for drawing a conclusion on the measurement number of times stored correspondingly to each other, said necessary measurement number-of-times conclusion information derived from a characteristic of said wireless station that is an object of positioning, or a characteristic of said plurality of said wireless stations, or a characteristic of a combination of said wireless station that is an object of positioning and said plurality of said wireless stations, and for deciding the measurement number of times based upon this necessary measurement number-of-times conclusion information.
- 39. A program for causing an information processing unit to perform a process of deciding a measurement number of times of a communication situation in a positioning system for measuring a communication situation between a wireless station that is an object of positioning and each of a plurality of wireless stations other than said wireless station that is an object of positioning, thereby to specify a position of said wireless station that is an object of positioning, characterized in causing said information processing unit to function as a means for receiving identification information of said wireless station that is an object of positioning, or identification information of said plurality of said wireless stations, for retrieving group information corresponding to this identification information from a table having said identification information of said wireless station and group information, being information associated with a group of which a characteristic resembles that of the wireless station, caused to correspond to each other, retrieving necessary measurement number-of-times conclusion information corresponding to this group information from a table having said group information and the necessary measurement number-of-times conclusion information caused to correspond to each other, and for deciding the measurement number of times based upon this necessary measurement number-of-times conclusion information.
- 53. A method of deciding a measurement number of times in a positioning system for measuring a communication situation between a wireless station that is an object of positioning and each of a plurality of wireless stations other than said wireless station that is an object of positioning, thereby to specify a position of said wireless station that is an object of positioning, characterized in including a step of deciding the measurement number of times of the communication situation based upon a characteristic of said wireless station that is an object of positioning, or a characteristic of said plurality of said wireless stations, or a characteristic of a combination of said wireless station that is an object of positioning and said plurality of said wireless stations.
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75. A positioning system for measuring a communication situation between a wireless station that is an object of positioning and each of a plurality of wireless stations other than said wireless station that is an object of positioning, thereby to specify a position of said wireless station that is an object of positioning, characterized in including a means for, based upon a set measurement number of times and a measurement result based upon said set measurement number of times, obtaining a new measurement number of times to performing the positioning again by this measurement number of times.
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76. A method of deciding a measurement number of times in a positioning system for measuring a communication situation between a wireless station that is an object of positioning and each of a plurality of wireless stations other than said wireless station that is an object of positioning, thereby to specify a position of said wireless station that is an object of positioning, characterized in including a step of, based upon a set measurement number of times and a measurement result based upon said set measurement number of times, deciding a new measurement number of times.
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77. A positioning server, characterized in:
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based upon a measurement result of a communication situation between each of a plurality of wireless stations having a connection therewith and a wireless station that is a subordinate of said plurality of said wireless stations, specifying a position of said wireless station that is an subordinate; and
deciding a measurement number of times of the communication situation based upon a characteristic of said wireless station that is an subordinate, or a characteristic of said plurality of said wireless stations, or a characteristic of a combination of said wireless station that is an subordinate and said plurality of said wireless stations.
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78. A wireless station, characterized in:
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receiving a positioning request including information associated with a characteristic of a wireless station that is a subordinate from a server having a connection therewith to measure a distance with said wireless station that is a subordinate, and to send this measured distance to said server in which a position of a terminal, being a subordinate, is specified; and
deciding a measurement number of times of said distance based upon said characteristic of said wireless station that is a subordinate.
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79. A wireless station, characterized in:
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receiving a positioning request from a server, said positioning request from said server including a characteristic of its own wireless station and a requested positioning quality, to measure distances with a plurality of the wireless stations each of which is a connection destination, to send said measured distances to said server having a connection with said plurality of said wireless stations, in which a position of its own wireless station is specified; and
deciding a measurement number of times of said distance based upon said characteristic of its own wireless station and said requested positioning quality.
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