DETERMINING PHYSICAL LOCATION BASED UPON RECEIVED SIGNALS
First Claim
1. A system for determining location of a mobile device, comprising:
- a receiver component for the mobile device that receives a signal from at least one base station;
a ranking component generates a ranking of the at least one base station based upon the received signal strength; and
a location component that obtains location information for the mobile device based upon the ranking of the at least one base station.
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Abstract
The subject disclosure pertains to systems and methods for determining locations of mobile devices. In particular, a set of regions is defined based upon the relative strength of signals received from one or more base stations within the region. Each region has associated location information (e.g., latitude and longitude). The location of a mobile device can be determined by analyzing the strength of received signals, identifying base stations and generating an ordered list of base stations based upon signal strength. The ordered list can be compared to the set of regions to determine the region in which the mobile device is located. The location information for the retrieved region can be used to estimate the location of the mobile device.
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20 Claims
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1. A system for determining location of a mobile device, comprising:
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a receiver component for the mobile device that receives a signal from at least one base station;
a ranking component generates a ranking of the at least one base station based upon the received signal strength; and
a location component that obtains location information for the mobile device based upon the ranking of the at least one base station. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method for determining location of a mobile device, comprising:
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obtaining at least one signal from at least one base station;
generating an ordered list of the at least one base station; and
obtaining a location estimate based at least in part upon the ordered list. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A system for determining location of a mobile device, comprising:
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means for receiving at least one signal from at least one base station;
means for generating an ordered list of the at least one base station based at least in part upon signal strength; and
means for obtaining location information for the mobile device based at least in part upon the ordered list. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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