METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DETERMINING LOCATION USING A HYBRID SOLUTION
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1. A device for location determination comprising:
- a first receiver configured to receive at least one signal from a first transmitter;
a second receiver configured to receive at least one signal from a second signal transmitter, wherein the first receiver is configured to receive a first type of signal and the second receiver is configured to receive a second type of signal different from the first type of signal;
a signal quality processor configured to assess a quality of signals received by the first receiver and the second receiver; and
a location calculator that determines a location of the device using the first type of signal and the second type of signal in response to a signal quality assessment.
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Abstract
A method and device for location determination includes receiving at least one signal from a first transmitter and receiving at least one signal from a second signal transmitter. The first transmitter transmits a first type of signal and the second transmitter transmits a second type of signal different from the first type of signal. Location determination further includes assessing a signal quality of the signals received from at least one of the first signal transmitter and second signal transmitter and determining a location of a device using the received first and second type of signals at least from both the first signal transmitter and from the second signal transmitter.
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1. A device for location determination comprising:
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a first receiver configured to receive at least one signal from a first transmitter; a second receiver configured to receive at least one signal from a second signal transmitter, wherein the first receiver is configured to receive a first type of signal and the second receiver is configured to receive a second type of signal different from the first type of signal; a signal quality processor configured to assess a quality of signals received by the first receiver and the second receiver; and a location calculator that determines a location of the device using the first type of signal and the second type of signal in response to a signal quality assessment. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A method for location determination comprising:
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receiving at least one signal from a first transmitter; receiving at least one signal from a second transmitter, wherein the first transmitter transmits a first type of signal and the second transmitter transmits a second type of signal different from the first type of signal; assessing a signal quality of received signals received from at least one of the first signal transmitter and second signal transmitter; and determining a location of a device using the received first and second type of signals at least from both the first transmitter and from the second transmitter. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A device for location determination comprising:
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a first receiver configured to receive at least one signal from a first transmitter; a second receiver configured to receive at least one signal from a second signal transmitter, wherein the first receiver is configured to receive a first type of signal and the second receiver is configured to receive a second type of signal different from the first type of signal; a signal processor configured to assess accuracy of signals received by the first receiver and the second receiver; and a location calculator that determines a location of the device using the first type of signal and the second type of signal in response to signal assessment. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16)
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17. A reduced power consumption wireless local area network device comprising:
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a location determination mechanism configured to determine a change in location responsive to at least one of GPS, Cellular, or television signals, wherein the location determination mechanism uses more than one of GPS, Cellular, or television signals when one of GPS, Cellular, or television signals alone are not sufficient; and an access point selector configured to initiate an access point scan when the location determination mechanism determines a change in location. - View Dependent Claims (18)
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19. A process for reduced power consumption in a wireless local area network comprising:
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determining a change in location responsive to at least one of GPS, Cellular, or television signals, wherein the location change determination uses more than one of GPS, Cellular, or television signals when one of GPS, Cellular, or television signals alone are not sufficient; and initiating an access point scan when the location determination mechanism determines a change in location. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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