Method and System for Determining Position of Mobile Communication Device Using Ratio Metric
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1. A method of determining a location of a mobile communication terminal, the method comprising:
- receiving base station identification signals from a plurality of base stations;
calculating distance ratios between the plurality of base stations and the mobile communication terminal, from the received base station identification signals;
generating first variables and second variables from the distance ratios; and
determining the location of the mobile communication terminal from the first variables and the second variables.
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Abstract
A method of determining a location of a mobile communication terminal, the method including: receiving base station identification signals from a plurality of base stations; calculating distance ratios between the plurality of base stations and the mobile communication terminal, from the received base station identification signals; generating first variables and second variables from the distance ratios; and determining the location of the mobile communication terminal from the first variables and the second variables is provided.
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1. A method of determining a location of a mobile communication terminal, the method comprising:
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receiving base station identification signals from a plurality of base stations; calculating distance ratios between the plurality of base stations and the mobile communication terminal, from the received base station identification signals; generating first variables and second variables from the distance ratios; and determining the location of the mobile communication terminal from the first variables and the second variables. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 17)
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10. A method of determining a location of a mobile communication terminal, the method comprising:
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receiving base station identification signals from a plurality of base stations; calculating weights based on a distance between each of the plurality of base stations and the mobile communication terminal, from the received base station identification signals; and determining the location of the mobile communication terminal from the weights and location values of the plurality of base stations. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13)
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14. A system for determining a location of a mobile communication terminal, the system comprising:
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a distance ratio calculation unit calculating distance ratios between a plurality of base stations and the mobile communication terminal, from base station identification signals which are received from the plurality of base stations; a locus calculation unit generating first variables and second variables from the distance ratios; and a location determination unit determining the location of the mobile communication terminal from the first variables and the second variables. - View Dependent Claims (15)
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16. A system for determining a location of a mobile communication terminal, the system comprising:
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a weight calculation unit calculating weights based on a distance between each of a plurality of base stations and the mobile communication terminal, from base station identification signals which are received from the plurality of base stations; and a location determination unit determining the location of the mobile communication terminal from the weights and locations values of the plurality of base stations.
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