REPEATER WITH POSITIONING CAPABILITIES
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1. A repeater of a wireless communication system comprising:
- repeating circuitry to receive a signal sent from a first device in the wireless communication system and repeat the signal to a second device in the wireless communication system; and
a positioning unit to receive positioning signals and calculate a position of the repeater based on the positioning signals.
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Abstract
This disclosure is directed to a repeater (14) of a wireless communication system (6) that includes a positioning unit (4), such as a GPS receiver, in order to calculate the location of the repeater (14). In addition, various techniques are described that exploit the positioning information generated by the repeater (14) in order to improve the wireless communication system (6).
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28 Claims
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1. A repeater of a wireless communication system comprising:
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repeating circuitry to receive a signal sent from a first device in the wireless communication system and repeat the signal to a second device in the wireless communication system; and a positioning unit to receive positioning signals and calculate a position of the repeater based on the positioning signals. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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- 5. A method comprising receiving positioning information from a repeater of a wireless communication system indicative of a location of the repeater.
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13. A position determination entity (PDE) of a wireless communication system comprising:
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a receiver to receive positioning information for a repeater of a wireless communication system indicative of a location of the repeater and to receive information indicative of signals detected by the subscriber unit; and a position assistance unit to generate position assistance information based on the positioning information for the repeater and the information indicative of signals detected by the subscriber unit. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16)
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17. A device of a wireless communication system comprising:
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a receiver to receive positioning information indicative of locations of a repeater, a base station and a subscriber unit of a wireless communication system, and to receive observed information indicative of signals sent from the base station to the subscriber unit through the repeater; and a control unit to calculate a repeater delay for signals sent from the base station to the subscriber unit through the repeater based on the positioning information, and the observed information indicative of signals sent from the base station to the subscriber unit through the repeater. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19)
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- 20. A computer-readable medium comprising instructions that when executed in a position determination entity (PDE) of a wireless communication system cause the PDE to generate position assistance information based on positioning information indicative of a location of the repeater and information indicative of signals detected by the subscriber unit.
- 24. A computer-readable medium comprising instructions that when executed in a device of a wireless communication system cause the device to calculate a repeater delay for signals sent from a base station to a subscriber unit through a repeater based at least in part on positioning information associated with the repeater, the base station and the subscriber unit, and observed information indicative of signals sent from the base station to the subscriber unit through the repeater.
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27. A repeater of a wireless communication system comprising:
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means for receiving a signal sent from a first device in the wireless communication system; and means for repeating the signal to a second device in the wireless communication system; means for receiving positioning signals; and means for calculating a position of the repeater based on the positioning signals. - View Dependent Claims (28)
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