Wireless Based Positioning Method and Apparatus
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1. A method for determining a users position employing a wireless network, said method comprising:
- providing an edifice containing the wireless network comprised of a plurality of wireless access points throughout the edifice;
providing a handheld device operable to transmit and receive transmissions from the plurality of wireless access points;
transmitting location information from the at least three wireless access points to the handheld device;
receiving said transmitted location information at the handheld device;
processing said transmitted location information to determine location of handheld device within the edifice.
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Abstract
A system and method is described herein to determine the physical location of a user within an edifice. At least three wireless access points, for example, 802.11 nodes, receives and transmits information to a handheld device in order to determine the location information.
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1. A method for determining a users position employing a wireless network, said method comprising:
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providing an edifice containing the wireless network comprised of a plurality of wireless access points throughout the edifice; providing a handheld device operable to transmit and receive transmissions from the plurality of wireless access points; transmitting location information from the at least three wireless access points to the handheld device; receiving said transmitted location information at the handheld device; processing said transmitted location information to determine location of handheld device within the edifice. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A system for determining a users position employing a wireless network, said method comprising:
an edifice containing the wireless network comprised of a plurality of wireless access points throughout the edifice operable to transmit and receive location information from the at least three wireless access points; a handheld device operable to transmit and receive transmissions from the plurality of wireless access points and process said transmissions from the wireless access points to determine location information of the users within said edifice.
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7. A computer readable medium operable to determine a users position employing a wireless network, said method comprising:
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a first set of instructions to provide an edifice containing the wireless network comprised of a plurality of wireless access points throughout the edifice; a second set of instructions to provide a handheld device operable to transmit and receive transmissions from the plurality of wireless access points; a third set of instructions transmitting location information from the at least three wireless access points to the handheld device; a fourth set of instructions receiving said transmitted location information at the handheld device; a fifth set of instructions processing said transmitted location information to determine location of handheld device within the edifice.
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