TRANSMISSION OF LOCATION INFORMATION BY A TRANSMITTER AS AN AID TO LOCATION SERVICES
First Claim
1. A method for wireless communication, comprising:
- generating at a transmitter a message comprising coordinate information and uncertainty information for location of the transmitter; and
sending the message from the transmitter to at least one terminal in a wireless network.
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Abstract
Techniques for transmitting location information as an aid to location services are described. In one design, a transmitter may generate a message including coordinate information and uncertainty information for the location of the transmitter. The coordinate information may include latitude and longitude for horizontal location and possibly the height of the transmitter. The uncertainty information may include uncertainty of the horizontal location and possibly uncertainty of the height of the transmitter. The horizontal location uncertainty may be given by a radius of a circle centered at the latitude and longitude of the transmitter. The height uncertainty may be given by a deviation from the height of the transmitter. The transmitter may send the message to at least one receiver in a wireless network. The transmitter may be a base station that may broadcast the message to terminals within its coverage.
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38 Claims
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1. A method for wireless communication, comprising:
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generating at a transmitter a message comprising coordinate information and uncertainty information for location of the transmitter; and sending the message from the transmitter to at least one terminal in a wireless network. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. An apparatus for wireless communication, comprising:
at least one processor configured to generate at a transmitter a message comprising coordinate information and uncertainty information for location of the transmitter, and to send the message from the transmitter to at least one terminal in a wireless network. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15)
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16. An apparatus for wireless communication, comprising:
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means for generating at a transmitter a message comprising coordinate information and uncertainty information for location of the transmitter; and means for sending the message from the transmitter to at least one terminal in a wireless network. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19)
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20. A computer program product, comprising:
a computer-readable medium comprising; code for causing at least one computer to generate at a transmitter a message comprising coordinate information and uncertainty information for location of the transmitter, and code for causing the at least one computer to send the message from the transmitter to at least one terminal in a wireless network.
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21. A method for wireless communication, comprising:
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generating at a base station an overhead message comprising a latitude field carrying latitude of the base station, a longitude field carrying longitude of the base station, and a horizontal location uncertainty field carrying uncertainty of horizontal location of the base station; and broadcasting the overhead message from the base station to terminals within coverage of the base station. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23)
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24. A method for wireless communication, comprising:
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receiving at a terminal a message generated and sent by a transmitter to at least one receiver in a wireless network; and obtaining coordinate information and uncertainty information for location of the transmitter from the message. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31)
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32. An apparatus for wireless communication, comprising:
at least one processor configured to receive at a terminal a message generated and sent by a transmitter to at least one receiver in a wireless network, and to obtain coordinate information and uncertainty information for location of the transmitter from the message. - View Dependent Claims (33, 34, 35)
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36. A method for wireless communication, comprising:
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receiving at a terminal an overhead message generated and broadcast by a base station to terminals within coverage of the base station; and obtaining latitude of the base station from a latitude field, longitude of the base station from a longitude field, and uncertainty of horizontal location of the base station from a horizontal location uncertainty field of the overhead message. - View Dependent Claims (37, 38)
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