Systems and methods of global positioning systems using wireless networks
First Claim
1. A Global Positioning System (GPS) device, comprising:
- a first antenna configured to receive a first signal transmitted from a wireless access node of a wireless network, the first signal including an access node power value for the wireless access node and geographic data of the access node; and
a processor configured to calculate a position of the GPS device based on the geographic data of the access node, the access node power value, and a signal strength of the first signal.
4 Assignments
0 Petitions
Accused Products
Abstract
Example embodiments use wireless network signals containing geographic data in order to determine a location of a device receiving and/or processing the wireless network signals. For example, the wireless signals may be transmitted as part of a Wide-Area network or Wireless Local Access Network (WLAN) from a wireless access node, commonly present in private and commercial dwellings. Example embodiments and methods may utilize the geographic data in the wireless signals to quickly determine a location in areas and at times when conventional GPS signals are not available. Similarly, example methods and systems may use geographic data from wireless signals to supplement available conventional GPS data in order to more quickly and/or more accurately determine geographic information.
23 Citations
20 Claims
-
1. A Global Positioning System (GPS) device, comprising:
-
a first antenna configured to receive a first signal transmitted from a wireless access node of a wireless network, the first signal including an access node power value for the wireless access node and geographic data of the access node; and a processor configured to calculate a position of the GPS device based on the geographic data of the access node, the access node power value, and a signal strength of the first signal. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 20)
-
-
9. A Global Positioning System (GPS), comprising:
at least one terrestrial wireless access node providing wireless access to a network, the access node including geographic data of the access node and configured to transmit a first signal including the geographic data of the access node and an access node power value for the wireless access node in a Service Set Identifier of the first signal. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13)
-
10. (canceled)
-
14. A method of obtaining a geographic location of a Global Positioning System (GPS) device, the method comprising:
-
receiving, at the GPS device, a first signal transmitted from a terrestrial wireless access node of a wireless network, the first signal including an access node power value for the wireless access node and geographic data of the access node; and calculating the geographic location of the GPS device based on the geographic data of the access node, the access node power value, and a signal strength of the first signal. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17)
-
-
18. A method of operating a Global Positioning System (GPS), the method comprising:
transmitting a first signal from at least one terrestrial wireless access node providing wireless access to a network, the first signal including geographic data of the access node and an access node power value for the wireless access node in a Service Set Identifier of the first signal. - View Dependent Claims (19)
Specification