PRECISION LOCATION METHODS AND SYSTEMS
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1. A system for locating an object, comprising:
- a transmitter for transmitting a location signal;
a plurality of repositionable receivers for positioning about a region in which the transmitter is located, each repositionable receiver including a transceiver for receiving the location signal and for transmitting data representative of the received location signal as it is received by the respective receiver; and
a base station including a transceiver for receiving the representative data transmitted by at least a plurality of the repositionable receivers and a processor for collectively processing the representative data based on a plurality of potential transmitter locations to identify at least one of the potential transmitter locations as a likely transmitter location.
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Abstract
Systems and methods are described herein for determining the location of a transmitter by jointly and collectively processing the full sampled signal data from a plurality of receivers to form a single solution.
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20 Claims
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1. A system for locating an object, comprising:
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a transmitter for transmitting a location signal; a plurality of repositionable receivers for positioning about a region in which the transmitter is located, each repositionable receiver including a transceiver for receiving the location signal and for transmitting data representative of the received location signal as it is received by the respective receiver; and a base station including a transceiver for receiving the representative data transmitted by at least a plurality of the repositionable receivers and a processor for collectively processing the representative data based on a plurality of potential transmitter locations to identify at least one of the potential transmitter locations as a likely transmitter location. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A method for locating objects, the method comprising the steps of:
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transmitting a location signal using a transmitter; receiving the signal using a plurality of receivers positioned about the transmitter; generating by each of the plurality of receivers signal data representing the signal received by each respective receiver; transmitting by the plurality of receivers the signal data to a processor; and receiving and collectively processing the signal data based on a plurality of potential transmitter locations to identify at least one of the potential transmitter locations as a likely transmitter location. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A computer readable medium encoding computer readable instructions, which, upon execution by a processor cause the processor to carry out a method comprising:
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receiving signal data corresponding to a locator signal received by a plurality of mobile receivers, wherein the signals originated from a transmitter; and collectively processing the signal data based on a plurality of potential transmitter locations to identify at least one of the potential transmitter locations as a likely transmitter location.
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20. A system for locating an object, comprising:
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a plurality of transmitters for positioning about a region in which a receiver is located, each mobile transmitter including a transceiver for transmitting a location signal; a mobile receiver for receiving the plurality of location signals; and a processor for collectively processing data representative of signals received by the receiver from at least a plurality of the mobile transmitters based on a plurality of potential receiver locations to identify at least one of the potential receiver locations as a likely receiver location.
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