LOCATION DETERMINATION IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS
First Claim
1. A method, comprising:
- configuring a transmission plan for a downlink location based services (D-LBS) zone based at least in part on resources available for transmission of location beacons, wherein the transmission plan assigns different base stations for transmission on different resources of the D-LBS zone to perform measurements of signal location parameters from multiple base stations or relay stations, or combinations thereof, of a network;
transmitting configuration parameters for the D-LBS zone from said configuring; and
transmitting one or more location beacon signals on an assigned resource of the D-LBS zone in accordance with the D-LBS zone transmission plan.
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Abstract
Briefly, in accordance with one or more embodiments, a mobile station receives a location beacon transmitted from multiple base stations based on a transmission plan for a predefined downlink location based services zone in the superframes of a signal frame structure. The transmission plan includes spreading transmissions of the location beacon that are unique to respective base stations. The mobile station identifies the base stations based on the respective location beacons and the transmission plan. The mobile station identifies a present location based on the location beacons and the identities of the base stations that from which the location beacons were received.
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30 Claims
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1. A method, comprising:
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configuring a transmission plan for a downlink location based services (D-LBS) zone based at least in part on resources available for transmission of location beacons, wherein the transmission plan assigns different base stations for transmission on different resources of the D-LBS zone to perform measurements of signal location parameters from multiple base stations or relay stations, or combinations thereof, of a network; transmitting configuration parameters for the D-LBS zone from said configuring; and transmitting one or more location beacon signals on an assigned resource of the D-LBS zone in accordance with the D-LBS zone transmission plan. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 23)
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19. A method, comprising:
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receiving a location beacon transmitted from multiple base stations based at least in part on a transmission plan for a downlink location based services zone (D-LBS) in a signal subframe, frame or superframe structure, or combinations thereof, wherein the transmission plan includes spreading transmissions of the location beacon that are unique to respective base stations; identifying the base stations based at least in part on the respective location beacons and the transmission plan; measuring signal location parameters of the identified base stations; and identifying a present location based at least in part on the location beacons and the identities of the base stations from which the location beacons were received. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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28. An article of manufacture comprising a storage medium having instructions stored thereon that, if executed, result in:
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configuring a transmission plan for a downlink location based services (D-LBS) zone based at least in part on resources available for transmission of location beacons, wherein the transmission plan assigns different base stations for transmission on different resources of the D-LBS zone to perform measurements of signal location parameters from multiple base stations or relay stations, or combinations thereof, of a network; transmitting configuration parameters for the D-LBS zone from said configuring; and transmitting one or more location beacon signals on an assigned resource of the D-LBS zone in accordance with the D-LBS zone transmission plan. - View Dependent Claims (29)
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30. An information handling system, comprising:
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a processor and a memory coupled to the processor, wherein instructions in the memory configure the processor to; receive a location beacon transmitted from multiple base stations based at least in part on a transmission plan for a downlink location based services zone (D-LBS) in a signal subframe, frame or superframe structure, or combinations thereof, wherein the transmission plan includes spreading transmissions of the location beacon that are unique to respective base stations; identify the base stations based at least in part on the respective location beacons and the transmission plan; measure signal location parameters of the identified base stations; and identify a present location based at least in part on the location beacons and the identities of the base stations from which the location beacons were received.
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