METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR GEOLOCATING A WIRELESS COMMUNICATION UNIT
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1. A method for geolocating a user equipment, the method comprising:
- receiving identifiers for at least two wireless coverage areas visible to the user equipment;
obtaining crowd-sourced coverage for the at least two identified wireless coverage areas; and
calculating a geolocation estimate for the user equipment based at least partly on the obtained crowd-sourced coverage for the at least two identified wireless coverage areas.
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Abstract
A method for geolocating a wireless communication unit. The method comprises receiving identifiers for at least two wireless coverage areas visible to the wireless communication unit, obtaining crowd-sourced geographical data for the at least two identified wireless coverage areas, and calculating a geolocation estimate for the wireless communication unit based at least partly on the obtained crowd-sourced geographical data for the at least two identified wireless coverage areas.
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1. A method for geolocating a user equipment, the method comprising:
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receiving identifiers for at least two wireless coverage areas visible to the user equipment; obtaining crowd-sourced coverage for the at least two identified wireless coverage areas; and calculating a geolocation estimate for the user equipment based at least partly on the obtained crowd-sourced coverage for the at least two identified wireless coverage areas. - View Dependent Claims (5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 15)
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- 2. The method of claim h wherein the method comprises calculating an area of overlap of the wireless coverage areas based on the crowd-sourced coverage therefor, and determining a geolocation estimate for the user equipment within the area of overlap.
- 10. The method of claim h wherein the crowd-sourced coverage for the identified wireless coverage areas is obtained from at least one third party database.
- 13. The method of claim h wherein the method comprises receiving identifiers for the wireless coverage areas visible to the user equipment as part of a periodic measurement reporting process.
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16. A geolocation system arranged to perform geolocation of a user equipment, the geolocation system comprising at least one signal processing module arranged to:
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receive identifiers for at least two wireless coverage areas visible to the user equipment; obtain crowd-sourced coverage for the at least two identified wireless coverage areas; and calculate a geolocation estimate for the user equipment based at least partly on the obtained crowd-sourced coverage for the at least two identified wireless coverage areas. - View Dependent Claims (17)
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18. A non-transitory computer program product having computer-readable code stored thereon for programming a signal processing module to perform a method for geolocating a user equipment, the code operable for:
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receiving identifiers for at least two wireless coverage areas visible to the user equipment; obtaining crowd-sourced coverage for the at least two identified wireless coverage areas; and calculating a geolocation estimate for the user equipment based at least partly on the obtained crowd-sourced coverage for the at least two identified wireless coverage areas. - View Dependent Claims (19)
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