ENHANCING A-GPS LOCATION ACCURACY AND YIELD WITH LOCATION MEASUREMENT UNITS AND NETWORK TIMING MEASUREMENTS
First Claim
1. A method of determining the location of a mobile device comprising the steps of:
- (a) requesting by a node one or more location measurement units (LMUs) to provide timing relationship information from a respective cell site in a communications network;
(b) tasking the one or more LMUs to measure uplink times of arrival of signals received by the LMUs from a target mobile device;
(c) receiving a response message from the target mobile device, the response message having reference epoch frame information;
(d) determining a Global Positioning System (GPS) time estimate at the reference epoch that the target mobile device used to make GPS satellite measurements, wherein the determination is performed as a function of the requested LMU timing relationship information;
(e) determining satellite information using the determined GPS time estimate; and
(f) determining a location of the mobile device as a function of the determined satellite information.
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Abstract
A system and method for determining the location of a mobile device. One or more location measurement units (LMUs) or components may be requested to provide timing relationship information from a respective cell site. These LMUs may then be tasked to measure uplink times of arrival of signals received by the LMUs from a target mobile device. A response message from the target mobile device may be received, the response message having reference epoch frame information whereby a Global Positioning System (GPS) time estimate at the reference epoch that the target mobile device used to make GPS satellite measurements is determined as a function of the requested timing relationship information. Satellite information may then be determined using the determined GPS time estimate, and a location of the mobile device performed using this satellite information.
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32 Claims
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1. A method of determining the location of a mobile device comprising the steps of:
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(a) requesting by a node one or more location measurement units (LMUs) to provide timing relationship information from a respective cell site in a communications network; (b) tasking the one or more LMUs to measure uplink times of arrival of signals received by the LMUs from a target mobile device; (c) receiving a response message from the target mobile device, the response message having reference epoch frame information; (d) determining a Global Positioning System (GPS) time estimate at the reference epoch that the target mobile device used to make GPS satellite measurements, wherein the determination is performed as a function of the requested LMU timing relationship information; (e) determining satellite information using the determined GPS time estimate; and (f) determining a location of the mobile device as a function of the determined satellite information. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12-30. -30. (canceled)
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31. A method of determining the location of a mobile device comprising the steps of:
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(a) receiving at a node timing relationship information from a respective cell site in a communications network; (b) measuring uplink times of arrival of signals from a target mobile device; (c) receiving a response message from the target mobile device, the response message having reference epoch frame information; (d) determining a Global Positioning System (GPS) time estimate at the reference epoch that the target mobile device used to make GPS satellite measurements, wherein the determination is performed as a function of the received timing relationship information; (e) determining satellite information using the determined GPS time estimate; and (f) determining a location of the mobile device as a function of the determined satellite information.
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32-33. -33. (canceled)
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