System and Method for Location Boosting Using Proximity Information
First Claim
1. A method of determining the location of a target mobile device in a communications network comprising the steps of:
- (a) determining a set of mobile devices in proximity to the target mobile device as a function of a common parameter of information observed by mobile devices in the set;
(b) sharing measurement data amongst the set of mobile devices and the target mobile device; and
(c) determining a location of the target mobile device as a function of the shared measurement data.
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Abstract
A system and method for determining the location of a target mobile device in a communications network. A set of mobile devices in proximity to the target mobile device may be determined as a function of a common parameter of information observed by mobile devices in the set. Measurement data may be shared for the set of mobile devices and the target mobile device, and a location of the target mobile device determined as a function of the shared measurement data. This sharing of measurement data may occur amongst the set of mobile devices and the target mobile device or may also occur at a communications network entity.
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27 Claims
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1. A method of determining the location of a target mobile device in a communications network comprising the steps of:
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(a) determining a set of mobile devices in proximity to the target mobile device as a function of a common parameter of information observed by mobile devices in the set; (b) sharing measurement data amongst the set of mobile devices and the target mobile device; and (c) determining a location of the target mobile device as a function of the shared measurement data. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method of determining the location of a target mobile device in a communications network comprising the steps of:
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(a) determining a set of mobile devices in proximity to the target mobile device as a function of a common parameter of information observed by mobile devices in the set; (b) transmitting measurement data from mobile devices in the set to a communications network entity; (c) transmitting measurement data from the target mobile device to the network entity; and (d) determining a location of the target mobile device as a function of both the transmitted measurement data from the set of mobile devices and the transmitted measurement data from the target mobile device. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15)
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16. A method of determining the location of a target mobile device in a communications network comprising the steps of:
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(a) determining a set of mobile devices in proximity to the target mobile device as a function of a common parameter of information observed by mobile devices in the set; (b) determining a location of one or more mobile devices in the set; (c) sharing the determined location amongst mobile devices in the set and the target mobile device; and (d) determining a location of the target mobile device as a function of the shared determined locations. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19)
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20. A method of determining the location of a target mobile device in a communications network comprising the steps of:
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(a) determining one or more common parameters of information for mobile devices in proximity to the target mobile device; (b) identifying a set of mobile devices as a function of the determined one or more common parameters; and (c) determining a location of the target mobile device as a function of measurement data from the set of mobile devices. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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26. A method of determining the location of a target mobile device in a communications network comprising the steps of:
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(a) determining a set of mobile devices in proximity to the target mobile device as a function of a common parameter of information observed by mobile devices in the set; and (b) determining a location of the target mobile device as a function of measurement data from the determined set of mobile devices. - View Dependent Claims (27)
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