Positioning measurement management
First Claim
1. A method for controlling transmit (Tx) power of an access point (AP) in a wireless communication system, the method comprising:
- detecting initialization of a positioning exchange between the AP and a mobile device;
determining estimated operating parameters of the mobile device, the estimated operating parameters of the mobile device comprising an estimated coverage area of the mobile device and an estimated Tx power level of the mobile device; and
setting an AP Tx power level for transmissions from the AP to the mobile device during the positioning exchange as a function of the estimated operating parameters of the mobile device.
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Abstract
Techniques for controlling transmit (Tx) power of an access point (AP) in a wireless communication system are described herein. An example of a method described herein includes detecting that a positioning exchange between an AP and a mobile device has been initialized; determining an estimated coverage area of the mobile device, an estimated Tx power level of the mobile device, and/or other operating parameters of the mobile device; and controlling a power level used by the AP for transmissions to the mobile device during the positioning exchange based on the determined operating parameters of the mobile device.
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30 Claims
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1. A method for controlling transmit (Tx) power of an access point (AP) in a wireless communication system, the method comprising:
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detecting initialization of a positioning exchange between the AP and a mobile device; determining estimated operating parameters of the mobile device, the estimated operating parameters of the mobile device comprising an estimated coverage area of the mobile device and an estimated Tx power level of the mobile device; and setting an AP Tx power level for transmissions from the AP to the mobile device during the positioning exchange as a function of the estimated operating parameters of the mobile device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. An apparatus for managing access point (AP) transmission power, the apparatus comprising:
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an access point (AP) coordination module configured to detect initialization of a positioning exchange between an AP and a mobile device; and a network based positioning (NBP) module configured to determine estimated operating parameters of the mobile device, the estimated operating parameters comprising an estimated coverage area of the mobile device and an estimated transmit (Tx) power level of the mobile device, and to set an AP Tx power level for transmissions from the AP to the mobile device during the positioning exchange as a function of the estimated operating parameters of the mobile device. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. An apparatus for controlling transmit (Tx) power of an access point (AP) in a wireless communication system, the apparatus comprising:
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means for detecting initialization of a positioning exchange between the AP and a mobile device; means for determining estimated operating parameters of the mobile device, the estimated operating parameters comprising an estimated coverage area of the mobile device and an estimated Tx power level of the mobile device; and means for setting an AP Tx power level for transmissions from the AP to the mobile device during the positioning exchange as a function of the estimated operating parameters of the mobile device. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25)
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26. A non-transitory processor-readable storage medium comprising processor-executable instructions configured to cause a processor to:
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detect initialization of a positioning exchange between an access point (AP) and a mobile device; determine estimated operating parameters of the mobile device, the estimated operating parameters comprising an estimated coverage area of the mobile device and an estimated transmit (Tx) power level of the mobile device; and set an AP Tx power level for transmissions from the AP to the mobile device during the positioning exchange as a function of the estimated operating parameters of the mobile device. - View Dependent Claims (27, 28, 29, 30)
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