METHOD, SYSTEM, AND APPARATUS FOR DETERMINING AND PROVISIONING LOCATION INFORMATION OF WIRELESS DEVICES
First Claim
1. A method of provisioning multiple-tired location services by a network of wireless devices, the method comprises:
- forming multiple location service layers with a plurality of wireless devices including a top layer, at least one midlevel layer, and a bottom layer;
forming a first tier service provider with the top layer and one of the at least one midlevel layer;
forming a second tier service provider with one of the at least one midlevel layer and the bottom layer;
sending location services by location-capable devices in the first tier; and
providing location services in the second tier,wherein the top layer includes at least one location service providing device,wherein the at least one midlevel layer includes at least one location service providing device and at least one location service receiving device, andwherein the bottom layer includes at least one location service receiving device.
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Abstract
A system and method for locating a mobile device is disclosed. In a first embodiment, a system of provisioning multiple-tired location services is disclosed. The system includes a plurality of ultra-wideband devices forming a first level of a wireless infrastructure network and a plurality of location capable beacon devices forming a second level of the wireless infrastructure network. In a second embodiment, a method of providing location based services using location capable beacon devices is disclosed. In other embodiments a system for generating real-time safety alerts is further disclosed.
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42 Claims
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1. A method of provisioning multiple-tired location services by a network of wireless devices, the method comprises:
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forming multiple location service layers with a plurality of wireless devices including a top layer, at least one midlevel layer, and a bottom layer; forming a first tier service provider with the top layer and one of the at least one midlevel layer; forming a second tier service provider with one of the at least one midlevel layer and the bottom layer; sending location services by location-capable devices in the first tier; and providing location services in the second tier, wherein the top layer includes at least one location service providing device, wherein the at least one midlevel layer includes at least one location service providing device and at least one location service receiving device, and wherein the bottom layer includes at least one location service receiving device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3)
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4. A location-capable system comprising:
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a locationing device; a collocating beacon device; and a transmitter configured to deliver the real-time location information from the locationing device to the collocating beacon device. - View Dependent Claims (5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method of providing location-based services using location-capable beacon devices, the method comprising,
obtaining a current location of a location-capable beacon device; -
obtaining an updated location of the location-capable beacon device; delivering updated location of the location-capable beacon device; and receiving, by a receiving device, a location-based services using up-to-date location of the beacon device. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11)
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12. A method of recording the last known location of a beacon transmitter using a location-capable beacon receiver, the method comprising:
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receiving, by a location capable beacon device, a beacon message from a beacon transmitter; estimating a distance from the location capable beacon device to the beacon transmitter based on a signal signature of the beacon message; recording the location of the location capable beacon device when the estimated distance is within a predetermined threshold; and reporting the recorded location of the beacon transmitter by the location capable beacon device. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A method of estimating the location of a beacon transmitter using beacon messages received by a single location-capable beacon receiver, the method comprising:
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recording, with the location-capable beacon receiver, a signal signature of received beacon messages from a beacon transmitter; recording the location of the location-capable beacon receiver when the beacon messages are received; and estimating the location of the beacon transmitter using the recorded signal signatures and corresponding locations. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19)
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20. A method of estimating the location of a beacon transmitter using beacon messages received by multiple location-capable beacon receivers, the method comprising:
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receiving a signal signature of a received beacon message from a beacon transmitter by a plurality of location-capable beacon receivers; recording the locations of the plurality of location-capable beacon receivers when the beacon message is received; and estimating the location of the beacon transmitter using the recorded signal signatures and corresponding locations. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22)
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23. A method of producing the fingerprints of a beacon transmitter using location-capable beacon receivers, the method comprising,
recording the signature of received beacon messages from a beacon transmitter by a location capable beacon device; -
recording the locations of the location capable beacon device when the beacon messages are received; and saving signatures and corresponding receiver locations in a fingerprint database. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26, 27)
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28. A method of generating a real-time safety alert using location-capable beacon devices, the method comprising:
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attaching a first beacon device to a first object; attaching a second beacon device to a second object; the first beacon device broadcasting its own location embedded in beacon messages; estimating, by the second beacon device, the distance between two beacon devices; and producing an alert when a safety breach is detected based on the estimated distance. - View Dependent Claims (29, 30, 31, 32)
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33. A system of provisioned multiple-tired location services, comprising:
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a plurality of ultra-wideband devices forming a top layer of a wireless infrastructure network; and a plurality of location capable beacon devices forming a bottom layer of the wireless infrastructure network. - View Dependent Claims (34, 35, 36, 37, 38)
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39. A system for generating real-time safety alerts, comprising;
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a first beacon device attached to a first object; a second beacon device attached to a second object; the first beacon device is configured to broadcast its own location in beacon messages; the second beacon device is configured to estimate the distance between two beacon devices; and the second beacon devices is configured to produce alerts when the safety breach is detected based on estimated distance. - View Dependent Claims (40, 41, 42)
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