Wireless communication device and system incorporating location-determining means
First Claim
1. A method for determining a location of a wireless communication device, comprising the steps of:
- transmitting a location-determining signal at a first frequency from a location-determining system to the wireless communication device;
switching a transmitter path in the wireless communication device from a first transmitter path, in which the wireless communication device transmits communication signals to one or more control stations at a second frequency, to a second transmitter path, in which the wireless communication device converts the location-determining signal from the first frequency to the second frequency;
transmitting the location-determining signal at the second frequency to one or more location-determining receivers tuned to the second frequency; and
determining, at the one or more location-determining receivers, the location of the wireless communication device.
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Abstract
A device, method and system which enables the location of a wireless communication device to be accurately determined without requiring the device to perform extensive signal processing or calculations. The wireless device frequency-converts a location-determining signal from an initial frequency to the frequency of a standard communication channel, and transmits the frequency-converted signal to a base station in a conventional manner. A location-determining receiver associated with the base station receives the location-determining signal and determines the location of the wireless communication device based on the location-determining signal.
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20 Claims
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1. A method for determining a location of a wireless communication device, comprising the steps of:
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transmitting a location-determining signal at a first frequency from a location-determining system to the wireless communication device; switching a transmitter path in the wireless communication device from a first transmitter path, in which the wireless communication device transmits communication signals to one or more control stations at a second frequency, to a second transmitter path, in which the wireless communication device converts the location-determining signal from the first frequency to the second frequency; transmitting the location-determining signal at the second frequency to one or more location-determining receivers tuned to the second frequency; and determining, at the one or more location-determining receivers, the location of the wireless communication device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A wireless communication device, comprising:
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wireless communication means for communicating with one or more control stations on one or more communication channels; and location-determining means for receiving a location-determining signal from a location-determining transmitter, and communicating with one or more location-determining receivers associated with the one or more control stations on the one or more communication channels, wherein the location determining means includes a switching means for switching a transmitter path in the wireless communication device from a first transmitter path, in which the wireless communication device transmits communication signals to the one or more control stations at a second frequency, to a second transmitter path, in which the wireless communication device converts the location-determining signal from a first frequency to the second frequency and transmits the location-determining signal at the second frequency to said one or more location-determining receivers. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A communication system, comprising:
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one or more control stations associated with one or more wireless communication devices, each wireless communication device having means for exchanging communication signals with the one or more control stations on one or more communication channels; and location-determining equipment having means for transmitting a location-determining signal to a wireless communication device at a location-determining frequency, receiving a frequency-converted version of the location-determining signal from the wireless communication device, and determining the location of the wireless communication device from the frequency-converted version, wherein the wireless communication device includes a switching means for switching a transmitter path in the wireless communication device from a first transmitter path, in which the wireless communication device transmits communication signals to the one or more control stations at a first frequency, to a second transmitter path, in which the wireless communication device converts the location-determining signal from the location-determining frequency to the first frequency and transmits the location-determining signal at the first frequency to said location-determining equipment. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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