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Selection of location measurement units for determining the position of a mobile communication station

  • US 6,282,427 B1
  • Filed: 07/14/1999
  • Issued: 08/28/2001
  • Est. Priority Date: 07/14/1999
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A method of selecting location measurement units for measuring an uplink signal transmitted by a mobile communication station operating in a wireless communication network in order to locate the position of the mobile communication station in the wireless communication network, comprising:

  • determining a geographic area of the network in which the mobile station is possibly located;

    identifying a first position within the area;

    determining relative positional relationships between the first position and a plurality of further positions respectively associated with a plurality of location measurement units in the network; and

    choosing a subset of the plurality of location measurement units for measuring the uplink signal based on the relative positional relationships.

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