Position location using broadcast television signals and mobile telephone signals
First Claim
1. A method for determining the position of a user terminal, comprising:
- receiving at the user terminal a broadcast television signal from a television signal transmitter;
determining a first pseudo-range between the user terminal and the television signal transmitter based on a known component of the broadcast television signal;
receiving at the user terminal a mobile telephone signal from a mobile telephone base station;
determining a second pseudo-range between the user terminal and the mobile telephone base station based on a known component of the mobile telephone signal; and
determining a position of the user terminal based on the first and second pseudo-ranges, a location of the television signal transmitter, and a location of the mobile telephone base station.
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Abstract
A method, apparatus, and computer-readable media for determining the position of a user terminal comprises receiving at the user terminal a broadcast television signal from a television signal transmitter; determining a first pseudo-range between the user terminal and the television signal transmitter based on a known component of the broadcast television signal; receiving at the user terminal a mobile telephone signal from a mobile telephone base station; determining a second pseudo-range between the user terminal and the mobile telephone base station based on a known component of the mobile telephone signal; and determining a position of the user terminal based on the first and second pseudo-ranges, a location of the television signal transmitter, and a location of the mobile telephone base station.
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192 Claims
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1. A method for determining the position of a user terminal, comprising:
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receiving at the user terminal a broadcast television signal from a television signal transmitter;
determining a first pseudo-range between the user terminal and the television signal transmitter based on a known component of the broadcast television signal;
receiving at the user terminal a mobile telephone signal from a mobile telephone base station;
determining a second pseudo-range between the user terminal and the mobile telephone base station based on a known component of the mobile telephone signal; and
determining a position of the user terminal based on the first and second pseudo-ranges, a location of the television signal transmitter, and a location of the mobile telephone base station. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
an American Television Standards Committee (ATSC) digital television signal;
a European Telecommunications Standards Institute (ETSI) Digital Video Broadcasting-Terrestrial (DVB-T) signal;
a Japanese Integrated Services Digital Broadcasting-Terrestrial (ISDB-T) signal; and
an analog television signal.
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5. The method of claim 1, wherein the mobile telephone signal is a Code-Division Multiple Access (CDMA) signal.
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6. The method of claim 5, wherein the known component of the mobile telephone signal is an unmodulated PN sequence.
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7. The method of claim 6, wherein the broadcast television signal is selected from the group comprising:
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an American Television Standards Committee (ATSC) digital television signal;
a European Telecommunications Standards Institute (ETSI) Digital Video Broadcasting-Terrestrial (DVB-T) signal;
a Japanese Integrated Services Digital Broadcasting-Terrestrial (ISDB-T) signal; and
an analog television signal.
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8. The method of claim 1, further comprising:
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receiving at the user terminal a global positioning signal from a global positioning satellite;
determining a third pseudo-range between the user terminal and the global positioning satellite based on the global positioning signal; and
determining a position of the user terminal based on the first, second and third pseudo-ranges, a location of the television signal transmitter, a location of the mobile telephone base station, and a location of the global positioning satellite.
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9. A method for determining the position of a user terminal, comprising:
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receiving at the user terminal a broadcast television signal from a television signal transmitter;
determining a pseudo-range between the user terminal and the television signal transmitter based on a known component of the broadcast television signal;
receiving at the user terminal a mobile telephone signal from a mobile telephone base station, the mobile telephone signal comprising a range signal;
determining a range between the user terminal and the mobile telephone base station based on the range signal; and
determining a position of the user terminal based on the pseudo-range, the range, a location of the television signal transmitter, and a location of the mobile telephone base station. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
an American Television Standards Committee (ATSC) digital television signal;
a European Telecommunications Standards Institute (ETSI) Digital Video Broadcasting-Terrestrial (DVB-T) signal;
a Japanese Integrated Services Digital Broadcasting-Terrestrial (ISDB-T) signal; and
an analog television signal.
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12. The method of claim 10, further comprising:
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determining a second pseudo-range between the user terminal and the mobile telephone base station based on a known component of the mobile telephone signal; and
determining a position of the user terminal based on the first and second pseudo-ranges, the range, a location of the television signal transmitter, and a location of the mobile telephone base station.
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13. The method of claim 12, wherein the known component of the mobile telephone signal is a training sequence.
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14. The method of claim 13, wherein the broadcast television signal is selected from the group comprising:
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an American Television Standards Committee (ATSC) digital television signal;
a European Telecommunications Standards Institute (ETSI) Digital Video Broadcasting-Terrestrial (DVB-T) signal;
a Japanese Integrated Services Digital Broadcasting-Terrestrial (ISDB-T) signal; and
an analog television signal.
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15. The method of claim 12, further comprising:
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receiving at the user terminal a global positioning signal from a global positioning satellite;
determining a third pseudo-range between the user terminal and the global positioning satellite based on the global positioning signal; and
determining a position of the user terminal based on the first, second and third pseudo-ranges, the range, a location of the television signal transmitter, a location of the mobile telephone base station, and a location of the global positioning satellite.
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16. The method of claim 9, further comprising:
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receiving at the user terminal a global positioning signal from a global positioning satellite;
determining a second pseudo-range between the user terminal and the global positioning satellite based on the global positioning signal; and
determining a position of the user terminal based on the first and second pseudo-ranges, the range, a location of the television signal transmitter, a location of the mobile telephone base station, and a location of the global positioning satellite.
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17. A method for determining the position of a user terminal, comprising:
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receiving at the user terminal a broadcast television signal from a television signal transmitter;
determining a first pseudo-range between the user terminal and the television signal transmitter based on a known component of the broadcast television signal;
receiving at the user terminal a mobile telephone signal from a mobile telephone base station;
determining a second pseudo-range between the user terminal and the mobile telephone base station based on a known component of the mobile telephone signal; and
transmitting the first and second pseudoranges to a location server configured to determine a position of the user terminal based on the first and second pseudo-ranges, a location of the television signal transmitter, and a location of the mobile telephone base station. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
an American Television Standards Committee (ATSC) digital television signal;
a European Telecommunications Standards Institute (ETSI) Digital Video Broadcasting-Terrestrial (DVB-T) signal;
a Japanese Integrated Services Digital Broadcasting-Terrestrial (ISDB-T) signal; and
an analog television signal.
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21. The method of claim 17, wherein the mobile telephone signal is a Code-Division Multiple Access (CDMA) signal.
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22. The method of claim 21, wherein the known component of the mobile telephone signal is an unmodulated PN sequence.
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23. The method of claim 22, wherein the broadcast television signal is selected from the group comprising:
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an American Television Standards Committee (ATSC) digital television signal;
a European Telecommunications Standards Institute (ETSI) Digital Video Broadcasting-Terrestrial (DVB-T) signal;
a Japanese Integrated Services Digital Broadcasting-Terrestrial (ISDB-T) signal; and
an analog television signal.
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24. The method of claim 17, further comprising:
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receiving at the user terminal a global positioning signal from a global positioning satellite;
determining a third pseudo-range between the user terminal and the global positioning satellite based on the global positioning signal; and
transmitting the first, second and third pseudoranges to a location server configured to determine a position of the user terminal based on the first, second and third pseudo-ranges, a location of the television signal transmitter, a location of the mobile telephone base station, and a location of the global positioning satellite.
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25. A method for determining the position of a user terminal, comprising:
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receiving at the user terminal a broadcast television signal from a television signal transmitter;
determining a pseudo-range between the user terminal and the television signal transmitter based on a known component of the broadcast television signal;
receiving at the user terminal a mobile telephone signal from a mobile telephone base station, the mobile telephone signal comprising a range signal;
determining a range between the user terminal and the mobile telephone base station based on the range signal; and
transmitting the pseudorange and the range to a location server configured to determine a position of the user terminal based on the pseudorange, the range, a location of the television signal transmitter, and a location of the mobile telephone base station. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32)
an American Television Standards Committee (ATSC) digital television signal;
a European Telecommunications Standards Institute (ETSI) Digital Video Broadcasting-Terrestrial (DVB-T) signal;
a Japanese Integrated Services Digital Broadcasting-Terrestrial (ISDB-T) signal; and
an analog television signal.
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28. The method of claim 26, further comprising:
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determining a second pseudo-range between the user terminal and the mobile telephone base station based on a known component of the mobile telephone signal; and
transmitting the first and second pseudo-ranges and the range to a location server configured to determine a position of the user terminal based on the first and second pseudoranges, the range, a location of the television signal transmitter, and a location of the mobile telephone base station.
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29. The method of claim 28, wherein the known component of the mobile telephone signal is a training sequence.
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30. The method of claim 29, wherein the broadcast television signal is selected from the group comprising:
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an American Television Standards Committee (ATSC) digital television signal;
a European Telecommunications Standards Institute (ETSI) Digital Video Broadcasting-Terrestrial (DVB-T) signal;
a Japanese Integrated Services Digital Broadcasting-Terrestrial (ISDB-T) signal; and
an analog television signal.
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31. The method of claim 28, further comprising:
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receiving at the user terminal a global positioning signal from a global positioning satellite;
determining a third pseudo-range between the user terminal and the global positioning satellite based on the global positioning signal; and
transmitting the first, second and third pseudo-ranges and the range to a location server configured to determine a position of the user terminal based on the first, second and third pseudo-ranges, the range, a location of the television signal transmitter, a location of the mobile telephone base station, and a location of the global positioning satellite.
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32. The method of claim 25, further comprising:
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receiving at the user terminal a global positioning signal from a global positioning satellite;
determining a second pseudo-range between the user terminal and the global positioning satellite based on the global positioning signal; and
transmitting the first and second pseudo-ranges and the range to a location server configured to determine a position of the user terminal based on the first and second pseudo-ranges, the range, a location of the television signal transmitter, a location of the mobile telephone base station, and a location of the global positioning satellite.
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33. A method for determining the position of a user terminal, comprising:
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receiving a first pseudo-range from the user terminal, the first pseudo-range determined between the user terminal and a television signal transmitter based on a known component of a broadcast television signal transmitted by the television signal transmitter;
receiving a second pseudo-range from the user terminal, the second pseudo-range determined between the user terminal and a mobile telephone base station based on a known component of a mobile telephone signal transmitted by the mobile telephone base station; and
determining a position of the user terminal based on the first and second pseudo-ranges, a location of the television signal transmitter, and a location of the mobile telephone base station. - View Dependent Claims (34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40)
an American Television Standards Committee (ATSC) digital television signal;
a European Telecommunications Standards Institute (ETSI) Digital Video Broadcasting-Terrestrial (DVB-T) signal;
a Japanese Integrated Services Digital Broadcasting-Terrestrial (ISDB-T) signal; and
an analog television signal.
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37. The method of claim 33, wherein the mobile telephone signal is a Code-Division Multiple Access (CDMA) signal.
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38. The method of claim 37, wherein the known component of the mobile telephone signal is an unmodulated PN sequence.
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39. The method of claim 38, wherein the broadcast television signal is selected from the group comprising:
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an American Television Standards Committee (ATSC) digital television signal;
a European Telecommunications Standards Institute (ETSI) Digital Video Broadcasting-Terrestrial (DVB-T) signal;
a Japanese Integrated Services Digital Broadcasting-Terrestrial (ISDB-T) signal; and
an analog television signal.
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40. The method of claim 33, further comprising:
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receiving a third pseudo-range between the user terminal and a global positioning satellite based on a global positioning signal transmitted by the global positioning satellite; and
determining a position of the user terminal based on the first, second and third pseudo-ranges, a location of the television signal transmitter, a location of the mobile telephone base station, and a location of the global positioning satellite.
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41. A method for determining the position of a user terminal, comprising:
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receiving a pseudo-range between the user terminal and a television signal transmitter, the pseudo-range determined based on a known component of a broadcast television signal transmitted by the television signal transmitter;
receiving a range between the user terminal and a mobile telephone base station, the range determined based on a range signal transmitted by the mobile telephone base station; and
determining a position of the user terminal based on the pseudorange, the range, a location of the television signal transmitter, and a location of the mobile telephone base station. - View Dependent Claims (42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48)
an American Television Standards Committee (ATSC) digital television signal;
a European Telecommunications Standards Institute (ETSI) Digital Video Broadcasting-Terrestrial (DVB-T) signal;
a Japanese Integrated Services Digital Broadcasting-Terrestrial (ISDB-T) signal; and
an analog television signal.
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44. The method of claim 42, further comprising:
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receiving a second pseudo-range between the user terminal and the mobile telephone base station, the second pseudo-range determined based on a known component of the mobile telephone signal; and
determining a position of the user terminal based on the first and second pseudo-ranges, the range, a location of the television signal transmitter, and a location of the mobile telephone base station.
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45. The method of claim 44, wherein the known component of the mobile telephone signal is a training sequence.
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46. The method of claim 45, wherein the broadcast television signal is selected from the group comprising:
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an American Television Standards Committee (ATSC) digital television signal;
a European Telecommunications Standards Institute (ETSI) Digital Video Broadcasting-Terrestrial (DVB-T) signal;
a Japanese Integrated Services Digital Broadcasting-Terrestrial (ISDB-T) signal; and
an analog television signal.
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47. The method of claim 44, further comprising:
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receiving a third pseudo-range between the user terminal and the global positioning satellite, the third pseudo-range determined based on a global positioning signal transmitted by the global positioning satellite; and
determining a position of the user terminal based on the first, second and third pseudo-ranges, the range, a location of the television signal transmitter, a location of the mobile telephone base station, and a location of the global positioning satellite.
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48. The method of claim 41, further comprising:
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receiving a second pseudo-range between the user terminal and a global positioning satellite, the second pseudo-range determined based on a global positioning signal transmitted by the global positioning satellite; and
determining a position of the user terminal based on the first and second pseudo-ranges, the range, a location of the television signal transmitter, a location of the mobile telephone base station, and a location of the global positioning satellite.
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49. Computer-readable media embodying instructions executable by a computer to perform a method for determining the position of a user terminal, the method comprising:
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receiving at the user terminal a broadcast television signal from a television signal transmitter;
determining a first pseudo-range between the user terminal and the television signal transmitter based on a known component of the broadcast television signal;
receiving at the user terminal a mobile telephone signal from a mobile telephone base station;
determining a second pseudo-range between the user terminal and the mobile telephone base station based on a known component of the mobile telephone signal; and
determining a position of the user terminal based on the first and second pseudo-ranges, a location of the television signal transmitter, and a location of the mobile telephone base station. - View Dependent Claims (50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56)
an American Television Standards Committee (ATSC) digital television signal;
a European Telecommunications Standards Institute (ETSI) Digital Video Broadcasting-Terrestrial (DVB-T) signal;
a Japanese Integrated Services Digital Broadcasting-Terrestrial (ISDB-T) signal; and
an analog television signal.
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53. The media of claim 49, wherein the mobile telephone signal is a Code-Division Multiple Access (CDMA) signal.
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54. The media of claim 53, wherein the known component of the mobile telephone signal is an unmodulated PN sequence.
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55. The media of claim 54, wherein the broadcast television signal is selected from the group comprising:
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an American Television Standards Committee (ATSC) digital television signal;
a European Telecommunications Standards Institute (ETSI) Digital Video Broadcasting-Terrestrial (DVB-T) signal;
a Japanese Integrated Services Digital Broadcasting-Terrestrial (ISDB-T) signal; and
an analog television signal.
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56. The media of claim 49, wherein the method further comprises:
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receiving at the user terminal a global positioning signal from a global positioning satellite;
determining a third pseudo-range between the user terminal and the global positioning satellite based on the global positioning signal; and
determining a position of the user terminal based on the first, second and third pseudo-ranges, a location of the television signal transmitter, a location of the mobile telephone base station, and a location of the global positioning satellite.
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57. Computer-readable media embodying instructions executable by a computer to perform a method for determining the position of a user terminal, the method comprising:
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receiving at the user terminal a broadcast television signal from a television signal transmitter;
determining a pseudo-range between the user terminal and the television signal transmitter based on a known component of the broadcast television signal;
receiving at the user terminal a mobile telephone signal from a mobile telephone base station, the mobile telephone signal comprising a range signal;
determining a range between the user terminal and the mobile telephone base station based on the range signal; and
determining a position of the user terminal based on the pseudo-range, the range, a location of the television signal transmitter, and a location of the mobile telephone base station. - View Dependent Claims (58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64)
an American Television Standards Committee (ATSC) digital television signal;
a European Telecommunications Standards Institute (ETSI) Digital Video Broadcasting-Terrestrial (DVB-T) signal;
a Japanese Integrated Services Digital Broadcasting-Terrestrial (ISDB-T) signal; and
an analog television signal.
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60. The media of claim 58, wherein the method further comprises:
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determining a second pseudo-range between the user terminal and the mobile telephone base station based on a known component of the mobile telephone signal; and
determining a position of the user terminal based on the first and second pseudo-ranges, the range, a location of the television signal transmitter, and a location of the mobile telephone base station.
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61. The media of claim 60, wherein the known component of the mobile telephone signal is a training sequence.
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62. The media of claim 61, wherein the broadcast television signal is selected from the group comprising:
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an American Television Standards Committee (ATSC) digital television signal;
a European Telecommunications Standards Institute (ETSI) Digital Video Broadcasting-Terrestrial (DVB-T) signal;
a Japanese Integrated Services Digital Broadcasting-Terrestrial (ISDB-T) signal; and
an analog television signal.
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63. The media of claim 60, wherein the method further comprises:
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receiving at the user terminal a global positioning signal from a global positioning satellite;
determining a third pseudo-range between the user terminal and the global positioning satellite based on the global positioning signal; and
determining a position of the user terminal based on the first, second and third pseudo-ranges, the range, a location of the television signal transmitter, a location of the mobile telephone base station, and a location of the global positioning satellite.
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64. The media of claim 57, wherein the method further comprises:
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receiving at the user terminal a global positioning signal from a global positioning satellite;
determining a second pseudo-range between the user terminal and the global positioning satellite based on the global positioning signal; and
determining a position of the user terminal based on the first and second pseudo-ranges, the range, a location of the television signal transmitter, a location of the mobile telephone base station, and a location of the global positioning satellite.
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65. Computer-readable media embodying instructions executable by a computer to perform a method for determining the position of a user terminal, the method comprising:
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receiving at the user terminal a broadcast television signal from a television signal transmitter;
determining a first pseudo-range between the user terminal and the television signal transmitter based on a known component of the broadcast television signal;
receiving at the user terminal a mobile telephone signal from a mobile telephone base station;
determining a second pseudo-range between the user terminal and the mobile telephone base station based on a known component of the mobile telephone signal; and
transmitting the first and second pseudoranges to a location server configured to determine a position of the user terminal based on the first and second pseudo-ranges, a location of the television signal transmitter, and a location of the mobile telephone base station. - View Dependent Claims (66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72)
an American Television Standards Committee (ATSC) digital television signal;
a European Telecommunications Standards Institute (ETSI) Digital Video Broadcasting-Terrestrial (DVB-T) signal;
a Japanese Integrated Services Digital Broadcasting-Terrestrial (ISDB-T) signal; and
an analog television signal.
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69. The media of claim 65, wherein the mobile telephone signal is a Code-Division Multiple Access (CDMA) signal.
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70. The media of claim 69, wherein the known component of the mobile telephone signal is an unmodulated PN sequence.
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71. The media of claim 70, wherein the broadcast television signal is selected from the group comprising:
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an American Television Standards Committee (ATSC) digital television signal;
a European Telecommunications Standards Institute (ETSI) Digital Video Broadcasting-Terrestrial (DVB-T) signal;
a Japanese Integrated Services Digital Broadcasting-Terrestrial (ISDB-T) signal; and
an analog television signal.
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72. The media of claim 65, wherein the method further comprises:
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receiving at the user terminal a global positioning signal from a global positioning satellite;
determining a third pseudo-range between the user terminal and the global positioning satellite based on the global positioning signal; and
transmitting the first, second and third pseudoranges to a location server configured to determine a position of the user terminal based on the first, second and third pseudo-ranges, a location of the television signal transmitter, a location of the mobile telephone base station, and a location of the global positioning satellite.
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73. Computer-readable media embodying instructions executable by a computer to perform a method for determining the position of a user terminal, the method comprising:
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receiving at the user terminal a broadcast television signal from a television signal transmitter;
determining a pseudo-range between the user terminal and the television signal transmitter based on a known component of the broadcast television signal;
receiving at the user terminal a mobile telephone signal from a mobile telephone base station, the mobile telephone signal comprising a range signal;
determining a range between the user terminal and the mobile telephone base station based on the range signal; and
transmitting the pseudorange and the range to a location server configured to determine a position of the user terminal based on the pseudorange, the range, a location of the television signal transmitter, and a location of the mobile telephone base station. - View Dependent Claims (74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80)
an American Television Standards Committee (ATSC) digital television signal;
a European Telecommunications Standards Institute (ETSI) Digital Video Broadcasting-Terrestrial (DVB-T) signal;
a Japanese Integrated Services Digital Broadcasting-Terrestrial (ISDB-T) signal; and
an analog television signal.
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76. The media of claim 74, wherein the method further comprises:
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determining a second pseudo-range between the user terminal and the mobile telephone base station based on a known component of the mobile telephone signal; and
transmitting the first and second pseudo-ranges and the range to a location server configured to determine a position of the user terminal based on the first and second pseudo-ranges, the range, a location of the television signal transmitter, and a location of the mobile telephone base station.
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77. The media of claim 76, wherein the known component of the mobile telephone signal is a training sequence.
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78. The media of claim 77, wherein the broadcast television signal is selected from the group comprising:
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an American Television Standards Committee (ATSC) digital television signal;
a European Telecommunications Standards Institute (ETSI) Digital Video Broadcasting-Terrestrial (DVB-T) signal;
a Japanese Integrated Services Digital Broadcasting-Terrestrial (ISDB-T) signal; and
an analog television signal.
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79. The media of claim 76, wherein the method further comprises:
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receiving at the user terminal a global positioning signal from a global positioning satellite;
determining a third pseudo-range between the user terminal and the global positioning satellite based on the global positioning signal; and
transmitting the first, second and third pseudo-ranges and the range to a location server configured to determine a position of the user terminal based on the first, second and third pseudo-ranges, the range, a location of the television signal transmitter, a location of the mobile telephone base station, and a location of the global positioning satellite.
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80. The media of claim 73, wherein the method further comprises:
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receiving at the user terminal a global positioning signal from a global positioning satellite;
determining a second pseudo-range between the user terminal and the global positioning satellite based on the global positioning signal; and
transmitting the first and second pseudo-ranges and the range to a location server configured to determine a position of the user terminal based on the first and second pseudo-ranges, the range, a location of the television signal transmitter, a location of the mobile telephone base station, and a location of the global positioning satellite.
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81. Computer-readable media embodying instructions executable by a computer to perform a method for determining the position of a user terminal, the method comprising:
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receiving a first pseudo-range from the user terminal, the first pseudo-range determined between the user terminal and a television signal transmitter based on a known component of a broadcast television signal transmitted by the television signal transmitter;
receiving a second pseudo-range from the user terminal, the second pseudo-range determined between the user terminal and a mobile telephone base station based on a known component of a mobile telephone signal transmitted by the mobile telephone base station; and
determining a position of the user terminal based on the first and second pseudo-ranges, a location of the television signal transmitter, and a location of the mobile telephone base station. - View Dependent Claims (82, 83, 84, 85, 86, 87, 88)
an American Television Standards Committee (ATSC) digital television signal;
a European Telecommunications Standards Institute (ETSI) Digital Video Broadcasting-Terrestrial (DVB-T) signal;
a Japanese Integrated Services Digital Broadcasting-Terrestrial (ISDB-T) signal; and
an analog television signal.
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85. The media of claim 81, wherein the mobile telephone signal is a Code-Division Multiple Access (CDMA) signal.
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86. The media of claim 85, wherein the known component of the mobile telephone signal is an unmodulated PN sequence.
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87. The media of claim 86, wherein the broadcast television signal is selected from the group comprising:
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an American Television Standards Committee (ATSC) digital television signal;
a European Telecommunications Standards Institute (ETSI) Digital Video Broadcasting-Terrestrial (DVB-T) signal;
a Japanese Integrated Services Digital Broadcasting-Terrestrial (ISDB-T) signal; and
an analog television signal.
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88. The media of claim 81, wherein the method further comprises:
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receiving a third pseudo-range between the user terminal and a global positioning satellite based on a global positioning signal transmitted by the global positioning satellite; and
determining a position of the user terminal based on the first, second and third pseudo-ranges, a location of the television signal transmitter, a location of the mobile telephone base station, and a location of the global positioning satellite.
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89. Computer-readable media embodying instructions executable by a computer to perform a method for determining the position of a user terminal, the method comprising:
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receiving a pseudo-range between the user terminal and a television signal transmitter, the pseudo-range determined based on a known component of a broadcast television signal transmitted by the television signal transmitter;
receiving a range between the user terminal and a mobile telephone base station, the range determined based on a range signal transmitted by the mobile telephone base station; and
determining a position of the user terminal based on the pseudorange, the range, a location of the television signal transmitter, and a location of the mobile telephone base station. - View Dependent Claims (90, 91, 92, 93, 94, 95, 96)
an American Television Standards Committee (ATSC) digital television signal;
a European Telecommunications Standards Institute (ETSI) Digital Video Broadcasting-Terrestrial (DVB-T) signal;
a Japanese Integrated Services Digital Broadcasting-Terrestrial (ISDB-T) signal; and
an analog television signal.
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92. The media of claim 90, wherein the method further comprises:
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receiving a second pseudo-range between the user terminal and the mobile telephone base station, the second pseudo-range determined based on a known component of the mobile telephone signal; and
determining a position of the user terminal based on the first and second pseudo-ranges, the range, a location of the television signal transmitter, and a location of the mobile telephone base station.
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93. The media of claim 92, wherein the known component of the mobile telephone signal is a training sequence.
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94. The media of claim 93, wherein the broadcast television signal is selected from the group comprising:
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an American Television Standards Committee (ATSC) digital television signal;
a European Telecommunications Standards Institute (ETSI) Digital Video Broadcasting-Terrestrial (DVB-T) signal;
a Japanese Integrated Services Digital Broadcasting-Terrestrial (ISDB-T) signal; and
an analog television signal.
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95. The media of claim 92, wherein the method further comprises:
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receiving a third pseudo-range between the user terminal and the global positioning satellite, the third pseudo-range determined based on a global positioning signal transmitted by the global positioning satellite; and
determining a position of the user terminal based on the first, second and third pseudo-ranges, the range, a location of the television signal transmitter, a location of the mobile telephone base station, and a location of the global positioning satellite.
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96. The media of claim 89, wherein the method further comprises:
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receiving a second pseudo-range between the user terminal and a global positioning satellite, the second pseudo-range determined based on a global positioning signal transmitted by the global positioning satellite; and
determining a position of the user terminal based on the first and second pseudo-ranges, the range, a location of the television signal transmitter, a location of the mobile telephone base station, and a location of the global positioning satellite.
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97. An apparatus for determining the position of a user terminal, comprising:
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a receiver to receive at the user terminal a broadcast television signal from a television signal transmitter;
a processor to determine a first pseudo-range between the user terminal and the television signal transmitter based on a known component of the broadcast television signal;
wherein the receiver receives at the user terminal a mobile telephone signal from a mobile telephone base station;
wherein the processor determines a second pseudo-range between the user terminal and the mobile telephone base station based on a known component of the mobile telephone signal; and
wherein the processor determines a position of the user terminal based on the first and second pseudo-ranges, a location of the television signal transmitter, and a location of the mobile telephone base station. - View Dependent Claims (98, 99, 100, 101, 102, 103, 104)
an American Television Standards Committee (ATSC) digital television signal;
a European Telecommunications Standards Institute (ETSI) Digital Video Broadcasting-Terrestrial (DVB-T) signal;
a Japanese Integrated Services Digital Broadcasting-Terrestrial (ISDB-T) signal; and
an analog television signal.
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101. The apparatus of claim 97, wherein the mobile telephone signal is a Code-Division Multiple Access (CDMA) signal.
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102. The apparatus of claim 101, wherein the known component of the mobile telephone signal is an unmodulated PN sequence.
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103. The apparatus of claim 102, wherein the broadcast television signal is selected from the group comprising:
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an American Television Standards Committee (ATSC) digital television signal;
a European Telecommunications Standards Institute (ETSI) Digital Video Broadcasting-Terrestrial (DVB-T) signal;
a Japanese Integrated Services Digital Broadcasting-Terrestrial (ISDB-T) signal; and
an analog television signal.
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104. The apparatus of claim 97, wherein:
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the receiver receives at the user terminal a global positioning signal from a global positioning satellite;
the processor determines a third pseudo-range between the user terminal and the global positioning satellite based on the global positioning signal; and
the processor determines a position of the user terminal based on the first, second and third pseudo-ranges, a location of the television signal transmitter, a location of the mobile telephone base station, and a location of the global positioning satellite.
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105. An apparatus for determining the position of a user terminal, comprising:
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a receiver to receive at the user terminal a broadcast television signal from a television signal transmitter;
a processor to determine a pseudo-range between the user terminal and the television signal transmitter based on a known component of the broadcast television signal;
wherein the receiver receives at the user terminal a mobile telephone signal from a mobile telephone base station, the mobile telephone signal comprising a range signal;
wherein the processor determines a range between the user terminal and the mobile telephone base station based on the range signal; and
wherein the processor determines a position of the user terminal based on the pseudo-range, the range, a location of the television signal transmitter, and a location of the mobile telephone base station. - View Dependent Claims (106, 107, 108, 109, 110, 111, 112)
an American Television Standards Committee (ATSC) digital television signal;
a European Telecommunications Standards Institute (ETSI) Digital Video Broadcasting-Terrestrial (DVB-T) signal;
a Japanese Integrated Services Digital Broadcasting-Terrestrial (ISDB-T) signal; and
an analog television signal.
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108. The apparatus of claim 106, wherein:
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the processor determines a second pseudo-range between the user terminal and the mobile telephone base station based on a known component of the mobile telephone signal; and
the processor determines a position of the user terminal based on the first and second pseudo-ranges, the range, a location of the television signal transmitter, and a location of the mobile telephone base station.
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109. The apparatus of claim 108, wherein the known component of the mobile telephone signal is a training sequence.
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110. The apparatus of claim 109, wherein the broadcast television signal is selected from the group comprising:
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an American Television Standards Committee (ATSC) digital television signal;
a European Telecommunications Standards Institute (ETSI) Digital Video Broadcasting-Terrestrial (DVB-T) signal;
a Japanese Integrated Services Digital Broadcasting-Terrestrial (ISDB-T) signal; and
an analog television signal.
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111. The apparatus of claim 108, wherein:
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the receiver receives at the user terminal a global positioning signal from a global positioning satellite;
the processor determines a third pseudo-range between the user terminal and the global positioning satellite based on the global positioning signal; and
the processor determines a position of the user terminal based on the first, second and third pseudo-ranges, the range, a location of the television signal transmitter, a location of the mobile telephone base station, and a location of the global positioning satellite.
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112. The apparatus of claim 105, wherein:
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the receiver receives at the user terminal a global positioning signal from a global positioning satellite;
the processor determines a second pseudo-range between the user terminal and the global positioning satellite based on the global positioning signal; and
the processor determines a position of the user terminal based on the first and second pseudo-ranges, the range, a location of the television signal transmitter, a location of the mobile telephone base station, and a location of the global positioning satellite.
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113. An apparatus for determining the position of a user terminal, comprising:
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a receiver to receive at the user terminal a broadcast television signal from a television signal transmitter;
a processor to determine a first pseudo-range between the user terminal and the television signal transmitter based on a known component of the broadcast television signal;
wherein the receiver receives at the user terminal a mobile telephone signal from a mobile telephone base station;
wherein the processor determines a second pseudo-range between the user terminal and the mobile telephone base station based on a known component of the mobile telephone signal; and
a transmitter to transmitting the first and second pseudoranges to a location server configured to determine a position of the user terminal based on the first and second pseudoranges, a location of the television signal transmitter, and a location of the mobile telephone base station. - View Dependent Claims (114, 115, 116, 117, 118, 119, 120)
an American Television Standards Committee (ATSC) digital television signal;
a European Telecommunications Standards Institute (ETSI) Digital Video Broadcasting-Terrestrial (DVB-T) signal;
a Japanese Integrated Services Digital Broadcasting-Terrestrial (ISDB-T) signal; and
an analog television signal.
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117. The apparatus of claim 113, wherein the mobile telephone signal is a Code-Division Multiple Access (CDMA) signal.
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118. The apparatus of claim 117, wherein the known component of the mobile telephone signal is an unmodulated PN sequence.
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119. The apparatus of claim 118, wherein the broadcast television signal is selected from the group comprising:
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an American Television Standards Committee (ATSC) digital television signal;
a European Telecommunications Standards Institute (ETSI) Digital Video Broadcasting-Terrestrial (DVB-T) signal;
a Japanese Integrated Services Digital Broadcasting-Terrestrial (ISDB-T) signal; and
an analog television signal.
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120. The apparatus of claim 113, wherein:
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the receiver receives at the user terminal a global positioning signal from a global positioning satellite;
the processor determines a third pseudo-range between the user terminal and the global positioning satellite based on the global positioning signal; and
the transmitter transmits the first, second and third pseudoranges to a location server configured to determine a position of the user terminal based on the first, second and third pseudo-ranges, a location of the television signal transmitter, a location of the mobile telephone base station, and a location of the global positioning satellite.
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121. An apparatus for determining the position of a user terminal, comprising:
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a receiver to receive at the user terminal a broadcast television signal from a television signal transmitter;
a processor to determine a pseudo-range between the user terminal and the television signal transmitter based on a known component of the broadcast television signal;
wherein the receiver receives at the user terminal a mobile telephone signal from a mobile telephone base station, the mobile telephone signal comprising a range signal;
wherein the processor determines a range between the user terminal and the mobile telephone base station based on the range signal; and
a transmitter to transmit the pseudorange and the range to a location server configured to determine a position of the user terminal based on the pseudorange, the range, a location of the television signal transmitter, and a location of the mobile telephone base station. - View Dependent Claims (122, 123, 124, 125, 126, 127, 128)
an American Television Standards Committee (ATSC) digital television signal;
a European Telecommunications Standards Institute (ETSI) Digital Video Broadcasting-Terrestrial (DVB-T) signal;
a Japanese Integrated Services Digital Broadcasting-Terrestrial (ISDB-T) signal; and
an analog television signal.
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124. The apparatus of claim 122, wherein:
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the processor determines a second pseudo-range between the user terminal and the mobile telephone base station based on a known component of the mobile telephone signal; and
the transmitter transmits the first and second pseudo-ranges and the range to a location server configured to determine a position of the user terminal based on the first and second pseudo-ranges, the range, a location of the television signal transmitter, and a location of the mobile telephone base station.
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125. The apparatus of claim 124, wherein the known component of the mobile telephone signal is a training sequence.
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126. The apparatus of claim 125, wherein the broadcast television signal is selected from the group comprising:
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an American Television Standards Committee (ATSC) digital television signal;
a European Telecommunications Standards Institute (ETSI) Digital Video Broadcasting-Terrestrial (DVB-T) signal;
a Japanese Integrated Services Digital Broadcasting-Terrestrial (ISDB-T) signal; and
an analog television signal.
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127. The apparatus of claim 124, wherein:
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the receiver receives at the user terminal a global positioning signal from a global positioning satellite;
the processor determines a third pseudo-range between the user terminal and the global positioning satellite based on the global positioning signal; and
the transmitter transmits the first, second and third pseudo-ranges and the range to a location server configured to determine a position of the user terminal based on the first, second and third pseudo-ranges, the range, a location of the television signal transmitter, a location of the mobile telephone base station, and a location of the global positioning satellite.
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128. The apparatus of claim 121, wherein:
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the receiver receives at the user terminal a global positioning signal from a global positioning satellite;
the processor determines a second pseudo-range between the user terminal and the global positioning satellite based on the global positioning signal; and
the transmitter transmits the first and second pseudo-ranges and the range to a location server configured to determine a position of the user terminal based on the first and second pseudo-ranges, the range, a location of the television signal transmitter, a location of the mobile telephone base station, and a location of the global positioning satellite.
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129. An apparatus for determining the position of a user terminal, comprising:
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a receiver to receive a first pseudo-range from the user terminal, the first pseudo-range determined between the user terminal and a television signal transmitter based on a known component of a broadcast television signal transmitted by the television signal transmitter;
wherein the receiver receives a second pseudo-range from the user terminal, the second pseudo-range determined between the user terminal and a mobile telephone base station based on a known component of a mobile telephone signal transmitted by the mobile telephone base station; and
a processor to determine a position of the user terminal based on the first and second pseudo-ranges, a location of the television signal transmitter, and a location of the mobile telephone base station. - View Dependent Claims (130, 131, 132, 133, 134, 135, 136)
an American Television Standards Committee (ATSC) digital television signal;
a European Telecommunications Standards Institute (ETSI) Digital Video Broadcasting-Terrestrial (DVB-T) signal;
a Japanese Integrated Services Digital Broadcasting-Terrestrial (ISDB-T) signal; and
an analog television signal.
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133. The apparatus of claim 129, wherein the mobile telephone signal is a Code-Division Multiple Access (CDMA) signal.
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134. The apparatus of claim 133, wherein the known component of the mobile telephone signal is an unmodulated PN sequence.
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135. The apparatus of claim 134, wherein the broadcast television signal is selected from the group comprising:
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an American Television Standards Committee (ATSC) digital television signal;
a European Telecommunications Standards Institute (ETSI) Digital Video Broadcasting-Terrestrial (DVB-T) signal;
a Japanese Integrated Services Digital Broadcasting-Terrestrial (ISDB-T) signal; and
an analog television signal.
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136. The apparatus of claim 129, wherein:
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the receiver receives a third pseudo-range between the user terminal and a global positioning satellite based on a global positioning signal transmitted by the global positioning satellite; and
the processor determines a position of the user terminal based on the first, second and third pseudo-ranges, a location of the television signal transmitter, a location of the mobile telephone base station, and a location of the global positioning satellite.
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137. An apparatus for determining the position of a user terminal, comprising:
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a receiver to receive a pseudo-range between the user terminal and a television signal transmitter, the pseudo-range determined based on a known component of a broadcast television signal transmitted by the television signal transmitter;
wherein the receiver receives a range between the user terminal and a mobile telephone base station, the range determined based on a range signal transmitted by the mobile telephone base station; and
a processor to determine a position of the user terminal based on the pseudorange, the range, a location of the television signal transmitter, and a location of the mobile telephone base station. - View Dependent Claims (138, 139, 140, 141, 142, 143, 144)
an American Television Standards Committee (ATSC) digital television signal;
a European Telecommunications Standards Institute (ETSI) Digital Video Broadcasting-Terrestrial (DVB-T) signal;
a Japanese Integrated Services Digital Broadcasting-Terrestrial (ISDB-T) signal; and
an analog television signal.
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140. The apparatus of claim 138, wherein:
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the receiver receives a second pseudo-range between the user terminal and the mobile telephone base station, the second pseudo-range determined based on a known component of the mobile telephone signal; and
the processor determines a position of the user terminal based on the first and second pseudo-ranges, the range, a location of the television signal transmitter, and a location of the mobile telephone base station.
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141. The apparatus of claim 140, wherein the known component of the mobile telephone signal is a training sequence.
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142. The apparatus of claim 141, wherein the broadcast television signal is selected from the group comprising:
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an American Television Standards Committee (ATSC) digital television signal;
a European Telecommunications Standards Institute (ETSI) Digital Video Broadcasting-Terrestrial (DVB-T) signal;
a Japanese Integrated Services Digital Broadcasting-Terrestrial (ISDB-T) signal; and
an analog television signal.
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143. The apparatus of claim 140, wherein:
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the receiver receives a third pseudo-range between the user terminal and the global positioning satellite, the third pseudo-range determined based on a global positioning signal transmitted by the global positioning satellite; and
the processor determines a position of the user terminal based on the first, second and third pseudo-ranges, the range, a location of the television signal transmitter, a location of the mobile telephone base station, and a location of the global positioning satellite.
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144. The apparatus of claim 137, wherein:
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the receiver receives a second pseudo-range between the user terminal and a global positioning satellite, the second pseudo-range determined based on a global positioning signal transmitted by the global positioning satellite; and
the processor determines a position of the user terminal based on the first and second pseudo-ranges, the range, a location of the television signal transmitter, a location of the mobile telephone base station, and a location of the global positioning satellite.
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145. An apparatus for determining the position of a user terminal, comprising:
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receiver means for receiving at the user terminal a broadcast television signal from a television signal transmitter;
processor means for determining a first pseudo-range between the user terminal and the television signal transmitter based on a known component of the broadcast television signal;
wherein the receiver means receives at the user terminal a mobile telephone signal from a mobile telephone base station;
wherein the processor means determines a second pseudo-range between the user terminal and the mobile telephone base station based on a known component of the mobile telephone signal; and
wherein the processor means determines a position of the user terminal based on the first and second pseudo-ranges, a location of the television signal transmitter, and a location of the mobile telephone base station. - View Dependent Claims (146, 147, 148, 149, 150, 151, 152)
an American Television Standards Committee (ATSC) digital television signal;
a European Telecommunications Standards Institute (ETSI) Digital Video Broadcasting-Terrestrial (DVB-T) signal;
a Japanese Integrated Services Digital Broadcasting-Terrestrial (ISDB-T) signal; and
an analog television signal.
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149. The apparatus of claim 145, wherein the mobile telephone signal is a Code-Division Multiple Access (CDMA) signal.
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150. The apparatus of claim 149, wherein the known component of the mobile telephone signal is an unmodulated PN sequence.
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151. The apparatus of claim 150, wherein the broadcast television signal is selected from the group comprising:
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an American Television Standards Committee (ATSC) digital television signal;
a European Telecommunications Standards Institute (ETSI) Digital Video Broadcasting-Terrestrial (DVB-T) signal;
a Japanese Integrated Services Digital Broadcasting-Terrestrial (ISDB-T) signal; and
an analog television signal.
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152. The apparatus of claim 145, wherein:
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the receiver means receives at the user terminal a global positioning signal from a global positioning satellite;
the processor means determines a third pseudo-range between the user terminal and the global positioning satellite based on the global positioning signal; and
the processor means determines a position of the user terminal based on the first, second and third pseudo-ranges, a location of the television signal transmitter, a location of the mobile telephone base station, and a location of the global positioning satellite.
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153. An apparatus for determining the position of a user terminal, comprising:
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receiver means for receiving at the user terminal a broadcast television signal from a television signal transmitter;
processor means for determining a pseudo-range between the user terminal and the television signal transmitter based on a known component of the broadcast television signal;
wherein the receiver means receives at the user terminal a mobile telephone signal from a mobile telephone base station, the mobile telephone signal comprising a range signal;
wherein the processor means determines a range between the user terminal and the mobile telephone base station based on the range signal; and
wherein the processor means determines a position of the user terminal based on the pseudo-range, the range, a location of the television signal transmitter, and a location of the mobile telephone base station. - View Dependent Claims (154, 155, 156, 157, 158, 159, 160)
an American Television Standards Committee (ATSC) digital television signal;
a European Telecommunications Standards Institute (ETSI) Digital Video Broadcasting-Terrestrial (DVB-T) signal;
a Japanese Integrated Services Digital Broadcasting-Terrestrial (ISDB-T) signal; and
an analog television signal.
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156. The apparatus of claim 154, wherein:
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the processor means determines a second pseudo-range between the user terminal and the mobile telephone base station based on a known component of the mobile telephone signal; and
the processor means determines a position of the user terminal based on the first and second pseudo-ranges, the range, a location of the television signal transmitter, and a location of the mobile telephone base station.
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157. The apparatus of claim 156, wherein the known component of the mobile telephone signal is a training sequence.
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158. The apparatus of claim 157, wherein the broadcast television signal is selected from the group comprising:
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an American Television Standards Committee (ATSC) digital television signal;
a European Telecommunications Standards Institute (ETSI) Digital Video Broadcasting-Terrestrial (DVB-T) signal;
a Japanese Integrated Services Digital Broadcasting-Terrestrial (ISDB-T) signal; and
an analog television signal.
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159. The apparatus of claim 156, wherein:
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the receiver means receives at the user terminal a global positioning signal from a global positioning satellite;
the processor means determines a third pseudo-range between the user terminal and the global positioning satellite based on the global positioning signal; and
the processor means determines a position of the user terminal based on the first, second and third pseudo-ranges, the range, a location of the television signal transmitter, a location of the mobile telephone base station, and a location of the global positioning satellite.
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160. The apparatus of claim 153, wherein:
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the receiver means receives at the user terminal a global positioning signal from a global positioning satellite;
the processor means determines a second pseudo-range between the user terminal and the global positioning satellite based on the global positioning signal; and
the processor means determines a position of the user terminal based on the first and second pseudo-ranges, the range, a location of the television signal transmitter, a location of the mobile telephone base station, and a location of the global positioning satellite.
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161. An apparatus for determining the position of a user terminal, comprising:
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receiver means for receiving at the user terminal a broadcast television signal from a television signal transmitter;
processor means for determining a first pseudo-range between the user terminal and the television signal transmitter based on a known component of the broadcast television signal;
wherein the receiver means receives at the user terminal a mobile telephone signal from a mobile telephone base station;
wherein the processor means determines a second pseudo-range between the user terminal and the mobile telephone base station based on a known component of the mobile telephone signal; and
transmitter means for transmitting the first and second pseudoranges to a location server configured to determine a position of the user terminal based on the first and second pseudo-ranges, a location of the television signal transmitter, and a location of the mobile telephone base station. - View Dependent Claims (162, 163, 164, 165, 166, 167, 168)
an American Television Standards Committee (ATSC) digital television signal;
a European Telecommunications Standards Institute (ETSI) Digital Video Broadcasting-Terrestrial (DVB-T) signal;
a Japanese Integrated Services Digital Broadcasting-Terrestrial (ISDB-T) signal; and
an analog television signal.
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165. The apparatus of claim 161, wherein the mobile telephone signal is a Code-Division Multiple Access (CDMA) signal.
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166. The apparatus of claim 165, wherein the known component of the mobile telephone signal is an unmodulated PN sequence.
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167. The apparatus of claim 166, wherein the broadcast television signal is selected from the group comprising:
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an American Television Standards Committee (ATSC) digital television signal;
a European Telecommunications Standards Institute (ETSI) Digital Video Broadcasting-Terrestrial (DVB-T) signal;
a Japanese Integrated Services Digital Broadcasting-Terrestrial (ISDB-T) signal; and
an analog television signal.
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168. The apparatus of claim 161, wherein:
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the receiver means receives at the user terminal a global positioning signal from a global positioning satellite;
the processor means determines a third pseudo-range between the user terminal and the global positioning satellite based on the global positioning signal; and
the transmitter means transmits the first, second and third pseudoranges to a location server configured to determine a position of the user terminal based on the first, second and third pseudo-ranges, a location of the television signal transmitter, a location of the mobile telephone base station, and a location of the global positioning satellite.
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169. An apparatus for determining the position of a user terminal, comprising:
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receiver means for receiving at the user terminal a broadcast television signal from a television signal transmitter;
processor means for determining a pseudo-range between the user terminal and the television signal transmitter based on a known component of the broadcast television signal;
wherein the receiver means receives at the user terminal a mobile telephone signal from a mobile telephone base station, the mobile telephone signal comprising a range signal;
wherein the processor means determines a range between the user terminal and the mobile telephone base station based on the range signal; and
transmitter means for transmitting the pseudorange and the range to a location server configured to determine a position of the user terminal based on the pseudorange, the range, a location of the television signal transmitter, and a location of the mobile telephone base station. - View Dependent Claims (170, 171, 172, 173, 174, 175, 176)
an American Television Standards Committee (ATSC) digital television signal;
a European Telecommunications Standards Institute (ETSI) Digital Video Broadcasting-Terrestrial (DVB-T) signal;
a Japanese Integrated Services Digital Broadcasting-Terrestrial (ISDB-T) signal; and
an analog television signal.
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172. The apparatus of claim 170, wherein:
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the processor means determines a second pseudo-range between the user terminal and the mobile telephone base station based on a known component of the mobile telephone signal; and
the transmitter means transmits the first and second pseudo-ranges and the range to a location server configured to determine a position of the user terminal based on the first and second pseudo-ranges, the range, a location of the television signal transmitter, and a location of the mobile telephone base station.
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173. The apparatus of claim 172, wherein the known component of the mobile telephone signal is a training sequence.
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174. The apparatus of claim 173, wherein the broadcast television signal is selected from the group comprising:
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an American Television Standards Committee (ATSC) digital television signal;
a European Telecommunications Standards Institute (ETSI) Digital Video Broadcasting-Terrestrial (DVB-T) signal;
a Japanese Integrated Services Digital Broadcasting-Terrestrial (ISDB-T) signal; and
an analog television signal.
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175. The apparatus of claim 172, wherein:
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the receiver means receives at the user terminal a global positioning signal from a global positioning satellite;
the processor means determines a third pseudo-range between the user terminal and the global positioning satellite based on the global positioning signal; and
the transmitter means transmits the first, second and third pseudo-ranges and the range to a location server configured to determine a position of the user terminal based on the first, second and third pseudo-ranges, the range, a location of the television signal transmitter, a location of the mobile telephone base station, and a location of the global positioning satellite.
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176. The apparatus of claim 169, wherein:
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the receiver means receives at the user terminal a global positioning signal from a global positioning satellite;
the processor means determines a second pseudo-range between the user terminal and the global positioning satellite based on the global positioning signal; and
the transmitter means transmits the first and second pseudo-ranges and the range to a location server configured to determine a position of the user terminal based on the first and second pseudo-ranges, the range, a location of the television signal transmitter, a location of the mobile telephone base station, and a location of the global positioning satellite.
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177. An apparatus for determining the position of a user terminal, comprising:
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receiver means for receiving a first pseudo-range from the user terminal, the first pseudo-range determined between the user terminal and a television signal transmitter based on a known component of a broadcast television signal transmitted by the television signal transmitter;
wherein the receiver means receives a second pseudo-range from the user terminal, the second pseudo-range determined between the user terminal and a mobile telephone base station based on a known component of a mobile telephone signal transmitted by the mobile telephone base station; and
processor means for determining a position of the user terminal based on the first and second pseudo-ranges, a location of the television signal transmitter, and a location of the mobile telephone base station. - View Dependent Claims (178, 179, 180, 181, 182, 183, 184)
an American Television Standards Committee (ATSC) digital television signal;
a European Telecommunications Standards Institute (ETSI) Digital Video Broadcasting-Terrestrial (DVB-T) signal;
a Japanese Integrated Services Digital Broadcasting-Terrestrial (ISDB-T) signal; and
an analog television signal.
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181. The apparatus of claim 177, wherein the mobile telephone signal is a Code-Division Multiple Access (CDMA) signal.
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182. The apparatus of claim 181, wherein the known component of the mobile telephone signal is an unmodulated PN sequence.
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183. The apparatus of claim 182, wherein the broadcast television signal is selected from the group comprising:
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an American Television Standards Committee (ATSC) digital television signal;
a European Telecommunications Standards Institute (ETSI) Digital Video Broadcasting-Terrestrial (DVB-T) signal;
a Japanese Integrated Services Digital Broadcasting-Terrestrial (ISDB-T) signal; and
an analog television signal.
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184. The apparatus of claim 177, wherein:
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the receiver means receives a third pseudo-range between the user terminal and a global positioning satellite based on a global positioning signal transmitted by the global positioning satellite; and
the processor means determines a position of the user terminal based on the first, second and third pseudo-ranges, a location of the television signal transmitter, a location of the mobile telephone base station, and a location of the global positioning satellite.
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185. An apparatus for determining the position of a user terminal, comprising:
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receiver means for receiving a pseudo-range between the user terminal and a television signal transmitter, the pseudo-range determined based on a known component of a broadcast television signal transmitted by the television signal transmitter;
wherein the receiver means receives a range between the user terminal and a mobile telephone base station, the range determined based on a range signal transmitted by the mobile telephone base station; and
processor means for determining a position of the user terminal based on the pseudorange, the range, a location of the television signal transmitter, and a location of the mobile telephone base station. - View Dependent Claims (186, 187, 188, 189, 190, 191, 192)
an American Television Standards Committee (ATSC) digital television signal;
a European Telecommunications Standards Institute (ETSI) Digital Video Broadcasting-Terrestrial (DVB-T) signal;
a Japanese Integrated Services Digital Broadcasting-Terrestrial (ISDB-T) signal; and
an analog television signal.
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188. The apparatus of claim 186, wherein:
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the receiver means receives a second pseudo-range between the user terminal and the mobile telephone base station, the second pseudo-range determined based on a known component of the mobile telephone signal; and
the processor means determines a position of the user terminal based on the first and second pseudo-ranges, the range, a location of the television signal transmitter, and a location of the mobile telephone base station.
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189. The apparatus of claim 188, wherein the known component of the mobile telephone signal is a training sequence.
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190. The apparatus of claim 189, wherein the broadcast television signal is selected from the group comprising:
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an American Television Standards Committee (ATSC) digital television signal;
a European Telecommunications Standards Institute (ETSI) Digital Video Broadcasting-Terrestrial (DVB-T) signal;
a Japanese Integrated Services Digital Broadcasting-Terrestrial (ISDB-T) signal; and
an analog television signal.
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191. The apparatus of claim 188, wherein:
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the receiver means receives a third pseudo-range between the user terminal and the global positioning satellite, the third pseudo-range determined based on a global positioning signal transmitted by the global positioning satellite; and
the processor means determines a position of the user terminal based on the first, second and third pseudo-ranges, the range, a location of the television signal transmitter, a location of the mobile telephone base station, and a location of the global positioning satellite.
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192. The apparatus of claim 185, wherein:
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the receiver means receives a second pseudo-range between the user terminal and a global positioning satellite, the second pseudo-range determined based on a global positioning signal transmitted by the global positioning satellite; and
the processor means determines a position of the user terminal based on the first and second pseudo-ranges, the range, a location of the television signal transmitter, a location of the mobile telephone base station, and a location of the global positioning satellite.
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