Apparatus and method for locating devices using an acoustic gyroscope
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1. Apparatus for determining a location of a device, comprising:
- acoustic gyroscope;
controller for calculating the location of the device from information received from the acoustic gyroscope;
the controller further responsive to external location information for adjusting the acoustic gyroscope;
a detector for receiving information from local fixed location transmitters; and
the controller further responsive to the received information for calculating the location of the device to generate the external location information.
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Abstract
Accurately determining a location of a device by using an acoustic gyroscope within the device The acoustic gyroscope is periodically adjusted using information from external sources.
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1. Apparatus for determining a location of a device, comprising:
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acoustic gyroscope;
controller for calculating the location of the device from information received from the acoustic gyroscope;
the controller further responsive to external location information for adjusting the acoustic gyroscope;
a detector for receiving information from local fixed location transmitters; and
the controller further responsive to the received information for calculating the location of the device to generate the external location information.
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2. Apparatus for determining a location of a wireless telephone, comprising:
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acoustic gyroscope;
controller for calculating the location of the wireless telephone from information received from the acoustic gyroscope; and
the controller further responsive to external location information for adjusting the acoustic gyroscope. - View Dependent Claims (3)
the controller further responsive to the received wireless transmissions for calculating the location of the device to generate the external location information.
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4. Apparatus for determining a location of a wireless personal digital assistant, comprising:
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acoustic gyroscope;
controller for calculating the location of the wireless personal digital assistant from information received from the acoustic gyroscope; and
the controller further responsive to external location information for adjusting the acoustic gyroscope. - View Dependent Claims (5)
the controller further responsive to the received wireless transmissions for calculating the location of the device to generate the external location information.
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6. A wireless telephone for determining a location of the wireless telephone, comprising:
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acoustic gyroscope;
controller for calculating the location of the wireless telephone from information received from the acoustic gyroscope;
wireless circuit for receiving wireless transmissions from external transmitting stations;
the controller further responsive to the received wireless transmissions for generating external location information; and
the controller further responsive to external location information for adjusting the acoustic gyroscope.
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7. A wireless personal digital assistant for determining a location of the wireless personal digital assistant, comprising:
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acoustic gyroscope;
controller for calculating the location of the wireless personal digital assistant from information received from the acoustic gyroscope;
wireless circuit for receiving wireless transmissions from external transmitting stations;
the controller further responsive to the received wireless transmissions for generating external location information; and
the controller further responsive to external location information for adjusting the acoustic gyroscope.
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8. A wireless device for determining a location of the wireless device, comprising:
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acoustic gyroscope;
controller for calculating the location of the wireless device from information received from the acoustic gyroscope;
a detector for receiving information from local fixed location transmitters;
the controller further responsive to the received information for calculating external location information; and
the controller further responsive to external location information for adjusting the acoustic gyroscope. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10)
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11. A method for determining a location of a wireless telephone, comprising the steps of:
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analyzing information from an acoustic gyroscope;
calculating the location of the wireless telephone from the analyzed information; and
adjusting the acoustic gyroscope periodically using external location information.
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12. A method for determining a location of a wireless personal digital assistant, comprising the steps of:
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analyzing information from an acoustic gyroscope;
calculating the location of the wireless personal digital assistant from the analyzed information; and
adjusting the acoustic gyroscope periodically using external location information.
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13. A method for determining a location of a device, comprising the steps of:
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analyzing information from an acoustic gyroscope;
calculating the location of the device from the analyzed information;
adjusting the acoustic gyroscope periodically using external location information;
receiving the external location information from local fixed location transmitters; and
the step of adjusting comprises the steps of generating adjustment information from the received external location information and transmitting the adjustment information to the acoustic gyroscope.
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14. A method for determining a location of a wireless telephone, comprising the steps of:
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analyzing information from an acoustic gyroscope;
calculating the location of the wireless telephone from the analyzed information;
receiving the external location information from external transmitting stations;
generating periodically adjustment information from the received external location information;
transmitting the adjustment information to the acoustic gyroscope, adjusting the acoustic gyroscope periodically using the generated adjustment information.
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15. A method for determining a location of a wireless personal digital assistant, comprising the steps of:
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analyzing information from an acoustic gyroscope;
calculating the location of the wireless personal digital assistant from the analyzed information;
receiving the external location information from external transmitting stations;
generating periodically adjustment information from the received external location information;
transmitting the adjustment information to the acoustic gyroscope, adjusting the acoustic gyroscope periodically using the generated adjustment information.
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16. A method for determining a location of a wireless device, comprising the steps of:
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analyzing information from an acoustic gyroscope;
calculating the location of the device from the analyzed information;
receiving the external location information from local fixed location transmitters;
generating periodically adjustment information from the received external location information;
transmitting the adjustment information to the acoustic gyroscope, adjusting the acoustic gyroscope periodically using the generated adjustment information. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18)
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19. An apparatus for calculating a position of a wireless device, comprising:
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means for periodically receiving location information from external cellular base stations;
means for obtaining the position of the wireless device from an acoustic gyroscope;
means for analyzing the received location information to determine an adjustment for the acoustic gyroscope using multi-path calculations; and
transmitting the adjustment to the acoustic gyroscope. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21)
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22. An apparatus for calculating a position of a wireless device, comprising:
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means for periodically receiving location information from local fixed location transmitters via infra-red transmission;
means for obtaining the position of the wireless device from an acoustic gyroscope;
means for analyzing the received location information to determine an adjustment for the acoustic gyroscope; and
transmitting the adjustment to the acoustic gyroscope. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 27)
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25. An apparatus for calculating a position of a wireless device, comprising:
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means for periodically receiving location information from external cellular base stations;
means for obtaining the position of the wireless device from an acoustic gyroscope;
means for analyzing the received location information to determine an adjustment for the acoustic gyroscope using triangulation calculations; and
transmitting the adjustment to the acoustic gyroscope. - View Dependent Claims (26)
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