Mobile station location
First Claim
1. A method for localizing a mobile station, said method comprising:
- logging one or more wireless channels which belong to one or more network providers other than the mobile station'"'"'s home network provider and which substantially currently provide communication with one or more discernable base station comprising;
selecting a previously unselected wireless mode of the mobile station; and
logging one or more previously unselected wireless mode channels which provide communication with the one or more discernable base stations, said logging irrespective of the one or more network providers to whom the channels belong; and
establishing a geographic position of the mobile station by use of the one or more wireless channels which belong to the one or more network providers other than the mobile station'"'"'s home network provider.
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Abstract
A method for localizing a mobile station, which in one embodiment is characterized by logging one or more wireless channels which belong to one or more network providers other than the mobile station'"'"'s home network provider and which substantially currently provide communication with one or more discernable base stations; and establishing a geographic position of the mobile station by use of the one or more wireless channels which belong to the one or more network providers other than the mobile station'"'"'s home network provider. In one or more various embodiments, related systems include but are not limited to circuitry and/or programming for effecting the foregoing-referenced method embodiment, the circuitry and/or programming can be virtually any combination of hardware, software, and/or firmware configured to effect to foregoing-referenced method embodiment depending upon the design choices of the system designer.
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39 Claims
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1. A method for localizing a mobile station, said method comprising:
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logging one or more wireless channels which belong to one or more network providers other than the mobile station'"'"'s home network provider and which substantially currently provide communication with one or more discernable base station comprising; selecting a previously unselected wireless mode of the mobile station; and logging one or more previously unselected wireless mode channels which provide communication with the one or more discernable base stations, said logging irrespective of the one or more network providers to whom the channels belong; and establishing a geographic position of the mobile station by use of the one or more wireless channels which belong to the one or more network providers other than the mobile station'"'"'s home network provider. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A method for localizing a mobile station, said method comprising:
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logging one or more wireless channels which belong to one or more network providers other than the mobile station'"'"'s home network provider and which substantially currently provide communication with one or more discernable base stations, including selecting a previously unselected wireless frequency band of the mobile station; and logging one or more previously unselected wireless frequency band channels which provide communication with the one or more discernable base stations, said logging irrespective of the one or more network providers to whom the channels belong. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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24. A method for localizing a mobile station, said method comprising:
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selecting a first wireless mode of the mobile station; logging one or more first wireless mode channels which provide communication with one or more discernable base stations, said logging irrespective of one or more network providers to whom the first wireless mode channels belong, including selecting a previously unselected channel of the first wireless mode; actively or passively monitoring the previously unselected channel of the first wireless mode for base station activity; logging the results of said actively or passively monitoring the previously unselected channel of the first wireless mode; and repeating said selecting, monitoring, and logging until substantially all channels of the first wireless mode have been selected, establishing a geographic position of the mobile station by use of the logged one or more first wireless mode channels. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26, 27, 28)
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29. A method for localizing a mobile station, said method comprising:
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selecting a first wireless mode of the mobile station; logging one or more first wireless mode channels which provide communication with one or more discernable base stations, said logging irrespective of one or more network providers to whom the first wireless mode channels belong; and establishing a geographic position of the mobile station by use of the logged one or more first wireless mode channels, comprising selecting a previously unselected channel of a second wireless mode; actively or passively monitoring the previously unselected channel of the second wireless made for base station activity; logging the results of said actively or passively monitoring the previously unselected channel of the second wireless mode; and repeating said selecting, monitoring, and logging until substantially all channels of the second wireless mode have been selected. - View Dependent Claims (30, 31, 32, 33)
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34. A system for localizing a mobile station, said system comprising:
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means for selecting a first wireless mode of the mobile station; means for logging one or more first wireless mode channels which provide communication with one or more discernable base stations, said logging irrespective of one or more network providers to whom the first wireless mode channels belong said logging means including means for selecting a previously unselected channel of the first wireless mode; means for actively or passively monitoring the previously unselected channel of the first wireless mode for base station activity; means for logging the results of said means for actively or passively monitoring the previously unselected channel of the first wireless mode; and means for activating said means for selecting, monitoring, and logging until substantially all channels of the first wireless mode have been selected; and means for establishing a geographic position of the mobile station by use of the logged one or more first wireless mode channels. - View Dependent Claims (35, 36)
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37. A system for localizing a mobile station, said system comprising:
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means for selecting a first wireless mode of the mobile station; means for logging one or more first wireless mode channels which provide communication with one or more discernable base Stations, said logging irrespective of one or more network providers to whom the first wireless mode channels belong; and means for establishing a geographic position of the mobile station by use of the logged one or more first wireless mode channels, including means for selecting a second wireless mode of the mobile station; means for logging one or more second wireless mode channels which provide communication with one or more discernable base stations, said logging irrespective of one or more network providers to whom the second wireless mode channels belong; means for establishing a geographic position of the mobile station by use of the logged one or more second wireless mode channels and the logged one or more first wireless mode channels; means for selecting a previously unselected channel of the second wireless mode; means for actively or passively monitoring the previously unselected channel of the second wireless mode for base station activity; means for logging the results of said means for actively or passively monitoring the previously unselected channel of the second wireless mode; and means for activating said means for selecting, monitoring, and logging until substantially all channels of the second wireless mode have been selected. - View Dependent Claims (38, 39)
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