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Location tracking in a wireless communication system using power levels of packets received by repeaters

  • US 7,149,196 B1
  • Filed: 01/11/2002
  • Issued: 12/12/2006
  • Est. Priority Date: 01/11/2002
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method comprising:

  • receiving information from each of a plurality of repeaters indicating which of a plurality of packets wirelessly transmitted by a mobile station were received by each repeater and a signal strength at which each of the wirelessly transmitted packets was received;

    identifying an individual one of the plurality of wirelessly transmitted packets that was received by each of the plurality of the repeaters; and

    determining a location of the mobile station with respect to the plurality of repeaters based on comparing one to the other the signal strengths at which the individual packet was received at each of the plurality of repeaters.

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