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Repeater with positioning capabilities

  • US 7,457,584 B2
  • Filed: 05/13/2005
  • Issued: 11/25/2008
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/08/2002
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A repeater of a wireless communication system comprising:

  • repeating circuitry to communicate signals between a base station in the wireless communication system and a subscriber unit in the wireless communication system;

    a positioning unit to receive positioning signals and calculate a position of the repeater based at least in part on the positioning signals; and

    sending circuitry to send information indicative of the position of the repeater to a position determining entity in the wireless communication system, via the base station in the wireless communication system, to permit the position determining entity to generate position assistance information for the subscriber unit.

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