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Location determination utilizing environmental factors

  • US 7,471,243 B2
  • Filed: 03/16/2006
  • Issued: 12/30/2008
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/30/2005
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. An apparatus for controlling an operation based upon a determined location of a user, comprising:

  • a receiver associated with the user for sensing and measuring a plurality of physical parameters present at the location of the receiver;

    an input arrangement for receiving reference data sets of physical parameters corresponding to known locations;

    a database for storing the known locations with the corresponding reference data sets of physical parameters;

    means for correlating the measured physical parameters with the reference data sets to identify at least one best match therebetween; and

    means for controlling the operation based upon the identity of the at least one best match, wherein at least one of the measured physical parameters and at least one of the reference data sets include a non-radio physical parameter.

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