Method for determining existence of repeater using portable internet signal and method for measuring position of mobile station using the same

• US 7,532,858 B2
• Filed: 01/13/2006
• Issued: 05/12/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 01/13/2005
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Inventors: Hyun, Moon-Pil, Jeon, Ji-Youn, Pyo, Jong-Sun, Kim, Jin-Won
• Primary Examiner(s): FERGUSON, KEITH
• Application Number:
  US11/332,659
• Publication Number:
  US 20060155826A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,215 Days
• Field of Search: 455/11.1, 4554561-457, 455/426.1, 455/426.2, 455/466, 455/422.1, 455/403, 455/445, 455/500, 455/517, 455/552.1, 455/550.1, 455/553.1, 455/404, 455/404.1, 709/203, 709/218, 709/219, 709/228, 709/229, 370/315, 370/310
• US Class Current: 455/11.1
• CPC Class Codes: G01S 5/021 Calibration, monitoring or correction G01S5/0252 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G01S 5/0273 using multipath or indirect path propagation signals in position determination
• CPC Class Codes: G01S 5/10 Position of receiver fixed by co-ordinating a plurality of position lines defined by path-difference measurements , e.g. omega or decca systemsG01S5/12 takes precedence ; beacons and receivers cooperating therewith G01S1/306, G01S1/308
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 16/26 Cell enhancers or enhancement, e.g. for tunnels, building shadow

Abstract

Disclosed is a method for determining an existence of a repeater using a portable Internet signal and for measuring a position of a mobile station using the same, the method receiving a portable Internet signal and a mobile communication signal from a base station, calculating distances between a mobile station and the base station according to the received portable Internet signal and the received mobile communication signal, and determining the existence of the repeater by comparing the calculated distances with each other. Receiving a mobile communication signal and the portable Internet signal, calculating distance values between the mobile station and a base station according to the received mobile communication signal and the received portable Internet signal, determining a distance value to be used for measurement of the position of the mobile station among the calculated distance values according to existence of errors in the portable Internet signal and the mobile communication signal, and measuring the position of the mobile station using the determined distance values.

Claims

1. A method for determining an existence of a base station'"'"'s repeater using a portable Internet signal, the method comprising the steps of:

receiving a portable Internet signal and a mobile communication signal from the base station;

calculating distances between a mobile station and the base station according to the received portable Internet signal and the received mobile communication signal; and

determining the existence of the repeater of the base station by comparing the calculated distances with each other.

2. The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the portable Internet signal is a downlink signal received from a portable Internet system.

3. The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the mobile communication signal is a pilot signal received from a mobile communication system.

4. The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the step of determining the existence of the repeater of the base station includes:

comparing a predetermined threshold value with a difference between a distance from the base station to the mobile station according to the mobile communication signal and a distance from the base station to the mobile station according to the portable Internet signal; and

determining that the repeater exists in the base station if the difference is greater than the predetermined threshold value and determining that the repeater does not exist in the base station if the difference is less than the predetermined threshold value according to the comparison result.

5. The method as claimed in claim 4, wherein the predetermined threshold value is a distance measurement error due to the repeater.

6. A method for measuring a position of a mobile station using a portable Internet signal, the method comprising the steps of:

receiving a mobile communication signal and the portable Internet signal;

calculating distance values between the mobile station and a base station according to the received mobile communication signal and the received portable Internet signal;

determining a distance value to be used for measurement of the position of the mobile station among the calculated distance values according to existence of errors in the portable Internet signal and the mobile communication signal; and

measuring the position of the mobile station using the determined distance value.

7. The method as claimed in claim 6, wherein the step of determining the distance value to be used for measurement of the position of the mobile station includes:

comparing a distance value according to the portable Internet signal with a distance value according to the mobile communication signal; and

determining that an error exists in the portable Internet signal if the distance value according to the portable Internet signal is greater than the distance value according to the mobile communication signal and determining the mobile communication signal as a distance value to be used for the position measurement.

8. The method as claimed in claim 7, further comprising the steps of:

determining that the portable Internet signal and the mobile communication signal have no errors if the distance value according to the portable Internet signal is substantially equal to the distance value according to the mobile communication signal; and

determining one of the portable Internet signal and the mobile communication signal as a distance value to be used for the position measurement.

9. The method as claimed in claim 8, further comprising the steps of:

determining that the base station has a repeater if the distance value according to the portable Internet signal is LESS than the distance value according to the mobile communication signal; and

determining the portable Internet signal as the distance value to be used for the position measurement.

10. The method as claimed in claim 6, wherein the portable Internet signal is a downlink signal received from a portable Internet system.

11. The method as claimed in claim 6, wherein the mobile communication signal is a pilot signal received from a mobile communication system.