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Minimum variance location estimation in wireless networks

  • US 7,616,555 B2
  • Filed: 10/03/2006
  • Issued: 11/10/2009
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/03/2006
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A data storage medium encoded with computer executable instructions for acquiring information from a wireless network, the computer executable instructions when executed operable to cause a processor to:

  • collect received signal strength data;

    compute an aggregate square error surface based on the received signal strength data, wherein the aggregate square error surface corresponds to a matrix of locations each defined by an x-coordinate and a y-coordinate;

    compute a probability surface by computing a probability density function from the aggregate error surface, wherein the probability values of the probability surface are normalized such that a sum of the probability values over an entire surface equals one; and

    compute a mean x-coordinate location and a mean y-coordinate location of a wireless node based on the probability surface, wherein the mean x-coordinate location is a sum, for all x-coordinates of the matrix, of the coordinate value of x multiplied by the sum of all normalized probability values across all y-coordinate values of the matrix, and, wherein the mean y-coordinate location is a sum, for all y-coordinates of the matrix, of the coordinate value of x multiplied by the sum of all normalized probability values across all x-coordinate values of the matrix.

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