Method for determination of location information in a communication system
First Claim
1. A method for a computer-aided operation of a communication network, comprising:
- a plurality of terminals determining a plurality of first position variables relating to a specific point, each one of the first position variables comprising a description of the specific point;
the plurality of terminals determining a plurality of second position variables relating to the specific point, each one of the second position variables comprising physical location information of each of the plurality of terminals in proximity to the specific point;
the plurality of terminals transmitting the plurality of first position variables and the plurality of second position variables to a communication network;
the communication network storing the plurality of first position variables and the plurality of second position variables as a plurality of items of location information in a database, each item of location information comprising the first position variable and the corresponding second position variable that were transmitted by a respective one of the plurality of terminals;
the communication network statistically analyzing the plurality of items of location information to produce a third position variable, the third position variable comprising statistically analyzed physical location data of the specific point;
the communication network assigning the third position variable to the description of the specific point;
the communication network providing the third position variable to at least one terminal of the plurality of terminals;
the plurality of terminals transmitting the plurality of first position variables and a plurality of updated second position variables to the communication network, the plurality of updated second position variables are different from the plurality of second position variables in the stored items of location information;
the communication network storing the plurality of first position variables and the plurality of updated second position variables as a plurality of updated items of location information in the database, each updated item of location information comprising a first position variable and a corresponding updated second position variable that were transmitted by a respective one of the plurality of terminals;
the communication network statistically analyzing the plurality of updated items of location information to produce an updated third position variable, the updated third position variable comprising statistically analyzed physical location data of the specific point;
the communication network assigning the updated third position variable to the description of the specific point; and
the communication network providing the updated third position variable to the at least one terminal of the plurality of terminals that received the third position variable.
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Abstract
A method for computer-aided operation of a communication system with a communication network, which has a plurality of network nodes, which are designed to interchange data with a number of terminals in the communication system, and in which the following steps are carried out: the terminals determine a first position variable relating to or at a specific point, with the first position variable comprising a semantic description relating to that specific point; the terminals determine a second position variable relating to or at the specific point with the second position variable comprising physical location information relating to that specific point; the first and the second position variables which have been determined by one of the terminals together represent location information, with the location information being transmitted to a network node in the communication network for further processing.
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19 Claims
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1. A method for a computer-aided operation of a communication network, comprising:
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a plurality of terminals determining a plurality of first position variables relating to a specific point, each one of the first position variables comprising a description of the specific point; the plurality of terminals determining a plurality of second position variables relating to the specific point, each one of the second position variables comprising physical location information of each of the plurality of terminals in proximity to the specific point; the plurality of terminals transmitting the plurality of first position variables and the plurality of second position variables to a communication network; the communication network storing the plurality of first position variables and the plurality of second position variables as a plurality of items of location information in a database, each item of location information comprising the first position variable and the corresponding second position variable that were transmitted by a respective one of the plurality of terminals; the communication network statistically analyzing the plurality of items of location information to produce a third position variable, the third position variable comprising statistically analyzed physical location data of the specific point; the communication network assigning the third position variable to the description of the specific point; the communication network providing the third position variable to at least one terminal of the plurality of terminals; the plurality of terminals transmitting the plurality of first position variables and a plurality of updated second position variables to the communication network, the plurality of updated second position variables are different from the plurality of second position variables in the stored items of location information; the communication network storing the plurality of first position variables and the plurality of updated second position variables as a plurality of updated items of location information in the database, each updated item of location information comprising a first position variable and a corresponding updated second position variable that were transmitted by a respective one of the plurality of terminals; the communication network statistically analyzing the plurality of updated items of location information to produce an updated third position variable, the updated third position variable comprising statistically analyzed physical location data of the specific point; the communication network assigning the updated third position variable to the description of the specific point; and the communication network providing the updated third position variable to the at least one terminal of the plurality of terminals that received the third position variable. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A system for computer-aided operation of a communication network, comprising:
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a communication network having a plurality of network nodes; and a plurality of terminals connected to the communication network; and wherein each of the plurality of terminals determines a plurality of first position variables relating to a specific point, each of the first position variables comprising a name of the specific point; and wherein each of the plurality of terminals determines a plurality of second position variables relating to the specific point, each of the second position variables comprising physical location information of each of the plurality of terminals in proximity to the specific point; and wherein the plurality of terminals transmit the plurality of first position variables and the plurality of second position variables to the plurality of network nodes of the communication network; and wherein the communication network stores the plurality of first position variables and the plurality of second position variables as a plurality of items of location information in a database, each item of location information comprising a first position variable and a second position variable that were transmitted together by a respective one of the plurality of terminals; and wherein the communication network statistically analyzes the plurality of items of location information to produce a third position variable, the third position variable comprising statistically analyzed physical location data of the specific point; and wherein the communication network assigns the third position variable to the name of the specific point and provides the third position variable to at least one terminal of the plurality of terminals; and the plurality of terminals transmitting the plurality of first position variables and a plurality of updated second position variables to the communication network, the plurality of updated second position variables are different from the plurality of second position variables in the stored items of location information; the communication network storing the plurality of first position variables and the plurality of updated second position variables as a plurality of updated items of location information in the database, each updated item of location information comprising a first position variable and a corresponding updated second position variable that were transmitted by a respective one of the plurality of terminals; the communication network statistically analyzing the plurality of updated items of location information to produce an updated third position variable, the updated third position variable comprising statistically analyzed physical location data of the specific point; the communication network assigning the updated third position variable to the name of the specific point; and the communication network providing the updated third position variable to the at least one terminal of the plurality of terminals that received the third position variable. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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