Estimating whether or not a wireless terminal is in a zone using radio navigation
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1. A method comprising:
- generating a computer-executable program based on a database that comprises;
(i) a first expected value of an electromagnetic trait of a first signal in a first location, and(ii) a second expected value of the electromagnetic trait of a second signal in a second location;
transmitting the computer-executable program to a wireless terminal for execution on the wireless terminal; and
installing the computer-executable program on a subscriber identity module on the wireless terminal;
wherein the computer-executable program estimates whether or not the wireless terminal is present in a zone without accessing the database, and based on a measured value of the electromagnetic trait of the first signal; and
wherein the zone comprises the first location and the second location.
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Abstract
A method for estimating whether or not a wireless terminal is in a zone is described. The method is based on the following observation: when a wireless terminal is at a particular location, the values of the traits of the ambient electromagnetic signals that vary with location represent a “fingerprint” or “signature” for that location. This enables the location of a wireless terminal to be estimated by comparing the observed values of the traits of the ambient electromagnetic signals with the fingerprint for each potential location for the wireless terminal.
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1. A method comprising:
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generating a computer-executable program based on a database that comprises; (i) a first expected value of an electromagnetic trait of a first signal in a first location, and (ii) a second expected value of the electromagnetic trait of a second signal in a second location; transmitting the computer-executable program to a wireless terminal for execution on the wireless terminal; and installing the computer-executable program on a subscriber identity module on the wireless terminal; wherein the computer-executable program estimates whether or not the wireless terminal is present in a zone without accessing the database, and based on a measured value of the electromagnetic trait of the first signal; and wherein the zone comprises the first location and the second location. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A method comprising:
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generating a computer-executable program based on a database that comprises; (i) a first expected value of an electromagnetic trait of a first signal in a location, (ii) a second expected value of the electromagnetic trait of a second signal in the location; transmitting the computer-executable program to a wireless terminal for execution on the wireless terminal; and installing the computer-executable program on a subscriber identity module on the wireless terminal; wherein the computer-executable program estimates whether or not the wireless terminal is present in a zone without accessing the database, and based on; (a) a measured value of the electromagnetic trait of the first signal, (b) a measured value of the electromagnetic trait of the second signal, and (c) the difference between the measured value of the electromagnetic trait of the first signal and the measured value of the electromagnetic trait of the second signal. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A location server comprising:
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a memory, which is non-volatile, for storing a database that comprises; (i) a first expected value of an electromagnetic trait of a first signal in a first location, and (ii) a second expected value of the electromagnetic trait of a second signal in a second location; a processor for generating a computer-executable program based on the database, wherein the computer-executable program is installable on a subscriber identity module of a wireless terminal, and wherein the computer-executable program is executable on the wireless terminal to estimate whether or not the wireless terminal is present in a zone without accessing the database, and based on a measured value of the electromagnetic trait of the first signal, and wherein the zone comprises the first location and the second location; and a transceiver for transmitting the computer-executable program to the wireless terminal. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A location server comprising:
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a memory, which is non-volatile, for storing a database that comprises; (i) a first expected value of an electromagnetic trait of a first signal in a location, and (ii) a second expected value of the electromagnetic trait of a second signal in the location; a processor for generating a computer-executable program based on the database, wherein the computer-executable program is installable on a subscriber identity module of a wireless terminal, and wherein the computer-executable program is executable on the wireless terminal to estimate whether or not the wireless terminal is present in a zone without accessing the database, and based on; (a) a measured value of the electromagnetic trait of the first signal, (b) a measured value of the electromagnetic trait of the second signal, and (c) the difference between the measured value of the electromagnetic trait of the first signal and the measured value of the electromagnetic trait of the second signal; and a transceiver for transmitting the computer-executable program to the wireless terminal. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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