Providing base station almanac to mobile station
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1. A method, comprising:
- receiving at a mobile station one or more signals representative of a hierarchal base station almanac from a base station almanac server via a wireless communication network, the hierarchal base station almanac comprising a plurality of levels configured in a hierarchal fashion, including an upper level and a lower level, wherein the upper level comprises information common to a plurality of entries listed in the lower level, wherein said common information is recorded as a single entry in the upper level;
storing the hierarchal base station almanac in a memory of the mobile station; and
estimating a location of the mobile station based, at least in part, on information from the hierarchal base station almanac.
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Abstract
The subject matter disclosed herein relates to a hierarchal base station almanac received at a mobile station.
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1. A method, comprising:
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receiving at a mobile station one or more signals representative of a hierarchal base station almanac from a base station almanac server via a wireless communication network, the hierarchal base station almanac comprising a plurality of levels configured in a hierarchal fashion, including an upper level and a lower level, wherein the upper level comprises information common to a plurality of entries listed in the lower level, wherein said common information is recorded as a single entry in the upper level; storing the hierarchal base station almanac in a memory of the mobile station; and estimating a location of the mobile station based, at least in part, on information from the hierarchal base station almanac. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A method comprising:
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receiving at a mobile station one or more signals representative of a hierarchal base station almanac from a base station almanac server via a wireless communication network, the hierarchal base station almanac comprising; a plurality of levels configured in a hierarchal fashion, including an upper level and a lower level, wherein the upper level comprises information common to a plurality of entries listed in the lower level and a header;
wherein the plurality of levels of the hierarchal base station almanac comprises a system identification level, and wherein the lower level comprises a sector level;a cell identification level and a network identification level in the plurality of levels of the hierarchal base station almanac, wherein the cell identification level comprises one or more entries comprising information related to one or more base stations, and wherein said information related to said one or more base stations comprises information related to one or more base station identifiers comprising cell identification values and sector identification values, and further wherein said information related to said one or more base stations at the cell identification level comprises information related to positions of one or more antennae; storing the hierarchal base station almanac in a memory of the mobile station; and estimating a location of the mobile station based, at least in part, on information from the hierarchal base station almanac.
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18. A mobile station, comprising:
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a receiver to receive one or more signals representative of a hierarchal base station almanac from a base station almanac server via a wireless communication network, the hierarchal base station almanac comprising a plurality of levels configured in a hierarchal fashion, including an upper level and a lower level, wherein the upper level comprises information common to a plurality of entries listed in the lower level, wherein said common information is recorded as a single entry in the upper level; a memory to store the hierarchal base station almanac; and a processor coupled to the memory and to the receiver, the processor adapted to estimate a location of the mobile station based, at least in part, on information from the hierarchal base station almanac. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33)
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34. A mobile station comprising:
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a receiver to receive one or more signals representative of a hierarchal base station almanac from a base station almanac server via a wireless communication network, the hierarchal base station almanac comprising; a plurality of levels configured in a hierarchal fashion, including an upper level and a lower level, wherein the upper level comprises information common to a plurality of entries listed in the lower level and a header, wherein the plurality of levels of the hierarchal base station almanac comprises a system identification level, and wherein the lower level comprises a sector level; a cell identification level and a network identification level in the plurality of levels of the hierarchal base station almanac, wherein the cell identification level comprises one or more entries comprising information related to one or more base stations, and wherein said information related to said one or more base stations comprises information related to one or more base station identifiers comprising cell identification values and sector identification values, and further wherein said information related to one or more base stations at the cell identification level comprises information related to positions of one or more antennae; a memory to store the hierarchal base station almanac; and a processor coupled to the memory and to the receiver, the processor adapted to estimate a location of the mobile station based, at least in part, on information from the hierarchal base station almanac.
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35. An apparatus, comprising:
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means for receiving at a mobile station one or more signals representative of a hierarchal base station almanac from a base station almanac server via a means for wireless communication, the hierarchal base station almanac comprising a plurality of levels configured in a hierarchal fashion, including an upper level and a lower level, wherein the upper level comprises information common to a plurality of entries listed in the lower level, wherein said common information is recorded as a single entry in the upper level; means for storing all or a portion of the hierarchal base station almanac in the mobile station; and means for estimating a location of the mobile station based, at least in part, on information from the hierarchal base station almanac. - View Dependent Claims (36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50)
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51. An apparatus comprising:
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means for receiving at a mobile station one or more signals representative of a hierarchal base station almanac from a base station almanac server via a means for wireless communication, the hierarchal base station almanac comprising; a plurality of levels configured in a hierarchal fashion, including an upper level and a lower level, wherein the upper level comprises information common to a plurality of entries listed in the lower level and a header, wherein the plurality of levels of the hierarchal base station almanac comprises a system identification level, and wherein the lower level comprises a sector level; a cell identification level and a network identification level in the plurality of levels of the hierarchal base station almanac, wherein the cell identification level comprises one or more entries comprising information related to one or more base stations, and wherein said information related to said one or more base stations comprises information related to one or more base station identifiers comprising cell identification values and sector identification values, and further wherein said information related to one or more base stations at the cell identification level comprises information related to positions of one or more antennae; means for storing all or a portion of the hierarchal base station almanac in the mobile station; and means for estimating a location of the mobile station based, at least in part, on information from the hierarchal base station almanac.
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52. A non-transitory article, comprising:
- a storage medium having stored thereon instructions that, if executed, enable a processor in a mobile station to;
estimate a location of the mobile station based, at least in part, on information from a hierarchal base station almanac received at the mobile station from a base station almanac server via a wireless communication network, the hierarchal base station almanac comprising a plurality of levels configured in a hierarchal fashion, including an upper level and a lower level, wherein the upper level comprises information common to a plurality of entries listed in the lower level, wherein said common information is recorded as a single entry in the upper level, the hierarchal base station almanac to be stored in a memory of the mobile station at least in part in response to receiving the base station almanac. - View Dependent Claims (53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65)
- a storage medium having stored thereon instructions that, if executed, enable a processor in a mobile station to;
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66. A non-transitory article, comprising:
- a storage medium having stored thereon instructions that, if executed, enable a processor in a mobile station to;
estimate a location of the mobile station based, at least in part, on information from a hierarchal base station almanac received at the mobile station from a base station almanac server via a wireless communication network, the hierarchal base station almanac comprising; a plurality of levels configured in a hierarchal fashion, including an upper level and a lower level, wherein the upper level comprises information common to a plurality of entries listed in the lower level and a header, wherein the plurality of levels of the hierarchal base station almanac comprises a system identification level, and wherein the lower level comprises a sector level; a cell identification level and a network identification level in the plurality of levels of the hierarchal base station almanac, wherein the cell identification level comprises one or more entries comprising information related to one or more base stations, and wherein said information related to said one or more base stations comprises information related to one or more base station identifiers comprising cell identification values and sector identification values, and further wherein said information related to one or more base stations at the cell identification level comprises information related to positions of one or more antennae; and the hierarchal base station almanac to be stored in a memory of the mobile station at least in part in response to receiving the base station almanac. - View Dependent Claims (67, 68)
- a storage medium having stored thereon instructions that, if executed, enable a processor in a mobile station to;
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