Method and apparatus for wireless network hybrid positioning
First Claim
1. A method to determine information about a wireless access point, the method comprising:
- receiving location assistance information at one or more mobile stations for assisting in calculating given locations of the one or more mobile stations, the location assistance information being received from one or more servers through one or more first wireless access points of a wireless cellular network;
receiving, by the one or more mobile stations, one or more wireless signals from a second wireless access point indicating an identity of the second wireless access point;
collecting data specifying a plurality of locations at which wireless signals transmitted from the second wireless access point of a wireless local area network are received by the one or more mobile stations;
determining location information about the second wireless access point from the collected data and the given locations; and
transmitting the determined location information and the identity of the second wireless access point to the one or more servers through the wireless cellular network to enable the one or more servers to associate the identity of the second wireless access point with the determined location information.
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Abstract
Methods and apparatuses for position determination and other operations. In one embodiment of the present invention, a mobile station uses wireless signals from a plurality of wireless networks (e.g., with different air interfaces and/or operated by different service providers) for position determination (e.g., for data communication, for obtaining time and/or frequency information, for range measurement, for sector or altitude estimation). In one embodiment of the present invention, mobile stations are used to harvest statistical data about wireless access points (e.g., the locations of mobile stations that have received signals from the wireless access points, such as from cellular base stations, wireless local area network access points, repeaters for positioning signals, or other wireless communication transmitters) and to derive location information (e.g., position and coverage area of the wireless access points) for the wireless networks from the collected statistical data.
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48 Claims
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1. A method to determine information about a wireless access point, the method comprising:
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receiving location assistance information at one or more mobile stations for assisting in calculating given locations of the one or more mobile stations, the location assistance information being received from one or more servers through one or more first wireless access points of a wireless cellular network; receiving, by the one or more mobile stations, one or more wireless signals from a second wireless access point indicating an identity of the second wireless access point; collecting data specifying a plurality of locations at which wireless signals transmitted from the second wireless access point of a wireless local area network are received by the one or more mobile stations; determining location information about the second wireless access point from the collected data and the given locations; and transmitting the determined location information and the identity of the second wireless access point to the one or more servers through the wireless cellular network to enable the one or more servers to associate the identity of the second wireless access point with the determined location information. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A method to determine information about a wireless network, the method comprising:
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receiving location assistance information at one or more mobile stations for determining given locations of the one or more mobile stations, the location assistance information being received from one or more servers through a second wireless access point of a wireless cellular network; collecting data specifying a plurality of locations of one or more mobile stations at which wireless signals transmitted from a first wireless access point of a wireless local area network are received during determination of the plurality of locations using the location assistance information provided for calculating the given locations of the one or more mobile stations, the one or more mobile stations receiving signals from the first wireless access point and also communicating said collected data between at least one of the mobile stations and at least the second wireless access point of the wireless cellular network, the one or more mobile stations further receiving one or more wireless signals from the first wireless access point indicative of an identity of the first wireless access point; determining a location or coverage area of the first wireless access point based, at least in part, on said collected data and the given locations; and storing the determined location or coverage area of the first wireless access point and the associated identity of the first wireless access point. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. An article, comprising:
a machine readable non-transitory storage medium having stored thereon instructions executable by a processor of a mobile station to; receive location assistance information at the mobile station for assisting in calculating given locations of the mobile station, the location assistance information being received from one or more servers through one or more first wireless access points of a wireless cellular network; receive one or more wireless signals from a second wireless access point indicating an identity of the second wireless access point; collect data specifying a plurality of locations from which wireless signals transmitted from the second wireless access point of a wireless local area network are received by the mobile station; determine location information about the second wireless access point from the data and the given locations; and initiate transmission of the determined location information and the identity of the second wireless access point to the one or more servers through the wireless cellular network to enable the one or more servers to associate the identity of the second wireless access point with the determined location information. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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27. An article, comprising:
a machine readable non-transitory storage medium having stored thereon instructions executable by a data processing system to; receive location assistance information at one or more mobile stations for determining given locations of the one or more mobile stations, the location assistance information being received from one or more servers through one or more second wireless access points of a wireless cellular network; collect data specifying a plurality of locations of one or more mobile stations at which wireless signals transmitted from a first wireless access point of a wireless local area network are received during determination of the plurality of locations using the location assistance information for calculating the given locations of the one or more mobile stations, the mobile stations to receive signals from the first wireless access point and also to communicate signals between the mobile stations and at least the second wireless access point of the wireless cellular network, the one or more mobile stations further receiving one or more wireless signals from the first wireless access point indicative of an identity of the first wireless access point; determine a location or coverage area of the first wireless access point based, at least in part, on said collected data and the given locations; and store the determined location or coverage area of the first wireless access point and the associated identity of the first wireless access point. - View Dependent Claims (28, 29, 30, 31, 32)
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33. A mobile station, comprising:
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means for receiving location assistance information at the mobile station for assisting in calculating given locations of the mobile station, the location assistance information being received from one or more servers through one or more first wireless access points of a wireless cellular network; means for receiving one or more wireless signals from a second wireless access point indicating an identity of the second wireless access point; means for collecting data specifying a plurality of locations at which wireless signals transmitted from the second wireless access point of a wireless local area network are received by the mobile station; means for determining location information about the second wireless access point from the data and the given locations; and means for transmitting the determined location information and the identity of the second wireless access point to the one or more servers through the wireless cellular network to enable the one or more servers to associate the identity of the second wireless access point with the determined location information. - View Dependent Claims (34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40)
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41. A data processing system to determine information about a wireless network, the data processing system comprising:
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means for receiving location assistance information at one or more mobile stations for determining given locations of the one or more mobile stations, the location assistance information being received from one or more servers through one or more second wireless access points of a wireless cellular network; means for collecting data specifying a plurality of locations of the one or more mobile stations at which wireless signals transmitted from a first wireless access point of a wireless local area network are received during determination of the plurality of locations using the location assistance information for calculating the given locations of the one or more mobile stations, the mobile stations receiving signals from the first wireless access point and also communicating signals between the mobile stations and at least the second wireless access point of the wireless cellular network; the one or more mobile stations further receiving one or more wireless signals from the first wireless access point indicative of an identity of the first wireless access point; means for determining a location or coverage area of the first wireless access point based, at least in part, on the collected data and the given locations; and means for storing the determined location or coverage area of the first wireless access point and the associated identity of the first wireless access point. - View Dependent Claims (42, 43, 44, 45, 46)
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47. A mobile station comprising:
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a wireless communication section configured to receive location assistance information for assisting in calculating given locations of the mobile station, the location assistance information being received from one or more servers through one or more first wireless access points of a wireless cellular network, and receive one or more wireless signals from a second wireless access point indicating an identity of the second wireless access point; a processor coupled to the wireless communication section, the processor being configured to; collect data specifying a plurality of locations at which wireless signals transmitted from the second wireless access point of a wireless local area network are received by the mobile station, and determine location information about the second wireless access point from the collected data and the given locations, wherein the wireless communication section is further configured to transmit the determined location information and the identity of the second wireless access point to the one or more servers through the wireless cellular network to enable the one or more servers to associate the identity of the second wireless access point with the determined location information.
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48. A data processing system to determine information about a wireless network, the data processing system comprising:
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a wireless communication section configured to receive location assistance information at one or more mobile stations for determining given locations of the one or more mobile stations, the location assistance information being received from one or more servers through one or more second wireless access points of a wireless cellular network; a processor configured to; collect data specifying a plurality of locations of the one or more mobile stations at which wireless signals transmitted from a first wireless access point of a wireless local area network are received during determination of the plurality of locations using the location assistance information provided for calculating the given locations of the one or more mobile stations, the mobile stations receiving signals from the first wireless access point and also communicating said collected data between at least one of the mobile stations and at least the second wireless access point of the wireless cellular network, and the one or more mobile stations further receiving one or more wireless signals from the first wireless access point indicative of an identity of the first wireless access point, determine a location or coverage area of the first wireless access point based, at least in part, on said collected data and the given locations; and memory coupled to the processor, the memory being configured to store the determined location or coverage area of the first wireless access point and the associated identity of the first wireless access point.
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