Position location using transmitters with timing offset and phase adjustment

• US 8,981,996 B2
• Filed: 01/05/2006
• Issued: 03/17/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 09/27/2005
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Qualcomm, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Qualcomm, Inc.
• Inventors: Ling, Fuyun, Walker, Gordon Kent, Mukkavilli, Krishna Kiran
• Primary Examiner(s): Issing, Gregory C
• Assistant Examiner(s): Mull, Fred H
• Application Number:
  US11/327,535
• Publication Number:
  US 20070069953A1
• Time in Patent Office: 3,358 Days
• Field of Search: 342/363, 342/387, 342450-464
• US Class Current: 342/464
• CPC Class Codes: G01S 5/021 Calibration, monitoring or correction G01S5/0252 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G01S 5/0226 Transmitters
• CPC Class Codes: G01S 5/10 Position of receiver fixed by co-ordinating a plurality of position lines defined by path-difference measurements , e.g. omega or decca systemsG01S5/12 takes precedence ; beacons and receivers cooperating therewith G01S1/306, G01S1/308
• CPC Class Codes: G01S 5/14 Determining absolute distances from a plurality of spaced points of known location

Abstract

Systems and methods are provided for determining position location information in a wireless network. In one embodiment, timing offset information is communicated between multiple transmitters and one or more receivers. Such information enables accurate position or location determinations to be made that account for timing differences throughout the network. In another embodiment, transmitter phase adjustments are made that advance or delay transmissions from the transmitters to account for potential timing differences at receivers. In yet another embodiment, combinations of timing offset communications and/or transmitter phase adjustments can be employed in the wireless network to facilitate position location determinations.

Claims

1. A method of transmitting information in a wireless network to facilitate a determination of a position of a wireless mobile receiver in the wireless network, comprising:

determining time offset information, with respect to a common clock, associated with a transmitter for signal transmission between the transmitter and the wireless mobile receiver in the wireless network;

controlling a delay time apparent at the wireless mobile receiver for the transmission signal by modifying at least a portion of a waveform of the transmission signal so as to adjust a phase of the portion of the transmission signal based on the determined time offset information; and

transmitting the adjusted transmission signal comprising the modified waveform from the transmitter to the wireless mobile receiver to enable a determination of the position of the wireless mobile device, based in part on the delay time perceived by the wireless mobile receiver;

wherein the transmission signal includes a positive or negative parameter to indicate an advancing or a delaying of the transmission signal with respect to the common clock that is based on a global positioning system signal.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the time offset information is determined in view of a based on the common clock that is based on a global positioning system signal.

3. The method of claim of claim 1, further comprising:

determining second time offset information between at least one transmitter in the wireless network and the common clock; and

communicating the second time offset information to the wireless mobile receiver.

4. The method of claim 3, further comprising:

transmitting the second time offset information in an Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing (OFDM) network.

5. The method of claim 4, wherein the OFDM network is deployed for Single Frequency Network (SFN) mode of operation where transmitters are synchronized to the common clock or performing a linear convolution of a channel with a transmitted signal.

6. The method of claim 1, further comprising setting a fixed timing offset between at least two transmitters in the wireless network.

7. The method of claim 1, further comprising employing a long cyclic prefix to enable an estimation of delays from transmitters that are farther away, wherein the cyclic prefix comprises an interval added to a symbol to facilitate orthogonality and mitigate inter-carrier interference, wherein the symbol comprises an OFDM symbol.

8. The method according to claim 1, wherein adjusting the transmission phase includes adjusting at least one Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing (OFDM) transmitter signal by introducing a cyclic shift of a positioning signal having a cyclic prefix, the cyclic shift based in part on the time offset information;

and

transmitting the OFDM transmitter signal having the cyclic shift, wherein the cyclic prefix comprises an interval added to a symbol to facilitate orthogonality and mitigate inter- carrier interference, wherein the symbol comprises an OFDM symbol.

9. The method according to claim 1, wherein the position of the wireless mobile device is determined by a position locating component of the wireless mobile receiver.

10. The method according to claim 1, further comprising:

receiving at least two pseudo ranges from the wireless mobile receiver, each pseudo range corresponding to a respective pseudo range for one of a first and a second transmitter in the wireless network measured at the wireless mobile device; and

determining the position of the wireless mobile receiver by a position locating component of the wireless network.

11. The method of claim 1, further comprising performing at least one of:

sending the positive parameter to indicate an advancing of the transmission signal with respect to the common clock;

sending the negative parameter to indicate a delaying of the transmission signal with respect to the common clock; and

delaying transmissions from transmitters based on a cyclic prefix length, wherein the cyclic prefix comprises an interval added to a symbol to facilitate orthogonality and mitigate inter-carrier interference, wherein the symbol comprises an OFDM symbol.

12. The method of claim 1, wherein the phase of the portion of the transmission signal is adjusted by advancing or delaying the portion of the waveform.

13. The method of claim 1, wherein the portion of the waveform comprises a portion of the waveform that is suitable for determining position location.

14. A wireless positioning system for facilitating a determination of a position of a wireless mobile receiver, the system comprising:

a processor configured to determine time offset information, with respect to a common clock, associated with a transmitter for signal transmission between the transmitter and the wireless mobile receiver in the wireless network, and for controlling a delay time apparent at the wireless mobile receiver for the transmission signal by modifying at least a portion of a waveform of the transmission signal so as to adjust a phase of the portion of the transmission based on the determined timing offset information; and

a transmitter configured to transmit the adjusted transmission signal from the transmitter to the wireless mobile receiver to enable a determination of the position of the wireless mobile device in the wireless network, based in part on the delay time perceived by the wireless mobile receiver;

wherein the transmission signal includes a positive or negative parameter to indicate an advancing or a delaying of the transmission signal with respect to the common clock that is based on a global positioning system signal.

15. The system of claim 14, further comprising:

a receiver for receiving at least two pseudo ranges from the wireless mobile receiver, each pseudo range corresponding to pseudo range for one of a first and a second transmitter in the wireless network measured at the wireless mobile device;

a position locating component for determining the location of the wireless mobile receiver in the wireless network.

16. The wireless positioning system of claim 14, wherein the time offset information is determined in view of a based on the common clock that is based on a global positioning system signal.

17. The wireless positioning system of claim 14, wherein the processor is further configured to determine a second time offset information between at least one transmitter in the wireless network and the common clock, and wherein the transmitter is further configured to communicate the second time offset information to the wireless mobile receiver.

18. The wireless positioning system of claim 17, wherein the second time offset information is transmitted in an Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing (OFDM) network.

19. The wireless positioning system of claim 18, wherein the OFDM network is deployed for Single Frequency Network (SFN) mode of operation where transmitters are synchronized to the common clock or performing a linear convolution of a channel with a transmitted signal.

20. The wireless positioning system of claim 14, wherein a fixed timing offset is set between at least two transmitters in the wireless network.

21. The wireless positioning system of claim 14, wherein the transmission signal further includes a positive or negative parameter to indicate an advancing or a delaying of a transmission with respect to the common clock that is based on a global positioning system signal, and further comprising delaying transmissions from transmitters based on a cyclic prefix length, wherein the cyclic prefix comprises an interval added to a symbol to facilitate orthogonality and mitigate inter-carrier interference, and wherein the symbol comprises an OFDM symbol.

22. The wireless positioning system of claim 21, wherein the transmission signal employs a long cyclic prefix to enable an estimation of delay from transmitters that are farther away.

23. The wireless positioning system of claim 14, wherein adjusting the transmission phase includes adjusting at least one Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing (OFDM) transmitter signal by introducing a cyclic shift of a positioning signal having a cyclic prefix, the cyclic shift based in part on the time offset information, wherein the cyclic prefix comprises an interval added to a symbol to facilitate orthogonality and mitigate inter-carrier interference, wherein the symbol comprises an OFDM symbol.

24. The wireless positioning system of claim 14, wherein the position of the wireless mobile device is determined by a position locating component of the wireless mobile receiver.

25. The wireless positioning system of claim 14, wherein the phase of the portion of the transmission signal is adjusted by advancing or delaying the portion of the waveform.

26. The wireless positioning system of claim 14, wherein the portion of the waveform comprises a portion of the waveform that is suitable for determining position location.

27. A machine readable non-transitory storage medium having machine executable instructions stored thereon, comprising:

at least one instruction operable to cause a computer to determine time offset information, with respect to a common clock, associated with a transmitter for signal transmission between the transmitter and the wireless mobile receiver in the wireless network;

at least one instruction operable to cause the computer to control a delay time apparent at the wireless mobile receiver for the transmission signal by modifying at least a portion of a waveform of the transmission signal so as to adjust a phase of the portion of the transmission signal based on the determined time offset information; and

at least one instruction operable to cause the computer to transmit the adjusted transmission signal from the transmitter to the wireless mobile receiver to enable a determination of the position of the wireless mobile device, based in part on the delay time perceived by the wireless mobile receiver;

wherein the transmission signal includes a positive or negative parameter to indicate an advancing or a delaying of the transmission signal with respect to the common clock that is based on a global positioning system signal.

28. The machine readable storage medium according to claim 27, wherein the machine executable instructions stored therein, further comprise:

receiving at least two pseudo ranges from the wireless mobile receiver, each pseudo range corresponding to a respective pseudo range for one of a first and a second transmitter in the wireless network measured at the wireless mobile receiver; and

determining the position of the wireless mobile receiver by a position locating component of the wireless network.

29. The machine readable storage medium according to claim 27, wherein the time offset information is determined in view of a based on the common clock that is based on a global positioning system signal.

30. The machine readable storage medium according to claim 27, wherein the machine executable instructions stored therein, further comprise:

determining a second time offset information between at least one transmitter in the wireless network and the common clock; and

communicating the second time offset information to the wireless mobile receiver.

31. The machine readable storage medium according to claim 30, wherein the second time offset information is transmitted in an Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing (OFDM) network.

32. The machine readable storage medium according to claim 31, wherein the OFDM network is deployed for Single Frequency Network (SFN) mode of operation where transmitters are synchronized to the common clock or performing a linear convolution of a channel with a transmitted signal.

33. The machine readable storage medium according to claim 27, wherein a fixed timing offset is set between at least two transmitters in the wireless network.

34. The machine readable storage medium according to claim 27, wherein the transmission signal further includes a positive or negative parameter to indicate an advancing or a delaying of a transmission with respect to a common clock that is based on a global positioning system signal, and further comprising

delaying transmissions based on a cyclic prefix length, wherein the cyclic prefix comprises an interval added to a symbol to facilitate orthogonality and mitigate inter-carrier interference, and wherein the symbol comprises an OFDM symbol.

35. The machine readable storage medium according to claim 34, wherein the transmission signal employs a long cyclic prefix to enable an estimation of delays from transmitters that are farther away.

36. The machine readable storage medium according to claim 27, wherein adjusting the transmission phase includes adjusting at least one Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing (OFDM) transmitter signal by introducing a cyclic shift of a positioning signal having a cyclic prefix, the cyclic shift based in part on the time offset information, wherein the cyclic prefix comprises an interval added to a symbol to facilitate orthogonality and mitigate inter-carrier interference.

37. The machine readable storage medium according to claim 27, wherein the position of the wireless mobile device is determined by a position locating component of the wireless mobile receiver.

38. The machine readable storage medium of claim 27, wherein the phase of the portion of the transmission signal is adjusted by advancing or delaying the portion of the waveform.

39. The machine readable storage medium of claim 27, wherein the portion of the waveform comprises a portion of the waveform that is suitable for determining position location.

40. An apparatus for operating base station resources in a wireless positioning network to facilitate a determination of a position of a wireless mobile receiver via the wireless positioning network, comprising:

means for determining time offset information, with respect to a common clock, associated with a transmitter for signal transmission between the transmitter and the wireless mobile receiver in the wireless positioning network;

means for controlling a delay time apparent at the wireless mobile receiver for the transmission signal by modifying at least a portion of a waveform of the transmission signal so as to adjust a phase of the portion of the transmission signal based on the determined timing offset information; and

means for transmitting the adjusted transmission signal from the transmitter to the wireless mobile receiver to enable a determination of the position of the wireless mobile device, based in part on the delay time perceived by the wireless mobile receiver;

wherein the transmission signal includes a positive or negative parameter to indicate an advancing or a delaying of the transmission signal with respect to the common clock that is based on a global positioning system signal.

41. The apparatus according to claim 40, further comprising:

means for receiving at least two pseudo ranges from the wireless mobile receiver, each pseudo range corresponding to a respective pseudo range for one of a first and a second transmitter in the wireless network measured at the wireless mobile device; and

position locating means at the wireless network for determining the position of the wireless mobile receiver.

42. The apparatus according to claim 40, wherein the time offset information is determined in view of a based on the common clock that is based on a global positioning system signal.

43. The apparatus according to claim 40, wherein the machine executable instructions stored therein, further comprise:

means for determining a second time offset information between at least one transmitter in the wireless network and the common clock; and

means for communicating the second time offset information to the wireless mobile receiver.

44. The apparatus according to claim 43, wherein the second time offset information is transmitted in an Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing (OFDM) network.

45. The apparatus according to claim 44, wherein the OFDM network is deployed for Single Frequency Network (SFN) mode of operation where transmitters are synchronized to the common clock or performing a linear convolution of a channel with a transmitted signal.

46. The apparatus according to claim 40, wherein a fixed timing offset is set between at least two transmitters in the wireless network.

47. The apparatus according to claim 40, wherein the transmission signal further includes a positive or negative parameter to indicate an advancing or a delaying of a transmission with respect to a common clock that based on a global positioning system signal, and further comprising

means for delaying transmissions from transmitters based on a cyclic prefix length, wherein the cyclic prefix comprises an interval added to a symbol to facilitate orthogonality and mitigate inter-carrier interference, and wherein the symbol comprises an OFDM symbol.

48. The apparatus according to claim 47, wherein the transmission signal employs a long cyclic prefix to enable an estimation of delay from transmitters that are farther away.

49. The apparatus according to claim 40, wherein adjusting the transmission phase includes adjusting at least one Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing (OFDM) transmitter signal by introducing a cyclic shift of a positioning signal having a cyclic prefix, the cyclic shift based in part on the time offset information, wherein the cyclic prefix comprises an interval added to a symbol to facilitate orthogonality and mitigate inter-carrier interference.

50. The apparatus according to claim 40, wherein the position of the wireless mobile device is determined by a position locating component of the wireless mobile receiver.

51. The apparatus of claim 40, wherein the phase of the portion of the transmission signal is adjusted by advancing or delaying the portion of the waveform.

52. The apparatus of claim 40, wherein the portion of the waveform comprises a portion of the waveform that is suitable for determining position location.

53. A method of transmitting information in a wireless network, comprising:

determining time offset information, with respect to a common clock, associated with a transmitter for signal transmission between the transmitter and a wireless mobile receiver in the wireless network;

controlling a delay time apparent at the wireless mobile receiver for the transmission signal by modifying at least a portion of a waveform of the transmission signal so as to adjust a phase of the portion of the transmission signal based on the determined time offset information; and

transmitting the adjusted transmission signal comprising the modified waveform from the transmitter to the wireless mobile receiver;

wherein the transmission signal includes a positive or negative parameter to indicate an advancing or a delaying of the transmission signal with respect to the common clock that is based on a global positioning system signal.

54. The method of claim 53, wherein the time offset information is determined in view of a based on the common clock that is based on a global positioning system signal.

55. The method of claim of claim 53, further comprising:

determining second time offset information between at least one transmitter in the wireless network and the common clock; and

communicating the second time offset information to the wireless mobile receiver.

56. The method of claim 55, further comprising:

transmitting the second time offset information in an Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing (OFDM) network.

57. The method of claim 56, wherein the OFDM network is deployed for Single Frequency Network (SFN) mode of operation where transmitters are synchronized to the common clock or performing a linear convolution of a channel with a transmitted signal.

58. The method of claim 53, further comprising setting a fixed timing offset between at least two transmitters in the wireless network.

59. The method of claim 53, further comprising employing a long cyclic prefix to enable an estimation of delays from transmitters that are farther away, wherein the cyclic prefix comprises an interval added to a symbol to facilitate orthogonality and mitigate inter-carrier interference, wherein the symbol comprises an OFDM symbol.

60. The method according to claim 53, wherein adjusting the transmission phase includes

adjusting at least one Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing (OFDM) transmitter signal by introducing a cyclic shift of a positioning signal having a cyclic prefix, the cyclic shift based in part on the time offset information;

and

transmitting the OFDM transmitter signal having the cyclic shift, wherein the cyclic prefix comprises an interval added to a symbol to facilitate orthogonality and mitigate inter- carrier interference, wherein the symbol comprises an OFDM symbol.

61. The method according to claim 53, wherein the position of the wireless mobile device is determined by a position locating component of the wireless mobile receiver.

62. The method according to claim 53, further comprising:

receiving at least two pseudo ranges from the wireless mobile receiver, each pseudo range corresponding to a respective pseudo range for one of a first and a second transmitter in the wireless network measured at the wireless mobile device; and

determining the position of the wireless mobile receiver by a position locating component of the wireless network.

63. The method of claim 53, further comprising performing at least one of:

sending the positive parameter to indicate an advancing of the transmission signal with respect to the common clock;

sending the negative parameter to indicate a delaying of the transmission signal with respect to the common clock; and

delaying transmissions from transmitters based on a cyclic prefix length, wherein the cyclic prefix comprises an interval added to a symbol to facilitate orthogonality and mitigate inter-carrier interference, wherein the symbol comprises an OFDM symbol.

64. The method of claim 53, wherein the phase of the portion of the transmission signal is adjusted by advancing or delaying the portion of the waveform.

65. The method of claim 53, wherein the portion of the waveform comprises a portion of the waveform that is suitable for determining position location.

66. A wireless positioning system, the system comprising:

a processor configured to determine time offset information, with respect to a common clock, associated with a transmitter for signal transmission between the transmitter and a wireless mobile receiver in the wireless network, and for controlling a delay time apparent at the wireless mobile receiver for the transmission signal by modifying at least a portion of a waveform of the transmission signal so as to adjust a phase of the portion of the transmission based on the determined timing offset information; and

a transmitter configured to transmit the adjusted transmission signal from the transmitter to the wireless mobile receiver;

wherein the transmission signal includes a positive or negative parameter to indicate an advancing or a delaying of the transmission signal with respect to the common clock that is based on a global positioning system signal.

67. The system of claim 66, further comprising:

a receiver for receiving at least two pseudo ranges from the wireless mobile receiver, each pseudo range corresponding to pseudo range for one of a first and a second transmitter in the wireless network measured at the wireless mobile device;

a position locating component for determining the location of the wireless mobile receiver in the wireless network.

68. The wireless positioning system of claim 66, wherein the time offset information is determined in view of a based on the common clock that is based on a global positioning system signal.

69. The wireless positioning system of claim 66, wherein the processor is further configured to determine a second time offset information between at least one transmitter in the wireless network and the common clock, and wherein the transmitter is further configured to communicate the second time offset information to the wireless mobile receiver.

70. The wireless positioning system of claim 69, wherein the second time offset information is transmitted in an Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing (OFDM) network.

71. The wireless positioning system of claim 70, wherein the OFDM network is deployed for Single Frequency Network (SFN) mode of operation where transmitters are synchronized to the common clock or performing a linear convolution of a channel with a transmitted signal.

72. The wireless positioning system of claim 66, wherein a fixed timing offset is set between at least two transmitters in the wireless network.

73. The wireless positioning system of claim 66, wherein the transmission signal further includes a positive or negative parameter to indicate an advancing or a delaying of a transmission with respect to the common clock that is based on a global positioning system signal, and further comprising delaying transmissions from transmitters based on a cyclic prefix length, wherein the cyclic prefix comprises an interval added to a symbol to facilitate orthogonality and mitigate inter-carrier interference, and wherein the symbol comprises an OFDM symbol.

74. The wireless positioning system of claim 73, wherein the transmission signal employs a long cyclic prefix to enable an estimation of delay from transmitters that are farther away.

75. The wireless positioning system of claim 66, wherein adjusting the transmission phase includes adjusting at least one Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing (OFDM) transmitter signal by introducing a cyclic shift of a positioning signal having a cyclic prefix, the cyclic shift based in part on the time offset information, wherein the cyclic prefix comprises an interval added to a symbol to facilitate orthogonality and mitigate inter-carrier interference, wherein the symbol comprises an OFDM symbol.

76. The wireless positioning system of claim 66, wherein the position of the wireless mobile device is determined by a position locating component of the wireless mobile receiver.

77. The wireless positioning system of claim 66, wherein the phase of the portion of the transmission signal is adjusted by advancing or delaying the portion of the waveform.

78. The wireless positioning system of claim 66, wherein the portion of the waveform comprises a portion of the waveform that is suitable for determining position location.

79. A machine readable non-transitory storage medium having machine executable instructions stored thereon, comprising:

at least one instruction operable to cause a computer to determine time offset information, with respect to a common clock, associated with a transmitter for signal transmission between the transmitter and the wireless mobile receiver in the wireless network;

at least one instruction operable to cause the computer to control a delay time apparent at the wireless mobile receiver for the transmission signal by modifying at least a portion of a waveform of the transmission signal so as to adjust a phase of the portion of the transmission signal based on the determined time offset information; and

at least one instruction operable to cause the computer to transmit the adjusted transmission signal from the transmitter to the wireless mobile receiver;

wherein the transmission signal includes a positive or negative parameter to indicate an advancing or a delaying of the transmission signal with respect to the common clock that is based on a global positioning system signal.

80. The machine readable storage medium according to claim 79, wherein the machine executable instructions stored therein, further comprise:

receiving at least two pseudo ranges from the wireless mobile receiver, each pseudo range corresponding to a respective pseudo range for one of a first and a second transmitter in the wireless network measured at the wireless mobile receiver; and

determining the position of the wireless mobile receiver by a position locating component of the wireless network.

81. The machine readable storage medium according to claim 79, wherein the time offset information is determined in view of a based on the common clock that is based on a global positioning system signal.

82. The machine readable storage medium according to claim 79, wherein the machine executable instructions stored therein, further comprise:

determining a second time offset information between at least one transmitter in the wireless network and the common clock; and

communicating the second time offset information to the wireless mobile receiver.

83. The machine readable storage medium according to claim 82, wherein the second time offset information is transmitted in an Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing (OFDM) network.

84. The machine readable storage medium according to claim 83, wherein the OFDM network is deployed for Single Frequency Network (SFN) mode of operation where transmitters are synchronized to the common clock or performing a linear convolution of a channel with a transmitted signal.

85. The machine readable storage medium according to claim 79, wherein a fixed timing offset is set between at least two transmitters in the wireless network.

86. The machine readable storage medium according to claim 79, wherein the transmission signal further includes a positive or negative parameter to indicate an advancing or a delaying of a transmission with respect to a common clock that is based on a global positioning system signal, and further comprising

delaying transmissions based on a cyclic prefix length, wherein the cyclic prefix comprises an interval added to a symbol to facilitate orthogonality and mitigate inter-carrier interference, and wherein the symbol comprises an OFDM symbol.

87. The machine readable storage medium according to claim 86, wherein the transmission signal employs a long cyclic prefix to enable an estimation of delays from transmitters that are farther away.

88. The machine readable storage medium according to claim 79, wherein adjusting the transmission phase includes adjusting at least one Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing (OFDM) transmitter signal by introducing a cyclic shift of a positioning signal having a cyclic prefix, the cyclic shift based in part on the time offset information, wherein the cyclic prefix comprises an interval added to a symbol to facilitate orthogonality and mitigate inter-carrier interference.

89. The machine readable storage medium according to claim 79, wherein the position of the wireless mobile device is determined by a position locating component of the wireless mobile receiver.

90. The machine readable storage medium of claim 79, wherein the phase of the portion of the transmission signal is adjusted by advancing or delaying the portion of the waveform.

91. The machine readable storage medium of claim 79, wherein the portion of the waveform comprises a portion of the waveform that is suitable for determining position location.

92. An apparatus for operating base station resources in a wireless positioning network, comprising:

means for determining time offset information, with respect to a common clock, associated with a transmitter for signal transmission between the transmitter and a wireless mobile receiver in the wireless positioning network;

means for controlling a delay time apparent at the wireless mobile receiver for the transmission signal by modifying at least a portion of a waveform of the transmission signal so as to adjust a phase of the portion of the transmission signal based on the determined timing offset information; and

means for transmitting the adjusted transmission signal from the transmitter to the wireless mobile receiver;

wherein the transmission signal includes a positive or negative parameter to indicate an advancing or a delaying of the transmission signal with respect to the common clock that is based on a global positioning system signal.

93. The apparatus according to claim 92, further comprising:

means for receiving at least two pseudo ranges from the wireless mobile receiver, each pseudo range corresponding to a respective pseudo range for one of a first and a second transmitter in the wireless network measured at the wireless mobile device; and

position locating means at the wireless network for determining the position of the wireless mobile receiver.

94. The apparatus according to claim 92, wherein the time offset information is determined in view of a based on the common clock that is based on a global positioning system signal.

95. The apparatus according to claim 92, wherein the machine executable instructions stored therein, further comprise:

means for determining a second time offset information between at least one transmitter in the wireless network and the common clock; and

means for communicating the second time offset information to the wireless mobile receiver.

96. The apparatus according to claim 95, wherein the second time offset information is transmitted in an Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing (OFDM) network.

97. The apparatus according to claim 95, wherein the OFDM network is deployed for Single Frequency Network (SFN) mode of operation where transmitters are synchronized to the common clock or performing a linear convolution of a channel with a transmitted signal.

98. The apparatus according to claim 92, wherein a fixed timing offset is set between at least two transmitters in the wireless network.

99. The apparatus according to claim 92, wherein the transmission signal further includes a positive or negative parameter to indicate an advancing or a delaying of a transmission with respect to a common clock that based on a global positioning system signal, and further comprising

means for delaying transmissions from transmitters based on a cyclic prefix length, wherein the cyclic prefix comprises an interval added to a symbol to facilitate orthogonality and mitigate inter-carrier interference, and wherein the symbol comprises an OFDM symbol.

100. The apparatus according to claim 99, wherein the transmission signal employs a long cyclic prefix to enable an estimation of delay from transmitters that are farther away.

101. The apparatus according to claim 92, wherein adjusting the transmission phase includes adjusting at least one Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing (OFDM) transmitter signal by introducing a cyclic shift of a positioning signal having a cyclic prefix, the cyclic shift based in part on the time offset information, wherein the cyclic prefix comprises an interval added to a symbol to facilitate orthogonality and mitigate inter-carrier interference.

102. The apparatus according to claim 92, wherein the position of the wireless mobile device is determined by a position location component of the wireless mobile receiver.

103. The apparatus of claim 92, wherein the phase of the portion of the transmission signal is adjusted by advancing or delaying the portion of the waveform.

104. The apparatus of claim 92, wherein the portion of the waveform comprises a portion of the waveform that is suitable for determining position location.