Method and apparatus for calculating a position estimate of a mobile station using network information
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1. A method for calculating an estimate of a position of a mobile station, comprising:
- collecting in a mobile station, position estimate information (PEI) transmitted by a plurality of location nodes in one or more PEI messages carried on at least one of a common channel or a dedicated channel, wherein the PEI in the one or more PEI messages includes a location node identification and longitude and latitude information of the location node of the plurality of location nodes;
generating in the mobile station, PEI parameters based upon the PEI, wherein the PEI parameters include the longitude and latitude information of the location node of the plurality of location nodes from which the location node of the plurality of location nodes can be uniquely located or identified; and
sending the PEI parameters from the mobile station to a position determination entity, wherein the PEI parameters permit calculation of a position estimate for the mobile station.
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Abstract
A method for calculating a position estimate of a mobile station (MS) includes collecting in the MS position estimate information (PEI) transmitted by a location node. At some point, the MS generates PEI parameters which include information from which the location node can be located or identified. The MS generates the PEI parameters based upon the PEI transmitted by the location node. Once generated, the MS sends the PEI parameters to a position determination entity. The PEI parameters permit calculation of the position estimate of the mobile station.
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1. A method for calculating an estimate of a position of a mobile station, comprising:
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collecting in a mobile station, position estimate information (PEI) transmitted by a plurality of location nodes in one or more PEI messages carried on at least one of a common channel or a dedicated channel, wherein the PEI in the one or more PEI messages includes a location node identification and longitude and latitude information of the location node of the plurality of location nodes; generating in the mobile station, PEI parameters based upon the PEI, wherein the PEI parameters include the longitude and latitude information of the location node of the plurality of location nodes from which the location node of the plurality of location nodes can be uniquely located or identified; and sending the PEI parameters from the mobile station to a position determination entity, wherein the PEI parameters permit calculation of a position estimate for the mobile station. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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24. A method for calculating a position estimate of a mobile station which has generated position estimate information (PEI) parameters based upon PEI transmitted by a location node, the method comprising:
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receiving in a position determination entity, PEI parameters sent by a mobile station, the PEI parameters including information from which a location node can be located or identified including longitude and latitude information of the location node and wherein the PEI parameters contain some or all of PEI transmitted by the location node in one or more PEI messages, and additional information identified by the mobile station based on longitude and latitude information included in the PEI; and calculating the position estimate of the mobile station based upon the PEI parameters. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37)
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38. A system for calculating a position estimate of a mobile station, the system comprising:
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a location node of a plurality of location nodes configured for transmitting position estimate information (PEI) to the mobile station in one or more PEI messages carried on at least one of a common channel or a dedicated channel, wherein the PEI in the one or more PEI messages includes a location node identification and longitude and latitude information of the location node of the plurality of location nodes; a position determination entity for receiving PEI parameters sent by the mobile station, the mobile station having generated the PEI parameters based upon the PEI, and wherein the PEI parameters include the longitude and latitude information of the location node of the plurality of location nodes from which the location node of the plurality of location nodes can be located or identified; and a processor associated with the position determination entity, the processor calculating the position estimate of the mobile station based upon the PEI parameters. - View Dependent Claims (39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54)
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55. A non-transitory computer readable medium containing instructions for controlling a computer which calculates a position estimate of a mobile station according to a method comprising:
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collecting in a mobile station, position estimate information (PEI) transmitted by a plurality of location nodes in one or more PEI messages carried on at least one of a common channel or a dedicated channel, wherein the PEI in the one or more PEI messages includes a location node identification and longitude and latitude information of the location node of the plurality of location nodes; generating in the mobile station, PEI parameters based upon the PEI, wherein the PEI parameters include the longitude and latitude information of the location node of the plurality of location nodes from which the location node of the plurality of location nodes can be uniquely located or identified; and sending the PEI parameters from the mobile station to a position determination entity, wherein the PEI parameters permit calculation of a position estimate for the mobile station.
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56. A system for calculating a position estimate of a mobile station, the system comprising:
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transmitting means for transmitting position estimate information (PEI) to the mobile station in one or more PEI messages carried on one of a common channel or a dedicated channel, and wherein the PEI in the one or more PEI messages includes a location node identification and longitude and latitude information of the location node; locating means for receiving PEI parameters sent by the mobile station, the mobile station having generated the PEI parameters based upon the PEI, and wherein the PEI parameters include information from which the location node can be located or identified including longitude and latitude information of the location node and wherein the PEI parameters contain some or all of the PEI received from the location node and additional information which can be identified by the mobile station; and processing means associated with the locating means, the processing means calculating the position estimate of the mobile station based upon the PEI parameters.
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57. A mobile station for use in a communications network, the mobile station comprising:
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an antenna configured to receive position estimate information (PEI) messages comprising PEI from a location node of a plurality of location nodes of the communications network on at least one of a common channel or a dedicated channel; and a processor communicatively coupled with the antenna and configured to process the PEI received from the location node via the antenna to; determine a location node identification and longitude and latitude information of the location node contained in the PEI; generate PEI parameters based upon the PEI including the longitude and latitude information such that the location node can be uniquely located or identified from the PEI parameters, and the position estimate can be calculated from the PEI parameters; and send the PEI parameters from the mobile station via the antenna toward a position determining entity.
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58. A method for calculating an estimate of a position of a mobile station, comprising:
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collecting in a mobile station, a first position estimate information (PEI) transmitted by a first location node; collecting in the mobile station, a second PEI transmitted by a second location node, wherein the second location node and the first location node belong to different systems; generating in the mobile station, PEI parameters based upon the first PEI and the second PEI, wherein the PEI parameters include information from which the first location node and the second location node can be uniquely located and identified, wherein the PEI parameters for one of the location nodes includes longitude and latitude parameters for that location node; and sending the PEI parameters from the mobile station to a position determination entity, wherein the PEI parameters permit calculation of a position estimate for the mobile station by the position determination entity. - View Dependent Claims (59, 60)
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