Repeater with positioning capabilities
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1. A method comprising:
- receiving positioning information from a repeater of a wireless communication system indicative of a location of the repeater, the positioning information being based, at least in part, on positioning signals received by the repeater; and
generating position assistance information for a subscriber unit in communication with the repeater based, at least in part, on the location of the repeater.
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Abstract
This disclosure is directed to a repeater (14) of a wireless communication system (6) that includes a positioning unit (4), such as a GPS receiver, in order to calculate the location of the repeater (14). In addition, various techniques are described that exploit the positioning information generated by the repeater (14) in order to improve the wireless communication system (6).
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1. A method comprising:
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receiving positioning information from a repeater of a wireless communication system indicative of a location of the repeater, the positioning information being based, at least in part, on positioning signals received by the repeater; and generating position assistance information for a subscriber unit in communication with the repeater based, at least in part, on the location of the repeater. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 26)
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9. An apparatus for use in a wireless communication system, the apparatus comprising:
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a receiver to receive positioning information from a repeater of a wireless communication system indicative of a location of the repeater, the positioning information being based, at least in part, on positioning signals received by the repeater; and a position assistance unit to generate position assistance information for a subscriber unit in communication with the repeater based, at least in part, on the location of the repeater. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 27)
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13. An article comprising:
a non-transitory computer-readable medium having stored thereon instructions executable by a control unit in a device of a wireless communication system to; access positioning information received from a repeater indicative of a location of the repeater, the positioning information being based, at least in part, on positioning signals received by the repeater; access information received via the repeater indicative of signals detected by a subscriber unit in communication with the repeater; and generate position assistance information for the subscriber unit based, at least in part, on the location of the repeater and the information indicative of signals detected by the subscriber unit. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 28)
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17. An apparatus comprising:
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means for receiving positioning information from a repeater of a wireless communication system indicative of a location of the repeater, the positioning information being based, at least in part, on positioning signals received by the repeater; and means for generating position assistance information for a subscriber unit in communication with the repeater based, at least in part, on the location of the repeater. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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