Wireless device location derived from base station signaling
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1. A method of operating a wireless communication system, comprising:
- identifying active sets of wireless base stations generated by wireless communication devices;
determining locations of the wireless communication devices that correspond to the active sets and associating the active sets and the corresponding locations in a database;
receiving one of the active sets for an additional wireless communication device; and
processing the one of the active sets for the additional wireless communication device in the database to yield a corresponding location of the additional wireless communication device.
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Abstract
Embodiments disclosed herein provide systems and methods for deriving a wireless device location from base station signaling. In a particular embodiment, a method provides monitoring signaling transmitted by a base station serving a plurality of wireless communication devices. The method further provides identifying a wireless communication device of the plurality of wireless communication devices from the signaling and identifying an active set carried in the signaling that is associated with the wireless communication device. The method further provides determining a location of the wireless communication device based on the active set.
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1. A method of operating a wireless communication system, comprising:
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identifying active sets of wireless base stations generated by wireless communication devices; determining locations of the wireless communication devices that correspond to the active sets and associating the active sets and the corresponding locations in a database; receiving one of the active sets for an additional wireless communication device; and processing the one of the active sets for the additional wireless communication device in the database to yield a corresponding location of the additional wireless communication device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A wireless communication system, comprising:
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a processor configured to identify active sets of wireless base stations generated by wireless communication devices; the processing system configured to determine locations of the wireless communication devices that correspond to the active sets and associating the active sets and the corresponding locations in a database; a wireless communication interface configured to receive one of the active sets for an additional wireless communication device; and the processor configured to process the one of the active sets for the additional wireless communication device in the database to yield a corresponding location of the additional wireless communication device. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A wireless communication system, comprising:
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a processor; and a non-transitory computer readable medium having instructions stored thereon that when executed by the processor, cause the processor to perform a method comprising identifying active sets of wireless base stations generated by wireless communication devices; determining locations of the wireless communication devices that correspond to the active sets and associating the active sets and the corresponding locations in a database; receiving one of the active sets for an additional wireless communication device; and processing the one of the active sets for the additional wireless communication device in the database to yield a corresponding location of the additional wireless communication device.
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