Apparatus and method for calculating location of mobile station in wireless network

• US 9,313,669 B2
• Filed: 08/30/2013
• Issued: 04/12/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 08/30/2012
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: LG Electronics, Inc. (LG Corporation)
• Original Assignee: LG Electronics, Inc. (LG Corporation)
• Inventors: Lim, Dongguk, Kim, Dongcheol, Kang, Jiwon, Cho, Hangyu, Park, Sungho
• Primary Examiner(s): Cho, Un C
• Assistant Examiner(s): Rahman, Shah
• Application Number:
  US14/015,903
• Publication Number:
  US 20140064126A1
• Time in Patent Office: 956 Days
• Field of Search: 370/252, 455/456.1, 455/456.2, 455/456.3, 455/456.4, 455/456.5, 455/456.6
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G01S 5/0264 at least one of the systems being a non-radio wave positioning system
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 24/00 Supervisory, monitoring or testing arrangements
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 64/00 Locating users or terminals or network equipment for network management purposes, e.g. mobility management
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 64/003 locating network equipment

Abstract

A method for measuring the indoor position of a UE by a network node according to an embodiment of the present invention may include: receiving, from the UE, measurement information including the intensity of a signal received from an access point (AP) and feedback information including information about a sensor configured to measure movement of the UE and sensor measurement information regarding movement of the UE, measured by the sensor; estimating the position of the UE based on the measurement information and received signal strength (RSS) from the AP, predetermined for each reference point; and calculating the indoor position of the UE by applying the information about the sensor and a sensor correction factor corresponding to the sensor measurement information to the estimated position of the UE.

Claims

1. A method for calculating position of a user equipment (UE) located in an indoor, the method performed by the UE and comprising:

transmitting, to an access point (AP), measurement information including an intensity of a signal received from the AP and feedback information including inertial sensor information of the UE;

receiving, from the AP, an estimated position of the UE and compensation factor information for inertial sensor correction, the compensation factor information including a period of ensuring reliability of inertial sensor measurement values and a predetermined compensation value corresponding to the inertial sensor information of the UE;

calculating a position of the UE using the inertial sensor during a specific time period;

if the specific time period is shorter than the period of ensuring reliability of inertial sensor measurement values, calculating an indoor position of the UE using the estimated position of the UE and the predetermined compensation value and the position calculated by the inertial sensor; and

if the specific time period is longer than the period of ensuring reliability of inertial sensor measurement values, resetting the inertial sensor.

2. The method according to claim 1, wherein the feedback information further includes at least one of an inertial sensor measurement value resetting factor, an inertial sensor measurement value weighting factor and an inertial sensor measurement period.

3. A user equipment (UE) for calculating a position of the UE located in an indoor, the UE comprising:

a communications device; and

a processor operatively connected to the communication device and configured to;

transmit, to an access point (AP), measurement information including an intensity of a signal received from the AP and feedback information including inertial sensor information of the UE;

receive, from the AP, an estimated position of the UE and compensation factor information for inertial sensor correction, the compensation factor information including a period of ensuring reliability of inertial sensor measurement values and a predetermined compensation value corresponding to the inertial sensor information of the UE;

calculate a position of the UE using the inertial sensor during a specific time period;

if the specific time period is shorter than the period of ensuring reliability of inertial sensor measurement values, calculate an indoor position of the UE using the estimated position of the UE and the predetermined compensation value and the position calculated by the inertial sensor; and

if the specific time period is longer than the period of ensuring reliability of inertial sensor measurement values, resetting the inertial sensor.

4. The apparatus according to claim 3, wherein the feedback information further includes at least one of an inertial sensor measurement value resetting factor, an inertial sensor measurement value weighting factor and an inertial sensor measurement period.