System and method for location boosting using proximity information
First Claim
1. A method of determining the location of a target mobile device in a communications network comprising the steps of:
- (a) selecting a set of mobile devices to be used in locating the target mobile device, the selecting including;
identifying mobile devices in proximity to the target mobile device according to a selected function;
wherein the selected function is based on a common parameter of information;
wherein the common parameter of information is observed by mobile devices in the set of mobile devices, andwherein each mobile device in the set of mobile devices is configured to originate and/or terminate communications with the communication network;
(b) sharing measurement data amongst the set of mobile devices and the target mobile device; and
(c) determining a location of the target mobile device as a function of the shared measurement data.
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Abstract
A system and method for determining the location of a target mobile device in a communications network. A set of mobile devices in proximity to the target mobile device may be determined as a function of a common parameter of information observed by mobile devices in the set. Measurement data may be shared for the set of mobile devices and the target mobile device, and a location of the target mobile device determined as a function of the shared measurement data. This sharing of measurement data may occur amongst the set of mobile devices and the target mobile device or may also occur at a communications network entity.
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26 Claims
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1. A method of determining the location of a target mobile device in a communications network comprising the steps of:
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(a) selecting a set of mobile devices to be used in locating the target mobile device, the selecting including; identifying mobile devices in proximity to the target mobile device according to a selected function; wherein the selected function is based on a common parameter of information; wherein the common parameter of information is observed by mobile devices in the set of mobile devices, and wherein each mobile device in the set of mobile devices is configured to originate and/or terminate communications with the communication network; (b) sharing measurement data amongst the set of mobile devices and the target mobile device; and (c) determining a location of the target mobile device as a function of the shared measurement data. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method of determining the location of a target mobile device in a communications network comprising the steps of:
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(a) selecting a set of mobile devices to be used in locating the target mobile device, the selecting including; identifying mobile devices in proximity to the target mobile device according to a selected function; wherein the selected function is based on a common parameter of information observed by mobile devices in the set of mobile devices, and wherein each mobile device in the set of mobile devices is configured to originate and/or terminate communications with the communication network; (b) transmitting measurement data from mobile devices in the set to a communications network entity; (c) transmitting measurement data from the target mobile device to the network entity; and (d) determining a location of the target mobile device as a function of both transmitted measurement data from the set of mobile devices and transmitted measurement data from the target mobile device. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15)
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16. A method of determining the location of a target mobile device in a communications network comprising the steps of:
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(a) selecting a set of mobile devices to be used in locating the target mobile device, the selecting including; identifying mobile devices in proximity to the target mobile device according to a selected function; wherein the selected function is based on a common parameter of information; wherein the common parameter of information is observed by mobile devices in the set of mobile devices, and wherein each mobile device in the set of mobile devices is configured to originate and/or terminate communications with the communication network; (b) determining a location of one or more mobile devices in the set; (c) sharing the determined location amongst mobile devices in the set and the target mobile device; and (d) determining a location of the target mobile device as a function of the shared determined locations. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19)
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20. A method of determining the location of a target mobile device in a communications network comprising the steps of:
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(a) determining one or more common parameters of information for a set of mobile devices in proximity to the target mobile device, wherein each mobile device in the set of mobile devices is configured to originate and/or terminate communications with the communication network; (b) identifying a set of mobile devices as a function of the determined one or more common parameters; (c) determining a location of the target mobile device as a function of measurement data from the set of mobile devices; and
wherein the step of determining a location of the target mobile device further comprises sharing measurement data from the set of mobile devices and from the target mobile device and determining the location using the shared data. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. A method of determining the location of a target mobile device in a communications network comprising the steps of:
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(a) selecting a set of mobile devices to be used in locating the target mobile device, the selecting including; identifying mobile devices in proximity to the target mobile device according to a selected function; wherein the selected function is based on a common parameter of information; wherein the common parameter of information is observed by mobile devices in the set of mobile devices, and wherein each mobile device in the set of mobile devices is configured to originate and/or terminate communications with the communication network; and (b) determining a location of the target mobile device as a function of measurement data from the determined set of mobile devices. - View Dependent Claims (26)
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