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Geo-location in a wireless communication network

  • US 9,900,784 B2
  • Filed: 09/30/2016
  • Issued: 02/20/2018
  • Est. Priority Date: 01/13/2009
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method comprising:

  • determining a probability density function, for a location of a wireless communication unit, from at least one of;

    measurement information from the wireless communication unit,the wireless communication unit being connected via a wireless communication link to a wireless communication network, ornetwork information associated with the wireless communication network;

    sampling the probability density function to provide output information,the output information indicating, for each of at least two possible locations of the wireless communication unit, spatial information for a possible location and a probability the wireless communication unit is at the possible location,the at least two possible locations including a first possible location served by a first lobe of a directional antenna and a second possible location served by a second lobe of the directional antenna;

    determining a quality rating for the wireless communication link between the wireless communication unit and the wireless communication network; and

    applying the output information and the quality rating in a decision on a plurality of enhancements to a wireless communication system,the wireless communication system comprising the wireless communication unit and the wireless communication network.

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