Real-time system and method for improving the accuracy of the computed location of mobile subscribers in a wireless ad-hoc network using a low speed central processing unit
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1. A method for determining a location of a mobile communication device in a communication network, the method comprising:
- estimating a location of the mobile communication device based on measured data representing respective distances between the mobile communication device and a plurality of reference points; and
modifying the estimated location, using a predictive filter including a forget factor which treats older measured data less significantly than newer measured data in estimating the location, to generate a modified estimated location representative of the location of the mobile communication device.
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Abstract
A system and method for improving the accuracy in computing the location of a mobile subscriber device connected in a wireless network. The system and method employ a predictive filter, including a measurement weight algorithm to decrease standard deviation error, to correctly determine a location of a mobile subscriber device. The predictive filter requires lower levels of computation, which allows for real-time processing on low-speed central processing units commonly used in wireless networks.
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1. A method for determining a location of a mobile communication device in a communication network, the method comprising:
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estimating a location of the mobile communication device based on measured data representing respective distances between the mobile communication device and a plurality of reference points; and
modifying the estimated location, using a predictive filter including a forget factor which treats older measured data less significantly than newer measured data in estimating the location, to generate a modified estimated location representative of the location of the mobile communication device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A computer readable medium of instructions for enabling a processor to determine a location of a mobile communication device in a communication network, the computer readable medium of instructions comprising:
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a first set of instructions, adapted to control the processor to estimate a location of the mobile communication device based on measured data representing respective distances between the mobile communication device and a plurality of reference points; and
a second set of instructions, adapted to control the processor to modify the estimated location, using a predictive filter including a forget factor which treats older measured data less significantly than newer measured data in estimating the location, to generate a modified estimated location representative of the location of the mobile communication device. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A system for determining a location of a mobile communication device in a communication network, the system comprising:
a processor, adapted to estimate a location of the mobile communication device based on measured data representing respective distances between the mobile communication device and a plurality of reference points, and being further adapted to modify the estimated location, using a predictive filter including a forget factor which treats older measured data less significantly than newer measured data in estimating the location, to generate a modified estimated location representative of the location of the mobile communication device. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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