Sharing timed fingerprint location information
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1. A mobile device, comprising:
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a memory that stores executable instructions that, when executed by the processor, facilitate performance of operations, comprising;
receiving timed fingerprint location information comprising a first differential time value for a first base station pair and a second differential time value for a second base station pair, to enable determining a location of the mobile device via a comparison of the first differential time value to a first index time value and the second differential time value to another index time value, wherein index time values comprising the first index time value and second index time value have been correlated to geographic location information prior to the timed fingerprint location information being received by the mobile device;
determining an access value relating to allowing access to the timed fingerprint location information by another device; and
enabling access to the first and second differential time values of the timed fingerprint location information, based on the access value, to facilitate determination of a second location by the other device based on the first and second differential time values and the index time values.
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Abstract
Sharing timed fingerprint location information is disclosed. In an aspect, timed fingerprint location information can be associated with a location of a user equipment. This timed fingerprint location information can be shared with other devices. As such, with proper analysis, these other devices can employ the shared timed fingerprint location information to determine their location. In an aspect, the other devices can determine that they are located at the same location as the user equipment. However, a level of error can be inherent in the location determined from shared timed fingerprint location information. In some embodiments, this error can be compensated for.
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1. A mobile device, comprising:
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a processor; and a memory that stores executable instructions that, when executed by the processor, facilitate performance of operations, comprising; receiving timed fingerprint location information comprising a first differential time value for a first base station pair and a second differential time value for a second base station pair, to enable determining a location of the mobile device via a comparison of the first differential time value to a first index time value and the second differential time value to another index time value, wherein index time values comprising the first index time value and second index time value have been correlated to geographic location information prior to the timed fingerprint location information being received by the mobile device; determining an access value relating to allowing access to the timed fingerprint location information by another device; and enabling access to the first and second differential time values of the timed fingerprint location information, based on the access value, to facilitate determination of a second location by the other device based on the first and second differential time values and the index time values. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method, comprising:
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receiving, by a system comprising a processor, timed fingerprint location information comprising a first differential time value for a first NodeB site pair and a second differential time value for second NodeB site pair, to enable determining a location of a mobile device via a comparison of the first differential time value to a first index time value and the second differential time value to another index time value, wherein the first and second index time values have been correlated to geographic location information prior to the timed fingerprint location information being received by the mobile device; receiving, by the system, a request to share with another device the timed fingerprint location information to the other device; determining, by the system, a level of timed fingerprint location information to share with the other device based on the request; and enabling, by the system, sharing of the timed fingerprint location information to the other device, based on the level, to facilitate a determination of a second location by the other device based on the timed fingerprint location information and the first and the second index time values. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A device, comprising:
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a processor; and a memory that stores executable instructions that, when executed by the processor, facilitate performance of operations, comprising; generating a request for another device to share timed fingerprint location information with the device, wherein the request comprises information to enable the other device to determine an access value associated with allowing access to the timed fingerprint location information with the device; receiving, from another device, timed fingerprint location information associated with the other device, wherein the timed fingerprint location information comprises a first differential time value for a first radio access network device pair and a second differential time value for a second radio access network device pair, to enable determining a location of the other device via a comparison of the first differential time value to a first index time value and the second differential time value to another index time value, and index time values comprising the first and second index time value have been correlated to geographic location information prior to the timed fingerprint location information being received by the other device; and determining a second location ascribed to the device based on the timed fingerprint location information and the index time values. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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