Способ и устройство для позиционирования в системе беспроводной связи

Изобретение относится к области беспроводной связи. Техническим результатом является повышение точности и эффективности позиционирования в системе беспроводной связи. Упомянутый технический результат достигается тем, что осуществляют выполнение измерения первого типа для позиционирования, включающего в себя измерение фазы несущей (СРМ); выполнение измерения второго типа для позиционирования, которое отличается от измерения первого типа; и формирование сообщений по измерению первого типа и измерению второго типа, при этом число моментов времени, связанных с измерением второго типа, может быть равно или больше числа моментов времени для измерения первого типа. 3 н. и 12 з.п. ф-лы, 11 ил.

Способ измерения параметров движения объекта активным локатором

FIELD: short range radiolocation and hydrolocation. SUBSTANCE: invention relates to short range radiolocation and hydrolocation and can be used in systems of autonomous interacting objects movement control for calculating at limited distances the parameters of an object's movement - ground speed, heading parameter and the angle of encounter of a moving or stationary locator with a moving object. In the claimed method, a pulse signal is emitted, a reflected echo signal is received from the surface of a moving object, ranges measured between them are, the initial reference time T is set, the first range R 1 , the second range R 2 and the third range R 3 to the observed moving object are recorded in the first, second and third discrete periods, respectively. Then the desired parameters of the object's movement are calculated: the speed of convergence of the moving object and the locator, the course parameter, the angle of encounter of the locator with the moving object. EFFECT: expansion of the range of measured parameters of the target movement, as well as simplification of the implementation of the method by using only distance measurement. 1 cl, 6 dwg РОССИЙСКАЯ ФЕДЕРАЦИЯ (19) RU (11) (13) 2 759 199 C1 (51) МПК G01S 5/02 (2010.01) G01S 13/42 (2006.01) ФЕДЕРАЛЬНАЯ СЛУЖБА ПО ИНТЕЛЛЕКТУАЛЬНОЙ СОБСТВЕННОСТИ (12) ОПИСАНИЕ ИЗОБРЕТЕНИЯ К ПАТЕНТУ (52) СПК G01S 5/02 (2021.05); G01S 5/0244 (2021.05); G01S 13/42 (2021.05) (21)(22) Заявка: 2020122456, 30.06.2020 (24) Дата начала отсчета срока действия патента: Дата регистрации: 10.11.2021 (45) Опубликовано: 10.11.2021 Бюл. № 31 2 7 5 9 1 9 9 R U (56) Список документов, цитированных в отчете о поиске: RU 2290661 C2, 27.12.2006. RU 2533660 C2, 20.11.2014. RU 2703258 C1, 16.10.2019. RU 2171999 C2, 10.08.2001. RU 2682661 C1, 20.03.2019. US 4430655 A, 07.02.1984. JP 2001264429 A, 26.09.2001. GB 1403485 A, 28.08.1975. (54) Способ измерения параметров движения объекта активным локатором (57) Реферат: Изобретение относится к ...

A passive technique for the remote detection of buried objects

SELECTING A POSITIONING TECHNIQUE BASED ON THE ACCURACY

A method includes obtaining a benchmark of an accuracy of at least one of a direct positioning technique or an indirect positioning technique for positioning of a mobile device. The method also includes, depending on the benchmark, selecting between positioning of the mobile device using the direct positioning technique and the indirect positioning technique.

ELECTRONIC DEVICE FOR PROCESSING V2X MESSAGE AND OPERATING METHOD THEREOF

An electronic device and method are disclosed. The electronic device includes a display device, a wireless communication circuit supporting vehicle-to-everything (V2X) communication, and at least one processor operatively connected to the display device and the wireless communication circuit. The processor may implement the method, including receiving a first V2X message from an external electronic device through the wireless communication circuit, determining, based on a location of the external electronic device included in the received first V2X message, and a present location of the electronic device, whether a traffic guide event has occurred, in response to determining that the traffic guide event has occurred, estimating a reliability of the traffic guide event, based on at least one of an accuracy of the location of the external electronic device, and an accuracy of the present location of the electronic device, and controlling the display device to display a guidance message based ...

METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DETERMINING POSITIONING INFORMATION OF VEHICLE, ELECTRONIC DEVICE, STORAGE MEDIUM AND PROGRAM PRODUCT

The present disclosure provides a method and an apparatus for determining positioning information of a vehicle, an electronic device, a storage medium and a computer program product, relating to the field of artificial intelligence, in particular to the field of intelligent driving. The method includes: receiving positioning results and error ranges of the positioning results from at least two positioning subsystems in a vehicle; determining reliability detection results of the positioning results of the positioning subsystems according to the error ranges of the positioning results; and determining positioning information of the vehicle according to a first positioning result of a positioning subsystem whose reliability detection result is "reliable", and determining an error range of the positioning information, where the error range of the positioning information represents a confidence level of the positioning information. The method can be applied to an intelligent driving vehicle, ...

REPORTING REFERENCE SIGNAL-RELATED CONSISTENCIES IN SUPPORT OF USER EQUIPMENT POSITIONING

СПОСОБ, УСТРОЙСТВО И КОМПЬЮТЕРНЫЙ ПРОГРАММНЫЙ ПРОДУКТ ДЛЯ ОПРЕДЕЛЕНИЯ ГЕОГРАФИЧЕСКОГО МЕСТОПОЛОЖЕНИЯ РАДИОПЕРЕДАТЧИКА

FIELD: radio engineering. SUBSTANCE: invention relates to the field of methods for determining the geographical location of a radio signal transmission device, in particular signal transmission devices related to the Internet of Things. The claimed method contains stages in which the position of a set of stations and date of reception of the radio signal by the mentioned stations are provided, a reference station is selected, a scanning zone is determined, the scanning zone is divided depending on a scanning step. For each subzone, the degree of total error of the mentioned subzone is calculated. The subzone is selected that has the minimum degree of total error. Then, new scanning zone, new scanning step are determined and the above-mentioned steps of the method are repeated. EFFECT: creation of a simplified method for determining the geographical location of a radio signal transmission device, which provides reduced power consumption and high reliability. 12 cl, 5 dwg РОССИЙСКАЯ ФЕДЕРАЦИЯ (19) RU (11) (13) 2 756 916 C2 (51) МПК G01S 5/06 (2006.01) ФЕДЕРАЛЬНАЯ СЛУЖБА ПО ИНТЕЛЛЕКТУАЛЬНОЙ СОБСТВЕННОСТИ (12) ОПИСАНИЕ ИЗОБРЕТЕНИЯ К ПАТЕНТУ (52) СПК G01S 5/06 (2021.05); G01S 5/0221 (2021.05); G01S 5/02213 (2021.05); G01S 5/0244 (2021.05); G01S 5/0269 (2021.05) (21)(22) Заявка: 2019131682, 10.04.2018 10.04.2018 (73) Патентообладатель(и): КЕРЛИНК (FR) Дата регистрации: 07.10.2021 11.04.2017 FR 1753177 (43) Дата публикации заявки: 11.05.2021 Бюл. № 14 (45) Опубликовано: 07.10.2021 Бюл. № 28 (86) Заявка PCT: FR 2018/050900 (10.04.2018) C 2 C 2 (85) Дата начала рассмотрения заявки PCT на национальной фазе: 11.11.2019 (87) Публикация заявки PCT: 2 7 5 6 9 1 6 WO 2018/189477 (18.10.2018) R U 2 7 5 6 9 1 6 Приоритет(ы): (30) Конвенционный приоритет: (56) Список документов, цитированных в отчете о поиске: US 5058200 A, 15.10.1991. US 2010138184 A1, 03.06.2010. US 2003146871 A1, 07.08.2003. EP 1301057 A1, 09.04.2003. US 6108555 A, 22.08.2000. RU 2494411 C2, 27.09.2013. RU 2255433 ...

СПОСОБ ВЫСОКОТОЧНОГО ОПРЕДЕЛЕНИЯ МЕСТОПОЛОЖЕНИЯ ИСТОЧНИКА РАДИОИЗЛУЧЕНИЯ

Изобретение относится к области радиотехнической разведки и может быть использовано в системах радиоконтроля для высокоточного определения местоположения источников радиоизлучения (ИРИ) с борта летательного аппарата (ЛА). Техническим результатом является повышение точности определения местоположения источника радиоизлучения. В заявленном способе перед полетом заносят данные о вероятных источниках радиоизлучения на маршруте полета, в том числе параметры диаграммы направленности антенны. Измерения проводят по меньшей мере в двух точках. Дополнительно выполняют процедуру аппроксимации результатов измерений поля излучения передающей антенны, идентификацию источника радиоизлучения по эталонным диаграммам направленности. Производят расчет теоретических значений напряженности поля для множества значений параметров предполагаемого ИРИ в пределах ожидаемой территории его местоположения, возможные положения источника радиоизлучения определяют путем сравнения сумм разностей квадратов измеренных и ...

Position measurement method, own position measurement device, and on-board unit

포지셔닝을 위한 무결성-관련 정보의 보고

... 포지셔닝을 위한 무결성-관련 정보를 보고하는 시스템들, 방법들, 장치들 및 컴퓨터 프로그램 제품들이 제공된다.

MITIGATING SIGNAL LOSS AND DIRECTIONAL AMBIGUITY WITH DYNAMIC LOCATION DATA SAMPLING

Exemplary methods, apparatuses, and systems read location data representing a current location of a mobile device. The location data for the mobile device is taken at a first sampling rate. Upon determining that the location data indicates that the mobile device is approaching a geographic area having a history of wireless communication loss, the mobile device is triggered to increase location data sampling from the first sampling rate to a second sampling rate. 1. A method comprising:obtaining location data representing a current location of a mobile device, wherein the location data for the mobile device is taken at a first sampling rate;determining that the location data indicates that the mobile device is approaching a geographic area having a history of wireless communication loss and an estimated time of arrival for the mobile device to reach a destination satisfies a time threshold; andtriggering an increase in location data sampling from the first sampling rate to a second sampling rate in response to determining the mobile device is approaching the geographic area having a history of wireless communication loss and the estimated time of arrival for the mobile device to reach the destination satisfies a time threshold.2. The method of claim 1 , comprising:reading trip history of a plurality of trips through the geographic area reported by one or more mobile devices;determining that a number of the plurality of trips through the geographic area that included wireless communication loss in the geographic area satisfies a threshold; anddesignating the geographic area as having a history of wireless communication loss in response to determining that the number of trips satisfies the threshold.3. The method of claim 1 , wherein determining that the location data indicates that the mobile device is approaching the geographic area includes detecting that the location data is within threshold distance of the geographic area having a history of wireless communication ...

INCREASING MOBILE DEVICE POSITIONING ACCURACY

Methods, systems, and devices related to data transmission and accuracy for positioning User Equipment (UE) in a network are described. In one exemplary aspect, a method for wireless communication includes selecting, by a mobile device, one or more cells in a wireless network for facilitating a positioning of the mobile device in the wireless network. The method also includes transmitting, from the mobile device to a network node, a message to request assistance data corresponding to the one or more selected cells.

METHODS, APPARATUSES, SYSTEM AND PRODUCT FOR POSITIONING DETERMINATION

A method (700, 800), system (3210) and apparatus (900, 1000) are disclosed. According to one aspect, a method (700) for determining positioning is performed by a wireless device (1000). The method (700) comprising: receiving (720) a reference signal and performing a positioning measurement based on the received reference signal; receiving (730) positioning information based on the received reference signal, wherein the received positioning information comprises a positioning measurement reported by a neighbouring wireless device performed on the reference signal; and determining (740) further positioning information based on the positioning measurement and the received positioning information.

СПОСОБ ПОВЫШЕНИЯ ТОЧНОСТИ ОПРЕДЕЛЕНИЯ КООРДИНАТ ОБЪЕКТА РАДИОТЕХНИЧЕСКОЙ ДАЛЬНОМЕРНОЙ СИСТЕМОЙ

FIELD: navigation. SUBSTANCE: invention relates to the field of navigation and is intended for improving the accuracy of navigation of an object using a multi-position radio engineering range measuring system as a navigation system. In the claimed method, the horizontal and vertical geometric factors of accuracy degradation are calculated. Implementation of a complete search of the variants of RNE placement in a predetermined area or on a given trajectory involves construction of a search matrix consisting of points - centres of areas of possible location of the RNE, use of a digital elevation model to calculate the value of elevation at the current point of installation of the RNE (the search matrix point), calculation of the values of horizontal and vertical geometric factors for each configuration of the RNE, sorted in order of increasing of the spatial geometric factor. The RNE configurations that do not provide values of horizontal and vertical geometric factors less than the maximum permissible are then excluded. Area restrictions (visibility areas, permitted areas) are converted into binary masks. EFFECT: increase in the accuracy of determining the location by a radio engineering range measuring method due to the optimisation of placement of reference navigation equipment (RNE) in a predetermined area of operation of the navigation object. 2 cl, 1 dwg РОССИЙСКАЯ ФЕДЕРАЦИЯ (19) RU (11) (13) 2 762 999 C1 (51) МПК G01S 1/02 (2010.01) G01S 5/02 (2010.01) ФЕДЕРАЛЬНАЯ СЛУЖБА ПО ИНТЕЛЛЕКТУАЛЬНОЙ СОБСТВЕННОСТИ (12) ОПИСАНИЕ ИЗОБРЕТЕНИЯ К ПАТЕНТУ (52) СПК G01S 1/02 (2021.08); G01S 1/022 (2021.08); G01S 1/024 (2021.08); G01S 5/02 (2021.08); G01S 5/0242 (2021.08); G01S 5/0244 (2021.08) (21)(22) Заявка: 2020122733, 09.07.2020 09.07.2020 Дата регистрации: 24.12.2021 (45) Опубликовано: 24.12.2021 Бюл. № 36 Адрес для переписки: 127018, Москва, ул. Советской Армии, 5, АО "ЦНИИАГ" 2 7 6 2 9 9 9 C 1 (56) Список документов, цитированных в отчете о поиске: ОСТРОУМОВ И.В. ...

Машинно-ориентированный способ локального позиционирования наземных объектов на основе дальномерных вычислений

Изобретение относится к области навигационных систем и может быть использовано для локального позиционирования наземных объектов с относительно постоянной высотой расположения антенны в горизонтальной плоскости (в плане) при условии возможных помех на ограниченных территориях и в закрытых помещениях, где определение координат объектов с помощью глобальной навигационной спутниковой системы (ГНСС) затруднено либо нецелесообразно. Техническим результатом является повышение точности горизонтального позиционирования, определение зоны возможного расположения объекта и величины его максимального отклонения. В машинно-ориентированном способе локального позиционирования наземных объектов на основе дальномерных вычислений с помощью многократного использования алгоритма кругового POCS с поверхности, заведомо содержащей зону расположения объекта, определяют зону возможного расположения объекта, на основе которой, усредняя координаты крайних точек зоны, определяют координаты объекта и вычисляют возможные отклонения. 2 з.п. ф-лы, 3 ил. РОССИЙСКАЯ ФЕДЕРАЦИЯ (19) RU (11) (13) 2 757 672 C1 (51) МПК G01S 5/02 (2010.01) G01S 3/46 (2006.01) G01S 13/42 (2006.01) ФЕДЕРАЛЬНАЯ СЛУЖБА ПО ИНТЕЛЛЕКТУАЛЬНОЙ СОБСТВЕННОСТИ (12) ОПИСАНИЕ ИЗОБРЕТЕНИЯ К ПАТЕНТУ (52) СПК G01S 5/02 (2021.02); G01S 5/0244 (2021.02); G01S 5/0268 (2021.02); G01S 3/46 (2021.02); G01S 13/42 (2021.02) (21)(22) Заявка: 2020138580, 24.11.2020 24.11.2020 20.10.2021 Приоритет(ы): (22) Дата подачи заявки: 24.11.2020 (45) Опубликовано: 20.10.2021 Бюл. № 29 R U 2 7 5 7 6 7 2 C 1 Адрес для переписки: 248000, г. Калуга, ул. К. Маркса, 4, АО "КНИИТМУ" (54) Машинно-ориентированный способ локального позиционирования наземных объектов на основе дальномерных вычислений (57) Реферат: Изобретение относится к области зоны возможного расположения объекта и навигационных систем и может быть величины его максимального отклонения. В использовано для локального позиционирования машинно-ориентированном способе локального наземных объектов с ...

СПОСОБ ОПРЕДЕЛЕНИЯ КООРДИНАТ ИСТОЧНИКА РАДИОИЗЛУЧЕНИЯ

Изобретение относится к области определения координат местоположения источника радиоизлучения. Техническим результатом изобретения является повышение точности определения координат источника радиоизлучения. В заявленном способе принимают прямой радиосигнал, излучаемый источником радиоизлучения, и радиосигналы, отраженные от четырех сферических отражателей, установленных на местности. Определяют разность времен распространения прямого и отраженных от сферических отражателей сигналов. Устройство определения координат размещают в центре защищаемой зоны, отражатели размещают в точках на местности с известными координатами на одинаковом расстоянии от центрального приемного узла и на одинаковом расстоянии между собой. Вычисляют значения координат источника радиоизлучения с использованием сигналов измерительных пар, каждая из которых состоит из двух измерительных баз. Формируют множество измерительных пар, каждая из которых состоит только из смежных измерительных баз. Рассчитывают геометрический ...

UPLINK COORDINATED MULTIPOINT POSITIONING

A method and network node for uplink coordinated multipoint positioning are disclosed. According to one aspect, a method includes employing a coordinated multipoint function to decode data from a WD using signals received from the WD by the network node and from signals received from the WD by a plurality of cooperating network nodes. The method further includes converting the decoded WD data signal into a time domain reference signal and convert the signals received from the plurality of cooperating network nodes into time domain neighbour signals. The method also includes cross-correlating the time domain reference signal with the time domain neighbour signals to determine a time difference of arrival for each of the plurality of time domain neighbour signals. The method also includes calculating a position of the WD based on the time differences of arrival and based on locations of the cooperating network nodes. 1. A network node configured to communicate with a wireless device (WD) , the network node comprising:at least one processor; and{'claim-text': ['employing a coordinated multipoint process to decode data from a WD using signals received from the WD by the network node and from signals received from the WD by a plurality of cooperating network nodes;', 'converting the decoded WD data signal into a time domain reference signal and convert the signals received from the plurality of cooperating network nodes into time domain neighbor signals;', 'cross-correlating the time domain reference signal with the time domain neighbor signals to determine a time difference of arrival for each of the plurality of time domain neighbor signals; and', 'calculating a position of the WD based on the time differences of arrival and based on locations of the cooperating network nodes.'], '#text': 'memory storing software instructions configured to control the at least one processor to implement a process including:'}2. (canceled)3. (canceled)4. (canceled)5. (canceled)6. ( ...

MACHINE LEARNING TECHNIQUES FOR PRECISE POSITION DETERMINATION

Systems, methods, computer program products, and apparatuses to determine, by a neural network based on training data related to wireless signals exchanged by a device and a plurality of wireless access points in an environment, a respective distance between the device and each wireless access point, receive location data related to a respective location of each wireless access point of the plurality of wireless access points, determine a geometric cost of the neural network based on a geometric cost function, the respective distances, and the received location data, and train a plurality of values of the neural network based on a backpropagation and the determined geometric cost.

AoX multipath detection

A system and method for detecting a multipath environment is disclosed. A first pseudospectrum based on azimuth angle and elevation angle is created. The result of this first pseudospectrum are used to create a second pseudospectrum based on polarization and field ratio. The sharpness of the results for these two pseudospectrums is determined and may be used to detect whether a multipath environment exists. If a multipath environment is believed to exist, the results from this device are ignored in determining the spatial position of the object.

POSITIONING MEASUREMENT REPORTING USING SMALL DATA TRANSMISSIONS

Various aspects of the present disclosure relate to positioning measurement reporting using small data transmissions. One apparatus includes at least one memory and at least one processor that is configured to a receive a positioning report segmentation configuration comprising a set of segmentation criteria for segmenting a positioning report, segment the positioning report according to the set of segmentation criteria, and transmit the segmented positioning report using a small data transmission (“SDT”) uplink connection in a low power state.

DISTANCE MEASUREMENT

An apparatus comprising: means for obtaining a total delay error that when added to a reference time equivalent to a reference distance between a first antenna and a second antenna equals a difference between a transmission time of a signal sent via the first antenna and a reception time of the signal received via the second antenna; means for measuring a frequency-variable first delay associated with reflection of a transmitted signal by a frequency-variable complex impedance of the first antenna; means for measuring a frequency-variable second delay associated with reflection of a transmitted signal by a frequency-variable complex impedance of the second antenna; means for estimating a first portion of the total delay error associated with the first antenna in dependence upon at least the first delay; and means for estimating a second portion of the total delay error associated with the second antenna in dependence upon at least the second delay.

Patent RU2019131682A3

ВУ“? 2019131682” АЗ Дата публикации: 07.06.2021 Форма № 18 ИЗПМ-2011 Федеральная служба по интеллектуальной собственности Федеральное государственное бюджетное учреждение ж 5 «Федеральный институт промышленной собственности» (ФИПС) ОТЧЕТ О ПОИСКЕ 1. . ИДЕНТИФИКАЦИЯ ЗАЯВКИ Регистрационный номер Дата подачи 2019131682/07(062229) 10.04.2018 РСТ/ЕК2018/050900 10.04.2018 Приоритет установлен по дате: [ ] подачи заявки [ ] поступления дополнительных материалов от к ранее поданной заявке № [ ] приоритета по первоначальной заявке № из которой данная заявка выделена [ ] подачи первоначальной заявки № из которой данная заявка выделена [ ] подачи ранее поданной заявки № [Х] подачи первой(ых) заявки(ок) в государстве-участнике Парижской конвенции (31) Номер первой(ых) заявки(ок) (32) Дата подачи первой(ых) заявки(ок) (33) Код страны 1. 1753177 11.04.2017 ЕК Название изобретения (полезной модели): [Х] - как заявлено; [ ] - уточненное (см. Примечания) СПОСОБ, УСТРОЙСТВО И КОМПЬЮТЕРНЫЙ ПРОГРАММНЫЙ ПРОДУКТ ДЛЯ ОПРЕДЕЛЕНИЯ ГЕОГРАФИЧЕСКОГО МЕСТОПОЛОЖЕНИЯ РАДИОПЕРЕДАТЧИКА Заявитель: КЕРЛИНК, ЕК 2. ЕДИНСТВО ИЗОБРЕТЕНИЯ [Х] соблюдено [ ] не соблюдено. Пояснения: см. Примечания 3. ФОРМУЛА ИЗОБРЕТЕНИЯ: [Х] приняты во внимание все пункты (см. Примечания) [ ] приняты во внимание следующие пункты: [ ] принята во внимание измененная формула изобретения (см. Примечания) 4. КЛАССИФИКАЦИЯ ОБЪЕКТА ИЗОБРЕТЕНИЯ (ПОЛЕЗНОЙ МОДЕЛИ) (Указываются индексы МПК и индикатор текущей версии) 0015 5/06 (2006.01) 5. ОБЛАСТЬ ПОИСКА 5.1 Проверенный минимум документации РСТ (указывается индексами МПК) 0015 1/00-1/02; 601$ 3/00-3/02; ©01$ 5/00-5/14; ©0115 19/00-19/46; НОАВ 1/00; НОАВ 7/00, 7/24-7/26; НО4\У 64/00 5.2 Другая проверенная документация в той мере, в какой она включена в поисковые подборки: 5.3 Электронные базы данных, использованные при поиске (название базы, и если, возможно, поисковые термины): СМГРА, Езрасепе, Соозе Рав, ]-Р]а(Раь К-РТОМ, Раеатгсв, КОРТО, ИЗРТО, Уапаех 6. ДОКУМЕНТЫ, ОТНОСЯЩИЕСЯ К ...

СПОСОБ, УСТРОЙСТВО И КОМПЬЮТЕРНЫЙ ПРОГРАММНЫЙ ПРОДУКТ ДЛЯ ОПРЕДЕЛЕНИЯ ГЕОГРАФИЧЕСКОГО МЕСТОПОЛОЖЕНИЯ РАДИОПЕРЕДАТЧИКА

Verfahren und System zum Lokalisieren eines mobilen Identifikationsgebers eines Fahrzeuges

Die vorliegende Offenbarung betrifft ein Verfahren zum Lokalisieren eines mobilen Identifikationsgebers eines Fahrzeuges. Das Verfahren umfasst ein Bestimmen einer Laufzeit wenigstens eines Lokalisierungssignals aus einer Vielzahl von Lokalisierungssignalen, ein Bestimmen einer Signalstärke wenigstens eines Lokalisierungssignals aus der Vielzahl von Lokalisierungssignalen, und ein Lokalisieren des mobilen Identifikationsgebers in Bezug auf das Fahrzeug unter Verwendung der bestimmten Laufzeit und der bestimmten Signalstärke. Das Lokalisieren des mobilen Identifikationsgebers umfasst ein Klassifizieren einer Position des mobilen Identifikationsgebers in wenigstens einen Außenraumbereich und wenigstens einen Innenraumbereich des Fahrzeugs mittels maschinellen Lernens.

Localization of vehicles using beacons

Vehicles are localized using mobile beacons where a processor of a vehicle 501 determines that external signals for estimating the position of the vehicle are lost, degraded, or are predicted to be lost in the near future e.g. based on current location and map data. A set of mobile beacons 503a-c available to assist in estimating the position of the vehicle are determined. Using a communication device of the vehicle, broadcast signals from the set of mobile beacons are received, including localization data for the beacons. A subset of localization data from the set of mobile beacons is determined and used to estimate position of the vehicle. The subset may be determined using position uncertainty or dilution of precision (DOP) metrics. The external signals may be from fixed beacons, cell towers, routers or GNSS satellites. The signals may be lost in tunnels 502 or dense urban environments. The vehicle may be autonomous and nearby vehicles 503a-c can be used as mobile pseudolite beacons ...

METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MOBILE POSITIONING OPTIMIZATION WITH REPORTING

Method, device, computer program product, and apparatus to enable mobile device position optimization and reporting are described. Signals provided by a plurality of base transceiver stations (BTS) are received to determine a BTS-based position of the mobile device. A reference position of the mobile device is determined. A range measurement with respect to a target BTS is determined. In one aspect, one or more unreliable BTSs may be detected and reported based on a positioning measurement quality, a range measurement quality, or combinations thereof. In one aspect, the positioning measurement quality is determined based on a difference between the reference position of the mobile device and the BTS-based position of the mobile device. In one aspect, the range measurement quality is determined based on a difference between a measured range/distance and a reference/expected range/distance.

A METHOD FOR CREATING A MODEL FOR POSITIONING, AND A METHOD FOR POSITIONING

A method (100) for creating a model for positioning, the method (100) comprising: receiving (S150) a training dataset (1) comprising samples (10) of an estimation labeled type, each sample (10) of the estimation labeled type being associated with a measurement position, each sample (10) of the estimation labeled type comprising sensor data (12), measured at the measurement position associated with the sample (10), the sensor data (12) being characteristic of the measurement position associated with the sample (10); an estimated measurement position (14), being an estimate of the measurement position associated with the sample (10); an estimated accuracy (16), being an estimate of an accuracy of the estimated measurement position (14); training (S160) a machine learning model (20) to convert sensor data (12) to a position, wherein the training is based on the samples (10) of the estimation labeled type in the training dataset (1), whereby the model for positioning is created.

СПОСОБ ОПРЕДЕЛЕНИЯ МЕСТОПОЛОЖЕНИЯ ИСТОЧНИКОВ РАДИОИЗЛУЧЕНИЙ НА ОСНОВЕ ОВАЛОВ КАССИНИ

Изобретение относится к радиотехнике и может быть использовано в средствах радиотехнического контроля для определения местоположения источников радиоизлучений. Технический результат заключается в повышении точности определения местоположения источников радиоизлучений средствами радиотехнического контроля. В заявленном способе осуществляют применение параметров положения – произведений расстояний ra и rb, rb и rc, где ra, rb, rc - расстояния от левого, центрального и правого пунктов приема соответственно до источника радиоизлучения, а также новых линий положения - овалов Кассини. 7 ил.

СПОСОБ ИДЕНТИФИКАЦИИ НАЗЕМНЫХ ЦЕЛЕЙ

Изобретение относится к области радиотехники и может быть использовано при создании и модернизации средств идентификации наземных целей. Техническим результатом является повышение вероятности правильной идентификации наземных целей. В заявленном способе в качестве вектора итоговых оценок идентификационных признаков обнаруженных наземных целей принимается вектор из совокупности всех возможных векторов идентификационных признаков обнаруженных наземных целей, которому соответствует эталонная модель частотно-временного кода (ЧВК) с наибольшим числом совпадений с модернизированным ЧВК, который в свою очередь формируется из принятого ЧВК путем исключения моментов времени обнаружения импульсов ответных сигналов, не соответствующих по дальности и действующему коду обнаруженным наземным целям. Это приводит к увеличению числа совпадений модернизированного ЧВК с эталонной моделью ЧВК истинного вектора идентификационных признаков обнаруженных наземных целей и, как следствие, приводит к повышению вероятности ...

Passive technique for the remote detection of buried objects

A technique is provided for passively detecting the presence and location of an underground object. A plurality of individual antennas positioned in a linear array are directed to receive fields of view which are mutually parallel in azimuth. The linear array is then focused at a plurality of different angles in azimuth for passively acquiring low level random noise signals in the RF spectrum which are emitted by the underground object and by the intervening media. A radiometric receiver receives the noise signals acquired by each of the antennas as a separate channel, digitizes them and forwards them to a signal processor which performs a number of operations including: a mathematical integration for each separate channel received by the radiometric receivers; the generation from each of the integrated channels of a plurality of simultaneous digitally synthesized electromagnetic fields of view; directing the plurality of electromagnetic fields of view at a plurality of different spatial ...

Method and apparatus for mobile positioning optimization with reporting

Method, device, computer program product, and apparatus to enable mobile device position optimization and reporting are described. Signals provided by a plurality of base transceiver stations (BTS) are received to determine a BTS-based position of the mobile device. A reference position of the mobile device is determined. A range measurement with respect to a target BTS is determined. In one aspect, one or more unreliable BTSs may be detected and reported based on a positioning measurement quality, a range measurement quality, or combinations thereof. In one aspect, the positioning measurement quality is determined based on a difference between the reference position of the mobile device and the BTS-based position of the mobile device. In one aspect, the range measurement quality is determined based on a difference between a measured range/distance and a reference/expected range/distance.

Content clustering of new photographs for digital picture frame display

A method for automated routing of pictures taken on mobile electronic devices to a digital picture frame including a camera integrated with the frame, and a network connection module allowing the frame for direct contact and upload of photos from electronic devices or from photo collections of community members. The integrated camera is used to automatically determine an identity of a frame viewer and can capture gesture-based feedback. The displayed photos are automatically shown and/or changed according to the detected viewers. The photos can be filtered and cropped at the receiver side. Clustering photos by content is used to improve display and to respond to photo viewer desires.

TEMPORAL AND FREQUENCY-DEPENDENT TIMING ERROR GROUPS

Methods and apparatus are provided for determining timing error groups. In one embodiment a method of operating an entity in a communications network is provided. The communications network includes a network node. The method comprising determining at least one potential margin from a predetermined plurality of potential margins. Each potential margin of the plurality of potential margins being a potential maximum margin of timing error difference between two measurements based on positioning related reference signals or transmissions of positioning related reference signals. The method further comprising transmitting an indication of the at least one potential margin to the network node. The method includes determining a margin from the at least one potential margin and performing an action. The method further comprising determining a timing error group, TEG, associated with the action based on the margin.

METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR LOCATING A WIRELESS COMMUNICATION OBJECT TRANSPONDER, AND PASSENGER PROTECTION SYSTEM

Угломерно-корреляционный способ определения местоположения наземных источников радиоизлучения

Изобретение относится к радиотехнике и может быть использовано при определении местоположения наземных источников радиоизлучений (ИРИ). Технический результат – повышение точности определения координат цели и снижение вычислительных затрат при реализации способа определения координат ИРИ. Заявляемый способ заключается в том, что на борту самолета-пеленгатора одновременно измеряют с помощью штатного навигационно-пилотажного комплекса собственные прямоугольные координаты местоположения и угол курса, а с помощью радиопеленгатора – отношение сигнал/шум и пеленг ИРИ относительно продольной оси самолета, из которого непосредственно вычисляются с учетом угла курса косинус и синус пеленга ИРИ относительно оси абсцисс картографической системы координат соответственно. Из всех значений выбирают два пеленга, угол пересечения которых наиболее близок к прямому. Точку пересечения этих пеленгов принимают за начальное приближение оценки координат ИРИ. Далее методом последовательных приближений с помощью ...

Systems and methods for locating a signal source

A method of estimating the location of a signal source comprises, by a processing unit: determining AArp'" which represents a difference between accumulated phases of signals, Sm and S,, received by at least one pair of the receivers, 5 determining a first estimate of the location of said signal source based on position data and AApI"' of said at least one pair of receivers, said first estimate being associated with an accuracy area, determining data representative of difference in times of arrival of modulation patterns of the signals Sm, Sn, wherein said data comprise an ambiguity, and 10 for said at least one pair of receivers, using at least said data representative of difference in times of arrival of the modulation patterns of the signals, AAp"'", and said accuracy area, to obtain second estimates of the source location, at least some of them being located within the accuracy area ...

BLE SYSTEM APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR IMPROVING BLE-BASED POSITIONING PERFORMANCE

The present invention relates to a system, apparatus, and method for increasing Bluetooth low energy (BLE)-based positioning performance to provide location estimation information with increased accuracy. According to one embodiment of the present invention, the system comprises: a positioning signal transmission device transmitting the same positioning signal at predetermined transmission intervals through N preset channels; a positioning signal receiving device receiving the positioning signal for a predetermined receiving period at predetermined receiving intervals, wherein a detection target channel is sequentially changed at each predetermined receiving interval; and a positioning server alleviating a difference in received signal strength between the channels on the basis of the received positioning signal and applying a measurement value of the received signal strength in which the received signal strength difference between the channels is reduced to a positioning algorithm to estimate ...

Position validation

In one implementation, a method includes receiving versions of a message from a first satellite-based receiver and a second satellite-based receiver that both received a radio frequency (“RF”) transmission of the message, the message comprising a self-reported position of a transmitter of the message. The method also includes determining a time difference between a first arrival time of the RF transmission of the message at the first satellite-based receiver and a second arrival time of the RF transmission of the message at the second satellite-based receiver. The method further includes determining a measure of the likelihood that the self-reported position of the transmitter is valid based on the time difference between the first and second arrival times. The method still further includes transmitting an indication of the measure of the likelihood that the self-reported position is valid.

LOCALIZATION SYSTEM AND METHOD

Progressive global positioning system and method

A progressive global positioning system and a progressive global positioning method, which are specifically a system and method for establishing a global positioning service of a large number of available wireless communication nodes having a "location learning capability". Each communication node (N0, N1) obtains the geographic coordinates thereof by acquiring location information from neighboring communication nodes. By performing distance measurement multiple times and implementing an accurate index scoring mode, each communication node (N0, N1) can continuously maintain the geographic coordinates thereof, and gradually improve the accuracy over time.

BLE NETWORKING SYSTEMS AND METHODS PROVIDING CENTRAL AND PERIPHERAL ROLE REVERSAL WITH ENHANCED PERIPHERAL LOCATION DETERMINATION USING CONSTANT TONE EXTENSION ANALYSIS FOR A SAME CHANNEL

Provided are systems and methods for reversing the conventional roles of central and peripheral devices in a BLE network. Doing so includes implementing an end node (EN) as the sole initiator of a connection between a particular EN and a particular access point (AP). Such implementation includes determining a location of the EN, in which that location is resolved by the EN and defined with respect to exchanges of Constant Tone Extensions (CTEs) between the EN and reference points (RPs).

Position measurement method, own position measurement device, and on-board unit

METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR LOCALIZING AND IDENTIFYING MOBILE DEVICE USING SHORT-RANGE MESH NETWORK NODES

Various embodiments are directed to localizing and identifying a mobile computing device using a short-range mesh network. A user of the mobile computing device may be authenticated. When the mobile computing device connects to the mesh network, the location of the mobile computing device may be determined by determining which mesh network nodes the mobile computing device is connected to, triangulating the position of the mobile computing device based on signal direction via directional antennas arranged on the mesh network nodes, and/or measuring signal strength of the mobile computing device at the mesh network nodes.

METHOD, DEVICE AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR THE GEOPOSITIONING OF A RADIO TRANSMITTER

... i. iterating the method from the step d).

APPARATUS, METHOD, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM

An apparatus comprising: at least one processor; and at least one memory including computer program code; the at least one memory and the computer program code configured to, with the at least one processor, cause the apparatus at least to: receive (600) an indication indicating that positioning accuracy information associated with at least one potential future position of a terminal is to be provided to; and provide (604) the positioning accuracy information associated with the at least one potential future position of the terminal.

POSITION ESTIMATE BASED ON TRANSMISSION BEAM PROPERTIES

NR POSITIONING MEASUREMENT ACCURACY

VALIDATION OF POSITION INDICATION

Position measurement method, own position measurement device, and in-vehicle device

This position measurement method for a vehicle has: a process for determining whether position information for a device's own vehicle could be acquired from the outside at prescribed quality; a process for acquiring position information for a nearby vehicle present within an area in which acquisition of information for the device's own vehicle is possible, when the position information cannot be obtained at the prescribed quality; and a process for replacing the position information for the device's own vehicle with the acquired position information for the nearby vehicle.

COMMUNICATION DEVICE AND STORAGE MEDIUM

A communication device controls wireless communication depending on radio propagation environments. The communication device includes a wireless communication section configured to receive wireless signals from another communication device, and a control section configured to control a repetition process of repeatedly executing a measurement process on a basis of a reliability parameter calculated through the measurement process. The measurement process including reception of the wireless signals and calculation of the reliability parameter serving as an indicator that indicates whether a first incoming wave is an appropriate process target, the first incoming wave being a signal detected as a signal that meets a predetermined detection standard among the received wireless signals, wherein the reliability parameter includes a fourth reliability parameter serving as an indicator that indicates suitability of a situation of receiving the wireless signal.

Sidelink positioning based on PRS transmission of single user equipment in NR V2X

A method for performing, by a first user equipment, wireless communication is proposed. The method may comprise the steps of: transmitting a positioning reference signal (PRS) to a plurality of second user equipments; receiving, from the plurality of second user equipments, location information of the plurality of second user equipments and time of arrival (TOA) values of the plurality of second user equipments; and determining a location of the first user equipment on the basis of the location information of the plurality of second user equipments and the TOA values of the plurality of second user equipments. For example, the TOA values may be determined on the basis of a time when the plurality of second user equipments receive the PRS.

METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DETERMINATION AND REPORTING OF UE POSITION IN AN NTN

System and method for automated commissioning of one or more networks of electronic devices

Aspects of the present disclosure include methods and systems for the automated commissioning of a network of electronic devices. The locations of large systems of installed electronic devices equipped with wireless communication modules, such as luminaires, light switches, and occupancy sensors, can be rapidly determined by using inter-device distance measurements to calculate the location coordinates of the devices. Increased confidence in the calculated location coordinates can be achieved by comparing the calculated values to an installation plan and assigning the IDs of the specific devices to the location coordinates in the installation plan.

METHOD FOR ESTIMATING A LOCATION OF AT LEAST ONE MOBILE NETWORK NODE AND RESPECTIVE NETWORK

A method for estimating a location of at least one mobile network node comprises the steps of performing (100) initial range measurements between at least two static network nodes in a pairwise manner, and determining (101) an initial location estimate with respect to the at least one mobile network node on the basis of said initial range measurements. It also has the steps of determining (102) an estimate for corresponding noise samples on the basis of said initial location estimate and/or a respective location of at least one of the at least two static network nodes, estimating (103) corresponding initial parameters of a Gaussian mixture noise model on the basis of said initial noise samples and determining (104) a weighted sum of respective refined parameters of the Gaussian mixture noise model and the corresponding initial parameters of the Gaussian mixture noise model.

사용자 장비(UE) 전력 절약 상태 동안 기준 신호 송신을 위한 타이밍 정확도

UE 포지셔닝을 위한 방법들, 시스템들, 컴퓨터-판독가능 매체들, 및 장치들이 설명된다. 일부 실시예들에서, UE는 기준 신호에 대한 측정들을 수행하고 UE의 포지션을 도출하기 위해 기준 신호를 네트워크 리소스에 송신하도록 구성된다. 기준 신호의 타이밍은 특정한 정밀도로 추적된다. 정밀도는 UE가 상이한 타이밍 정확도들로부터 지원할 수 있는 타이밍 정확도에 기반한다. 상이한 타이밍 정확도들이 지원될 수 있으며, 이들 각각은 타이밍 에러 제한들의 상이한 세트를 가질 수 있다. 예컨대, UE의 각도-기반 포지셔닝의 경우, 낮은 타이밍 정확도가 지원될 수 있다. 이에 비해, 타이밍-기반 포지셔닝 방법의 경우, 높은 타이밍 정확도가 지원될 수 있다.

Method and system for embedded device localization-based fault indication

A method and system of signaling an anomaly state associated with a host asset device. The method, executed in a processor of a server computing device, comprises detecting, using one or more sensors, movement of an embedded device, the embedded device placed within the host asset device in an indoor facility, localizing the embedded device, determining, based on the localizing, that a position of the host asset device is substantially identical to a known nominal position of the embedded device, and signaling, based on the determining, that an anomaly state is associated with the host asset device.

User equipment localization through time series search

A processing system collects data points, wherein each data point indicates a location of user equipment in a telecommunication service provider network at a point in time, generates, for a first data point, a set of features over a plurality of time windows, wherein the set includes time series features, estimates an importance of each feature, wherein the importance indicates an accuracy with which the feature allows for estimation of an unseen location of the user equipment, wherein the unseen location is a location that is not identified in the plurality of data points, selects a threshold number of features from the set, wherein the threshold number of features have a greatest importance relative to all features in the set, generates a plurality of predictions of the unseen location, using the threshold number of features, aggregates the plurality of predictions, and estimates the unseen location based on the aggregating.

SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR BEAM GROUP REPORTING FOR NEW RADIO POSITIONING

This disclosure provides methods, devices, and systems for beam group reporting for positioning in new radio (NR) wireless communications systems. In some wireless communications systems, multiple PRS resources, e.g., a beam group, received by a user equipment (UE) from the same network entity may be used to produce a combined Time of Arrival (TOA) measurement for the reference or target to derive an Reference Signal Time Difference (RSTD) estimate. The UE provides to a network entity an indication of the PRS resources in the beam group, which may be specifically or generally identified. Additionally, parameters associated with the beam group are provided, such as a relative quality of the TOA measurement for each PRS resource in the subset, a spread of the TOA measurements in the subset, a relative signal strength of each PRS resource in the subset, or a spread of the signal strength in the subset.

POSITIONING SIGNAL FREQUENCY HOP AGGREGATION

A method of facilitating position determination of a user equipment includes: receiving, at the user equipment, a first plurality of positioning reference signal portions having a corresponding plurality of frequency sub-bands; processing, at the user equipment, one or more of the first plurality of positioning reference signal portions to determine position information; and at least one of: transmitting a capability message, to a network entity, indicating a processing capability of the user equipment to process, in combination, positioning reference signal portions having different frequency sub-bands to determine the position information; or transmitting a signal-combination indication, to the network entity, indicating a second plurality of positioning reference signal portions, of the first plurality of positioning reference signal portions, processed by the user equipment in combination to determine the position information.

Method and apparatus for location determination using plate tectonics models

Techniques are provided for applying plate tectonic model information to improve the accuracy of base station assisted satellite navigation systems. An example method for determining a location of a mobile device includes receiving base station measurement, coordinate and epoch information, receiving base station velocity information, receiving signals from a plurality of satellite vehicles, and determining the location of the mobile device based on the signals received from the plurality of satellite vehicles, the base station measurement, coordinate and epoch information, and the station velocity information.

LOCALIZING AN RFID TAG IN A MONITORED ZONE

A method (100) for localizing an RFID tag (10) in a monitored zone (S) comprises: emitting (120) a reference signal (STl) from a reference RFID tag (11) at a predefined reference position (P) within the monitored zone (S), the reference signal (STl) including reference information; at a plurality of receivers (21, 22, 23, 24), receiving (130) the reference signal (ST1) as a plurality of received reference signals (ST1'-ST1ʺʺ); calculating (140) a position of the reference RFID tag (11) as a function of the received reference signals (ST1'-ST1ʺʺ); comparing (150) the calculated position of the reference RFID tag (11) with the predetermined reference position (P) for obtaining a test result; emitting (160) an operation signal (S1) from the RFID tag (10), the operation signal (S1) including operation information associated with the RFID tag; at the plurality of receivers (21, 22, 23, 24), receiving (170) the operation signal (S1) as a plurality of received operation signals (S1'-S1ʺʺ); comparing ...

ASIL-CLASSIFICATION BY COOPERATIVE POSITIONING

An apparatus comprising a transceiver, an antenna and a processor. The transceiver may be configured to send/receive data messages to/from a plurality of vehicles. The antenna may be configured to receive signals from GNSS satellites. The processor may be configured to (i) determine a first region based on relative coordinates calculated using the data messages, (ii) determine a second region calculated using the signals received from the GNSS satellites, (iii) determine whether a pre-determined amount of the first region to the second region overlap and (iv) increase a confidence level of a positional accuracy of the plurality of vehicles if the pre-determined amount of the first region and the second region overlap. One of the vehicles implements one or more automatic responses based on the confidence level of the positional accuracy.

Active geo-location range for WLAN devices

A method and devices are disclosed that increase the range of active geo-location from the airborne measuring station as compared with known methods by increasing the effective receive sensitivity of the airborne measuring station. In one embodiment this may be accomplished by transmitting a predetermined ranging packet and correlating the raw received bit stream of the response packet with the predetermined bit stream. In one embodiment, the disclosed method applies to the reception of IEEE 802.11 direct sequence spread spectrum DSSS ACK and DSSS CTS packets in response to DSSS data null and DSSS RTS packets respectively, in the 2.4 GHz band.

ASIL-classification by cooperative positioning

An apparatus comprising a transceiver, an antenna and a processor. The transceiver may be configured to send/receive data messages to/from a plurality of vehicles. The antenna may be configured to receive signals from GNSS satellites. The processor may be configured to (i) determine a first region based on relative coordinates calculated using the data messages, (ii) determine a second region calculated using the signals received from the GNSS satellites, (iii) determine whether a pre-determined amount of the first region to the second region overlap and (iv) increase a confidence level of a positional accuracy of the plurality of vehicles if the pre-determined amount of the first region and the second region overlap. One of the vehicles implements one or more automatic responses based on the confidence level of the positional accuracy.

Positioning a Terminal Device

A method including receiving a first reference signal, wherein the first reference signal is having a first bandwidth in a first frequency range, determining an angle of arrival of a line of sight component of the first reference signal, receiving a second reference signal, wherein the second reference signal is having a second bandwidth in a second frequency range, wherein the second bandwidth is greater than the first bandwidth, determining a time of arrival of a line of sight component of the second reference signal, based on the first reference signal and on the second reference signal, determining a link quality measure, and based on the link quality measure, the time of arrival and the angle of arrival, performing a position estimation to obtain an estimated position, wherein the first reference signal and the second reference signal are received from a same transmit-receive point.

Position measurement method,own position measurement device, and in-vehicle device

V2X(VEHICLE-TO-EVERYTHING), V2V(VEHICLE-TO-VEHICLE), 및 V2P(VEHICLE-TO-PEDESTRIAN) 포지셔닝을 위한 사용자 장비(UE) 포지셔닝 앵커들의 인에이블링

... 포지셔닝 엔티티에 의한 무선 통신 방법은 제1 비-앵커 사이드링크 사용자 장비(UE)의 포지셔닝 추정의 정확도를 결정하는 단계를 포함한다. 방법은 또한, 정확도가 정확도 조건을 만족시킨다고 결정하는 단계를 포함한다. 방법은 포지셔닝 추정이 정확도 조건을 만족시키는 것에 기반하여 제1 비-앵커 사이드링크 UE를 제1 앵커 UE로서 구성하는 단계를 더 포함한다.

Method of wireless geolocated information communication in self-verifying arrays

Methods and apparatus for transmitting information associated with verified positions of Nodes based upon wireless communications between Nodes included in an array. Values for variables derived from multiple wireless transmissions between Nodes are aggregated, and a position of a particular Node may be determined based upon multiple data sets generated by multiple communications between disparate Nodes. Information is geolocated based upon the respective positions of the disparate Nodes. A user interface may provide a pictorial view of positions of all or some Nodes in an array, as well as associated information.

AN APPARATUS AND ASSOCIATED METHODS

An apparatus caused to, in respect of determination of a direction towards an object in a space, the object having a tag capable of emitting a wireless signal for reception by a locator of a positioning system configured to determine the direction towards the tag based on the wireless signal, based on object orientation information comprising the orientation of the object as viewed by a camera capturing visual imagery of the space and predetermined tag position information comprising the position on the object where the tag is attached, provide for determination of at least whether or not the object is oriented such that the tag substantially faces the locator and thereby control of the positioning system in the determination of at least a viability of the wireless signal for determining the direction towards the object, the tag substantially facing the locator indicative of the viability of the wireless signal.

THREE-DIMENSIONAL ANGLE OF ARRIVAL CAPABILITY IN ELECTRONIC DEVICES

A method includes obtaining signal information based on wireless signals received from an external electronic device via a first antenna pair and a second antenna pair. The first and second antenna pairs are aligned along different axes. The signal information includes channel information, range information, a first angle of arrival (AoA) based on the first antenna pair, and a second AoA based on the second antenna pair. The method also includes generating an initial prediction of a presence of the external electronic device relative to a field of view (FoV) of the electronic device. The method further includes performing a smoothing operation on the range information and the first and second AoA, the smoothing operation generating a predicted location of the external electronic device relative to the FoV of the electronic device. Additionally, the method includes generating, based on the smoothing operation, confidence values associated with the predicted location.

GROUPING FOR EFFICIENT COOPERATIVE POSITIONING CALCULATIONS

VERFAHREN ZUM BEREITSTELLEN EINER KONNEKTIVITÄTSNAVIGATION UND NAVIGATIONSSYSTEM UNTER VERWENDUNG DERSELBEN

Ein Verfahren zum Bereitstellen einer Konnektivitätsnavigation mit einer Kopfeinheit in einem Navigationssystem umfasst die Schritte zum Bestimmen eines Empfangszustandes von GPS- (Global Positioning System) Informationen, Suchen nach zumindest einer Vorrichtung, die drahtgebunden oder drahtlos verbunden ist, Empfangen von Positionssensorinformationen von den gesuchten Vorrichtungen, Bestimmen der Zuverlässigkeit der empfangenen Positionssensorinformationen und Auswählen von Informationen von einer gesuchten Vorrichtung mit hoher Zuverlässigkeit als empfangene Informationen auf der Grundlage der bestimmten Zuverlässigkeit. Zusätzlich führt ein Navigationssystem mit der Kopfeinheit, einer Fahrzeugsteuerung, einem mobilen Endgerät und einem Telematikserver das Verfahren zum Bereitstellen der Konnektivitätsnavigation durch.

SYSTEM UND VERFAHREN FÜR AUTOMATISCHE INBETRIEBNAHME EINES ODER MEHRERER NETZWERKE VON ELEKTRONISCHEN VORRICHTUNGEN

Aspekte der vorliegenden Offenbarung umfassen Verfahren und Systeme für die automatisierte Inbetriebnahme eines Netzwerks von elektronischen Vorrichtungen. Die Orte von großen Systemen von installierten elektronischen Vorrichtungen, die mit kabellosen Kommunikationsmodulen ausgestattet sind, wie etwa Leuchten, Lichtschalter und Belegungssensoren, können schnell unter Verwendung von Abstandsmessungen zwischen Vorrichtungen bestimmt werden, um die Ortskoordinaten der Vorrichtungen zu berechnen. Erhöhtes Vertrauen in die berechneten Ortskoordinaten kann erreicht werden durch Vergleichen der berechneten Werte mit einem Installationsplan und Zuordnen der IDs der spezifischen Vorrichtungen zu den Ortskoordinaten im Installationsplan.

확장현실을 포함한 가상현실 공간 서비스를 위한 고정밀 위치 움직임 획득장치

... 본 발명은 가상현실(VR), 증강현실(AR), 확장현실(XR)을 구현하기 위한 공간 서비스를 위한 실내 위치 확인 기술에 관한 것으로, 더욱 상세하게는 무선기술에 기반한 고정밀 위치움직임 획득 장치에 관한 것이다. 본 발명은 모니터링서버(110), 앵커(120), 태그(130)를 포함하여 구성된 가상현실 공간 서비스를 위한 고정밀 위치 움직임 획득 장치(100)를 제공한다. 또한 본 발명은 상기한 앵커(120)는 동기화 모듈(124), 태그 신호 발생 모듈(125), 시간차 정보 모듈(126), 앵커간 시간차 정보 모듈(127)이 포함되어 구성되어 있고, 상기한 태그(130)는 고유신호모듈(134), 태그의 신호발생모듈(135)이 포함하여 구성되어 있는 것을 특징으로 하는 가상현실 공간 서비스를 위한 고정밀 위치 움직임 획득 장치(100)를 제공한다. 또한 본 발명은 메인 앵커(120)가 선정되는 과정(1과정), 상기에서 선정된 메인 앵커(120)는 단위 측위 공간(200) 내에 설치된 다른 앵커(120)들에 동기화 신호를 보내어 시간을 동기화하도록 하는 기능을 수행하게 하는 과정(2과정), 상기한 메인 앵커(120)에서 시간의 동기화 과정을 수행함과 동시에 태그(130)에 태그 자신의 고유신호와 측위를 위한 정보를 발생하게 하는 고유 신호 발생 과정(3과정), 앵커(120)는 시간차 정보 모듈(126)에서 태그(130)에서 발생시킨 태그의 측위를 위한 정보를 시간차 정보로 생성시키는 과정(4과정), 상기한 앵커(120)와 태그(130)에 대한 시간차 정보를 모니터링서버(110)로 전송하는 과정(5과정), 상기에서 전송받은 앵커(120)와 태그(130)에 대한 시간차 정보를 이용하여 태그(130)와 앵커(120)들 사이의 거리를 연산하여 거리 정보를 생성하는 과정(6과정), 을 포함하는 과정으로 단위 측위 공간(200)에서 태그(130)를 부착한 이동체(M)를 고정밀도로 위치와 움직임을 측정할 수 있는 기능을 수행하는 것을 특징으로 하는 가상현실 공간 서비스를 ...

Error Vector Magnitude Requirement Negotiation for Ranging Operation

Some embodiments of this disclosure include apparatuses and methods for implementing a requirement negotiation for an error vector magnitude (EVM) (or other metrics for measuring transmission signal quality) for ranging and/or positioning operation(s). Some embodiments relate to an electronic device including a transceiver and one or more processors communicatively coupled to the transceiver. The one or more processors transmit, during a negotiation phase of a ranging operation, an initial request frame to a second electronic device, wherein the initial request frame comprises a first indication of an error vector magnitude (EVM) requirement. The one or more processors receive an initial response frame from the second electronic device and determine a second indication of the EVM requirement based at least in part on the received initial response frame. The one or more processors implement a measurement phase of the ranging operation in accordance with the second indication of the EVM requirement ...

MEASUREMENT PERIOD FORMULATION FOR POSITIONING REFERENCE SIGNAL (PRS) PROCESSING

USER EQUIPMENT ENABLED SIDELINK RANGING WITH ADJUSTABLE BANDWIDTH

Verfahren und Vorrichtung zur hochgenauen Bestimmung der Position und/oder Orientierung eines zu ortenden Objektes sowie Feststation für ein Mobilfunkkommunikationssystem

Die Erfindung betrifft ein Verfahren zur hochgenauen Bestimmung der Position und/oder Orientierung eines zu ortenden Objektes (10), das zur Kommunikation in einem Drahtlos-Kommunikationsnetzwerk ausgelegt ist. Solche hochgenauen Eigenlokalisierungen werden insbesondere für das automatische Fahren und für die Navigation in Gebäuden benötigt. Dabei wird von dem Objekt (10) ein breitbandiger Impulse kurzer Dauer an die umliegenden Feststationen (31 - 35) ausgesendet, die bei Empfang von den umliegenden Feststationen (31 - 35) in einer unmittelbaren Rücksendung eines Antwortimpulses beantwortet werden. Damit findet in dem Objekt (10) eine Messung der Laufzeit des abgestrahlten Impulses bis zum Eintreffen des Antwortimpulses der Rücksendung von einer der umliegenden Feststationen (31 - 35) statt. Wenn die Aussendung des Impulses durch eine Anzahl von an verschiedenen Positionen des Objektes (10) angebrachten Antennenelementen (176) erfolgt und die Zeit jeweils bis zum Eintreffen des Antwortimpulses ...

Spatial self-verifying array of nodes

Methods and apparatus for verifying respective positions of Nodes based upon wireless communications between Nodes included in an array. Values for variables derived from multiple wireless transmissions between Nodes are aggregated, and a position of a particular Node may be determined based upon multiple data sets generated by multiple communications between disparate Nodes. In addition, the presence of an obstacle to wireless communication between some Nodes may be derived from the data sets. A user interface may provide a pictorial view of positions of all or some Nodes in an array, as well as a perceived obstruction.

POSITION MEASUREMENT DEVICE AND METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUM

In the present invention, to make it possible to enhance the accuracy of positioning in an area not reached by a GNSS signal: a first position of a host device is estimated; the error of the first position is estimated; from a second device, other device information is received that includes a second position of the second device and a second error of the second position that have been estimated by the second device; and if the second error is smaller than the first error, the first position and first error are corrected on the basis of the other device information.

ANCHOR USER EQUIPMENT SELECTION FOR POSITIONING

An anchor UE may move or have a low transmission power and impact the accuracy of positioning estimates of a target UE based on measurements of the PRSs associated with the anchor UE. One or more candidate anchor UEs may be selected or excluded from being used for positioning based on one or more of a measurement quality metric of a position measurement of a candidate anchor UE, a mobility status of the candidate anchor UE, or a GDOP associated with the candidate anchor UE. A mobility status of the candidate anchor UE may be derived from reported positions of the candidate anchor UE or obtained from the candidate anchor UE. A UE selected as an anchor UE is used for positioning of a target UE, and a UE downselected from being an anchor UE is excluded from use for positioning of the target UE.

METHODS FOR POSITIONING IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, AND DEVICES FOR SUPPORTING THE SAME

NETWORK POSITIONING OF DEVICES IN A BEAMFORMED COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM

INTELLIGENT LOCATION ESTIMATION FOR ASSETS IN CLINICAL ENVIRONMENTS

A system identifies a first position of a tag in a clinical environment based on first times at which first receivers received a first wireless signal from the tag. The system estimates a second position of the tag in the clinical environment based on second times at which second receivers received a second wireless signal from the tag. The system determines that a boundary is located between the first position and the second position, defines a path range around the first position of the tag based on an expected movement of the tag during a time interval between the first and second wireless signals, determines that the boundary lacks a door within the path range, adjusts the second position of the tag based on the boundary map, and transmits a message indicating that the tag is located at the adjusted position at the second time. 1. A method , comprising:identifying a first location of a tag based on a first wireless signal received from the tag, the first wireless signal being transmitted by the at least one tag at a first transmission time;estimating a second location of the tag based on a second wireless signal from the tag, the second wireless signal being transmitted by the tag at a second transmission time;determining whether a boundary is between the first location and the second location;determining whether the boundary includes a threshold;determining whether a transition event is detected in the threshold; andadjusting the estimated second location of the tag when a boundary is located between the first location and the second location and a transition event is not detected in the threshold.2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising transmitting a message indicating an adjustment of the second location of the tag.3. The method of claim 1 , further comprising transmitting a message indicating that the second location is confirmed when a transition event is detected in the threshold.4. The method of claim 1 , further comprising adjusting the second ...

Detecting and monitoring location of wireless-enabled devices in a physical space

Wireless-enabled devices are becoming more ubiquitous in society. Detection and analysis of movement of these devices in a known physical space can aid in detecting cyber threats present in the physical space, as well as physical threats to life in the space. Embodiments of the present disclosure are directed to solutions for detecting, monitoring, and analyzing wireless-enabled device movement and utilizing this information to determine a probable threat in a physical space.

METHOD OF WIRELESS GEOLOCATED INFORMATION COMMUNICATION IN SELF-VERIFYING ARRAYS

Methods and apparatus for transmitting information associated with verified positions of Nodes based upon wireless communications between Nodes included in an array. Values for variables derived from multiple wireless transmissions between Nodes are aggregated, and a position of a particular Node may be determined based upon multiple data sets generated by multiple communications between disparate Nodes. Information is geolocated based upon the respective positions of the disparate Nodes. A user interface may provide a pictorial view of positions of all or some Nodes in an array, as well as associated information.

RIS-AIDED AND NON-RIS-AIDED SIGNALING

MACHINE LEARNING FINGERPRINT-BASED INDOOR LOCALIZATION

The disclosed embodiments relate to a fingerprinting-based localization with improved accuracy. Improving a spatial accuracy is accomplished by leveraging the use of machine-learning techniques for processing wireless channel condition values by eventually transforming these channel condition values into a respective spatial distribution of estimated radio coverage and uncertainty. A wireless channel condition value may be determined by a signal strength or RSSI (Received Signal Strength Indication), a latency, a throughput measurement, or a channel impulse response. The present embodiments introduce a calculation of an uncertainty indicator. This indicator is beneficial for improving the accuracy of the positioning and for reporting a confidence level of predicted locations. Using this uncertainty indicator advantageously removes the need for including explicit information about the scenery bounds, since these are automatically considered by high uncertainty values on and beyond the borders ...

METHOD AND APPARATUS TO ENABLE SELECTIVE POSITIONING REQUESTS BASED UPON THE AVAILABILITY OF RADIO MODELS

A method, apparatus and computer program product are provided to efficiently determine the location of a mobile device based upon radio signals received by the mobile device. In the context of a method implemented by or on behalf of a mobile device, location information is received relating to a mobile device. The method also includes determining availability of one or more radio models in relation to a location estimate for the mobile device based upon the location information. The method further includes providing information to the mobile device regarding the availability of the one or more radio models in relation to the location estimate.

V2V CLUSTERING AND MULTI-HOP COMMUNICATION

SIGNAL OVERHEAD REDUCTION IN DISTRIBUTED POSITIONING SYSTEM

POSITION DETERMINATION SYSTEMS AND METHODS UTILIZING ERROR OF MULTIPLE CANDIDATE POSITIONS

Examples of systems and methods described herein may be used to track a tagged object through a scene. Techniques are described herein to calculate a position of the tag using wireless communication with multiple anchor devices. In some examples, the anchor devices may be self-localizing, e.g., they may dynamically determine their position and relationship to one another. In some examples, position of a tag may be calculated by calculating multiple candidate positions using different localization techniques—such as geometric localization techniques and/or optimization-based techniques. An error may also be identified associated with each candidate position. A final position may be determined for the tag based on the errors associated with the candidate positions (e.g., the candidate position with the smallest error may be utilized as the position, e.g., the determined position, of the tag). 1. A method comprising:collecting a set of ranges, each of the set of ranges corresponding to a range between a particular device and a respective anchor device of a plurality of anchor devices;calculating a first candidate position of the particular device based on the set of ranges using a geometric localization technique;estimating error associated with the first candidate position;calculating a second candidate position of the particular device and error associated with the second candidate position using an optimization-based technique, based on residual errors relative to each of the plurality of anchor devices;selecting a determined position for the particular device based on the error associated with the first candidate position and the error associated with the second candidate position.2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising collecting a set of positions for the plurality of anchor devices claim 1 , and wherein using the geometric localization technique is further based on the set of positions.3. The method of claim 1 , further comprising selecting a subset of the ...

Signal overhead reduction in distributed positioning system

A user equipment (UE) initiates a positioning session based on ranging in a distributed system of UEs. The positioning session includes a plurality of anchor UEs with known positions that provide information including ranging information and their positions to the initiator UE in post-ranging messages. The initiator UE identifies anchor UEs that provide information that does not significantly contribute to the final position estimate for the initiator UE. The initiator UE, for example, may generate position estimates and associated accuracy levels for different subsets of anchor UEs and may use the accuracy levels to identify a subset of anchor UEs that may be used for positioning in place of the full set of anchor UEs without a significant loss of accuracy. Selected UEs are excluded from providing post-ranging messages in subsequent positioning sessions to reduce signaling overhead and improve efficiency.

METHOD FOR GENERATING POSITIONING DATA

SERVER, COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, AND POSITIONING METHOD BASED ON MOBILE NETWORK THEREOF

A server, a communication system, and a positioning method based on mobile network thereof are provided. In the method, a first measurement report and a second measurement report are received. The first measurement report is related to a first network performance measurement of a user equipment (UE) with a mobile network and includes first location information of the UE, and the second measurement report is related to a second network performance measurement of the UE with the mobile network. The Second location information of the UE is determined according to a monitoring result obtained from the second measurement report. The monitoring result is related to the signal transmission condition of the UE in the mobile network. The second location information is calibrated according to the first location information. Accordingly, the accuracy of the location of the UE may be improved.

METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR ESTIMATING A TIME-OF-ARRIVAL OR A DISTANCE BETWEEN TWO DEVICES

Disclosed are methods and apparatus for estimating a time-of-arrival of a packet received by a receiver, the method comprising: storing a reference bit-pattern; receiving a plurality of samples in a samples-buffer; identifying, in a bit-pattern detector; a matching group of samples having a bit-pattern which matches the reference bit-pattern; and determining, from the matching group of samples in a correlator, a group of three correlation values, comprising a local maximum correlation value, P0, an immediately preceding correlation value, Pm, and an immediately succeeding correlation value Pp; using a polynomial function f(δ) of the difference, δ, between Pm and Pp to estimate, in an estimation unit, a timing offset Tfrac, between the local maximum correlation value and a correlation peak; and estimating the time-of-arrival from a time of the local maximum correlation value P0, and Tfrac.

SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR IMPROVED GEOLOCATION IN A LOW POWER WIDE AREA NETWORK

Systems and methods for improved geolocation in a network are disclosed. An end node may transmit a signal. The signal may be received by a plurality of computing devices. Receipt times of the signal at the plurality of computing devices may be used to determine a location of the end node.

MOBILE SIGNAL BASED BUILDING FOOTPRINTS

Methods and systems for determining location using a cellular and WLAN positioning system by selecting the best WLAN PS solution

The disclosed subject matter relates to a method and system for increasing the accuracy of a WLAN based position estimate using cellular positioning information. In some embodiments, the method can include determining a set of possible WLAN location solutions for a WLAN and cellular enabled device based on one or more WLAN access points, obtaining cellular measurements from at least one cell tower, and determining the best WLAN location solution from the set of possible WLAN location solutions using the cellular measurements. In one embodiment, the method can include using the cellular measurements from the at least one cell tower to provide a cellular based location estimate for the WLAN and cellular enabled device.

Location measuring method and apparatus using access point and lamp

Measuring a location of a communication terminal using a wireless local area access point based on location coordinates of the access points and location information of a nearby lamp.

Methods and apparatuses for use in selecting a transmitting device for use in a positioning function

Methods and apparatuses are provided which may be implemented in various devices having one or more computing platforms to obtain signaling characteristics for one or more transmitting devices. The signaling characteristics may, for example, be based, at least in part, on one or more signals received by a receiving device from the transmitting device(s), and may comprise at least a received signal strength measurement and a propagation time measurement. Such methods and apparatuses may further be implemented to determine whether a mobile station is to use or not use positioning data for one or more transmitting device(s) in a positioning function based, at least in part, on the received signal strength measurement and the propagation time measurement.

Localization based on individual location patterns

A system that uses historical position information accumulated in an apparatus to determine whether locations and/or routes may be classified as significant. A classification of a location or route as significant may be utilized in configuring localization in the apparatus. Localization configuration may include, for example, setting a type technology utilized in determining apparatus position.

Location Determination of Fixed/Portable Devices

Techniques for determining locations of one or more access points herein include receiving device location information and signal strength information from a plurality of mobile devices. The device location information indicates a location of a respective one of the plurality of mobile devices, and the signal strength information includes information indicative of a strength of one or more signals from the one or more access points measured by the respective one of the plurality of mobile devices at the location indicated in the device location information. These techniques also include associating the device location information and the signal strength information received from the plurality of mobile devices with a respective one of the one or more access points; and determining a location of the one or more access points of the network based at least on the device location information and signal strength information.

Methods and apparatuses for positioning based on signal correlation function characteristics feedback

A method, apparatus, and system are provided for facilitating positioning based on signal correlation function characteristic feedback. In an embodiment, the method may involve steps performed by a network node in communication with a wireless communication device (WCD) and a plurality of base stations. The network node receives, from the WCD, location information including position reference signal (PRS) correlation function characteristics of a cross-correlation between a received downlink signal and a transmitted PRS for each base station from the plurality of base stations. The network node determines a position of the WCD using the PRS correlation function characteristics. The WCD may initiate the transmission of the PRS correlation function characteristics on its own, or in response to a request to do so from the network node.

Location accuracy assessment and remediation for indoor positioning system deployments

In one embodiment, a device determines that location accuracy performance of an indoor positioning system deployment is below a predefined threshold. The device obtains characteristic data for the indoor positioning system deployment. The device identifies, by using the characteristic data as input to a machine learning model, one or more contributing factors from the characteristic data for the location accuracy performance of the indoor positioning system deployment being below the predefined threshold. The device initiates a remediation action based on the identified one or more contributing factors for the location accuracy performance of the indoor positioning system deployment being below the predefined threshold.

TIME DIFFERENCE OF ARRIVAL ESTIMATOR BASED ON A JOINT-OPTIMIZATION FORMULATION

Techniques, systems, architectures, and methods for estimating the time difference of arrival (TDOA) based on a joint-optimization formulation, the method comprising providing at least two noisy signals, y1 and y2, where the signals are measured across different antenna elements and where one signal is a delayed amplitude, scaled version of the other signal; and estimating the TDOA using an optimization formulation. 2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the penalty function is a convex penalty function.3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the penalty function is a non-convex penalty function.4. The method of claim 1 , wherein a power of the noisy signals is normalized before solving for x and a.7. The method of claim 6 , wherein f(x;K) is further generalized by using weighting functions to weight a sum.8. The method of claim 7 , wherein the weighting functions are hamming type functions.9. The method of claim 1 , wherein the following cost function is used in the optimization formulation: φ(x;a)=Σ[ΣVg(x(i+k);a)]10. The method of claim 1 , further comprising defining a mixed norm in the following equation: φ(x)=Σ[ΣV|x(i+k)|].11. The method of claim 1 , further comprising penalizing φ(Dx) where Dis the lth order difference operator.12. The method of wherein the iterative process comprises:fixing τ;solving the optimization formulation for multiple values of τ; andchoosing a vector x such that a cost function of the optimization formulation is minimized.13. The method of wherein solving the optimization formulation is accomplished using a technique selected from the group consisting of: majorization claim 12 , proximal methods claim 12 , and non-linear convex optimization for each fixed τ.14. The method of further comprising estimating the TDOA of a pulse once x is estimated.15. The method of further comprising estimating the TDOA of a pulse once x is estimated.16. The method of wherein estimating x comprises setting w=017. The method of further comprising estimating x(n−τ) ...

Sample measurement toa correction

Inter-alia, a method is disclosed comprising: obtaining at least two sets of sample measurements, wherein a respective set of sample measurements thereof is indicative of one or more signals that are observable by an antenna, wherein a respective set of sample measurements of the at least two sets of sample measurements is measured with a respective antenna of at least two antennas, and wherein the two antennas have a distance from one another and are comprised by or connectable to an apparatus; determining time-of-arrival, TOA, difference information indicative of a TOA difference between the at least two sets of sample measurements, wherein the TOA difference information is determined based, at least in part, on at least two sets of sample measurements, the determining comprising checking whether the TOA difference reflects said distance between the at least two antennas. Corresponding apparatus, computer program and system are further disclosed.

Multi-algorithm trilateration system

An illustrative embodiment disclosed herein is a system including client devices distributed across an environment and configured to generate distance measurements. The system further includes wireless transceivers. Each transceiver is associated with one of the client devices. Each transceiver is configured to send and receive distance measurements. The system further includes a trilateration circuit in at least one of the client devices. The trilateration circuit is configured to receive the distance measurements from the client devices, determine a first position and a first weight based on the distance measurements via a first algorithm, determine second position and a second weight based on the second distance measurements via a second algorithm, calculate a final position based on the first position, the second position, the first weight, and the second weight, and send the final position to the plurality of client devices.

Communication device, information processing method, and non-transitory computer readable storage medium

A communication device comprising: a wireless communication section; and a control section configured to correlate a first signal with a second signal from another communication device at a designated interval, convert a data matrix including an array of a plurality of correlation computation results into a format including a matrix product of an expanded modal matrix and an expanded signal matrix, estimate the expanded signal matrix that minimizes a predetermined norm, and estimate reception time of the second signal on a basis of the expanded signal matrix that minimizes the predetermined norm.

POSITIONING DEVICE, POSITIONING METHOD, AND POSITIONING SYSTEM

A communication unit () treats each of a plurality of nearby devices that are present in the vicinity and whose positions are already known as a target nearby device, and receives a position of the target nearby device from the target nearby device. A device selection unit () selects at least one nearby device to be used from among the plurality of nearby devices, based on an overall accuracy of the target nearby device calculated using a position accuracy that is an accuracy of the position received from the target nearby device by the communication unit and a distance accuracy that is an accuracy of a distance to the target nearby device. A position estimation unit () estimates a position, based on the position received from the nearby device selected by the device selection unit () and a distance to the selected nearby device. 1. A positioning device comprising:a communication interface to treat each of a plurality of nearby devices that are present in a vicinity and whose positions are already known as a target nearby device, and receive a position of the target nearby device from the target nearby device; andprocessing circuitry to:select at least one nearby device to be used from among the plurality of nearby devices, based on an overall accuracy of the target nearby device calculated using a position accuracy that is an accuracy of the position received from the target nearby device by the communication interface and a distance accuracy that is an accuracy of a distance to the target nearby device, andestimate a position, based on the position received from the selected nearby device and a distance to the selected nearby device.2. The positioning device according to claim 1 ,wherein the processing circuitry calculates the distance accuracy, based on a physical condition in relation to the target nearby device.3. The positioning device according to claim 1 ,wherein the processing circuitry selects a required number of nearby devices for estimating the position ...

Method for guiding an aircraft

The guiding method such as described correctly guides an aircraft on a platform of an airport, even in complex taxiing areas.

Reactive hybrid location determination method and apparatus

A method is described of using the mobile device so as to control the drain of power from the power source of the mobile device, the mobile device having at least two location determination techniques having respective power drain characteristics, the method includes selecting the location determination technique having a lower power drain characteristic the greater the determined distance of the mobile device from a predetermined location or area, and selecting the location determination technique having the greater power drain characteristic the smaller the determined distance of the mobile device from a predetermined location or area. The method thus uses the least accurate technique when furthest away and the most accurate technique when closer to a predetermined location or area.

Locating a mobile station and applications therefor

A location system is disclosed for wireless telecommunication infrastructures. The system is an end-to-end solution having one or more location systems for outputting requested locations of hand sets or mobile stations (MS) based on, e.g., AMPS, NAMPS, CDMA or TDMA communication standards, for processing both local mobile station location requests and more global mobile station location requests via, e.g., Internet communication between a distributed network of location systems. The system uses a plurality of mobile station locating technologies including those based on: (1) two-way TOA and TDOA; (2) home base stations and (3) distributed antenna provisioning. Further, the system can be modularly configured for use in location signaling environments ranging from urban, dense urban, suburban, rural, mountain to low traffic or isolated roadways. The system is useful for 911 emergency calls, tracking, routing, people and animal location including applications for confinement to and exclusion from certain areas.

POSITIONING REFERENCE SIGNAL (PRS) TIME AND FREQUENCY PATTERN ADAPTATION FOR USER EQUIPMENT (UE) POWER SAVING

Disclosed are techniques for wireless positioning. In an aspect, a user equipment (UE) reports, to a network entity, a minimum number of symbols of a positioning reference signal (PRS) resource of a first transmission-reception point (TRP) of a pair of TRPs based on a reference signal time difference (RSTD) uncertainty parameter for the pair of TRPs, wherein the minimum number of symbols is less than a total number of symbols allocated for the PRS resource, and performs a positioning measurement of the minimum number of symbols of the PRS resource. 1. A method of wireless positioning performed by a user equipment (UE) , comprising:reporting, to a network entity, a minimum number of symbols of a positioning reference signal (PRS) resource of a first transmission-reception point (TRP) of a pair of TRPs based on a reference signal time difference (RSTD) uncertainty parameter for the pair of TRPs, wherein the minimum number of symbols is less than a total number of symbols allocated for the PRS resource; andperforming a positioning measurement of the minimum number of symbols of the PRS resource.2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the minimum number of symbols meets:T*1000*M/(14*N) greater than a value of the RSTD uncertainty parameter,where T is a length of a slot containing the PRS resource, M is the minimum number of symbols, and N is a comb size of the PRS resource within the slot.3. The method of claim 1 , wherein a comb size for the PRS resource is determined based on the minimum number of symbols.4. The method of claim 3 , wherein:the minimum number of symbols is reported in a first slot, andthe positioning measurement of the minimum number of symbols is performed in a second slot after the first slot.5. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:determining the minimum number of symbols based on a comb size for the PRS resource within a slot.6. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:reporting a second minimum number of symbols of a second PRS resource of a ...

Robust reference signal time difference measurements

Disclosed embodiments pertain to combining Reference Signal Time Difference (RSTD) measurements from partial measurement sessions that result when a single measurement session is interrupted by one or more interruption events including Out of Service (OOS) or Inter-Frequency Handover (IFH) events. In some embodiments, first Time Of Arrival (TOA) measurements of cellular signals during a plurality of discontiguous partial measurement sessions separated by one or more interruption events may be obtained. Second TOA measurements based on a reference time source may be obtained for a plurality of the first TOA measurements from at least two partial measurement sessions. A cell associated with a second TOA measurement may be selected as a reference cell and for each non-reference cell associated with a second TOA measurement, a corresponding RSTD measurement may be obtained relative to the selected reference cell.

METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PROCESSING A SIGNAL TRANSMITTED TO A MOTOR VEHICLE BY A REMOTE COMMUNICATING ENTITY

The invention relates to a method for processing, by a computer system () installed on board a motor vehicle, a signal transmitted by a remote communicating entity and received by means of a radiofrequency signal communication apparatus arranged inside the vehicle, and to a system implementing such a method and to a motor vehicle comprising such a system. The aim of the invention is to determine the plausibility of a radiofrequency signal transmitted by a remote communicating entity, in particular a signal that contains data relative to a followed course and/or a geographical position of the vehicle. 1. A method for processing , by a computer system installed on board a motor vehicle , of a signal transmitted by a remote communicating entity and received by means of a radiofrequency signal communication apparatus arranged inside the vehicle , wherein the method comprises the steps of:determining, by using the signal, at least one characteristic parameter of the signal and data characterizing a piece of content of the signal,acquiring measurement data generated using a detection device arranged inside the vehicle, a vehicle navigation system configured to interact with a satellite positioning system, and/or the radiofrequency signal communication apparatus,determining a value of a first primary plausibility parameter relative to a course followed by the vehicle using the characteristic parameter of the signal, the data characterizing a piece of content of the signal, and the measurement data,determining a value of a second primary plausibility parameter relative to a geographical position of the vehicle as a function of a value of a first secondary plausibility parameter and of a value of a second secondary plausibility parameter that have been determined, for the value of the first secondary plausibility parameter, using the characteristic parameter of the signal, and for the value of the second secondary plausibility parameter, using the data characterizing a piece ...

METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ESTIMATING POSITION OF SIGNAL SOURCE

Provided is a technology for increasing accuracy of position estimation by estimating a position of a signal source based on an error due to altitudes of a sensor and a signal source and an error due to a pitch of an aircraft as well as an error due to curvature of the earth. At this time, a position estimation method may include receiving measurement data from a plurality of sensors, estimating first position data of the signal source based on the measurement data, identifying an altitude error of the first position data, and estimating second position data that is data obtained by correcting the first position data based on the altitude error. 1. A method of estimating a position of a signal source , the method comprising:receiving measurement data from a plurality of sensors;estimating first position data of the signal source based on the measurement data;identifying an altitude error of the first position data; andestimating second position data that is data obtained by correcting the first position data based on the altitude error.2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the identifying of the altitude error comprises:identifying an altitude error range based on the altitude error;identifying a reference altitude error tolerance threshold; andidentifying a result of comparison between the altitude error range and the reference altitude error tolerance threshold.3. The method of claim 2 , wherein when an altitude error range for the first position data is greater than the reference altitude error tolerance threshold claim 2 , the estimating of the second position data comprises:estimating the second position data by designating an altitude of the first position data.4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the estimating of the first position data comprises:determining a direction vector for the signal source using the measurement data and position data of the sensors;determining a direction vector for an arrangement of the sensors;estimating predicted direction information ...

METHOD AND DEVICE FOR POSITIONING UTILIZING BEAM INFORMATION

A wireless communications device () includes a wireless interface () for conducting wireless communications with one or more network nodes () of a wireless communications network (). The wireless communications device () further includes a control circuit () configured to receive a plurality of reference signals transmitted by the one or more network nodes (), measure the plurality of reference signals to generate a plurality of positioning measurements, associate the plurality of positioning measurements with beam information, and select a set of positioning measurements with associated beam information for determining a positioning estimate of the wireless communications device (). 1. A method for providing beam-related information for positioning of a user equipment , comprising:receiving a plurality of reference signals transmitted by one or more network nodes;generating a plurality of positioning measurements based on the plurality of reference signals;associating the plurality of positioning measurements with beam information; andselecting a set of positioning measurements with associated beam information to utilize for a positioning estimate.2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising reporting the selected set of positioning measurements with associated beam information to a positioning computation node for estimating a position of the user equipment.3. The method of claim 2 , wherein the selected set of positioning measurements with associated beam information is reported in accordance with instructions received from a network node.4. The method of claim 1 , further comprising estimating claim 1 , by the user equipment claim 1 , a position of the user equipment based on the selected set of positioning measurements with associated beam information.5. The method of claim 4 , wherein estimating the position of the user equipment is further based on positions of the one or more network nodes.6. The method of claim 1 , wherein selecting the set of positioning ...

Methods for estimating angle of arrival or angle of departure

Certain aspects of the present disclosure provide methods and apparatus for estimating angular information, such as angle of arrival (AoA) information or angle of departure (AoD) information.

LOCATION ACCURACY AUGMENTATION METHOD WITH ULTRA WIDEBAND

A location server collects from access points at known locations in a venue, which is represented by grid locations defined by parameters accessible to the location server, (i) ultra wideband (UWB) location measurements for a UWB location technology based on UWB transmissions from mobile devices in the venue, and (ii) non-UWB location measurements for non-UWB location technologies based on non-UWB transmissions from the mobile devices. The location server associates the non-UWB location measurements for the non-UWB location technologies with the grid locations, using the UWB location measurements as reference measurements. The location server populates location calibration records for the grid locations of the venue with the non-UWB location measurements associated with the grid locations. The location server calibrates the non-UWB location technologies at the grid locations based on the non-UWB location measurements in the location calibration records associated with the grid locations.

ELECTRONIC DEVICE FOR DETERMINING PATH OF LINE OF SIGHT (LoS) AND METHOD FOR THE SAME

An electronic device according to an embodiment includes an mmWave communication module and a processor. The processor is configured to receive a first signal transmitted by a first external electronic device, identify a distance of a transmission path of the first signal, transmit a second signal, receive a third signal obtained when the second signal is reflected, identify a distance of a transmission path of the second signal based on a difference between a transmission time of the second signal and a reception time of the third signal, and determine whether the transmission path of the first signal is a line of sight (LoS) path between the electronic device and the first external electronic device based on a difference between the distance of the transmission path of the first signal and the distance of the transmission path of the second signal. In addition, other embodiments are possible.

ULTRA-WIDEBAND LOCALIZATION METHOD, DEVICE, AND SYSTEM

An ultra-wideband (UWB) localization method, a UWB localization device, and a UWB localization system are provided. The UWB method includes: determining whether or not a plurality of UWB hardware measurement deviations are calibrated; determining, when the UWB hardware measurement deviations are calibrated, whether or not a plurality of anchor coordinates of anchors are automatically measured; obtaining, when the anchor coordinates of the anchors are automatically measured, a plurality of measurement distances between each of the anchors and a tag, respectively, and deducting the UWB hardware measurement deviations from the measurement distances, respectively; and calculating a tag coordinate of the tag according to the measurement distances from which the UWB hardware measurement deviations are deducted. 1. An ultra-wideband (UWB) localization method , adapted to a UWB localization system , the UWB localization system including a tag and a plurality of anchors , the UWB localization method comprising:determining whether or not a plurality of UWB hardware measurement deviations are calibrated;determining, when the UWB hardware measurement deviations are calibrated, whether or not a plurality of anchor coordinates of the anchors are automatically measured;obtaining, when the anchor coordinates of the anchors are automatically measured, a plurality of measurement distances between each of the anchors and the tag, respectively, and deducting the UWB hardware measurement deviations from the measurement distances, respectively; andcalculating a tag coordinate of the tag according to the measurement distances from which the UWB hardware measurement deviations are deducted.2. The UWB localization method according to claim 1 , wherein claim 1 , when the UWB hardware measurement deviations are not calibrated claim 1 , the UWB localization method further comprises:obtaining the measurement distances between each of the anchors and the tag, respectively, and a plurality of ...

System for trusted distance measurement

A device is arranged for determining a first distance according to a ranging protocol using a measurement message from a second device. A cooperating device ( 130 ) has a directional antenna ( 133 ) and is located at a trusted distance ( 150 ) sharing a connecting direction ( 160 ) with the first device. The cooperating device determines a third direction of the same measurement message, and transfers support data to the first device based on the third direction. The first device first determines a first angle ( 161 ) between the first direction and the connecting direction and obtains a third angle ( 163 ) between the third direction and the connecting direction using the support data. Then a verification test is performed on the first distance ( 151 ), the trusted distance ( 150 ), the first and the third angle. The first distance is reliable when said distances and angles correspond to a viable spatial constellation ( 100 ) of the devices.

LOCALIZATION OF VEHICLES USING BEACONS

Embodiments are disclosed for localization of vehicles using beacons. In an embodiment, a method comprises: determining, using at least one processor of a vehicle, that the vehicle has lost external signals (or is receiving degraded external signals) that are used for estimating a position of the vehicle; determining, using the at least one processor, a set of mobile beacons that are available to assist in estimating the position of the vehicle; receiving, using a communication device of the vehicle, broadcast signals from the set of mobile beacons, the broadcast signals including localization data for the set of mobile beacons; selecting, using the at least one processor, a subset of localization data from the set of mobile beacons for assisting in the position estimation of the vehicle; and estimating, using the at least one processor, the position of the vehicle using the subset of localization data. 1. A method comprising:determining, using at least one processor of a vehicle, that the vehicle has lost external signals that are used for estimating a position of the vehicle;determining, using the at least one processor, a set of mobile beacons that are available to assist in estimating the position of the vehicle;receiving, using a communication device of the vehicle, broadcast signals from the set of mobile beacons, the broadcast signals including localization data for the set of mobile beacons;selecting, using the at least one processor, a subset of localization data from the set of mobile beacons for assisting in the position estimation of the vehicle; andestimating, using the at least one processor, the position of the vehicle using the subset of localization data.2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the subset of localization data include estimated locations of the set of mobile beacons and uncertainty values associated with the estimated locations claim 1 , and the subset of mobile beacons are selected based at least in part on the uncertainty values.3. The ...

Passive proximity detection of wireless devices in a synchronous, cooperative network

Systems and methods for passive proximity detection of wireless devices in a cellular communications network are disclosed. In one embodiment, a supporting radio access node in a cellular communications network including one or more coverage radio access nodes in a coverage layer and one or more supporting radio access nodes in a supporting layer is disclosed. In this embodiment, the supporting radio access node detects a ranging signal transmitted by a wireless device while passively listening for a ranging signal. The supporting radio access node receives ranging assistance information from an anchor radio access node of the wireless device in the coverage layer and determines a range estimate for a range between the wireless device and the supporting radio access node based on the ranging signal transmitted by the wireless device and detected by the supporting radio access node and the ranging assistance information.

Facilitation of efficient signal source location employing a coarse algorithm and high-resolution computation

Facilitation of determination of detailed location of a source signal is provided. In one embodiment, a device comprises a memory that stores computer executable components; and a processor that executes computer executable components stored in the memory. The computer executable components can comprise: a low-resolution computation logic component that implements a coarse algorithm and determines an approximate direction of arrival (DOA) of a source signal of an input signal, wherein the coarse algorithm uses both a coarse spatial grid and input data received from the input signal to determine the approximate DOA; and an error estimation logic component that estimates an estimation error of the coarse algorithm, and wherein the error estimation logic component uses the estimation error and the approximate DOA to determine a spatial interval range.

PROGRESSIVE GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM AND METHOD THEREOF

A system and method is provided to establish a global positioning service with massive availability of “position-learning” radio communication nodes. Each communication node learns of its geographic coordinate in a global sense by harvesting location information from neighboring communication nodes. By conducting telemetry multiple times and implementing an error index, each communication node maintains its geographic coordinate with a precision that improves progressively over time. 1. A progressive global positioning system , comprising:a plurality of communication nodes bearing geographic coordinates and accuracy merits, distributed over a space and adjacent to one another; anda first hinge communication node bearing a geographic coordinate and an accuracy merit and adjacent to the communication nodes;wherein at least one of the communication nodes intending to determine the geographic coordinate and the accuracy merit thereof performs a relative positioning algorithm with the first hinge communication node to determine the geographic coordinate and the accuracy merit thereof.2. The progressive global positioning system of claim 1 , wherein when the communication node and a second hinge communication node bearing a geographic coordinate and an accuracy merit perform the relative positioning algorithm again to calculate the geographic coordinate and the accuracy merit thereof claim 1 , the communication node compares the geographic coordinate and the accuracy merit thereof with the geographic coordinate and the accuracy merit thereof obtained previously claim 1 , and adopts one of the geographic coordinates claim 1 , wherein the accuracy merit of the geographic coordinate adopted is higher than the accuracy merits of the geographic coordinates not adopted.3. The progressive global positioning system of claim 1 , wherein the communication node benefitted in the relative positioning algorithm and obtaining the geographic coordinate with the accuracy merit becoming ...

SIGNAL OVERHEAD REDUCTION IN DISTRIBUTED POSITIONING SYSTEM

A user equipment (UE) initiates a positioning session based on ranging in a distributed system of UEs. The positioning session includes a plurality of anchor UEs with known positions that provide information including ranging information and their positions to the initiator UE in post-ranging messages. The initiator UE identifies anchor UEs that provide information that does not significantly contribute to the final position estimate for the initiator UE. The initiator UE, for example, may generate position estimates and associated accuracy levels for different subsets of anchor UEs and may use the accuracy levels to identify a subset of anchor UEs that may be used for positioning in place of the full set of anchor UEs without a significant loss of accuracy. Selected UEs are excluded from providing post-ranging messages in subsequent positioning sessions to reduce signaling overhead and improve efficiency. 1. A method of positioning based on ranging performed by a UE in a distributed system of user equipments (UEs) , the method comprising:initiating a first positioning session directly with a first plurality of responder UEs, wherein the first plurality of responder UEs comprises a set of anchor UEs;receiving from each anchor UE in the first positioning session a post-ranging message comprising information including a known position of the respective anchor UE;determining estimated positions for the UE and accuracy levels associated with each estimated position based on the information received from different subsets of anchor UEs;selecting at least one anchor UE to be excluded from a subsequent positioning session based on the accuracy levels determined based on the information received from the different subsets of anchor UEs; andinitiating a second positioning session directly with a second plurality of responder UEs, wherein the selected at least one anchor UE is excluded from the second positioning session.2. The method of claim 1 , wherein determining the ...

Technique for Assessing Positioning Qualities

A technique for assessing positioning qualities within a localization area of a positioning system comprising a plurality of anchor nodes for determining positions of tag devices within the localization area using radio technology is disclosed. A method implementation of the technique comprises determining (S) a positioning deviation between an absolute position of a tag device and a relative position of the tag device, the absolute position of the tag device being determined by the positioning system using the plurality of anchor nodes and the relative position of the tag device being determined based on movement related measurements performed by the tag device relative to a previously determined absolute position of the tag device, and assessing (S) a positioning quality for the absolute position based on the determined positioning deviation. 121.-. (canceled)22. A method for assessing positioning qualities within a localization area of a positioning system comprising a plurality of anchor nodes for determining positions of tag devices within the localization area using radio technology , the method comprising:determining a positioning deviation between an absolute position of a tag device and a relative position of the tag device, the absolute position of the tag device being determined by the positioning system using the plurality of anchor nodes and the relative position of the tag device being determined based on movement-related measurements performed by the tag device relative to a previously determined absolute position of the tag device; andassessing a positioning quality for the absolute position based on the determined positioning deviation.23. The method of claim 22 , wherein assessing the positioning quality for the absolute position includes classifying the absolute position as valid or invalid depending on whether the absolute position is determined to match or mismatch the relative position claim 22 , respectively.24. The method of claim 23 , ...

Methods and apparatus to generate site health information

Methods and apparatus for generating site health information are disclosed herein. An example apparatus configured to receive location data generated based on blink data transmitted by tags and received by receivers deployed at a site includes a processor; and memory including machine-readable instructions that, when executed, cause the processor to: generate a data quality value based on the received location data; generate a receiver health value based on a receive rate of respective ones of the receivers; generate a locate gap value based on amounts of time between location estimations; generate a locate rate based on a ratio of a first amount of the location estimations and a second amount of tracked participants at the site; and generate site health value by combining two or more of the data quality value, the receiver health value, the locate gap value, and the locate rate value; and outputting the site health value.

Verification of Trustworthiness of Position Information Transmitted from an Aircraft via a Communications Satellite

An apparatus and method of verifying the trustworthiness of position information from an onboard tracking system on an aircraft. An onboard tracking system message comprising onboard tracking system position information indicating a first position of the aircraft is generated by the onboard tracking system and transmitted to an off board aircraft tracking system via a communications satellite in a satellite communications system. The satellite communications system adds a header comprising transmitter position information identifying a second position for transmission of the onboard tracking system message received by the communications satellite to the onboard tracking system message to form a message. The message is received from the satellite communications system by the off board aircraft tracking system and the first position from the onboard tracking system message is compared to the second position from the header to determine whether the onboard tracking system position information is trustworthy.

Vehicle localization device

A vehicle localization device includes: a target database; a target recognition unit configured to recognize, based on a detection result of an in-vehicle sensor, a relative position of the first target relative to a vehicle and a relative position of the second target relative to the vehicle; a lateral position estimation unit configured to estimate a lateral position of the vehicle and a direction of the vehicle based on the relative position of the first target relative to the vehicle and the position information on the first target on the map; and a longitudinal position estimation unit configured to estimate a longitudinal position of the vehicle by reflecting the lateral position of the vehicle and the direction of the vehicle.

Round trip time using orthogonal frequency-division multiple access procedure

Techniques are provided for obtaining round trip timing (RTT) measurements using orthogonal frequency-division multiple access procedures. An example method for determining distances to a plurality of stations includes receiving a respective first measurement frame from each of the plurality of stations, wherein the first measurement frame from each of the plurality of stations is transmitted simultaneously, transmitting a single multi-station block acknowledgment frame to the plurality of stations, receiving a respective second measurement frame from each of the plurality of stations, wherein the second measurement frame from each of the plurality of stations is transmitted simultaneously, and determining a respective distance to each of the plurality of stations based at least in part on the first measurement frame and the second measurement frame from at least some of the plurality of stations.

Radio frequency communication system

A system and method for recovering from a failure during the position tracking of an RF-transmitting device includes tracking the position of the radio frequency (RF) transmitting device based on RF signals emitted by the RF-transmitting device. If the tracking loses the position of the RF-transmitting device, new phase difference data are calculated from the RF signals transmitted by the RF-transmitting device and received at four or more antennas. A subset of candidate position solutions for evaluation is identified based on the new phase difference data. One or more of the candidate position solutions in the subset is evaluated to find an acceptable position solution. The tracking of the position of the RF-transmitting device resumes using the acceptable position solution.

Determining Device Location Using Multiple Sources of Location Data

Systems, methods, and machine-readable media for determining a location of a mobile device from different sources of location data is provided. The system may be configured to store current location data of a mobile device, the current location data associated with a first source of location data. The system may also be configured to obtain location data from a second source of location data, determine whether a first accuracy indicator of the current location data overlaps with a second accuracy indicator of the obtained location data from the second source, and update the current location data of the mobile device with the obtained location data from the second source if the first accuracy indicator of the current location data does not overlap with the second accuracy indicator of the obtained location data.

Positioning method

There is disclosed a method of estimating the position of a user device ( 902 ), the method comprising: receiving signal data from a plurality of electromagnetic signal sources (W) having known locations; dividing the plurality of electromagnetic signal sources (W) into a plurality of groups (G 1 , G 2 , G 3 , G 4 , G 5 ) of the signal sources; processing the received signal data to generate group position data representing the position of at least one group location ( 910, 912, 914, 916, 918 ), each group location being characteristic of the location of a respective group of the signal sources; and processing the group position data to generate position data representing an estimate of the position of the user device ( 902 ); and outputting the position data.

Determining a wifi scan location

The subject matter of this specification can be implemented in, among other things, a method for determining a wireless access point location. The method includes a step for receiving session data from at least one mobile device, wherein each instance of the received session data includes one or more global positioning system (GPS) data points, one or more sensor data points, and one or more WiFi scan data points, wherein the one or more WiFi scan data points are associated with one or more wireless access points (WAPs). The method also includes a step for calculating a location of at least one of the one or more WAPs using at least a portion from each of the received one or more global positioning system (GPS) data points, the one or more sensor data points, and the one or more WiFi scan data points.

Method, Apparatus, and Computer Program Product for Employing a Spatial Association Model in a Real Time Location System

An example method includes determining that first locations of a first location tag and second locations of a second location tag indicate that the first location tag is moving at a different rate than the second location tag; and, in response to determining that the first and second locations indicate that the first location tag is moving at a different rate than the second location tag at a first time, determining a distance magnitude between the first location tag and the second location tag at the first time; comparing the distance magnitude to a reference distance; and determining, based on the comparing of the distance magnitude to the reference distance, whether the first and second locations indicate that a type of movement of an asset is rotational.

Disambiguation of Wireless Data Clusters Using Preclassification

Systems and methods for determining the geographic location of a user based on limited and ambiguous information available from the user's mobile electronic communication device are provided. In an embodiment, a computer-based system estimates a device's physical location based on partial identification information collected from the device such as the local area code and cell identification number, and numerous non-locational attributes. When the system determines that the collected information from the device corresponds to more than one single geographic location the system may use additional techniques of iterative disambiguation and filtering to determine a predicted location. Additional techniques may be used to increase the confidence level of the predicted location.

Multi-Factor Location Verification

In one embodiment, a method includes accessing at least two determinations of the location of a mobile computing device, with each determined location having been determined without reference to explicit location information manually input by a user of the mobile computing device. At least one first determined location is compared with at least one second determined location, with comparisons being made between location determinations made based on different location determination input. A functionality associated with the mobile computing device is allowed if the first determined location corresponds to at least one of the second determined locations.

Method and apparatus for reducing data transfer rates from a vehicle data logger when a quality of the cellular or satellite link is poor

System and method for reducing data transfer rates when a quality of the cellular or satellite link (i.e., a long range wireless data link) is poor. Such a concept is particularly well suited to embodiments where the vehicle data being logged or collected includes position data, because consumers of vehicle data that includes position data often desire to have such data exported from the vehicle on frequent basis, so that the physical location of fleet vehicles can be tracked in real-time. In one embodiment, before transmitting data a current location of the vehicle is checked against known bad locations, and no data is sent when the current location is known to be bad. In another embodiment, if successful data transmission is not confirmed during a first time period, additional transmission attempts are delayed for a second time period.

Techniques for trusted location application and location provider communications

Various embodiments are generally directed to techniques for conveying location information between a location provider and a trusted location application within a mobile device through trusted communications to preclude its provision to an untrusted location application. An apparatus includes a processor component; and a location provider for execution by the processor component comprising a location baseband to determine a current location in a venue based on wireless signals received from a location network of the venue, a verification component to verify a trusted location application associated with the venue based at least on credentials received from the trusted location application, and an encryption component to encrypt location information indicating the current location and convey the location information to the trusted location application through a location manager interposed between the location provider and the trusted location application based on verification of the trusted location application. Other embodiments are described and claimed.

Enhancing Uplink Measurements for Positioning by Adaptively Using Multi-Antenna Systems

Techniques and devices for improving uplink positioning techniques are described. An example method, implemented in a first node in a wireless communications network, begins with obtaining multi-antenna configuration information or multi-antenna capability data, or both, for a second node in the wireless communications network. The node carrying out the node may be a radio base station, a measuring node, or a wireless device to be positioned, in various embodiments. In some embodiments, the second node is a measuring node. In others, the second node is the wireless device to be positioned. The method continues with adapting a multi-antenna configuration of the wireless device for one or more transmissions to be measured for positioning purposes, or adapting a multi-antenna configuration of the measuring node for one or more positioning measurements, or both. The adapting is based on the obtained multi-antenna configuration information or multi-antenna capability data, or both.

Systems and methods for locating a signal source

A method of estimating the location of a signal source comprises, by a processing unit: determining ΔΔφ m,n which represents a difference between accumulated phases of signals, S m and S n , received by at least one pair of the receivers, determining a first estimate of the location of said signal source based on position data and ΔΔφ m,n of at least one pair of receivers, said first estimate being associated with an accuracy area, determining data representative of difference in times of arrival of modulation patterns of the signals S m , S n , wherein said data comprise an ambiguity, and for said at least one pair of receivers, using at least said data representative of difference in times of arrival of the modulation patterns of the signals, ΔΔφ m,n , and said accuracy area, to obtain second estimates ĉ Src k of the source location, at least some of them being located within the accuracy area.

Method and apparatus for wireless signal based location endpoint triangulation using 5g mmwave, lte, and wi-fi

An information handling system operating a diverse wireless location determination system, comprising receiving an instruction to determine a location of an endpoint information handling system having a plurality of network interface device modules supporting a plurality of wireless network protocols, a processor executing instructions to aggregate data including detected time of flight (TOF) signal distance and signal quality values relating to signals exchanged between the endpoint information handling system and a plurality of diverse wireless protocol access points, the processor to determine at least three diverse wireless protocol access point signals meet a signal quality threshold, where at least two of the diverse wireless protocol access points operate under different wireless protocols, and the processor conducting weighted multiangulation or multilateration utilizing the detected TOF signal distances of the exchanged signals based on the detected signal quality category and type of wireless protocol for the exchanged signal.

Systems and methods for beam group reporting for new radio positioning

This disclosure provides methods, devices, and systems for beam group reporting for positioning in new radio (NR) wireless communications systems. In some wireless communications systems, multiple PRS resources, e.g., a beam group, received by a user equipment (UE) from the same network entity may be used to produce a combined Time of Arrival (TOA) measurement for the reference or target to derive an Reference Signal Time Difference (RSTD) estimate. The UE provides to a network entity an indication of the PRS resources in the beam group, which may be specifically or generally identified. Additionally, parameters associated with the beam group are provided, such as a relative quality of the TOA measurement for each PRS resource in the subset, a spread of the TOA measurements in the subset, a relative signal strength of each PRS resource in the subset, or a spread of the signal strength in the subset.

Preprocessor for device navigation

A method for preprocessing data for device operations can include preprocessing measurement data using a machine learning technique, determining, by a Kalman filter and based on (1) the preprocessed measurement data or the measurement data and (2) prediction data from a prediction model predicting a measurement associated with the measurement data, corrected measurement data, and providing the corrected measurement data based on the predicted measurement and the preprocessed measurement data.

Multi-Factor Location Verification

In one embodiment, a method includes accessing at least two determinations of the location of a mobile computing device, with each determined location having been determined without reference to explicit location information manually input by a user of the mobile computing device. At least one first determined location is compared with at least one second determined location, with comparisons being made between location determinations made based on different location determination input. A functionality associated with the mobile computing device is allowed if the first determined location corresponds to at least one of the second determined locations.

Methods for optimization in geolocation using electronic distance measurement equipment

A method of determining a new position for a node. The node having a distance measuring radio. A list of positions of a plurality of neighboring nodes is obtained. The geometric relationship of the positions in the list and the predicted position of node is analyzed. A subset of the nodes is selected from the list that is less than the total number of modes in the list. Electronic distance measurements from the node to each of the subset of nodes are performed. A new position of the node is determined utilizing the measured distances.

Transmitter position integrity checking

The subject matter disclosed herein relates to determining whether a reported position of a wireless transmitter is sufficiently accurate in accordance with an accuracy metric based at least in part on a calculated range between an estimated position of a mobile station and the reported position and also based at least in part on one or more measurements taken from one or more signals transmitted by the wireless transmitter.

Positioning with disjoint bandwidth segments

Disclosed are techniques for wireless communication. In an aspect, a network node receives a reference signal comprising a plurality of time and frequency resources, the plurality of time and frequency resources spanning a plurality of disjoint bandwidth segments, the plurality of disjoint bandwidth segments being time aligned or having a known time offset with respect to each other, and determines a time of arrival (ToA) of the reference signal based on jointly processing the plurality of time and frequency resources of the reference signal across the plurality of disjoint bandwidth segments.

Reactive hybrid location determination method and apparatus

A method is described of using the mobile device so as to control the drain of power from the power source of the mobile device, the mobile device having at least two location determination techniques having respective power drain characteristics, the method includes selecting the location determination technique having a lower power drain characteristic the greater the determined distance of the mobile device from a predetermined location or area, and selecting the location determination technique having the greater power drain characteristic the smaller the determined distance of the mobile device from a predetermined location or area. The method thus uses the least accurate technique when furthest away and the most accurate technique when closer to a predetermined location or area.

Residual access point information recognition method and recognition apparatus

A method includes obtaining first movement information of a to-be-located device. The method also includes obtaining a target time threshold based on the first movement information. The method further includes obtaining a first scan timestamp corresponding to a target time and a first media access control MAC address, where the target time is a fingerprint collection time of a first fingerprint or a maximum value of a scan timestamp corresponding to at least one MAC address included in the first fingerprint. The first MAC address is included in the first fingerprint. The method additionally includes, if a difference between the target time and the first scan timestamp is greater than the target time threshold, determining that access point information corresponding to the first MAC address is residual access point information.

System and global method for geolocation using imprecise distance and anchor position measurements

A global geolocation method and its system for estimating the position of nodes in a network by implementing a step wherein there is minimization of a global criterion representative of all of the inter-node ranging measurements and the coordinates of the anchors, absolute position information on the kth coordinate of the node Mi obtained with an uncertainty σAik. joint estimation is performed of the coordinates of the nodes forming the state vector, by searching for the minimum of the global squared criterion that takes into account all of the available observations, ranging measurements and anchoring measurements, and their respective uncertainties translated by a covariance matrix on the ranging measurements and on the coordinates of the anchors.

Location Determination Using A Companion Device

Methods, systems, and computer program products for a mobile device determining its location based on a location of a companion device are described. A mobile device can receive a request for determining a location of the mobile device from an application. The request can include an accuracy specification providing a lower limit on accuracy of the determined location. The mobile device can determine that the mobile device is incapable of achieving that accuracy. The mobile device can then submit a location request to a companion device that has paired with the mobile device. The companion device, upon receiving the location request, can determine a location of the companion device and provide the location of the companion device to the mobile device. The mobile device can then designate the location of the companion device as the location of the mobile device, and provide the location to the application.

ACTIVE GEO-LOCATION RANGE FOR WLAN DEVICES

A method and devices are disclosed that increase the range of active geo-location from the airborne measuring station as compared with known methods by increasing the effective receive sensitivity of the airborne measuring station. In one embodiment this may be accomplished by transmitting a predetermined ranging packet and correlating the raw received bit stream of the response packet with the predetermined bit stream. In one embodiment, the disclosed method applies to the reception of IEEE 802.11 direct sequence spread spectrum DSSS ACK and DSSS CTS packets in response to DSSS data null and DSSS RTS packets respectively, in the 2.4 GHz band. 1. A method for a first wireless device (WD) , the method comprising:transmitting a ranging signal;receiving a response signal transmitted from a second WD in response to the ranging signal;extracting a received sequence from the response signal;correlating the received sequence with an expected sequence to determine a correlation value;comparing the correlation value to a threshold; andwhen the correlation value exceeds the threshold, then determining a geo-location of the second WD based at least in part on a time of transmitting the ranging signal and a time of receiving the response signal.2. The method of claim 1 , wherein claim 1 , when the correlation value does not exceed the threshold for a first period of time claim 1 , then transmitting another ranging signal to the second WD without first determining a geo-location of the second WD.3. The method of claim 2 , wherein claim 2 , when the correlation value does not exceed the threshold for a second period of time claim 2 , then transmitting another ranging signal to a third WD without first determining a geo-location of the second WD.4. The method of claim 1 , wherein claim 1 , when the correlation value does not exceed the threshold for a first period of time claim 1 , then transmitting another ranging signal to a third WD without first determining a geo-location of ...

Position validation

In one implementation, a method includes receiving versions of a message from a first satellite-based receiver and a second satellite-based receiver that both received a radio frequency (“RF”) transmission of the message, the message comprising a self-reported position of a transmitter of the message. The method also includes determining a time difference between a first arrival time of the RF transmission of the message at the first satellite-based receiver and a second arrival time of the RF transmission of the message at the second satellite-based receiver. The method further includes determining a measure of the likelihood that the self-reported position of the transmitter is valid based on the time difference between the first and second arrival times. The method still further includes transmitting an indication of the measure of the likelihood that the self-reported position is valid.

Carrier-phase positioning in cellular networks

A method for position determination based on carrier-phase measurements is disclosed. The method comprises receiving one or more downlink signals transmitted from a base station (BS) during a downlink period, wherein the downlink signals are modulated using a downlink carrier wave, measuring, during the downlink period, a first carrier phase associated with the downlink carrier wave, estimating, during an uplink period subsequent to the downlink period, an integer ambiguity (IA) change, and measuring, during a later downlink period subsequent to the uplink period, a second carrier phase based on the resolved first carrier phase and the estimated IA change.

Location estimation system, location estimation method, and program

A location estimation system includes a location estimation part that estimates a location of a radio wave transmission source by using radio wave strengths received by a plurality of radio wave sensors dispersedly placed in a predetermined area, propagation models, each of which represents a relationship between radio wave strengths and distance, and probability distribution models of the radio wave strengths. The location estimation part in the location estimation system estimates the location of the radio wave transmission source by using a propagation model set for an individual sub-area obtained by dividing the predetermined area based on locations of the radio wave sensors in the predetermined area and placement of an obstacle(s) in the predetermined area.

Digital picture frame photograph clustering

A method for automated routing of pictures taken on mobile electronic devices to a digital picture frame including a camera integrated with the frame, and a network connection module allowing the frame for direct contact and upload of photos from electronic devices or from photo collections of community members. The integrated camera is used to automatically determine an identity of a frame viewer and can capture gesture-based feedback. The displayed photos are automatically shown and/or changed according to the detected viewers. The photos can be filtered and cropped at the receiver side. Clustering photos by content is used to improve display and to respond to photo viewer desires.

SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SUPPORTING A LOCATION UNCERTAINTY FOR A SCHEDULED LOCATION

The location of a user equipment (UE) is determined at a scheduled location time based on location measurements for the UE received from one or more other entities. The location measurements are obtained at a plurality of times based on the scheduled location time. An uncertainty of the location that indicates a difference between the location and an actual location of the UE at the scheduled location time is determined and the location and the uncertainty of the location are sent to a requesting entity. The uncertainty of the location is based on a location uncertainty and a time uncertainty relative to the scheduled location time, which are combined into a single location uncertainty. 1. A method at an entity for locating a user equipment (UE) at a scheduled location time , comprising:receiving location measurements for the UE from one or more other entities, the location measurements obtained by the one or more other entities at a plurality of times within a time period that includes the scheduled location time;determining a location for the UE based on the location measurements;determining an uncertainty of the location, wherein the uncertainty indicates a difference between the location and an actual location of the UE at the scheduled location time; andsending the location and the uncertainty of the location to another entity.2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the entity is the UE claim 1 , a Location Management Function (LMF) claim 1 , a Secure User Plane Location (SUPL) Location Platform (SLP) claim 1 , a New Radio Node B (gNB) claim 1 , a Location Server Surrogate (LSS) claim 1 , or a Location Management Component (LMC).3. The method of claim 1 , wherein claim 1 , the one or more other entities include at least one of the UE claim 1 , a serving gNB claim 1 , or neighboring gNBs.4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the location measurements include at least one of a Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) pseudorange; a GNSS code phase; a GNSS carrier phase; ...

Locating a mobile station using a plurality of wireless networks and applications therefor

A location system is disclosed for commercial wireless telecommunication infrastructures. The system is an end-to-end solution having one or more location systems for outputting requested locations of commercially available hand sets or mobile stations (MS) based on, e.g., AMS, NAMPS, CDMA or TDMA communication standards, for processing both local mobile station location requests and more global mobile station location requests via, e.g., Internet communication between a distributed network of location systems. The system uses a plurality of mobile station locating technologies including those based on: (1) two-way TOA and TDOA; (2) home base stations and (3) distributed antenna provisioning. Further, the system can be modularly configured for use in location signaling environments ranging from urban, dense urban, suburban, rural, mountain to low traffic or isolated roadways. Accordingly, the system is useful for 911 emergency calls, tracking, routing, people and animal location including applications for confinement to and exclusion from certain areas.

Wireless access network base station and method for determining location information for a mobile station using uplink time-difference of arrival

Embodiments of a base station, a communication system and a method for determining current location information of a mobile station using uplink time-difference of arrival (U-TDOA) in a wireless access network are generally described herein. Other embodiments may be described and claimed. In some embodiments, a first timing adjustment is determined from receipt of the ranging frame from the mobile station within the granted uplink time-slot, and a second timing adjustment is received from the non-serving base station. The second timing adjustment may be determined by the non-serving base station based on receipt of a ranging frame from the mobile station.

Wireless access network base station and method for determining location information for a mobile station using uplink time-difference of arrival

본 명세서에는 무선 액세스 네트워크에서 업링크 도달 시간차(uplink time-difference of arrival : U-TDOA)를 이용하는 이동국의 현재 위치 정보를 결정하는 기지국, 통신 시스템 및 방법의 실시예가 일반적으로 기술되어 있다. 다른 실시예가 또한 기술되고 청구되어 있다. 몇몇 실시예에서, 제 1 타이밍 조정은 부여된 업링크 타임 슬롯 내에서 상기 이동국으로부터의 레인징 프레임의 수신으로부터 결정된다. 제 2 타이밍 조정은 이동국으로부터의 레인징 프레임의 수신에 기초하여 논서빙 기지국에 의해 결정될 수 있다. Embodiments of a base station, communication system, and method for determining current location information of a mobile station using an uplink time-difference of arrival (U-TDOA) in a radio access network are generally described herein. Other embodiments are also described and claimed. In some embodiments, the first timing adjustment is determined from receipt of a ranging frame from the mobile station within a given uplink time slot. The second timing adjustment may be determined by the non-serving base station based on the reception of the ranging frame from the mobile station.

Method and System for Determining Position of Terminal by Using Location Detector in GPS Satellite-Invisible Area

본 발명은 지피에스 전파 음영 지역에서 위치 탐색기를 이용하여 단말기의 위치를 측위하는 방법 및 시스템에 관한 것이다. The present invention relates to a method and system for positioning a terminal using a location finder in a GPS propagation shadow area. 본 발명은 지피에스 전파 음영 지역에서, 단말기, 옵셋을 인위적으로 생성시켜 송출하는 위치 탐색기, 상기 단말기의 위치 측위를 전반적으로 제어하는 위치 결정 서버 및 위치 정보 관련 데이터베이스를 포함하는 LD 매핑 서버를 이용하여 CDMA 이동 통신망에서 단말기의 위치를 측위하는 방법에 있어서, (a) 위치 측위 요청을 받은 상기 단말기에서 기지국 또는 중계기의 기준 파일럿 신호 및 상기 위치 탐색기에서 발생되는 LD 파일럿 신호를 획득하는 단계; (b) 상기 기준 파일럿 신호 또는 상기 LD 파일럿 신호의 세기가 일정 크기 이상으로 수신된 경우, 일정 크기 이상의 상기 기준 파일럿 신호의 정보 또는 상기 LD 파일럿 신호의 정보를 PSMM을 이용하여 상기 위치 결정 서버로 전송하는 단계; (c) 상기 위치 결정 서버로 전송된 상기 PSMM으로부터 칩 단위의 의사 잡음 코드 위상값을 계산하는 단계; (d) 상기 (c) 단계에서 계산된 상기 의사 잡음 코드 위상값이 위치 측위용으로 할당된 위치 측위용 의사 잡음 코드의 위상값인 경우, 상기 의사 잡음 코드 위상값을 상기 LD 매핑 서버로 전송하는 단계; 및 (e) 상기 LD 매핑 서버로 전송된 상기 의사 잡음 코드 위상값을 이용하여 상기 단말기의 위치 정보를 획득하는 단계를 포함하는 것을 특징으로 하는 단말기의 위치를 측위하는 방법을 제공한다. The present invention provides a CDMA using a LD mapping server including a terminal, a location finder for artificially generating and transmitting offsets, a positioning server for controlling overall positioning of the terminal, and a location information related database in a GPS propagation shadow area. A method of positioning a terminal in a mobile communication network, the method comprising: (a) acquiring a reference pilot signal of a base station or a repeater and an LD pilot signal generated from the location searcher at the terminal that has received a location request; (b) when the reference pilot signal or the strength of the LD pilot signal is received with a predetermined magnitude or more, transmitting information of the reference pilot signal or the LD pilot signal with a predetermined magnitude or more to the positioning server by using a PSMM; Doing; (c) calculating a pseudo noise code phase value in units of chips from the PSMM transmitted to the positioning server; (d) transmitting the pseudo noise code phase value to the LD mapping server when the pseudo noise code phase value ...

Positioning method in wireless communication system and apparatus for supporting the same

公开了一种无线通信系统中的定位方法及用于支持该定位方法的装置。

Techniques for trusted location application and location provider communications

다양한 실시예들은 일반적으로 위치 정보를 신뢰되지 않은 위치 애플리케이션에 제공하지 않도록 위치 정보를 모바일 디바이스 내의 위치 제공자 및 신뢰성 있는 위치 애플리케이션 사이에서 신뢰성 있는 통신들을 통해 전달하는 기술들에 관한 것이다. 장치는 프로세서 구성요소; 및 프로세서 구성요소에 의해 실행되는 위치 제공자를 포함하고, 위치 제공자는 어떤 장소의 위치 네트워크로부터 수신되는 무선 신호들에 기초하여 이 장소 내에서의 현재의 위치를 결정하는 위치 베이스밴드, 적어도 신뢰성 있는 위치 애플리케이션으로부터 수신되는 크레댄셜들에 기초하여 이 장소와 연관되는 신뢰성 있는 위치 애플리케이션을 검증하는 검증 구성요소 및 신뢰성 있는 위치 애플리케이션의 검증에 기초하여 현재 위치를 나타내는 위치 정보를 암호화하고 이 위치 정보를 위치 제공자 및 신뢰성 있는 위치 애플리케이션 사이에 개재되는 위치 관리자를 통해 신뢰성 있는 위치 애플리케이션에 전달하는 암호화 구성요소를 포함한다. 다른 실시예들이 기술되고 청구된다. Various embodiments generally relate to techniques for communicating location information over trusted communications between a location provider and a trusted location application in a mobile device so as not to provide location information to an untrusted location application. The apparatus comprises a processor component; And a location provider executed by the processor component, the location provider comprising a location baseband that determines the current location within the location based on the wireless signals received from the location network of the location, A verification component for verifying a trusted location application associated with the location based on the cradlecings received from the application and location information indicating the current location based on the verification of the trusted location application, And a cryptographic component that communicates to a trusted location application via a location manager interposed between trusted location applications. Other embodiments are described and claimed.

Method And Apparatus for Providing Positioning Information

본 실시예는 측위 정보를 제공하기 위한 측위 서비스 제공장치 및 그 방법에 관한 것이다. 더욱 상세하게는, 측위 서비스 제공장치가 무선랜 기반의 측위와 기지국 기반의 측위가 혼합된 혼합형 측위 방식이 수행되도록 제어하여 무선랜 기반 측위 결과정보 및 기지국 기반 측위 결과정보를 획득하고, 각각의 결과정보를 비교한 비교결과를 기반으로 정확도가 높은 결과정보를 최종 측위 결과정보로 산출하여 제공하는 측위 서비스 제공장치 및 그 방법에 관한 것이다. The present embodiment relates to a positioning service providing apparatus and method thereof for providing positioning information. More specifically, the positioning service providing apparatus controls the hybrid positioning method in which the wireless LAN-based positioning and the base station-based positioning are mixed to obtain the wireless LAN-based positioning result information and the base station-based positioning result information, The present invention relates to a positioning service providing apparatus and a method of providing positioning service providing apparatus that provides accurate positioning result information based on comparison results obtained by comparing information.

Vehicle localization device

FIELD: machine building. SUBSTANCE: invention relates to vehicle localization device. Proposed device comprises: targets database, target recognition unit, transverse and longitudinal position estimation units. Target database stores information on the location of the first and second targets on the map. First target comprises straight line marking corresponding to straight section of road, and second target comprises at least one curved marking line corresponding to curvilinear section of road. Target recognition unit is configured to recognize the position of the straight marking line relative to the vehicle and the position of at least one curved line of marking relative to the vehicle based on the recognition results by the built-in vehicle sensor. Transverse position evaluation unit is configured to analyze the transverse position and direction of the vehicle based on the position of the straight marking line relative to the vehicle and the location information of the straight marking line on the map. Vehicle transverse position is understood to mean vehicle position on map in direction of strip width along which vehicle moves. Longitudinal position evaluation unit is configured to analyze the longitudinal position of the vehicle based on the position of at least one curved line of marking relative to the vehicle and information on the location of at least one curved marking line on the map. Position of curved line of marking relative to vehicle reflects transverse position and direction of vehicle. Vehicle longitudinal position is understood to mean vehicle position on the map in direction of lane continuation. EFFECT: invention is achieved by providing a device configured to prevent the vehicle position determining accuracy decrease. 4 cl, 10 dwg РОССИЙСКАЯ ФЕДЕРАЦИЯ (19) RU (11) (13) 2 706 763 C1 (51) МПК G08G 1/123 (2006.01) G01C 21/30 (2006.01) B60W 40/06 (2012.01) G09B 29/10 (2006.01) G08G 1/16 (2006.01) ФЕДЕРАЛЬНАЯ СЛУЖБА ПО ИНТЕЛЛЕКТУАЛЬНОЙ ...

System and method for recalculation of probabilities in decision trees

A system and method for determining probabilities in a decision tree (700) includes a processor configure to generate a first hypothesis (Hl) having a first probability (510) of a first device (1) being at a first location (D) based on distances from the first device (1) to two devices (4, 6); generate a second hypothesis (H3) having a second probability (610) for a second device (2) being at a second location (E) based on distances from the second device (2) to the first device (1) and to the two devices (4, 6); and recalculate the first probability (510) to form a recalculated first probability (510') based on distances from the first device (1) to the second device (2) and to the two known devices (4, 6).

User terminal, route guide system and route guide method thereof

사용자 단말 장치가 개시된다. 사용자 단말 장치는, 사용자 단말 장치의 위치를 나타내는 위치 정보를 생성하는 위치 정보 생성부, 타겟을 인식하기 위한 타겟 인식 정보를 생성하는 인식 정보 생성부, 상대 단말과의 통신을 수행하는 통신부 및, 상대 단말로 타겟 인식 정보 및 위치 정보를 전송하도록 통신부를 제어하는 제어부를 포함한다. 이에 따라 사용자 단말 장치에서 목적지까지의 이동 경로를 쉽게 안내할 수 있게 된다. A user terminal device is disclosed. The user terminal apparatus includes a position information generating unit for generating position information indicating a position of the user terminal, a recognition information generating unit for generating target recognition information for recognizing the target, a communication unit for performing communication with the counterpart terminal, And a control unit for controlling the communication unit to transmit the target identification information and the position information to the terminal. Accordingly, it is possible to easily guide the movement route from the user terminal to the destination. 사용자 단말, 이동 경로, GPS User terminal, movement path, GPS

Location detection system using rfid tag

FIELD: physics, signalling. SUBSTANCE: invention relates to location detection means using radio frequency identification. The invention enables RFID readers having a wide range of recognition to be located everywhere to receive location information through said RFID readers. Said information is transmitted together with predetermined messages in accordance with the RFID activation frequency via another RFID reader installed in a portable telephone, thus informing the guardian of the user of the safety of the user via the messages. The guardian may confirm the information on the location of the user via an operating server, and can be directly connected to a social safety network upon the occurrence of an emergency. The user of the portable telephone may input characters and send desired character messages to inform the guardian of the safety of the user. EFFECT: safer detection when interfacing with a social safety network. 5 cl, 3 dwg РОССИЙСКАЯ ФЕДЕРАЦИЯ (19) RU (11) (13) 2 513 920 C2 (51) МПК G06K 17/00 (2006.01) G08B 21/18 (2006.01) ФЕДЕРАЛЬНАЯ СЛУЖБА ПО ИНТЕЛЛЕКТУАЛЬНОЙ СОБСТВЕННОСТИ (12) ОПИСАНИЕ (21)(22) Заявка: ИЗОБРЕТЕНИЯ К ПАТЕНТУ 2011128375/08, 21.09.2009 (24) Дата начала отсчета срока действия патента: 21.09.2009 (72) Автор(ы): ЛИ Санг-Сун (KR) (73) Патентообладатель(и): ЛИ Санг-Сун (KR) Приоритет(ы): (30) Конвенционный приоритет: (43) Дата публикации заявки: 20.01.2013 Бюл. № 2 R U 11.12.2008 KR 10-2008-0126017 (45) Опубликовано: 20.04.2014 Бюл. № 11 24744U1, 20.08.2002. US 2007/0120671A1, 31.05.2007. US 2007/0139191 A1, 21.01.2007 (85) Дата начала рассмотрения заявки PCT на национальной фазе: 11.07.2011 (86) Заявка PCT: 2 5 1 3 9 2 0 (56) Список документов, цитированных в отчете о поиске: US 2003/0013459A1, 16.01.2003. RU 2 5 1 3 9 2 0 R U (87) Публикация заявки PCT: WO 2010/067947 (17.06.2010) Адрес для переписки: 129090, Москва, ул. Б. Спасская, 25, строение 3, ООО "Юридическая фирма Городисский и Партнеры" (54) СИСТЕМА ДЕТЕКТИРОВАНИЯ МЕСТОПОЛОЖЕНИЯ ...

DETERMINING THE SURFACE ERROR RADIUS

РОССИЙСКАЯ ФЕДЕРАЦИЯ (19) RU (11) (13) 2016 143 736 A (51) МПК G01S 15/00 (2006.01) ФЕДЕРАЛЬНАЯ СЛУЖБА ПО ИНТЕЛЛЕКТУАЛЬНОЙ СОБСТВЕННОСТИ (12) ЗАЯВКА НА ИЗОБРЕТЕНИЕ (21)(22) Заявка: 2016143736, 06.05.2015 (71) Заявитель(и): МАЙКРОСОФТ ТЕКНОЛОДЖИ ЛАЙСЕНСИНГ, ЭлЭлСи (US) Приоритет(ы): (30) Конвенционный приоритет: 09.05.2014 US 14/274,226 (85) Дата начала рассмотрения заявки PCT на национальной фазе: 08.11.2016 R U (43) Дата публикации заявки: 08.05.2018 Бюл. № 13 (72) Автор(ы): ЛИНЬ Джих-Хань (US) (86) Заявка PCT: (87) Публикация заявки PCT: WO 2015/171672 (12.11.2015) A Адрес для переписки: 129090, Москва, ул. Б.Спасская, 25, строение 3, ООО "Юридическая фирма Городисский и Партнеры" R U (57) Формула изобретения 1. Компьютерно-реализуемый способ определения радиуса погрешности для вычисленного положения, содержащий этапы, на которых: обеспечивают структуру данных, включающую в себя множество первых полей, идентифицирующих масштабируемую географическую область на основе глобальной проекционной справочной системы, каковая система разделена на масштабируемые географические области и имеет несколько уровней областей разного размера, и множество вторых полей, идентифицирующих, для каждого из первых полей, радиус погрешности положения, ассоциированный с масштабируемой географической областью и уровнем, причем каждый радиус погрешности положения вычисляется так, чтобы быть максимальным радиусом погрешности для, по меньшей мере, порогового процента прогнозных положений в упомянутой ассоциированной масштабируемой географической области; определяют масштабируемую географическую область, связанную с вычисленным положением; и возвращают соответствующий радиус погрешности, соотнесенный с масштабируемой географической областью, из структуры данных, которая связана с вычисленным положением, при этом радиус погрешности указывает возможное отклонение в вычисленном положении, при этом упомянутое обеспечение структуры данных содержит этапы, на которых: Стр.: 1 A 2 0 1 6 1 4 3 7 3 6 ( ...

Positioning method and equipment

Method for geo-location using electronic ranging device

本发明主要涉及利用电子测距设备进行地理定位的方法。这些方法选择最可信的可用数据的小子集，然后对数据的所述子集进行简单的数学处理（优选为双边测量或三边测量），以计算一个或多个新测量位置候选者，其中，可以基于置信度度量、相对位置几何形状、以及与基于历史的预测位置及其相应的置信度度量的比较来选择新测量位置候选者。如果没有置信度足够的测量位置候选者可用，则将预测位置作为新位置。

Method and device to detect location of communication device

FIELD: measurement equipment. SUBSTANCE: invention is related to the sphere of radio engineering, namely, to communication devices, and may be used to detect location of a communication device. The method to identify location of a communication device includes measurement of arrival time for each pulse received in a receiver, generation of a set of possible hypothetical conformities between each received pulse and transmission track between a transmitter and a receiver, besides, the communication device, location of which is determined, is one device of a group comprising a receiver and a transmitter. Assessment of communication device location is carried out with the help of a set of hypothetical coincidences. EFFECT: provision of possibility to detect location, when between a transmitter and a receiver there isn't a transmission track within direct line of sight or there is a transmission track non in a direct line of sight (NLOS). 16 cl, 27 dwg РОССИЙСКАЯ ФЕДЕРАЦИЯ (19) RU (11) 2 467 343 (13) C2 (51) МПК G01S 5/02 (2010.01) ФЕДЕРАЛЬНАЯ СЛУЖБА ПО ИНТЕЛЛЕКТУАЛЬНОЙ СОБСТВЕННОСТИ (12) ОПИСАНИЕ ИЗОБРЕТЕНИЯ К ПАТЕНТУ (21)(22) Заявка: 2009127510/07, 12.12.2007 (24) Дата начала отсчета срока действия патента: 12.12.2007 (73) Патентообладатель(и): ДЗЕ БОИНГ КОМПАНИ (US) R U Приоритет(ы): (30) Конвенционный приоритет: 19.12.2006 US 11/612,674 (72) Автор(ы): БОРНХОЛДТ Джеймс М. (US) (43) Дата публикации заявки: 27.01.2011 Бюл. № 3 2 4 6 7 3 4 3 (45) Опубликовано: 20.11.2012 Бюл. № 32 (56) Список документов, цитированных в отчете о поиске: US 2002196187 A1, 26.12.2002. RU 2193286 C2, 20.11.2002. US 2003054845 A1, 20.03.2003. US 7072669 В1, 04.07.2006. US 2002183069 A1, 05.12.2002. GB 2338374 A, 15.12.1999. 2 4 6 7 3 4 3 R U (86) Заявка PCT: US 2007/087165 (12.12.2007) C 2 C 2 (85) Дата начала рассмотрения заявки PCT на национальной фазе: 20.07.2009 (87) Публикация заявки РСТ: WO 2008/076734 (26.06.2008) Адрес для переписки: 105064, Москва, а/я 88, "Патентные поверенные ...

A passive technique for the remote detection of buried objects

지하 물체의 존재와 위치를 수동적으로 탐지하기 위한 방법을 제공한다. 선형 배열로 위치한 다수의 별개 안테나가 상호 평행한 방위 각도로 전자기장을 수신하도록 지향된다. 선형 배열은 지하 물체와 매개 매체에 의해 방출되는 RF 스펙트럼에서 저레벨 랜덤 노이즈 신호를 수동적으로 획득하기 위해 다수의 다른 방위 각도로 집중된다. 방사측정수신기는 별개 채널로서 각각의 안테나에 의해 획득된 노이즈 신호를 수신하여, 이를 디지털화한 다음, Provides a method for passively detecting the presence and location of underground objects. Multiple discrete antennas located in a linear arrangement are directed to receive electromagnetic fields at parallel azimuth angles. The linear arrangement is concentrated at a number of different azimuth angles to passively obtain low-level random noise signals in the RF spectrum emitted by underground objects and media. The radiometric receiver receives the noise signal obtained by each antenna as a separate channel, digitizes it, · 방사측정 수신기에 의해 수신된 각각의 별개 채널에 대한 수학 적분을 수행하는 단계, Performing mathematical integration on each separate channel received by the radiometric receiver, · 적분된 채널들 각각으로부터 다수의 동시 디지털 합성 전자기장을 생성하는 단계, Generating a plurality of simultaneous digitally synthesized electromagnetic fields from each of the integrated channels, · 다수의 다른 공간상 각도로 다수의 전자기장을 지향하는 단계, Directing multiple electromagnetic fields at a number of different spatial angles, · 각각의 적분된 채널 응답에 자기상관연산을 실행하는 단계, Performing autocorrelation on each integrated channel response, · 각각의 적분된 채널 응답의 자기상관연산 결과에 역 푸리에 변환을 연산하는 단계, Computing an inverse Fourier transform on the result of autocorrelation of each integrated channel response, ·주파수의 함수로서 세기를 나타내는 분광을 생성하는 단계,의 다수의 동작을 실행하는 신호처리기로 전송된다. 전술의 모든 동작으로부터, 본 발명의 시스템은 지하 물체의 위치와 깊이를 결정할 수 있다. Generating a spectral representative of the intensity as a function of frequency, which is sent to a signal processor that performs a number of operations. From all the above operations, the system of the present invention can determine the position and depth of the underground object.

Radio Transmitter Positioning Methods, Devices, and Computer Program Products

Patent RU2016143736A3

ВИ“? 2016143736” АЗ Дата публикации: 12.12.2018 Форма № 18 ИЗИМ-2011 Федеральная служба по интеллектуальной собственности Федеральное государственное бюджетное учреждение ж 5 «Федеральный институт промышленной собственности» (ФИПС) ОТЧЕТ О ПОИСКЕ 1. . ИДЕНТИФИКАЦИЯ ЗАЯВКИ Регистрационный номер Дата подачи 2016143736/07(070122) 06.05.2015 РСТЛО52015/029335 06.05.2015 Приоритет установлен по дате: [ ] подачи заявки [ ] поступления дополнительных материалов от к ранее поданной заявке № [ ] приоритета по первоначальной заявке № из которой данная заявка выделена [ ] подачи первоначальной заявки № из которой данная заявка выделена [ ] подачи ранее поданной заявки № [Х] подачи первой(ых) заявки(ок) в государстве-участнике Парижской конвенции (31) Номер первой(ых) заявки(ок) (32) Дата подачи первой(ых) заявки(ок) (33) Код страны 1. 14/274,226 09.05.2014 05 Название изобретения (полезной модели): [Х] - как заявлено; [ ] - уточненное (см. Примечания) ОПРЕДЕЛЕНИЕ РАДИУСА ПОГРЕШНОСТИ МЕСТОПОЛОЖЕНИЯ Заявитель: МАЙКРОСОФТ ТЕКНОЛОДЖИ ЛАЙСЕНСИНГ, ЭлЭлСи, 0$ 2. ЕДИНСТВО ИЗОБРЕТЕНИЯ [Х] соблюдено [ ] не соблюдено. Пояснения: см. Примечания 3. ФОРМУЛА ИЗОБРЕТЕНИЯ: [Х] приняты во внимание все пункты (см. п см. Примечания [ ] приняты во внимание следующие пункты: р [ ] принята во внимание измененная формула изобретения (см. Примечания) 4. КЛАССИФИКАЦИЯ ОБЪЕКТА ИЗОБРЕТЕНИЯ (ПОЛЕЗНОЙ МОДЕЛИ) (Указываются индексы МПК и индикатор текущей версии) 0015 5/00 (2006.01) 5. ОБЛАСТЬ ПОИСКА 5.1 Проверенный минимум документации РСТ (указывается индексами МПК) 00155/00; ©0155/02; ©01$3/00; @01$15/00; НО4\У/ 64/00; НО4\/ 88/00; НО4\/ 88/02; 006Е15/00; ©06Е15/18; 601С21/00; 909В29/00; ©09В29/10; 5.2 Другая проверенная документация в той мере, в какой она включена в поисковые подборки: 5.3 Электронные базы данных, использованные при поиске (название базы, и если, возможно, поисковые термины): РУУРТ, Езрасепе, Соозе Рав, ]-Р]а(Раь К-РТОМ, РАТЕМТЗСОРЕ, Рабеагсв, КУРТО, З[РО, ОЗРТО 6. ДОКУМЕНТЫ, ...

Internal calibration method for receiver system of a wireless location system

Methods and apparatus for calibrating a Wireless Location System to enable the system to make highly accurate TDOA and FDOA measurements are disclosed. An external calibration method in accordance with the present invention comprises the steps of transmitting a first reference signal from a reference transmitter; receiving the first reference signal at first and second receiver systems; determining a first error value by comparing a measured TDOA (or FDOA) value with a theoretical TDOA (or FDOA) value associated with the known locations of the receiver systems and the known location of the reference transmitter; and utilizing the first error value to correct subsequent TDOA measurements associated with a mobile transmitter to be located. An internal calibration method in accordance with the present invention comprises the steps of injecting a comb signal into the first receiver system; utilizing the comb signal to obtain an estimate of the manner in which the transfer function varies across the bandwidth of the first receiver system; and utilizing the estimate to mitigate the effects of the variation of the first transfer function on the time measurements made by the first receiver system.

Technology for reliable communication by location applications and location providers

Localization of vehicles using beacons

비콘을 사용하여 차량을 로컬화하기 위한 실시예가 개시된다. 일 실시예에서, 방법은: 차량의 적어도 하나의 프로세서를 사용하여, 차량이 차량의 위치를 추정하는 데 사용되는 외부 신호를 손실했다고(또는 열화된 외부 신호를 수신하고 있다고) 결정하는 단계; 적어도 하나의 프로세서를 사용하여, 차량의 위치를 추정하는 데 도움을 주기 위해 이용 가능한 모바일 비콘 세트를 결정하는 단계; 차량의 통신 디바이스를 사용하여, 모바일 비콘 세트로부터의 브로드캐스트 신호를 수신하는 단계 - 브로드캐스트 신호는 모바일 비콘 세트에 대한 로컬화 데이터를 포함함 -; 적어도 하나의 프로세서를 사용하여, 차량의 위치 추정에 도움을 주기 위한 모바일 비콘 세트로부터의 로컬화 데이터 서브세트를 선택하는 단계; 및 적어도 하나의 프로세서를 사용하여, 로컬화 데이터 서브세트를 사용하여 차량의 위치를 추정하는 단계를 포함한다.

Positioning in telecommunications networks

Bandwidth synthesis for wireless location system

一种无线定位系统，在多个信号采集站点(SCS 10A，SCS 10B，SCS 10C)接收由无线电话发射的信号。为了提高定位信息的精度，该系统合成更大的带宽，从而得到比以往更高的时间分辨率。定位系统命令MTSO使被定位的无线发射机改变频道，在多个跨越尽可能最宽的带宽的频率上每个频率处观察到发射信号的双倍差的载波相位、或到达的时间差。来自这些多个频率的相位测量数据被合成以分辨内在的整数波长模糊性。为了开始处理模糊的分辨率，使用单频率信道和双重差分组群延迟测量来分辨在间隔最靠近的频道之间双重差分的相位差的模糊性。

Inter-Cell Interference Coordination is used to carry out the method and system of subscriber equipment location

本文描述了用于基于上行链路位置信号确定用户设备(UE)的位置的方法、装置和系统。协作基站测量接收的定位信号，并且向服务基站报告测量。协作基站也能够适应资源分配以减轻在上行链路上对定位信号的干扰。基站之间的协作能够经基站间链路协调，例如，LTE系统中的X2接口。

Distance detecting method and apparatus therefor

본 발명에 따르면, 통신국 A가 갖는 타이머에서 발생한 기준 타이밍에 근거하여 주기성을 가지는 신호를 통신국 B로 송신하는 한편, 통신국 A의 송신 신호를 수신한 통신국 B가 그 내부에서 발생한 기준 타이밍에 근거해 생성하여 송신한 신호를 수신하고, 상기 송신 신호와 수신 신호의 위상차를 검출하여 통신국 A와 통신국 B 사이의 거리를 검출한다.

Calibration for wireless location system

一种外部校准方法，包括如下步骤：基准发射机发送第一参考信号；在第一接收机系统和第二接收机系统接收第一参考信号(10－2A－10－2C)；通过将被测量的TDOA和与基准发射机的已知位置相关的理论TDOA值相比较，确定第一偏差值；利用第一偏差值校正与要被定位的移动发射机相关的后续TDOA测量。内部校准方法包括如下步骤：向第一接收机系统注入一个梳状信号；利用该梳状信号得到传递函数在第一接收机系统带宽上改变的方式；并利用该估计减轻第一传递函数变化对第一接收机系统进行的时间测量的影响。

Positioning device, positioning method and positioning system

Position acquisition

第一收发信机(4，30)通过形成辅助第一收发信机获取其位置的收发信机的特定网络(20)能定位它自己。不要求诸如GPS卫星的专用基础设施。第一收发信机(4，30)在获取其位置之后能由于收发信机(32，34，36，38，40)而卷入网络(20)中，以辅助那个收发信机的定位。此位置的获取可以牵涉诸如此网络中的收发信机的可信度和/或第一收发信机不能直接与之通信的收发信机的位置的因素。

Mobile phone location determination system and method

(57)【要約】 携帯電話特定システムおよび方法は、網内の任意のアクティブな電話の位置を特定するために既存のセルラー電話網または無線電話網を使用する。システムは、それぞれ１台が網内の各セル・サイトに設置される複数の柔軟ベクトル・センサ装置、およびセルラー電話ユーザーが緊急事態が発生したときに補助を求めて電話することができる１つの遠隔モニタ電話局を具備する。システムは、電話によって伝送される逆方向音声チャネル信号を使用して携帯電話の位置を特定するように設計されている。各柔軟ベクトル・センサ装置は、逆方向音声チャネルの方位角および信号強度を求めるために逆方向音声チャネルに結び付き、順方向音声チャネルをモニタすることにより音声チャネルのあらゆる変更を追跡調査する。音声チャネルの変更が発生した場合には、センサ装置は新しい音声チャネルに同調する。収集される方位角、信号強度、および逆方向音声チャネルについての情報は、リアルタイムで携帯電話の位置を追跡調査するために使用される。