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Date of Patent:
Jul. 31, 2018

Filed:

Mar. 23, 2017
Applicant:

Toshiba Tec Kabushiki Kaisha, Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo, JP;

Inventors:

Shigeo Uchida, Shizuoka, JP;

Akihiko Fujiwara, Kanagawa, JP;

Mika Hirama, Tokyo, JP;

Kazunori Hirabayashi, Kanagawa, JP;

Koji Nagai, Tokyo, JP;

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04W 24/00 (2009.01); G01S 5/02 (2010.01); H04W 52/02 (2009.01); H04W 88/02 (2009.01); G01S 1/68 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01S 5/0242 (2013.01); H04W 52/0229 (2013.01); H04W 52/0274 (2013.01); H04W 52/0287 (2013.01); G01S 1/68 (2013.01); H04W 88/02 (2013.01);
Abstract

In accordance with an embodiment, a positioning apparatus comprises a first interface and a processor. The first interface receives a positioning signal. The processor sets an interval for searching the positioning signal with a first interface to a first searching interval, sets the interval for searching the positioning signal to a second searching interval which is shorter than the first searching interval if it is determined that the positioning signal is received through searching in the first searching interval and uses the positioning signal received through searching in the second searching interval to specify a position of the positioning apparatus.


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