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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 16, 2018
Filed:
Oct. 07, 2014
Mediatek Singapore Pte. Ltd., Singapore, SG;
James June-Ming Wang, San Marino, CA (US);
Thomas Edward Pare, Jr., Mountain View, CA (US);
Yuh-Ren Jauh, Taoyuan County, TW;
YungPing Hsu, Taipei, TW;
Chih-Shi Yee, Hsinchu County, TW;
Chao-Chun Wang, Taipei, TW;
Gabor Bajko, Santa Clara, CA (US);
MEDIATEK Singapore Pte Ltd, Singapore, SG;
Abstract
A method of indoor positioning using Fine Timing Measurement (FTM) protocol with multi-antenna access point (AP) is proposed. In a wireless local area network, an AP has multiple antennas that are strategically located in different physical locations. The AP is used to exchange FTM frames with a wireless station for timing measurement of the FTM frames via its multiple antennas independently. The timing measurement result (e.g., timestamps of transmitting and receiving FTM frames) is then used to determine an absolute location of the station. A simplified Indoor Location operation with simplified deployment is achieved.