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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Nov. 24, 2020

Filed:

Oct. 30, 2017
Applicant:

Qualcomm Incorporated, San Diego, CA (US);

Inventors:

Leonid Sheynblat, Hillsborough, CA (US);

Mark Leo Moeglein, Lummi Island, WA (US);

Assignee:

QUALCOMM Incorporated, San Diego, CA (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04W 64/00 (2009.01); G01S 5/02 (2010.01); H04L 5/00 (2006.01); H04W 84/12 (2009.01); H04W 24/00 (2009.01); G01S 5/14 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04W 64/003 (2013.01); G01S 5/02 (2013.01); G01S 5/0236 (2013.01); G01S 5/0242 (2013.01); G01S 5/0252 (2013.01); G01S 5/145 (2013.01); H04L 5/0035 (2013.01); H04W 24/00 (2013.01); H04W 64/00 (2013.01); H04W 64/006 (2013.01); G01S 5/14 (2013.01); H04W 84/12 (2013.01);
Abstract

A mobile wireless device locating method at a mobile wireless device includes: determining, based at least in part on measurements of first signals, first location information for the mobile wireless device; sending a request for transceiver information based on the first location information; receiving the transceiver information at the mobile wireless device, the transceiver information including transceiver identifiers and corresponding locations; measuring second signals from at least some of the transceivers included in the transceiver information, at least one of the second signals being from an uncooperative terrestrial base station capable of bi-directional communications and configured to prevent data and/or voice communications with the mobile wireless device; and determining second location information for the mobile wireless device using information obtained from measuring the second signals.


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