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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 06, 2022
Filed:
Jul. 19, 2019
Sigfox, Labege, FR;
Loïc Hubert, Saint-Sulpice-sur-Lèze, FR;
Robert Chevallier, Boulogne Billancourt, FR;
Philippe Garnier, Epagny, FR;
SIGFOX, Labege, FR;
Abstract
A method for geolocating a terminal of a wireless communication system. The terminal receiving a message transmitted by a transmitting device of interest. An ambiguous item of identification information is obtained from the transmitting device of interest. The terminal transmitting to the access network a message including the ambiguous item of identification information from the transmitting device of interest. The access network estimating an approximate geographical position of the terminal. The transmitting device of interest is identified in a table storing a list of transmitting device identifiers and the respective geographical positions of the transmitting devices. The precise geographical position of the terminal is estimated according to the geographical position of said transmitting device of interest.