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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 27, 2024
Filed:
Oct. 09, 2018
Nokia Solutions and Networks Oy, Espoo, FI;
Nokia Solutions and Networks Oy, Espoo, FI;
Abstract
This specification relates to estimation of a location of a mobile device using one or more locator devices. This specification describes an apparatus comprising: means for receiving, from one or more locator devices, each locator device comprising an antenna array, information indicative of a bearing from the antenna array of each of the one or more locator devices to a mobile device; means for determining parameters of a Kent distribution for each of the one or more locator devices based on the received information and predetermined characteristics of the antenna array; and means for determining an estimated position of the mobile device by performing an optimisation process on an objective function that is dependent on the Kent distribution parameters for each of the one or more locator devices.