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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.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 11, 2006
Filed:
Sep. 25, 2002
Applicants:
Patrick Y. Hwang, Marion, IA (US);
Scott J. F. Zogg, Cedar Rapids, IA (US);
Inventors:
Patrick Y. Hwang, Marion, IA (US);
Scott J. F. Zogg, Cedar Rapids, IA (US);
Assignee:
Rockwell Collins, Inc., Cedar Rapids, IA (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04Q 7/20 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method of determining absolute positions of devices in a network. Relative distances between the devices are determined. For each of at least one of the devices, a range is calculated from a number of distant ranging sources that is less than an amount required to obtain a precise location of the device. The calculated ranges are combined with the determined relative distances to determine a unique absolute position of the devices in the network.