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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 14, 2008
Filed:
Jun. 02, 2005
Feng Niu, Weston, FL (US);
Jian Huang, Coral Springs, FL (US);
Spyros Kyperountas, Coral Springs, FL (US);
Qicai Shi, Coral Springs, FL (US);
Feng Niu, Weston, FL (US);
Jian Huang, Coral Springs, FL (US);
Spyros Kyperountas, Coral Springs, FL (US);
Qicai Shi, Coral Springs, FL (US);
Motorola, Inc., Schaumburg, IL (US);
Abstract
A method and apparatus for determining the path loss model of an object within a wireless communication system is provided herein. During operation, a path loss model for a node is generated based on path loss values and corresponding numbers of neighbors of the said node. The path loss model is used to determine a relationship between path loss and distance. With this relationship established, distances to known-located nodes may be obtained by obtaining a path loss to the known-located node. From these distances, a node can then be located.