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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 08, 2010
Filed:
Mar. 01, 2006
Gene S. Mitchell, Jr., Blue Springs, MO (US);
Paul S. Smithey, Olathe, KS (US);
Tim W. Sill, Platte City, MO (US);
Gene S. Mitchell, Jr., Blue Springs, MO (US);
Paul S. Smithey, Olathe, KS (US);
Tim W. Sill, Platte City, MO (US);
Sprint Spectrum L.P., Overland Park, KS (US);
Abstract
A method and system for detecting, at a repeater, that a communication passing between a wireless communication device and radio access network infrastructure via the wireless repeater has a predefined characteristic and responsively outputting a reporting signal is disclosed. The reporting signal may be sent to a database which is accessible to a positioning system. The reporting signal may contain information regarding attributes of the repeater. Using the attributes of the repeater, the positioning system may be able to perform more accurate triangulation when locating the wireless communication device.