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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 10, 2011
Filed:
Sep. 15, 2005
Applicants:
Gianluca Boiero, Turin, IT;
Giorgio Ghinamo, Turin, IT;
Pasquale Digregorio, Turin, IT;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Telecom Italia S.p.A., Milan, IT;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01S 3/02 (2006.01); G01S 19/25 (2010.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method for fixing a position of a user apparatus includes the step of starting a fixing session and, within the fixing session, determining a size of a snapshot of a signal of a positioning system depending on the receiving conditions of the signal at the user apparatus, the snapshot being capable of enabling the fixing of the position; receiving, at network equipment, from the user apparatus via a network connection the snapshot; and fixing at the network equipment the position of the user apparatus on the basis of the snapshot.