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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 16, 2011
Filed:
Feb. 12, 2010
Ashutosh Pande, Noida, IN;
Lionel Jacques Garin, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Ashutosh Pande, Noida, IN;
Lionel Jacques Garin, Palo Alto, CA (US);
SiRF Technology, Inc., San Jose, CA (US);
Abstract
A system is described that utilizes the measured characteristics of a cell site or a plurality of cell sites () and the cellular identification to selectively provide a wireless device () with location aiding from a cellular network server (). The system may include a basestation () located within the cell site, a cellular measurement unit located in the wireless device (), and a database () containing positional assistance information corresponding to the characteristic information. The system may also include a processing unit in signal communication with the basestation and the database () and a positional determination unit in the wireless device ().