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Date of Patent:
Mar. 05, 2013

Filed:

Jun. 28, 2007
Applicants:

Shwetak N. Patel, Atlanta, GA (US);

Khai N. Truong, Atlanta, GA (US);

Gregory D. Abowd, Atlanta, GA (US);

Thomas Robertson, Atlanta, GA (US);

Matthew S. Reynolds, Atlanta, GA (US);

Inventors:

Shwetak N. Patel, Atlanta, GA (US);

Khai N. Truong, Atlanta, GA (US);

Gregory D. Abowd, Atlanta, GA (US);

Thomas Robertson, Atlanta, GA (US);

Matthew S. Reynolds, Atlanta, GA (US);

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01C 21/30 (2006.01); G01C 21/00 (2006.01); G06F 17/00 (2006.01); G01S 1/24 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract

Disclosed is an indoor location system that uses an electrical power line, power line signal injection devices, and portable position receivers (tags) to generate location data relating to positions of the tags in a structure such as a residence or business. The indoor location system fingerprinting of multiple signals transmitted along the power line to achieve sub-room-level localization of the positioning receivers. Details regarding power line positioning are described along with how it compares favorably to other fingerprinting techniques.


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