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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 08, 2014
Filed:
Nov. 25, 2009
Applicants:
Shaowei Pan, Kildeer, IL (US);
Xiaohua Wu, Kildeer, IL (US);
Inventors:
Shaowei Pan, Kildeer, IL (US);
Xiaohua Wu, Kildeer, IL (US);
Assignee:
Other;
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04B 17/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method and apparatus for determining the location of a node within a wireless communication system is provided herein. In order to determine the location of a node, a series of GSM network measurement reports (NMRs) received at multiple base stations are analyzed by location-finding equipment. Multiple reports from the same mobile unit are analyzed for their received signal strength and multiple location estimates are then determined for the node. The location estimates are then averaged and weighted to determine an accurate location estimate for the node.