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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 24, 2015
Filed:
Jan. 06, 2014
Frank Reichenbach, Slependen, NO;
Pal Orten, Asker, NO;
Frank Reichenbach, Slependen, NO;
Pal Orten, Asker, NO;
ABB AS, , NO;
Abstract
A method for localizing a node in a wireless network, the method including: receiving location signals transmitted by beacons, the location signals including information about the locations of the respective beacons; detecting the respective received signal strengths of the received location signals; obtaining information about the different signal levels at which the beacons can transmit; studying the received location signals; determining the signal levels used by each of the beacons for the transmission of the location signals, based on the studying of the received signals; calculating a distance to each of the beacons based on the detected signal strengths and the determined signal levels; and localizing the node by means of the received location information and the calculated distances. The invention also relates to a node ant to a wireless network.