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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 10, 2017
Filed:
Dec. 18, 2012
Viavi Solutions Uk Limited, Berkshire, GB;
Christopher Murphy, Bath, GB;
Michael Joseph Flanagan, Chester, NJ (US);
Peter Kenington, Chepstow, GB;
Viavi Solutions UK Limited, Berkshire, GB;
Abstract
A cellular wireless communications system and method of generating reference signatures for use in geolocation are provided. The cellular wireless communications system identifies a sub-area within the coverage area of a cellular wireless communications system, the sub-area having a density of radio frequency measurements that is below a threshold value. A user of a subscriber mobile communication unit is influenced to enter the sub-area, the subscriber mobile communication unit being a subscriber to the cellular wireless communications system. The cellular wireless communications system obtains radio frequency measurements from the subscriber mobile communication unit in the sub-area, and generates reference signatures and/or location estimates from the radio frequency measurements. The reference signatures may be used to geolocate connections made by other mobile communication units within the sub-areas.