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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 18, 2017
Filed:
May. 22, 2015
Applicant:
Sony Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Inventors:
Assignees:
Sony Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Sony Mobile Communications Inc., Tokyo, JP;
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04W 4/00 (2009.01); G01S 5/10 (2006.01); H04W 4/02 (2009.01); H04W 52/38 (2009.01); H04W 64/00 (2009.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01S 5/10 (2013.01); H04W 4/005 (2013.01); H04W 4/023 (2013.01); H04W 52/38 (2013.01); H04W 64/00 (2013.01);
Abstract
The invention is directed to systems, methods and computer program products for modifying Positioning Reference Signal (PRS) transmissions from base stations to User Equipment (UE) by providing for partial power boosting at the base stations with the purpose of improving UE positioning accuracy and, specifically positioning accuracy of Machine Type Communication (MTC) devices.