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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 15, 2017
Filed:
Feb. 05, 2014
Applicant:
Sony Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Inventors:
Assignees:
Sony Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Sony Mobile Communications Inc., Tokyo, JP;
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04W 24/00 (2009.01); H04W 64/00 (2009.01); G01S 5/02 (2010.01); H04B 17/318 (2015.01); H04W 84/12 (2009.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04W 64/006 (2013.01); G01S 5/02 (2013.01); G01S 5/0252 (2013.01); G01S 5/0294 (2013.01); H04W 64/00 (2013.01); H04B 17/318 (2015.01); H04W 84/12 (2013.01);
Abstract
The invention is directed to determining a position of a mobile device. An exemplary method comprises scanning a wireless signal associated with the mobile device; measuring a signal strength associated with the wireless signal; determining a timestamp associated with the measurement; and determining a position of the mobile device based on the signal strength measurement and the timestamp. The present invention is useful for both positioning a user of the mobile device and for locating an access point.