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Positioning in WLAN systems

US10314003B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (Publ) · SE

Inventors

Meng Wang · Sundbyberg, SE
Soma Tayamon · Stockholm, SE

Key dates

Filing date	Oct 13, 2016
Grant date	Jun 4, 2019
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Oct 13, 2036

Classification

Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
CPC primaryH04W84/12
WIPO fieldMeasurement
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A method for enabling angle-based positioning of a wireless device in a Wireless Local Area Network, WLAN, system comprises the steps of extracting directional information from beamforming information comprised in channel sounding feedback obtained from a wireless device and estimating an angular direction to said wireless device based on said extracted directional information.

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