Location determination using location data items received by short-range communication
US6983146B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jun 3, 2002 |
| Grant date | Jan 3, 2006 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 11, 2023 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04W84/10
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A location determination method uses location data items that originate at known locations and are passed to, and diffused between, entities by short-range communication. Each location data item received by an entity specifies its originating location and a time value dependent on when it originated from that location. An entity derives its location from received location data items by effecting a weighted combination of the known locations specified in the received location data items, the weighting of the known location specified in each received location data item being dependent on the associated time value.
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