Method for determining if the location of a wireless communication device is within a specified area
US7107038B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 16, 2001 |
| Grant date | Sep 12, 2006 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 14, 2023 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04M2242/30
- WIPO fieldTelecommunications
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
The present invention is directed to a method for determining whether a location associated with a wireless station, such as a cellular telephone, is located within an area of interest. The area of interest is defined using quadtree representation of an area that includes the area of interest and identifying nodes within the quadtree that represent the area of interest. By iterative comparison of the location associated with the wireless station to the locations associated with a node at each level of the quadtree, a determination can be made as to whether or not the location associated with the wireless station is within the area of interest.
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