Method and system for determining the speed and position of a mobile unit
US7123924B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 27, 2002 |
| Grant date | Oct 17, 2006 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 18, 2024 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04W64/006
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
Apparatus and methods are disclosed for estimating the position and velocity of mobile wireless transmit/receive units (WTRUs) in a wireless communication system. Network stations use directional communication beams to divide service areas into sectors to provide communication services to the WTRUs. A WTRU saves pertinent information such as sector ID, received power and time of reception of the several received signals. The collected information is sent to the network, where it is used to estimate the WTRU's position, speed and direction of travel, which information can then be used to improve radio resource management.
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