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Method and apparatus for location tracking in a multi-path environment

US7164929B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateJan 9, 2004
Grant dateJan 16, 2007
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Expiry dateOct 1, 2024

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04W64/00
  • WIPO fieldDigital communication
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

The present invention provides a method of calibrating a wireless tracking system and a method of tracking a mobile unit in a wireless local area network. The method includes providing at least one calibration signal using a mobile unit having a first plurality of antennae while the mobile unit is proximate at least one predetermined location and receiving a plurality of signals at a second plurality of antennae in response to providing the at least one calibration signal. The method also includes determining a portion of a transmission matrix using the plurality of received signals and the at least one calibration signal and associating the portion of the transmission matrix with the predetermined location.

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