System and method for determining location of a device in a wireless communication network
US7215966B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jun 7, 2004 |
| Grant date | May 8, 2007 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 31, 2025 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04W84/18
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A system and method for message exchanges in a wireless communication network which minimize network overhead and offers fast determination of Coordinates of a device. A system and method controls a node to exchange small, structured messages with one or more reference nodes requesting the Coordinates of the reference node, which are then used in a periodic evaluation of time of flight messages from that reference node for determination of Coordinates of the node.
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