Positioning-triggered handover
US8660571B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 25, 2009 |
| Grant date | Feb 25, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 23, 2030 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01S5/0263
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A method for estimating the location of a terminal operating in a communication system having at least two networks having overlapping areas of coverage, each network supporting at least one method for estimating the location of the terminal, and the terminal being in communication with a first one of the networks, the method comprising: assessing which of the networks is likely to form the more accurate estimate of the location of the terminal; and if that is the first one of the networks, estimating the location of the terminal by means of the first one of the networks, and if that is a second one of the networks, handling over the terminal to the second one of the networks and estimating the location of the terminal by means of the second one of the networks.
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