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Network positioning system and terminal positioning device

US8681760B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateAug 31, 2010
Grant dateMar 25, 2014
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Expiry dateMar 21, 2031

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04W40/244
  • WIPO fieldDigital communication
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A terminal positioning device receives, from each terminal, network path information listing intermediary device identifiers that identify each intermediary device in the network on the path from the terminal to a path search target device. The terminal positioning device creates, in accordance with the network path information received from each terminal, terminal position information representing connections between routers and connections between routers and the terminals.

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