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LTE user equipment positioning system and method

US8897813B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateFeb 3, 2012
Grant dateNov 25, 2014
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Expiry dateApr 16, 2033

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG01S5/0205
  • WIPO fieldMeasurement
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A method of determining the location of a mobile device in a communications network having a plurality of nodes, one of the plural nodes serving the device. Observed positioning measurements for a mobile device may be received from the serving node and uplink enhanced cell identification (E-CID) positioning measurements received from the mobile device. One or more ranges between ones of the plural nodes and the mobile device may then be determined as a function of the received observed positioning measurements and the received uplink E-CID positioning measurements. A geographic location of the mobile device may then be estimated as a function the determined one or more ranges.

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