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Systems and methods for estimating a position of a receiver in a network of beacons

US9897684B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

NextNav, LLC · US

Inventors

Andrew Sendonaris · Los Gatos, US
Jagadish Venkataraman · Menlo Park, US
Chen Meng · Beijing, CN

Key dates

Filing date	Mar 17, 2016
Grant date	Feb 20, 2018
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Apr 4, 2036

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG01S2205/02
WIPO fieldMeasurement
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

Systems and methods for estimating a position of a receiver within a venue using localized networks of beacons. Certain aspects relate to different configurations of networks. Other aspects relate to estimating the position of the receiver when the receiver approaches an edge of a localized network of beacons.

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