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Locating system and method using a mobile communications network

Patent 5913170 Issued on June 15, 1999. Estimated Expiration Date: Icon_subject June 15, 2016. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.

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Inventor

Application

No. 340755 filed on 11/16/1994

US Classes:

455/457, Location display342/357.08, Determining relative position (e.g., distance or direction)455/524, Multiple base stations455/561Base station detail

Examiners

Primary: Chin, Wellington
Assistant: Sobutka, Philip J.

Attorney, Agent or Firm

Foreign Patent References

  • B3767589 AU 04/12/1993
  • 0242099 EP 10/12/1987
  • 0290725 EP 11/12/1988
  • 0367935 EP 05/12/1990
  • 2221113 GB 01/12/1993
  • WO8904035 WO 05/12/1989
  • WO8912835 WO 12/12/1989

International Classes

H04Q 007/20
575

Abstract

A differential positioning system (10) includes components of a satellite-based or land-based positioning system (12) and components of a mobile communications network (14). The differential positioning system (10) provides accurate and immediate position information to a mobile unit (17). A transmitter site (40) of a mobile communications network (14) is associated with a reference positioning receiver (38). The reference positioning receiver (38) generates correction data for transmission to the mobile unit (17). The mobile unit (17) includes a mobile communications device (42) for receiving the correction data generated by the reference positioning receiver (38) and a mobile positioning receiver (24) for generating a position fix. The mobile unit (17) refines the position fix generated by the mobile positioning receiver (24) using correction data received by the mobile communications device (42).

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