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Method to localize a mobile telephone
Assignee: Sagemcom Broadband SAS
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Filing: 1999-08-02
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Granted: 2000-12-26
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Expires: 2019-08-02
Abstract
Abstract To enable the localizing of a mobile telephone in a network of base transceiver stations, it is planned that the mobile telephone will undertake an exchange with a base transceiver station. In this exchange, this station will send it an absolute time so that the mobile telephone can temporarily locate itself with respect to this absolute time. During this exchange, the first base transceiver station furthermore sends the mobile telephone a piece of information τ1 on the distance between them. Then, at least two other base stations send different absolute times which are exploited by the mobile telephone to compute its position in the network by triangulation.
Inventors
- 👤 Eric Pite
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-30 09:52
CPC Classifications
H; H04; H04W; H04W64/00
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 14
Claim 1
Independent Claim
303 words
A method for the localizing of a mobile telephone in a network of base transceiver stations comprising the following steps: a first, second and third base transceiver station are located, a first, second and third duration of propagation between the first, second and third base transceiver stations and the mobile telephone are measured respectively, the distances between this first, second and third base transceiver stations and the mobile telephone are deduced therefrom, and the mobile telephone is localized with these distances and these locations of base transceiver stations, wherein, one and the same absolute clock is made known in order to set the times of the base transceiver stations, the first base transceiver station sends a first piece of information h1 of an absolute date to the mobile telephone, this first information h1 corresponding to a first absolute date H1 for this first base transceiver station, the mobile telephone receives this first piece of information h1 of absolute date and, after a period of waiting known to the first base transceiver station, it sends a response signal, the first base transceiver station receives this response signal at another absolute date H'1, the first base transceiver station computes a piece of information on propagation τ1 between itself and the mobile telephone on the basis of the difference between the two absolute dates H1 and H'1 and of the known waiting duration, the first base transceiver station sends the mobile telephone the piece of information on propagation τ1, the second and third base transceiver stations send a second piece of information and third piece of information h2 and h3 on absolute date, and the mobile telephone is localized on the basis of these pieces of information h1, h2, h3 on absolute date received by the mobile telephone, their reception date and the information on propagation.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
303 words
A method for the localizing of a mobile telephone in a network of base transceiver stations comprising the following steps: a first, second and third base transceiver station are located, a first, second and third duration of propagation between the first, second and third base transceiver stations and the mobile telephone are measured respectively, the distances between this first, second and third base transceiver stations and the mobile telephone are deduced therefrom, and the mobile telephone is localized with these distances and these locations of base transceiver stations, wherein, one and the same absolute clock is made known in order to set the times of the base transceiver stations, the first base transceiver station sends a first piece of information h1 of an absolute date to the mobile telephone, this first information h1 corresponding to a first absolute date H1 for this first base transceiver station, the mobile telephone receives this first piece of information h1 of absolute date and, after a period of waiting known to the first base transceiver station, it sends a response signal, the first base transceiver station receives this response signal at another absolute date H'1, the first base transceiver station computes a piece of information on propagation τ1 between itself and the mobile telephone on the basis of the difference between the two absolute dates H1 and H'1 and of the known waiting duration, the first base transceiver station sends the mobile telephone the piece of information on propagation τ1, the second and third base transceiver stations send a second piece of information and third piece of information h2 and h3 on absolute date, and the mobile telephone is localized on the basis of these pieces of information h1, h2, h3 on absolute date received by the mobile telephone, their reception date and the information on propagation.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
20 words
A method according to claim 1, wherein the computation for localizing the mobile telephone is computed by said mobile telephone.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
21 words
A method according to claim 2, wherein: the mobile telephone, on request, sends its computed position to a base transceiver station.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
25 words
A method according to claim 1, wherein the computation for localizing the mobile telephone is done by a circuit attached to a base transceiver station.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
30 words
A method according to claim 1, wherein: the speed of modulation of the information transmitted by the base transceiver stations and/or the mobile telephone is modified to improve the precision.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
40 words
A method according to claim 1, wherein: stations other than the first three base transceiver stations are made to send pieces of information on absolute date, and the mobile telephone is localized with precision by a least error squares method.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
37 words
A method according to claim 6, wherein: to make them known, the different base transceiver stations are connected to one another by a PCM link, or the base transceiver stations are connected to a GPS type system.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
39 words
A method according to claim 6, wherein: the pieces of information on propagation are reiterated with the other base transceiver stations to make an absolute common clock known by the mobile telephone and, a power optimization is eliminated temporarily.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
16 words
A method according to claim 1, wherein a degree of reliability of the localization is measured.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
25 words
A method according to claim 1 wherein, as a piece of information, the response signal comprises a sequence known to the first base transceiver station.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
48 words
A method according to claim 1 wherein: the communications protocol between the base transceiver station and the mobile telephone is a CDMA type protocol, and wherein the shortest path of propagation between a base transceiver station and the mobile telephone is found by means of a rack receiver.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
31 words
A method according to claim 1, wherein the first base transceiver station sends the mobile telephone, with the information on propagation τ, a fourth piece of information h4 on absolute date.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
28 words
A method according to claim 1, wherein: the absolute time is sent gradually and/or the pieces of information on absolute time are sent on a broadcast control channel.
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