G01S5/02525

NETWORK-ASSISTED AND ROUND-TRIP RADIO FREQUENCY FINGERPRINT-BASED (RFFP) POSITION ESTIMATION

In an aspect, a user equipment (UE) transmits an uplink reference signal for positioning (RS-P) to one or more transmission reception points (TRPs). The TRP(s) or an location management function (LMF) extracts features from one or more uplink radio frequency fingerprint (RFFPs) of the uplink RS-P by one or more network components via one or more network-based machine learning (ML) feature extraction models, and sends the extracted features to the UE for position estimation. Other aspects are directed to UE-based round-trip RFFP position estimation session of a UE. Other aspects are directed to network-based round-trip RFFP position estimation of a UE. The UE-based round-trip RFFP position estimation and the network-based round-trip RFFP position estimation may be based on an uplink RFFP (e.g., SRS) of an uplink reference signal for positioning (RS-P) and a downlink RFFP of a downlink RS-P (e.g., DL PRS)

Location determination based on phase differences
11808874 · 2023-11-07 · ·

Disclosed are embodiments for determining a location of a device based on phase differences of a signal received from the device. In some embodiments, expected phase differences for signals transmitted from a plurality of regions are determined. The expected phase differences are those differences of the signal when received at each of a plurality of receive elements of a receiving device. By comparing phase differences of a signal received from the device to the expected phase differences, a location of the device is determined.

Method for providing location information and apparatus therefor

A server may include a communication circuit communicating with a user terminal, storage including a fingerprint DB storing fingerprints corresponding to a plurality of points and a signal fluctuation probability DB, and a processor electrically connected to the communication circuit and the storage. The processor may be configured to store similarity between first signal strength and second signal strength, which are determined based on a probability that a pair of the first signal strength and the second signal strength received from a first AP occurs with respect to fingerprints corresponding to a first point, in the signal fluctuation probability DB, to obtain a fingerprint including signal strength received from the first AP, from the user terminal, and to determine a location of the user terminal based on the obtained fingerprint and the signal fluctuation probability DB.

METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR VEHICLE OCCUPANT LOCATION DETECTION

A system includes a plurality of wireless transmitters and a processor configured to: receive, from a mobile device, signal strengths of signals from the wireless transmitters as detected by the mobile device. The processor is also configured to determine a location of the mobile device in a vehicle, based on a distance from the mobile device to each of the wireless transmitters, as indicated by the received signal strengths and store the location of the mobile device as an occupant location.

LOCATION DETERMINATION BASED ON PHASE DIFFERENCES
20220342031 · 2022-10-27 ·

Disclosed are embodiments for determining a location of a device based on phase differences of a signal received from the device. In some embodiments, expected phase differences for signals transmitted from a plurality of regions are determined. The expected phase differences are those differences of the signal when received at each of a plurality of receive elements of a receiving device. By comparing phase differences of a signal received from the device to the expected phase differences, a location of the device is determined.

Method for positioning portable devices indoors within a mesh-type wireless network and system employing method
11477757 · 2022-10-18 · ·

A method and a system for indoor positioning within a wireless mesh-type network can be applied where a plurality of access points are located in an indoor space. According to the method, any one access point of the plurality of access points receives a request for indoor positioning transmitted by a portable device, wherein the request comprises received signal strength indications (RSSIs) measured and collected by the portable device. The access point compares the measured and collected RSSIs of the request to RSSIs stored in a fingerprinting database to determine a fingerprinting position using a closest match method and the access point provides, to the portable device, the determined fingerprinting position.

Wireless network and method for suggesting corrective action and restricting communications in response to detecting communications errors

A mobile wireless network and a method of operation provide analysis of mobile wireless device communications and suggested corrective initiated upon detecting communications performance issues.

Obtaining fingerprints for indoor navigation systems
11448719 · 2022-09-20 · ·

A method, apparatus, computer readable storage medium and system are disclosed for generating a radio map for indoor navigation and/or floor detection. The method includes obtaining one or more first fingerprints, which stem from one or more radio nodes comprised by an infrastructure of a venue. The one or more radio nodes are surrounding the first apparatus so that the first apparatus is located within each respective coverage area of the one or more radio nodes. The method also includes generating a radio map based at least partially on the one or more first fingerprints; and outputting the generated radio map.

Collecting or triggering collecting positioning data for updating and/or generating a positioning map

A method and apparatus are disclosed with the method including obtaining positioning data collection condition information representing positioning data collection condition(s) for collecting positioning data for updating and/or generating a positioning map. The method includes obtaining or holding available historical sensor information representing behavioral and/or environmental pattern(s) that were detected by sensor(s) of a mobile device and determining mapping information representing, for each behavioral and/or environmental pattern, whether or not at least one positioning data collection condition was met. The method also includes obtaining current sensor information representing a behavioral and/or environmental pattern that is currently detected by the sensor(s) and determining, at least partially based on the current sensor information and the mapping information, whether positioning data should be collected. If it is determined that positioning data should be collected, the method includes collecting positioning data by the mobile device for updating and/or generating the positioning map.

Location determination based on phase differences
11422224 · 2022-08-23 · ·

Disclosed are embodiments for determining a location of a device based on phase differences of a signal received from the device. In some embodiments, expected phase differences for signals transmitted from a plurality of regions are determined. The expected phase differences are those differences of the signal when received at each of a plurality of receive elements of a receiving device. By comparing phase differences of a signal received from the device to the expected phase differences, a location of the device is determined.