Method and system for determining a position of a plurality of transmitting nodes

A method for estimating a position of a plurality of transmitting nodes, the method comprising:

• generating a plurality of transmission quality coefficients using a plurality of data packets transmitted over a virtual communication network formed by the plurality of transmitting nodes, each transmission quality coefficient indicative of a quality of transmission between a given pair of transmitting nodes;
• determining a corresponding plurality of transmission scores using the generated plurality of transmission quality coefficients and data associated with each of the plurality of transmitting nodes, each transmitting score associated with two corresponding transmitting nodes;
• estimating a distance between each pair of transmitting nodes using the telecommunication application, wherein the estimating of the distance between each pair of transmitting nodes is performed using a corresponding transmission score and a lookup table;
• generating an estimation of a position of the plurality of transmitting nodes using the plurality of estimated distances;
• providing the generated estimation of the position of the plurality of transmitting nodes;
• and
• wherein the virtual communication network is generated by installing a telecommunication application in each of the plurality of transmitting nodes;
• further wherein the lookup table associates a transmission score with a corresponding distance.

A non-transitory computer readable storage medium for storing computer-executable instructions which, when executed, cause a processing device to perform a method for estimating a position of a plurality of transmitting nodes, the method comprising:

• installing a telecommunication application in each of the plurality of transmitting nodes forming a virtual communication network;
• transmitting a plurality of data packets, each data packet transmitted between a pair of transmitting nodes;
• generating a plurality of transmission quality coefficients using the plurality of data packets, each transmission quality coefficient indicative of a quality of transmission between a given pair of transmitting nodes;
• determining a corresponding plurality of transmission scores using the generated plurality of transmission quality coefficients and data associated with each of the plurality of transmitting nodes, each transmitting score associated with two corresponding transmitting nodes;
• estimating a distance between each pair of transmitting nodes using the telecommunication application, wherein the estimating of the distance between each pair of transmitting nodes is performed using a corresponding transmission score and a lookup table;
• generating an estimation of a position of the plurality of transmitting nodes using the plurality of estimated distances;
• providing the generated estimation of the position of the plurality of transmitting nodes;
• and
• wherein the lookup table associates a transmission score with a corresponding distance.

A transmitting node comprising:

• a central processing unit;
• a communication port operatively connected to the central processing unit, the communication port for operatively connecting the transmitting node to a plurality of transmitting nodes via a data network;
• a memory unit comprising:
• a telecommunication application for forming a virtual communication network between the plurality of transmitting nodes;
• an application for estimating a position of a plurality of transmitting nodes, the application comprising:
• instructions for generating a plurality of transmission quality coefficients using a plurality of data packets transmitted over the virtual communication network formed by the plurality of transmitting nodes, each transmitting score associated with two corresponding transmitting nodes;
• instructions for determining a corresponding plurality of transmission scores using the generated plurality of transmission quality coefficients and data associated with each of the plurality of transmitting nodes, each transmission score associated with a given pair of transmitting nodes;
• instructions for estimating a distance between each pair of transmitting nodes using the telecommunication application, wherein the estimating of the distance between each pair of transmitting nodes is performed using a corresponding transmission score and a lookup table;
• instructions for generating an estimation of a position of the plurality of transmitting nodes using the plurality of estimated distances;
• instructions for providing the generated estimation of the position of the plurality of transmitting nodes and wherein the lookup table associates a transmission score with a corresponding distance.