Method for location determination and a mobile device
OwnerPong Chai Goh, Yik Chye Sunny Liminventors
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Abstract
A method and mobile device for location determination using sequential pattern recognition are disclosed. The method comprises determining a specific sequence of identifiers of a plurality of base transceiver stations that control cells through which a mobile device has passed when travelling along a path. The specific sequence of identifiers of a plurality of base transceiver stations are compared with a look-up table stored in a database. The look-up table comprises all possible sequence of identifiers of base transceiver stations and a location for each of the sequence of identifiers of base transceiver stations. The location of the path is determined from the comparison.
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A method for location determination using sequential pattern recognition, the method comprising:
- determining a specific sequence of identifiers of a plurality of base transceiver stations that control cells through which a mobile device has passed when travelling along a path;
- comparing the specific sequence of identifiers of a plurality of base transceiver stations with a look-up table stored in a database, the look-up table comprising all possible sequence of identifiers of base transceiver stations and a location for each of the sequence of identifiers of base transceiver stations;
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- determining the location of the path from the comparison;
- wherein the specific sequence of identifiers of each of the plurality of base transceiver stations is determined by a server as a result of data received from one or more of the plurality of base transceiver stations.
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A method for location determination using sequential pattern recognition, the method comprising:
- determining a specific set of identifiers of a plurality of base transceiver stations that control cells in a zone in which a mobile device is located, the set of identifiers of base transceiver station being set on or transferred to the mobile device;
- comparing the specific set of identifiers of a plurality of base transceiver stations with a look-up table stored in a database, the look-up table comprising all possible sets of identifiers of base transceiver stations and a location for each of the sets of identifiers of base transceiver stations;
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- determining a characteristic of the zone from the comparison.
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A mobile device comprising:
- a memory configured to store one or more sets, each set including one or more base transceiver station identifiers, each set associated with a zone and/or location and at least one zone and/or location having two or more sets,
- a receiver configured to receive base transceiver station identifiers from one or more base transceiver stations within range of the mobile device, and
- a processor configured to determine whether the device is in a predetermined zone and/or location, and/or to determine which zone and/or location the mobile device is in, depending on the base transceiver station identifiers received by the receiver and the sets stored in the memory.
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A method of locating a mobile device comprising:
- receiving base transceiver station identifiers from one or more base transceiver stations within range of the mobile device,
- comparing the received base transceiver station identifiers to one or more sets, each set including one or more base transceiver station identifiers, each set associated with a zone and/or location, and at least one zone and/or location having two or more sets, each set including the base transceiver station identifiers received in a particular location with the zone;
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- if there is a match, determining the location of the mobile device as the zone and/or location associated with the matching set.
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