US 7,116,269 B2 · Radio and light based three dimensional positioning system

Abstract

A radio and light based 3-D positioning system comprising: a stationary integrated self-positioning radio transceiver/laser transmitter (RTR_LT) configured to receive a first plurality of external radio signals, configured to determine its position coordinates based on the first plurality of received external radio signals, configured to broadcast at least one internal radio signal; and configured to broadcast at least one laser beam; and at least one mobile integrated radio receiver/laser detector (RR_LD) configured to receive a second plurality of external radio signals, configured to receive at least one internal radio signal broadcasted by the stationary integrated self-positioning RTR_LT, configured to detect at least one laser beam generated by the self-positioning integrated RTR_LT; and configured to determine its 3-D position coordinates based on a set of data selected from the group consisting of: {the second plurality of received external radio signals; at least one received internal radio signal; and at least one detected laser beam}.

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Dependent claims

A radio and light based 3-D positioning system comprising:

a stationary integrated self-positioning radio transceiver/laser transmitter (RTR_LT) configured to receive a first plurality of external radio signals, configured to determine its position coordinates based on said first plurality of received external radio signals, configured to broadcast at least one internal radio signal;
and configured to broadcast at least one laser beam;
and
at least one mobile integrated radio receiver/laser detector (RR_LD) configured to receive a second plurality of external radio signals, configured to receive at least one said internal radio signal broadcasted by said stationary integrated self-positioning RTR_LT, configured to detect at least one said laser beam generated by said self-positioning integrated RTR_LT;
and configured to determine its 3-D position coordinates based on a set of data selected from the group consisting of:
said second plurality of received external radio signals;
said at least one received internal radio signal;
and said at least one detected laser beam.

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A method of determining the position coordinates of a mobile user comprising the steps of:

(A) providing a radio and light based 3-D positioning system comprising a stationary integrated self-positioning radio transceiver/laser transmitter (RTR_LT) and said mobile user comprising a mobile integrated radio receiver/laser detector (RR_LD);
(B) receiving a first plurality of external radio signals by using said stationary integrated self-positioning radio transceiver/laser transmitter (RTR_LT);
(C) determining position coordinates of said stationary integrated self-positioning radio transceiver/laser transmitter (RTR_LT) based on said first plurality of received external radio signals,
(D) broadcasting at least one internal radio signal and broadcasting at least one laser beam by using said stationary integrated self-positioning radio transceiver/laser transmitter (RTR_LT);
(E) receiving a second plurality of external radio signals, receiving at least one said internal radio signal broadcasted by said stationary integrated self-positioning RTR_LT, and detecting said laser beam generated by said self-positioning integrated RTR_LT by using said mobile integrated radio receiver/laser detector (RR_LD);
and
(F) determining the 3-D position coordinates of said mobile integrated radio receiver/laser detector (RR_LD) based on a set of data selected from the group consisting of:
said second plurality of received external radio signals;
said at least one received internal radio signal;
and said at least one detected laser beam.

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A method of determining the position coordinates of a mobile user comprising the steps of:

(A) providing a stationary radio transmitter positioned at a first location with known coordinates;
providing a stationary laser transmitter positioned at a second location with known coordinates;
and providing said mobile user comprising a mobile integrated radio receiver/laser detector (RR_LD);
(B) broadcasting at least one internal radio signal by using said stationary radio transmitter positioned at said first location with known coordinates;
(C) broadcasting at least one laser beam by using said stationary laser transmitter positioned at said second location with known coordinates;
(D) receiving a plurality of external radio signals, receiving at least one said internal radio signal broadcasted by said stationary radio transmitter positioned at said first location with known coordinates;
and detecting said laser beam generated by said stationary laser transmitter positioned at said second location with known coordinates by using said mobile integrated radio receiver/laser detector (RR_LD);
and
(E) determining the 3-D position coordinates of said mobile integrated radio receiver/laser detector (RR_LD) based on a set of data selected from the group consisting of:
said plurality of received external radio signals;
said at least one received internal radio signal;
and said at least one detected laser beam.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Radio and light based three dimensional positioning system

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Radio and light based three dimensional positioning system

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