Position location system and method

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 5883598
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08573057

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A position location system includes multiple base stations spaced over a region. A portable unit within the region transmits a locating signal which is received by the base stations. The base stations report amplitude, phase and time data related to the locating signal to a control station. The control station includes a processor and memory that combine the data from all of the participating base stations to directly compute an optimal estimate of the location of the portable unit. The control station generates an ambiguity function based upon the probability that the portable unit is located at a particular position. By optimizing the ambiguity function, the error in the computation is minimized to produce an accurate position estimate.

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SIGNATRON TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION29 DOMINO DRIVE CONCORD MA 01742

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Bussgang, Julian Lexington, MA 2 173
Parl, Steen A Arlington, MA 8 292
Weitzen, Jay Chelmsford, MA 2 173
Zagami, James M Woburn, MA 5 201

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