Signature matching for location determination in wireless communication systems

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 6112095
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09115460

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A method and apparatus for wireless location finding determines a set of likely locations from a signal covariance matrix R, a set of array calibration vectors {a(.theta.)}, and a set of calibrated signal covariance matrices {R.sub.k } corresponding to calibrated locations. From these quantities, an angular energy distribution function B(.theta.) is calculated from R and a(.theta.), and compared to a set of calibrated angular energy distribution functions B.sub.1 (.theta.), . . . , B.sub.N (.theta.) corresponding to the set of calibrated signal covariance matrices R.sub.1, . . . , R.sub.N. The function B(.theta.) is then compared with each of the calibrated functions B.sub.1 (.theta.), . . . , B.sub.N (.theta.) to determine those calibrated functions that most closely match the calculated function B(.theta.). From these calculations a set of likely locations is then determined.

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TRAFFICMASTER USA INC1209 ORANGE STREET WILMINGTON DE 19801

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Hilsenrath, Oliver Alamo, CA 15 1239
Wax, Mati San Ramon, CA 18 2309

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