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GB2416461B - System and method for tracing the whereabouts of mobile terminals in mobile communications systems - Google Patents

System and method for tracing the whereabouts of mobile terminals in mobile communications systems

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Publication number
GB2416461B
GB2416461B GB0416218A GB0416218A GB2416461B GB 2416461 B GB2416461 B GB 2416461B GB 0416218 A GB0416218 A GB 0416218A GB 0416218 A GB0416218 A GB 0416218A GB 2416461 B GB2416461 B GB 2416461B
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Prior art keywords
whereabouts
tracing
communications systems
mobile
mobile communications
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Expired - Fee Related
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GB0416218A
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GB0416218D0 (en
Inventor
Ioannis Markoulidakis
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Vodafone Group PLC
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Vodafone Group PLC
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    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04W—WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS
    • H04W64/00—Locating users or terminals or network equipment for network management purposes, e.g. mobility management
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G01—MEASURING; TESTING
    • G01S—RADIO DIRECTION-FINDING; RADIO NAVIGATION; DETERMINING DISTANCE OR VELOCITY BY USE OF RADIO WAVES; LOCATING OR PRESENCE-DETECTING BY USE OF THE REFLECTION OR RERADIATION OF RADIO WAVES; ANALOGOUS ARRANGEMENTS USING OTHER WAVES
    • G01S5/00—Position-fixing by co-ordinating two or more direction or position line determinations; Position-fixing by co-ordinating two or more distance determinations
    • G01S5/02—Position-fixing by co-ordinating two or more direction or position line determinations; Position-fixing by co-ordinating two or more distance determinations using radio waves
    • G01S5/0252—Radio frequency fingerprinting
    • G01S5/02521—Radio frequency fingerprinting using a radio-map
    • G01S5/02524—Creating or updating the radio-map
    • G01S5/02525—Gathering the radio frequency fingerprints
    • G01S5/02526—Gathering the radio frequency fingerprints using non-dedicated equipment, e.g. user equipment or crowd-sourcing
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G01—MEASURING; TESTING
    • G01S—RADIO DIRECTION-FINDING; RADIO NAVIGATION; DETERMINING DISTANCE OR VELOCITY BY USE OF RADIO WAVES; LOCATING OR PRESENCE-DETECTING BY USE OF THE REFLECTION OR RERADIATION OF RADIO WAVES; ANALOGOUS ARRANGEMENTS USING OTHER WAVES
    • G01S5/00—Position-fixing by co-ordinating two or more direction or position line determinations; Position-fixing by co-ordinating two or more distance determinations
    • G01S5/02—Position-fixing by co-ordinating two or more direction or position line determinations; Position-fixing by co-ordinating two or more distance determinations using radio waves
    • G01S5/0252—Radio frequency fingerprinting
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G01—MEASURING; TESTING
    • G01S—RADIO DIRECTION-FINDING; RADIO NAVIGATION; DETERMINING DISTANCE OR VELOCITY BY USE OF RADIO WAVES; LOCATING OR PRESENCE-DETECTING BY USE OF THE REFLECTION OR RERADIATION OF RADIO WAVES; ANALOGOUS ARRANGEMENTS USING OTHER WAVES
    • G01S5/00—Position-fixing by co-ordinating two or more direction or position line determinations; Position-fixing by co-ordinating two or more distance determinations
    • G01S5/02—Position-fixing by co-ordinating two or more direction or position line determinations; Position-fixing by co-ordinating two or more distance determinations using radio waves
    • G01S5/0252—Radio frequency fingerprinting
    • G01S5/02521—Radio frequency fingerprinting using a radio-map
    • G01S5/02524—Creating or updating the radio-map
    • G01S5/02527—Detecting or resolving anomalies in the radio frequency fingerprints of the radio-map

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  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • General Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Radar, Positioning & Navigation (AREA)
  • Remote Sensing (AREA)
  • Computer Networks & Wireless Communication (AREA)
  • Signal Processing (AREA)
  • Position Fixing By Use Of Radio Waves (AREA)
  • Mobile Radio Communication Systems (AREA)
GB0416218A 2004-07-20 2004-07-20 System and method for tracing the whereabouts of mobile terminals in mobile communications systems Expired - Fee Related GB2416461B (en)

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GB0416218D0 GB0416218D0 (en) 2004-08-25
GB2416461A GB2416461A (en) 2006-01-25
GB2416461B true GB2416461B (en) 2009-07-08

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GB2454646A (en) * 2007-10-02 2009-05-20 Vodafone Plc Terminal positioning technique
GB2466296A (en) 2008-12-22 2010-06-23 Vodafone Plc Terminal Positioning Technique
GB2469444A (en) * 2009-04-14 2010-10-20 Vodafone Plc Terminal positioning
US8131312B2 (en) 2010-05-24 2012-03-06 Nice Systems Ltd. Method and system for construction of radio environment model
US8200244B2 (en) 2010-05-24 2012-06-12 Nice Systems Ltd. Method and system for mobile station location
US8588808B2 (en) 2010-05-24 2013-11-19 Nice-Systems Ltd. Method and system for estimation of mobile station velocity in a cellular system based on geographical data

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WO1998025158A1 (en) * 1996-12-04 1998-06-11 Snaptrack, Inc. Method and apparatus for determining time for gps receivers
WO2001053848A2 (en) * 2000-01-18 2001-07-26 Cellguide Ltd. Locating a mobile unit using satellite signal
EP1376151A1 (en) * 2001-03-29 2004-01-02 NTT DoCoMo, Inc. Position measuring method and mobile communication terminal
US20040203853A1 (en) * 2002-04-24 2004-10-14 Leonid Sheynblat Position determination for a wireless terminal in a hybrid position determination system

Patent Citations (4)

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WO1998025158A1 (en) * 1996-12-04 1998-06-11 Snaptrack, Inc. Method and apparatus for determining time for gps receivers
WO2001053848A2 (en) * 2000-01-18 2001-07-26 Cellguide Ltd. Locating a mobile unit using satellite signal
EP1376151A1 (en) * 2001-03-29 2004-01-02 NTT DoCoMo, Inc. Position measuring method and mobile communication terminal
US20040203853A1 (en) * 2002-04-24 2004-10-14 Leonid Sheynblat Position determination for a wireless terminal in a hybrid position determination system

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