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Method and system for femtocell positioning using low earth orbit satellite signals
US8938231B2 · US · B2
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Publication number | US-8938231-B2 |
| Application number | US-201213587193-A |
| Country | US |
| Kind code | B2 |
| Filing date | Aug 16, 2012 |
| Priority date | Dec 12, 2011 |
| Publication date | Jan 20, 2015 |
| Grant date | Jan 20, 2015 |
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Methods and systems for femtocell positioning using low Earth orbit (LEO) satellite signals may comprise receiving an initial position of a wireless communication device (WCD) as entered by as user, service provider, or manufacturer, wherein the WCD comprises a LEO satellite signal receiver path (Rx). The WCD may be operable to provide wireless communication services to other WCDs. LEO signals may be received for determining a position of the WCD, which may be compared to a threshold radius defined by the initial position. The communication services may be enabled when the measured position is within the threshold radius. The WCD may comprise a femtocell device, a WiFi access point, or may provide cellular telephone service to the other WCDs. The position of the WCD may be measured upon powering up of the WCD, on a periodic basis, and/or when one or more motion sensors in the WCD detect motion.
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What is claimed is: 1. A method for wireless communication, the method comprising: in a wireless communication device comprising a low Earth orbit (LEO) satellite signal receiver path and a medium Earth orbit (MEO) path, said wireless communication device being operable to provide wireless communication services to other wireless communication devices: receiving an entered initial position of said wireless communication device; receiving LEO RF satellite signals utilizing said…
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- What does patent US8938231B2 cover?
- Methods and systems for femtocell positioning using low Earth orbit (LEO) satellite signals may comprise receiving an initial position of a wireless communication device (WCD) as entered by as user, service provider, or manufacturer, wherein the WCD comprises a LEO satellite signal receiver path (Rx). The WCD may be operable to provide wireless communication services to other WCDs. LEO signals …
- Who is the assignee on this patent?
- Leclercq Maxime, Spyropoulos Ioannis, Kumar Nishant, and 1 more
- What technology area does this patent fall under?
- Primary CPC classification H04B7/18554. Mapped technology areas include Electricity.
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- Publication date Tue Jan 20 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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