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Determining a location of a mobile user terminal
US8948786B2 · US · B2
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Publication number | US-8948786-B2 |
| Application number | US-201313779672-A |
| Country | US |
| Kind code | B2 |
| Filing date | Feb 27, 2013 |
| Priority date | Jan 28, 2013 |
| Publication date | Feb 3, 2015 |
| Grant date | Feb 3, 2015 |
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Apparatus comprising a decision processing module arranged to determine whether a first mobile user terminal and a second mobile user terminal are within a relative geographic proximity of one another, in dependence on a property of intermediate network equipment of a packet-switched network to which the first and second mobile user terminals are operable to connect. The apparatus also comprises a location processing module arranged to obtain a geographic location of the second mobile user terminal and, on condition that the first and second user terminals are determined to be within the proximity determined by the decision module, to use the geographic location of the second mobile user terminal in estimating a geographic location of the first mobile user terminal.
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The invention claimed is: 1. An apparatus comprising: a decision processing module configured to determine whether a first mobile user terminal and a second user terminal are within a relative geographic proximity of one another in dependence on at least one property associated with intermediate network equipment of a packet-switched network to which the first mobile user terminal and second user terminal are operable to connect, the at least one property comprising a transmission…
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- What does patent US8948786B2 cover?
- Apparatus comprising a decision processing module arranged to determine whether a first mobile user terminal and a second mobile user terminal are within a relative geographic proximity of one another, in dependence on a property of intermediate network equipment of a packet-switched network to which the first and second mobile user terminals are operable to connect. The apparatus also comprise…
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- Microsoft Corp
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- Primary CPC classification H04W64/00. Mapped technology areas include Electricity.
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- Publication date Tue Feb 03 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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