Abstract: Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, activating one or more anchors in a network of deployed anchors to transmit or receive one or more wireless signals, obtaining range measurements and angle measurements based on the one or more wireless signals, and determining coordinates of anchors in the network based on the range measurements and the angle measurements. Other embodiments are disclosed.

Abstract: Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, transmitting, by a first transmitter of a first device, a first wireless signal, wherein the first wireless signal utilizes a first signaling technology, receiving, by a second receiver of the first device, a second wireless signal generated by a second device, wherein the second wireless signal utilizes a second signaling technology that differs from the first signaling technology, and transmitting, by a second transmitter of the first device, a third wireless signal responsive to receiving the second wireless signal, wherein the third wireless signal utilizes the second signaling technology, and wherein the third wireless signal enables the second device to determine location information associated with the first device and the second device. Other embodiments are disclosed.

Abstract: Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, determining anchor pairs from among a group of anchors and a first mobile device that is operating in an anchor mode, where the determining the anchor pairs is based at least in part on anchor locations, and where the anchor locations are known by the server for the group of anchors and for the first mobile device; generating a schedule for communications between the anchor pairs and one or more second mobile devices; and providing the schedule to the anchor pairs, wherein the communications between the anchor pairs and the one or more second mobile devices enables each of the one or more second mobile devices to determine its respective device position. Other embodiments are disclosed.

Abstract: Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, a device having a processing system including a processor; and a memory that stores executable instructions that, when executed by the processing system, facilitate performance of operations including: determining that a first radio device in a first cluster is a neighbor of a boundary radio device in a second cluster of a wireless network; sending a first instruction to the boundary radio device to transmit first timestamp information received from a third radio device in the second cluster to the first radio device; and sending a second instruction to the first radio device to transmit the first timestamp information to radio devices in the first cluster. Other embodiments are disclosed.

Abstract: Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, a method of determining, by a processing system, complete neighbor information for a plurality of radio devices in a wireless network, wherein the complete neighbor information denotes neighboring radio devices; establishing, by the processing system, a backbone list including radio devices that provide beacons, wherein the backbone list includes a first radio device of the plurality of radio devices; determining, by the processing system, a set of radio devices in the plurality of radio devices that are not neighboring radio devices of every radio device in the backbone list; adding, by the processing system, an additional radio device from the plurality of radio devices to the backbone list responsive to an existence of at least one radio device in the set, wherein the additional radio device has at least one neighboring radio device in the backbone list and has at least one neighboring radio device in the set; and repeating, by the processing syst

Abstract: Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, adaptively modifying a rate at which anchors broadcast messages into an area of interest based on tag presence status, where the messages may be used by tags to estimate tag position. Tag presence status may include an indication of whether a tag is present, a tag's position, velocity, acceleration, history, and the like. Areas of interest may be redefined based at least in part on tag presence status. Other embodiments are disclosed.

Abstract: Systems and methods for locating a position of a target object (110, 210, 410) are provided. The target object can be equipped with a plurality of spatially distributed antennas (220a, 220b, 420a, 420b), and can be located within a network of a plurality of anchors (105, 305, 505) at fixed locations. A plurality of anchor pairs (105a, 105b, 305a, 305b, 505a, 505b) can be assigned. Each anchor pair can include at least two anchors. The anchor pairs can transmit and receive range request, REQ, and range response, RSP, packets (1210,1215,1220). The REQ and RSP packets can be received by the antennas on the target object (1225,1230). Distance differences between the target object to the first anchor and from the target object to the second anchor of each anchor pair can be estimated (1235), based on times at which the REQ packet and the RSP packet are received at the target object. The position of the target object can be estimated based on the distance differences (1240).

Abstract: Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, activating one or more anchors in a network of deployed anchors to transmit or receive one or more wireless signals, obtaining range measurements and angle measurements based on the one or more wireless signals, and determining coordinates of anchors in the network based on the range measurements and the angle measurements. Other embodiments are disclosed.

Abstract: Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, determining, according to a location of each of a plurality of devices, an arrangement of coverage areas of devices pairs of the plurality of devices to enable a determination of a mobile device location relative to one or more of the devices pairs within a demarcated area, and identifying a transmission schedule for each of the devices pairs to transmit a wireless signal that initiates a process to determine the mobile device location. Other embodiments are disclosed.

Abstract: Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, estimating a location of a mobile device based on a first wireless signal transmitted by one of a first group of wireless anchors of a first location service operating within a first area. Ranges between the mobile device and a group of wireless reference devices are determined responsive to the location indicating the mobile device is proximate to a predetermined transition region. A handover requirement is identified according to the range information and, responsive to this requirement, the mobile device is configured to receive a second wireless signal transmitted one of a second group of wireless anchors of a second location service operating within a second area. The location of the mobile device may be determined according to the second wireless signal, without reference to the first wireless signal. Other embodiments are disclosed.

Abstract: Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, receiving, from a first antenna and a second antenna of a mobile device, a first wireless signal transmitted by a first anchor of a pair of anchors, receiving, from the first antenna and the second antenna, a second wireless signal that is transmitted by a second anchor of the pair of anchors based upon the second anchor detecting the first wireless signal, determining time difference of arrival information based on the receiving the first wireless signal and the second wireless signal, determining angle of arrival information based on the receiving the first wireless signal and the second wireless signal, and estimating a location of the mobile device based on the time difference of arrival information and the angle of arrival information. Other embodiments are disclosed.

Abstract: Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, selecting, according to selection information wirelessly transmitted from one or more anchors, a particular position estimation mode from among a group of position estimation modes that are each associated with a different radio measurement locating process. One or more radio measurements can be obtained from at least one of the one or more anchors and position information can be determined for the mobile device based on the one or more radio measurements by applying a particular radio measurement locating process of the particular position estimation mode. Other embodiments are disclosed.

Abstract: Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, estimating a location of a mobile device based on a first wireless signal transmitted by one of a first group of wireless anchors of a first location service operating within a first area. Ranges between the mobile device and a group of wireless reference devices are determined responsive to the location indicating the mobile device is proximate to a predetermined transition region. A handover requirement is identified according to the range information and, responsive to this requirement, the mobile device is configured to receive a second wireless signal transmitted one of a second group of wireless anchors of a second location service operating within a second area. The location of the mobile device may be determined according to the second wireless signal, without reference to the first wireless signal. Other embodiments are disclosed.

Abstract: Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, adaptively modifying a rate at which anchors broadcast messages into an area of interest based on tag presence status, where the messages may be used by tags to estimate tag position. Tag presence status may include an indication of whether a tag is present, a tag's position, velocity, acceleration, history, and the like. Areas of interest may be redefined based at least in part on tag presence status. Other embodiments are disclosed.

Abstract: Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, storing an operator certification value at a first mobile device. A first wireless signal is obtained via a first wireless technology from a reference terminal at a fixed location and a position of the first mobile device is determined according to the first wireless signal and the fixed location. A physical relationship is determined between the first mobile device and a second device attached to equipment and configured with an equipment certification requirement. Responsive to the physical relationship satisfying a threshold value, a comparison of the certification value of the operator and the equipment certification requirement is initiated. An operator-equipment association is generated responsive to a match between the certification value of the operator and the equipment certification requirement, wherein the operator-equipment association facilitates operator access to an operable feature of the equipment. Other embodiments are disclosed.

Abstract: Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, generating, by a server operating as a controller in a locating system, a schedule for a group of anchors operating as controlees in the location system that is utilized for determining position information for one or more mobile devices, where the schedule is for a ranging block period; and provisioning, by the server, the schedule to the group of anchors to cause anchor pairs of the group of anchors to wirelessly transmit REQ messages and RSP messages to each other according to the schedule operating as an initiator and a responder, respectively, wherein the one or more mobile devices overhear the REQ messages and RSP messages being transmitted between the anchor pairs and calculate a TDOA measurement based on the REQ messages and RSP messages. Other embodiments are disclosed.

Abstract: Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, monitoring, by a device, a synchronization signal generated by at least one anchor of a plurality of anchors located in a network, while engaged in a network communications mode. The disclosure further includes detecting an inability to sense the synchronization signal generated by the at least one anchor of the plurality of anchors for a number of frames and configuring the device to transition to peer-to-peer communications. The subject disclosure also addresses monitoring for a presence of the synchronization signal generated by the network of anchors, while engaged in peer-to-peer communications, to determine whether to transition back to a network communications mode. Other embodiments are disclosed.

Abstract: Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, determining anchor pairs from among a group of anchors and a first mobile device that is operating in an anchor mode, where the determining the anchor pairs is based at least in part on anchor locations, and where the anchor locations are known by the server for the group of anchors and for the first mobile device; generating a schedule for communications between the anchor pairs and one or more second mobile devices; and providing the schedule to the anchor pairs, wherein the communications between the anchor pairs and the one or more second mobile devices enables each of the one or more second mobile devices to determine its respective device position. Other embodiments are disclosed.

Abstract: Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, utilizing a Radio Frequency (RF) fingerprint model for a demarcated area associated with a plurality of anchors. A machine learning process is applied to an RF training set that includes RF characteristics for a plurality of messages and locations determined for one or more mobile devices within the demarcated area. The plurality of messages are wirelessly transmitted as part of radio measurement locating processes to determine the mobile device locations. A first location for the first mobile device can be determined based on the RF fingerprint model according to particular RF characteristics of first messages being received by or received from the first mobile device. Other embodiments are disclosed.

Abstract: Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, receiving, from a first antenna and a second antenna of a mobile device, a first wireless signal transmitted by a first anchor of a pair of anchors, receiving, from the first antenna and the second antenna, a second wireless signal that is transmitted by a second anchor of the pair of anchors based upon the second anchor detecting the first wireless signal, determining time difference of arrival information based on the receiving the first wireless signal and the second wireless signal, determining angle of arrival information based on the receiving the first wireless signal and the second wireless signal, and estimating a location of the mobile device based on the time difference of arrival information and the angle of arrival information. Other embodiments are disclosed.