Abstract: There are provided a cellular telephone device and transmitter for setting a cellular telephone to answering mode and a telephone section to sleep status when communication forbidding information is received, and restoring telephone section operation when there is no communication forbidding information and canceling silent mode and answering mode; and automatically setting silent mode and answering mode when a communication forbidding signal is received, and maintaining the telephone section operation status when there is no communication forbidding information, and canceling silent mode and answering mode.

Abstract: In a position detection system utilizing a WLAN supporting multiple data transfer rates, it is possible to reduce the number of required installed base stations, so system construction costs can be lowered. In a wireless station, a transmitted signal is judged at the time of transmission, and in case it is normal user data, the signal is transmitted by setting optimal transmission parameters for which a high communication throughput with wireless communication is obtained, and in case it is a position detection signal, the aforementioned signal is transmitted by setting transmission parameters for which the service range is increased. As a transmission parameter for which the service range is increased, a low data transfer rate or a long preamble length is used.

Abstract: There are provided a cellular telephone device and transmitter for setting a cellular telephone to answering mode and a telephone section to sleep status when communication forbidding information is received, and restoring telephone section operation when there is no communication forbidding information and canceling silent mode and answering mode; and automatically setting silent mode and answering mode when a communication forbidding signal is received, and maintaining the telephone section operation status when there is no communication forbidding information, and canceling silent mode and answering mode.

Abstract: A position calculation method includes a step of calculating error degradation quantities about respective measurement results (“distance-ranging results”) on distances between respective reference stations and a detection-target station from the respective distance-ranging results and positions of the respective reference stations, a step of calculating weight-assigning factors about the respective distance-ranging results based on the respective error degradation quantities, a step of checking the number of valid distance-ranging results, and a step of calculating the position of the detection-target station based on the respective distance-ranging results, the positions of the respective reference stations, and the respective weight-assigning factors.

Abstract: The disclosed invention provides a wireless communications terminal apparatus that calculates its accurate position, eliminating the influence of a repeater on the calculation without using complicated processing. The terminal apparatus receives signals transmitted from a plurality of radio stations and calculates its position, using the received signals. The terminal apparatus comprises repeater detection means for detecting a signal from a repeater which transmits signals that are generated on the basis of signals transmitted from one of the radio stations and indistinguishable from the signals transmitted from that radio station from among the received signals and position calculation means for calculating its position. When the repeater detection means has detected a signal from a repeater, the position calculation means ignores the detected signal from the repeater and calculates the terminal position, using the received signals from other radio stations.

Abstract: A method of measuring reception timings of signals transmitted and received between base stations and a mobile station and calculating the position of the mobile station by using the reception timings and the reception positions of the signals comprises the steps of obtaining the address information items necessary to specify incoming signals used for the position calculation, analyzing address information items included in the incoming signals, and selecting incoming signals used for position calculation according to a result of comparing the obtained address information items with address information items analyzed in accordance with the incoming signals. A signal incoming from a desired radio station is thus selected and used for position calculation.

Abstract: To efficiently obtain and register the position of a base station in a database. A map or a drawing, such as a plan of a building, is read and displayed on display unit (114). Then, on the basis of the real coordinates of a first reference position P0 on the display unit and a real distance per a unit of display, the real coordinates of a second reference position P1 set on the display unit (114) are obtained. Then, on the basis of the real coordinates of the second reference position and an offset from the second reference position to the base station (140), the real coordinates indicating the position P2 where the base station is located are obtained, and these real coordinates indicating the position P2 are registered in the database.

Abstract: A method and system are provided for controlling position detection of a terminal in a network. In one example, a wireless communications system operates as a position determination system to determine the position of a terminal, based on the measurements of time difference of arrival (TDOA) of radio signals sent from the terminal and received at a plurality of base stations in the vicinity of the terminal, while preventing the loss of packets sent from terminals to the base stations.

Abstract: An offset measuring method according to the present invention accurately measures a transmitting time offset of a base station. The offset measuring method for receiving signals from the radio base station and measuring the transmitting time offset of the radio base station includes the steps of calculating estimated values of transmitting time offset based on signals received at a plurality of observation points and selecting a minimum from the estimated offsets to determine the selected minimum value as transmitting time offset of the radio base station.

Abstract: Method and device for detecting the position of a base station in mobile terminal positioning system, which improves the success rate for detecting the position and improves the detection accuracy. The device is composed of a memory to record the received signals, a counter to record the time the signals were received, and a register to temporarily store the counter values; and also a position module interrupt signal sent to the memory during recording of a signal, and a data link interrupt signal issued during data link processing, and a position module information table for recording information relating to the memory, and a MAC information table for recording information relating to MAC processing. The counter value is stored in the register during issue of a position module interrupt, and the counter value is recorded in the position module information table. The counter value stored in the register is stored in the MAC information table during issue of a data link interrupt.

Abstract: In a position detection system for detecting a position of a terminal apparatus of a radio communications system, a position detection time is shortened using a position detection method for determining signal times-of-arrival between the terminal apparatus and base stations neighboring the terminal apparatus. According to the present invention, means for generating a database in which received power information about signals transferred between the terminal apparatus and the base stations neighboring the terminal apparatus corresponds to position information about the terminal apparatus, and for determining the position information by searching received power information obtained in the position detection from the database, and means for determining the position by use of signal times-of-arrival are executed in parallel. Then, the use of a result of the means which has detected the position earlier than another means shortens the position detection time.

Abstract: A method and system for detecting the position of a mobile unit efficiently and with high precision in a multipath environment. A wireless position detection system made up of a mobile station containing a wireless communication means to allow sending and receiving multiple to and from mutually different antenna positions and, a base station for performing wireless communication with mobile stations containing a wireless communication means and, multiple wireless receivers for receiving each of the multiple signals sent by the wireless communication means between the base stations and, a server for detecting the position of the mobile station from each wireless receiver and from the position of the base station, and the time relating to received signals measured by the multiple wireless receivers.

Abstract: A positioning method, which is related to a technique to measure a correct position of a terminal by preventing time required for the position measurement, of calculating a position of a receiver according to signals from a plurality of wireless transmitters includes a first step of measuring propagation delay time of the signal from each of the wireless transmitters and calculating a position of the receiver and a standard deviation about measuring distance error, a second step of calculating a positioning error of the receiver a third step of determining, according to the positioning error calculated by the second step, wireless transmitters in directions nearer to a direction in which the positioning error is large, and a fourth step of re-detecting signals from the wireless transmitters determined by the third step and thereby re-calculating the position of the receiver.

Abstract: In calculation of a position of a terminal, there arises, when creating a delay profile, a problem to select a transmission code for a sector of a base station to create the delay profile. According to a position of a base station and a bearing of each antenna forming a sector of the base station, a wireless position calculation method selects a transmission code for a sector of a base station to create a delay profile. Under a condition that the number of delay profiles to be created is limited, each delay profile is created in consideration of the antenna bearing. Therefore, the number of base stations at mutually different positions is increased to calculate the position and precision of the position calculation is improved.

Abstract: A method of measuring reception timings of signals transmitted and received between base stations and a mobile station and calculating the position of the mobile station by using the reception timings and the reception positions of the signals comprises the steps of obtaining the address information items necessary to specify incoming signals used for the position calculation, analyzing address information items included in the incoming signals, and selecting incoming signals used for position calculation according to a result of comparing the obtained address information items with address information items analyzed in accordance with the incoming signals. A signal incoming from a desired radio station is thus selected and used for position calculation.

Abstract: A cellular phone which is easy to use featuring a sufficient degree of safety preventing unauthorized use by conducting a minimum degree of required authentication operation which is not perceived by the user. As the user holds the cellular phone 1 by hand, the control unit 12 issues an instruction to temperature obtaining units 15 to start detecting the temperature. The temperature obtaining units measure the temperature at regular intervals, and successively transfer the obtained temperature data to a temperature comparator unit 16. The temperature comparator unit judges whether the temperature data obtained by the temperature obtaining units are lying within a predetermined condition, and issues an instruction to biodata obtaining units 19 to obtain fingerprint data of the user depending upon the result of judgement. The biodata obtaining units obtain the fingerprint data of the user and transfer the obtained fingerprint data to a biodata authentication unit 20.

Abstract: In a positioning system using the time difference of arrival of signals between a station and a plurality of access points, each of the access points repeatedly measures a signal for calculating a position from the station, while changing any of time, the position of the station, and a frequency in use, and accumulates a plurality of measurement data. A position calculation server determines a given timing on each of a plurality of delay profiles created based on the measurement data obtained from the access points as a reception timing sample for the signal, performs a combination process with respect to the plurality of reception timing samples, and determines one reception timing for each of the access points. The position calculation server calculates the time difference of arrival of signals between the station and the access points based on the reception timings and calculates the coordinates of the position of the station.

Abstract: A server which provides information related to a service instructs positioning accuracy to a mobile terminal in accordance with a content of a requested service. The mobile terminal changes a position detecting method in accordance with the set positioning accuracy.

Abstract: In a P-MP fixed wireless access system using quasi-millimeter and millimeter wave bands, a relaying path is autonomously set up for subscriber stations without the need for additional provision of a repetition radio circuit using a costly MMIC. A subscriber station in the fixed wireless access system is provided with a repeating function for relaying signals between a different subscriber station and a base station, a buffer memory for temporarily storing signals to be communicated therebetween, and a table for registering information for identifying a relaying path between an own reference wireless station and a lower-level subscriber station for signal repetition. The base station is provided with a table in which, in order to perform signal communication with an arbitrary subscriber registered in the base station, routing information is registered for determining whether or not to set up a relaying path via a different subscriber station registered in the base station.

Abstract: A method, system, and apparatus are provided for detecting a position of a terminal in a network accurately without a GPS receiver. In one example, a method for locating a position of a terminal includes calculating a position of a base station; detecting a clock time difference between the base station and another base station; measuring a reception timing of a signal received by the base station from the terminal; and locating the position of the terminal using at least the position of the base station, the clock time difference, and the reception timing.