Abstract: First information is obtained from a sensing device at a first time. The first information corresponds to a radio signal received at the device from a candidate location. The device is at a first location at the first time. Second information is obtained from the device at a second time. The second information corresponds to a radio signal received at the device from the candidate location. The device is at a second location at the second time. A system determines that a pattern is in each of the first and second information and determines relationships between the candidate location and the device at each first and second location. The system obtains inverses of the relationships and determines estimates of the received radio signals based on the information and inverses. The system measures or estimates energy emitted from the candidate location based on the estimates.

Abstract: In order to conserve power resources for low complexity UEs, a base station may apparatus dynamically adjust a bandwidth configuration of a UE or the base station and communicates with the UE according to the dynamically adjusted bandwidth configuration. The communication may be narrowband communication. A UE may apparatus dynamically adjust a bandwidth configuration of the UE and communicates with a base station based on the dynamically adjusted bandwidth configuration. The dynamically adjusted bandwidth configuration may correspond to a function performed by the UE.

Abstract: Perception data based multipath identification and correction is based on recognition that sensors such as radar, LIDAR, and cameras can generate perception data indicative of locations and properties of terrestrial objects in an environment surrounding a satellite navigation device (e.g., a GNSS receiver), which data may then be used in training, or updating, a model for determining or correcting distances to satellites to account for multipath. Multipath identification includes identifying multipaths to train the model, e.g., by using perception data to perform ray tracing. Multipath correction includes using the model to correct distance errors due to the multipaths or, equivalently, using the model to determine distances to satellites in a manner that accounts for the multipaths.

Abstract: Disclosed is an antenna module, which include a first antenna element, a second antenna element, and a communication module that includes a first transmit path and a first receive path connected with the first antenna element, a second transmit path and a second receive path connected with the second antenna element, and a detection circuit connected with at least a part of the second receive path. The communication module may output a specified signal by using the first transmit path and the first antenna element based at least on obtaining a request for identifying a state of the antenna module from an external device, may obtain the output specified signal by using the second receive path and the second antenna element, may identify an intensity of the obtained specified signal by using the detection circuit, and may determine whether the antenna module is abnormal, based at least on the intensity of the obtained specified signal.

Abstract: In accordance with an embodiment, a measurement system includes a sensor circuit configured to provide a voltage sense signal proportional to an electric field sensed by the RF sensor and a current sense signal proportional to a magnetic field sensed by the RF sensor; an analysis circuit comprising a frequency selective demodulator circuit configured to: demodulate the voltage sense signal into a first set of analog demodulated signals according to a set of demodulation frequencies, demodulate the current sense signal into a second set of analog demodulated signals according to the set of demodulation frequencies, and determine a phase shift between the voltage sense signal and the current sense signal for at least one frequency of the set of demodulation frequencies; and analog-to-digital converters configured to receive the first and second sets of analog demodulated signals.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method for retrieving data, such as telematics data, from a vehicle, to which a tour is assigned, and forwarding at least a subset of those data to an observer; the method comprises the steps of determining a location of the vehicle; providing two or more concentric geofence, the concentric geofences comprises an outer geofence and an inner geofence; define a start concentric geofence with a pick-up location inside an inner geofence and an end geofence with a delivery location inside an inner geofence; after a tour is assigned to the vehicle, retrieve at a server the data from said vehicle; forwarding from the server a subset of the data to the observer, where the subset is defined as data retrieved from the vehicle being within a geographical region defined as where the vehicle enters an outer geofence of said start concentric geofence and exit of an inner geofence of an end concentric geofence.

Abstract: A method of Doppler-based localization includes establishing an estimated position for a moving receiver. The method also includes generating a plurality of candidate positions about the estimated position. Each candidate position corresponds to a possible actual location of the moving receiver. For each available satellite, the method includes receiving a measured Doppler effect for a signal from the respective available satellite caused by the moving receiver. For each available satellite, the method also includes, at each candidate position, determining a predicted direction of the signal based on ray-launching the signal to the respective satellite and generating a predicted Doppler effect for the moving receiver.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to noise floor estimation for signal detection. In example embodiments, a method is provided. The method comprises transforming a received signal into a real-valued plurality of samples based on a predefined signal sequence; determining respective sample thresholds for the samples; detecting for at least one peak sample and/or at least one valley sample in the plurality of samples by comparing the samples with the respective sample thresholds; determining a noise level for based on remaining samples of the samples other than the at least one detected peak sample and/or the at least one detected valley sample; and detecting matching of one of the plurality of samples with the predefined signal sequence based on the noise level. In this way, a more accurate noise estimate is achieved and thus the performance of the signal detection can be achieved.

Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for a network node in a wireless communication network for generating an estimated location of a user equipment (UE). The method includes: receiving a request positioning message, determining the estimated location of the UE using a positioning technique, and adjusting the estimated location of the UE based on one or more spatial distribution probabilities associated with one or more locations in a vicinity of the estimated location.

Abstract: A system is disclosed for exploiting a transmitted signal from an aircraft to determine characteristics of any of the aircraft's motion or meteorological conditions in which the aircraft is moving. The system includes a plurality of platforms for detecting Doppler shift information of the transmitted signal at each of the plurality of platforms, and a processing system for determining characteristics of any of the aircraft's motion or meteorological conditions in which the aircraft is moving.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a method for determining node metrics based on node field-value pairs and electronic activities. The method includes identifying a first node profile. The method includes identifying a plurality of electronic activities associated with the first node profile. The method includes identifying a first group of node profiles of a first category with a predetermined event. The method includes selecting a second group of node profiles. The method includes parsing the plurality of electronic activities to identify creation timestamps and participant characteristics of the electronic activities. The method includes generating an input array based on the timestamps and the participant characteristics. The method includes generating, for each of the second group of node profiles, a respective array. The method includes determining a probability score indicating a likelihood that the node profile belongs to the first category.

Abstract: There is provided a voice orchestrated infrastructure system which includes a hub in communication with at least one endpoint device located in a room or area, and the endpoint device is in communication with the hub and at least one endpoint device in a second room or area through the hub. The hub includes a set of non-transitory commands which when executed with a central processor the at least one endpoint device is activated and controlled by voice commands which are independent of service provider type. The hub includes a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium which stores computer-executable instructions that, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to perform operations for determining the voice command which is communicated to and from the at least one end point.

Abstract: According to an aspect of the embodiments, a base station device in a wireless communication system including a terminal device and a base station device that is wirelessly connected to the terminal device and transmits signals to the terminal device, the base station device includes, an acquirer which acquires a first version of a signal format corresponding to the terminal device, and a transmitter that transmits, to the terminal device, difference information relating to a signal used for a different purpose from a purpose of a signal of a second version corresponding to the base station device when the first version differs from the second version.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method for geolocating a signal-transmitting device, the geolocation method comprising: a. supplying positions of a plurality of stations and dates of reception of the radio signal by said stations, b. selecting a reference station, c. defining a scanning zone, d. subdividing the scanning zone as a function of a scanning granularity, e. for each subzone, calculating a degree of cumulative error of said subzone, f. selecting a subzone exhibiting a minimal degree of cumulative error, g. defining a new scanning zone, h. defining a new scanning granularity, i. iterating the method from the step d).

Abstract: The system for generating operational data includes an acquisition module of sets of aircraft movements tracking, an identification module which identifies a path for each aircraft from sets of movement tracking data, at least one runway and at least one parking zone, an identification module which identifies, for each path, phases associated with phase data, a generation module which generates sets of operational data comprising flight data, position data and phase data of each aircraft, and a transmission module which transmits these sets of operational data to a user system.

Abstract: A system for multi-factor location-based device verification is configured to receive a first location factor, which may include GPS data, from a client device. The system is also configured to receive one or more additional location factors, such as a second location factor and/or a third location factor, from first and/or second wireless beacons, respectively. The wireless beacons may be located within a predefined area, such as a sports book or another casino area, and the system may determine, based upon the one or more location factors, whether the client device is within the predefined area. As a result, the location of the client device may be verified based upon one or more location factors. In addition, in response to verifying the location of the client device, a new wagering account may be established and/or wagering may be initiated.

Abstract: Systems and methods for use with a service provider and a consumer electronic device include a trusted remote attestation agent (TRAA) configured to perform a set of checking procedures or mechanisms to help ensure the security status of a consumer electronic device (e.g., a mobile terminal or phone) that holds financial instruments. The checking procedures may include: self-verifying integrity by the TRAA; checking for presence of a provisioning SIM card (one that was present when the financial instruments were enabled on the device); checking that a communication connection between the consumer electronic device and the service provider is available and active; and checking that communication connectivity to a home mobile network is available and active. The frequency of the checking mechanisms may be adjusted, for example, according to a risk-profile of a user associated with the device or the location (e.g., GPS location) of the device.

Abstract: A user equipment (UE) has dual connectivity to a first Radio Access Technology (RAT) and a second RAT, such as Long Term Evolution (LTE) and New Radio (NR). The UE receives a request for location information for the first and second RATs, e.g., after transmitting capability information indicating dual connectivity. The UE obtains location information for the first and second RATs and transmits the location information to a location server. The location information, for example, may be location measurements obtained for the first and second RATs, a location estimate, or both. The request for location information may be received using the first RAT and the location information may be transmitted using the second RAT. The request for location information may include a first request for the first RAT, and a second request for the second RAT received after location information for the first RAT is obtained.

Abstract: A spectral mapping module may include processing circuitry configured to receive spectral activity information from one or more assets that have flown through an area. The spectral activity information may be associated with location information indicating a respective location at which each portion of the spectral activity information was obtained. The processing circuitry may be further configured to associate the spectral activity information with respective volumetric elements that are each associated with respective portions of the area, determine spectral activity indicators for each of the respective volumetric elements that has spectral activity information associated therewith, and generate display data including the spectral activity indicators.

Abstract: In some examples, a system that mounts on a vehicle includes a transceiver configured to transmit a first surveillance message including a first value for a quality parameter, wherein the first value indicates a first level of integrity or accuracy for the first surveillance message. The transceiver is also configured to receive a reply message to the first surveillance message. The system also includes processing circuitry configured to determine a second value for the quality parameter in response to the transceiver receiving the reply message, wherein the second quality parameter indicates a second level of integrity or accuracy for surveillance messages transmitted by the transceiver, and wherein the second level of integrity or accuracy is higher than the first level. The transceiver is configured to transmit a second surveillance message including the second value for the quality parameter in response to the processing circuitry determining the second quality parameter.

Abstract: A positioning method and apparatus include obtaining, by a terminal, an outdoor positioning result using an outdoor positioning service, attempting, by the terminal when information about a satellite that provides the outdoor positioning service meets a preset condition, to obtain an indoor positioning result using an indoor positioning service, where the preset condition indicates that the terminal has an indoor positioning requirement, and switching, by the terminal, from the outdoor positioning service to the indoor positioning service when the indoor positioning result is successfully obtained.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a wireless communication relay system for an unmanned vehicle includes a control station providing as a console for an implementation of a remote control; an unmanned mission vehicle operated in a first area and receiving the remote control from the control station through a communication link; and an unmanned relay vehicle operated in a second area and in the communication link between the control station and the unmanned mission vehicle.

Abstract: Technologies for context-based management of wearable computing devices include a mobile computing device and a wearable computing device. The wearable computing device generates sensor data indicative of a location context of the wearable computing device and transmits the sensor data to the mobile computing device. The mobile computing device generates local sensor data indicative of a location context of the wearable computing device and fuses the local sensor data with the sensor data received from the wearable computing device. The mobile computing device determines a context of the wearable computing device based on the fused sensor data. The mobile computing device determines whether an adjustment to the functionality of the wearable computing device is required based on the determined context. The mobile computing device manages the functionality of the wearable computing device in response to determining that an adjustment to the functionality is required.

Abstract: A radio train control system controls the trains on tracks on which track circuits are built, and includes: ground radio devices performing radio communication with the trains and acquiring position information of the trains; field devices acquiring track circuit state information indicating whether the track circuit is ON or OFF; ground base devices receiving the position information and the track circuit state information and transmitting control information to the trains; and an on-track vehicle control device receiving the position information and the track circuit state information and managing on-track information. The ground radio devices and the field devices have transmission paths connected with the on-track vehicle control device without the ground base devices, and the on-track vehicle control device can transmit the control information to the trains through the transmission paths when the ground base device is out of order.

Abstract: Disclosed are techniques to determine angle of departure (AoD) of signals transmitted from a set of transmission points associated with a transmitter (e.g., a base station, a user equipment (UE)). In an aspect, the set of transmission points are collocated and transmit coherent signals. A receiver (e.g., UE, network entity) determines phase difference of arrivals (PDoAs) of the signals. Based on the PDoAs and locations of the set of transmission points, the AoD can be calculated. When the UE is the receiver, the network entity can send a base station almanac (BSA) message to the UE indicating the set of transmission points and their locations.

Abstract: A terminal area noise management method includes receiving, at a processor, aircraft information for an aircraft operating in a region in proximity to an airport; accessing a plurality of terminal area flight paths available to the aircraft; estimating a plurality of noise profiles for the aircraft, one estimated noise profile for the aircraft for each of the plurality of flight paths; calculating a plurality of cumulative noise fairness measures using each estimated noise profile; calculating a plurality of operational efficiency values for the aircraft, one or more of the calculated operational efficiency values for the aircraft for each of the flight paths; calculating a plurality of cumulative operational fairness measures using each of the calculated operational efficiency values; and selecting a flight path for the aircraft based on maximizing a cumulative noise fairness measure and a cumulative operational fairness measure.

Abstract: In a general aspect, motion is detected using wireless signals. In an example, a method includes receiving, at a wireless communication device, requests for the wireless communication device to transmit wireless signals, the requests initiated by a wireless sensing system. The method further includes transmitting a series of wireless signals from the wireless communication device in response to the requests, and detecting, at the wireless communication device, a trigger event after transmitting the series of wireless signals. The method additionally includes updating, by the wireless communication device, a state of the wireless communication device based on the trigger event, the updated state indicating that the wireless communication device is not enabled to transmit wireless signals in response to the requests from the wireless sensing system. The method also includes communicating, by the wireless communication device, the updated state of the wireless communication device to the wireless sensing system.

Abstract: A method for at least one service provider to collect wireless communication unit location related data for multiple mobile network operators, MNOs. The method comprises, at a base station supporting multiple MNOs: broadcasting on a first frequency only a first public land mobile network identifier, PLMN-ID, of a first MNO at a first instant in time for detection by first wireless communication units associated with the first MNO; receiving location related information from the first wireless communication units associated with the first MNO in response to the broadcast first PLMN-ID; broadcasting on a second frequency only a second PLMN-ID of a second MNO, at a second instant in time for detection by second wireless communication units associated with the second MNO; and receiving location related information from the second wireless communication units associated with the second MNO in response to the broadcast second PLMN-ID.

Abstract: This disclosure describes techniques for identifying and reconnecting systems, including financial service systems, to a network during or after an outage in which systems have been disconnected from one or more networks. In one example, this disclosure describes a method that includes navigating a vehicle, by a computing system of the vehicle, to a location near an area in which one or more financial service systems have been disconnected from a network; identifying, by the computing system of the vehicle and based on a wireless signal detected by the vehicle, a financial service system that is within the area and that has been disconnected from the network, wherein the financial service system is one of the one or more financial service systems; and transferring, by the computing system of the vehicle, information between the financial service system and a banking computing system to thereby enable performance of a financial transaction.

Abstract: A system, including: a non-transitory memory; and one or more hardware processors coupled to the non-transitory memory and configured to read instructions from the non-transitory memory to cause the system to perform operations including: determining a first physical location of a user; comparing the first physical location to data indicative of network availability; and in response to comparing the first physical location to data indicative of network availability, generating a first electronic token and a second electronic token for a mobile computing device associated with the user.

Abstract: Systems and methods for performing spoofing detection and rejection including receiving, at a Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) device having an antenna, a set of signals, identifying a questionable signal in the set of signals, and in accordance with a determination that the set of signals includes a subset of valid GNSS satellite signals, where the subset satisfies a minimum number of valid GNSS satellite signals and does not include the questionable signal, calculating an approximate position of the GNSS device based on the subset of valid GNSS satellite signals.

Abstract: Systems and methods for self-checkout using an RFID tag. The methods include: detecting motion of the RFID tag using a motion sensor local to the RFID tag; enabling at least one communication operation of the RFID tag in response to the detection of the RFID tag's motion; performing operations by the RFID tag to communicate first information to an enterprise system; using the first information by the enterprise system to associate the RFID tag with an individual of a plurality of individuals present in a given facility; and dynamically changing displayed content of a display device to include information about an object to which the RFID tag is coupled, the display device being in proximity to the individual, in the possession of the individual or being worn by the individual.

Abstract: A method of operating an indoor location services system includes providing a calibration beacon signal from a calibration device at a number of calibration locations, measuring a received signal strength of the calibration beacon signal at each one of a number of receivers for each one of the number of calibration locations, measuring a received signal strength of a beacon signal provided by a locatable device at each one of the receivers, and estimating a location of the locatable device based on the received signal strength of the beacon signal at each one of the receivers, the received signal strength of the calibration beacon signal at each one of the receivers for each one of the calibration locations, and a location of each one of the receivers.

Abstract: A tracking system can provide configuration instructions to an electronic device based on user presence. The tracking system can determine a user's location relative to a geographic boundary surrounding a geographic area associated with the user. Depending on the user's location, the tracking system may send instructions to configure an electronic device to send a notification or change the operating mode of the electronic device in response to the user's presence. The electronic device may be a scanning device that is configured to have a higher or lower scanning frequency, depending on the presence or absence of the user relative to the scanning device.

Abstract: The present invention provides a computer implemented method, system, and computer program product for monitoring a ticket, the method including receiving credentials by a processing unit from a device via manual presentation of the device to a manual sensor logically coupled to the processing unit, generating a ticket identifier (ID) based on the credentials, transmitting the ticket ID from the processing unit to the device, establishing a wireless connection between the device and the processing unit, checking the wireless connection before each occurrence of an event, checking the wireless connection after each occurrence of the event, and updating a status of a ticket in light of the checking. In an exemplary embodiment, a ticket system includes a processing unit, a manual sensor, a wireless sensor, and a device, where the processing unit transmits the ticket ID, and where the processing unit verifies continued connection at key events.

Abstract: A method and system of infrastructure re-purposed RSS signatures for mobile device indoor navigation and positioning. The method comprises determining a common spatial region in accordance with a first spatial region partially superimposed upon an at least a second spatial region, the first and at least a second spatial regions associated with a first and an at least a second wireless communication received signal strength (RSS) signatures respectively; and generating, based at least in part on the first and at least a second RSS signatures, a re-purposed RSS signature associated with the common spatial region.

Abstract: The invention relates to a device for determining a position of an object, in particular a moving object, in a three-dimensional space, characterized in that the device comprises at least two sensor units, each sensor unit having a field of view (FoV) and all sensor units are coupled by a central signal processing device.

Abstract: Systems and methods are provided that may be implemented to configure and/or reconfigure device operating modes based on relative position of a wireless transmitter to a wireless receiver that is receiving a wireless radio frequency (RF) signal transmitted from the wireless transmitting device, or vice-versa. The relative position of a wireless transmitter to a wireless receiver may be determined using any suitable technique, e.g., using Time Difference of Arrival (TDOA) of a signal received at separate antenna elements of an antenna array of the wireless receiver, using Angle of Arrival (AoA) of a signal received at an antenna array of the wireless receiver, using measured received signal strength (e.g., received signal strength indicator (RSSI) or received signal decibel-milliwatts (dBm)) of a signal received at different antenna elements of an antenna array of the wireless receiver, using Angle of Departure (AoD) of a signal transmitted from an antenna array of the wireless transmitter, etc.

Abstract: A position estimation apparatus includes receivers that are disposed at different known positions and are configured to measure a reception intensity of a radio wave emitted from a mobile object and a calculator configured to sequentially perform, for each target receiver that is one of the receivers, processing for updating an estimated position of the mobile object such that the estimated position is closer to a presence circle having a center at the target receiver and a radius based on a reception intensity measured by the target receiver.

Abstract: Disclosed are techniques for handling of radio frequency (RF) front-end group delays for roundtrip time (RTT) estimation. In an aspect, a network node transmits first and second RTT measurement (RTTM) signals to a user equipment (UE) and receives first and second RTT response (RTTR) signals from the UE. The network node measures the transmission times of the RTTM signals and the reception times of the RTTR signals, and the UE measures the transmission times the RTTM signals and the transmission times of the RTTR signals. The group delays of the transmit/receive chains of the network node and the UE are determined for one set of transmit/receive chains based on the first RTTM signal and first RTTR signal. The group delays of the transmit/receive chain used for the second RTTM signal and the second RTTR signal are determined relative to the group delay of the one set of transmit/receive chains.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and computer programs are presented for a self-encrypting device (SED) incorporated into a host system. In one example, the host system includes a memory, a processor, a data channel in communication with the memory and the processor, and the SED. The SED comprises an authentication subsystem, a storage subsystem that stores encrypted data that is encrypted with an encryption key provided by the authentication subsystem, a radio frequency (RF) transceiver, and a data interface in electrical contact with the data channel. The data interface is locked from sending and receiving data until the SED is unlocked by the authentication subsystem with user-authentication information received via the RF transceiver.

Abstract: Radio circuitry wirelessly serves User Equipment (UE) with dynamic direction-of-arrival reception. Control circuitry determines a primary direction-of-arrival for a user signal and configures a digital filter for the primary direction-of-arrival. Detection circuitry filters the user signal with the digital filter configured for the primary direction-of-arrival and recovers user data from the user signal. The control circuitry determines increased radio noise and/or uplink utilization reconfigures the digital filter for multiple directions-of-arrival. The detection circuitry filters a subsequent user signal with the digital filter configured for the multiple directions-of-arrival and recovers additional user data from the subsequent user signal.

Abstract: A system and method for tracking a milk crate, a bread tray, or other instrument for transporting goods of a business makes use of an electronic tracking tag attached to the milk crate, the bread tray, or other transport instrument. The electronic tracking tag includes a microprocessor and a transceiver, and wirelessly transmits an identifying electronic transmission at predetermined time intervals. The systems and methods further make use of a wireless network including a plurality of nodes, where each of the nodes is positioned at a predetermined location and receives the identifying electronic transmission from the electronic tracking tag upon movement of the electronic tracking tag into proximity with a node. Each of the nodes are then connected to a central computer server that identifies a location of the electronic tracking tag based on the predetermined location of the node.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for indoor localization of a user equipped with a localization device having electromagnetic signal receiver means and means for detecting the orientation in a predetermined spatial reference system, wherein the indoor space is divided up into a plurality of rooms each of which includes a plurality of spatial volumes or areas, nodes, which are connected together in a directed-graph arrangement, and wherein a plurality of radio transmitters each designed to emit a respective localization signal are arranged inside this space. The method is based on the synergic use of three localization methods, i.e. fingerprinting, inertial navigation with intelligent step recognition and proximity localization.

Abstract: An RF-DAC transmitter is provided that includes an in-phase channel, a quadrature-phase channel, a first intermediate-phase channel, and a second intermediate-phase channel. Each channel includes a pair of interleaved RF-DACs for producing a pair of interleaved RF signals and a subtractor.

Abstract: A transponder for sensing a spatial environment for the purposes of creating a local map model of said spatial environment, said transponder comprising: a microprocessor; at least one sensor for scanning said spatial environment and acquiring sensing information about said spatial environment; a memory having instructions executable by said microprocessor to cause the microprocessor to process said sensing information to: determine distance measurements between said transponder and features within said spatial environment; and generate said local map model; a communications interface module coupled to said microprocessor for enabling communication with a first computing device to send said local map model thereto and for enabling communication with a second computing device for using said local map model to navigate said spatial environment.

Abstract: Systems and methods are presented for sharing the ultra-wide band (“UWB”) spectrum. The systems and methods can include allocating a designated time slice for UWB position determination signals on a primary basis to ensure that the UWB transmissions would be free of interference. The systems and methods can also include synchronizing a plurality of UWB transceivers and emitting synchronized pulses, during the designated time slice.

Abstract: In a position detection system that has a plurality of transmitters/receivers placed at least three positions: processing is executed to measure distances among the plurality of transmitters/receivers, each distance being measured a plurality of times, and obtain a minimum value for each distance; processing is executed to obtain an angle between each two adjacent straight lines, each of which is one of straight lines that mutually connect the plurality of transmitters/receivers, by using minimum values, each of which is the minimum value for each distance; and if the absolute value of the difference between 180 degrees and the sum of angles, each of which is the angle between each two adjacent straight lines, inside a triangle formed by straight lines that interconnect three of the plurality of transmitters/receivers is smaller than a predetermined value, processing is executed to take the minimum values as the true values of the distances.

Abstract: A method for estimating location of an electronic device is provided. The method includes collecting from a transmitter, transmitter information including time information that is proportional to distance between the electronic device and the transmitter; obtaining location information of the electronic device at a point where the transmitter information is collected; and transmitting the transmitter information and the location information to a server to be used to estimate the location of the transmitter.

Abstract: A method for estimating the movement of a terminal of interest with respect to an access network. An incoming frequency of a message of interest transmitted by the terminal of interest and received by a pair of base stations of the access network are measured. The incoming frequencies of calibration messages transmitted by calibration terminals and received by the pair of base stations are measured. A differential measurement error according to the incoming frequencies of the calibration messages is estimated. A difference in incoming frequency of the message of interest according to the incoming frequencies of the message of interest and according to the differential measurement error is estimated. The movement of the terminal of interest according to the difference in incoming frequency of the message of interest is estimated.