Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Method and system for reporting fiber optic delay for use in locating a wireless communication device
- Patent Title (中): 报告用于定位无线通信设备的光纤延迟的方法和系统
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Application No.: US11455955Application Date: 2006-06-20
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Publication No.: US08019353B1Publication Date: 2011-09-13
- Inventor: Paul S. Smithey , Gene S. Mitchell, Jr. , Timothy W. Sill
- Applicant: Paul S. Smithey , Gene S. Mitchell, Jr. , Timothy W. Sill
- Applicant Address: US KS Overland Park
- Assignee: Sprint Spectrum L.P.
- Current Assignee: Sprint Spectrum L.P.
- Current Assignee Address: US KS Overland Park
- Main IPC: H04Q7/20
- IPC: H04Q7/20 ; H04B10/08

Abstract:
A method and system for facilitating location of a wireless communication device communicating via a communication path that includes a fiber optic cable is disclosed. The delay associated with a communication propagating through a fiber optic cable can be used to more accurately determine inputs used when locating a device using triangulation. The delay introduced by the cable may vary with the temperature of the cable. Therefore, the temperature associated with the cable is measured and used to determine a delay associated with the fiber optic cable. An indicator of the delay may then be used by a positioning system to more accurately locate a wireless communication device.
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