Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Hybrid location determination for wireless communication device
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Application No.: US12484867Application Date: 2009-06-15
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Publication No.: US08743848B2Publication Date: 2014-06-03
- Inventor: Brima B. Ibrahim , Prasanna Desai , Donald L. Fuchs , Craig Ochikubo
- Applicant: Brima B. Ibrahim , Prasanna Desai , Donald L. Fuchs , Craig Ochikubo
- Applicant Address: US CA Irvine
- Assignee: Broadcom Corporation
- Current Assignee: Broadcom Corporation
- Current Assignee Address: US CA Irvine
- Agency: Garlick & Markison
- Agent Shayne X. Short
- Main IPC: H04W4/00
- IPC: H04W4/00

Abstract:
Hybrid location determination for wireless communication device. Various services that may be used by a wireless communication device within a particular location may be referred to as location based services (LBS). As such, means by which the location of a wireless communication device that may use such available services, within such a locale, is made by using more than one type of location determination approach. For example, a wireless communication device includes communication capability (e.g., RX and TX) in accordance with a first communication protocol (e.g., Bluetooth) and also includes a communication capability (e.g., RX only) in accordance with a second communication protocol (e.g., WiFi/WLAN (Wireless Local Area Network)). The RX capability is operative to assist in location determination for the wireless communication device based on knowledge of at least one wireless communication device that communicates with the wireless communication device.
Public/Granted literature
- US20100303047A1 Hybrid location determination for wireless communication device Public/Granted day:2010-12-02
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