Invention Grant
US08938231B2 Method and system for femtocell positioning using low earth orbit satellite signals
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使用低地球轨道卫星信号进行毫微微小区定位的方法和系统
- Patent Title: Method and system for femtocell positioning using low earth orbit satellite signals
- Patent Title (中): 使用低地球轨道卫星信号进行毫微微小区定位的方法和系统
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Application No.: US13587193Application Date: 2012-08-16
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Publication No.: US08938231B2Publication Date: 2015-01-20
- Inventor: Maxime Leclercq , Ioannis Spyropoulos , Nishant Kumar
- Applicant: Maxime Leclercq , Ioannis Spyropoulos , Nishant Kumar
- Applicant Address: US CA Carlsbad
- Assignee: Maxlinear, inc.
- Current Assignee: Maxlinear, inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US CA Carlsbad
- Agency: McAndrews, Held & Malloy
- Main IPC: H04W4/00
- IPC: H04W4/00 ; G01S19/42

Abstract:
Methods and systems for femtocell positioning using low Earth orbit (LEO) satellite signals may comprise receiving an initial position of a wireless communication device (WCD) as entered by as user, service provider, or manufacturer, wherein the WCD comprises a LEO satellite signal receiver path (Rx). The WCD may be operable to provide wireless communication services to other WCDs. LEO signals may be received for determining a position of the WCD, which may be compared to a threshold radius defined by the initial position. The communication services may be enabled when the measured position is within the threshold radius. The WCD may comprise a femtocell device, a WiFi access point, or may provide cellular telephone service to the other WCDs. The position of the WCD may be measured upon powering up of the WCD, on a periodic basis, and/or when one or more motion sensors in the WCD detect motion.
Public/Granted literature
- US20130150027A1 Method And System For Femtocell Positioning Using Low Earth Orbit Satellite Signals Public/Granted day:2013-06-13
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