AU2001280901A1 - Method and apparatus for locating a device using a database containing hybrid location data - Google Patents

Method and apparatus for locating a device using a database containing hybrid location data

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AU2001280901A1
AU2001280901A1 AU2001280901A AU8090101A AU2001280901A1 AU 2001280901 A1 AU2001280901 A1 AU 2001280901A1 AU 2001280901 A AU2001280901 A AU 2001280901A AU 8090101 A AU8090101 A AU 8090101A AU 2001280901 A1 AU2001280901 A1 AU 2001280901A1
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Steven J. Goldberg
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Motorola Solutions Inc
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    • G—PHYSICS
    • G06—COMPUTING; CALCULATING OR COUNTING
    • G06F—ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING
    • G06F16/00—Information retrieval; Database structures therefor; File system structures therefor
    • G06F16/90—Details of database functions independent of the retrieved data types
    • G06F16/95—Retrieval from the web
    • G06F16/953—Querying, e.g. by the use of web search engines
    • G06F16/9537—Spatial or temporal dependent retrieval, e.g. spatiotemporal queries
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G01—MEASURING; TESTING
    • G01S—RADIO DIRECTION-FINDING; RADIO NAVIGATION; DETERMINING DISTANCE OR VELOCITY BY USE OF RADIO WAVES; LOCATING OR PRESENCE-DETECTING BY USE OF THE REFLECTION OR RERADIATION OF RADIO WAVES; ANALOGOUS ARRANGEMENTS USING OTHER WAVES
    • G01S5/00—Position-fixing by co-ordinating two or more direction or position line determinations; Position-fixing by co-ordinating two or more distance determinations
    • G01S5/02—Position-fixing by co-ordinating two or more direction or position line determinations; Position-fixing by co-ordinating two or more distance determinations using radio waves
    • G01S5/0252—Radio frequency fingerprinting
    • G01S5/02521—Radio frequency fingerprinting using a radio-map
    • G01S5/02524—Creating or updating the radio-map
    • G01S5/02525—Gathering the radio frequency fingerprints
    • G01S5/02526—Gathering the radio frequency fingerprints using non-dedicated equipment, e.g. user equipment or crowd-sourcing
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y10—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC
    • Y10S—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y10S707/00—Data processing: database and file management or data structures
    • Y10S707/99941—Database schema or data structure
    • Y10S707/99944—Object-oriented database structure
    • Y10S707/99945—Object-oriented database structure processing

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  • Radar, Positioning & Navigation (AREA)
  • Remote Sensing (AREA)
  • Data Mining & Analysis (AREA)
  • General Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Position Fixing By Use Of Radio Waves (AREA)
AU2001280901A 2000-07-31 2001-07-30 Method and apparatus for locating a device using a database containing hybrid location data Abandoned AU2001280901A1 (en)

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US09/629,033 US6466938B1 (en) 2000-07-31 2000-07-31 Method and apparatus for locating a device using a database containing hybrid location data
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