US20090096666A1 - Positioning system - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to a positioning system for use in GPS (Global Positioning Systems) assisted with mobile telephone networks for positioning.
- GPS Global Positioning Systems
- Satellite position information is sent from the satellites as almanac and ephemeris information, and can be acquired by picking up the signal from the satellites; however, it takes about 15 minutes to receive all of the information. Since it is difficult to supply accurate time information, generally, signals from four satellites are received to determine the position and time by solving simultaneous equations with four unknowns, that is, three-dimensional position coordinates and time.
- FIG. 3 is a diagram showing the principle of a typical network-assisted GPS specified in 3GPP Specification TS25.305 V5.4.0.
- An SAS (Stand Alone Serving Mobile Location Center) 12 receives GPS satellite signals to obtain almanac and ephemeris data necessary for detecting the position. The position of the SAS 12 is known, and the SAS 12 can further generate data for correcting positioning errors from the difference between the known position and the positioning result from the GPS signals.
- the SAS 12 also provides a portion of the SMLC (Serving Location Center) functionality, which should be performed by an RNC (Radio Network Controller) 13 a .
- the RNC 13 a controls a base station 15 a to perform sequence control or radio resource management necessary for positioning.
- the RNC 13 a specifies necessary assistance data from the SAS 12 based on positioning capabilities of the UE (User Equipment) to be measured, and sends it to a UE 16 via the base station 15 a according to the positioning sequence.
- the timing necessary for UE positioning can be determined using a pilot signal or the like sent from the base station 15 a .
- LMU Location Measurement Unit
- a device (LMU) for measuring a time difference between a signal sent from a radio-access-network base station and a signal sent from a GPS satellite, which have no synchronous relation therebetween, is essential in each base station.
- the base station prefferably provides a low-cost and high-reliability positioning system capable of precisely providing time to the positioning target UE and of OTDOA positioning in asynchronous WCDMA mobile telephone networks without installing an LMU in each base station.
- the transmission timing of base-station signals is determined using a mobile terminal in good conditions, and the time is reported to the positioning target mobile terminal.
- This enables the positioning target mobile terminal to know the accurate time without an LMU for each base station, thus achieving an advantage that the positioning time can be reduced. No LMU is required, thus achieving another advantage that the system construction cost can be reduced.
- the positioning target mobile terminal measures a receiving time of a predetermined signal from a base station
- the distance from the positioning target mobile terminal to the base station can be determined based on the obtained value and the time T T determined by measurement of a mobile terminal in good conditions, thus achieving an advantage that the location can be determined even in case a required number of GPS satellites are invisible (e.g., unavailable due to weather, buildings, or the like).
- FIG. 1 is a diagram of a positioning system according to the present invention.
- FIG. 2 is a block diagram of an UE for use in the positioning system according to the present invention.
- FIG. 3 is a diagram of a positioning system in a WCDMA mobile telephone system of the related art.
- FIG. 1 is a diagram showing the main portion of a positioning system according to the present invention.
- a reference station 8 receives GPS satellite signals to obtain almanac and ephemeris data necessary for positioning.
- a UEa 3 is a terminal which knows the approximate position or time from the previous location data or which is in good conditions where signals from a sufficient number of satellites for positioning can be successfully picked up.
- An RNC 6 provides the SMLC functionality, and performs resource management or sequence control necessary for positioning.
- a UEb 4 is a target terminal for positioning. As shown in FIG. 2 , each UE includes a GPS receiver 9 for receiving GPS signals, and a WCDMA baseband processor 10 a for operating as a mobile phone.
- the UEa 3 is a mobile terminal which allows its internal clock to be calibrated by a GPS time coordinated with an atomic clock, which is obtained from the previous positioning result, so as to know the accurate time, or which receives radio waves of satellites 1 a , 1 b , 1 c , and 1 d with sufficient signal strengths for stand-alone positioning if it does not know the accurate time.
- the RNC 6 regularly sends inquiries to the UEa 3 via a BSa (base station) 2 a about the current position P and a GPS time T R at which a specific event of the signal sent from the BSa 2 a is received, and calculates a GPS time T T at which the BSa 2 a sent the specific event of the signal based on the result.
- the specific event generated from a base station be, for example, the transmission of a frame boundary or a specific system frame number (for example, system frame No. 0) of a pilot signal sent from a base station.
- a frame boundary or a specific system frame number for example, system frame No. 0
- a WCDMA frame is set to 10 milliseconds, thus facilitating calculation. Since every UE in a cell receives a pilot signal and knows the frame timing, no special signal is additionally required for positioning.
- the frame timing and/or the system frame number are passed from the WCDMA baseband processor 10 to the GPS receiver 9 shown in FIG. 2 .
- T T T R ⁇
- the assistance data stored in the SAS 7 is obtained via the RNC 6 for use.
- Every UE retrieves base-station signals when it is powered on to determine which cell the UE is currently present in, and reports the result to the RNC 6 .
- the RNC 6 therefore has a list of all UEs in each cell.
- the RNC 6 regularly sends inquiries for P and T R to the UEs in good conditions based on the list so that T T is constantly updated.
- a UE in good conditions may voluntarily report P and T R regularly.
- a plurality of UEs, not only one UE, are in good conditions, and the RNC 6 can use the reports from these terminals to very precisely determine T T using the least square method or the like.
- the UEb 4 is a terminal in bad conditions, such as indoors or between buildings. In such conditions, high-sensitivity positioning can be realized by performing many calculations using satellite signals. However, unless the accurate time is known and the time when the calculation starts is limited to some extent, it takes a very long time until the signals are detectable. In this situation, positioning is impossible in effect.
- the UEb 4 is able to calculate approximate time from the pilot signal from the BSa 2 a and T T determined by the RNC 6 .
- the receiving time T at which the UEb 4 received the specific frame can be given by the following equation:
- n denotes the number of frames sent from the BSa 2 a after T T was observed until the UEb 4 receives this frame
- T P indicates the signal propagation time from the BSa 2 a to the UEb 4 .
- One frame period (10 ms) is controlled within ⁇ 0.05 ppm by the 3GPP standard, and the error is small if T T is updated frequently to some extent. T P cannot be identified, and is used as it is.
- the UEb 4 limits a search window of the satellite signals based on the assistance data supplied from the SAS 7 via the RNC 6 and T to detect the signals for positioning.
- the UEb 4 can receive three satellite signals and a base-station signal to obtain four simultaneous equations with unknowns, that is, the three-dimensional position of the UEb 4 and the time, and can know its position.
- the UEb 4 can also receive two satellite signals and a base-station signal to obtain four simultaneous equations with unknowns, that is, the two-dimensional position of the UEb 4 and the time, and can know its position.
- the UEb 4 can also receive two satellite signals and two base-station signals to obtain four simultaneous equations with unknowns, that is, the three-dimensional position of the UEb 4 and the time, and can know its position.
- the UEb 4 can obtain four simultaneous equations with unknowns, that is, the three-dimensional position of the UEb 4 and the time, to know its position. If the sum of the received satellite and base-station signals is three, the UEb 4 can know the two-dimensional position and the time.
- a base-station signal is not necessarily used as a reference, but, for example, a signal, such as a synchronous signal of television-station radio waves, may be used as a reference. This is advantageous particularly for the third generation multimedia-enhanced mobile terminals with a built-in TV receiver, which is one feature of third generation mobile phones.
- the timing between base-station signals is measured by a mobile terminal. Therefore, in an asynchronous mobile-telephone-network system, base stations can report an accurate time to a positioning terminal via base-station signals without an LMU. The positioning terminal can use the time to realize short-time and high-accuracy positioning.
- the timing between base-station signals is measured by a mobile terminal without using an LMU to determine the phases of the base-station signals.
- the base-station signals and GPS satellites can be used for positioning even in case a required number of GPS signals are not receivable.
Abstract
A positioning system is provided having a first signal source for originating synchronous signals, and a second signal source for originating a signal which is not synchronous with the signal from the first signal source. The system determines, based on a signal propagation time and signal propagation speed from the first or second signal source, the distance to this signal source so as to determine a position of a receiving point.
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- This application is a divisional of U.S. Ser. No. 12/011,358 filed Jan. 25, 2008, which is a divisional of U.S. Ser. No. 11/609,048 filed Dec. 11, 2006 which is a divisional of U.S. Ser. No. 10/780,288 filed Feb. 17, 2004, now U.S. Pat. No. 7,277,050, issued Oct. 2, 2007, both claiming priority to Japanese Application No. 2003-054021 filed Feb. 28, 2003 and Japanese Application No. 2004-031058 filed Feb. 6, 2004, all of which are hereby incorporated by reference.
- 1. Technical Field
- The present invention relates to a positioning system for use in GPS (Global Positioning Systems) assisted with mobile telephone networks for positioning.
- 2. Description of the Related Art
- Global positioning systems, or GPS, have been available. In GPS, signals sent from satellites are received to determine the distance to the satellites to determine the position of the receiving point. In GPS, therefore, it is necessary to determine the position and time at which the satellites sent the signals. Satellite position information is sent from the satellites as almanac and ephemeris information, and can be acquired by picking up the signal from the satellites; however, it takes about 15 minutes to receive all of the information. Since it is difficult to supply accurate time information, generally, signals from four satellites are received to determine the position and time by solving simultaneous equations with four unknowns, that is, three-dimensional position coordinates and time. In the related art, there has been a network-assisted GPS in which information necessary for positioning, such as satellite position information and time information, is obtained not via satellite signals but via information in another way, such as a mobile telephone network, so as to greatly improve the positioning time and accuracy. Network-assisted GPS positioning of WCDMA mobile phones has been standardized by the 3GPP (Third Generation Partnership Project) (see 3GPP Specification TS25.305 V5.4.0).
- In GPS, it is necessary to receive at least four satellite signals in order to detect the three coordinates of position, i.e., latitude, longitude, and altitude, and the time, or to receive at least three satellite signals, assuming that the altitude is ground level, in order to detect the two coordinates of position, i.e., latitude and longitude, and the time. In bad visibility conditions for satellites, such as indoors or between buildings in cities, a required number of satellite signals are not necessarily receivable. In order to overcome such a situation, a positioning technology in which radio signals from telephone-network base stations are used as satellite signals is known, and is standardized as OTDOA (Observed Time Difference Of Arrival) positioning technology, as shown in 3GPP Specification TS25.305 V5.4.0.
FIG. 3 is a diagram showing the principle of a typical network-assisted GPS specified in 3GPP Specification TS25.305 V5.4.0. An SAS (Stand Alone Serving Mobile Location Center) 12 receives GPS satellite signals to obtain almanac and ephemeris data necessary for detecting the position. The position of theSAS 12 is known, and the SAS 12 can further generate data for correcting positioning errors from the difference between the known position and the positioning result from the GPS signals. In some cases, the SAS 12 also provides a portion of the SMLC (Serving Location Center) functionality, which should be performed by an RNC (Radio Network Controller) 13 a. TheRNC 13 a controls abase station 15 a to perform sequence control or radio resource management necessary for positioning. The RNC 13 a specifies necessary assistance data from the SAS 12 based on positioning capabilities of the UE (User Equipment) to be measured, and sends it to a UE 16 via thebase station 15 a according to the positioning sequence. The timing necessary for UE positioning can be determined using a pilot signal or the like sent from thebase station 15 a. In WCDMA, base stations and GPS satellites are not generally synchronous, and an LMU (Location Measurement Unit) installed in each base station measures the deviation from the GPS time. There are two types of LMUs, that is, type A for connection with the base station by air, and type B for connection with the base station via a line. - Therefore, in such a typical network-assisted GPS using WCDMA mobile telephone networks, a device (LMU) for measuring a time difference between a signal sent from a radio-access-network base station and a signal sent from a GPS satellite, which have no synchronous relation therebetween, is essential in each base station.
- Typically, in OTDOA technology, since signals from base stations are not synchronous, the timing difference between the base stations must be measured by some method. Thus, an LMU is also required for each base station in order to detect the timing difference of signals between the base stations.
- It is an object of the present invention for the base station to provide a low-cost and high-reliability positioning system capable of precisely providing time to the positioning target UE and of OTDOA positioning in asynchronous WCDMA mobile telephone networks without installing an LMU in each base station.
- It is another object of the present invention to provide a positioning system capable of short-time and high-accuracy positioning without an LMU.
- A positioning system of the present invention having one or a plurality of first signal sources (GPS satellites) for originating synchronous signals, and one or a plurality of second signal sources (base stations), for originating signals which are not synchronous with the signals from the first signal sources, for originating a signal, for, based on a signal propagation time and signal propagation speed from the signal source, and determining the distance to the signal source based on a signal propagation time and a signal propagation speed from the signal source so as to determine a position of a receiving point includes a measurement device (a mobile terminal in good conditions) for receiving only the signal from the first signal source to determine a receiving position P (P is a vector quantity indicating the position coordinates) and time and for, based on the time, measuring a receiving time TR of a predetermined event of the signal from the second signal source, a control device for determining a signal propagation time t between the measurement device and the second signal source by calculating a relative distance |P−Q| between the measurement device and the second signal source based on the receiving position P measured by the measurement device and a position Q (vector quantity) of the second signal source and by dividing the resulting distance by the signal propagation speed, and for determining a time Tr at which the second signal source originates the predetermined event by solving TR−t, a positioning terminal having a receiving device for receiving the signals from the first and second signal sources, and a communication device for performing communication between the control device and the positioning terminal, wherein the positioning terminal uses the time TT as a reference to receive the signal from the first signal source for positioning.
- With this structure, the transmission timing of base-station signals is determined using a mobile terminal in good conditions, and the time is reported to the positioning target mobile terminal. This enables the positioning target mobile terminal to know the accurate time without an LMU for each base station, thus achieving an advantage that the positioning time can be reduced. No LMU is required, thus achieving another advantage that the system construction cost can be reduced.
- Since the positioning target mobile terminal measures a receiving time of a predetermined signal from a base station, the distance from the positioning target mobile terminal to the base station can be determined based on the obtained value and the time TT determined by measurement of a mobile terminal in good conditions, thus achieving an advantage that the location can be determined even in case a required number of GPS satellites are invisible (e.g., unavailable due to weather, buildings, or the like).
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FIG. 1 is a diagram of a positioning system according to the present invention. -
FIG. 2 is a block diagram of an UE for use in the positioning system according to the present invention. -
FIG. 3 is a diagram of a positioning system in a WCDMA mobile telephone system of the related art. - An embodiment of the present invention is described hereinbelow with reference to the drawings.
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FIG. 1 is a diagram showing the main portion of a positioning system according to the present invention. A reference station 8 receives GPS satellite signals to obtain almanac and ephemeris data necessary for positioning. - The position of the reference station 8 is known, and positioning correction data is generated by comparing this position and the positioning result obtained from the GPS signals. The obtained data is stored in an SAS 7. A UEa 3 is a terminal which knows the approximate position or time from the previous location data or which is in good conditions where signals from a sufficient number of satellites for positioning can be successfully picked up. An
RNC 6 provides the SMLC functionality, and performs resource management or sequence control necessary for positioning. A UEb 4 is a target terminal for positioning. As shown inFIG. 2 , each UE includes aGPS receiver 9 for receiving GPS signals, and a WCDMA baseband processor 10 a for operating as a mobile phone. - The UEa 3 is a mobile terminal which allows its internal clock to be calibrated by a GPS time coordinated with an atomic clock, which is obtained from the previous positioning result, so as to know the accurate time, or which receives radio waves of
satellites RNC 6 regularly sends inquiries to the UEa 3 via a BSa (base station) 2 a about the current position P and a GPS time TR at which a specific event of the signal sent from theBSa 2 a is received, and calculates a GPS time TT at which theBSa 2 a sent the specific event of the signal based on the result. It is desirable that the specific event generated from a base station be, for example, the transmission of a frame boundary or a specific system frame number (for example, system frame No. 0) of a pilot signal sent from a base station. In GPS, one-bit information is sent for every 20 milliseconds; whereas, a WCDMA frame is set to 10 milliseconds, thus facilitating calculation. Since every UE in a cell receives a pilot signal and knows the frame timing, no special signal is additionally required for positioning. The frame timing and/or the system frame number are passed from theWCDMA baseband processor 10 to theGPS receiver 9 shown inFIG. 2 . - Calculation of the time TT from the time TR is carried out in the following way. The position Q of the
BSa 2 a is known. The calculation can be performed by solving the following relation equation: -
T T =T R −|P−Q|/c (Eq. 1) - where c indicates the velocity of light, and |P−Q| indicates the distance between P and Q. The time determined by the following equation indicates the time necessary for a radio wave to propagate from the
BSa 2 a to the UEa 3: -
t=|P−Q|/c (Eq. 2) - Even if the UEa 3 is in good conditions, it requires more than ten minutes to obtain all almanac data and ephemeris data necessary for positioning from satellites, and this is not practical. In general, the assistance data stored in the SAS 7 is obtained via the
RNC 6 for use. - Every UE retrieves base-station signals when it is powered on to determine which cell the UE is currently present in, and reports the result to the
RNC 6. TheRNC 6 therefore has a list of all UEs in each cell. TheRNC 6 regularly sends inquiries for P and TR to the UEs in good conditions based on the list so that TT is constantly updated. Alternatively, a UE in good conditions may voluntarily report P and TR regularly. Usually, a plurality of UEs, not only one UE, are in good conditions, and theRNC 6 can use the reports from these terminals to very precisely determine TT using the least square method or the like. - The UEb 4 is a terminal in bad conditions, such as indoors or between buildings. In such conditions, high-sensitivity positioning can be realized by performing many calculations using satellite signals. However, unless the accurate time is known and the time when the calculation starts is limited to some extent, it takes a very long time until the signals are detectable. In this situation, positioning is impossible in effect. The UEb 4 is able to calculate approximate time from the pilot signal from the
BSa 2 a and TT determined by theRNC 6. The receiving time T at which the UEb 4 received the specific frame can be given by the following equation: -
T=T T +n×10 ms+TP (Eq. 3) - where n denotes the number of frames sent from the
BSa 2 a after TT was observed until the UEb 4 receives this frame, and TP indicates the signal propagation time from theBSa 2 a to the UEb 4. One frame period (10 ms) is controlled within ±0.05 ppm by the 3GPP standard, and the error is small if TT is updated frequently to some extent. TP cannot be identified, and is used as it is. - The UEb 4 limits a search window of the satellite signals based on the assistance data supplied from the SAS 7 via the
RNC 6 and T to detect the signals for positioning. - The UEb 4 can receive three satellite signals and a base-station signal to obtain four simultaneous equations with unknowns, that is, the three-dimensional position of the UEb 4 and the time, and can know its position.
- The UEb 4 can also receive two satellite signals and a base-station signal to obtain four simultaneous equations with unknowns, that is, the two-dimensional position of the UEb 4 and the time, and can know its position.
- The UEb 4 can also receive two satellite signals and two base-station signals to obtain four simultaneous equations with unknowns, that is, the three-dimensional position of the UEb 4 and the time, and can know its position.
- Likewise, if the sum of the received satellite and base-station signals is four, the UEb 4 can obtain four simultaneous equations with unknowns, that is, the three-dimensional position of the UEb 4 and the time, to know its position. If the sum of the received satellite and base-station signals is three, the UEb 4 can know the two-dimensional position and the time.
- A base-station signal is not necessarily used as a reference, but, for example, a signal, such as a synchronous signal of television-station radio waves, may be used as a reference. This is advantageous particularly for the third generation multimedia-enhanced mobile terminals with a built-in TV receiver, which is one feature of third generation mobile phones.
- According to the present invention, the timing between base-station signals is measured by a mobile terminal. Therefore, in an asynchronous mobile-telephone-network system, base stations can report an accurate time to a positioning terminal via base-station signals without an LMU. The positioning terminal can use the time to realize short-time and high-accuracy positioning.
- According to the present invention, furthermore, the timing between base-station signals is measured by a mobile terminal without using an LMU to determine the phases of the base-station signals. The base-station signals and GPS satellites can be used for positioning even in case a required number of GPS signals are not receivable.
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1. A method for providing information to a positioning terminal comprising:
receiving positional information and time information from a mobile terminal based on a positioning signal received from a satellite positioning system (SPS) satellite;
calculating a reference time based on the positional information and the time information;
receiving an information request signal from the positioning terminal; and
sending the reference time corresponding with the information request signal.
2. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the positional information includes a receiving position (P) of the mobile terminal, the time information includes a receiving time (TR) of a signal from a base station based on a measured time measured by the mobile terminal, said signal is non-synchronous with the positioning signal from the SPS satellite and is emitted at a predetermined event of the base station, and the reference time includes a time (TT) when the predetermined event of the base station occurred, said time is calculated based on the position P and the time TR received from the mobile terminal.
3. The method according to claim 2 further comprising calculating the time TT from a formula TT=TR−|P−Q|/c in which a position (Q) is a position of the base station, |P−Q| is a relative distance between the mobile terminal and the position of the base station, and c is a signal propagation speed.
4. The method according to claim 2 further comprising calculating the time TT based on the position P and the time TR which is measured at a plurality of different locations by the same mobile terminal.
5. The method according to claim 2 , further comprising calculating the time TT based on the position P and the time TR measured by a plurality of mobile terminals.
6. The method according to claim 4 further comprising calculating the time TT based on a plurality of the position P and the time TR using a least-square method.
7. The method according to claim 5 further comprising calculating the time TT based on a plurality of the position P and the time TR using a least-square method.
8. The method according to claim 5 further comprising:
receiving a coverage cell report containing a coverage cell from the plurality of mobile terminals, at either a power activation, a predetermined time interval or a predetermined timing;
generating a list of mobile terminals that exist within the covered cell based on the coverage cell report; and requesting the position P and the time TR from the mobile terminals based on the list at either a predetermined time interval or a predetermined timing.
9. The method according to claim 5 further comprising receiving the position P and the time TR sent from the plurality of mobile terminals at either a predetermined time interval or a predetermined timing.
10. An apparatus for providing information to a positioning terminal comprising:
a receiver that receives positional information and time information from a mobile terminal based on a positioning signal received from a satellite positioning system (SPS) satellite;
a calculator that calculates a reference time based on the positional information and the time information;
a transmitter that receives an information request signal from the positioning terminal and sends the reference time corresponding with the information request signal.
11. The positioning apparatus according to claim 10 , wherein the positional information includes a receiving position (P) of the mobile terminal, the time information includes a receiving time (TR) of a signal from a base station based on the time measured by the mobile terminal, said signal is non-synchronous with the positioning signal from the SPS satellite and is emitted at a predetermined event of the base station, and the reference time includes a time (TT) when the predetermined event of the base station occurred, said time is calculated based on the position P and the time TR received from the mobile terminal.
12. The apparatus according to claim 11 , wherein the calculator calculates the time TT using the formula, TT=TR−|P−Q|/c, in which a position (Q) is a position of the base station, |P−Q| is a relative distance between the mobile terminal and the position of the base station, and c is a signal propagation speed.
13. The apparatus according to claim 11 , wherein, from a mobile terminal, the receiver receives sets of the position P and the time TR respectively measured at a plurality of different locations by the same mobile terminal, and wherein the calculator calculates the time TT based on the sets of the position P and the time TR.
14. The apparatus according to claim 11 , wherein the receiver that receives sets of the position P and the time TR from a plurality of the mobile terminals and wherein the calculator calculates the time TT based on the sets of the position P and the time TR.
15. The apparatus according to claim 13 , wherein the calculator calculates the time TT based on the sets of the position P and the time TR using a least-square method.
16. The apparatus according to claim 14 , wherein the calculator calculates the time TT based on the sets of the position P and the time TR using a least-square method.
17. The apparatus according to claim 14 further comprising:
a report receiver that receives a coverage cell report containing a coverage cell from the plurality of the mobile terminals at either a power activation, a predetermined time interval or a predetermined timing;
a mobile terminal list generator that generates a list of mobile terminals existing within the covered cell based on the coverage cell report;
an information requester that requests the position P and the time TR from the plurality of mobile terminals based on the list at a predetermined time interval or the predetermined timing.
18. The apparatus according to claim 14 , wherein the receiver receives the position P and the time TR sent from the plurality of mobile terminals at either a predetermined time interval or a predetermined timing.
19. A system to provide information to a positioning terminal comprising:
a receiver that receives positional information and time information from a mobile terminal based on a positioning signal received from a satellite positioning system (SPS) satellite;
a calculator that calculates a reference time based on the positional information and the time information;
a transmitter that receives an information request signal from the positioning terminal and sends the reference time corresponding with the information request signal.
20. The system according to claim 19 , wherein the positional information includes a receiving position (P) of the mobile terminal, the time information includes a receiving time (TR) of a signal from a base station based on a measured time measured by the mobile terminal, said signal is non-synchronous with the positioning signal from the SPS satellite and is emitted at a predetermined event of the base station, and the reference time includes a time (TT) when the predetermined event of the base station occurred, said time is calculated based on the position P and the time TR received from the mobile terminal.
21. The system according to claim 20 , wherein the calculator calculates the time TT from a formula TT=TR−|P−Q|/c in which a position (Q) is a position of the base station, |P−Q| is a relative distance between the mobile terminal and the position of the base station, and c is a signal propagation speed.
22. The system according to claim 20 , wherein the receiver receives, from a mobile terminal, sets of the position P and the time TR which is respectively measured at a plurality of different locations by the same mobile terminal, and wherein the calculator calculates the time TT based on the sets of the position P and the time TR.
23. The system according to claim 20 , wherein the receiver receives sets of the position P and the time TR from a plurality of the mobile terminals, and wherein the calculator calculates the time TT based on the sets of the position P and the time TR.
24. The system according to claim 22 , wherein the calculator calculates the time TT based on the sets of the position P and the time TR using a least-square method.
25. The system according to claim 23 , wherein the calculator calculates the time TT based on the sets of the position P and the time TR using a least-square method.
26. The system according to claim 23 further comprising:
a report receiver that receives a coverage cell report containing a coverage cell from the plurality of the mobile terminals at either a power activation, a predetermined time interval or a predetermined timing;
a mobile terminal list generator that generates a list of mobile terminals existing within the covered cell based on the coverage cell report;
an information requester that requests the position P and the time TR from the plurality of the mobile terminals based on the list at either a predetermined time interval or a predetermined timing.
27. The system according to claim 23 , wherein the receiver receives the sets of the position P and the time TR which is sent from a plurality of mobile terminals at either a predetermined time interval or a predetermined timing.
28. A positioning terminal including a satellite signal receiver receiving a positioning signal from a satellite positioning system (SPS) satellite and a base station signal receiver receiving a signal from a base station comprising:
a transmitter that sends an information request signal to an information providing apparatus where the reference time is stored, said information providing apparatus receives positional information and time information from a mobile terminal based on the positioning signal received from the SPS satellite, and calculates a reference time based on the positional information and the time information;
a reference time receiver that receives the reference time from the information providing apparatus;
an error corrector that corrects the signal from the base station based on the reference time; and
a positioning device that positions based on the positioning signal and the corrected signal from the base station.
29. The positioning terminal according to claim 28 , wherein the positional information includes a receiving position (P) of the mobile terminal, wherein the time information includes a receiving time (TR) of a predetermined event of a signal from the base station based on the time measured by the mobile terminal, said signal is non-synchronous with the positioning signal from the SPS satellite and is emitted at a predetermined event of the base station, and the reference time includes a time (TT) when the predetermined event of the base station occurred, said time is calculated based on the position P and the time TR received from the mobile terminal.
30. The positioning terminal according to claim 29 , wherein the information providing apparatus calculates the time TT using the formula, TT=TR−|P−Q|/c, in which a position (Q) is a position of the base station, |P−Q| is a relative distance between the mobile terminal and the position of the base station, and c is a signal propagation speed.
31. The positioning terminal according to claim 29 , wherein the satellite signal receiver receives the positioning signal from one SPS satellite, and wherein the base station signal receiver receives the signals from two or more base stations, and positions based on the positioning signal and a corrected base station signal.
32. The positioning terminal according to claim 29 , wherein the base station signal receiver receives signals from at least three base stations when the satellite signal receiver is unable to receive the positioning signal from the SPS satellite and positions based on a corrected base station signal.
33. A mobile terminal including a satellite signal receiver receiving a positioning signal from a satellite positioning system (SPS) satellite and a positioning device positioning based on the positioning signal, comprising:
a base station signal receiver that receives a signal from a base station;
a measurement device that measures a receiving time (TR) of a predetermined event of the signal received from the base station based on a predetermined time; and
a transmitter that sends positional information and a receiving time to the information providing apparatus where the positional information and the receiving time are provided to a positioning terminal, wherein the information providing apparatus calculates reference time based on the positional information and the receiving time received from the mobile terminal, receives an information request signal from the positioning terminal, and sends the reference time which corresponds with the information request signal.
34. The mobile terminal according to claim 33 , wherein the positional information includes a receiving position (P) of the mobile terminal, the time information includes a receiving time (TR) of a signal from the base station based on the measured time measured by the mobile terminal, said signal is non-synchronous with the positioning signal from the SPS satellite and is emitted at a predetermined event of the base station, and the reference time includes a time (TT) of the predetermined event of the base station calculated based on the position P and the time TR received from the information providing apparatus.
35. The mobile terminal according to claim 34 , wherein the information providing apparatus calculates the time TT from a formula TT=TR−|P−Q|/c in which a position (Q) is a position of the base station, |P−Q| is a relative distance between the mobile terminal and the position of the base station, and c is a signal propagation speed.
36. The mobile terminal according to claim 34 , wherein the information providing apparatus calculates the time TT based on sets of the position P and the time TR received from a mobile terminal and measured at a plurality of different locations by the same mobile terminal.
37. The mobile terminal according to claim 34 , wherein the information providing apparatus calculates the time TT based on sets of the position P and the time TR received from a plurality of mobile terminals.
38. The mobile terminal according to claims 36 , wherein the information providing apparatus calculates the time TT based on the sets of the position P and the time TR using a least-square method.
39. The mobile terminal according to claims 37 , wherein the information providing apparatus calculates the time TT based on the sets of the position P and the time TR using a least-square method.
40. The mobile terminal according to claim 37 further comprising a coverage cell reporting unit that sends a coverage cell report containing a coverage cell to the information providing apparatus at a power activation, a predetermined time interval or a predetermined timing, wherein the information providing apparatus generates a list of mobile terminals existing within the coverage cell based on the coverage cell report received from the plurality of the mobile terminals and requests the position P and the time TR based on the list at either a predetermined time interval or a predetermined timing.
41. The mobile terminal according to claim 37 , wherein the position P and the time TR is sent to the information providing apparatus at either a predetermined time interval or a predetermined timing.
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