Method and apparatus for transmitting location data within a...

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Filed on

2008-05-06

Date issued

2008-05-06

Examiner

Eng, George (Department: 2617)

Patent Class

Multiplex communications

SubClass

Communication over free space

SubSubClass

Having a plurality of contiguous regions served by...

Other Related Categories

C370S310200, C370S310000, C370S338000, C370S395100, C455S456100, C455S404200, C455S456300, C455S457000

Type

Reexamination Certificate

Status

active

Patent number

11077311

Description

ABSTRACT:
To enable wireless applications which require the use of location information, a method and apparatus for transmitting location data within an ad-hoc communication system is provided herein. During operation, a portion of a packet payload is used to transmit location coordinate information along with an identifier of location estimation technique utilized for a node, as well as other parameters that may be needed for location estimation. Nodes in the communication system calculate their location coordinates using the said portion of packets received from other nodes in the communication system.

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