Methods and apparatus for identifying asset location in...

Telecommunications – Radiotelephone system – Zoned or cellular telephone system

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C455S456500, C455S517000, C455S070000, C340S010420, C340S010200, C340S870030, C342S450000, C370S445000

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07069025

ABSTRACT:
The location of unmodified wireless assets in a wireless communication network may be identified using time differences of arrivals of a communication sequence at different network receivers. Time-stamping devices may include correlator circuits in parallel with signal decoders to time-stamp communication sequences. Cellular wireless networks may be frequency-multiplexed to increase spatial time-stamping density. Tags may be attached to passive assets to provide location identification information to network devices. Locations of assets broadcasting standard 802.11 radio frequency structures may be identified. Noise inherent in correlating a communication sequence may be reduced by using a selected correlation function.

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