Methods and apparatus for mobile station location estimation
CA 2441764 C · Owner: Cingular Wireless Ii, Llc · Inventors: Sather, Marc W.; Snapp, John; Macdonald, Alan D.
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Methods and apparatus for estimating mobile station location include receiving reported signal strengths or other attachment indicator values from a mobile station. The reported signal strengths are compared with characteristic received signal strength values in a coverage area of a mobile network. A mobile switching center determines if a location function is requested and initiates a location estimation process by a mobile location module (MLM). The MLM receives the reported signal strength contours associated with the attachment points. Based on a comparison of the reported attachment indicator values with characteristic values, the MLM provides a mobile location estimate.
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