GEOLOCATION OF A MOBILE STATION OF A WIRELESS TELEPHONY NETWORK

摘要

The disclosure relates to a method for locating a mobile station inside an area covered by a wireless telephony cellular network in which the mobile station operates. The method includes using the mobile station to measure the received power on at least seven different communication channels of the network (step 200) and then locating the station according to the measurements and relevant predetermined information of the correspondence between received power on the channels and location within the covered area. The predetermined information can include power levels previously measured on the channels at different locations and stored in a database, in which case the station is located by comparing the measurements with the contents of the database. The method also enables greater locating accuracy, even inside buildings.