摘要 |
A method of locating a mobile station is provided. In the present invention, the mobile station is capable of communicating with at least three base stations, each having at least two antennas. To estimate the location of the mobile station, the distance between the mobile station and each base station is calculated based on the time of arrival (TOA) of a mobile station signal at the base station, a first estimated MS location area is defined as an overlap area of circles of which the radiii are the distances between the MS and the base stations. Then, the location of the mobile station is estimated based on the time of signals received through the two antennas of each base station and based on the angle between the antennas of each base station and the mobile station. Here, the angle is calculated from the phase difference between the received signals and a communication frequency of the signals. A second location area is defined as an area defined by lines connecting the base stations to the mobile station. Then, the MS is determined to be located in a common area of the first and the second location areas.
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