PATENT APPLICATION
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`Group Art Unit: 3662
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`Examiner: PHAN, DAO LINDA
`AMENDMENT AND RESPONSE
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`Express Mail Label: EV331284345US
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`In Re the Application of:
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`DUPRAY et al.
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`Serial No.: 10/262,413
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`Filed: September 30, 2003
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`Atty. File No.: 1003-2
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`For:
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`"WIRELESS LOCATION USING
`MULTIPLE SIMULTANEOUS
`LOCATION ESTIMATORS"
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`Commissioner of Patents
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`Dear Sir:
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`This Amendment and Response is filed in response to the Office Action mailed on April
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`28, 2004. A request for a three-month extension of time is enclosed, to extend the time for
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`response from July 28, 2004 to October 28, 2004, along with a check in the amount of $490.00.
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`Note an additional Form 1449 is also provided herewith together with an additional check for
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`$180.00.
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`Accordingly, it is believed that no additional fees are due with this Amendment and
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`Response beyond those due for a three month extension. Please contact the undersigned
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`Applicant if additional fees are due.
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`IN THE CLAIMS:
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`139. (Previously Presented)
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`A method for locating communication devices in
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`communication with a communications network having a plurality of geographically dispersed
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`network communication components operably connected together for communicating with the
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`communication devices, comprising:
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`performing the steps (1) and (2) following for locating each communication device (CD)
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`of the various ones of the communication devices, wherein each one of a plurality of location
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`determiners is used for determining corresponding geographic location information for locating
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`each communication device of various ones of the communication devices, and wherein at least a
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`first and a second of the location determiners utilize a different geographic location process from
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`the other, such that (Al) and (A2) following hold:
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`(A 1) for at least one actual geographic location (L) of at least one of the
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`communication devices, a difference between the first location determiner
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`and the second location determiner includes one or more processing steps
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`that result in a geographical location or extent such that (Al-1) and (Al-2)
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`following hold:
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`(Al-1)
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`an identification of a potential geographic location of L, output
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`by the first location determiner, is substantially dependent upon
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`an instance of the geographical location or extent resulting from
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`performing the one or more processing steps, and an
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`identification of a potential geographic location of L, output by
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`the second location determiner, is not substantially dependent
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`upon an instance of the geographical location or extent resulting
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`from performing the one or more processing steps, and
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`(Al-2))
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`the one or more processing steps are used by the first location
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`determiner for locating communication devices in a plurality of
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`geographically spaced apart locations; and
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`(A2) for at least one actual geographical location of at least one of the
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`communication devices, neither of (A2-l) and (A2-2) following
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`substantially affects a determining of the other:
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`(A2-l)
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`a first identification of a potential first geographic location or
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`geographic extent output by the first location determiner, and
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`(A2-2)
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`a second identification of a potential second geographic location
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`or geographic extent output by the second location determiner;
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`( 1) obtaining, from each of one or more of the location determiners, corresponding output
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`geographic location information for locating CD when the one or more location determiners are
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`each provided with a corresponding input of geolocation indicative data from transmissions
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`between the communication device CD and at least one of the network communication
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`components, wherein the corresponding output geographic location information for at least one of
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`the location determiners includes one or more geographic identifications, each geographic
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`identification representing at least one of: a potential geographic location and a potential
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`geographic extent for an actual location of CD;
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`(2) providing resulting geographic location information of the communication device
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`CD, wherein said resulting location information is obtained by accessing, for each of the one or
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`more of the location determiners, its corresponding output geographic location information;
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`wherein for at least one instance of locating the communications device CD, a
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`corresponding performance of said steps of obtaining and providing includes performing at least
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`two of (B 1) through (B4) following:
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`(Bl) for at least two of the geographic identifications (Gl1 and GI2) for CD,
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`obtained, in said obtaining step, from different ones of the location
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`determiners, a step of at least one of: combining, or resolving, GI 1 (or
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`location data derived therefrom) and GI2 (or location data derived therefrom)
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`so that said resulting geographic location information is dependent on each of
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`Git and GI2;
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`(B2) for each of at least two of the geographic identifications ( Gl3 and GLi) for
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`CD, obtained from different corresponding ones of the location determiners,
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`a step of obtaining a corresponding rating value for each of Gl3 (or location
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`data derived therefrom), and Gl4 (or location data derived therefrom),
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`wherein said rating values are indicative of relative expected performances of
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`the different corresponding location determiners in locating the
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`communication devices, and wherein each corresponding rating value is
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`determined after its corresponding geographic identification is identified by
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`its location determiner;
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`(B3) for each of at least two of the geographic identifications (Gls and Gl6) for
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`CD, obtained from different corresponding ones of the location determiners,
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`a step of selecting one of: Gls (or location data derived therefrom), and Gl6
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`(or location data derived therefrom), for receiving a preference in
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`determining said resulting geographic location information; and
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`(B4) obtaining information indicative of a reliability of at least one geographic
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`identification (Gl7) of CD from one of the one or more location determiners,
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`wherein the reliability represents a likelihood that CD is within the potential
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`geographic location or the potential geographic extent identified by Gl7, and
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`wherein the reliability is determined after the at least one geographic
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`identification is obtained from its location determiner.
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`140. (Previously Presented)
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`The method of Claim 139, wherein the one or more
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`location determiners includes each of the first and second location determiners, and the
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`corresponding output geographic location information for each of the first and second location
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`determiners includes at least one geographic identification.
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`141. (Previously Presented)
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`The method of Claim 140, wherein at least one of the
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`steps (B 1 ), (B2), and (B3) uses a geographic identification (or corresponding location data
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`derived therefrom) from each of the first and second location determiners.
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`142. (Previously Presented)
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`The method of Claim 140, wherein at least one step of
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`said steps (B2) and (B4) is performed, and said at least one step includes a step of changing: (i)
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`one of the rating values, or (ii) the information indicative of a reliability to indicate a different
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`likelihood that CD is within the potential geographic location or the potential geographic extent
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`represented by GI 7.
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`143. (Previously Presented)
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`The method of Claim 140, wherein there is two-way
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`communication between the communications device CD and the network.
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`144. (Previously Presented)
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`The method of Claim 140, wherein for locating, at each
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`of a plurality of substantially different geographical locations, one of the plurality of
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`communication devices (CDi), at least one of the first and second location determiners is
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`dependent upon an output from a predetermined pattern detection process, wherein the
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`predetermined pattern detection process detects a pattern in a communication between the
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`communication device CD1 and the network.
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`145. (Previously Presented)
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`The method of Claim 144, wherein for locating, at each
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`of a plurality of substantially different geographical locations, one of the various communication
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`devices (CDk), at least one of the one or more location determiners is dependent upon an output
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`from an encoding of a geographic distance determining equation.
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`146. (Previously Presented)
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`The method of Claim 145, wherein said step (1) of
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`obtaining includes obtaining, from at least one of the one or more location determiners,
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`corresponding output geographic location information having a representation of a predetermined
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`geographic coverage area for one of the network components.
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`147. (Previously Presented)
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`The method of Claim 140, wherein for locating, at each
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`of a plurality of substantially different geographical locations, one of the various communication
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`devices (CDk), at least one of the first and second location determiners is dependent upon an
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`output from a predetermined process that determines a direction of communication between the
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`communication device CD and one or more of the network components.
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`148. (Previously Presented)
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`The method of Claim 147, wherein at least one of the
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`one or more location determiners determines a geographic distance between the communication
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`device CD and one of the network components.
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`149. (Previously Presented)
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`The method of Claim 140, wherein the second location
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`determiner does not perform the one or more processing steps for determining an estimate of the
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`actual geographic location, L, of the at least one communication device.
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`150. (Previously Presented)
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`The method of Claim 140, wherein for locating at least
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`one of the various communication devices, one of the first and second location determiners uses a
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`result from an encoding of a geographic distance determining equation, and the other of the first
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`and second location determiners does not use a result from the encoding.
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`151. (Previously Presented)
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`The method of Claim 140, wherein each of the plurality
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`of communication devices has an assigned identifier used by the communications network for
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`communicating with the communication device.
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`152. (Previously Presented)
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`The method of Claim 140, wherein for locating at least
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`one of the various communication devices, one of the first and second location determiners is not
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`dependent upon accessing a data store of geographically related information obtained from
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`previously locating other ones of the communication devices different from the communication
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`device CD.
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`153. (Previously Presented)
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`The method of Claim 140, further including a step of
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`requesting the corresponding output geographic location information from at least one of the one
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`or more location determiners.
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`154. (Previously Presented)
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`The method of Claim 153, wherein said requesting step
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`includes transmitting a request on the Internet.
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`155. (Previously Presented)
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`The method of Claim 140, wherein for locating at least
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`one of the various communication devices, the corresponding input is different to each of the first
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`and second location determiners.
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`156. (Previously Presented)
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`The method of Claim 139, wherein the one or more
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`location determiners includes at least one of the first and second location determiners, and the
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`corresponding output geographic location information for the at least one of the first and second
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`location determiners includes at least one geographic identification.
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`157. (Previously Presented)
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`The method of Claim 156, wherein there are at least
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`three location determiners in the plurality of location determiners.
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`158. (Previously Presented)
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`The method of Claim 156, wherein there are at least four
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`location determiners in the plurality of location determiners, and corresponding geographic
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`location identification from each of the four location determiners are used in determining the
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`resulting geographic location information;
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`wherein for each pair of the at least four location determiners, the conditions (Al) and
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`(A2) hold when the location determiners of the pair replace the first and second location
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`determiners in the conditions (Al) and (A21).
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`159. (Previously Presented)
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`The method of Claim 156, wherein for an actual
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`geographical location (Li) of at least one of the communication devices ( CDi) located according
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`to the obtaining and providing steps (1) and (2), at least one location determiner (LD) of the one
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`or more location determiners outputs a representation of a potential geographical location or
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`potential geographic extent that is determined by determining a geolocation of CDi different from
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`a predetermined geographic area associated with a network communication component (CC)
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`detecting a communication with CDi; and
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`wherein for locating other ones of the communication devices communicating with the
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`component CC from locations different from Lj, the at least one location determiner LD outputs
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`an identification of a potential geographical location or geographic extent that is different from
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`the predetermined geographic area.
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`160. (Previously Presented)
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`The method of Claim 159, wherein for locating at least
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`some of the various communication devices, each at a substantially different geographic location,
`the location determiner LD is dependent upon an output from an implementation of a
`predetermined equation, wherein the implementation is used by the location determiner LD for
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`locating each of the at least some communication devices in the plurality of geographically
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`different locations, wherein for each communication device (CDk) of the at least some
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`communication devices, the implementation of the predetermined equation determines one of: a
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`geographical distance, and a geographical direction for CDk using geolocation indicative data
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`from transmissions between the communication device CDk and at least one of the network
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`communication components.
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`161. (Previously Presented)
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`The method of Claim 160, wherein the one or more
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`location determiners includes each of the first and second location determiners, and the
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`corresponding output geographic location information for each of the first and second location
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`determiners includes at least one geographic identification.
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`162. (Previously Presented)
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`The method of Claim 156, wherein for locating, at
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`substantially different geographic locations (LtJ, each communication device (CDk) of at least
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`some of the various communication devices, there is at least one location determiner (LD), of the
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`one or more location determiners, whose corresponding output geographic location information,
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`for CDk at Lk, is dependent upon an output from a predetermined pattern detection process.
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`163. (Previously Presented)
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`The method of Claim 162, wherein for each
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`communication device (CDiJ, the predetermined pattern detection process determines a similarity
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`between (a) and (b) following:
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`data obtained from a transmission between the communication device CDk and
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`at least one of the network communication components, wherein said data is at
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`least is at least indicative of a geographic location indicative, and
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`known data, wherein the known data is obtained from: for each of a plurality of
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`geographical locations, (i) and (ii) following: (i) an identification of the
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`geographical location, and (ii) for the geographical location, corresponding
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`geographical related information indicative of communications between at least
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`one of the communication devices approximately at the geographical location,
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`and one or more network components.
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`164. (Previously Presented)
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`The method of Claim 163, wherein for each of the
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`geographical locations, the corresponding geographical related information is obtained from one
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`of the plurality of communication devices being approximately at the geographical location.
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`165. (Previously Presented)
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`The method of Claim 163, wherein the similarity is used
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`to determine one of the geographic identifications of one of the output geographic location
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`information obtained in said step of obtaining.
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`166. (Previously Presented)
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`The method of Claim 165, wherein the one or more
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`location determiners includes each of the first and second location determiners.
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`167. (Previously Presented)
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`The method of Claim 156, wherein for locating, at each
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`location (Lk) of a plurality of substantially different geographic locations, a different one of the
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`communication devices (CDIJ of the various communication devices wherein CDk is an instance
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`of CD, there is at least one geographic identification (or location data derived therefrom), for
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`CDk at Lk, having a confidence factor associated therewith, said confidence factor indicative of
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`at least one of: a rating value in step (B2), and a reliability in step (B4).
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`168. (Previously Presented)
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`The method of Claim 1 ~7, further including determining
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`the confidence factor by correlating at least one attribute of a communication between CDk and
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`the network with known data indicative of actual geographic locations.
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`169. (Previously Presented)
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`The method of Claim 168, wherein the one or more
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`location determiners includes each of the first and second location determiners, and for each of
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`the corresponding output geographic location information from the first and second location
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`determiners, at least a corresponding geographic identification is used in one of the steps (Bl),
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`(B2), (B3), and (B4).
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`170. (Previously Presented)
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`The method of Claim 167, wherein said providing step
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`(2) includes changing the confidence factor to account for additional information related to a
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`likelihood that CDk is located by the at least one geographic identification (or location data
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`derived therefrom).
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`171. (Previously Presented)
`The method of Claim 167, wherein at least one step of
`said steps (B2) and (B4) is performed, and said at least one step includes, for at least one
`geographic identification, changing one of its rating value or its reliability.
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`172. (Previously Presented)
`The method of Claim 167, wherein said step (BI) of
`combining or resolving is performed, and includes the combining of a plurality of confidence
`factors by utilizing weights attributed to each of the plurality of confidence factors.
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`173. (Previously Presented)
`The method of Claim 167, wherein the confidence factor
`is determined as a function of a plurality of confidence values, wherein at least two of the
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`confidence values are each indicative of a likelihood of accurately determining the location Lk of
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`the communication device CDk, and wherein each of the two confidence values relates to a
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`different characteristic of the communication between the communication device CDk and the
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`network.
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`174. (Previously Presented)
`The method of Claim 173, wherein the function includes
`a weighted sum of at least the two confidence values.
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`175. (Previously Presented)
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`The method of Claim 156, wherein for locating each
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`communication device (CDk) of at least some of the various communication devices, at
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`substantially different corresponding geographic locations (Lk), said steps of (B 1) and (B2) are
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`performed, and said step of combining or resolving includes determining a confidence for each of
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`one or more geographic locations for CDk, wherein each confidence is determined from a
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`function that is monotonic with monotonic changes in the rating values for the one or more
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`geographic identifications.
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`176. (Previously Presented)
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`The method of Claim 175, wherein the function includes
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`a linear combination of the rating values for the one or more geographic identifications
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`potentially identifying a location of Lk.
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`177. (Previously Presented)
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`The method of Claim 175, further including a step of
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`determining a geographical distance measurement when determining one of the confidences.
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`178. (Previously Presented)
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`The method of Claim 175, further including a step of
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`determining at least a portion of the resulting location information as a weighted sum of a
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`plurality of the confidences.
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`179. (Previously Presented)
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`The method of Claim 175, wherein said step of
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`combining or resolving includes filtering out at least one of the geographic identifications (GI),
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`wherein the filtering is dependent upon the corresponding rating value for the at least one
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`geographic identification GI.
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`180. (Previously Presented)
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`The method of Claim 179, wherein the one or more
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`location determiners includes each of the first and second location determiners, and the
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`corresponding output geographic location information for each of the first and second location
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`determiners includes at least one geographic identification.
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`181. (Previously Presented)
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`The method of Claim 139, wherein at least three of the
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`steps of (Bl) through (B4) are performed.
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`182. (Previously Presented)
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`The method of Claim 181, wherein the one or more
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`location determiners includes each of the first and second location determiners, and the
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`corresponding output geographic location information for each of the first and second location
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`determiners includes at least one geographic identification.
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`183. (Previously Presented)
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`The method of Claim 140, wherein for an actual
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`geographical location (Li) of at least one of the communication devices (CDi), at least one of the
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`first location determiners outputs a representation of a potential geographical location or
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`geographic extent that is determined by determining a geographical location of CD1 different
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`from a predetermined geographic area that is:
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`associated with a network communication component, and wherein for most
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`locations in the area, communication devices at the locations are expected to be
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`able to communicate with the network communication component; and
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`communication with the network communication component.
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`184. (Previously Presented)
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`The method of Claim 139, further including at least one
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`of the steps of: adding a location determiner to the plurality of location determiners, modifying
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`one of the location determiners of the plurality oflocation determiners, and removing one of the
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`location determiners from the plurality of location determiners, wherein substantially no
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`programmed instructions for performing said step of providing are changed.
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`185. (Previously Presented)
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`The method of Claim 184, wherein for at least one of the
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`steps of adding, modifying, and removing, substantially no programmed instructions for
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`performing said step of obtaining are changed.
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`186. (Previously Presented)
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`The method of Claim 139, wherein said first location
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`determiner is dependent upon a result from a first location technique included in one of the
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`following (a) through (e) location technique categories, and for said second location determiner to
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`determine a second location extent or estimate of a location of the communication device CD,
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`following (a) through (e) location technique categories:
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`a locus computing technique for determining a geographical extent or location
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`estimate of one of the plurality of communication devices (CDa), wherein input
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`to the locus computing technique includes signal timing measurements of one or
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`one of the network components CNCa) such that the signal timing measurements
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`CDa, wherein:
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`said signal timing measurements are a function of a signal time delay
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`between the communication device CDa and the network component
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`NCa, said network component NCa being attached to the ground; and
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`for obtaining the signal timing measurements, there is at least one
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`wireless communication from the communication device CDa to the
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`network component NCa;
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`a stochastic technique, for determining a geographical extent or location estimate
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`of one of the communication devices (CDb), said stochastic technique uses a
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`statistical correlation for correlating (b 1) and (b2) following:
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`(b 1) wireless signal related values input to the stochastic technique, wherein
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`the wireless signal related values are obtained from signal
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`measurements of wireless transmissions between the communication
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`device CDb, and one or more of the network components; and
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`(b2) wireless signal data obtained from a plurality of known geographical
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`locations;
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`wherein data is determined that is indicative of a probability that the
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`communication device CDb is within the geographical extent or location estimate
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`determined for the communication device C~;
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`a learning technique, for learning an association, wherein said association is
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`determined by a training process using a plurality of data pairs, each said pair
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`including: first information indicative of a location L of some communication
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`device (CDcL) of the plurality of communication devices, and second information
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`from wireless signal measurements between CDcL and one or more of the
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`network components when CDcL is at the location L,
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`wherein when said learning technique determines a geographical extent or
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`location estimate of one of the plurality of communication devices (CDc), the
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`learning technique uses the association together with input obtained from signal
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`measurements obtained from wireless transmissions between the communication
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`device CDc and at least one of the network components;
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`a pattern recognition location technique for determining a geographical extent or
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`location estimate of a communication device (COd) by recognizing a pattern
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`related to an input of signal measurements (SM) of a wireless transmission
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`between the communication device cod, and one or more of the network
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`components, wherein said pattern recognition technique estimates a location of
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`the communication device cod by comparing (dl) and (d2) following:
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`at least one value derived from said signal measurements SM; and
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`data indicative of one or more values of a plurality of predetermined
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`values, wherein each predetermined value is associated with a known
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`corresponding one of a plurality geographic locations, such that each of
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`the predetermined values is derived from communication device
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`wireless signal measurements obtained effectively from the known
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`corresponding geographical location; and
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`a location technique for determining a geographical extent or location estimate of
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`a communication device (COe) by using an input of signal time delay obtained
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`from measurements from signals received at the communication device CDe
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`from a wireless transmission by one or more non-terrestrial signal transmitting
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`The method of Clam 186, wherein said locus computing
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`technique performs one of a trilateration and a triangulation technique for determining a location
`estimate of the communication device CD at a site not co-located with the communication device
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`188. (Previously Presented)
`The method of Claim 187 wherein for three or more of
`the network components in communication with the communication device CD, one of: a
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`wireless signal time of arrival, and a wireless signal time difference of arrival between the
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`communication device CD and the three or more network components is obtained, and wherein
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`one of the three or more network components is NCa.
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`The method of Claim 186, wherein when the
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`communication device CD is at a first location, the instance of said first location estimate is used
`in said providing step (2) for determining the resulting geographic location information, and when
`the communication device CD is at a second location, the instance of said second location
`estimate is used in said providing step (2) for determining the resulting geographic location
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`locations are substantially different.
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`191. (Previously Presented)
`locations are substantially identical.
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`The method of Claim 189, wherein said first and second
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`The method of Claim 189, wherein said first and second
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`192. (Previously Presented)
`The method of Claim 186, wherein for one or more of
`said instances of said first and second location estimates, the communication device CD is an
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`instance of each of the mobile stations CDa, CDb, CDc, CD ct, and CDe for the location techniques
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`(a) through (e) used by the one or more of the first and second location determiners.
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`193. (Previously Presented)
`The method as claimed in Claim 186, wherein said
`inputs for said location techniques (a) through (d) include data related to one or more of: a
`wireless signal time delay, and a wireless signal strength of the communication device CD and
`one or more terrestrial communication stations; and said input for the location technique (e)
`includes data related to GPS satellite signals.
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`The method of Claim 139, further including a step of
`improving for determining a potential geographic location or a potential geographic extent of CD
`that is expected to be more accurate than a geographic identification from each said of the first
`and second location determiners used for obtaining said resulting location information.
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`195. (Previously Presented)
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`The method of Claim 139, wherein said steps of (B3)
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`and (B4) are performed.
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`196. (Previously Presented)
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`The method of Claim 186, wherein said first location
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`determiner is dependent upon a result from at least two of said location technique categories,
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`wherein one of said at least two location categories is one of said location tec