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`Examiner:
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`SUPPLEMENTAL AMENDMENT
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`CERTIFICATE OF MAILING
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`I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS CORRESPONDENCE IS
`BEING DEPOSITED WITH THE UNITED STATES POSTAL
`SERVICE AS FIRST CLASS MAIL IN AN ENVELOPE
`ADDRESSED TO THE ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER FOR
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`SttERIDAN ROSS P.C.
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`BY: ~M !M~ · t: Yk.)
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`Serial No.: 091194,367
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`Filed: November 24, 1998
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`Atty. File No.: 1003-PUS
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`For:
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`"WIRELESS LOCATION
`USING MULTIPLE MOBILE
`STATION LOCATION
`TECHNIQUES"
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`Assistant Commissioner for Patents
`Washington, D.C. 20231
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`Dear Sir:
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`Please enter the claim amendments below to correct typographical errors in the pending
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`claims of the above-identified patent application. Note that this transmittal is in response to a
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`conversation with the Examiner on March 18, 2002 wherein the Examiner indicated that since she
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`had not reviewed the most recently provided amendment, that these corrections should ge
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`provided in a supplement amendment transmittal. Accordingly, the present transmittal is the
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`supplemental amendment that the Examiner indicated should be provided.
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`IN THE CLAIMS:
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`Please amend claim 179 as follows:
`&/:,~(Thrice Amended)
`repeatedly performing the following steps (Al) through (A3) for tracking the mobile
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`A method for locating a wireless mobile station, comprising:
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`station;
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`(A 1) receiving a location estimate of the mobile station said location estimate obtained
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`from using at least one of(a) and (b) following:
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`first data obtained from wireless timing signals received by the mobile
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`station from one or more satellites, wherein said timing signals from each of the
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`one or more satellites identify a locus oflocations of the mobile station; and
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`(b)
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`second data obtained from time delays of wireless signals transmitted
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`between the mobile station and one or more transceivers of a plurality of
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`transceivers cooperatively linked together for use in locating the mobile station,
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`wherein said time delays identify a locus of locations of the mobile station from
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`at least one of the transceivers, and wherein for one of the one or more
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`transceivers, the time delays are obtained from signals transmitted during a
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`plurality of wireless signal transmissions between the mobile station and the one
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`transceiver, with at least one of the transmissions being from the mobile station
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`to the one transceiver;
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`wherein an instance of each of (a) and (b) is used at some time during the tracking of the
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`mobile station for determining a respective location of the mobile station;
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`(A2) determining a likely location of the mobile station by determining a likely roadway
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`upon which the mobile station is located;
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`(A3) providing information indicative of said likely location for displaying on a display
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`device. ,,
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`. (Once Amended) A method for locating mobile stations, comprising:
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`providing access to each of a plurality of mobile station location determining resources
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`for determining corresponding instances oflocation information for locating mobile stations
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`using corresponding data obtained from measurements of wireless signals transmitted between:
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`(i)
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`(ii)
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`the mobile stations, and
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`one or more of: (1) a plurality of communication stations capable of at least
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`wirelessly detecting the mobile stations, and (2) one or more non-terrestrial
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`wireless signal transmitting stations;
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`for each mobile station M of some of said mobile stations, perform steps (A) through (F)
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`. following:
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`(A) first providing data to a first of said resources for obtaining a first instance of said
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`corresponding location information for the mobile station M, wherein in determining said first
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`instance, said first resource uses a result from a first location technique included in at least one of
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`the location determining categories (b 1) through (b5) following below said step of second
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`providing;
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`(B) second providing data to a second of said resources for obtaining a second instance of
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`said corresponding location information for the mobile station M, wherein said second resource
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`uses a result from a second location technique included in at least one of the location determining
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`categories (b 1) through (b5) that does not include said first location technique, and wherein for at
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`least one occurrence of locating one of the mobile stations, said first and second instances include
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`different geographical extents for locating the one mobile station:
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`(b 1) a category of pattern recognition location determining techniques, wherein each
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`said pattern recognition technique determines a geographical extent Ga for a
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`location of a mobile station (Ma) by identifying a pattern ofmultipath signal
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`characteristics for wireless signals communicated between Ma and the
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`communication stations as likely to have been a result of Ma being in Ga, wherein
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`said multi path signal characteristics are indicative of non-line of sight
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`communications;
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`(b2) a category of trainable location determining techniques, wherein each said
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`trainable technique determines a geographical extent Gb for a location of a mobile
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`station (Mb) as a result of said trainable technique:
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`(I)
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`generating an association for associating: (i) each location L of a
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`plurality of geographical locations with (ii) corresponding measurements of
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`wireless signals transmitted between some one of said mobile stations and the
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`communication stations, wherein said some mobile station is approximately at
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`the location L, and
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`using said association together with characteristics of signals
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`communicated between Mb and the communication stations for determining the
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`geographical extent Gb for the location ofMb;
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`(b3) a category of offset determining techniques, wherein each said offset determining
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`technique determines a geographical extent Gc for a location of a mobile station
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`wherein said offset determining technique is capable of utilizing timing
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`measurements of wireless signals between the mobile station Me and a plurality of
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`the communication stations for determining the geographical extent Gc;
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`wherein said timing measurements are a function of a signal time delay
`between the mobile station Me and at least one communication station CS of the
`plurality of communication stations, and said timing measurements are for
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`determining Gc as function of at least: a location of CS, and a predetermined
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`formula representative of a geometric curve for determining a horizontal position
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`of Me;
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`wherein there is a corresponding portion of the signal timing measurements
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`that are obtained during a plurality of wireless signal transmissions between the
`mobile station Me and CS, with at least one of the transmissions being from the
`mobile station Me to CS;
`wherein said communication station CS is attached to the ground; and
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`wherein each of said offset determining techniques determines a
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`geographical extent for a location of each of a plurality of different mobile stations;
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`(b4) a category of angle of arrival location determining techniques wherein each said
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`angle of arrival technique determines a geographical extent for a location of a
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`mobile station (Md) by determining a direction from which wireless signals arrive
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`at at least one of the communication stations from the mobile station Md;
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`(b5) a category of signal processing techniques wherein each said signal processing
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`technique determines a geographical extent for a location of a mobile station (Me)
`using wireless signals received at the mobile station Me from the non-terrestrial
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`transmitting stations, wherein said wireless signals provide time values, and said
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`signal processing technique determines at least one differential between the time
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`values for the wireless signals transmitted by two of the non-terrestrial transmitting
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`stations;
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`(C) first obtaining first structured location data using said first instance;
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`(D) second obtaining second structured location data using said second instance;
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`wherein each of said first and second structured location data includes a common data
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`representation for a plurality of location attributes, including (dl) through (d2) following:
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`(dl) an attribute At for representing a geographical extent within which a mobile
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`station being located is expected to be;
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`(d2) an attribute related to one of: an error in data for At. and a likelihood of the
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`mobile station being located being in the geographical extent represented by At;
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`(E) generating subsequent location information of a location LM of the mobile station M,
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`said subsequent location information being dependent upon said attributes (dl) and (d2) for each
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`of said first and second structured location data; and
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`(F) outputting said subsequent location information to a predetermined destination on a
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`communications network.
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`REMARKS
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`The amendments to the claims herein are to correct wording in Claims 179 and 350. These
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`amendments correct typographical errors in these claims.
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`In particular, in Claim 179, the word -
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`information-was inadvertently provided in this claim. Additionally, in Claim 350, there are
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`typographical errors in the references to the paragraphs labeled (b 1) through (b5), wherein these
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`paragraphs were referenced as "(cl) through (c5)" by mistake. These typographical errors have been
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`corrected to recite -(bl) through (b5)--. Furthermore, in paragraph (d2) of Claim 350, the word -and(cid:173)
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`was inadvertently omitted, and has now been added. Additionally, a colon in this same paragraph of
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`Claim 350 was misplaced and has now been corrected. It is believed that amendments such as provided
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`here do not narrow the scope of the claims for any reason related to the statutory requirements for a
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`patent.
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`It is requested that the Examiner review the claims hereinbelow and specifically identify any of
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`the amendments that the Examiner believes may be reasonably construed as being related to the statutory
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`requirements for patentability, and that narrow the claim scope. For each such amendment identified by
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`the Examiner, it is respectfully requested that the representative named below be granted an opportunity
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`to address the Examiner's belief that the amendment was made for a statutory requirement for
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`patentability and that narrow the scope of the claim. In particular, it is requested that an opportunity be
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`given to provide additional reasons and/or clarification for stating that these amendments are not related
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`to any statutory requirement for patentability or do not narrow the scope of the claim.
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`It is further
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`requested that the representative named below be contacted by telephone regarding this matter.
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`It is believed that no fees are due with this amendment. However, in the event that fees are due, it
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`is requested that the Applicant named below be contacted.
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`Respectfully submitted,
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`VERSION WITH MARKINGS TO SHOW CHANGES MADE
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`IN THE CLAIMS:
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`Claim 179 has been amended as follows:
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`179. (Thrice Amended)
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`A method for locating a wireless mobile station, comprising:
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`repeatedly performing the following steps (AI) through (A3) for tracking the mobile
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`station;
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`(Al) receiving a location estimate of the mobile station said location estimate obtained
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`5
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`from using at least one of(a) and (b) following:
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`(a)
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`first data obtained from wireless timing signals received by the mobile
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`station from one or more satellites, wherein said timing signals from each of the
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`one or more satellites identify a locus of locations of the mobile station; and
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`(b)
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`second data obtained from time delays of wireless signals transmitted
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`between the mobile station and one or more transceivers of a plurality of
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`transceivers cooperatively linked together for use in locating the mobile station,
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`wherein said time delays identify a locus oflocations of the mobile station from
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`at least one of the transceivers, and wherein for one of the one or more
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`transceivers, the time delays are obtained from signals transmitted during a
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`plurality of wireless signal transmissions between the mobile station and the one
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`transceiver, with at least one of the transmissions being from the mobile station
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`to the one transceiver;
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`wherein an instance of each of (a) and (b) is used at some time during the tracking of the
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`mobile station for determining a respective location of the mobile station;
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`(A2) determining a likely location of the mobile station by determining a likely roadway
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`upon which the mobile station is located;
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`(A3) providing information indicative of said likely location [information] for displaying
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`on a display device.
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`Claim 350 has been amended as follows:
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`350. (Once Amended) A method for locating mobile stations, comprising:
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`providing access to each of a plurality of mobile station location determining resources
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`for determining corresponding instances of location information for locating mobile stations
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`using corresponding data obtained from measurements of wireless signals transmitted between:
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`(iii)
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`the mobile stations, and
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`(iv)
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`one or more of: ( 1) a plurality of communication stations capable of at least
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`wirelessly detecting the mobile stations, and (2) one or more non-terrestrial
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`wireless signal transmitting stations;
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`for each mobile station M of some of said mobile stations, perform steps (A) through (F)
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`following:
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`(A) first providing data to a first of said resources for obtaining a first instance of said
`corresponding location information for the mobile station M, wherein in determining said first
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`instance, said first resource uses a result from a first location technique included in at least one of
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`the location determining categories CQ[c] 1) through CQ[c]5) following below said step of second
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`providing;
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`(B) second providing data to a second of said resources for obtaining a second instance of
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`said corresponding location information for the mobile station M, wherein said second resource
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`uses a result from a second location technique included in at least one of the location determining
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`categories (!2[c] 1) through (!2[c]5) that does not include said first location technique, and wherein
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`for at least one occurrence of locating one of the mobile stations, said first and second instances
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`include different geographical extents for locating the one mobile station:
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`(b 1) a category of pattern recognition location determining techniques, wherein each
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`said pattern recognition technique determines a geographical extent Ga for a
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`location of a mobile station (Ma) by identifying a pattern of multi path signal
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`characteristics for wireless signals communicated between Ma and the
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`communication stations as likely to have been a result of Ma being in Ga, wherein
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`said multi path signal characteristics are indicative of non-line of sight
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`communications;
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`(b2) a category of trainable location determining techniques, wherein each said
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`trainable technique determines a geographical extent Gb for a location of a mobile
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`station (Mb) as a result of said trainable technique:
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`(I)
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`generating an association for associating: (i) each location L of a
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`plurality of geographical locations with (ii) corresponding measurements of
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`wireless signals transmitted between .some one of said mobile stations and the
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`communication stations, wherein said some mobile station is approximately at
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`the location L, and
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`(II)
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`using said association together with characteristics of signals
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`communicated between Mb and the communication stations for determining the
`geographical extent Gb for the location of Mb;
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`(b3) a category of offset determining techniques, wherein each said offset determining
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`technique determines a geographical extent Gc for a location of a mobile station
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`wherein said offset determining technique is capable of utilizing timing
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`measurements of wireless signals between the mobile station Me and a plurality of
`the communication stations for determining the geographical extent Ge;
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`wherein said timing measurements are a function of a signal time delay
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`between the mobile station Me and at least one communication station CS of the
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`plurality of communication stations, and said timing measurements are for
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`determining Ge as function of at least: a location of CS, and a predetermined
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`formula representative of a geometric curve for determining a horizontal position
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`of Me;
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`wherein there is a corresponding portion of the signal timing measurements
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`that are obtained during a plurality of wireless signal transmissions between the
`mobile station Me and CS, with at least one of the transmissions being from the
`mobile station Me to CS;
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`wherein said communication station CS is attached to the ground; and
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`wherein each of said offset determining techniques determines a
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`geographical extent for a location of each of a plurality of different mobile stations;
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`(b4) a category of angle of arrival location determining techniques wherein each said
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`angle of arrival technique determines a geographical extent for a location of a
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`mobile station (Md) by determining a direction from which wireless signals arrive
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`at at least one of the communication stations from the mobile station~;
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`(b5) a category of signal processing techniques wherein each said signal processing
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`technique determines a geographical extent for a location of a mobile station (Me)
`using wireless signals received at the mobile station Me from the non-terrestrial
`transmitting stations, wherein said wireless signals provide time values, and said
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`signal processing technique determines at least one differential between the time
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`values for the wireless signals transmitted by two of the non-terrestrial transmitting
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`stations;
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`(C) first obtaining first structured location data using said first instance;
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`(D) second obtaining second structured location data using said second instance;
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`wherein each of said first and second structured location data includes a common data
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`representation for a plurality of location attributes, including ( d 1) through ( d2) following:
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`(dl) an attribute A 1 for representing a geographical extent within which a mobile
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`station being located is expected to be;
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`(d2) an attribute related to one[:] of~ an error in data for A 1, and a likelihood of the
`mobile station being located being in the geographical extent represented by A1;
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`(E) generating subsequent location information of a location LM of the mobile station M,
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`said subsequent location information being dependent upon said attributes (dl) and (d2) for each
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`of said first and second structured location data; and
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`(F) outputting said subsequent location information to a predetermined destination on a
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`communications network.
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