Patent ID: 9591603
Date: 2017-03-07
CPC Classifications: G01S,H04W

Claim:
1. A method, comprising: determining, by a network device comprising a processor, a time interval based on an amount of time for a mobile device to move from a first location to a second location; based on the time interval, modifying, by the network device, a size of a sliding measurement window of time; receiving, by the network device, passive information from the mobile device while an active data session is executing on the mobile device, wherein the passive information is triggered by an application of the mobile device and comprises measurement data indicative of measurements associated with respective time stamps, wherein the sliding measurement window of time is configured to comprise a group of the measurements that satisfy a defined measurement count criterion, and wherein the measurements comprise a timing advance measurement and a global positioning system measurement; and determining, by the network device, location data indicative of a location of the mobile device, wherein the determining comprises: