Patent ID: 9572126
Date: 2017-02-14
CPC Classifications: H04W

Claim:
1. A system for locating a wireless communication enabled device in a wireless communication network including a plurality of access points, wherein said system accounts for attenuation of a signal received by said device from said network caused by proximity of said device to a head of a user or operator of said device, the system comprising: at least one sensor for sensing and gathering sensor data associated with a strength of the signal received from one or more of the plurality of access points; a decision means for receiving the sensor data and determining a level of the attenuation caused by the proximity of said device to the head of the user or operator of said device; a correction means for applying a signal correction to account for the determined level of the attenuation caused by the proximity of said device to the head of the user or operator of said device and provide at least one corrected signal data; and an action means for implementing an action based on the at least one corrected signal data wherein said action means comprises an estimation means for estimating a location of said device based on the at least one corrected signal data.