Patent ID: 9674672
Date: 2017-06-06
CPC Classifications: G01S,H04W

Claim:
1. A positioning management apparatus comprising: one or more processors; and one or more memories including computer program code, the one or more memories and the computer program code configured to, with the one or more processors, cause the positioning management apparatus at least to: receive first reception information from a first mobile apparatus, the first reception Information having been generated based on a received radio transmission from a transmitting apparatus; receive second reception information from a second mobile apparatus, the second reception information having been generated based on a received radio transmission from a transmitting apparatus; and compare the first reception information with the second reception information, and, if the comparison indicates that both the first mobile apparatus and the second mobile apparatus received the radio transmission from the same transmitting apparatus, determine an association of the first mobile apparatus with the second mobile apparatus for use in positioning.