Patent ID: 7714778
Filing Date: 2010-05-11
Classification: G01S,H04W

Abstract:
1. A method for locating mobile units, wherein for each of the mobile units, wireless signal measurements are obtained from transmissions between the mobile unit and a plurality of terrestrial communication stations, and wherein the mobile unit is independently moveable from each of the communication stations, and each of said communications stations includes one or more of: a transmitter for transmitting wireless signals to the mobile units, and a receiver for receiving wireless signals from the mobile units, comprising: first requesting a location of a first of the mobile units; second requesting a location of a second of the mobile units; wherein for at least the first mobile unit, one of the following location techniques (A- (A- (A- (A- (A- (A- first obtaining a first information of a location of the first mobile unit; second obtaining second information of a location of the second mobile unit; first obtaining first additional information using: (a) the first information, and (b) information for a first destination determined using an input for identifying a first one or more geographic locations of interest, wherein when at least a first geographical condition related to both the location of the first mobile unit and the information for the first destination is satisfied, the first additional information includes information for a user of the first mobile unit to access the first destination; second obtaining second additional information using: (a) the second information, and (b) information for a second destination determined using an input for identifying a second one or more geographic locations of interest, wherein when at least a second geographical condition related to both the location of the second mobile unit and the information for the second destination is satisfied, the second additional information includes information for a user of the second mobile unit to access the second destination; first transmitting the first additional information to the first mobile unit; and second transmitting the second additional information to the second mobile unit.