Patent ID: 6556832
Filing Date: 2003-04-29
Classification: H04W

Abstract:
An apparatus comprising:a structured collection of information relating at least in part to a target region; at least one processing unit; wherein the at least one processing unit processes at least a portion of the structured collection of information and produces further information; wherein the further information relates at least in part to a predicted position location performance of at least one system for locating a position of a wireless unit within the target region; and wherein the further information includes an evaluation of the predicted position location performance based upon performance criteria, the performance criteria including at least one among a percentage of the target region wherein positions may be located to an acceptable degree of accuracy, an area of uncertainty associated with a located position, a minimum time required to locate a position, a number of requests for position location that may be serviced, a rate at which position location determinations may be updated, and a cost associated with position location.