Patent ID: 8041367

Claim:
A computer-implemented method for designing a sparse wireless location system (WLS) from an initial network design, wherein the sparse WLS is designed to be overlaid on a wireless communications system, comprising: performing an intelligent WLS network design process to produce an initial network design; storing the initial network design on a non-transitory computer readable medium; determining that the initial network design is affected by an accuracy performance limiting factor; modifying the initial network design by performing at least one of the following actions: increasing an integration time at one or more location measuring units (LMUs); deploying a hybrid time difference of arrival (TDOA)/ enhanced cell identification (ECID) location process in the WLS; deploying a hybrid time TDOA/ angle of arrival (AoA) location process in the WLS; and adding at least one LMU to the network design; and saving the modified network design on the computer readable medium; wherein said WLS comprises an uplink time difference of arrival (U-TDOA) system including a plurality of geographically dispersed location measuring units (LMUs); and wherein said WLS is overlaid on a wireless communications system comprising a plurality of geographically dispersed bas e transceiver stations (BTSs).