| US 7,602,339 B2 | ||
| Method and system for extensible position location | ||
| Larry W. Fullerton, Owens Crossroads, Ala. (US); Mark D. Roberts, Huntsville, Ala. (US); W. Michael Einhorn, II, Madison, Ala. (US); Kelly Loum, Athens, Ala. (US); Irina Dodoukh, Huntsville, Ala. (US); and S. Scott O'Hanian, Huntsville, Ala. (US) | ||
| Assigned to Time Domain Corporation, Huntsville, Ala. (US) | ||
| Filed on Jul. 03, 2007, as Appl. No. 11/822,239. | ||
| Application 11/822239 is a continuation of application No. 11/103438, filed on Apr. 12, 2005, granted, now 7,239,277. | ||
| Claims priority of provisional application 60/561154, filed on Apr. 12, 2004. | ||
| Prior Publication US 2008/0158062 A1, Jul. 03, 2008 | ||
| This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer. | ||
| Int. Cl. G01S 3/02 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 342—463 [342/458; 342/465] | 20 Claims |
| 1. A method for determining a position of an ultra wideband (UWB) radio, comprising:
determining using a processor a plurality of positions corresponding to a plurality of reference UWB radios;
determining using a processor a plurality of confidence metrics corresponding to said plurality of positions;
selecting using a processor a plurality of acceptable positions based upon said plurality of confidence metrics and an acceptance
criteria; and
determining using a processor said position of said UWB radio based upon said plurality of acceptable positions, said processor
outputting to an interface said position of said UWB radio.
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