| CPC G01S 5/0284 (2013.01) [G01S 5/02216 (2020.05); G01S 5/0273 (2013.01)] | 18 Claims |
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1. A method for determining a position of a first electronic device, the method comprising:
downloading location information for one or more transmitting devices and a second electronic device;
receiving a first signal from a first transmitting device of the one or more transmitting devices at a first time;
receiving a second signal from a second transmitting device of the one or more transmitting devices at a second time;
accessing the downloaded location information to identify a first position for the first transmitting device and a second position for the second transmitting device;
receiving a message from the second electronic device having a known distance relationship to the first position of the first transmitting device and the second position of the second transmitting device, wherein the second electronic device is configured to receive the first signal, the second signal, the message including first signal timing information of the first signal and the second signal, wherein the first signal timing information comprises a first transmission time for the first signal and a second transmission time for the second signal; and
determining the position of the first electronic device using the first position and the second position identified from the downloaded location information and the first signal timing information, wherein the position is dependent on the known distance relationship.
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