US 12,032,072 B2
Positioning when SPS information is spoofed
Mohammed Ataur Rahman Shuman, San Diego, CA (US); Volodimir Slobodyanyuk, San Diego, CA (US); Arunandan Sharma, San Diego, CA (US); Dan Vassilovski, Del Mar, CA (US); and Jonathan Petit, Wenham, MA (US)
Assigned to QUALCOMM Incorporated, San Diego, CA (US)
Filed by QUALCOMM Incorporated, San Diego, CA (US)
Filed on Apr. 29, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/244,779.
Prior Publication US 2022/0350030 A1, Nov. 3, 2022
Int. Cl. G01S 19/00 (2010.01); G01S 19/06 (2010.01); G01S 19/21 (2010.01); G01S 19/31 (2010.01)
CPC G01S 19/215 (2013.01) [G01S 19/06 (2013.01); G01S 19/31 (2013.01)] 37 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method performed by a user equipment for transmitting location information, the method comprising:
receiving SPS signals (Satellite Positioning System signals); determining
a first location estimate based on the SPS signals;
determining a first confidence level in the first location estimate based on at least one of non-SPS based information, an SPS time from the received SPS signals and a local time, or a combination thereof; and
transmitting to one or more UEs, a wireless message that includes the location information for the UE, the location information comprising a location estimate and a source of information used to generate the location estimate, wherein one of the first location estimate or a second location estimate that is determined based on non-SPS based location information is selected to be transmitted in the location information based on the first confidence level.