US 12,418,878 B2
Location determination system and location determination method
Shinya Kita, Tokyo (JP); Jithin Chathankandath, Tokyo (JP); Mohit Luthra, Singapore (SG); and Bharath Rathinam, Tokyo (JP)
Assigned to RAKUTEN MOBILE, INC., Tokyo (JP)
Appl. No. 18/027,124
Filed by RAKUTEN MOBILE, INC., Tokyo (JP)
PCT Filed Oct. 5, 2021, PCT No. PCT/JP2021/036885
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Mar. 20, 2023,
PCT Pub. No. WO2023/058135, PCT Pub. Date Apr. 13, 2023.
Prior Publication US 2024/0323890 A1, Sep. 26, 2024
Int. Cl. H04W 64/00 (2009.01); H04W 24/02 (2009.01)
CPC H04W 64/00 (2013.01) [H04W 24/02 (2013.01)] 12 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A location determination system, comprising:
at least one processor; and
at least one memory device storing instructions which, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the at least one processor to perform operations comprising:
storing topology data indicating a current status of a link between elements included in a communication system;
storing location data indicating a current location of an element included in the communication system; and
determining, in response to determination that a new element linked to an already installed element included in the communication system is to be added to the communication system, a location at which the new element is to be constructed based on new topology data including the new element and the current location of the already installed element indicated by the location data.