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- Patent Title: Magnetically modulated location system
- Patent Title (中): 磁调制定位系统
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Application No.: US13433079Application Date: 2012-03-28
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Publication No.: US08683707B1Publication Date: 2014-04-01
- Inventor: Claude W. Horton, Jr.
- Applicant: Claude W. Horton, Jr.
- Applicant Address: US CA Mountain View
- Assignee: Mike Alexander Horton
- Current Assignee: Mike Alexander Horton
- Current Assignee Address: US CA Mountain View
- Agency: Fernandez & Associates, LLP
- Main IPC: G01C17/00
- IPC: G01C17/00

Abstract:
A method and apparatus for a magnetic field dipole based transmitter and magnetic field sensor receiver to detect and/or determine the position and/or orientation of a user's receiver; in some embodiments accuracy to less than one foot is achievable; in some embodiments a receiver is located in a cellular phone. An exemplary communications protocol for a location network service is disclosed.
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