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Meet the Orientation Leaders!
These students are chosen because of their interpersonal skills, academic achievements and leadership abilities. Student Orientation Leaders serve as positive role models and have the opportunity to welcome new students and parents to the IU Kokomo community. Student Orientation Leaders assists the orientation staff, facilitate small group discussions, participate in skits, help new students to register and always convey the spirit and sense of community that is a part of the IU Kokomo campus. Look for them through the year to assist you.
Amanda SmithMy name is Amanda Smith and I am currently finishing up my junior year as a Psychology major. In addition to working as an orientation leader, I also work as a Peer Advisor for the School of Arts & Sciences and Exploratory, and for the School of Educations and Continuing Studies. I have also worked as a Peer Mentor for IU-SEEK. Although I currently live in the Kokomo area, I am originally from the Fort Wayne area and moved here three years ago. |
Shelby WagonerMy name is Shelby Waggoner, and I am in my third semester here at IU Kokomo as a Humanities major. I am from St. Louis, Missouri and currently live in Kokomo. I have been a part of the IUK Crescendos Show Choir as well as the IUK Drama Program since I have moved here, and would be happy to recruit and help new members! I love drawing & painting, acting, singing and being creative. |
Lindsay BrewerHello! My name is Lindsay Brewer. I'm a junior communications major. I enjoy volunteering, philanthropic work, spending time with my friends and family, and watching movies. After graduation I hope to work for a non-profit organization fundraising for their cause. My main goal is to make a dramatic difference in one person's life; I will take every necessary step to ensure this happens! |
Crystal LochardI am a 26 year old married mother of two wonderful Children. I am sophomore pursuing a dual major in Biological and Physical Science and Psychology. I am a not traditional student and LOVE IUK! I am not only a peer advisor, but I work in the office of administration finance and human resources. I am the fundraising chairman of Phi Sigma Sigma Iota Epsilon. I am about to become a cancer survivor and my mantra for life is this too shall pass. I love science, with an emphasis in Neuro science, psychology, and family. I pride myself in being a lifelong learner with an entrepreneurial spirit. My future plans consist of attending med school to obtain a dual MD/PHD in Clinical psychiatry and neuroscience. I hope to either conduct Neuro research for brain and learning disorders, or own and operate an independent clinical practice. I live every moment like it is my last and give nothing less than 110%! |
Mary OlkMy name is Mary Olk; I am a junior Communication/public relations major (with a minor in leadership) and I currently serve as an Orientation Leader. I work in the media/marketing office at IU-Kokomo and I love every minute of it! I serve in several capacities, (Editor-in-Chief of the campus newspaper, Student Government Association Senator). In my leisure I like to curl up to a good book, watch movies or go shopping. |
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Jennifer MillerI am a third year student, majoring in Pre-Radiography. I currently serve as an orientation leader and I work in the welcome center. I am also a member of the Student Ambassadors. Besides being a student, I am married and a mom of three daughters. |
Brian ArwoodI am a Nursing and Psychology double major. I am currently a Sophomore 1 in the nursing program and live in Peru with my wife and 8-month old daughter whom I delivered. I am President of the Student Athletics and Wellness board and President of the Student Veterans Organization. I am the Vice-President of the Psychology Club, Assistant Editor of The Correspondent, and IU SEEK Mentor, a Student Ambassador, and an Orientation Leader. |
Brandon HainlenMy name is Brandon Hainlen and I am currently a sophomore accounting major. I plan to finish my degree at IU-Kokomo and complete my MBA here as well. I currently serve as an orientation leader as well as work in the welcome center. |
Heather CoheeMy name is Heather Cohee and I am currently a junior Psychology major. After I receive my bachelors, I plan to obtain a master's degree in counseling. I am currently the secretary and treasurer for the Student Alumni Association; and I am a student worker in the Registrar's Office. |
Hollie BoylesMy name is Hollie Boyles and I am currently a junior in the Radiography program and I also work in the Chancellor's office. In addition to being a student at Indiana University Kokomo; I am also an Orientation Leader, a Student Ambassador, Senator and Parliamentarian in the Student Government Association and President of the Medical Imaging club. My favorite color is yellow and some of my favorite things to do is laughing and buying shoes. |
Maggie HatterI am double majoring in Secondary Education/English and Communications/Journalism. I am a member of the Student Union Board and an Orientation Leader. I also work in the Admission's Office. |
Tony WoodMy name is Tony Wood and I am from Monticello, Indiana. My major is Business with a concentration in Finance and Economics. For the past two years, I have served as an orientation leader, work in the library at the circulation desk and served as president of the Folklore and Urban Legends club. I also have a certificate in homeland security. |
Kristianna UpchurchMy name is Kristianna Upchurch and I am a nationally certified pharmacy technician. I am a senior Public and Environmental Affairs major (with concentration in Health Administration and a minor in Leadership and International studies). I currently serve as an orientation leader, peer advisor, student ambassador, and representative for the degree completion task force, president of SIFE, SGA Senator and secretary of the Student Government Finance Committee. Not only am I active on campus I am also active in the community; where I serve on the Board of Directors for the Gilead house. I almost forgot to mention, I LOVE YOGA! |
Shayne CollierHello! My name is Shayne. I am a student at IU Kokomo as a psychology major. I have high hopes that I will one day be a behavioral analyst for the FBI. I plan on getting my masters and then my doctorate to make this goal a reality. I am a peer adviser and an orientation leader at IUK. I am a member of the IUK Crescendos and Diminuendos, two of our choirs on campus. I also have recently become a member of the Kokomo Civic Theater (KCT). My outside hobbies include reading, swimming, gaming, organizing, collecting cards, and watching Netflix. |
Tiffiny ZieglerMy name is Tiffiny Ziegler and I am a junior radiography major here at Indiana University Kokomo. I plan to go to the Medical imaging Technologist program and get my bachelor's in one of many modalities of radiology. In addition to being an orientation leader, I am the chairman for the fundraising committee for the Medical imaging Club. I like to participate in as many campus activities as I can as a way to create connections with my peers. I have made several friends this way and believe it I a great experience. |
Cheyenne GilbertMy name is Cheyenne Gilbert and I am from Monticello, Indiana. My major is Business with a concentration in Management and Human Resources. I currently work in the welcome center and I have been an orientation leader for two years and I LOVE IT! I formerly worked as a Peer Advisor in the Nursing and Allied Health Advising Center. |
Stephen GreenI am currently a New Media Major with a concentration in Digital Development, minoring in Environmental Science. On campus, I am a member of both the New Media and French clubs. Upon graduation, I plan to stay within the IU Network and study environmental and media law. In my spare time, I enjoy biking, hiking, and anything else outdoors. I am also an avid Internet Meme enthusiast. |
Alin SoteloHello, my name Alin Sotelo, I am a junior in the radiography program. I am an Orientation leader as well as the Community Service chair for the Medical Imaging Club. I like to take part in volunteer service in my community. I love taking to people and making connections. I like am really enjoying my experience at Indiana University Kokomo. |
Brittany Burney>My name is Brittany Burney and I will be graduating from the Radiography Program in the Spring of 2012, and I look forward to entering the Medical Imaging program in the fall of 2012. I am involved with the medical Imaging Club, Student Ambassadors, SIFE, Student Alumni Association, IU Kokomo Crescendos as well as being an orientation Leader. I participate in many volunteer service projects and activities within the community. |
Jeremy GibsonI am a psychology major with a minor in Leadership Studies. In addition to being an Orientation Leader; I am also Student Body President of Student Government Association. I am treasurer of Psychology Club, contributing writer to the campus newspaper, The Correspondent, and serve as a teaching assistant for PSYCH-P326 Neuroscience class with Dr. Kevin Clark, a psychology professor. I am a member of the Cougar Crazies which is the student cheer section for our basketball and volleyball teams. I also sit on IUK's student panel for VIP days and answer questions visiting high school students may have about our campus and college life. I am very involved! |
Lorie BlunckI am a senior majoring in Psychology. I live in Sharpsville and I am also a mom to a 2 year old little boy. I am an Orientation leader, Student Union Board Director and Vice-President of Psychology Club. I am also involved in Student Athletic and Wellness Board. |


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Now playing in Boca Raton and Delray Beach: Bully, the controversial documentary.
Every parent of should see this – and more importantly, every middle- and high-schooler.
It will make you sad. It will make you angry. And maybe that's the first step toward ending this problem.
The film follows five kids from towns around the country who are systematically tortured by their schoolmates: A gay girl bullied into quitting the basketball team. A boy hit and stabbed with pencils nearly every day on the school bus. A girl who gets so fed up, she brings a gun onto the school bus. Two other boys who end up committing suicide.
In some cases, the parents had no idea of the severity of the abuse their kids were suffering. In other cases, parents went to school administration, or even the police, and got no relief.
The most infuriating part of the film – beyond the cold-hearted, animal behavior of the bullies – is the school administrator in Sioux City, Iowa, who is so inept that people in the theater wanted to punch her in the face. The fact that she didn't even pretend to take the parents' complaints seriously – even on camera – just underscores how clueless she is.
(A blog has sprung up to monitor her continued employment – see kimlockwood.wordpress.com.)
Now that the film has a PG-13 rating, schools should be able to show it. Because the kids who really need to see it are the ones whose parents aren't likely to take them.
This is a profound opportunity to talk to your kids about how to treat other people – and to extend compassion and friendship to their classmates who may be struggling. Tell them to stand up for the new kids, the different kids, the ones who are picked on and who don't seem to have any friends. One kind word, one show of support can make a big difference.
Jackie Libby, mom of Alex, the boy abused on the bus, told U.S. News that every day since the film premiered, people have told Alex he is inspiring. He even received a few prom date requests. Those kind words go a long way, Libby said.
"It works the same way both ways. You can build them up or drag them down, but words are very powerful," she said. (Read the whole report and watch a Bully trailer here.)
And tell your kids to report the bullying they see. Our local middle schools all have bullying hotlines and drop boxes on campus where kids can make anonymous reports. Make copies of the ones your kids submit. Don't let administrators use "we didn't know" or "no one reported it" as an excuse to tolerate this behavior. As parents, we need to follow up and make sure action is taken.
The makers of Bully are trying to change the culture. To get kids to stand up for tolerance. To make it cool to be kind. Isn't that what we all want for our kids?
Parents of a student at Don Estridge High-Tech Middle School sue over bullying
At The Bully Project website, kids can tell their stories sand get ideas for how to make a difference at their school
At Boca Raton's Promise, find resources for dealing with mental health issues in young people.
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What to do when your child is bullied
Protect kids from bullying – listen to them
Bully is showing at Cinemark in Boca Raton and Regal in Delray Beach. Check showtimes.
Read a review of the film at MomsMiami.
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Karen Perry tells the story of losing her son to a drug overdose while he was away at college. It is a gut-wrenching thing to hear, her anguish in sharing that it all began with him smoking marijuana when he was about 15. That she and her son's father got him into treatment, transferred him to another college, and still … a middle-of-the-night visit from the police brought the awful news.
Perry told her story to a recent gathering of parents at Spanish River High School. She is a co-founder of the nonprofit NOPE (Narcotics Overdose Prevention & Education) Task Force, which visits schools and parent groups all over Palm Beach County. Your middle- or high-school student may have seen the NOPE program in recent weeks.
As an educated parent, you may think you've heard it all before. But a couple of the task force's messages were startling:
This has become the leading cause of non-natural death in Palm Beach County, with someone dying of an overdose every 28 hours.
What's new about that? Eighty-five percent of them had more than one drug in their system. And that is a real danger for kids, who are experimenting with prescription drugs stolen from their parents – or bought from their peers.
Gary Martin, an associate dean at Lynn University and a former drug agent and homicide detective with the Palm Beach Sheriff's Office, said, "The kids think they're invincible. They think they know about drugs and what they can handle. But no one knows what will happen when they mix them," Martin said, adding that it's not an issue of trust, but a matter of "risk ignorance."
Many instances can be traced back to the home, which is the main source of drugs and alcohol used by kids age 12-14. (Solution: Keep track of how much you have and lock it up; throw out what you don't need).
In 2006, the National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse reported that a third of teens have attended parties where parents were present and alcohol was served to minors. (Remember October 2010 when two Boca Raton parties involving high-schoolers got out of control? Parents were arrested in both cases.)
It is against the law to serve alcohol to minors in your home – and opens you up to civil liability if anything goes wrong.
"You have to be the parent. You have to take control. You have to know what your kids are doing all the time," said PBSO Capt. Jeffery Lindskoog.
The middle school years are prime for experimentation. The average age of the first use of alcohol or drugs is 13 in Palm Beach County. It used to be 11.
What to do
If you find drugs or alcohol in child's belongings, Martin advises:
How to talk to your kids about drugs
Lynn Guelzow from The Hanley Center, a treatment facility in West Palm Beach, gave some guidance:
Guelzow said it's also important to tell other parents when you know their child is using drugs or alcohol. They may not speak to you any more, but it's the right thing to do.
Perry later learned that her son had a prior non-fatal overdose earlier and several people knew about it. No one told her.
To Learn More
For more information or to get help, visit NOPE's website www.nopetaskforce.org, call 561-478-1055 or visit NOPE's Facebook page.
If you are the parent of a high school student, you most likely know that service learning has been incorporated into the requirements for graduation – and for some scholarships, up to 100 hours.
Volunteering can help students gain valuable real world experience, strengthen their leadership skills and connect with their local community.
But where to start?
Depending on their individual interest and availability students can volunteer at numerous nonprofit agencies, governmental organizations, school campuses and charitable organizations. With so many volunteering opportunities available it can sometimes be difficult for students to find the right organization to partner with.
Websites like VolunTeens.com and SweatMonkey.com have been designed to help students connect with organizations that are in need of volunteers. Both websites are free for students and have made finding local volunteer opportunities easier than ever.
The Boca Raton-based VolunTeens website provides detailed information on more than 100 prospective organizations in Palm Beach and Broward counties. The organizers will also compile a personalized list of opportunities for your child based on their interest and location.
Some local organizations that they have connected volunteers to include: Swept Away Media, JARC Community Garden, and Boca Raton's Promise.
At SweatMonkey.com, students can sign up for a free account, link to their school and begin searching for community service opportunities. Once students are working with an organization, their hours will be logged on their account, which can be easily accessed online. School administrators can easily track the status of a community service project and verify a student's hours. The site also offers a downloadable resume that showcases each community service activity.
If your organization offers volunteer opportunities for high school students, post in the comments.

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Kids can explore alongside their favorite Sesame Street characters with this game that puts them inside a storybook using Xbox Kinect! Share a whimsical adventure as a story called Once Upon a Monster comes to life. Players join Elmo, Cookie Monster, Oscar, and other friendly new monsters in six episodes where kids will fly, jump, dance, and more, using their arms to flip the pages of the story. The story mixes fun playful activities with problem-solving challenges to help kids learn valuable life skills as they play. A friend or a parent can join for two-player, side-by-side play.
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- Release Date 10/8/2011
- Publisher WB Games
- Platform Xbox 360
- Genre Family/Party
- Number of Players 2
- Online Enabled Yes
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IGN Review (8.5 out of 10)
I'll start by saying if you're currently reading this review, then Sesame Street: Once Upon a Monster likely isn't for you. If you're a hardcore frequenter of IGN looking for your next big thing to use with your fresh Kinect sensor, that one killer app that will make the 150 dollar investment you ma...more
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Average Member Rating: 6.8 out of 10
awesome. (5 out of 10)
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8 out of 8 gamers (100%) found this review helpful
if you have very young childern this is perfect learning tool for them. Kinect is very responsive and the graphics are greatmore
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Memory 3 MB
Audio/Video In-Game Dolby Digital, HDTV 720p, HDTV 1080p, HDTV 1080i
Online Features Content Download, Xbox LIVE Family Settings, Achievements
Kinect Features Voice Enabled, Activity Level: Active, Players 1-2, Co-op 2
Modes Story, Full Mission Single-Player
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With a critical UK parliamentary vote due in March 2007 on the issue of the replacement of the Trident nuclear weapons system, Christians marked Ash Wednesday (the beginning of the annual Lenten season of repentance) by gathering in Central London today to make known their opposition to Britain's possession of weapons of mass destruction.
Constructive engagement to deal with threats like nuclear proliferation is better than aggression 'Ä' that is the message of the head of a global association of Protestant, Orthodox, Anglican and indigenous churches concerning developments involving North Korea.
Well-known thespian Emma Thompson and Anglican Bishop of Southwark Tom Butler are among 100 public figures spanning the arts, science, politics, academia, the churches and civic life who have joined together to oppose Prime Minister Tony Blair's plans to spend vast amounts of money on replacing Britain's Trident nuclear fleet.
Russian President Vladimir Putin has said his country's internal and external security depends upon two things - its traditional religions and its nuclear forces - writes Sophia Kishkovsky from Moscow for Ecumenical News International (ENI).
The large numbers of Christians who will be joining the anti-Trident nuclear weapons demonstration in London on 24 February 2007 are being invited to an ecumenical service beforehand. Hinde Street Methodist Church - just north of the famous Oxford Street shopping centre - will host the gathering for worship at 10.30 AM.
Catholic Bishop Peter Moran of Aberdeen is the latest church leader to appeal to Scotland's Christians to write to their MPs in opposition to the planned renewal of the Trident nuclear weapons system. Christian leaders across Britain are also calling for concerted debate and action.
The Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr Rowan Williams, has said that the publication of the UK government's White Paper (formal legislative proposal) on replacement of the controversial Trident nuclear weapons programme should not be used to close down the debate - but to open it up around recognised issues of major concern.


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Directed by: Ben Wang and Mike Cheng
Runtime: 94 min
Year: 2009
Country: USA
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Gun-toting, sunglass wearing, loud-mouthed master swearer, founding member and Field Marshall of the Black Panther Party, Richard Aoki was one of the most influential Asian American civil rights activists in history. First time filmmakers Mike Cheng and Ben Wang tell Aoki's story in his own words and through interviews with his friends, students, and colleagues, from his childhood experiences in the Japanese American internment camps, growing up in the predominantly black neighborhoods of West Oakland, serving in the U.S. military, and as a student and student activist at Merrit Community College and the University of California, Berkeley.
An organizer with the Asian American Political Alliance and Third World Liberation Front, Aoki went on to influence generations of young Americans as a private citizen and an educator. His participation in the student protests of 1969 at the University of California, Berkeley, spurred the creation of the Department of Ethnic Studies throughout the California state college system. Aoki himself worked in that system for 25 years becoming an elder and inspired teacher for a younger generation. This documentary strives to bring greater public attention the life work of a true all-American activist, from birth to his untimely death in 2009.
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Influential Asian American artists profiled in this documentary include turntablist Kid Koala, fashion designer Natalie Purschwitz, and Dim Mak DJ Steve Aoki, with commentary by Eric Nakamura of Giant Robot magazine.


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"Xatśūll Heritage Village has had a very successful 2011 season so far. We were able to accomplish key objectives of our marketing plan and are very excited to continue over the next few months. For the first time we were able to develop a trade show booth that allows us to be professionally represented at local and regional trade shows. Xatśūll Heritage Village provides seasonal employment for the Xatśūll community as well as training opportunities for the community's youths."
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There is an exciting new trend in Wellness and Prevention sweeping across the healthcare industry being demanded for by insurance companies, federal and state governments, the medical community, small and large businesses and the public at large. One of the latest initiatives hitting the health care industry right now is the delivery of Physical Activity Wellness Programming (PAWP) to local communities. Simply put, PAWP are exercise programs designed to meet the exercise needs of special populations like seniors, baby boomers, women, people suffering from heart conditions, diabetes, and obesity. Unlike fitness exercise PAWPs are designed for wellness and prevention and approved by the American College of Sports Medicine, ACSM. This means:
There are no out pocket costs and no obligations until the network is ready to start paying you! Once approved, be prepared for the payers, insurance companies, local businesses, and medical doctors to send their patients and eligible's to your office to participate in their customized Physical Activity Program. Act NOW, to see if your office can qualify as a Hudson Valley Wellness Network destination. click here to fill out a HVWN Qualifying Questionnaire.
Click Here For The OpportunityThe Stay Fit Circuit is a Wellness Physical Activity Program for different age bands such as seniors, boomers, unconditioned adults, women-only, along with specific conditions like obesity and disease states, such as diabetes and heart disease. The Stay Fit Seniors® older adult wellness physical activity intervention program has proven improvement of health, for over 5 years in clinical settings. The Stay Fit Circuit Program success formula integrates the activities of physical strength exercise, with mind and cardio movement exercise, and social interaction. As an all-in-one wellness physical activity program solution, the Stay Fit Circuit Program addresses the primary preventive concerns of strength, cardiovascular, and cognitive decline while maintaining high rates of participation from social interaction. Originally designed as an co-ed Older Adult and Senior 30 minute wellness physical activity program, this same format has demonstrated that as a program for women-only, enrollment and participation rates have been exceedingly high as a safe and effective program in women-only too.
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If John Lehman's unofficial numbers in Racine hold up, and Democrats recapture the State Senate, the brakes can be applied to some of the excesses that Walker and the Fitzgeralds pushed through in the last 15 months.
Former state Sen. John Lehman, D-Racine led state incumbent Republican Sen. Van Wanggaard, with 36,255 votes to Wanggaard's 35,476 votes, according to unofficial results with all precincts reporting.
Three Republicans won state Senate races Tuesday in Wisconsin, but with Lehman winning Racine County, the Democrats will take control of the Senate and gain the 17-16 majority.
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PR industry strives to build stronger Wikipedia relationships
A guest blog post by Danny Whatmough, Chairman of the PRCA Digital Group and Account Director at EML Wildfire
Today sees the launch of guidelines that aim to give PR professionals best practice advice to inform their activities on Wikipedia (click here for the release and guidelines).
The guidelines have widespread support from across the PR Industry. Organisations including the PRCA and CIPR have had meetings with members of Wikimedia - the community that helps manage Wikipedia. The PRCA's Digital Group has been involved with the CIPR-led initiative to create this draft set of guidelines and will continue to work closely with the further rounds of revisions to ensure the guidelines are workable and concise.
So why has this come about and why is it necessary?
"PR people shouldn't touch Wikipedia." This is a common viewpoint amongst Wikipedians. And, considering the negative press that has often surrounded PRs dealing with the encyclopaedia, and the bad practices that are all far too common, it's easy to see why.
Time and time again, PRs and PR agencies have become unstuck.
As Philip Sheldrake, Founding Partner at Meanwhile and a chief advocate of this work states; Wikipedia is essentially a community and, as with any community, you have to abide by its rules. That might mean you don't end up with the decision you initially were after, but that is just the way it goes.
Wikipedian David Gerard points out that Wikipedia is not owned by anyone and all Wikipedians are striving for is a neutral point of view. If you don't have a neutral point of view (e.g. PR), you shouldn't edit. You should go to the talk pages and participate there. If that doesn't work, then there are escalation procedures in place that can be used.
So what should PRs do? Well, the guidelines (albeit quite long at this stage, making them more concise will be a task for stage two) are a good place to start.
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The newly revamped Esquire Network (formerly G4), which targets upscale males, continues to aggressively build up content, ordering two new six-episode reality primetime series to a premiere this summer.
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I'll be at Wizard World this weekend as one of the authors staffing the Blue Moose Press booth in the vendors area. Besides dice, I'll be signing and selling new editions of Prelude to a Change of Mind and Entranscing, as well as some of the last copies of the first edition of Sleeper Awakes. This event will be the one opportunity of the season to pick up all the novels to date, in one stop, with the author conveniently near to personalize each volume. When you figure in the other Blue Moose titles, Rowan of the Wood series by Christine and Ethan Rose, and Avalon Revisited by O. M. Grey, you come quickly to realize there is no need to trouble with any other destination for your holiday shopping. Think of the opportunity here. In one swoop, you can acquire an array of excellent speculative fictions as stocking stuffers, while at the same time providing crucial direct support for the arts and independent media. And, truthfully, folks, if you don't buy this stuff, then we can't keep creating it.
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Appearing on a webcast hosted by the conservative Family Research Council, Walker Nickless, the Bishop of Diocese of Sioux City, Iowa, warned the Obama administration's new contraception policy is the work of "the devil," who "wants to silence the [Catholic] Church's voice." During the interview, first flagged by Right Wing Watch, Nickless said, "The power of evil, the devil, is certainly looking everywhere where the power of evil can make a difference." "And that's why we've got to stand up and violently oppose this," he added, "we cannot let darkness overshadow us." Watch it:
While it's unclear if Nickless is calling for literal violence in opposition to the mandate — something that's difficult to square with Jesus Christ's teaching that "if someone strikes you on the right cheek, turn to him the other" — or merely calling for strong resistance, his comment underscores the extreme rhetoric with which some religious conservatives have responded to the Obama Administration's effort to ensure that all women have access to contraception. Some recently told Sean Hannity they'd be willing to die before complying with the law.
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As of right now we are planning on airing your show on 9/11. I will be sending out an email in the beginning of that week to remind everyone and the following week you will receive your DVD. I will update you if there are any changes.
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Bears GM Phil Emery explains why Lovie Smith was fired
Of all the head coaches fired Monday -- there were seven total -- no one generated more discussion with Eye on Football commenters than Lovie Smith. And while we haven't read through all 368 (and counting) of them, the general message seems to be some variation of "Lovie probably deserved to be canned; the Bears had missed the playoffs in five of the last six seasons and the buck stops with him."
Devin Hester may have disagreed, but he was in the minority. And that includes general manager Phil Emery, the man responsible for giving Smith his walking papers.
"Our No. 1 goal always has to be to win championships, and to win championships we have to be in contention on a consistent basis, and to be in contention we have to make the playoffs on a consistent basis," he said Tuesday (via PFT). "We've had defensive excellence, but during the course of coach Smith's years here, we've had one offense that was ranked in the top 15."
Remember when dumping Mike Martz was supposed to fix the offense? It didn't happen with his replacement, Mike Tice, although Emery says he wasn't pointing fingers.
"I'm not looking to blame anybody," he said, but noted that "Jay [Cutler] has won a lot of games. We need to build around him."
Now Emery is tasked with finding Smith's replacement. He didn't name possible replacements, but we know at least one candidate: Broncos offensive coordinator Mike McCoy, who is scheduled to interview this weekend.
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I want to know if you Supra owners would go Supra again over the MC option that I have. Honestly I feel both are good boats, but I have few questions on the Supra that being : The love seat chair I am still getting used too, and bags vs tanks. (pros vs cons)
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US 8116789 B2 Zusammenfassung A technique of estimating the location of a mobile terminal in a mobile communications network having a plurality of base stations, including: determining at least one signal parameter measurement for the mobile terminal in relation to each of the plurality of base stations; using the determined signal parameter measurements to obtain a first distance estimation of the location of the mobile terminal from each of the plurality of base stations; and using at least one estimator to obtain a positional estimation of the mobile terminal. The estimators are statistical estimators that can be applied to a distance estimation of the mobile terminal from each of the base stations and/or applied to a triangulation estimation of the actual position of the mobile terminal, based upon estimated distances of the mobile terminal from the plurality of base stations. Preferably the signal parameter measured is the Received Signal Strength. AnsprŁche 1. A method of estimating the location of a mobile terminal in a mobile communications network having a plurality of base stations, the method including: determining at least one signal parameter measurement for the mobile terminal in relation to each of the plurality of base stations; using the determined signal parameter measurements to obtain a first distance estimation of the mobile terminal from each of the plurality of base stations; and using at least one estimator on each of the first distance estimations to obtain a refined distance estimation of the mobile terminal from each of the plurality of base stations, the plurality being the number i, the estimator conforming to a format selected from the following:
where: i=1, 2, 3, σRx 2 is the variance of a Received Signal Strength (RSS) Gaussian distribution, β(i)=(ln(10)/B(i))2, B(i)=44.9−6.55 log hbs(i), hbs(i) is the height of Base Station (i) in meters, A(i) is an estimation of a propagation path-loss quantity from Base Station (i), Rx(i) is the measured RSS from Base Station (i) in dbm at the terminals actual location; and using said plurality of refined distance estimators to obtain a positional estimation of the mobile terminal. 2. The method according to 3. The method according to 4. The method according to 5. The method according to anyone preceding 6. The method according to using the at least one estimator to estimate the distance of the terminal from each of the plurality of neighboring base stations; and using a timing advance measurement to estimate the distance of the terminal from the serving base station. 7. A mobile terminal configured to perform a method according to the method of 8. The mobile terminal of 9. A communications network element configured to perform a method according to the method of 10. A mobile telecommunications network configured to perform a method according to the method of Beschreibung This application claims the benefit of United Kingdom Patent Application No. GB0823236.5, filed Dec. 22, 2008, entitled ďTerminal Positioning Technique,Ē which is incorporated herein by reference in its entirety. This invention relates to a mobile terminal positioning and/or tracking technique and associated equipment. More particularly the present invention relates to the positioning and/or tracking of a mobile communication terminal the terminal itself in a mobile communication network and associated communication network equipment. With the increasing capacity and area coverage of cellular networks around the world, mobile telecommunications providers are able to provide new and improved services for their customers. In particular, one type of service in which there has been an increased interest in of late is Location Based Services (LBS). LBS provide a mobile terminal user with location based content delivery, such as local weather forecasts, and can also enable the mobile terminal user to identify people or outlets near their vicinity. For instance, a mobile phone user can contact a LBS provider to identify their closest petrol station, restaurant, bank or the like, based upon the user's current mobile phone location. Similarly, it can be used to find the location of friends or family, such as for reasons of safety or emergency, or simply meeting up, by requesting the LBS provider for a location update on one or more person. These services can assist users, by saving them time, rather than travelling around a given geographical area, looking for a particular outlet/person, thus potentially avoiding traffic jams. It can also assist people in emergency situations, such as by helping them quickly identify their nearest hospital or the location of someone requiring emergency assistance. These services require a positioning technique that can achieve reasonable positional accuracy while entailing commercially reasonable deployment costs. Such costs are generally related to the extent and complexity of additional software and hardware to be incorporated at the mobile terminals and/or in the network. There are also other issues to consider, such as any penalties imposed by the tracing techniques and procedures upon storage/memory requirements and battery power consumption at the mobile terminals. A wide variety of mobile terminal positioning techniques have been proposed to date. The best performing positioning technique in terms of accuracy and reliability is currently the Assisted Global Positioning System (A-GPS). GPS is a technique where the terminal receives signals from a GPS satellite constellation. From the received signals, the terminal calculates its position based on the time-difference observed in the signals received from the different satellites. In A-GPS the mobile network (e.g. GSM) provides additional information through its air-interface to assist the terminal in estimating its position (e.g. differential GPS corrections). This leads to shorter ďTime to First FixĒ and lower terminal battery consumption. However, A-GPS is quite a costly approach, and the relatively slow commercial uptake of Location Based Services combined with the high costs associated with GPS point towards it being a relatively long period of time before legacy 2G and 2G/3G mobile terminals will be equipped with GPS receivers on an extensive basis. Further, even after the introduction of GPS receivers in a large proportion of mobile terminals, since GPS requires direct contact with the satellites to function, the limited availability of satellite signal in indoor and certain outdoor environments (e.g. due to the urban canyon effect) indicate the need for hybrid techniques which combine A-GPS with a cellular based positioning. One simple cellular based method uses the nearest cell area as a means to provide an approximate terminal position, for instance by determining the cell which provides the terminal with the strongest Received Signal Strength (RSS) measurements, the terminal is then assumed to be within the coverage area of that cell. The accuracy of this method of course depends upon the coverage area of the cell, and so will typically provide a mobile terminal position that is accurate to a range from 600 m to a couple of kilometers (i.e. 600 m-2000 m depending on the cell size). This method is one of the techniques currently being used by operators that have already introduced commercial LBS. Terminal positioning techniques relying on Received Signal Strength (RSS) measurements are of reduced complexity to implement due to the fact that RSS measurements are available at the terminal side as part of its standard operation in both idle and dedicated mode. The main problem with RSS based positioning techniques is the accuracy they yield because of the signal variability resulting from the stochastic nature of the mobile radio propagation environment. In GB2416461 a technique was disclosed which was termed ďstatistical terminal assisted mobile positioningĒ or briefly ďSTAMPĒ. This technique allows for the exploitation of multiple RSS historical measurements collected while the terminal is in idle mode. During a set-up phase of a LBS, these RSS measurements are used with a positioning technique to estimate the terminal's position, and this estimate is then statistically processed so as to improve the accuracy of the determined terminal position, such as by using Kalman filtering. In this way, the ďSTAMPĒ technique was able to improve the accuracy of most existing tracing techniques, rendering them more useful for LBS applications. The STAMP technique, however, when applied over RSS measurements, is also susceptible to signal variability, particularly in regard to the multi-path effect affecting its accuracy. In GB2416461, this problem was addressed by eliminating measurements with high error content (e.g. due to fast fading). Signal variability is particularly an issue when using STAMP with empirical models like Hata or Cost231, as these models estimate the distance between the terminal and the base station with distance being an exponential function of the RSS. Therefore, undue variability in the RSS measurements will result in drastically exaggerated estimation errors. Whilst the STAMP technique has been found to provide a reasonable degree of positional accuracy, and to be implementable for a reasonable cost, the positional accuracy that is currently achieved could still be improved further, particularly in regard to mitigating the terminal positioning error introduced by RSS based techniques. There is therefore a need for an enhanced network based positioning technique which combines adequate accuracy with low deployment costs. The present invention seeks to overcome or alleviate at least one of these problems. According to a first aspect, the present invention provides a method of estimating the location of a mobile terminal in a mobile communications network having a plurality of base stations, the method including:
Preferably the step of using at least one estimator includes using an estimator to obtain a refined distance estimation of the mobile terminal from each of the plurality of base stations. It is also preferable that the at least one signal parameter measurement determined is a Received Signal Strength (RSS) measurement and a RSS based positioning technique, such as Enhanced Cell Global Identity (ECGI) or STAMP, is used to obtain the first distance estimation of the mobile terminal location. Advantageously the estimators minimise the impact of the position calculation process on the resulting accuracy of the positioning technique. The estimators are preferably statistical estimators that can be applied to a distance estimation of the mobile terminal from each of the base stations and/or applied to a triangulation estimation of the actual position of the mobile terminal, based upon estimated distances of the mobile terminal from the plurality of base stations. The estimators are preferably derived by taking into account the nature of path-loss propagation models (like Hata and Cost231), the error introduced in the estimation of the Mobile Terminal-Base Station distance as well as the error introduced in the triangulation process. Other aspects of the invention relate to a mobile telecommunications terminal and a communications network element, such as a Base Station, configured to implement the inventive aspect, particularly as set out in the attached claims. Embodiments of the invention will now be described with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which: Key elements of a mobile telecommunications network, and its operation, will now briefly be described with reference to Each cell corresponds to a respective base station (BS) of its cellular or mobile telecommunications network that receives calls from and terminates calls at any mobile terminal in that cell by wireless radio communication in one or both of the circuit switched or packet switched domains. Such a subscriber's mobile terminal or User Equipment (UE) is shown at 1. The mobile terminal may be a handheld mobile telephone, a personal digital assistant (PDA) or a laptop computer equipped with a network datacard. In a GSM mobile telecommunications network, the base station subsystem (BSS) comprises of the base transceiver stations (BTS) and the base station controller (BSC). A BSC may control more than one BTS. The BTSs and BSCs comprise the radio access network. The present invention will be described in relation to a GSM network, although it is to be appreciated that the inventive concepts can readily be applied to other mobile network arrangements, including UMTS and SAE/LTE. Conventionally, in a GSM network, the base stations are arranged in groups and each group of base stations is controlled by one mobile switching centre (MSC), such as MSC 2 for base stations 3, 4 and 5. As shown in Each subscriber to the network is provided with a smart card or SIM which, when associated with the user's mobile terminal identifies the subscriber to the network. The SIM card is pre-programmed with a unique identification number, the ďInternational Mobile Subscriber IdentityĒ (IMSI) which is not visible on the card and is not generally known to the subscriber. The subscriber is issued with a publicly known number, that is, the subscriber's telephone number, by means of which calls to the subscriber are initiated by callers. This number is the MSISDN. The core network 12 includes a home location register (HLR) 10 which, for each subscriber to the network, stores the IMSI and the corresponding MSISDN together with other subscriber data, such as the current or last known Location Area of the subscriber's mobile terminal. When a mobile terminal is in idle mode it selects one cell to be synchronised (the primary cell) based on the strongest received signal strength. To achieve this, the terminal periodically monitors the received signal strength from the primary and a set of up to six neighbouring cells. As the terminal moves, the set of monitored cells as well as the primary cell may change. Whenever a mobile terminal (being in idle mode) selects a new primary cell which detects that it belongs to a different Location Area (through the Location Area Identity that each cell is broadcasting) from that of the previously selected primarily cell, the mobile terminal will then send a location area update request to the core network 12. With this background in mind, implementations of the embodiments of the invention will now be described, in relation to the situation of a subscriber using mobile terminal 1 to initiate a Location Based Service (LBS). When a user wishes to use the mobile terminal to initiate an LBS, the terminal will transfer from idle mode to active or dedicated mode, and commence the set-up phase for the LBS session. For instance, there are three different cases where the RSS can be exploited for supporting an LBS service:
The expression ďbase stationĒ is to be taken to encompass both standard macro base stations supporting multiple cells, and also micro or pico-cells as well as Access Points like femto-cells. The number of neighbouring cells being monitored by the mobile terminal usually varies from one up to six, depending on the location and the density of the cells. In an urban environment, the typical number of visible neighbouring cells can be six due to the high density of base stations. As base stations support one or more cells (typical number is three in a cellular network) the number of monitored neighbouring cells corresponds to one up to six different base stations. With reference to
In mobile communications the RSS from a Base Station at a certain location is time-varying and consists of two main factors, namely:
According to standard mobile terminal operation, RSS is periodically measured and averaged over a given time period. In GSM measurements are made every 480 msec while in dedicated mode and every 2-5 seconds while in idle mode. For moving mobile terminals, fast fading can be smoothed-out by averaging over 2 T=40-80 fade periods. The remaining slow fading component expressed in decibels can be modeled as a Gaussian random variable with a standard deviation in the order of 8 db-12 db. To eliminate the impact of slow fading the signal should be averaged for longer time periods corresponding to a distance of hundreds of wavelengths covered by a moving terminal (i.e. in the order of 100 m-200 m for 900 MHz operation). In such a case the averaged signal provides the so-called ďmedian componentĒ which corresponds to the RSS which is a direct function of the path loss occurring due to the distance of the MT from the BS. Radio propagation loss models (e.g. Hata and Cost231) can then be exploited so as to estimate the distance between the MT and a BS. The following formulae illustrate the Hata and Cost231 models:
These path loss prediction models provide the RSS as a function of the distance of the MT from the BS. The RSS based estimation of the distance between the MT and the BS is determined based on reverse calculations of the propagation path loss prediction models:
To illustrate the statistical behavior of the estimator provided in Eq. (2) we consider the following: in the case of the path-loss prediction model being properly calibrated for a specific geographical region then we can assume that RSS can be modeled as a Gaussian/Normal distributed random variable N. Based on Eq. (2) it can be concluded that the estimated MT-BS distance will follow a Lognormal (LN) distribution: It should be noted that the notion Rx(i) corresponds to the RSS value provided by Eq. (1) when the actual MT-BS distance d(i) is used. The distribution provided in Eq. (3) assumes that the error of the rest of the parameters involved in Eq. (1) is negligible compared to the RSS error. Moreover, the above equations apply for omni-directional cell antennas. From Eq. (2) the mean value E, the variance V and the Mean Squared Error (MSE) of the MT-B S distance can be estimated:
From Eq. (4), since the variance and the MSE are not equal, the MT-BS distance estimation provided in Eq. (2) is biased. This estimation is therefore not likely to provide much improvement in the distance estimation accuracy. Unbiased Distance Estimator According to a first embodiment of the invention, at a given the MT-BS distance d(i), an unbiased distance estimator has been derived, as provided by the following equation:
Indeed the mean value of the distance estimation becomes:
The variance and the MSE in this case are equal (property of unbiased estimators):
The following equation shows that the MSE is optimized for the following value of c2(i):
For this estimator, the MSE, the mean value E and the variance V of the MT-BS distance are expressed as follows:
The index ďjĒ has been arbitrarily assigned to assist in identifying the estimators in subsequent formulae. As it can be seen from As can be seen from Triangulation Error Analysis In this regard, triangulation is a geometrical method which uses estimated distances between the MT and three different BSs to provide the MT position. Triangulation is expressed by the following equations:
Where (x,y) are the mobile terminal position coordinates and (xi,yi) i=1, 2, 3 are the coordinates of the base stations (typically 3 required for triangulation calculations). By subtracting the 3rd equation (i=3) from the 1st (i=1) and the 2nd (i=2) from the 1st (i=1) we get:
From Eq. (12) it is feasible to estimate the terminal position (x,y) as follows:
Eq. (13), for simplicity, can also be written as:
Where Ωz and az(i), i=1, 2, 3, z=x,y can be directly derived from Eq. (13) and D is provided by the following equation:
Eq. (15) indicates that D is equal to 4 times the area of the triangle defined by the three BSs. It is clear that unless the three BSs are in the same line we have D≠0 which yields a unique solution in the triangulation problem described by Eq. (14). Note that this property applies for any set of distances d(i) i=1, 2, 3 even if there is error in their estimation. Therefore the employment of this approach is applicable to RSS and ECGI based positioning where the estimated distances between the MT and the three BSs definitely contain error. The error of the MT position as estimated through triangulation is provided by the following equation:
Where j is the index of the distance estimator (i.e. j=0 corresponds to basic distance estimator (Eq. 2)). Assuming a given set of distances between the MT and three different BSs d(i) (i=1, 2, 3) the mean value E and the variance V of the estimated MT coordinates are the following (assuming that the random variables {circumflex over (d)}j(i), i=1, 2, 3 are independent):
And the MSE in the estimation of the terminal coordinates will be (z=x, y and j=0, 1, 2): According to a third embodiment of the invention, a mobile terminal (MT) position estimator is provided, which is based on the triangulation process calculations. To achieve an unbiased estimation of the MT positional coordinates (x, y), the following unbiased MT-BS distance estimator is introduced:
The mean value E, the variance V and the MSE of the MT coordinates estimation after triangulation becomes:
As expected the MSE equals the variance in this case due to the unbiased nature of the estimator. Terminal Coordinates MSE Estimator According to a fourth embodiment of the invention, a sub-optimal MSE estimator of the mobile terminal (MT) position is provided, which is based on the outcome of the triangulation process, using an appropriate distance estimator. A sub-optimal estimator is based on Eq. (18), where the MSE of the MT coordinates estimation is reduced by minimizing the following quantities:
Based on Eq. (18) the minimization of the quantities of Eq. (21) takes place when the following estimator is applied:
In this case the mean value and the variance of the estimated terminal coordinates will be:
And the resulting MSE will be:
The estimator in Eq. 22 is sub-optimal as to optimally minimize the MSE of the MT coordinates the following set of simultaneous equations should apply:
However, the resulting solution for cj(i) leads to a function of the actual MT-BS distances d(i) for which the parameters are not known, so Eq. 21 is not a practical solution. Terminal Position Estimation Error To illustrate the effectiveness of the unbiased terminal co-ordinates estimator, the error in the estimation of the terminal position will be analyzed based on the error introduced in the estimation of the terminal coordinates through the triangulation method using this estimator. In this regard the error based on terminal position can be estimated as:
As no obvious distribution for the above parameter can be derived an approximation through the following Rice distribution is considered:
The above approximation is based on the following assumptions: Δ{circumflex over (x)}j and Δŷj are assumed to be independent random variables with Gaussian distribution with mean values E(Δ{circumflex over (x)}j), E(Δŷj) respectively and common variance of σe 2(j). The mean value and the variance of the MT positioning error can therefore be approximated as follows:
The parameter ue(j) is provided by the following equation:
To estimate ue(j) for a given MT location (i.e., for given distances d(i), i=1, 2, 3), Eq. (16) can be exploited, which defines the error of the MT position as estimated through triangulation. Regarding parameter σe 2(j), since the assumption of common variance for Δ{circumflex over (x)}j and Δŷj is not valid the following approximation is applied from the definition of the error variance and Eqs. (26), (28):
From Eqs. (28), (29), (30) we get:
Parameters V(Δ{circumflex over (x)}j) and V(Δŷj) for a given MT location are provided by Eq. (17) as:
The application of the unbiased MT coordinates estimator (j=3, see also Eq. (19)) leads to a zero average value for both Δ{circumflex over (x)}3 and Δŷ3. In this case ue(j) becomes also zero and the MT positioning error distribution can be approximated by a Rayleigh distribution. To illustrate the effectiveness of the estimators, a simulation model has been developed. The model considered a geographical area with a set of base stations each supporting three cells, with each cell corresponding to a 120 degree sector of equal radius. During the simulation the position of the mobile terminal was randomly selected within this area and the RSS levels from each of the base stations estimated from the Hata model. A Gaussian white noise with variance σRx 2 was then added to the resulting RSS and the mobile terminal coordinates estimation process undertaken, using the basis estimator (j=0), the unbiased estimator (j=1) and the minimum MSE estimator (j=2). The estimated terminal position that was obtained was then compared with the actual terminal position to determine the positioning error (Eq. (26)). In this regard,
In order to show the applicability of these estimators to RSS based positioning a set of alternative techniques have been analyzed, namely: CGI (Cell Global Identity), CGI+TA and ECGI. According to the CGI technique only the Cell Identity is taken into account so it has been assumed that the MT is positioned at the centroid of the cell coverage. In CGI+TA technique the distance between the MT and the BS is estimated based on the Timing Advance parameter. According to GSM specifications, Timing Advance is an integer with a range of 0 to 63 and allows the MT while in dedicated mode to estimate the correct transmission timing towards the BS. One Timing Advance unit corresponds to a distance of approximately 550 m. Therefore, for this technique we have assumed that the Tracking Area corresponds to the delay exclusively caused by the MT-BS distance so that the distance is approximated by the following equation:
Therefore, in the CGI+TA technique the MT position has been assumed to be at a distance dTA and at an angle identical to the cell antenna azimuth. In ECGI, the distance from the BS of the primary cell is also estimated based on the Timing Advance according to Eq. (33). Then based on RSS the distance from another two BSs is estimated and triangulation is applied. Therefore, the analysis for the RSS based MT-BS distance estimators also applies to the ECGI technique. The accuracy of these techniques, namely CGI, CGI+TA, RSS based and ECGI is compared in Therefore, according to a further embodiment of the invention, the estimators are utilized in the STAMP technique described in GB2416461. In this regard, this technique collects a time series of RSS measurements while the MT is in idle mode. The terminal position estimation process according to the STAMP technique in this example is undertaken by applying an adaptive Kalman filter to the estimated terminal position coordinates (i.e. the output of the More specifically, The optimized STAMP (i.e., when the unbiased MT coordinates estimator j=3 is exploited) clearly outperforms both CGI, CGI+TA and ECGI techniques. Moreover the resulting MT positioning accuracy for this optimised STAMP is in the range of 100 m-200 m even for high cell radius values ( This shows that the optimised estimators used in conjunction with techniques like STAMP can provide advantageous results, and accordingly are likely to be very promising in terms of commercial exploitation. STAMP is a particularly advantageous technique, as it can be implemented solely using software modifications, which reduces deployment costs. The accuracy of MT tracking based on estimator 3 (i.e. which uses estimator 3 for estimating the distances between the MT and the second and third BS and the known Tracking Area (TA) for the estimation of the distance from the first BS) is higher than optimized STAMP for two main reasons:
Overall, Although the analysis provided in the simulation model has used some assumptions which are not fully applicable in a real network (e.g. omni-directional antennas), it is believed that the model is nevertheless a good indication of the theoretical accuracy which can be achieved through RSS based positioning. The estimators of the present invention have been derived, taking into account the nature of path-loss propagation models (like Hata and Cost231) and also the error introduced in the estimation of the MT-BS distance as well as the error introduced in the triangulation process. Advantageously the estimators have been shown, via The embodiments of the invention have been described in relation to the mobile terminal monitoring and determining RSS measurements. This is not essential to the invention, and the same functionality may be implemented external to the terminal. For instance, the terminal may forward the RSS measurements to the core network for processing. The above listed tracing techniques used with LBS are applicable to various network configurations including 2G, 3G and 4G networks. Further, although the present invention has particularly applicability to RSS measurements, any other suitable parameter applying to communications between the mobile terminal and its adjacent base stations may be used (e.g. Observed Time Difference) as well as measurements associated to other technologies like GPS. More particularly, it is to be appreciated that the estimators according to the embodiments of the invention are particularly applicable to the RSS parameter because of its statistical nature, and other parameters with a similar error distribution. Patentzitate
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