(keitai-l) Re: Privacy concerns contra usability?

From: Eric Hildum <Eric_Hildum_at_itochu.net>
Date: 08/22/00
Message-ID: <B5C7CD0C.CD9%Eric_Hildum@itochu.net>
I would be extremely interested in this as well.

Eric Hildum
Director, CTC Business Unit
Itochu Technology Inc.
3100 Patrick Henry Drive
Santa Clara, CA 95054-1850 USA
Tel: +1-408-653-2818
Fax: +1-408-727-4619


> From: "punnamas vichitkulwongsa" <punnamas@hotmail.com>
> Reply-To: keitai-l@appelsiini.net
> Date: Mon, 21 Aug 2000 16:14:24 GMT
> To: keitai-l@appelsiini.net
> Subject: (keitai-l) Re: Privacy concerns contra usability?
> 
> Hi,
> 
>> Sorry, but this is outdated information...with actual
>> technology you can include some more information than only the
>> next cell which you are 'pinging' too. You can use run time lengths
>> of signals also and combine this to come close to 1 meter now.
>> 
> 
> I would love to hear more about this technology that you are talking about.
> When I worked at AT&T Wireless and Ericsson, we tested many positioning
> technologies. If you are talking about time alignment factor both on GSM and
> TDMA, and even with neighboring cell information, and even combine it with
> smart array antenna technology, I doubt if you can get close to 15 meter
> accuracy. Given the moving vehicle speed or even walking speed, I`m curious
> to learn about how the technology can get to 1 m precision. So please share
> with me about the technology you are talking about.
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> Punnamas
> 
> 
>> J.
>> 
> 
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Received on Tue Aug 22 00:18:44 2000