Balloon-based positioning system and method

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9285450
APP PUB NO 20140085135A1
SERIAL NO

13628990

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Disclosed herein are embodiments of a balloon-based positioning system and method. In one example embodiment, a system includes at least three balloons, with each balloon including a position-determining module (PDM) and a position-broadcasting module (PBM). Each PDM is configured for determining a position of the respective balloon and each PBM is configured for broadcasting a balloon signal containing balloon-positioning data of the respective balloon. The balloon-positioning data includes the determined position of the respective balloon and a corresponding time of broadcast.

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SOFTBANK CORP1-7-1 KAIGAN MINATO-KU TOKYO 1057529 JAPAN

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Biffle, Cliff Berkeley, US 3 71
DeVaul, Richard Wayne Mountain View, US 78 1712
Kadous, Waleed Santa Clara, US 2 54
Keyes, Edward Allen Mountain View, US 17 771
Teller, Eric Palo Alto, US 353 23917

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