A first transceiver (4, 30) can position itself by forming an ad hoc network (20) of transceivers which assist the first transceiver in acquiring its position. A dedicated infrastructure such as GPS satellites is not required. The first transceiver (4, 30), once it has acquired its position, can be involved in a network (20) by another transceiver (32, 34, 36, 38, 40) to assist in the positioning of that transceiver. The acquisition of the position may involve factors such as the trustworthiness of the transceivers in the network and/or the positions of transceivers with which the first transceiver cannot directly communicate.
RELATED APPLICATION INFORMATION
This application is a divisional application based on co-pending application Ser. No. 10/182,826 filed on Oct. 28, 2002 entitled "Position Acquisition", which is a 371 application from PCT/GB01/00434 filed on Feb. 2, 2001, which is based upon and claims benefit from prior United Kingdom Patent Application No. 0002404.2, filed Feb. 2, 2000, and from United Kingdom Patent Application No. 0019366.4, filed Aug. 7, 2000, the entire contents of both these applications are expressly incorporated herein by reference.
Priority Data
Feb 02, 2000 [GB] 0002404.2 Aug 07, 2000 [GB] 0019366.4
