Sensing-assisted positioning of mobile devices

An apparatus comprising:

• a memory storing instructions;
• a processor caused, by execution of the instructions, to:
• obtain, from a profile origin, a sensing-based profile including a sensing-based observation of a first device;
• obtain a reference-signal-based observation, the reference-signal-based observation:
• based on receiving a reference signal from a second device;
• and
• including first device identity information for the first device;
• and
• output an indication of a position hypothesis based on an association between the position hypothesis and the first device identity information;
• wherein the position hypothesis is derived from the sensing-based observation;
• wherein the first device identity information for the first device is obtained from the reference-signal-based observation;
• and
• wherein the reference-signal-based observation is processed in conjunction with the sensing-based observation to, thereby, determine the association between the position hypothesis and the first device identity information.

A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing instructions, the instructions, when executed by a processor adapted for indicating a location of a first device to the first device, causing the processor to:

• obtain, from a profile origin, a sensing-based profile including a sensing-based observation of the first device;
• obtain a reference-signal-based observation, the reference-signal-based observation:
• based on receiving a reference signal from a second device;
• and
• including first device identity information for the first device;
• and
• output an indication of a position hypothesis based on an association between the position hypothesis and the first device identity information;
• wherein the position hypothesis is derived from the sensing-based observation;
• wherein the first device identity information for the first device is obtained from the reference-signal-based observation;
• and
• wherein the reference-signal-based observation is processed in conjunction with the sensing-based observation to, thereby, determine the association between the position hypothesis and the first device identity information.