Mitigating signal loss and directional ambiguity with dynamic location data sampling
AssigneeRakuten Group, Inc.
InventorSeejo K. Pylappan
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Abstract
Exemplary methods, apparatuses, and systems read location data representing a current location of a mobile device. The location data for the mobile device is taken at a first sampling rate. Upon determining that the location data indicates that the mobile device is approaching a geographic area having a history of wireless communication loss, the mobile device is triggered to increase location data sampling from the first sampling rate to a second sampling rate.
Claims20
A method comprising:
- obtaining location data representing a current location of a mobile device, wherein the location data for the mobile device is taken at a first sampling rate;
- determining that the location data indicates that the mobile device is approaching a geographic area having a history of wireless communication loss and an estimated time of arrival for the mobile device to reach a destination satisfies a time threshold;
- and
- triggering an increase in location data sampling from the first sampling rate to a second sampling rate in response to determining the mobile device is approaching the geographic area having a history of wireless communication loss and the estimated time of arrival for the mobile device to reach the destination satisfies a time threshold.
A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium comprising instructions that, when executed by a processing device, cause the processing device to:
- read location data representing a current location of a mobile device, wherein the location data for the mobile device is taken at a first sampling rate;
- determine that the location data indicates that the mobile device is approaching a geographic area having a history of wireless communication loss and an estimated time of arrival for the mobile device to reach a destination satisfies a time threshold;
- and
- trigger an increase in location data sampling from the first sampling rate to a second sampling rate in response to determining the mobile device is approaching the geographic area having a history of wireless communication loss and the estimated time of arrival for the mobile device to reach the destination satisfies a time threshold.
An apparatus comprising:
- a processing device;
- and
- a memory coupled to the processing device, the memory storing instructions which, when executed by the processing device, cause the apparatus to:
- read location data representing a current location of a mobile device, wherein the location data for the mobile device is taken at a first sampling rate;
- determine that the location data indicates that the mobile device is approaching a geographic area having a history of wireless communication loss and an estimated time of arrival for the mobile device to reach a destination satisfies a time threshold;
- and
- trigger an increase in location data sampling from the first sampling rate to a second sampling rate in response to determining the mobile device is approaching the geographic area having a history of wireless communication loss and the estimated time of arrival for the mobile device to reach the destination satisfies a time threshold.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.