Networked ultrawideband positioning

An apparatus for providing location information associated with a target device in an ultrawideband (UWB) network, the apparatus comprising:

• a memory;
• at least one transceiver;
• at least one processor communicatively coupled to the memory and the at least one transceiver, and configured to:
• determine a location of a bridge device that is separate from the apparatus and the target device;
• query the bridge device for location information associated with the target device;
• receive the location information associated with the target device from the bridge device;
• and
• determine a location of the target device based at least in part on the location of the bridge device and the location information associated with the target device, wherein the location information received from the bridge device includes a first range and a first bearing to the target device obtained when the bridge device is in a horizontal orientation, and a second range and a second bearing to the target device obtained when the bridge device is in a vertical orientation.

An apparatus for providing location information associated with a target device in an ultrawideband (UWB) network, the apparatus comprising:

• means for determining a location of a bridge device that is separate from the apparatus and the target device;
• means for querying the bridge device for location information associated with the target device;
• means for receiving location information associated with the target device from the bridge device;
• and
• means for determining a location of the target device based at least in part on the location of the bridge device and the location information associated with the target device, wherein the location information received from the bridge device includes a first range and a first bearing to the target device obtained when the bridge device is in a horizontal orientation, and a second range and a second bearing to the target device obtained when the bridge device is in a vertical orientation.

A non-transitory processor-readable storage medium comprising processor-readable instructions configured to cause one or more processors of an apparatus to provide location information associated with a target device in an ultrawideband (UWB) network, comprising:

• code for determining a location of a bridge device that is separate from the apparatus and the target device;
• code for querying the bridge device for location information associated with the target device;
• code for receiving location information associated with the target device from the bridge device;
• and
• code for determining a location of the target device based at least in part on the location of the bridge device and the location information associated with the target device, wherein the location information received from the bridge device includes a first range and a first bearing to the target device obtained when the bridge device is in a horizontal orientation, and a second range and a second bearing to the target device obtained when the bridge device is in a vertical orientation.