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US 2009/0289845 A1Published application
Multiple-mode location determining methods and systems
AssigneeQUALCOMM Incorporated
InventorArnold Jason Gum
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Abstract
Methods, apparatuses and/or systems are provided for selectively initiating a first mode location determination process using a location determining device if an item is not substantially stationary, and selectively initiating at least a second mode location determination process using the location determining device if the item is substantially stationary.
Claims44
A method comprising:
- selectively initiating a first mode location determination process using a location determining device based, at least in part, on a determination that an item is not substantially stationary;
- and
- selectively initiating at least a second mode location determination process using said location determining device based, at least in part, on determination that said item is substantially stationary.
An apparatus comprising:
- means for determining if an item is substantially stationary;
- and
- means for determining a location of said item;
- and
- means for selectively initiating at least one of a plurality of location determination processes for said means for determining said location of said item, said plurality of location determination processes comprising at least a first mode location determination process and a second mode location process, wherein said means for selectively initiating said at least one of said plurality of location determination processes initiates said first mode location determination process if said item is determined to not be substantially stationary, and initiates at least said second mode location determination process if said item is determined to be substantially stationary.
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A system comprising:
- at least one item;
- and
- a location determining device attached to said at least one item, said location determining device comprising a detection circuit adapted to determine at least if said item is substantially stationary, a satellite positioning system (SPS) receiver, and a control circuit operatively coupled to said detection circuit and said SPS receiver and adapted to selectively initiate a first mode location determination process using said SPS receiver if said item is not substantially stationary, and selectively initiate at least a second mode location determination process using said SPS receiver if said item is substantially stationary.
A computer readable medium comprising computer implementable instructions stored thereon, which if implemented adapt one or more processing units to:
- selectively initiate a first mode location determination process using a location determining device based, at least in part, on a determination that an item is not substantially stationary;
- and
- selectively initiate at least a second mode location determination process using said location determining device based, at least in part, on determination that said item is substantially stationary.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.