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US 2011/0086646 A1Published application
Method And Apparatus For Transmitting Indoor Context Information
AssigneeQUALCOMM Incorporated
InventorsRajarshi Gupta, Andreas K. Wachter
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Abstract
The subject matter disclosed herein relates to a system and method for determining indoor context information relating to a location of a mobile device. Indoor context information may be utilized by a mobile device or a network element to obtain an estimate of a location of the mobile device within an indoor environment.
Claims73
A method, comprising:
- determining information relating to a location of a mobile device based at least in part on one or more signals received by the mobile device;
- transmitting, by the mobile device, the information relating to the location of the mobile device to one or more network elements;
- receiving from the one or more network elements, by the mobile device, information relating to indoor context information for an indoor environment based at least in part on the information relating to the location of the mobile device;
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- obtaining an estimate of the location of the mobile device based at least in part on the information relating to the location of the mobile device and the information relating to indoor context information.
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An apparatus, comprising:
- a receiver to receive one or more first wireless signals;
- a transmitter to transmit one or more second wireless signals;
- a processor to:
- determine information relating to a location of the apparatus based at least in part on the one or more first wireless signals;
- initiate transmission of the information relating to the location of a mobile device to one or more network elements;
- process information relating to indoor context information for an indoor environment received from the one or more network elements, wherein the information relating to indoor context information is based at least in part on the information relating to the location of the apparatus;
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- obtain an estimate of the location of the apparatus based at least in part on the information relating to the location of the apparatus and the information relating to indoor context information.
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An apparatus, comprising:
- means for determining information relating to a location of the apparatus based at least in part on one or more signals received by the apparatus;
- means for transmitting, by the apparatus, the information relating to the location of the apparatus to one or more network elements;
- means for receiving from the one or more network elements, by the apparatus, information relating to indoor context information for an indoor environment based at least in part on the information relating to the location of the apparatus;
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- means for obtaining an estimate of the location of the apparatus based at least in part on the information relating to the location of the apparatus and the information relating to indoor context information.
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An article, comprising:
- a storage medium comprising machine-readable instructions executable by a special purpose apparatus to:
- determine information relating to a location of a mobile device based at least in part on one or more signals received by the mobile device;
- initiate transmission, by the mobile device, of the information relating to the location of the mobile device to one or more network elements;
- process information relating to indoor context information for an indoor environment received from the one or more network elements, wherein the information relating to indoor context information is based at least in part on the information relating to the location of the mobile device;
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- obtain an estimate of the location of the mobile device based at least in part on the information relating to the location of the mobile device and the information relating to indoor context information.
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A method, comprising:
- receiving, by a network element, a signal transmitted by a mobile device, the signal comprising information relating to a location of the mobile device within an indoor environment;
- determining, by the network element, information relating to indoor context information for an indoor environment based at least in part on the information relating to the location of the mobile device;
- estimating the location of the mobile device based at least in part on the information relating to the location of the mobile device and the information relating to indoor context information;
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- performing one or more location-based services based at least in part on the location of the mobile device.
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An apparatus, comprising:
- a transceiver to receive one or more signals;
- a processor to:
- determine information relating to a location of a mobile device located within an indoor environment based at least in part on the one or more signals;
- determine information relating to indoor context information for an indoor environment based at least in part on the information relating to the location of the mobile device;
- estimate the location of the mobile device based at least in part on the information relating to the location of the mobile device and the information relating to indoor context information;
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- perform one or more location-based services based at least in part on the location of the mobile device.
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An apparatus, comprising:
- means for receiving one or more signals;
- means for processing information received from a mobile device and relating to a location of the mobile device within an indoor environment;
- means for determining, by the apparatus, information relating to indoor context information for an indoor environment based at least in part on the information relating to the location of the mobile device;
- estimating the location of the mobile device based at least in part on the information relating to the location of the mobile device and the information relating to indoor context information;
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- means for performing one or more location-based services based at least in part on the location of the mobile device.
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An article, comprising:
- a storage medium comprising machine-readable instructions executable by a special purpose apparatus to:
- process a signal from a mobile device, the signal comprising information relating to a location of the mobile device within an indoor environment;
- determine, by a network element, information relating to indoor context information for an indoor environment based at least in part on the information relating to the location of the mobile device;
- estimate the location of the mobile device based at least in part on the information relating to the location of the mobile device and the information relating to indoor context information;
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- perform one or more location-based services based at least in part on the location of the mobile device.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.