FACILITATING POSITIONING THROUGH BlUETOOTH LOW ENERGY WIRELESS MESSAGING

A computer program product, comprising computer executable program code recorded on a non-transitory computer readable storage medium, the computer executable program code comprising:

• code configured to cause an apparatus to receive one or more messages advertising the presence of another apparatus and including at least information indicating the availability of positioning-related information from the other apparatus;
• code configured to cause the apparatus to determine that positioning-related interaction with the other apparatus is available based on the received information;
• code configured to cause the apparatus to interact with the other apparatus to initiate positioning-related information transmission;
• code configured to cause the apparatus to receive at least one message from the other apparatus comprising the positioning-related information;
• and
• code configured to cause the apparatus to determine at least one of a relative direction towards or from the other apparatus based on the received positioning-related information.

An apparatus, comprising:

• at least one processor;
• and
• at least one memory including executable instructions, the at least one memory and the executable instructions being configured to, in cooperation with the at least one processor, cause the apparatus to perform at least the following:
• receive one or more messages advertising the presence of another apparatus and including at least information indicating the availability of positioning-related information from the other apparatus;
• determine that positioning-related interaction with the other apparatus is available based on the received information;
• interact with the other apparatus to initiate positioning-related information transmission;
• receive at least one message from the other apparatus comprising the positioning-related information;
• and
• determine at least one of a relative direction towards or from the other apparatus based on the received positioning-related information.

An apparatus, comprising:

• at least one processor;
• and
• at least one memory including executable instructions, the at least one memory and the executable instructions being configured to, in cooperation with the at least one processor, cause the apparatus to perform at least the following:
• transmit at least one message via wireless communication, the at least one message advertising presence of the apparatus and information indicating the availability of positioning-related information from the apparatus;
• and
• transmit at least one message comprising the positioning-related information.