Systems and methods for selecting an optimal location service
OwnerYaron Alpert, Haim Rochbergerinventors
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Abstract
Systems and methods are described herein for selecting a location service based, at least in part, on service availability, capability, and/or accuracy. In one instance, the selection may be based, at least in part, on which location service that may result in the least amount of power consumed by a user device. The selection may also be balanced between user preferences and application demands for accurate and timely location services information.
Claims20
A system comprising:
- at least one memory that stores computer-executable instructions;
- and
- at least one processor execute the computer-executable instructions to:
- receive information comprising a relationship between at least one geographic location and one or more capabilities of one or more location services, the capabilities comprising service availability, location accuracy, or processing time;
- select at least one of the location services based, at least in part, on the information and user preferences;
- and
- implement at least one of the selected location services using a communications component.
A method comprising:
- receiving information comprising a relationship between at least one geographic location and a location accuracy of one or more location services;
- selecting, using a processor, at least one of the location services based, at least in part, on the location accuracy of the one or more location services and power consumption of the one or more location services on a user device;
- and
- determining a location of the user device based, at least in part, on the one or more of the selected location services.
One or more tangible computer-readable storage media comprising computer-executable instructions operable to, when executed by at least one computer processor, enable the at least one computer processor to implement a method comprising:
- receive location service information indicating one or more capabilities of at least one location service over a geographic area, the capabilities comprising service availability or location accuracy for the one or more location services that can determine a location of a user device;
- select at least one of the location services based, at least in part, on the location service information and power consumption of the user device to use the at least one or more location services;
- and
- implement at least one of the selected location services using a communications component.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.