Directional Positioning Augmented By Proximity Information

A method, comprising:

• sensing wireless signals at an apparatus;
• if the wireless signals sensed at the apparatus are determined to comprise angular data meeting certain criteria, estimating apparatus position based on the angular data;
• and
• if the wireless signals sensed at the apparatus are determined to comprise at least one of angular data not meeting the certain criteria or proximity data, estimating apparatus position based on proximity data derived from the sensed wireless signals.

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

• code configured to cause an apparatus to sense wireless signals;
• code configured to cause the apparatus to, if the wireless signals sensed at the apparatus are determined to comprise angular data meeting certain criteria, estimate apparatus position based on the angular data;
• and
• code configured to cause the apparatus to, if the wireless signals sensed at the apparatus are determined to comprise at least one of angular data not meeting the certain criteria or proximity data, estimate apparatus position based on proximity data derived from the sensed wireless signals.

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:
• sense wireless signals;
• if the wireless signals sensed at the apparatus are determined to comprise angular data meeting certain criteria, estimate apparatus position based on the angular data;
• and
• if the wireless signals sensed at the apparatus are determined to comprise at least one of angular data not meeting the certain criteria or proximity data, estimate apparatus position based on proximity data derived from the sensed wireless signals.

A system, comprising:

• an apparatus;
• and
• positioning transceivers;
• the apparatus sensing wireless signals from the positioning transceivers, and if the wireless signals sensed at the apparatus are determined to comprise angular data meeting certain criteria, the apparatus further estimating position based on the angular data;
• and
• the apparatus, if the wireless signals sensed at the apparatus are determined to comprise at least one of angular data not meeting the certain criteria or proximity data, estimating position based on proximity data derived from the sensed wireless signals.

An apparatus, comprising:

• means for sensing wireless signals at an apparatus;
• means for, if the wireless signals sensed at the apparatus are determined to comprise angular data meeting certain criteria, estimating apparatus position based on the angular data;
• and
• means for, if the wireless signals sensed at the apparatus are determined to comprise at least one of angular data not meeting the certain criteria or proximity data, estimating apparatus position based on proximity data derived from the sensed wireless signals.

A non-transitory computer storage medium in which computer program code is stored, the computer program code causing an apparatus to perform the following when executed by a processor:

• to sense wireless signals at an apparatus;
• if the wireless signals sensed at the apparatus are determined to comprise angular data meeting certain criteria, estimate apparatus position based on the angular data;
• and
• if the wireless signals sensed at the apparatus are determined to comprise at least one of angular data not meeting the certain criteria or proximity data, estimate apparatus position based on proximity data derived from the sensed wireless signals.