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US 2014/0197990 A1Published application
Method for enhancing location identity through incorporation of shorter range communication and sensing (nearlocate)
AssigneeNearverse, Inc.
InventorBoris Bogatin
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Abstract
A method of determining location of a mobile device including estimating an absolute location using long range communication estimates, estimating a relative location based on shorter-range communications, receiving location information from a plurality of peer entities, and refining the absolute location and based on the received location information.
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A method for locating a first device by a processing device, the method comprising:
- providing a positional relationship estimate between each of a population of neighboring mobile devices and the first device;
- wherein the positional relationship estimate is derived from data acquired by either the first device or the respective neighboring device;
- wherein the positional relationship estimate includes an inference of a position of first device in relation to the respective neighboring device;
- wherein a population includes one or more neighboring mobile devices;
- providing location estimates for each of the population of neighboring mobile devices using location determinations that do not rely on use of positional relationship estimates between each of a population of neighboring mobile devices and the first device;
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- deriving, by the processing device, a location estimate for the first device, through multilateration using the provided neighboring mobile devices' location estimates and the provided positional relationship estimates.
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A processing device for locating a first device, the processing device comprising:
- a processor configured to provide a positional relationship estimate between each of a population of neighboring mobile devices and the first device;
- wherein the positional relationship estimate is derived from data acquired by either the first device or the respective neighboring device;
- wherein the positional relationship estimate includes an inference of a position of first device in relation to the respective neighboring device;
- wherein a population includes one or more neighboring mobile devices;
- the processor is further configured to provide location estimates for each of the population of neighboring mobile devices using location determinations that do not rely on use of positional relationship estimates between each of a population of neighboring mobile devices and the first device;
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- the processor is further configured to derive a location estimate for the first device, through multilateration using the provided neighboring mobile devices' location estimates and the provided positional relationship estimates.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.