Apparatus and methods for associating a location fix having a quality of service with an event occuring on a wireless device

A method for estimating a geographical position corresponding to a wireless device event, comprising:

• receiving at least one of a first geographical position data of the wireless device corresponding to a first location fix having a first Quality of Service (QoS) and a second geographical position data of the wireless device corresponding to a second location fix having a second QoS, wherein the first and second QoS result in fixes based at least partly on terrestrial wireless communication measurements, wherein at least one of the first geographical position data and the second geographical position data are derived from a Mobile Station-Assisted (MS-Assisted) mode of location determination;
• determining an estimated geographical position of the wireless device based on a predetermined relationship between the event and at least one of the first geographical position data and the second geographical position data, wherein determining an estimated geographical position of the wireless device based on a predetermined relationship comprises selecting the estimated geographical position of the wireless device from one of the first geographical position data of the wireless device and the second geographical position data of the wireless device, wherein the predetermined relationship comprises one or more time relationships comprising a time difference between (a) a time corresponding to the event and (b) a time corresponding to any one of:
• the first geographical position data and the second geographical position data;
• comparing the one or more time relationships to one or more corresponding predetermined time thresholds, wherein the one or more predetermined time thresholds comprise a predetermined time threshold and a low time threshold;
• and
• selecting the second geographic position data as a basis for the estimated geographic position if, the first geographical position data corresponds to a first fixed geographical position of the wireless device before a time corresponding to the event and the first time difference between (a) a time corresponding to the first geographical position data, and (b) a time corresponding to the event is outside of the low time threshold, and the second geographical position data corresponds to a second fixed geographic position of the wireless device after the time corresponding to the event and the second time difference between (a) the time corresponding to the first geographical position data, and (b) a time corresponding to the event is within the predetermined time threshold.

A method for estimating a geographical position corresponding to a wireless device event, comprising:

• receiving at least one of a first geographical position data of the wireless device corresponding to a first location fix having a first Quality of Service (QoS) and a second geographical position data of the wireless device corresponding to a second location fix having a second QoS, wherein the first and second QoS result in fixes based at least partly on terrestrial wireless communication measurements, wherein at least one of the first geographical position data and the second geographical position data are derived from a Mobile Station-Assisted (MS-Assisted) mode of location determination;
• determining an estimated geographical position of the wireless device based on a predetermined relationship between the event and at least one of the first geographical position data and the second geographical position data, wherein determining an estimated geographical position of the wireless device based on a predetermined relationship comprises selecting the estimated geographical position of the wireless device from one of the first geographical position data of the wireless device and the second geographical position data of the wireless device, wherein the predetermined relationship comprises one or more time relationships comprising a time difference between (a) a time corresponding to the event and (b) a time corresponding to any one of:
• the first geographical position data and the second geographical position data;
• comparing the one or more time relationships to one or more corresponding predetermined time thresholds, wherein the one or more predetermined time thresholds comprise a predetermined time threshold and a low time threshold;
• and
• selecting one of the first geographical position data and the second geographical position data as a basis for the estimated geographical position if:
• the first geographical position data corresponds to a first fixed geographical position of the wireless device before a time corresponding to the event and the first time difference between (a) a time corresponding to the first geographical position data, and (b) a time corresponding to the event is within the low time threshold, and the second geographical position data corresponds to a second fixed geographic position of the wireless device after the time corresponding to the event and the second time difference between (a) a time corresponding to the first geographical position data, and (b) a time corresponding to the event is within the predetermined time threshold.

An apparatus for estimating a geographical position corresponding to a wireless device event, comprising:

• an event position determination module operable to receive at least one of a first set of location fix information of the wireless device corresponding to a first location fix having a first Quality of Service (QoS) and a second set of location fix information of the wireless device corresponding to a second location fix having a second QoS, wherein the first and second QoS result in fixes based at least partly on terrestrial wireless communication measurements;
• event position determination logic included in the module and operable to:
• determine an estimated geographical position of the wireless device to associate with the event based on a predetermined relationship between the event and at least one of the first set of location fix information and the second set of location fix information, wherein the event corresponds to a predetermined operation of the wireless device;
• determine the estimated geographical position based upon selecting one of the first location fix information and the second location fix information, wherein the predetermined relationship comprises one or more time relationships comprising a time difference between (a) an event time corresponding to the event and (b) a time corresponding to either one of the first location fix information and the second location fix information,
• compare the one or more time relationships to one or more corresponding predetermined time thresholds;
• and
• select the first location fix information as a basis for the estimated geographic position if, the first location fix information corresponds to a first fixed geographical position of the wireless device before a time corresponding to the event and a first time difference between (a) a time corresponding to the first location fix information, and (b) a time corresponding to the event is within the low time threshold, and the second location fix information corresponds to a second fixed geographic position of the wireless device after the time corresponding to the event and a second time difference between (a) the time corresponding to the first location fix information, and (b) a time corresponding to the event is outside of the predetermined time threshold.

An apparatus for estimating a geographical position corresponding to a wireless device event, comprising:

• an event position determination module operable to receive at least one of a first set of location fix information of the wireless device corresponding to a first location fix having a first Quality of Service (QoS) and a second set of location fix information of the wireless device corresponding to a second location fix having a second QoS, wherein the first and second QoS result in fixes based at least partly on terrestrial wireless communication measurements;
• event position determination logic included in the module and operable to:
• determine an estimated geographical position of the wireless device to associate with the event based on a predetermined relationship between the event and at least one of the first set of location fix information and the second set of location fix information, wherein the event corresponds to a predetermined operation of the wireless device;
• determine the estimated geographical position based upon selecting one of the first location fix information and the second location fix information, wherein the predetermined relationship comprises one or more time relationships comprising a time difference between (a) an event time corresponding to the event and (b) a time corresponding to either one of the first location fix information and the second location fix information,
• compare the one or more time relationships to one or more corresponding predetermined time thresholds;
• and
• select the second location fix information as a basis for the estimated geographic position if, the first location fix information corresponds to a first fixed geographical position of the wireless device before a time corresponding to the event and a first time difference between (a) a time corresponding to the first location fix information, and (b) a time corresponding to the event is outside of the low time threshold, and the second location fix information corresponds to a second fixed geographic position of the wireless device after the time corresponding to the event and a second time difference between (a) the time corresponding to the first location fix information, and (b) a time corresponding to the event is within the predetermined time threshold.

An apparatus for estimating a geographical position corresponding to a wireless device event, comprising:

• an event position determination module operable to receive at least one of a first set of location fix information of the wireless device corresponding to a first location fix having a first Quality of Service (QoS) and a second set of location fix information of the wireless device corresponding to a second location fix having a second QoS, wherein the first and second QoS result in fixes based at least partly on terrestrial wireless communication measurements;
• event position determination logic included in the module and operable to:
• determine an estimated geographical position of the wireless device to associate with the event based on a predetermined relationship between the event and at least one of the first set of location fix information and the second set of location fix information, wherein the event corresponds to a predetermined operation of the wireless device;
• determine the estimated geographical position based upon selecting one of the first location fix information and the second location fix information, wherein the predetermined relationship comprises one or more time relationships comprising a time difference between (a) an event time corresponding to the event and (b) a time corresponding to either one of the first location fix information and the second location fix information,
• compare the one or more time relationships to one or more corresponding predetermined time thresholds;
• and
• select one of the first location fix information and the second location fix information as the estimated geographical position if, the first location fix information corresponds to a first fixed geographical position of the wireless device before a time corresponding to the event and a first time difference between (a) a time corresponding to the first location fix information, and (b) a time corresponding to the event is within the low time threshold, and the second location fix information corresponds to a second fixed geographic position of the wireless device after the time corresponding to the event and a second time difference between (a) the time corresponding to the first location fix information, and (b) a time corresponding to the event is within the predetermined time threshold.

An apparatus for estimating a geographical position corresponding to a wireless device event, comprising:

• means for receiving at least one of a first geographical position data of the wireless device corresponding to a first location fix having a first Quality of Service (QoS) and a second geographical position data of the wireless device corresponding to a second location fix having a second QoS, wherein the first and second QoS result in fixes based at least partly on terrestrial wireless communication measurements, wherein at least one of the first geographical position data and the second geographical position data are derived from a Mobile Station-Assisted (MS-Assisted) mode of location determination;
• means for determining an estimated geographical position of the wireless device based on a predetermined relationship between the event and at least one of the first geographical position data and the second geographical position data, wherein determining an estimated geographical position of the wireless device based on a predetermined relationship comprises selecting the estimated geographical position of the wireless device from one of the first geographical position data of the wireless device and the second geographical position data of the wireless device, wherein the predetermined relationship comprises one or more time relationships comprising a time difference between (a) a time corresponding to the event and (b) a time corresponding to any one of:
• the first geographical position data and the second geographical position data;
• means for comparing the one or more time relationships to one or more corresponding predetermined time thresholds, wherein the one or more predetermined time thresholds comprise a predetermined time threshold and a low time threshold;
• and
• means for selecting the first geographic position data as a basis for the estimated geographic position if, the first geographical position data corresponds to a first fixed geographical position of the wireless device before a time corresponding to the event and the first time difference between (a) a time corresponding to the first geographical position data, and (b) a time corresponding to the event is within the low time threshold, and the second geographical position data corresponds to a second fixed geographic position of the wireless device after the time corresponding to the event and the second time difference between (a) the time corresponding to the first geographical position data, and (b) a time corresponding to the event is outside of the predetermined time threshold.

An apparatus for estimating a geographical position corresponding to a wireless device event, comprising:

• means for receiving at least one of a first geographical position data of the wireless device corresponding to a first location fix having a first Quality of Service (QoS) and a second geographical position data of the wireless device corresponding to a second location fix having a second QoS, wherein the first and second QoS result in fixes based at least partly on terrestrial wireless communication measurements, wherein at least one of the first geographical position data and the second geographical position data are derived from a Mobile Station-Assisted (MS-Assisted) mode of location determination;
• means for determining an estimated geographical position of the wireless device based on a predetermined relationship between the event and at least one of the first geographical position data and the second geographical position data, wherein determining an estimated geographical position of the wireless device based on a predetermined relationship comprises selecting the estimated geographical position of the wireless device from one of the first geographical position data of the wireless device and the second geographical position data of the wireless device, wherein the predetermined relationship comprises one or more time relationships comprising a time difference between (a) a time corresponding to the event and (b) a time corresponding to any one of:
• the first geographical position data and the second geographical position data;
• means for comparing the one or more time relationships to one or more corresponding predetermined time thresholds, wherein the one or more predetermined time thresholds comprise a predetermined time threshold and a low time threshold;
• and
• means for selecting the second geographic position data as a basis for the estimated geographic position if, the first geographical position data corresponds to a first fixed geographical position of the wireless device before a time corresponding to the event and the first time difference between (a) a time corresponding to the first geographical position data, and (b) a time corresponding to the event is outside of the low time threshold, and the second geographical position data corresponds to a second fixed geographic position of the wireless device after the time corresponding to the event and the second time difference between (a) the time corresponding to the first geographical position data, and (b) a time corresponding to the event is within the predetermined time threshold.

An apparatus for estimating a geographical position corresponding to a wireless device event, comprising:

• means for receiving at least one of a first geographical position data of the wireless device corresponding to a first location fix having a first Quality of Service (QoS) and a second geographical position data of the wireless device corresponding to a second location fix having a second QoS, wherein the first and second QoS result in fixes based at least partly on terrestrial wireless communication measurements, wherein at least one of the first geographical position data and the second geographical position data are derived from a Mobile Station-Assisted (MS-Assisted) mode of location determination;
• means for determining an estimated geographical position of the wireless device based on a predetermined relationship between the event and at least one of the first geographical position data and the second geographical position data, wherein determining an estimated geographical position of the wireless device based on a predetermined relationship comprises selecting the estimated geographical position of the wireless device from one of the first geographical position data of the wireless device and the second geographical position data of the wireless device, wherein the predetermined relationship comprises one or more time relationships comprising a time difference between (a) a time corresponding to the event and (b) a time corresponding to any one of:
• the first geographical position data and the second geographical position data;
• means for comparing the one or more time relationships to one or more corresponding predetermined time thresholds, wherein the one or more predetermined time thresholds comprise a predetermined time threshold and a low time threshold;
• and
• means for selecting one of the first geographical position data and the second geographical position data as a basis for the estimated geographical position if:
• the first geographical position data corresponds to a first fixed geographical position of the wireless device before a time corresponding to the event and the first time difference between (a) a time corresponding to the first geographical position data, and (b) a time corresponding to the event is within the low time threshold, and the second geographical position data corresponds to a second fixed geographic position of the wireless device after the time corresponding to the event and the second time difference between (a) a time corresponding to the first geographical position data, and (b) a time corresponding to the event is within the predetermined time threshold.

A computer program product for estimating a geographical position corresponding to a wireless device event, comprising:

• a non-transitory computer read-readable medium, comprising:
• code for causing at least one computer to receive at least one of a first geographical position data of the wireless device corresponding to a first location fix having a first Quality of Service (QoS) and a second geographical position data of the wireless device corresponding to a second location fix having a second QoS, wherein the first and second QoS result in fixes based at least partly on terrestrial wireless communication measurements, wherein at least one of the first geographical position data and the second geographical position data are derived from a Mobile Station-Assisted (MS-Assisted) mode of location determination;
• code for causing at least one computer to determine an estimated geographical position of the wireless device based on a predetermined relationship between the event and at least one of the first geographical position data and the second geographical position data, wherein determining an estimated geographical position of the wireless device based on a predetermined relationship comprises selecting the estimated geographical position of the wireless device from one of the first geographical position data of the wireless device and the second geographical position data of the wireless device, wherein the predetermined relationship comprises one or more time relationships comprising a time difference between (a) a time corresponding to the event and (b) a time corresponding to any one of:
• the first geographical position data and the second geographical position data;
• code for causing at least one computer to compare the one or more time relationships to one or more corresponding predetermined time thresholds, wherein the one or more predetermined time thresholds comprise a predetermined time threshold and a low time threshold;
• and
• code for causing at least one computer to select the first geographic position data as a basis for the estimated geographic position if, the first geographical position data corresponds to a first fixed geographical position of the wireless device before a time corresponding to the event and the first time difference between (a) a time corresponding to the first geographical position data, and (b) a time corresponding to the event is within the low time threshold, and the second geographical position data corresponds to a second fixed geographic position of the wireless device after the time corresponding to the event and the second time difference between (a) the time corresponding to the first geographical position data, and (b) a time corresponding to the event is outside of the predetermined time threshold.

A computer program product for estimating a geographical position corresponding to a wireless device event, comprising:

• a non-transitory computer read-readable medium, comprising:
• code for causing at least one computer to receive at least one of a first geographical position data of the wireless device corresponding to a first location fix having a first Quality of Service (QoS) and a second geographical position data of the wireless device corresponding to a second location fix having a second QoS, wherein the first and second QoS result in fixes based at least partly on terrestrial wireless communication measurements, wherein at least one of the first geographical position data and the second geographical position data are derived from a Mobile Station-Assisted (MS-Assisted) mode of location determination;
• code for causing at least one computer to determine an estimated geographical position of the wireless device based on a predetermined relationship between the event and at least one of the first geographical position data and the second geographical position data, wherein determining an estimated geographical position of the wireless device based on a predetermined relationship comprises selecting the estimated geographical position of the wireless device from one of the first geographical position data of the wireless device and the second geographical position data of the wireless device, wherein the predetermined relationship comprises one or more time relationships comprising a time difference between (a) a time corresponding to the event and (b) a time corresponding to any one of:
• the first geographical position data and the second geographical position data;
• code for causing at least one computer to compare the one or more time relationships to one or more corresponding predetermined time thresholds, wherein the one or more predetermined time thresholds comprise a predetermined time threshold and a low time threshold;
• and
• code for causing at least one computer to select the second geographic position data as a basis for the estimated geographic position if, the first geographical position data corresponds to a first fixed geographical position of the wireless device before a time corresponding to the event and the first time difference between (a) a time corresponding to the first geographical position data, and (b) a time corresponding to the event is outside of the low time threshold, and the second geographical position data corresponds to a second fixed geographic position of the wireless device after the time corresponding to the event and the second time difference between (a) the time corresponding to the first geographical position data, and (b) a time corresponding to the event is within the predetermined time threshold.

A computer program product for estimating a geographical position corresponding to a wireless device event, comprising:

• a non-transitory computer read-readable medium, comprising:
• code for causing at least one computer to receive at least one of a first geographical position data of the wireless device corresponding to a first location fix having a first Quality of Service (QoS) and a second geographical position data of the wireless device corresponding to a second location fix having a second QoS, wherein the first and second QoS result in fixes based at least partly on terrestrial wireless communication measurements, wherein at least one of the first geographical position data and the second geographical position data are derived from a Mobile Station-Assisted (MS-Assisted) mode of location determination;
• code for causing at least one computer to determine an estimated geographical position of the wireless device based on a predetermined relationship between the event and at least one of the first geographical position data and the second geographical position data, wherein determining an estimated geographical position of the wireless device based on a predetermined relationship comprises selecting the estimated geographical position of the wireless device from one of the first geographical position data of the wireless device and the second geographical position data of the wireless device, wherein the predetermined relationship comprises one or more time relationships comprising a time difference between (a) a time corresponding to the event and (b) a time corresponding to any one of:
• the first geographical position data and the second geographical position data;
• code for causing at least one computer to compare the one or more time relationships to one or more corresponding predetermined time thresholds, wherein the one or more predetermined time thresholds comprise a predetermined time threshold and a low time threshold;
• and
• code for causing at least one computer to select one of the first geographical position data and the second geographical position data as a basis for the estimated geographical position if:
• the first geographical position data corresponds to a first fixed geographical position of the wireless device before a time corresponding to the event and the first time difference between (a) a time corresponding to the first geographical position data, and (b) a time corresponding to the event is within the low time threshold, and the second geographical position data corresponds to a second fixed geographic position of the wireless device after the time corresponding to the event and the second time difference between (a) a time corresponding to the first geographical position data, and (b) a time corresponding to the event is within the predetermined time threshold.