Locating services
AssigneeIntel Corporation
InventorsCatalin Moraru, Silviu Petria
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Abstract
A method and apparatus for locating points of interest using an ad-hoc network is provided. An exemplary method includes establishing an ad-hoc network between mobile devices and fixed location devices, wherein the fixed location devices are associated with points of interest. A distance from a mobile device to a point of interest is determined based, at least in part, on the number of hops between the mobile device and other mobile devices to reach the point of interest. A direction to the point of interest is determined based, at least in part, on the number of hops between mobile devices proximate to the mobile device and the point of interest.
Claims25
An apparatus for locating a point of interest, comprising a mobile device, wherein the mobile device comprises:
- a processor;
- a radio transceiver;
- and
- a storage device, wherein the storage device comprises code to direct the processor to:
- join an ad-hoc network;
- interface with a user to initiate navigation to a point of interest;
- determine a direction to a point of interest based, at least in part, on the number of hops between the mobile device and other mobile devices to reach the point of interest;
- and
- determine an estimated distance to the point of interest based, at least in part, on the number of hops between the mobile device and other mobile devices to reach the point of interest on the ad-hoc network.
A method for locating points of interest, comprising:
- establishing an ad-hoc network between mobile devices and fixed location devices, wherein the fixed location devices are associated with points of interest;
- determining a distance from a mobile device to a point of interest, based at least in part, on the number of hops between the mobile device and other mobile devices to reach the point of interest;
- and
- determining a direction to the point of interest, based at least in part, on the number of hops between other mobile devices proximate to the mobile device and the point of interest.
A non-transitory, machine readable medium comprising code to direct a processor to:
- establish communications with proximate devices in an ad-hoc network;
- determine a direction to a point of interest from the ad-hoc network based, at least in part, on the number of hops between the mobile device and other mobile devices to reach the point of interest;
- and
- determine a distance to a point of interest from the ad-hoc network based, at least in part, on the number of hops between the mobile device and other mobile devices.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.