Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Determining device locations using movement, signal strength
- Patent Title (中): 使用移动,信号强度确定设备位置
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Application No.: US15005126Application Date: 2016-01-25
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Publication No.: US09594150B2Publication Date: 2017-03-14
- Inventor: Arvind Thiagarajan
- Applicant: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
- Applicant Address: US NV Reno
- Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
- Current Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US NV Reno
- Agency: Lee & Hayes, PLLC
- Main IPC: G01S5/10
- IPC: G01S5/10 ; H04W64/00 ; G01S5/02

Abstract:
Techniques for precisely determining a location of a mobile computing device based on both wireless signal strengths measured at the mobile computing device and movement of the device. The wireless signal strengths may represent the strength of a connection between the device and wireless access points (WAPs), cellular towers, or the like. Furthermore, the techniques described herein may utilize movement data provided by the device. For instance, the device may include an accelerometer, a gyroscope, and/or any other components configured to recognize when a device is moving, a direction that the device is moving, or the like. In one example, the accelerometer reports when the device has moved by a certain amount, while the gyroscope reports a direction in which the device is moving. The techniques then utilize this information in addition to the wireless signal strengths to estimate locations of the device as the device moves over time.
Public/Granted literature
- US20160139239A1 DETERMINING DEVICE LOCATIONS USING MOVEMENT, SIGNAL STRENGTH Public/Granted day:2016-05-19
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