Utilizing mobile wireless access gateways for location and context purposes

    公开(公告)号:US10887726B2

    公开(公告)日:2021-01-05

    申请号:US15961411

    申请日:2018-04-24

    申请人: Apple Inc.

    摘要: Methods, program products, and systems of using a mobile WAP for location and context purposes are disclosed. In general, in one aspect, a server can estimate an effective location of a wireless access gateway using harvested data. The server can harvest location data from multiple mobile devices. The harvested data can include a location of each mobile device and an identifier of a wireless access gateway that is located within a communication range of the mobile device. In some implementations, the server can identify a mobile wireless access gateway based on a distance comparison. Data indicating the mobility of a wireless access gateway can be used by a mobile device to initiate one or more actions, including managing power of the mobile device, modifying entrance and exit conditions of virtual fences and determining a context of the mobile device.

    Coarse location estimation for mobile devices

    公开(公告)号:US10681666B2

    公开(公告)日:2020-06-09

    申请号:US14479228

    申请日:2014-09-05

    申请人: Apple Inc.

    摘要: Coarse location estimation for mobile devices is disclosed for detecting mobile device presence at general locations of interest and switching operating modes and services for one or more location context aware applications. In some implementations, sensor data is received from a plurality of data sources at a location. For each data source, a first probability is estimated that the mobile device is at the location based on sensor data from the data sources. A second probability is estimated that the mobile device is not at the location based on sensor data from the data sources. The first and second estimated probabilities are statistically combined to generate a third estimated probability that the mobile device is at the location.

    Detecting mobile access points
    3.
    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US10349374B2

    公开(公告)日:2019-07-09

    申请号:US15225673

    申请日:2016-08-01

    申请人: Apple Inc.

    IPC分类号: H04W64/00

    摘要: In some implementations, a method includes receiving, from a server, location data identifying locations of access points and mobile access points. A mobile device may determine an identifier of an access point within a communication range. The identifier is compared with the location data to identify parameters for the access point. The access point is determined to be a mobile access point based on the identified parameters included in the location data. In response to identifying the mobile access point, operating parameters executed by the mobile device are updated.

    EXTENDING A RADIO MAP
    5.
    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20180352379A1

    公开(公告)日:2018-12-06

    申请号:US15710568

    申请日:2017-09-20

    申请人: Apple Inc.

    IPC分类号: H04W4/02 G01S5/02 G01C21/20

    摘要: A method comprising: receiving a radio map of an indoor venue using survey data collected by a survey device positioned throughout the venue, the radio map including a boundary; obtaining harvest data that correspond to locations that are outside of the boundary; filtering the harvest data; and extending the radio map using the survey data and the filtered harvest data, wherein the extended radio map is defined at least in part by an extension of the boundary.

    Range-free proximity determination

    公开(公告)号:US10080103B2

    公开(公告)日:2018-09-18

    申请号:US15891453

    申请日:2018-02-08

    申请人: Apple Inc.

    摘要: Techniques of range free proximity determination are described. A mobile device can determine an entry into or exit from a proximity fence upon determining that the mobile device is sufficiently close to a signal source. The proximity fence can be a virtual fence defined by the signal source and associated with a service. The mobile device can detect signals from multiple signal sources. The mobile device can determine that, among the signal sources, one or more signal sources are located closest to the mobile device based on a ranking of the signal sources using signal strength. The mobile device can determine a probability indicating a confident level of the ranking. The mobile device can determine that the mobile device entered or exited a proximity fence associated with a highest ranked signal source satisfying a confidence threshold.

    Venue data prefetch
    10.
    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US09838848B2

    公开(公告)日:2017-12-05

    申请号:US14866769

    申请日:2015-09-25

    申请人: Apple Inc.

    IPC分类号: H04W24/00 H04W4/02 H04W4/04

    CPC分类号: H04W4/029 H04W4/046 H04W24/00

    摘要: Methods, systems, and computer program product for prefetching location data based on predicted user behavior. A mobile device can request, from a user routine subsystem of the mobile device, a list of locations that a user of the mobile device routinely visits while the user carries the mobile device. The mobile device can determine a cluster of these locations that are within a specified distance between one another. The mobile device can request location data for these locations from a location server, even if the user is not at one of these locations. The location data can include a venue map and a venue location fingerprint. Upon detecting that the user entered a venue at one of these locations, the mobile device can determine a location of the user inside of the venue using the venue location fingerprint. The mobile device can then display the location on a venue map.