公开(公告)号：US09020522B2

公开(公告)日：2015-04-28

申请号：US12732874

申请日：2010-03-26

申请人： Dave Murray ,  Charles Abraham ,  Mark Buer ,  David Garrett ,  Jeyhan Karaoguz ,  David Lundgren

发明人： Dave Murray ,  Charles Abraham ,  Mark Buer ,  David Garrett ,  Jeyhan Karaoguz ,  David Lundgren

IPC分类号： H04W24/00 ,  H04W4/02

CPC分类号： H04W4/02

摘要： A mobile device may be operable to collect location data for a RF node and cache the collected location data in the mobile device. Resources that may be utilized for improving the uploading of the cached location data to a location server may be determined by the mobile device. The cached location data may be communicated, to the location server for updating a location database, by the mobile device utilizing the determined resources. The mobile device may determine and utilize an opportunistic transport based on a data usage and/or an access. The mobile device may store a subset of the location database locally for comparing with the cached location data for redundancy. The compared location data may be transmitted by the mobile device to the location server for updating the location database if the compared location data are not redundant data.

摘要翻译： 移动设备可以用于收集RF节点的位置数据，并且将收集的位置数据缓存在移动设备中。 可用于改进缓存的位置数据上传到位置服务器的资源可以由移动设备确定。 缓存的位置数据可以由移动设备利用确定的资源传送到位置服务器以更新位置数据库。 移动设备可以基于数据使用和/或访问来确定和利用机会性传输。 移动设备可以本地存储位置数据库的子集，以便与用于冗余的高速缓存的位置数据进行比较。 如果所比较的位置数据不是冗余数据，则比较的位置数据可以由移动设备发送到位置服务器以更新位置数据库。

公开(公告)号：US08958815B2

公开(公告)日：2015-02-17

申请号：US12732922

申请日：2010-03-26

申请人： Mark Buer ,  Charles Abraham ,  David Garrett ,  Jeyhan Karaoguz ,  David Lundgren ,  David Murray

发明人： Mark Buer ,  Charles Abraham ,  David Garrett ,  Jeyhan Karaoguz ,  David Lundgren ,  David Murray

IPC分类号： H04W64/00 ,  G01S5/12 ,  G01S11/08

CPC分类号： H04W64/00 ,  G01S5/12 ,  G01S11/06 ,  G01S11/08 ,  H04W4/02 ,  H04W12/06 ,  H04W48/04 ,  H04W52/283

摘要： A transmitting communication device may iteratively adjust its transmit power, and may estimate, based on iterative transmit power adjustment, relative location of a receiving communication device. The transmit power may be initialized to a maximum value, and the transmit power may be iteratively reduced until connectivity with the receiving communication device is lost. The loss of connectivity may be determined based on reception of responses to ping messages transmitted by the transmitting communication device. The transmitting communication device may authenticate the receiving communication device and/or a user of the receiving communication device. The authentication may comprises utilizing transmit power adjustment and/or relative location estimation therefrom to ensure that a separation between the devices does not exceed a maximum value. The transmitting communication device may generate location info associated with the receiving communication device based on the relative location estimation, and may communicate the location info to a location server.

摘要翻译： 发射通信设备可以迭代地调整其发射功率，并且可以基于迭代发射功率调整来估计接收通信设备的相对位置。 发射功率可以被初始化为最大值，并且可以迭代地减少发射功率，直到与接收通信设备的连接丢失。 可以基于对由发送通信设备发送的ping消息的响应的接收来确定连接性的损失。 发送通信设备可以认证接收通信设备和/或接收通信设备的用户。 认证可以包括利用传输功率调整和/或相对位置估计来确保设备之间的间隔不超过最大值。 发送通信设备可以基于相对位置估计生成与接收通信设备相关联的位置信息，并且可以将位置信息传送到位置服务器。

公开(公告)号：US08831507B2

公开(公告)日：2014-09-09

申请号：US12732986

申请日：2010-03-26

申请人： Dave Murray ,  Charles Abraham ,  Mark Buer ,  David Garrett ,  Jeyhan Karaoguz ,  David Lundgren

发明人： Dave Murray ,  Charles Abraham ,  Mark Buer ,  David Garrett ,  Jeyhan Karaoguz ,  David Lundgren

IPC分类号： H04B5/00

CPC分类号： G01S5/02

摘要： Whenever a mobile device in a building is within proximity of a RF communication device, the mobile device may be operable to receive location information transmitted, for example by broadcasting it, from a RF communication device. The transmitted location information comprises altitude information of the RF communication device. At least an altitude of the mobile device may be determined based on the received altitude information of the RF communication device. The RF communication device may be located in an elevator car and/or on a particular floor in the building. Whenever the RF communication device is located in the elevator car, the altitude information of the RF communication device may be received by the RF communication device from an elevator controller. In instances when the RF communication device also transmits its latitude/longitude (LAT/LON), the mobile device may be operable to determine a 3-dimentional (3D) location of the mobile device.

摘要翻译： 每当建筑物中的移动设备在RF通信设备附近时，移动设备可以可操作地从RF通信设备接收例如通过广播来发送的位置信息。 所发送的位置信息包括RF通信设备的高度信息。 可以基于RF通信设备的接收的高度信息来确定移动设备的至少高度。 RF通信设备可以位于建筑物中的电梯轿厢和/或特定楼层中。 每当RF通信设备位于电梯轿厢中时，RF通信设备的高度信息可以由RF通信设备从电梯控制器接收。 在RF通信设备也发送其纬度/经度（LAT / LON）的情况下，移动设备可以用于确定移动设备的3维（3D）位置。

公开(公告)号：US08350755B2

公开(公告)日：2013-01-08

申请号：US12748212

申请日：2010-03-26

申请人： Charles Abraham ,  Mark Buer ,  David Garrett ,  Jeyhan Karaoguz ,  David Albert Lundgren ,  David Murray

发明人： Charles Abraham ,  Mark Buer ,  David Garrett ,  Jeyhan Karaoguz ,  David Albert Lundgren ,  David Murray

IPC分类号： G01S19/05 ,  G01S19/25

CPC分类号： G01S19/05 ,  G01S19/27

摘要： A communication device within a GNSS group propagates GNSS assistance data to one or more other communication devices in the GNSS group utilizing direct device-to-device connections. The GNSS assistance data comprises ephemeris received from one or more GNSS satellites and/or predicted ephemeris. As a source device, the communication device generates, and/or acquires from other resources such as a remote location server, the predicted ephemeris. As a destination device, the communication device receives existing GNSS assistance data from a source device and/or other communication devices in the GNSS group. A GNSS position for the communication device and corresponding time information are used to refresh the received GNSS assistance data. In instances where the communication device further acts as a relay device, the refreshed GNSS assistance data is relayed to other communication devices over wired and/or wireless direct device-to-device connections utilizing appropriate communication technologies such as WiFi, Bluetooth and/or Bluetooth low energy.

摘要翻译： GNSS组内的通信设备使用直接的设备到设备连接将GNSS辅助数据传播到GNSS组中的一个或多个其他通信设备。 GNSS辅助数据包括从一个或多个GNSS卫星和/或预测星历接收的星历。 作为源设备，通信设备生成和/或从诸如远程位置服务器的其他资源获取预测星历。 作为目的地设备，通信设备从GNSS设备和/或其他通信设备接收现有的GNSS辅助数据。 用于通信设备的GNSS位置和对应的时间信息用于刷新接收到的GNSS辅助数据。 在通信设备进一步充当中继设备的情况下，通过使用适当的通信技术（例如WiFi，蓝牙和/或蓝牙），刷新的GNSS辅助数据通过有线和/或无线直接设备到设备连接中继到其他通信设备 低能量。

公开(公告)号：US20110227788A1

公开(公告)日：2011-09-22

申请号：US12748016

申请日：2010-03-26

申请人： David Lundgren ,  Charles Abraham ,  Mark Buer ,  David Garrett ,  Jeyhan Karaoguz ,  David Murray

发明人： David Lundgren ,  Charles Abraham ,  Mark Buer ,  David Garrett ,  Jeyhan Karaoguz ,  David Murray

IPC分类号： G01S19/45 ,  G01S19/51

CPC分类号： G01S19/49 ,  G01C21/206 ,  H04W4/029

摘要： A mobile device may determine its initial absolute location; may track using a plurality of sensors, its movements relative to the initial absolute location; and may generate location related data for a location based on that tracking. Tracking movement of the mobile device may comprise generating data corresponding to three-dimensional (3D) linear and/or rotational changes in position and/or location of the mobile device. The initial absolute location may be determined directly by the mobile device, based on GNSS signals and/or assisted GNSS (A-GNSS) data received from one or more location servers; and/or it may be estimated based on a location of a communication device that is communicatively coupled to the mobile device. The generated location related data may propagated by the mobile device to other mobile and/or communication devices, and/or to the location servers, where a reference database for supporting location related services (LBS) may be updated accordingly.

摘要翻译： 移动设备可以确定其初始绝对位置; 可以使用多个传感器跟踪其相对于初始绝对位置的移动; 并且可以基于该跟踪来生成针对位置的位置相关数据。 移动设备的跟踪移动可以包括生成对应于移动设备的位置和/或位置的三维（3D）线性和/或旋转改变的数据。 可以基于从一个或多个位置服务器接收的GNSS信号和/或辅助GNSS（A-GNSS）数据，由移动设备直接确定初始绝对位置; 和/或可以基于通信地耦合到移动设备的通信设备的位置来估计。 生成的位置相关数据可以由移动设备传播到其他移动和/或通信设备和/或位置服务器，其中可以相应地更新用于支持位置相关服务（LBS）的参考数据库。

公开(公告)号：US20110207472A1

公开(公告)日：2011-08-25

申请号：US12748225

申请日：2010-03-26

申请人： Charles Abraham ,  Mark Buer ,  David Garrett ,  Jeyhan Karaoguz ,  David Albert Lundgren ,  David Murray

发明人： Charles Abraham ,  Mark Buer ,  David Garrett ,  Jeyhan Karaoguz ,  David Albert Lundgren ,  David Murray

IPC分类号： H04W64/00

CPC分类号： A47G33/00

摘要： A wireless access point comprising a cellular receiver receives radio signals from a cellular base station. A cellular reference clock, synchronized to the cellular base station, is detected from the received radio signals. The detected cellular reference clock is utilized to stabilize a local access point clock for GNSS positioning. A clock difference between the local access point clock and the detected cellular reference clock is determined and the local access point clock may be adjusted accordingly. The adjusted local access point clock is utilized for clocking communications between the wireless access point and other communication devices. A time offset between the adjusted local access point clock and the detected cellular reference clock is provided to a remote location server. The remote location server retrieves time offset information from wireless access points served by the cellular base station so as to determine relative distances among the wireless access points.

摘要翻译： 包括蜂窝接收器的无线接入点从蜂窝基站接收无线电信号。 从接收到的无线电信号中检测到与蜂窝基站同步的蜂窝基准时钟。 检测到的蜂窝基准时钟用于稳定用于GNSS定位的本地接入点时钟。 确定本地接入点时钟与检测到的蜂窝基准时钟之间的时钟差，并且相应地调整本地接入点时钟。 经调整的本地接入点时钟用于对无线接入点和其他通信设备之间的通信进行时钟。 调整后的本地接入点时钟与检测到的蜂窝基准时钟之间的时间偏移被提供给远程位置服务器。 远程位置服务器从蜂窝基站服务的无线接入点检索时间偏移信息，以便确定无线接入点之间的相对距离。

公开(公告)号：US20110207471A1

公开(公告)日：2011-08-25

申请号：US12748010

申请日：2010-03-26

申请人： Dave Murray ,  Charles Abraham ,  Mark Buer ,  David Garrett ,  Jeyhan Karaoguz ,  David Lundgren

发明人： Dave Murray ,  Charles Abraham ,  Mark Buer ,  David Garrett ,  Jeyhan Karaoguz ,  David Lundgren

IPC分类号： H04W64/00

CPC分类号： G01S19/49 ,  H04W64/00

摘要： A mobile device may be operable to receive historical location trail information of a building. A location of the mobile device within the building may be determined by placing, moving or snapping a reference location of the mobile device onto a trail according to the received historical location trail information. The historical location trail information may be acquired from a location server. The historical location trail information stored in the location server may be generated using a plurality of location samples that are provided by one or more other mobile devices that have been within the building. The historical location trail information may also be acquired from an indoor map of the building that is used by the mobile device for navigation within the building. The determined location of the mobile device may then be utilized by the mobile device to navigate within the building for location-based services.

摘要翻译： 移动设备可以用于接收建筑物的历史位置跟踪信息。 可以通过根据接收的历史位置跟踪信息将移动设备的参考位置放置，移动或捕捉到路径上来确定建筑物内的移动设备的位置。 可以从位置服务器获取历史位置跟踪信息。 可以使用由建筑物内的一个或多个其他移动设备提供的多个位置样本来生成存储在位置服务器中的历史位置跟踪信息。 历史位置跟踪信息也可以从建筑物的室内地图获取，该建筑物的室内地图由建筑物内的移动设备用于导航。 移动设备的确定的位置然后可以被移动设备用于在建筑物内导航以用于基于位置的服务。

公开(公告)号：US20110201336A1

公开(公告)日：2011-08-18

申请号：US12729208

申请日：2010-03-22

申请人： David Garrett ,  Charles Abraham ,  Mark Buer ,  Jeyhan Karaoguz ,  David Albert Lundgren ,  David Murray

发明人： David Garrett ,  Charles Abraham ,  Mark Buer ,  Jeyhan Karaoguz ,  David Albert Lundgren ,  David Murray

IPC分类号： H04W36/34

CPC分类号： H04W36/0066 ,  H04W36/30

摘要： A multi-radio mobile device receives data transmission of a session from a serving access network in a heterogeneous network system comprising difference access networks. A handoff is performed based on the received data transmissions. User-level QoS for the wireless communication session is adjusted during the handoff based on connection QoS information in the current location of the multi-radio mobile device and/or a velocity of the multi-radio mobile device. Location-based network connection information, comprising call drop information and the connection QoS information, in the current location of the multi-radio mobile device is acquired from a location server. A target access network or a different base station in the serving access network associated with the highest connection QoS is selected. The user-level QoS is adjusted during the handoff for receiving the wireless communication session from the selected target access network or the different base station in the serving access network.

摘要翻译： 多无线电移动设备在包括不同接入网络的异构网络系统中从服务接入网接收会话的数据传输。 基于所接收的数据传输来执行切换。 基于多无线电移动设备的当前位置中的连接QoS信息和/或多无线电移动设备的速度，在切换期间调整无线通信会话的用户级QoS。 从位置服务器获取在多无线电移动设备的当前位置中包括呼叫丢弃信息和连接QoS信息的基于位置的网络连接信息。 选择与最高连接QoS相关联的服务接入网络中的目标接入网络或不同的基站。 在切换期间调整用户级QoS，以从所选择的目标接入网络或服务接入网络中的不同基站接收无线通信会话。

公开(公告)号：US20110199259A1

公开(公告)日：2011-08-18

申请号：US12748240

申请日：2010-03-26

申请人： Jeyhan Karaoguz ,  Charles Abraham ,  Mark Buer ,  David Garrett ,  David Albert Lundgren ,  David Murray

发明人： Jeyhan Karaoguz ,  Charles Abraham ,  Mark Buer ,  David Garrett ,  David Albert Lundgren ,  David Murray

IPC分类号： G01S19/45

CPC分类号： G01S19/48

摘要： A GNSS enabled mobile device moves from a first area where GNSS signal quality and/or level is above a threshold to a second area where GNSS signal quality and/or level is below the threshold. The GNSS enabled mobile device in the second area determines its own location utilizing previous GNSS measurements in the first area. GNSS signals are received to calculate GNSS measurements whenever the GNSS enabled mobile device is in the first area. The calculated GNSS measurements are utilized to determine a location of the GNSS enabled mobile device within the first area. The GNSS enabled mobile device in the second area utilizes the most current GNSS measurements in the first area to determine its own location. Sensors such as an image sensor, a light sensor, an audio sensor and/or a location sensor are used to refine the location of the GNSS enabled mobile device in the second area.

摘要翻译： 支持GNSS的移动设备从GNSS信号质量和/或电平高于阈值的第一区域移动到GNSS信号质量和/或电平低于阈值的第二区域。 第二区域中的支持GNSS的移动设备利用在第一区域中的先前的GNSS测量来确定其自己的位置。 每当GNSS使能的移动设备处于第一区域时，GNSS信号被接收以计算GNSS测量。 所计算的GNSS测量用于确定在第一区域内支持GNSS的移动设备的位置。 第二区域中支持GNSS的移动设备利用第一区域中最新的GNSS测量来确定其自己的位置。 诸如图像传感器，光传感器，音频传感器和/或位置传感器的传感器被用来改善在第二区域中支持GNSS的移动设备的位置。

公开(公告)号：US20110199255A1

公开(公告)日：2011-08-18

申请号：US12732913

申请日：2010-03-26

申请人： Dave Murray ,  Charles Abraham ,  Mark Buer ,  David Garrett ,  Jeyhan Karaoguz ,  David Lundgren

发明人： Dave Murray ,  Charles Abraham ,  Mark Buer ,  David Garrett ,  Jeyhan Karaoguz ,  David Lundgren

IPC分类号： G01S19/40 ,  G01S3/02

CPC分类号： G01S19/40 ,  G01S5/021 ,  G01S5/0226 ,  G01S19/46

摘要： A location server may be operable to refine a location for a RF node based on a weight applied to one or more location samples that are received from one or more mobile devices. The received location samples may be weighted based on a manufacturer and/or a model information of each of the mobile devices, properties and/or conditions of a RF environment associated with each of the mobile devices, a GNSS dilution of precision, motion sensors used by each of the mobile devices and/or a geometrical population condition associated with each of the mobile devices within range of the RF node. A valid location for the RF node may be generated utilizing the weighted location samples. The location server may update location information for the RF node, which may be stored in a location database, utilizing the valid location for the RF node.

摘要翻译： 位置服务器可以用于基于应用于从一个或多个移动设备接收到的一个或多个位置样本的权重来精简RF节点的位置。 所接收的位置样本可以基于每个移动设备的制造商和/或模型信息，与每个移动设备相关联的RF环境的属性和/或条件加权，GNSS精度稀疏，使用的运动传感器 通过每个移动设备和/或与RF节点的范围内的每个移动设备相关联的几何总体状况。 RF节点的有效位置可以利用加权位置样本来产生。 位置服务器可以使用RF节点的有效位置来更新RF节点的位置信息，RF节点的位置信息可以存储在位置数据库中。