Location service management
    161.
    发明授权
    Location service management 有权
    位置服务管理

    公开(公告)号:US09591443B2

    公开(公告)日:2017-03-07

    申请号:US14856499

    申请日:2015-09-16

    Applicant: Apple Inc.

    CPC classification number: H04W4/021 H04W4/02 H04W64/00 H04W88/02 H04W92/08

    Abstract: An application manager of a mobile device can provide a user with the ability to control whether an application can use location information provided by a location subsystem of the mobile device. The application can request to be notified by the location subsystem when the mobile device crosses a geofence. When the mobile device crosses the geofence, the location subsystem provides a notice to the application. The application manager can intercept the notice to the application, and present an alert on a user interface. The application manager can then provide the notice to the application only upon receiving an input through the user interface confirming that the application still has permission to use location information.

    Abstract translation: 移动设备的应用管理器可以向用户提供控制应用是否可以使用由移动设备的位置子系统提供的位置信息的能力。 当移动设备跨越地理栅栏时,应用程序可以请求由位置子系统通知。 当移动设备跨越地理栅栏时,位置子系统向应用程序提供通知。 应用程序管理器可以拦截对应用程序的通知,并在用户界面上发出警报。 然后,应用程序管理器只有在通过用户界面接收到输入时才向应用程序提供通知,确认应用程序仍然具有使用位置信息的权限。

    Location Service Management
    162.
    发明申请
    Location Service Management 有权
    位置服务管理

    公开(公告)号:US20160353237A1

    公开(公告)日:2016-12-01

    申请号:US14856499

    申请日:2015-09-16

    Applicant: Apple Inc.

    CPC classification number: H04W4/021 H04W4/02 H04W64/00 H04W88/02 H04W92/08

    Abstract: An application manager of a mobile device can provide a user with the ability to control whether an application can use location information provided by a location subsystem of the mobile device. The application can request to be notified by the location subsystem when the mobile device crosses a geofence. When the mobile device crosses the geofence, the location subsystem provides a notice to the application. The application manager can intercept the notice to the application, and present an alert on a user interface. The application manager can then provide the notice to the application only upon receiving an input through the user interface confirming that the application still has permission to use location information.

    Abstract translation: 移动设备的应用管理器可以向用户提供控制应用是否可以使用由移动设备的位置子系统提供的位置信息的能力。 当移动设备跨越地理栅栏时,应用程序可以请求由位置子系统通知。 当移动设备跨越地理栅栏时,位置子系统向应用程序提供通知。 应用程序管理器可以拦截对应用程序的通知,并在用户界面上发出警报。 然后,应用程序管理器只有在通过用户界面接收到输入时才向应用程序提供通知,确认应用程序仍然具有使用位置信息的权限。

    Utilizing mobile wireless access gateways for location and context purposes
    163.
    发明授权
    Utilizing mobile wireless access gateways for location and context purposes 有权
    利用移动无线接入网关进行位置和上下文目的

    公开(公告)号:US09400321B2

    公开(公告)日:2016-07-26

    申请号:US13911050

    申请日:2013-06-05

    Applicant: Apple Inc.

    Abstract: 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.

    Abstract translation: 公开了使用移动WAP进行位置和上下文目的的方法,程序产品和系统。 通常,在一个方面,服务器可以使用收获的数据估计无线接入网关的有效位置。 服务器可以从多个移动设备收集位置数据。 所收获的数据可以包括每个移动设备的位置和位于移动设备的通信范围内的无线接入网关的标识符。 在一些实现中,服务器可以基于距离比较来识别移动无线接入网关。 指示无线接入网关的移动性的数据可以由移动设备用于发起一个或多个动作,包括管理移动设备的功率,修改虚拟围网的入口和出口条件以及确定移动设备的上下文。

    LOCATION APPLICATION PROGRAM INTERFACE
    164.
    发明申请
    LOCATION APPLICATION PROGRAM INTERFACE 审中-公开
    位置应用程序接口

    公开(公告)号:US20150350843A1

    公开(公告)日:2015-12-03

    申请号:US14502816

    申请日:2014-09-30

    Applicant: Apple Inc.

    Abstract: Systems, methods, and program products for determining a location of a mobile device using a location application programming interface (API) are described. A mobile device can receive an input requesting the mobile device to monitor entry into and exit from a significant location. The mobile device can call a start-monitoring instance function of an object of a location manager class as declared in the API to start monitoring, and call a stop-monitoring instance function of the object as declared in the API to stop monitoring. The mobile device can store the entry and exit, or provide a record of the entry or exit to a function that is conformant to the API for performing various tasks.

    Abstract translation: 描述了使用位置应用编程接口(API)来确定移动设备的位置的系统,方法和程序产品。 移动设备可以接收请求移动设备的输入以监视进入和退出重要位置。 移动设备可以调用API中声明的位置管理器类的对象的启动监视实例函数来开始监视,并调用API中声明的对象的停止监视实例函数来停止监视。 移动设备可以存储入口和出口,或提供符合用于执行各种任务的API的功能的进入或退出记录。

    DETERMINING A SIGNIFICANT USER LOCATION FOR PROVIDING LOCATION-BASED SERVICES
    165.
    发明申请
    DETERMINING A SIGNIFICANT USER LOCATION FOR PROVIDING LOCATION-BASED SERVICES 有权
    确定用于提供基于位置的服务的重要用户位置

    公开(公告)号:US20150350841A1

    公开(公告)日:2015-12-03

    申请号:US14502385

    申请日:2014-09-30

    Applicant: Apple Inc.

    Abstract: Systems, methods, and program products for providing services to a user by a mobile device based on the user's daily routine of movement. The mobile device determines whether a location cluster indicates a significant location for the user based on one or more hints that indicate an interest of the user in locations in the cluster. The mobile device can perform adaptive clustering to determine a size of area of the significant location based on how multiple locations converge in the location cluster. The mobile device can provide location-based services for calendar items, including predicting a time of arrival at an estimated location of a calendar item. The mobile device can provide various services related to a location of the mobile device or a significant location of the user through an application programming interface (API).

    Abstract translation: 基于用户日常运动程序,由移动设备向用户提供服务的系统,方法和程序产品。 移动设备基于指示用户在群集中的位置的兴趣的一个或多个提示来确定位置群集是否指示用户的重要位置。 移动设备可以执行自适应聚类,以基于多个位置如何在位置集群中收敛来确定重要位置的区域的大小。 移动设备可以为日历项目提供基于位置的服务,包括预测在日历项目的估计位置的到达时间。 移动设备可以通过应用编程接口(API)提供与移动设备的位置或用户的重要位置相关的各种服务。

    Cell Reselection Based on Information Collected from a Plurality of Mobile Devices
    166.
    发明申请
    Cell Reselection Based on Information Collected from a Plurality of Mobile Devices 审中-公开
    基于从多个移动设备收集的信息的小区重选

    公开(公告)号:US20150334623A1

    公开(公告)日:2015-11-19

    申请号:US14810036

    申请日:2015-07-27

    Applicant: Apple Inc.

    Abstract: Data provided by an access point of a wireless local area network (“WLAN”) is used to assist a mobile device in cell reselection. If a serving cell of a cellular communications network is unsuitable for providing cellular service, a candidate cell co-located with the serving cell can be selected as the serving cell based on quality of service metrics associated with the serving cell and the candidate cell. The mobile device can be proactively commanded to switch to the candidate cell for receiving cellular service. In some implementations, the quality of service metrics are calculated from call logs collected from mobile devices operating in the cellular communications network. In some implementations, network information regarding serving cell performance can be used with the call logs to generate the quality of service metrics.

    Abstract translation: 由无线局域网(“WLAN”)的接入点提供的数据用于协助移动设备进行小区重选。 如果蜂窝通信网络的服务小区不适于提供蜂窝服务,则可以基于与服务小区和候选小区相关联的服务质量度量来选择与服务小区位于同一位置的候选小区作为服务小区。 可以主动地命令移动设备切换到用于接收蜂窝服务的候选小区。 在一些实现中,服务质量度量是根据从在蜂窝通信网络中操作的移动设备收集的呼叫日志来计算的。 在一些实现中,关于服务小区性能的网络信息可以与呼叫日志一起使用以生成服务质量度量。

    LOCATION MONITORING FEATURE OF A MOBILE DEVICE FOR ACTIVATING AN APPLICATION SUBSYSTEM
    167.
    发明申请
    LOCATION MONITORING FEATURE OF A MOBILE DEVICE FOR ACTIVATING AN APPLICATION SUBSYSTEM 审中-公开
    用于激活应用子系统的移动设备的位置监控功能

    公开(公告)号:US20150319573A1

    公开(公告)日:2015-11-05

    申请号:US14798305

    申请日:2015-07-13

    Applicant: Apple Inc.

    Abstract: Methods, program products, and systems for baseband location monitoring and related functions are disclosed. A mobile device can monitor its own current location using its baseband subsystem and decide whether to selectively activate its application subsystem based on whether particular conditions are satisfied by the current location. The mobile device can also correlate location and cellular signal information using its baseband subsystem and provide the correlated location and cellular signal information to a server. The server can receive the correlated location and cellular signal information from the baseband subsystems of a large number of widely distributed mobile devices and generate respective profiles of cellular network base stations that transmitted the cellular signals to the mobile devices. The profiles of the cellular network base stations can be used by the server in fulfilling subsequent positioning requests from mobile devices that do not currently have the baseband location monitoring enabled.

    Abstract translation: 公开了用于基带位置监测和相关功能的方法,程序产品和系统。 移动设备可以使用其基带子系统监视其自己的当前位置,并且基于当前位置是否满足特定条件来决定是否选择性地激活其应用子系统。 移动设备还可以使用其基带子系统来关联位置和蜂窝信号信息,并将相关位置和蜂窝信号信息提供给服务器。 服务器可以从大量广泛分布的移动设备的基带子系统接收相关位置和蜂窝信号信息,并产生将蜂窝信号发送到移动设备的蜂窝网络基站的相应简档。 蜂窝网络基站的简档可由服务器用于满足来自当前没有启用基带位置监视的移动设备的后续定位请求。

    Multi-Tiered Detection of a Geofence
    168.
    发明申请
    Multi-Tiered Detection of a Geofence 有权
    地层栅栏的多层次检测

    公开(公告)号:US20150281893A1

    公开(公告)日:2015-10-01

    申请号:US14673737

    申请日:2015-03-30

    Applicant: Apple Inc.

    Abstract: Methods, program products, and systems for multi-tier detection of a geofence are disclosed. In general, in one aspect, a mobile device can be configured to perform a task when the mobile device enters a geographic region. The mobile device can monitor a current location using a multi-tiered approach. A baseband subsystem can monitor a coarse location of the mobile device using a CDMA system identifier, a CDMA network identifier, a CDMA zone identifier, or a CDMA base station identifier, in that order, as the mobile device moves closer to the geographic region. The baseband subsystem can notify an application subsystem when the mobile device is in a cell that intersects the geographic region. The application subsystem can perform the task upon notification.

    Abstract translation: 公开了用于地理围栏多层检测的方法,程序产品和系统。 通常,在一个方面,移动设备可被配置为当移动设备进入地理区域时执行任务。 移动设备可以使用多层次方法来监视当前位置。 当移动设备移动到更靠近地理区域时,基带子系统可以使用CDMA系统标识符,CDMA网络标识符,CDMA区域标识符或CDMA基站标识符监视移动设备的粗略位置。 当移动设备在与地理区域相交的小区中时,基带子系统可以通知应用子系统。 应用程序子系统可以在通知后执行任务。

    Beacon-based geofencing
    169.
    发明授权
    Beacon-based geofencing 有权
    基于信标的地理围栏

    公开(公告)号:US08996030B2

    公开(公告)日:2015-03-31

    申请号:US13792762

    申请日:2013-03-11

    Applicant: Apple Inc.

    Abstract: A mobile device can monitor a current location using a multi-tier approach. A baseband subsystem can monitor a coarse location of the mobile device using various course location parameters, such as a mobile country code (MCC), a location area code (LAC), or a cell identifier (cell ID), as the mobile device moves closer to the geographic region. Upon determining that the mobile device is in a cell that intersects the geographic region, the baseband subsystem can transfer the monitoring to the application subsystem. The task can be performed when the application subsystem determines that the mobile device is currently located in the geographic region. A beacon network can provide more accurate estimates of mobile device location and advertise location based services available to the mobile device.

    Abstract translation: 移动设备可以使用多层次方法监视当前位置。 基带子系统可以使用诸如移动国家代码(MCC),位置区域代码(LAC)或小区标识符(小区ID)的各种课程位置参数监视移动设备的粗略位置,因为移动设备移动 更靠近地理区域。 在确定移动设备在与地理区域相交的小区中时,基带子系统可以将监视传送到应用子系统。 当应用子系统确定移动设备当前位于地理区域中时,可以执行该任务。 信标网络可以提供对移动设备位置的更准确的估计并且向移动设备通告可用的基于位置的服务。

    Method and apparatus for triggering network device discovery
    170.
    发明授权
    Method and apparatus for triggering network device discovery 有权
    触发网络设备发现的方法和装置

    公开(公告)号:US08725072B2

    公开(公告)日:2014-05-13

    申请号:US13649485

    申请日:2012-10-11

    Applicant: Apple Inc.

    CPC classification number: H04M1/7253 H04M2250/02 H04M2250/12 H04W76/14

    Abstract: A compass output in a first portable electronic device is monitored as the first device and a second electronic device come closer to each other. It is determined, by a process running in the first device, whether a magnetic field signature that is based on the monitored compass output is associated with a previously defined type of electronic device with which a network device discovery process is to be conducted. Other embodiments are also described and claimed.

    Abstract translation: 监视第一便携式电子设备中的罗盘输出作为第一设备,并且第二电子设备彼此靠近。 通过在第一设备中运行的过程,确定基于所监视的罗盘输出的磁场签名是否与要进行网络设备发现处理的先前定义的类型的电子设备相关联。 还描述和要求保护其他实施例。

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