METHOD, APPARATUS, AND SYSTEM FOR DYNAMIC BEACONS ADDRESS ALLOCATION

    公开(公告)号:US20220210219A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-06-30

    申请号:US17137033

    申请日:2020-12-29

    Abstract: An approach is provided for dynamic beacons address allocation. The approach involves reporting, by each child node of a beacon tree structure, to a parent node, a load collection packet including a load count of each child node. Each child node is either a leaf node or a parent node. The parent node is either a root node or a child node reporting to another node. The parent node is located on a shortest path from a leaf node to the root node. The load count is a total number of the other nodes reporting to the parent node plus one. The approach also involves receiving, by each child node from the parent node, an address distribution packet that includes a contiguous logical address range and a weighted distance to the root node (WDR). The WDR and/or the tree structure are provided as an input for a drone navigation task.

    SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR TRACKING SHIPMENTS

    公开(公告)号:US20240428177A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-12-26

    申请号:US18213574

    申请日:2023-06-23

    Inventor: Basel HASHISHO

    Abstract: An approach is provided for tracking a shipment. The approach involves obtaining an optimal route between an origin location and a destination location of the shipment when the shipment is present at the origin location. The approach further involves periodically receiving a list of anonymized vehicle identifiers (IDs) associated with a set of vehicles present in a predefined area of the origin location. The approach further involves calculating a shipment correspondence probability for each one or more vehicles of the set of vehicles based on divergence of a travelled route of a respective vehicle of the one or more vehicles from the optimal route. The approach further involves determining a shipment vehicle of the one or more vehicles based on the calculated shipment correspondence probability. The approach further involves providing a notification corresponding to tracking information associated with the shipment vehicle, via a tracking application.

    METHOD, APPARATUS, AND SYSTEM FOR COMPUTING A RECOMMENDED STARTING POINT AND TOUR SEQUENCE BASED ON MULTIPLE POINTS OF INTEREST

    公开(公告)号:US20220065633A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-03-03

    申请号:US17118195

    申请日:2020-12-10

    Abstract: An approach is disclosed for determining an optimal starting point and tour sequence based on a set of POIs to visit within a given timeframe. The approach involves, for example, receiving a request specifying a plurality of points of interest. The approach also involves determining a plurality of geographic locations associated with the plurality of points of interest. The approach further involves determining a starting area or one or more starting locations within the starting area from which to start a tour of the plurality of points of interest based on the determined plurality of geographic locations. The approach further involves providing the starting area or the one or more starting locations as an output.

    APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR DEFINING A PARAMETRIC MODEL FOR MOBILE DEVICE POSITIONING

    公开(公告)号:US20200011958A1

    公开(公告)日:2020-01-09

    申请号:US16028090

    申请日:2018-07-05

    Inventor: Basel HASHISHO

    Abstract: An apparatus and method define a parametric model that may be utilized for determining a position of a mobile device relative to a beacon that includes at least first and second directive antennas and at least a non-directive antenna. The apparatus includes a communication interface configured to receive signals from at least the first and second directive antennas and at least the non-directive antenna at each of a plurality of angular positions throughout a range of angles. The apparatus further includes processing circuitry configured to normalize the signal strengths of the signals received from the first and second directive antennas. The processing circuitry is also configured to determine the parametric model representative of relationships based upon the normalized signal strengths of the signals received from the first and second directive antennas to the angle of the mobile device to the beacon.

    METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR EXTRACTING JOURNEYS FROM VEHICLE LOCATION TRACE DATA

    公开(公告)号:US20240142245A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-05-02

    申请号:US17977679

    申请日:2022-10-31

    CPC classification number: G01C21/3453 G01C21/3874

    Abstract: An approach is provided for stop classification and journey extraction from vehicle location trace data. The approach involves, for example, processing vehicle location trace data to determine a sequence of vehicle stop locations. The sequence of vehicle stop locations comprises a first stop location, a second stop location, and a third stop location in chronological order. The approach also involves determining a first route cost (e.g., a first route length) from the first stop location to the third stop location via the second stop location and a second route cost (e.g., a second route length) from the first stop location directly to the third stop location. The approach further involves determining a classification of the second stop location as either a task stop or a rest stop based, at least in part, on a comparison of the first route length and the second route length.

    POSITIONING SYSTEM AND METHOD UTILIZING NORMALIZED BEACON SIGNAL STRENGTHS

    公开(公告)号:US20200015030A1

    公开(公告)日:2020-01-09

    申请号:US16028044

    申请日:2018-07-05

    Inventor: Basel HASHISHO

    Abstract: A positioning system, method and computer program product determine a position of a mobile device, such as in instances in which the mobile device is indoors. In regards to a positioning system, the positioning system is caused to determine a signal strength of signals received from at least first and second directive antennas of a beacon and at least a non-directive antenna of the beacon. The positioning system is also caused to normalize the signal strength of the signals received from the first and second directive antennas based on the signal strength of the signals received from the non-directive antenna in order to determine normalized signal strengths of the signals received from the first and second directive antennas. The positioning system is further caused to determine an angle at which the signals from the beacon propagate based upon the normalized signals strengths.

    POSITIONING MOBILE DEVICES WITH POSITIONING SUPPORT DEVICES

    公开(公告)号:US20180176731A1

    公开(公告)日:2018-06-21

    申请号:US15381903

    申请日:2016-12-16

    Inventor: Basel HASHISHO

    Abstract: The invention relates inter alia to a method performed by at least one apparatus, said method comprising: obtaining radiation signal data comprising results of measurements on radiation signals received at a mobile device and emitted by a positioning support device covering one or more signal areas by sweeping a striped band of radiation across said one or more signal areas; and determining a position of said mobile device within a signal area of said one or more signal areas at least based on said radiation signal data. The invention also relates to a positioning support device for supporting determining of positions of mobile devices in one or more signal areas, comprising: a radiation source covering said one or more signal areas by sweeping a striped band of radiation across said one or more signal areas.

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