公开(公告)号：US08521178B2

公开(公告)日：2013-08-27

申请号：US12722408

申请日：2010-03-11

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： H04W24/00

CPC分类号： H04W36/32 ,  H04W36/30 ,  H04W48/18

摘要： A multi-radio mobile device comprises a plurality of different radios. When a location update occurs, the multi-radio mobile device, at a specific location, acquires location-based radio information from a remote location server. The multi-radio mobile device selects a radio for use in the specific location based on the acquired location-based radio information comprising available radios in the specific location and radio weights. The radio is selected from the available radios based on the radio weights in the specific location. Transmissions of a desired service are received in the specific location utilizing the selected radio. Location-based radio measurements reports to the remote location server are generated utilizing signal strength measurements for the received signals. Radio quality information of the available radios is calculated by the location server utilizing location-based radio measurement reports from associated users. The radio weights of the available radios are determined based on the calculated radio quality information.

公开(公告)号：US08355693B2

公开(公告)日：2013-01-15

申请号：US12732997

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： H04M11/00 ,  H04W24/00

CPC分类号： H04W4/26 ,  H04W4/02 ,  H04W4/20 ,  H04W4/24

摘要： A mobile device collects information about application usage and associates collected application information with a location of the mobile device and/or a time that the application is accessed. The application is stored on the mobile device or on an external device and accessed via a network. The application information, location of the mobile device and time the application is accessed are communicated to another device and stored in a storage device which may be operated or managed by a service provider or another entity. The application information may comprise identification of a website, a network device or URL, the application and/or data that is input and/or output from the application. The location of the mobile device and/or the time, are determined utilizing a GNSS receiver and/or utilizing information from a network device. The application information, the location of the mobile device and/or the time may be utilized for targeted advertizing.

摘要翻译： 移动设备收集关于应用使用的信息，并将收集的应用信息与移动设备的位置和/或应用访问的时间相关联。 应用程序存储在移动设备或外部设备上，并通过网络访问。 将应用信息，移动设备的位置和应用访问的时间传送到另一设备，并将其存储在可由服务提供商或另一实体操作或管理的存储设备中。 应用信息可以包括网站的标识，网络设备或URL，从应用输入和/或输出的应用和/或数据。 使用GNSS接收器和/或利用来自网络设备的信息确定移动设备的位置和/或时间。 应用信息，移动设备的位置和/或时间可以用于有针对性的广告。

公开(公告)号：US20110201347A1

公开(公告)日：2011-08-18

申请号：US12722408

申请日：2010-03-11

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： H04W24/00

CPC分类号： H04W36/32 ,  H04W36/30 ,  H04W48/18

摘要： A multi-radio mobile device comprises a plurality of different radios. When a location update occurs, the multi-radio mobile device, at a specific location, acquires location-based radio information from a remote location server. The multi-radio mobile device selects a radio for use in the specific location based on the acquired location-based radio information comprising available radios in the specific location and radio weights. The radio is selected from the available radios based on the radio weights in the specific location. Transmissions of a desired service are received in the specific location utilizing the selected radio. Location-based radio measurements reports to the remote location server are generated utilizing signal strength measurements for the received signals. Radio quality information of the available radios is calculated by the location server utilizing location-based radio measurement reports from associated users. The radio weights of the available radios are determined based on the calculated radio quality information.

摘要翻译： 多无线电移动设备包括多个不同的无线电。 当发生位置更新时，在特定位置的多无线电移动设备从远程位置服务器获取基于位置的无线电信息。 多无线电移动设备基于所获取的基于位置的无线电信息选择在特定位置使用的无线电，所述无线电信息包括在特定位置和无线电权重中的可用无线电。 基于特定位置的无线电权重从可用的无线电中选择无线电。 使用所选择的无线电在特定位置接收期望业务的传输。 利用对接收信号的信号强度测量，产生到远程位置服务器的基于位置的无线电测量报告。 可用无线电的无线电质量信息由位置服务器利用来自相关用户的基于位置的无线电测量报告来计算。 可用无线电的无线电权重基于所计算的无线电质量信息来确定。

公开(公告)号：US20110199964A1

公开(公告)日：2011-08-18

申请号：US12748177

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： H04W64/00

CPC分类号： H04W64/003 ,  H04W88/08

摘要： A communication device associated with a wireless access point, namely, a WiFi access point or a Bluetooth access point for example, communicates its location information to the wireless access point. The wireless access point determines its own location utilizing the communicated location information. The communicated location information comprises a device location address and/or a GNSS position of the associated communication device. The device address comprises a network accessible address, a device identifier, a telephone number, an IP address, a url and/or ftp location, an e-mail address, and/or an account number that identifies a corresponding location of the communication device. The wireless access point retrieves corresponding device location addresses and/or GNSS positions from a plurality of associated communication devices. The retrieved device location addresses are converted to determine corresponding locations for self-locating the wireless access point. The determined location of the wireless access point is shared with each associated communication device.

摘要翻译： 与无线接入点（即，WiFi接入点或蓝牙接入点）相关联的通信设备例如将其位置信息传送到无线接入点。 无线接入点利用所传送的位置信息确定其自己的位置。 传送的位置信息包括相关通信设备的设备位置地址和/或GNSS位置。 设备地址包括标识通信设备的相应位置的网络可访问地址，设备标识符，电话号码，IP地址，URL和/或ftp位置，电子邮件地址和/或帐号 。 无线接入点从多个相关联的通信设备检索对应的设备位置地址和/或GNSS位置。 所检索的设备位置地址被转换以确定用于自定位无线接入点的对应位置。 所确定的无线接入点的位置与每个相关联的通信设备共享。

公开(公告)号：US20110199917A1

公开(公告)日：2011-08-18

申请号：US12748039

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： H04J1/16 ,  H04W4/00

CPC分类号： H04W4/023 ,  G01S5/0284 ,  G01S19/51 ,  H04W4/02 ,  H04W64/00

摘要： A wireless communication device determines its location and communicates the location to other local devices utilizing a nonstandard, standard and/or proprietary protocol in combination with another protocol such as a Bluetooth, RFID, IEEE 802.11 and/or a cellular phone protocol. The location may be determined utilizing a GNSS receiver and/or network device information. A new location may be determined based on the determined location, a relative distance and/or a relative direction to other local devices. Determined location information may be communicated to other devices via a network. The wireless communication device may receive locations and/or corresponding location uncertainties from devices located within a limited range. The received information is utilized to determine a more accurate location. The more accurate location is communicated back to the devices within the limited range and/or to other communication devices.

摘要翻译： 无线通信设备确定其位置并且使用非标准，标准和/或专有协议与诸如蓝牙，RFID，IEEE 802.11和/或蜂窝电话协议之类的另一协议相结合地将该位置传送到其他本地设备。 可以使用GNSS接收器和/或网络设备信息来确定位置。 可以基于确定的位置，相对距离和/或与其他本地设备的相对方向来确定新位置。 确定的位置信息可以经由网络传送到其他设备。 无线通信设备可以从位于有限范围内的设备接收位置和/或相应的位置不确定性。 所接收的信息用于确定更准确的位置。 更准确的位置被传送回有​​限范围内的设备和/或其他通信设备。

公开(公告)号：US20110201360A1

公开(公告)日：2011-08-18

申请号：US12729197

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： H04W24/00

CPC分类号： H04W64/003 ,  G01S5/0027 ,  G01S5/0236 ,  H04W4/029 ,  H04W84/12

摘要： A mobile device receives a server-assisted location for a wireless access point, either a WiFi access point or a Bluetooth access point, from a remote location server comprising a reference database. The received server-assisted location is refined using a physical map or image. The mobile device is operable to acquire the physical map or image for a map-assisted location for the wireless access point. The mobile device compares the two locations to generate a valid location for the wireless access point. In instances where the two locations are consistent, the mobile device utilizes one of the two locations as the valid location for the wireless access point. Otherwise, the mobile device refines the server-assisted location utilizing the map-assisted location. The resulting refined server-assisted location is utilized as the valid location for the wireless access point and is transmitted to the remote location server to refine the reference database.

摘要翻译： 移动设备从包括参考数据库的远程位置服务器接收用于无线接入点（WiFi接入点或蓝牙接入点）的服务器辅助位置。 接收到的服务器辅助位置使用物理地图或图像进行细化。 移动设备可操作以获取用于无线接入点的地图辅助位置的物理地图或图像。 移动设备比较两个位置以产生无线接入点的有效位置。 在两个位置一致的情况下，移动设备利用两个位置之一作为无线接入点的有效位置。 否则，移动设备利用地图辅助位置来优化服务器辅助位置。 所得到的精细服务器辅助位置被用作无线接入点的有效位置，并被发送到远程位置服务器以优化参考数据库。

公开(公告)号：US20110199916A1

公开(公告)日：2011-08-18

申请号：US12729184

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： H04B7/005 ,  H04L12/26

CPC分类号： H04W64/003

摘要： A mobile device measures power from different locations for an encountered wireless access point, a WiFi or Bluetooth access point, and communicates the power measurements to a remote location. The remote location server collects power measurements for the encountered wireless access point from a plurality of communication devices. The remote location server determines the location of the encountered wireless access point utilizing corresponding power measurements from a single communication device. The power measurements are performed at different locations and over a period of time. The power measurements are time stamped and transmitted to the remote location server. The single communication device is selected based on quality and/or availability of corresponding power measurements for the encountered wireless access point. The determined location of the encountered wireless access point is stored into a reference database so as to be shared among the plurality of communication devices.

摘要翻译： 移动设备测量遇到的无线接入点，WiFi或蓝牙接入点的不同位置的功率，并将功率测量传送到远程位置。 远程位置服务器从多个通信设备收集遇到的无线接入点的功率测量。 远程位置服务器使用来自单个通信设备的相应功率测量来确定遇到的无线接入点的位置。 功率测量在不同的位置和一段时间内进行。 功率测量被时间戳并传输到远程位置服务器。 基于遇到的无线接入点的相应功率测量的质量和/或可用性选择单个通信设备。 所确定的遇到的无线接入点的位置被存储在参考数据库中，以便在多个通信设备之间共享。

公开(公告)号：US20110199185A1

公开(公告)日：2011-08-18

申请号：US12748194

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： G08B5/22

CPC分类号： H04W4/029 ,  H04L67/12 ,  H04L67/18

摘要： A RFID reader of a RFID enabled mobile device receives RFID information from a RFID tag attached to an object. In instances where the RFID enabled mobile device is GNSS enabled, a GNSS position of the RFID enabled mobile device is determined to associate, for example, by location stamping, with the received RFID information. The location-stamped RFID information is communicated to a remote location server, where location-based RFID information is received from a plurality of users. The RFID enabled mobile device may communicate at least a portion of the received RFID information to the remote location server. When GNSS is not enabled, the RFID enabled mobile device estimates its own location utilizing location information, if available, for the object in the received RFID information. Otherwise, the RFID enabled mobile device acquires location-based RFID information from the remote location server so as to determine its own location.

摘要翻译： RFID启用移动设备的RFID读取器从附接到对象的RFID标签接收RFID信息。 在启用RFID的移动设备被启用GNSS的情况下，确定RFID启用的移动设备的GNSS位置，例如通过位置戳与所接收的RFID信息相关联。 位置标记的RFID信息被传送到远程位置服务器，其中从多个用户接收基于位置的RFID信息。 启用RFID的移动设备可以将所接收的RFID信息的至少一部分通信到远程位置服务器。 当未启用GNSS时，RFID使能的移动设备使用所接收的RFID信息中的对象的位置信息（如果可用）估计其自己的位置。 否则，启用RFID的移动设备从远程位置服务器获取基于位置的RFID信息，以便确定其自己的位置。

公开(公告)号：US20110205110A1

公开(公告)日：2011-08-25

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 ,  G01S19/27

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：US20110201358A1

公开(公告)日：2011-08-18

申请号：US12732997

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： H04W4/02 ,  G06F15/16

CPC分类号： H04W4/26 ,  H04W4/02 ,  H04W4/20 ,  H04W4/24

摘要： A mobile device collects information about application usage and associates collected application information with a location of the mobile device and/or a time that the application is accessed. The application is stored on the mobile device or on an external device and accessed via a network. The application information, location of the mobile device and time the application is accessed are communicated to another device and stored in a storage device which may be operated or managed by a service provider or another entity. The application information may comprise identification of a website, a network device or URL, the application and/or data that is input and/or output from the application. The location of the mobile device and/or the time, are determined utilizing a GNSS receiver and/or utilizing information from a network device. The application information, the location of the mobile device and/or the time may be utilized for targeted advertizing.

摘要翻译： 移动设备收集关于应用使用的信息，并将收集的应用信息与移动设备的位置和/或应用访问的时间相关联。 应用程序存储在移动设备或外部设备上，并通过网络访问。 将应用信息，移动设备的位置和应用访问的时间传送到另一设备，并将其存储在可由服务提供商或另一实体操作或管理的存储设备中。 应用信息可以包括网站的标识，网络设备或URL，从应用输入和/或输出的应用和/或数据。 使用GNSS接收器和/或利用来自网络设备的信息确定移动设备的位置和/或时间。 应用信息，移动设备的位置和/或时间可以用于有针对性的广告。