Certified location for mobile devices

    公开(公告)号:US11474190B2

    公开(公告)日:2022-10-18

    申请号:US17119721

    申请日:2020-12-11

    Abstract: In one example embodiment, a certified location service enables a mobile device to access a location-based service when a determined location meets a location requirement and an overall confidence score for the determined location exceeds a confidence threshold. A data package is received including identifiers of beacons observed by the mobile device, and a location of the mobile device is determined based on a calculated location of one or more of the beacons. An overall confidence score for the determined location is calculated based on one or more individual confidence scores for the one or more beacons used in determining the location or composite confidence scores for types of the one or more beacons. The determined location and the overall confidence score are provided to one or more provider servers that allow the mobile device to access a location-based service based thereon.

    TECHNIQUES FOR CACHING WI-FI ACCESS POINT DATA ON A MOBILE CLIENT DEVICE USING TILES
    3.
    发明申请
    TECHNIQUES FOR CACHING WI-FI ACCESS POINT DATA ON A MOBILE CLIENT DEVICE USING TILES 审中-公开
    使用平台移动移动客户端设备进行无线访问点数据的技术

    公开(公告)号:US20160323704A1

    公开(公告)日:2016-11-03

    申请号:US15206960

    申请日:2016-07-11

    Abstract: In one embodiment, Wi-Fi access point data is cached on a mobile client device in response to distances to WPS tile boundaries. The mobile client device identifies one or more Wi-Fi access points in range based on signals received by a Wi-Fi radio, and estimates its location utilizing the identified one or more Wi-Fi access points and Wi-Fi access point data of one or more Wi-Fi positioning system (WPS) tiles in a WPS tile store on the mobile client device. Based on the estimated location, the mobile client device determines it is within a threshold distance of a boundary of the one or more WPS tiles present in the WPS tile store and requests one or more new WPS tiles from a reference database of a remote server. Upon receipt, the one or more new WPS tiles are cached in the WPS tile store on the mobile client device.

    Abstract translation: 在一个实施例中,响应于到WPS瓦片边界的距离,Wi-Fi接入点数据被缓存在移动客户端设备上。 移动客户端设备基于由Wi-Fi无线电接收的信号来识别范围内的一个或多个Wi-Fi接入点,并利用所标识的一个或多个Wi-Fi接入点和Wi-Fi接入点数据来估计其位置 或更多Wi-Fi定位系统(WPS)瓦片在移动客户端设备上的WPS瓦片存储中。 基于估计的位置,移动客户端设备确定它在WPS瓦片存储中存在的一个或多个WPS瓦片的边界的阈值距离内,并且从远程服务器的参考数据库请求一个或多个新的WPS瓦片。 一旦接收到,一个或多个新的WPS图块被缓存在移动客户端设备上的WPS平铺商店中。

    Method and system for capturing and providing typological and contextual information about a location based on wireless beacons
    4.
    发明授权
    Method and system for capturing and providing typological and contextual information about a location based on wireless beacons 有权
    用于捕获和提供有关基于无线信标的位置的类型和上下文信息的方法和系统

    公开(公告)号:US08644852B2

    公开(公告)日:2014-02-04

    申请号:US13674382

    申请日:2012-11-12

    CPC classification number: H04W4/02

    Abstract: Systems and methods for providing contextual information about a place within a range of a wireless signal beacon are provided. A reference database of wireless beacons stores attributes associated with wireless beacons. Wireless-enabled devices and/or server systems receive information identifying wireless beacons in range of the wireless-enabled devices and determine a received signal strength indication of the wireless beacons. The wireless-enabled devices and/or server systems then retrieve from the reference database extended attributes that are associated with the wireless beacons and determine at least one associated contextual attribute about the place within range of the wireless beacons.

    Abstract translation: 提供了用于提供关于无线信号信标范围内的地点的上下文信息的系统和方法。 无线信标的参考数据库存储与无线信标相关联的属性。 启用无线的设备和/或服务器系统接收识别无线功能设备范围内的无线信标的信息,并确定无线信标的接收信号强度指示。 然后,启用无线的设备和/或服务器系统从参考数据库检索与无线信标相关联的扩展属性,并确定关于无线信标范围内的地点的至少一个相关联的语境属性。

    Systems for and methods of determining likelihood of reference point identity duplication in a positioning system
    7.
    发明授权
    Systems for and methods of determining likelihood of reference point identity duplication in a positioning system 有权
    在定位系统中确定参考点身份复制可能性的系统和方法

    公开(公告)号:US08996032B2

    公开(公告)日:2015-03-31

    申请号:US14151159

    申请日:2014-01-09

    Abstract: Systems for and methods of determining likelihood of reference point identity duplication in a positioning system are disclosed. A method of determining a measure of likelihood that a designated identifier is shared by wireless devices includes determining reference points associated with any wireless device having a designated identifier. The reference points are a geographic position at which signals from any of the wireless devices were detected and/or wireless devices from which signals were also detected within a selected period of time during which the signals from any of the wireless devices having the designated identifier were detected. The method also includes determining statistical information about a temporal distribution of detection of signals of reference points, a spatial distribution of the reference points, and/or a cardinality of the reference points and determining a measure of likelihood that the designated identifier is shared by wireless devices is based on the statistical information.

    Abstract translation: 公开了一种在定位系统中确定参考点识别重复的可能性的系统和方法。 确定由无线设备共享指定标识符的似然度量的方法包括确定与具有指定标识符的任何无线设备相关联的参考点。 参考点是来自任何无线设备的信号被检测到的地理位置,和/或在选定的时间段内也检测到信号的无线设备,在此期间来自具有指定标识符的任何无线设备的信号在 检测到。 该方法还包括确定关于参考点的信号的检测的时间分布,参考点的空间分布和/或参考点的基数的统计信息,以及确定指定的标识符被无线共享的可能性的度量 设备是基于统计信息。

    TECHNIQUES FOR COMPUTING LOCATION OF A MOBILE DEVICE BASED ON OBSERVED WI-FI ACCESS POINTS
    8.
    发明申请
    TECHNIQUES FOR COMPUTING LOCATION OF A MOBILE DEVICE BASED ON OBSERVED WI-FI ACCESS POINTS 审中-公开
    基于观察到的WI-FI访问点计算移动设备的位置的技术

    公开(公告)号:US20140342752A1

    公开(公告)日:2014-11-20

    申请号:US14456310

    申请日:2014-08-11

    Abstract: In one embodiment, characteristics of signals received from Wi-Fi access points during a traversal of a number of drivable streets within a geographic area having a radius of one or more miles are determined, the characteristics of a given signal including a unique identifier of a Wi-Fi access point that transmitted the signal, a location where the signal was observed, and an observed signal strength at the location where the signal was observed. Using the characteristics, a reference database is built including records descriptive of Wi-Fi access points in the geographic area. To determine a current location of a mobile device, an observed signal strength of one or more Wi-Fi access points observed by the mobile device from the current location is determined and a current location of the mobile device is computed using at least the observed signal strength of the one or more Wi-Fi access points observed by the mobile device in comparison to information in the reference database.

    Abstract translation: 在一个实施例中,确定在遍历具有一个或多个里程的半径的地理区域内的多个可驱动街道的过程中从Wi-Fi接入点接收的信号的特征,给定信号的特性包括唯一标识符 发送信号的Wi-Fi接入点,观察到信号的位置以及观察信号位置的观测信号强度。 使用特征,构建参考数据库,其中包括描述Wi-Fi接入点在地理区域中的记录。 为了确定移动设备的当前位置,确定移动设备从当前位置观察到的一个或多个Wi-Fi接入点的观测信号强度,并且使用至少观察到的信号来计算移动设备的当前位置 与参考数据库中的信息相比,移动设备观察到的一个或多个Wi-Fi接入点的强度。

    CERTIFIED LOCATION FOR MOBILE DEVICES

    公开(公告)号:US20210132179A1

    公开(公告)日:2021-05-06

    申请号:US17119721

    申请日:2020-12-11

    Abstract: In one example embodiment, a certified location service enables a mobile device to access a location-based service when a determined location meets a location requirement and an overall confidence score for the determined location exceeds a confidence threshold. A data package is received including identifiers of beacons observed by the mobile device, and a location of the mobile device is determined based on a calculated location of one or more of the beacons. An overall confidence score for the determined location is calculated based on one or more individual confidence scores for the one or more beacons used in determining the location or composite confidence scores for types of the one or more beacons. The determined location and the overall confidence score are provided to one or more provider servers that allow the mobile device to access a location-based service based thereon.

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