公开(公告)号：US09175963B2

公开(公告)日：2015-11-03

申请号：US14152890

申请日：2014-01-10

Applicant: mCube Inc.

Inventor： Joseph M. Kelly

IPC: G01C21/00 ,  G01C21/12 ,  G01C21/34 ,  H04W4/00

CPC classification number: G01C21/12 ,  G01C21/165 ,  H04W4/80

Abstract: A method and system for operating a hand-held computer system for navigation. Embodiments of the present invention includes novel improvements to a navigation method and implementation through a device, which can include inertial and/or magnetic field sensors integrated within a hand held device. The method can include using a single-fix method or a dual-fix method. The single fix method includes monitoring travel distance or time for a pre-specified condition and updating the heading from a dead reckoning process based on a first position fix by using a map. The dual-fix method includes obtaining a second position fix and updating the heading based on the difference in displacement vectors from the dead reckoning process based on the first position fix.

Abstract translation: 一种用于操作用于导航的手持计算机系统的方法和系统。 本发明的实施例包括对通过装置的导航方法和实现的新颖改进，其可以包括集成在手持装置内的惯性和/或磁场传感器。 该方法可以包括使用单一修复方法或双重修复方法。 单一修复方法包括监视预定条件的行驶距离或时间，并且基于通过使用地图的第一位置定位来更新来自航位推算过程的航向。 双重定位方法包括：基于第一位置锁定，基于来自航位推算过程的位移矢量的差异来获得第二定位并更新标题。

公开(公告)号：US20130244692A1

公开(公告)日：2013-09-19

申请号：US13846917

申请日：2013-03-18

Applicant: MCUBE, INC.

Inventor： Joseph M. Kelly ,  John E. Acheson

IPC: H04W4/02

CPC classification number: H04W4/02 ,  G01S5/14 ,  H04W64/00 ,  Y02D70/1246 ,  Y02D70/142 ,  Y02D70/144 ,  Y02D70/146 ,  Y02D70/164

Abstract: A computer-implemented method and device for determining a user position, implemented in a user handheld computing device programmed to perform the method. The method includes solving for the position of a user based on ranges, which are computed by estimating power loss between a user and a number of Wi-Fi Access Points. Embodiments of the present invention includes a method that is designed to accommodate the non-linear nature of solving a position solution using power estimates. This method includes solving a two-dimensional solution grid of position residuals, or magnitudes of error between true and computed ranges, using signal strength measurements from multiple Wi-Fi access points in order to determine local minima of the position residuals indicating a user position. Standard approaches in the area such as a Least Squares Solution overly simplify the non-linear components resulting in poor performance.

Abstract translation: 一种用于确定用户位置的计算机实现的方法和装置，其在被​​编程为执行所述方法的用户手持计算设备中实现。 该方法包括基于通过估计用户与多个Wi-Fi接入点之间的功率损耗来计算的范围来解决用户的位置。 本发明的实施例包括一种被设计为适应使用功率估计求解位置解的非线性特性的方法。 该方法包括使用来自多个Wi-Fi接入点的信号强度测量来求解位置残差的二维解网格或真实和计算范围之间的误差大小，以便确定指示用户位置的位置残差的局部最小值。 最小二乘解决方案中的标准方法过度简化了非线性元件，导致性能不佳。

公开(公告)号：US10197587B2

公开(公告)日：2019-02-05

申请号：US14550888

申请日：2014-11-21

Applicant: mCube Inc.

Inventor： Joseph M. Kelly

IPC: G01C25/00 ,  G01C19/00 ,  G01P3/00 ,  G01P15/08

Abstract: A computer-implemented method for determining rotational rate of a computer system programmed to perform the method includes determining in a physical perturbation sensor in the computer system, a plurality of instantaneous field measurements with respect to a reference field, at a first time and a second time, determining in the computer system, a plurality of rates of change associated with the physical perturbation sensor in response to the plurality of instantaneous field measurements at the first time and the second time, determining in the computer system, an plurality of estimated rotational rates for the computer system in response to the plurality of rates of change, and performing in the computer system, an operation in response to the plurality of estimated rotational rates.

公开(公告)号：US09179248B2

公开(公告)日：2015-11-03

申请号：US13846917

申请日：2013-03-18

Applicant: MCUBE, INC.

Inventor： Joseph M. Kelly ,  John E. Acheson

IPC: H04W4/02 ,  H04W64/00 ,  G01S5/14

CPC classification number: H04W4/02 ,  G01S5/14 ,  H04W64/00 ,  Y02D70/1246 ,  Y02D70/142 ,  Y02D70/144 ,  Y02D70/146 ,  Y02D70/164

Abstract: A computer-implemented method and device for determining a user position, implemented in a user handheld computing device programmed to perform the method. The method includes solving for the position of a user based on ranges, which are computed by estimating power loss between a user and a number of Wi-Fi Access Points. Embodiments of the present invention includes a method that is designed to accommodate the non-linear nature of solving a position solution using power estimates. This method includes solving a two-dimensional solution grid of position residuals, or magnitudes of error between true and computed ranges, using signal strength measurements from multiple Wi-Fi access points in order to determine local minima of the position residuals indicating a user position. Standard approaches in the area such as a Least Squares Solution overly simplify the non-linear components resulting in poor performance.

Abstract translation: 一种用于确定用户位置的计算机实现的方法和装置，其在被​​编程为执行所述方法的用户手持计算设备中实现。 该方法包括基于通过估计用户与多个Wi-Fi接入点之间的功率损耗来计算的范围来解决用户的位置。 本发明的实施例包括一种被设计为适应使用功率估计求解位置解的非线性特性的方法。 该方法包括使用来自多个Wi-Fi接入点的信号强度测量来求解位置残差的二维解网格或真实和计算范围之间的误差大小，以便确定指示用户位置的位置残差的局部最小值。 最小二乘解决方案中的标准方法过度简化了非线性元件，导致性能不佳。

公开(公告)号：US20150285637A1

公开(公告)日：2015-10-08

申请号：US14152890

申请日：2014-01-10

Applicant: mCube Inc.

Inventor： Joseph M. Kelly

IPC: G01C21/12 ,  H04W4/00

CPC classification number: G01C21/12 ,  G01C21/165 ,  H04W4/80

Abstract: A method and system for operating a hand-held computer system for navigation. Embodiments of the present invention includes novel improvements to a navigation method and implementation through a device, which can include inertial and/or magnetic field sensors integrated within a hand held device. The method can include using a single-fix method or a dual-fix method. The single fix method includes monitoring travel distance or time for a pre-specified condition and updating the heading from a dead reckoning process based on a first position fix by using a map. The dual-fix method includes obtaining a second position fix and updating the heading based on the difference in displacement vectors from the dead reckoning process based on the first position fix.

Abstract translation: 一种用于操作用于导航的手持计算机系统的方法和系统。 本发明的实施例包括对通过装置的导航方法和实现的新颖改进，其可以包括集成在手持装置内的惯性和/或磁场传感器。 该方法可以包括使用单一修复方法或双重修复方法。 单一修复方法包括监视预定条件的行驶距离或时间，并且基于通过使用地图的第一位置定位来更新来自航位推算过程的航向。 双重定位方法包括：基于第一位置锁定，基于来自航位推算过程的位移矢量的差异来获得第二定位并更新标题。