Patent application number | Description | Published |
20100135178 | WIRELESS POSITION DETERMINATION USING ADJUSTED ROUND TRIP TIME MEASUREMENTS - One method for wirelessly determining a position of a mobile station includes measuring a round trip time (RTT) to a plurality of wireless access points, estimating a first distance to each wireless access point based upon the round trip time delay and an initial processing time associated with each wireless access point, estimating a second distance to each wireless access point based upon supplemental information, combining the first and second distance estimates to each wireless access point, and calculating the position based upon the combined distance estimates. Another method includes measuring a distance to each wireless access point based upon a wireless signal model, calculating a position of the mobile station based upon the measured distance, determining a computed distance to each wireless access point based upon the calculated position of the mobile station, updating the wireless signal model, and determining whether the wireless signal model has converged. | 06-03-2010 |
20100157848 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING AND UTILIZING LOCAL MAPS AND ANNOTATIONS IN LOCATION DETERMINATION - The subject matter disclosed herein relates to a system and method for retrieving a local map for a given area. One or more signals wirelessly transmitted from one or more wireless network elements may be received by a mobile device. The mobile device may identify an associated local map based at least in part on the received one or more signals. The associated local map and annotations associated with the associated local map may subsequently be obtained. The associated local map utilizes a predefined coordinate system. | 06-24-2010 |
20100172259 | Detection Of Falsified Wireless Access Points - Apparatuses and methods for detecting falsified wireless access points are presented. A method includes identifying a target wireless access point for validation and measuring a round trip time delay to the wireless access point. The method also includes determining an expected processing delay of the wireless access point, analyzing the measured round trip time delay and the expected processing delay, and validating the wireless access point based upon the analysis. An apparatus includes a wireless transceiver, a processing unit coupled to the wireless transceiver, and a memory coupled to the processing unit. The processing unit is configured to identify a target wireless access point for validation, measure a round trip time delay to the wireless access point, determine an expected processing delay of the wireless access point, analyze the measured round trip time delay and the expected processing delay, and validate the wireless access point based upon the analysis. | 07-08-2010 |
20100232337 | WIRELESS ACCESS POINT BEACON MESSAGING - The subject matter disclosed herein relates to wireless communication of messages between a wireless access point and one or more mobile stations. Example embodiments may comprise wireless communication of messages of variable length partitioned among one or more beacon signals transmitted from the wireless access point. | 09-16-2010 |
20100235091 | HUMAN ASSISTED TECHNIQUES FOR PROVIDING LOCAL MAPS AND LOCATION-SPECIFIC ANNOTATED DATA - Methods and apparatuses are provided that may be implemented in various electronic devices to allow for location, navigation, and/or other like information and/or services to be provided to a user based, at least in part, on sensory input information corresponding one or more visible environmental features comprising human-readable information which are near by the user of the portable electronic device. | 09-16-2010 |
20100312622 | Methods and Apparatus for Creation, Advertisement, and Discovery of Peer-to-Peer Overlay Networks - Methods and apparatus for creation, advertisement, and discovery of peer-to-peer overlay networks. A method includes detecting one or more communication links that allow a node to communicate with other nodes, determining that a universal overlay network is accessible using at least one communication link, selecting a selected communication link from the at least one communication link, and joining the universal overlay network using the selected communication link. An apparatus includes a transceiver configured to detect one or more communication links that allow a node to communicate with other nodes, and a processor configured to determine that a universal overlay network is accessible using at least one communication link, select a selected communication link from the at least one communication link, and join the universal overlay network using the selected communication link. | 12-09-2010 |
20110004681 | Methods and Apparatus for Enhanced Overlay State Maintenance - Methods and apparatus for enhanced overlay state maintenance in a peer-to-peer overlay network. A first method includes inferring that a first node is leaving the overlay network, and transmitting a decrement message to decrement a size counter value. A second method includes identifying a set of nodes associated with a first node of an overlay network, obtaining a segment length associated with each node of the set of nodes, and determining a size of the overlay network by dividing the total number of nodes in the set of nodes by the sum of the segment lengths. A third method includes identifying a set of nodes associated with a first node of an overlay network, obtaining a size estimate associated with the first node and with each node of the set of nodes, and determining a size of the overlay network by averaging the size estimates. | 01-06-2011 |
20110010458 | Methods and Apparatus for Automated Local Network Formation Using Alternate Connected Interfaces - The described apparatus and methods may include a local network formation module configured to join an overlay network via an available connection, retrieve from the overlay network at least one ad associated with forming a local network, determine if there is at least one matching ad to form the local network, and if no matching ads are determined, then publish an ad with a first local network configuration, or if one or more matching ads are determined, then join a local network according to a second local network configuration corresponding to one of the one or more matching ads. | 01-13-2011 |
20110080848 | ROUTING GRAPHS FOR BUILDINGS USING SCHEMATICS - The subject matter disclosed herein relates to systems, methods, etc. for creating a routing graph based at least partly on building information, which may include relatively low-detail schematics. For certain example implementations, a method may include obtaining building information descriptive of at least a portion of a building structure and superimposing a grid of points onto the building information. The building information may be analyzed using the superimposed grid of points by projecting multiple rays from multiple points of the superimposed grid of points. At least one routing graph may be created responsive to the analyzing and based at least in part on the superimposed grid of points and the building information. Other example implementations are described herein. | 04-07-2011 |
20110081919 | Mobile Device Locating In Conjunction With Localized Enviornments - The subject matter disclosed herein relates to systems, methods, apparatuses, articles, etc. for mobile device locating in conjunction with localized environments. For certain example implementations, a method may comprise obtaining at a mobile device one or more signals comprising information indicative of a location thereof. The information may be transmitted to one or more servers. A location context identifier (LCI) may be received responsive to the transmitting, with the LCI corresponding to a localized environment at which the mobile device is located. The LCI may be transmitted to the one or more servers. Location-based data may be received responsive to the transmitting of the LCI, with the location-based data being associated with the LCI and pertaining to the localized environment. The location of the mobile device may be determined with respect to the localized environment based, at least in part, on the location-based data. Other example implementations are described herein. | 04-07-2011 |
20110082638 | ROUTING GRAPHS FOR BUILDINGS - The subject matter disclosed herein relates to systems, methods, etc. for creating a routing graph based at least partly on building information. For certain example implementations, a method includes obtaining building information descriptive of at least a portion of a building structure. A grid of points may be superimposed onto the building information. At least one routing graph may be created based at least in part on the superimposed grid of points and the building information. Other example implementations are also described. | 04-07-2011 |
20110084804 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR BUILDING ANNOTATION LAYERS BASED ON LOCATION AWARE USER CONTEXT INFORMATION - The subject matter disclosed herein relates to a system and method for determining annotations for a map. Location information for mobile devices and contextual information associated with users of mobile devices may be utilized to determine such annotations. | 04-14-2011 |
20110085707 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR AUTOMATED DETERMINATION OF FEATURES ON AN ELECTRONIC MAP - The subject matter disclosed herein relates to a system and method for automatically identifying features of an electronic map. | 04-14-2011 |
20110090081 | MAPPING WIRELESS SIGNALS WITH MOTION SENSORS - A displacement device for mapping wireless signal fingerprints includes motion sensors and at least one of a received signal strength indicator (RSSI) sensor and a round trip time (RTT) sensor. The motion sensors may include a pedometer and one or more sensors to receive turn information. The start position of the displacement device is initialized and as the displacement device is moved through an environment, the position of each measurement location is determined using the initialized position and data from the motion sensors. The measurement position along with the RSSI and/or RTT measurement is stored in a database, from which a map can be generated. The position of the access point may be determined using the RSSI measurement or RTT measurement. Additionally, accumulated errors in the measurement position may be monitored and when greater than a threshold, a user may be prompted to reinitialize the position of the displacement device. | 04-21-2011 |
20110090123 | Binning Venues Into Categories Based On Propagation Characteristics - Example methods, apparatuses, or articles of manufacture are disclosed herein that may be utilized to facilitate or otherwise support one or more processes or operations in connection with defining and determining a plurality of venue types and binning a plurality of venues into categories based, at least in part, on signal propagation characteristics associated with such venues. | 04-21-2011 |
20110115432 | POWER MANAGEMENT FOR ELECTRONIC DEVICES - Exemplary embodiments are directed to wireless power management. A method may include detecting one or more wireless chargers for charging an energy storage device of one or more monitored energy storage devices if the energy storage device drops below a threshold value. Moreover, the method may include selecting a charging scheme for an electronic device associated with the energy storage device. | 05-19-2011 |
20110136503 | HIERARCHICAL INFORMATION DISSEMINATION FOR LOCATION BASED SYSTEMS - Techniques are provided which may be implemented in various methods and/or apparatuses that support information dissemination for and/or within location based systems to control information dissemination. | 06-09-2011 |
20110143683 | Portable Electronic Device Positioning Based On Multipath Characterization Information Associated With Wireless Network Transmitting Devices - Techniques are provided which may be implemented in various methods and/or apparatuses to allow a portable electronic device to characterize and/or otherwise identify that certain wireless signals may be multipath signals and/or non-multipath signals. Given such signal/environment characterization information, a portable electronic device may select particular wireless signals for use in signal-based location estimation process and/or other communication processes. | 06-16-2011 |
20110143772 | PATTERN FILTERING FOR MOBILE STATION POSITION ESTIMATION - Examples disclosed herein may relate to filtering one or more signal attribute patterns from use in position estimation for a mobile station based at least in part on an error value associated with an initial estimated position of the mobile station. | 06-16-2011 |
20110144903 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ACCOUNTING FOR USER EXPERIENCE IN PEDESTRIAN NAVIGATION ROUTING - The subject matter disclosed herein relates to a system and method for determining navigation instructions within a pedestrian navigation environment. | 06-16-2011 |
20110172906 | Scalable Routing For Mobile Station Navigation With Location Context Identifier - Examples disclosed herein may relate to identifying up to a specified amount of points of interest nearest to an estimated position of a mobile station on a first map, selecting a second map identified by a first location context identifier associated with a first point of interest of the identified points of interest, and determining a route from the estimated position of the mobile station to a destination point using the first map and the second map. | 07-14-2011 |
20110178701 | Methods And Apparatuses For Use In Route Navigation Involving A Mobile Station - Techniques are provided which may be implemented using various methods and/or apparatuses to allow for delay zone information to be gathered by one or more mobile stations used in route navigation, provided to one or more computing devices and processed in some manner to establish navigation information that may be of use by mobile stations involved in route navigation. For example, in certain instances navigation information may be indicative of an expected delay with regard to at least one known delay zone that may affect a user of the mobile station attempting to adhere to a route. | 07-21-2011 |
20110179027 | AUTOMATIC LINKING OF POINTS OF INTEREST FOR INDOOR LOCATION BASED SEARCHING - A database of the location based relationships of points of interest within an environment is automatically generated using a digital representation of the environment that includes the points of interest at different locations within the environment. The locations of the points of interest in the environment are identified and the location based relationships between the points of interest are determined. The points of interest are labeled with the determined relationships and the points of interest and labeled relationships are stored. For example, a graph structure may be produced where each node is a point of interest and the edges between nodes is labeled with the determined relationships. | 07-21-2011 |
20110183626 | Methods And Apparatuses For Use In Identifying Wireless Transmitting Devices For Use In Estimating A Location Of A Mobile Device - Techniques for provided which may be implemented using various methods and/or apparatuses to allow a mobile device to identify and select certain wireless transmitting devices for use in estimating a location of the mobile device. For example with one method, a mobile device may identify a plurality of wireless transmitting devices from which measurements are obtainable to estimate a location of the mobile device, and select a set of wireless transmitting devices based, at least in part, on a location reliability indicator. | 07-28-2011 |
20110183683 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PEER-ASSISTED LOCALIZATION - The subject matter disclosed herein relates to a system and method for receiving, by a first mobile station, a signal transmitted from a second mobile station and addressed to a communication device (e.g., a communication device having a known location). The signal comprises a location estimate for the second mobile station. A range from the first mobile station to the second mobile station is estimated based at least in part on a measured signal strength of the received signal. | 07-28-2011 |
20110184945 | LOCATION AWARE RECOMMENDATION ENGINE - The subject matter disclosed herein relates to a location aware recommendation engine. In response to a recommendation request, relevant recommendations may be ranked based on the current location of a user, location associated with an entity, and/or accessibility criteria. | 07-28-2011 |
20110195687 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR COMMUNICATION OF EMERGENCY RESPONSE INSTRUCTIONS - The subject matter disclosed herein relates to a system and method for facilitating communication between a user of a mobile station and an emergency responder. | 08-11-2011 |
20110201350 | PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE POSITIONING BASED ON IDENTIFIABLE ZONES PRESENTING REDUCED WIRELESS COMMUNICATION CONDITIONS - Techniques are provided which may be implemented in various methods and/or apparatuses to allow a portable electronic device to at least estimate its current position while within or otherwise operatively associated with an operating environment that may have one or more identifiable zones that present a reduced wireless communication condition. | 08-18-2011 |
20110211444 | Seamless Overlay Connectivity Using Multi-Homed Overlay Neighborhoods - A communication system enables a node to utilize multiple communication interfaces to connect to an overlay network. The use of multiple communication interfaces provides a redundant overlay network connection, thereby enabling a node to maintain connectivity or select a preferred connection to the overlay network, increasing efficiency or reducing costs in the overlay network. A network in which member nodes obtain services in the absence of server-based infrastructure is referred to as a “peer-to-peer overlay network” (or “overlay network” or simply “overlay”). Overlay networks consist of several nodes from hundreds, to thousands, joined together in a logical routing structure. Individual nodes often participate in routing and maintenance aspects of the overlay. Typically an overlay is formed through the enrollment and joining of all these nodes as defined by the overlay protocol. Nodes forming peer-to-peer overlay networks may communicate with each other over various network technologies. | 09-01-2011 |
20110246148 | Radio model updating - The subject matter disclosed herein relates to systems, methods, apparatuses, devices, articles, and means for updating radio models. For certain example implementations, a method for one or more server devices may comprise receiving at one or more communication interfaces at least one measurement that corresponds to a position of a first mobile device within an indoor environment. At least one radio model that is stored in one or more memories may be updated based, at least in part, on the at least one measurement to produce at least one updated radio model. The at least one radio model and the at least one updated radio model may correspond to the indoor environment. The at least one updated radio model may be transmitted to enable a second mobile device to use the at least one updated radio model for positioning within the indoor environment. Other example implementations are described herein. | 10-06-2011 |
20110269478 | DEVICE FOR ROUND TRIP TIME MEASUREMENTS - An appliance facilitates localization of a station (STA) in a network, for example, a short-range wireless network. An automatic response to a request for a measurement related communication is provided. The appliance can include a radio frequency (RF) interface and a media access control (MAC) section. The MAC section can receive the request and generate the automatic response immediately after a uniform period that is uniform among any such appliance within the network. The appliance performs only the generation of the automatic response, though the response can include additional information such as (x, y) coordinates of the appliance. | 11-03-2011 |
20120016670 | METHODS AND APPARATUSES FOR IDENTIFYING AUDIBLE SAMPLES FOR USE IN A SPEECH RECOGNITION CAPABILITY OF A MOBILE DEVICE - Techniques for provided which may be implemented using various methods and/or apparatuses in a mobile device to allow for speech recognition based, at least in part, on context information associated with at least a portion of at least one navigational region, e.g., associated with a location of the mobile device. A speech recognition capability may, for example, be provided with a set of audible samples based, at least in part, on the context information. Such speech recognition capability may be provided by the mobile device and/or by one or more other devices coupled to the mobile device. | 01-19-2012 |
20120016872 | METHODS AND APPARATUSES FOR USE IN GENERATING AN ENCODED ROUTEABILITY GRAPH DESCRIPTION - Methods and apparatuses are provided that may be implemented in one or more electronic devices to generate an encoded routeability graph description corresponding to a diagram of a structure. The methods and apparatuses may, for example, implement a reduction process to reduce a number of grid points within an encoded routeability graph description, or which may be otherwise used to generate an encoded routeability graph description. | 01-19-2012 |
20120021771 | Methods And Apparatuses For Determining If Access To A Region Is Feasible Or Infeasible For A User Of A Mobile Device - Techniques are provided which may be implemented using various methods and/or apparatuses in a mobile device to allow the mobile device to obtain map information associated with at least a portion of an indoor environment comprising a plurality of regions. The mobile device may also obtain additional measurement information associated with at least the portion of the indoor environment, wherein the additional measurement information is based, at least in part, on previously obtained estimated position measurement information associated with a plurality of mobile devices within the indoor environment. The mobile device may determine whether access to at least one of the plurality of regions is either feasible or infeasible to a user associated with the mobile device. The determination may be based, at least in part, on the map information and the additional measurement information. | 01-26-2012 |
20120029817 | MAP HANDLING FOR LOCATION BASED SERVICES IN CONJUNCTION WITH LOCALIZED ENVIRONMENTS - The subject matter disclosed herein relates to systems, methods, apparatuses, devices, articles, and means for map handling for location based services in conjunction with localized environments. For certain example implementations, a method may comprise storing map information corresponding to a particular localized environment that is associated with a particular location context identifier, with the particular localized environment comprising an indoor environment corresponding to at least a portion of a building structure; receiving update information applicable to the map information corresponding to the particular localized environment, with the update information being associated with the particular location context identifier; updating the map information corresponding to the particular localized environment based at least partly on the update information so as to produce updated map information; and providing the updated map information to one or more mobile devices that are located at the particular localized environment. Other example implementations are described herein. | 02-02-2012 |
20120044265 | INDOOR LIKELIHOOD HEATMAP - The subject matter disclosed herein may relate to methods, apparatuses, systems, devices, articles, or means for generating or using an indoor likelihood heatmap, etc. For certain example implementations, a method for a device may comprise projecting multiple grid points over a schematic map of an indoor area, with the schematic map indicating multiple obstructions of the indoor area. Feasible paths between grid point pairs of the multiple grid points may be determined. For a particular grid point of the multiple grid points, a count of the feasible paths that traverse the particular grid point may be determined. A likelihood heatmap for use in one or more navigational applications may be generated based, at least in part, on the count. Other example implementations are described herein. | 02-23-2012 |
20120046045 | METHODS AND APPARATUSES FOR USE IN ESTIMATING A LOCATION OF A MOBILE DEVICE WITHIN A STRUCTURE - Methods and apparatuses are provided that may be implemented in a mobile device to determine two or more variations between a baseline probability distribution and two or more probability distributions for signals received from two or more sets of transmitters assigned to two or more regions of a structure. The methods and apparatuses may be further implemented to determine whether the mobile device is located in at least one of the two or more regions based, at least in part, on a comparison of the two or more determined variations. | 02-23-2012 |
20120131223 | Object-Based Transport Protocol - Methods and apparatuses are provided that facilitate providing an object-based transport protocol that allows transmission of arbitrarily sized objects over a network protocol layer. The object-based transport protocol can also provide association of metadata with the objects to control communication thereof, and/or communication of response objects. Moreover, the object-based transport protocol can maintain sessions with remote network nodes that can include multiple channels, which can be updated over time to seamlessly provide mobility, increased data rates, and/or the like. In addition, properties can be modified remotely by network nodes receiving objects related to the properties. | 05-24-2012 |
20120176525 | NON-MAP-BASED MOBILE INTERFACE - Example methods, apparatuses, or articles of manufacture are disclosed herein that may be utilized, in whole or in part, to facilitate or support one or more navigation or positioning operations or techniques using, for example, a non-map-based location or routing interface for use in or with mobile communication devices. | 07-12-2012 |
20120265897 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR ENHANCING DEVICE PERFORMANCE THROUGH FLOW CONTROL - A method and apparatus for enhancing device performance through transport flow control is provided. The method may include determining that a level of user interest is indicated in at least one application of one or more applications, and modifying a transport flow associated with at least one of the one or more applications. | 10-18-2012 |
20130045751 | LOGO DETECTION FOR INDOOR POSITIONING - Example methods, apparatuses, or articles of manufacture are disclosed herein that may be utilized, in whole or in part, to facilitate or support one or more operations or techniques for logo detection for indoor positioning for use in or with a mobile device. Briefly, in accordance with one implementation, a method may include extracting, at a mobile device, visual features from one or more images captured via a camera sensor of the mobile device; and estimating a location of the mobile device based, at least in part, on a match between extracted visual features and one or more brand-specific visual signatures associated with one or more points of interest of one or more known locations. In some instances, an estimated location of a mobile device may be refined based, at least in part, on at least one additional POI of one or more POIs of one or more known locations. | 02-21-2013 |
20130061148 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS INVOLVING AUGMENTED MENU USING MOBILE DEVICE - The subject matter disclosed herein relates to a method comprising displaying in a camera view of a mobile device a captured image of one or more items listed in a menu of items available for selection at a point of interest identifiable, at least in part, by a location. A method may further include transmitting a message comprising parsed text of the one or more items and information representative of the location, and receiving, in response to the transmission of the message, annotations to be displayed in the camera view. | 03-07-2013 |
20130065633 | ACCESS POINTS SELECTION APPARATUS AND METHODS - A method of providing network data to a Station includes receiving, by an Access Point of a plurality of Access Points, a request for network link data output by the Station, to be used by the Station in deciding which of the plurality of Access Points to connect to; initiating, by the Access Point, backhaul measurements over a wireless network that includes the Access Point and a Gateway; obtaining and storing, by the Access Point, backhaul measurement data based on the backhaul measurements performed; and providing the backhaul measurement data to the Station. | 03-14-2013 |
20130067081 | Mobile Device Authentication and Access to a Social Network - Disclosed is an apparatus, system, and method to allow a user of a mobile device to access a social network through a router. The mobile device may comprise a user interface and a processor. The processor may be used to: command transmitting a social profile associated with the mobile device to the router to bind the mobile device to the router and to command transmitting social network credentials requested by the router to the router to authenticate the mobile device to the router. Based upon authentication by the router, the mobile device may be permitted to access a social network in accordance with control rules set by the router. | 03-14-2013 |
20130079033 | POSITION ESTIMATION VIA PROXIMATE FINGERPRINTS - Example methods, apparatuses, or articles of manufacture are disclosed herein that may be utilized, in whole or in part, to facilitate or support one or more operations or techniques for position estimation via one or more proximate fingerprints for use in or with a mobile communication device. | 03-28-2013 |
20130080204 | DYNAMIC MEETING LOCATION DETERMINATION - A method for dynamically selecting a meeting location for a plurality of meeting participants includes receiving a position of each meeting participant. The method also includes identifying one or more potential meeting location(s) based on the positions. The method further includes informing the meeting participants of the one or more potential meeting location(s). Furthermore, the method includes determining the meeting location, from the one or more potential meeting location(s), based on input from the meeting participants. | 03-28-2013 |
20130084882 | BECOMING MORE "AWARE" THROUGH USE OF CROWDSOURCING AND DEVICE INTERACTION - Techniques disclosed herein provide for assisted context determination through the use of one or more servers remote to a mobile device. The one or more servers can receive location and/or other information from the mobile device and select, from a list of possible activities, a smaller list of activities a mobile device user is likely engaged in. The one or more servers can return the smaller list to the mobile device, which can use the smaller list to make a faster context determination. In creating the smaller list, the one or more servers can utilize information regarding a region in which the mobile device is located, which can be updated and modified using information received from mobile devices. Furthermore, the one or more servers can gather and share information from nearby mobile devices, enabling a mobile device to use information from nearby mobile devices to facilitate a context determination. | 04-04-2013 |
20130084891 | FLEXIBLE ARCHITECTURE FOR LOCATION BASED CROWDSOURCING OF CONTEXTUAL DATA - A system for the collection, aggregation and analysis of location based crowdsourcing data includes a server that server that controls the distribution of crowdsourcing requests and workloads to a plurality of external mobile platforms. The server receives crowdsourcing queries from multiple parties and provides measurement requests to the mobile platforms, e.g., based on the location of the mobile platforms. Upon receipt of the measured contextual data from the mobile platforms, the server may distribute information, such as the raw measured contextual data or an analysis of the measured contextual data, to the appropriate requesting parties in a secure manner. The mobile platform may receive a plurality of measurement requests from a remote server, wherein the plurality of measurement requests are based on crowdsourcing queries from a plurality of parties. The mobile platform may measure and provide to the remote server contextual data in response to the plurality of measurement requests. | 04-04-2013 |
20130101163 | METHOD AND/OR APPARATUS FOR LOCATION CONTEXT IDENTIFIER DISAMBIGUATION - The subject matter disclosed herein relates to a method, apparatus, and/or system for obtaining one or more images captured at a mobile device and determining a location context identifier (LCI) identifying an area including a location of the mobile device based, at least in part, on the one or more captured images. The LCI may be selected from among a plurality of LCIs. | 04-25-2013 |
20130122935 | CHARACTERIZING AN INDOOR STRUCTURE BASED ON DETECTED MOVEMENTS AND/OR POSITION LOCATIONS OF A MOBILE DEVICE - An embodiment relates to characterizing a signaling environment by gathering a plurality of measurements, generated during a period of time, in response to a determination that a mobile device is within an area of location uncertainty. Such an example mobile device may generate a position fix, e.g., at or subsequent to an end of the period of time, based, at least in part, on one or more signals received at the mobile device within an area of location certainty; and in response to a determination that it is to report a travel history for at least a portion of the area of location uncertainty, generate a travel log based, at least in part, on the plurality of measurements and the position fix, and transmit at least a portion of the travel log to one or more external devices. | 05-16-2013 |
20130143590 | METHODS AND APPARATUSES FOR USE IN SELECTING A TRANSMITTING DEVICE FOR USE IN A POSITIONING FUNCTION - Methods and apparatuses are provided which may be implemented in various devices having one or more computing platforms to obtain signaling characteristics for one or more transmitting devices. The signaling characteristics may, for example, be based, at least in part, on one or more signals received by a receiving device from the transmitting device(s), and may comprise at least a received signal strength measurement and a propagation time measurement. Such methods and apparatuses may further be implemented to determine whether a mobile station is to use or not use positioning data for one or more transmitting device(s) in a positioning function based, at least in part, on the received signal strength measurement and the propagation time measurement. | 06-06-2013 |
20130191518 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR AUTOMATIC SERVICE DISCOVERY AND CONNECTIVITY - Apparatus and methods for automatic service discovery and connectivity include acts of or components for retrieving service metadata associated with one or more service devices from a connectivity entity, wherein the service metadata comprises connectivity parameters, and configuring one or more links with at least one of the one or more service devices based on the service metadata. Further, the apparatus and methods may include acts of or components for using a service available from the one or more service devices through the one or more links. | 07-25-2013 |
20130212094 | VISUAL SIGNATURES FOR INDOOR POSITIONING - Systems and methods for managing and utilizing visual signature (VS) databases are described herein. A method for managing a VS database as described herein includes obtaining a plurality of images of objects represented by a VS; obtaining context information associated with the plurality of images; grouping the plurality of images into one or more context classifications according to the context information associated with the plurality of images; for respective ones of the one or more context classifications, selecting an image representative of the VS according to one or more criteria; and adding the selected images for the respective ones of the one or more context classifications to entries of the VS database corresponding to the VS. | 08-15-2013 |
20130222280 | INTEGRATING SENSATION FUNCTIONALITIES INTO A MOBILE DEVICE USING A HAPTIC SLEEVE - Methods, apparatuses, systems, and computer-readable media for integrating sensation functionalities into a mobile device using a haptic sleeve are presented. According to one or more aspects of the disclosure, a computing device may receive, via a haptic sleeve, sensation input captured by one or more haptic components of the haptic sleeve. Subsequently, the computing device may store haptic data corresponding to the received sensation input. For example, in storing such haptic data, the computing device may store information describing one or more electrical signals received via the one or more haptic components of the haptic sleeve during a period of time corresponding to a particular event, and this stored information may reflect various characteristics of the sensation input received by the computing device in connection with the particular event, such as the magnitude(s), position(s), duration, and/or type(s) of sensation(s) captured during the period of time. | 08-29-2013 |
20130227409 | INTEGRATING SENSATION FUNCTIONALITIES INTO SOCIAL NETWORKING SERVICES AND APPLICATIONS - Methods, apparatuses, systems, and computer-readable media for integrating sensation functionalities into social networking services and/or applications are presented. According to one or more aspects, a computing device may receive a status update associated with a social networking service, and the status update may include haptic data. Subsequently, the computing device may cause haptic feedback to be provided to at least one user of the social networking service, based at least in part on the haptic data and the at least one user's relationship with a sender of the status update within the social networking service. In at least one arrangement, first haptic feedback is provided to the user if the user is within a first group of users, and second haptic feedback different from the first haptic feedback is provided to the user if the user is within a second group of users different from the first group of users. | 08-29-2013 |
20130227410 | USING HAPTIC TECHNOLOGIES TO PROVIDE ENHANCED MEDIA EXPERIENCES - Methods, apparatuses, systems, and computer-readable media for using haptic technologies to provide enhanced media experiences are presented. According to one or more aspects of the disclosure, a computing device, such as a smart phone, tablet computer, or portable media player, may establish a connection with a local content receiver. Subsequently, the computing device may receive, from the local content receiver, a sensation data signal that specifies one or more haptic effects to be provided at a particular time relative to playback of a media content item received by the local content receiver. Thereafter, the computing device may provide the one or more haptic effects. | 08-29-2013 |
20130227411 | SENSATION ENHANCED MESSAGING - Methods, apparatuses, systems, and computer-readable media for providing sensation enhanced messaging are presented. According to one or more aspects, a computing device may receive an electronic message, and the electronic message may include sender-specified haptic data that identifies at least one non-vibratory haptic sensation to be provided to a recipient of the electronic message. Subsequently, the computing device may cause haptic feedback to be provided to a user based on the sender-specified haptic data. In at least one arrangement, the at least one non-vibratory haptic sensation may include one or more pressure characteristics, texture characteristics, wetness characteristics, adhesion characteristics, thermal characteristics, and/or movement characteristics. | 08-29-2013 |
20130230208 | VISUAL OCR FOR POSITIONING - A mobile device can receive OCR library information associated with a coarse position. The coarse position can be determined by the mobile device, or by a network server configured to communicate with the mobile device. A camera on the mobile device can obtain images of human-readable information in an area near the coarse position. The view finder image can be processed with an OCR engine that is utilizing the OCR library information to determine one or more location string values. A location database can be searched based on the location string values. The position of the mobile device can be estimated and displayed. The position estimated can be adjusted based on the proximity of the mobile device to other features in the image. | 09-05-2013 |
20130244624 | SELECTIVE DISTRIBUTION OF LOCATION BASED SERVICE CONTENT TO MOBILE DEVICES - Methods, apparatuses and/or articles of manufacture are provided that selectively distribute location based service content for use by mobile devices with regard to certain indoor environment(s). In one example implementation, one or more computing devices generate data files that collectively represent an initial content for use by a mobile device with regard to an indoor environment, wherein at least one of the data files is generated based, at least in part, on one or more distribution schemes relating to the indoor environment. The one or more computing devices selectively initiates transmission of an indication to one or more mobile devices identifying that a shared data file corresponding to a seeded data file may be obtained from a first mobile device. The first mobile device and/or one or more of the other mobile devices may be identified based, at least in part, on the one or more distribution schemes. | 09-19-2013 |
20130247187 | Computing device to detect malware - Disclosed is an apparatus and method for a computing device to determine if an application is malware. The computing device may include: a query logger to log the behavior of the application on the computing device to generate a log; a behavior analysis engine to analyze the log from the query logger to generate a behavior vector that characterizes the behavior of the application; and a classifier to classify the behavior vector for the application as benign or malware. | 09-19-2013 |
20130267251 | PERSONALIZED POSITION USING INFORMATION CORRELATION AND SELF-SOURCING - Some aspects relate to developing a personalized location feasibility heatmap, representing motion information related to a particular device/user, and combining that personalized heatmap with general location feasibility information, pertinent to a number of users. The personalized locational feasibility heatmap may be formed using self-sourced motion data, static and dynamic data, such as contacts and appointments, context, and data derived from or available through social networks. Heatmaps may be associated with respective areas; within areas, regions may be defined that are to be considered for self-source data, which have random data, or which are especially relevant to personalized heatmaps. Personalized heatmaps may be shared among users, and used as a basis for further modification. Other aspects, such as using personalized heatmaps relevant to one area to produce a personalized heatmap for a different area are disclosed. Mobile devices, and servers may implement disclosed aspects, separately or together. | 10-10-2013 |
20130267257 | ACCESS POINT MEASUREMENTS FOR RECEIVED SIGNAL PREDICTION - Disclosed is a method for position determination, including altering or generating at least one radio heatmap value in a collection of radio heatmap values, the altering or generating based, at least in part, on a measurement of one or more characteristics of wireless signals received by a receiver at a first wireless network access point and transmitted by a transmitter at a second wireless network access point; and transmitting at least a portion of the collection of radio heatmap values including the altered or generated radio heatmap value to a mobile station as positioning assistance information. | 10-10-2013 |
20130310080 | OUTDOOR POSITION ESTIMATION OF A MOBILE DEVICE WITHIN A VICINITY OF ONE OR MORE INDOOR ENVIRONMENTS - Various methods, apparatuses and/or articles of manufacture are provided which may be implemented via one or more electronic devices to communicate navigation assistance data for at least one transmitting device that, while operatively provisioned for use in an indoor environment, may prove useful in estimating a position of a mobile device located in an adjacent outdoor environment. | 11-21-2013 |
20130337847 | ADAPTIVE PASSIVE SCANNING AND/OR ACTIVE PROBING TECHNIQUES FOR MOBILE DEVICE POSITIONING - Various methods, apparatuses and/or articles of manufacture are provided which may be implemented to support mobile device positioning through the use of adaptive passive scanning and/or adaptive active probing techniques. For example, a mobile device may acquire signals from wireless transceivers, identify wireless transceivers based, at least in part, on the acquired signal(s), determine a received signal strength measurement for each of the wireless transceivers based, at least in part, on the acquired signal(s), and determine a transmission power of a probe signal to be transmitted to at least one of the wireless transceivers based, at least in part, on at least one of the received signal strength measurements. | 12-19-2013 |
20140057652 | Access Point Measurements for Received Signal Prediction - Disclosed is a method for position determination, including altering or generating at least one radio heatmap value in a collection of radio heatmap values, the altering or generating based, at least in part, on a measurement of one or more characteristics of wireless signals received by a receiver at a first wireless network access point and transmitted by a transmitter at a second wireless network access point; and transmitting at least a portion of the collection of radio heatmap values including the altered or generated radio heatmap value to a mobile station as positioning assistance information. | 02-27-2014 |
20140064112 | CONTEXT-BASED POSITION DETERMINATION - Disclosed is a method for position determination, including obtaining measurements of at least one characteristic of one or more wireless signals acquired at a mobile station, obtaining a classification of a context of a user co-located with the mobile station, and affecting application of a representation of the signal environment to the measurements for obtaining a position fix based, at least in part, on the classification of the context. | 03-06-2014 |
20140080514 | CHARACTERIZING AN INDOOR STRUCTURE BASED ON DETECTED MOVEMENTS AND/OR POSITION LOCATIONS OF A MOBILE DEVICE - Various methods, apparatuses and articles of manufacture are provided which may be implemented in various devices for use in characterizing environments. In an example, a mobile device may, gather a plurality of measurements during a period of time, including one or more first measurements generated by one or more environmental sensors, and one or more second measurement generated by a radio based, at least in part, on one or more wireless signals received by the radio. In response to a determination that the mobile device is to report a travel history corresponding to at least a portion of the period of time, the mobile device may generate a travel log based, at least in part, on at least one first measurement and at least one second measurement, and transmit the travel log to an external device. | 03-20-2014 |
20140123289 | Computing Device to Detect Malware - Disclosed is an apparatus and method for a computing device to determine if an application is malware. The computing device may include: a query logger to log the behavior of the application on the computing device to generate a log; a behavior analysis engine to analyze the log from the query logger to generate a behavior vector that characterizes the behavior of the application; and a classifier to classify the behavior vector for the application as benign or malware. | 05-01-2014 |