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Method, an apparatus and a computer program product for positioning

US10481247B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateDec 19, 2014
Grant dateNov 19, 2019
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Expiry dateDec 19, 2034

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04M1/72403
  • WIPO fieldMeasurement
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

The invention relates to determination of a location of a device of a user. In a methods, information of signal strength of one or more wireless signals and information of signal strength distribution of wireless signals is obtained by a device. The information of signal strength and the information of signal strength distribution are used to determine at least one likelihood whether the device is inside an area. In the method radio maps representing signal strength distribution in the building may be used.

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