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Indoor/outdoor coverage detection based on sensor inputs

US10506372B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignees

T-Mobile USA, Inc. · US
THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN · US

Inventors

Jong Sung Yoon · Sammamish, US
Jie Hui · Mercer Island, US
Michael J. Mitchell · Las Vegas, US
Zhuoqing Morley Mao · Ann Arbor, US
Yunhan Jia · Sunnyvale, US
Chao Kong · Beijing, CN

Key dates

Filing date	May 2, 2017
Grant date	Dec 10, 2019
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Aug 9, 2037

Classification

Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
CPC primaryH04W4/33
WIPO fieldDigital communication
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Techniques are disclosed for determining whether a mobile device is located indoors or outdoors. In some embodiments, a mobile device may utilize a fusion of the information from multiple sensors, such as a RGB sensor, a proximity sensor, a light intensity sensor, and a WiFi radio, to determine whether the mobile device is located indoors or outdoors.

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