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Bluetooth crowd-sourced triangulation

US10955522B2 · kind B2 · utility

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20Claims

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Assignee

FACEBOOK, INC. · US

Inventors

Mateusz Marek Niewczas · San Francisco, US
Manish Modi · San Jose, US

Key dates

Filing date	Jul 6, 2018
Grant date	Mar 23, 2021
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Mar 27, 2039

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG01S5/14
WIPO fieldMeasurement
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

In one embodiment, a method includes receiving a first, a second, and a third sensing events within a same beacon message interval from a mobile device, each sensing event including a beacon device identifier associated with a beacon device and a timestamp associated with a respective beacon message, a location of the mobile device, and a power level associated with the respective beacon message, determining a first, a second, and a third distances between the mobile device and the beacon device based on the first, the second, and the third sensing events, and determining a position of the beacon device based on the first, the second, and the third distances.

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