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Method and system of utilizing a context vector and method and system of utilizing a context vector and database for location applications

US8320932B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateApr 11, 2006
Grant dateNov 27, 2012
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Expiry dateJun 17, 2027

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04M2250/12
  • WIPO fieldMeasurement
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A system (100) and method (300) of using a context vector and database (202) for location applications can include a transceiver (104), a plurality of environmental sensors (114, 116, 118, 120, 121) including at least two location technology devices (110, 112), and a processor (102) coupled to the transceiver and the plurality of environmental sensors. The processor can be programmed to sense (302) an environmental condition for a given location, define (310) a context vector for the given location, detect (312) a context transition corresponding to a change in the environmental condition, and modify (314) an operation of the at least two location technology devices based on the context transition detected. The processor can be further programmed to form (320) a new context vector based on the context transition and attempt to match the new context vector with a pre-stored context vector.

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