Peer and composite localization for mobile applications
US8812013B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 27, 2009 |
| Grant date | Aug 19, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 1, 2031 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01S5/0289
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A system and method for peer based localization system using radio technology, such as Bluetooth or Wi-Fi ad-hoc technology that enables mobile devices such as cell phones, smart phones, laptops, handheld communication devices, handheld computing devices, satellite radios, global positioning systems, PDAs, etc. to discover their physical location relative to one another. In addition, the peer based localization can use a plurality of radio technologies to increase the accuracy of the physical location estimates. Additionally or alternatively, the peer based localization technique can be combined with infrastructure based location techniques, such as triangulation, GPS, or infrastructure based Wi-Fi localization in order to transpose virtual coordinates into physical coordinates.
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