Updating position assist data on a mobile computing device

US8989763B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• QUALCOMM Incorporated · US

Inventors

• Janell Paulson · Carlsbad, US
• Isabel Mahe · Cupertino, US
• Craig C. Hamilton · Sunnyvale, US
• Sachin S. Kansal · Sunnyvale, US
• Gurunath Ramaswamy · San Diego, US
• Dante Russo · Mountain View, US
• Cherif Jazra · Los Altos, US
• Vivek Shah · Franklin, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Mar 27, 2008
• Grant date: Mar 24, 2015
• Expiry date: Mar 2, 2031

Classification

• Technology area (CPC G): Physics
• CPC primary: G01C21/26
• WIPO field: Measurement
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

A mobile computing device comprises a memory, a processor and a transceiver. The memory is configured to store at least one type of position assist data. The processor is configured to provide a position fix based on the position assist data. The transceiver is configured for wireless communication. The memory is configured to store updated position assist data for the type of position assist data. The processor is operable in a first operating mode in which the type of position assist data is not updated and operable in a second operating mode in which the type of position assist data is updated in response to at least one triggering event.