Portable terminal and method for position determination
US9851450B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 4, 2017 |
| Grant date | Dec 26, 2017 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 4, 2037 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04W88/02
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
There is a mobile terminal including an antenna, a Global Positioning System (GPS) receiver and at least two different applications. Each of the at least two different applications are executable on the mobile terminal. The mobile terminal is configured to wirelessly transmit information to and wirelessly receive information from a mobile communication network. The mobile terminal is further configured to use positioning data from a plurality of positioning methods including at least a GPS method and a Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN) positioning method. The mobile terminal also includes at least one processor and at least one memory including computer program code configured to, with the at least one processor, cause the mobile terminal to receive positioning data associated with at least two of the plurality of positioning methods. The mobile terminal centrally manages, processes a request for, combines and makes available positioning data.
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