Methods and apparatus for determining locations of devices in confined spaces

    公开(公告)号:US09661473B1

    公开(公告)日:2017-05-23

    申请号:US15185393

    申请日:2016-06-17

    CPC classification number: H04W4/043

    Abstract: A location device (e.g., realized at one or more of a mobile device and/or a location server) includes a wireless transceiver, one or more location sensors and a floor-plan of a venue. The location device determines a plurality of hypothetical locations of a mobile device in the venue in response to data sets provided by the one or more location sensors. The data sets are associated with obstacle indication values calculated for the venue or for regions of the venue including locations corresponding to the data sets. The obstacle indication values indicate the proximity or orientation of the obstacle edges in the region or in the venue. The location device refines the one or more hypothetical locations based on the obstacle indication values to provide an estimate of the current location of the mobile device.

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