Location support for emergency calls

    公开(公告)号:US10085115B2

    公开(公告)日:2018-09-25

    申请号:US15675486

    申请日:2017-08-11

    Applicant: Apple Inc.

    CPC classification number: H04W4/029 G01S19/17 H04L65/1006 H04L65/1069 H04W4/90

    Abstract: System and method for submitting a location of a mobile device to a public service for providing emergency assistance are described. A mobile device can determine that a user is making an emergency call from the mobile device. The mobile device can then enable a location determination function of the mobile device and determine a location of the mobile device. The mobile device can determine the location in multiple attempts, including, in a first time window, attempting to determine a location with low uncertainty and, if the attempt fails, determining a location with high uncertainty in a second time window. The mobile device can then submit the location to a dispatcher through a mobile network operator.

    Altitude Estimation Using A Probability Density Function
    23.
    发明申请
    Altitude Estimation Using A Probability Density Function 审中-公开
    使用概率密度函数进行海拔估计

    公开(公告)号:US20170013589A1

    公开(公告)日:2017-01-12

    申请号:US15273632

    申请日:2016-09-22

    Applicant: Apple Inc.

    Abstract: Methods, program products, and systems of location estimation using a probability density function are disclosed. In general, in one aspect, a server can estimate an effective altitude of a wireless access gateway using harvested data. The server can harvest location data from multiple mobile devices. The harvested data can include a location of each mobile device and an identifier of a wireless access gateway that is located within a communication range of the mobile device. The server can calculate an effective altitude of the wireless access gateway using a probability density function of the harvested data. The probability density function can be a sufficient statistic of the received set of location coordinates for calculating an effective altitude of the wireless access gateway. The server can send the effective altitude of the wireless access gateway to other mobile devices for estimating altitudes of the other mobile devices.

    Abstract translation: 公开了使用概率密度函数的方法,程序产品和位置估计系统。 通常,在一个方面,服务器可以使用收获的数据估计无线接入网关的有效高度。 服务器可以从多个移动设备收集位置数据。 所收获的数据可以包括每个移动设备的位置和位于移动设备的通信范围内的无线接入网关的标识符。 服务器可以使用收获的数据的概率密度函数来计算无线接入网关的有效高度。 概率密度函数可以是用于计算无线接入网关的有效高度的所接收的位置坐标集合的足够的统计量。 服务器可以将无线接入网关的有效高度发送到其他移动设备,以估计其他移动设备的高度。

    Operating Geographic Location Systems
    26.
    发明申请
    Operating Geographic Location Systems 审中-公开
    操作地理位置系统

    公开(公告)号:US20140256306A1

    公开(公告)日:2014-09-11

    申请号:US14286115

    申请日:2014-05-23

    Applicant: Apple Inc.

    Abstract: Among other things, we describe a method that includes receiving, on a mobile device, an indication that an application executing on the mobile device has entered a background state, receiving, from the application, a value indicating a condition for providing location data to the application, disabling a resource associated with the application, while the resource associated with the application is disabled, storing location data received from a location system of the mobile device, and when the condition indicated by the value is met, enabling the resource associated with the application, and providing the stored location data to the application.

    Abstract translation: 除其他之外,我们描述一种方法,其包括在移动设备上接收在移动设备上执行的应用已经进入后台状态的指示,从应用中接收指示向该应用提供位置数据的条件的值 应用,禁用与应用相关联的资源,同时禁用与应用相关联的资源,存储从移动设备的位置系统接收到的位置数据,并且当满足由该值指示的条件时,启用与该应用相关联的资源 应用程序,并将存储的位置数据提供给应用程序。

    THREE-DIMENSIONAL CITY MODELS AND SHADOW MAPPING TO IMPROVE ALTITUDE FIXES IN URBAN ENVIRONMENTS

    公开(公告)号:US20190094379A1

    公开(公告)日:2019-03-28

    申请号:US15719470

    申请日:2017-09-28

    Applicant: Apple Inc.

    Abstract: The disclosed embodiments use 3D city models and shadow mapping to improve altitude fixes in urban environments. In an embodiment, a method comprises: generating a set of three-dimensional (3D) candidate positions in a geographic area of interest; predicting global navigation satellite system (GNSS) signal visibility at selected ones of the 3D candidate positions; receiving GNSS signals at a current location of the mobile device; determining observed satellite visibility based on the received GNSS signals; comparing the predicted satellite visibility with the observed satellite visibility; determining a position fix based on a result of the comparing; determining an indoor environment where the mobile device is located based at least on an altitude component of the position fix; obtaining structural data for the identified indoor environment; and determining a floor lower bound for the current location of the mobile device based on the altitude component and the structural data.

    Location Support For Emergency Calls
    30.
    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20180048990A1

    公开(公告)日:2018-02-15

    申请号:US15675486

    申请日:2017-08-11

    Applicant: Apple Inc.

    CPC classification number: H04W4/02 G01S19/17 H04L65/1006 H04L65/1069 H04W4/90

    Abstract: System and method for submitting a location of a mobile device to a public service for providing emergency assistance are described. A mobile device can determine that a user is making an emergency call from the mobile device. The mobile device can then enable a location determination function of the mobile device and determine a location of the mobile device. The mobile device can determine the location in multiple attempts, including, in a first time window, attempting to determine a location with low uncertainty and, if the attempt fails, determining a location with high uncertainty in a second time window. The mobile device can then submit the location to a dispatcher through a mobile network operator.

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