摘要:
Embodiments describe determining position by selecting a set of digital pseudorandom sequences. The magnitudes of the cross-correlation between any two sequences of the chosen set are below a specified threshold. A subset of digital pseudorandom sequences are selected from the set such that the magnitudes of the autocorrelation function of each member of the subset, within a specified region adjacent to the peak of the autocorrelation function, are equal to or less than a prescribed value. Each transmitter transmits a positioning signal, and at least a portion of the positioning signal is modulated with at least one member of the subset. At least two transmitters of the plurality of transmitters modulate respective positioning signals with different members of the subset of digital pseudorandom sequences.
摘要:
Devices, systems, and methods for sending positional information from transmitters/beacons. In one implementation a transmitter generates a range block including a ranging signal and a hybrid block including positioning data, and sends the range block and hybrid block at different times. A user device may receive signals from a plurality of transmitters and generates position/location information using trilateration and measured altitude information in comparison with transmitter altitude information.
摘要:
Controlling access to position information. Control of access to position information may be provided by exchanging authenticating messages that restrict distribution of the position information to authorized recipients. Alternatively, control of access may be provided by limiting when hardware that determines position information is active.
摘要:
A position location system comprises transmitters that broadcast positioning signals. Each broadcasted positioning signal comprises a pseudorandom ranging signal. The position location system includes a remote receiver that acquires and measures the time of arrival of the positioning signals received at the remote receiver. During an interval of time, at least two positioning signals are transmitted concurrently by the transmitters and received concurrently at the remote receiver. The two positioning signals have carrier frequencies offset from one another by an offset that is less than approximately twenty-five percent of the bandwidth of each positioning signal of the two positioning signals. Cross-interference between the positioning signals is reduced by tuning the remote receiver to a frequency of a selected signal of the two positioning signals and correlating the selected signal with a reference pseudorandom ranging signal matched to a transmitted pseudorandom ranging signal of the selected signal.
摘要:
Using a pressure sensor of a mobile device to improve the reliability of determined contexts. Particular embodiments described herein include machines that determine a context of a mobile device, and determine if the determined context is accurate using one or more measurements of pressure from a pressure sensor of the mobile device.
摘要:
Reducing power consumption of a receiver in association with estimating the receiver's position using ranging signals. Systems and methods may determine power reduction strategy information, identify a power reduction strategy using the determined power reduction strategy information, and place one or more modules of the receiver into a reduced power state using the identified power reduction strategy. The power reduction strategy may result in powering off different circuitry of the receiver at different times, and under different circumstances.
摘要:
Reducing power consumption of a receiver in association with estimating the receiver's position using ranging signals. Systems and methods may determine power reduction strategy information, identify a power reduction strategy using the determined power reduction strategy information, and place one or more modules of the receiver into a reduced power state using the identified power reduction strategy. The power reduction strategy may result in powering off different circuitry of the receiver at different times, and under different circumstances.
摘要:
Interference detection and mitigation using maximal ratio combining in the correlation domain. Systems and methods for interference detection and mitigation using maximal ratio combining in the correlation domain may receive a plurality of copies of a positioning signal, compute a plurality of correlation functions using the received positioning signals; weight the plurality of correlation functions using a plurality of weights that are proportional to the quality of the plurality of correlation functions, and generate a combined correlation function by combining the weighted correlation functions.
摘要:
Using estimates of a receiver's altitude to determine where a receiver is located and to refine a positioning system's estimate of a receiver's position. Systems and methods determine whether a receiver is inside or outside a building, and may use the determination to confirm or adjust an initial estimate of the receiver's position. Various approaches for making the determination and for assessing the initial estimate of the receiver's position are described.
摘要:
Determining contexts of mobile devices. Particular embodiments described herein include machines that determine two estimated positions of a mobile device that respectively correspond to first and second locations at first and second times, acquire sets of terrain or structural information for first and second areas that respectively include the first and second estimated positions, use the acquired sets of information and the estimated positions to determine if the mobile device was within a structure at the first and second times, determine one or more values that are indicative of vertical movement by the mobile device during a period of time between the first time and the second time, compare the one or more values to one or more threshold conditions, and determine a context of the mobile device based on the comparison.