Methods, apparatuses, systems, and computer readable media for providing wireless location service using at least one beacon
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1. A wireless location service apparatus comprising:
- a memory having computer readable instructions stored thereon; and
at least one processor configured to execute the computer readable instructions to,receive a plurality of beacon signals collected from each of a plurality of beacon transceivers positioned around a user through an application installed on a mobile terminal of the user,determine a current location of the user based on at least one of a virtual point and the plurality of beacon signals, the virtual point positioned in a space in which the beacon transceivers are provided, the determining the current location of the user including,determining, a signal strength of each of the plurality of received beacon signals, the plurality of received beacon signals including at least a first beacon signal associated with a first beacon transceiver and a second beacon signal associated with a second beacon transceiver,calculating a difference in the signal strengths of the first beacon signal and the second beacon signal, anddetermining the current location of the user as a first virtual point positioned between the first beacon transceiver and the second beacon transceiver in response to the calculated difference in the signal strengths being below a desired threshold signal strength value, andprovide, to the mobile terminal of the user, a location based service based on the determined current location of the user.
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Abstract
Provided is a method and/or apparatus for providing a wireless location service using a beacon signal. A wireless location service method may include collecting a plurality of beacon signals from each of a plurality of beacon transceivers positioned around a user, and determining a current location of the user based on at least one of a virtual point and the plurality of beacon signals, the virtual point positioned in a space in which the beacon transceivers are provided.
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1. A wireless location service apparatus comprising:
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a memory having computer readable instructions stored thereon; and at least one processor configured to execute the computer readable instructions to, receive a plurality of beacon signals collected from each of a plurality of beacon transceivers positioned around a user through an application installed on a mobile terminal of the user, determine a current location of the user based on at least one of a virtual point and the plurality of beacon signals, the virtual point positioned in a space in which the beacon transceivers are provided, the determining the current location of the user including, determining, a signal strength of each of the plurality of received beacon signals, the plurality of received beacon signals including at least a first beacon signal associated with a first beacon transceiver and a second beacon signal associated with a second beacon transceiver, calculating a difference in the signal strengths of the first beacon signal and the second beacon signal, and determining the current location of the user as a first virtual point positioned between the first beacon transceiver and the second beacon transceiver in response to the calculated difference in the signal strengths being below a desired threshold signal strength value, and provide, to the mobile terminal of the user, a location based service based on the determined current location of the user. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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2. A system for providing wireless location services comprising:
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at least one mobile terminal including at least one processor, the at least one mobile terminal configured to collect a plurality of wireless beacon signals and transmit the collected plurality of wireless beacon signals to at least one server; at least two wireless beacons each including a transceiver, and each configured to transmit a wireless beacon signal, each of the wireless beacon signals including a unique beacon identifier and location information associated with the respective wireless beacons, the at least two wireless beacons including a first wireless beacon and a second wireless beacon; and the at least one server configured to, store at least one virtual point of an environment in a storage device, each of the at least one virtual point being virtually located between at least two wireless beacons of the at least two wireless beacons, each virtual point including location information associated with the respective virtual point, and determine a current location of the at least one mobile terminal based on the location information of the at least one of the collected wireless beacon signals and the at least one virtual point, the determining the current location of the at least one mobile terminal including, determining a signal strength of each of the plurality of collected beacon signals, the plurality of collected beacon signals including at least a first beacon signal associated with the first wireless beacon and a second beacon signal associated with the second wireless beacon, calculating a difference in the signal strengths of the first beacon signal and the second beacon signal, and determining the current location of the at least one mobile terminal as a first virtual point positioned between the first wireless beacon and the second wireless beacon in response to the calculated difference in the signal strengths being below a desired threshold signal strength value. - View Dependent Claims (3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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