Systems and methods for location assistance with personal area network devices
First Claim
1. A method comprising:
- initiating, by a wearable device, a positioning process for determining a location of the wearable device, wherein the wearable device is connected to another device via a personal area network connection;
determining, by the wearable device, an initial location of the wearable device;
sending, by the wearable device, to the other device, and using the personal area network connection, a request for location information;
receiving, by the wearable device and from the other device, the location information; and
generating, by the wearable device and based in part on the location information received from the other device and the initial location, position information for the wearable device.
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Abstract
Implementations relate to systems and methods for location assistance using devices (104) in a personal area network (PAN). In one scenario, a user may use two separate location-enabled devices, such as a wearable personal device (102) and a cellular telephone device (104). In cases, one of those devices may have reached a higher or farther-developed state in terms of generating or storing location information (108) for the user'"'"'s current position, as compared to the opposite device. This can take place, for instance, when the first (e.g. wearable) device (102) is first turned on. The two devices use platforms and techniques to exchange location information and carry out GPS or other operations to furnish the device that is lagging in position processing progress with assistance which will speed up or otherwise enhance the position fix for that device.
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19 Claims
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1. A method comprising:
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initiating, by a wearable device, a positioning process for determining a location of the wearable device, wherein the wearable device is connected to another device via a personal area network connection; determining, by the wearable device, an initial location of the wearable device; sending, by the wearable device, to the other device, and using the personal area network connection, a request for location information; receiving, by the wearable device and from the other device, the location information; and generating, by the wearable device and based in part on the location information received from the other device and the initial location, position information for the wearable device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A wearable device, comprising:
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a global navigation satellite system module; and a processor communicatively coupled to the global positioning system module, the processor being configured to; initiate a positioning process for determining a location of the wearable device, wherein the wearable device is connected to another device via a personal area network connection; determine, using the global navigation satellite system module, an initial location of the wearable device; send, to another device and using the personal area network connection, a request for location information; receive, from the other device, the location information; and generate, based in part on the location information received from the other device and the initial location, position information for the wearable device. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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