METHODS AND APPARATUSES FOR USE IN MOBILE DEVICE POSITIONING SYSTEMS
First Claim
1. A method for use in a mobile device positioning system, the method comprising:
- accessing a plurality of measurements associated with a plurality of location signals as received by a mobile device from at least a first portion of a plurality of transmitters; and
dynamically establishing at least one location signal transmission parameter based, at least in part, on said plurality of measurements, said at least one location signal transmission parameter being adapted for use by at least a second portion of said plurality of transmitters to operatively initiate subsequent transmission of an additional plurality of location signals adapted to be received by said mobile device.
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Abstract
Methods and apparatuses are provided which may be adapted for use in and/or with mobile device positioning systems and/or the like. In an example, a method may include accessing a plurality of measurements associated with a plurality of location signals as received by the mobile device from at least a first portion of a plurality of transmitters. The method may include dynamically establishing at least one location signal transmission parameter based, at least in part, on the plurality of measurements. The location signal transmission parameter(s) may be adapted for use by at least a second portion of the plurality of transmitters to operatively initiate subsequent transmission of an additional plurality of location signals adapted to be received by the mobile device.
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60 Claims
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1. A method for use in a mobile device positioning system, the method comprising:
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accessing a plurality of measurements associated with a plurality of location signals as received by a mobile device from at least a first portion of a plurality of transmitters; and dynamically establishing at least one location signal transmission parameter based, at least in part, on said plurality of measurements, said at least one location signal transmission parameter being adapted for use by at least a second portion of said plurality of transmitters to operatively initiate subsequent transmission of an additional plurality of location signals adapted to be received by said mobile device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. An apparatus for use in a mobile device positioning system, the apparatus comprising:
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memory adapted to store a plurality of measurements associated with a plurality of location signals as received by a mobile device from at least a first portion of a plurality of transmitters; and at least one processing unit coupled to said memory and adapted to dynamically establish at least one location signal transmission parameter based, at least in part, on said plurality of measurements, said at least one location signal transmission parameter being adapted for use by at least a second portion of said plurality of transmitters to operatively initiate subsequent transmission of an additional plurality of location signals adapted to be received by said mobile device. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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29. An apparatus for a mobile device for use in a mobile device positioning system (100), the apparatus comprising:
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memory; a wireless communication interface coupled to said memory and adapted to receive a plurality of location signals from at least a first portion of a plurality of transmitters and provide a plurality of measurements to said memory, said plurality of measurements being based, at least in part, on said plurality of location signals; and at least one processing unit coupled to said memory and adapted to dynamically establish at least one location signal transmission parameter based, at least in part, on said plurality of measurements, said at least one location signal transmission parameter being adapted for use by at least a second portion of said plurality of transmitters to operatively initiate subsequent transmission of an additional plurality of location signals adapted to be received by said mobile device, and. wherein said wireless communication interface is further adapted to transmit said at least one location signal transmission parameter over a wireless communication link. - View Dependent Claims (30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37)
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38. A system comprising:
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a network; a plurality of transmitters coupled to said network; at least one network resource coupled to said network; and at least one mobile device adapted to receive a plurality of location signals from at least a first portion of said plurality of transmitters determine a plurality of measurements associated with said plurality of location signals, and provide said plurality of measurements to at least one of said transmitters, and wherein said at least one of said transmitters provides said plurality of measurements to said at least one network resource, said at least one network resource being adapted to dynamically establish at least one location signal transmission parameter based, at least in part, on said plurality of measurements, said at least one location signal transmission parameter being adapted for use by at least a second portion of said plurality of transmitters to operatively initiate subsequent transmission of an additional plurality of location signals adapted to be received by said mobile device, and wherein said at least one network resource is adapted to provide said at least one location signal transmission parameter to at least said second portion of said plurality of transmitters over said network. - View Dependent Claims (39, 40, 41)
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42. A system comprising:
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a network; a plurality of transmitters coupled to said network; and at least one mobile device adapted to receive a plurality of location signals from at least a first portion of said plurality of transmitters, determine a plurality of measurements associated with said plurality of location signals, dynamically establish at least one location signal transmission parameter based, at least in part, on said plurality of measurements, said at least one location signal transmission parameter being adapted for use by at least a second portion of said plurality of transmitters to operatively initiate subsequent transmission of an additional plurality of location signals adapted to be received by said mobile device. - View Dependent Claims (43, 44, 45, 46)
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47. A computer readable medium comprising computer implementable instructions stored thereon, which if implemented adapts one or more processing units to:
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access a plurality of measurements associated with a plurality of location signals as received by a mobile device from at least a first portion of a plurality of transmitters; and dynamically establish at least one location signal transmission parameter based, at least in part, on said plurality of measurements, said at least one location signal transmission parameter being adapted for use by at least a second portion of said plurality of transmitters to operatively initiate subsequent transmission of an additional plurality of location signals adapted to be received by said mobile device. - View Dependent Claims (48, 49, 50, 51)
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53. An apparatus for use in a mobile device positioning system, the apparatus comprising:
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means for storing a plurality of measurements associated with a plurality of location signals as received by a mobile device from at least a first portion of a plurality of transmitters; and means for dynamically establishing at least one location signal transmission parameter based, at least in part, on said plurality of measurements, said at least one location signal transmission parameter being adapted for use by at least a second portion of said plurality of transmitters to operatively initiate subsequent transmission of an additional plurality of location signals adapted to be received by said mobile device. - View Dependent Claims (54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60)
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