Location Sensing Selection for Mobile Devices
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1. A method comprising:
- determining, by a mobile device, an accuracy constraint associated with at least one location query; and
selecting, by the mobile device, a location sensing modality of one or more location sensing modalities, each of the one or more location sensing modalities being associated with an energy consumption characterization, and the selecting being based at least in part on the accuracy constraint and at least in part on the energy consumption characterizations of the one or more location sensing modalities.
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Abstract
Disclosed herein are one or more embodiments that determine, for a mobile device, an accuracy constraint associated with at least one location query. One or more of the described embodiments may further select, for the mobile device, a location sensing modality of one or more location sensing modalities, each of the one or more location sensing modalities being associated with an energy consumption characterization, and the selecting being based at least in part on the accuracy constraint and on the energy consumption characterizations of the one or more location sensing modalities.
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1. A method comprising:
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determining, by a mobile device, an accuracy constraint associated with at least one location query; and selecting, by the mobile device, a location sensing modality of one or more location sensing modalities, each of the one or more location sensing modalities being associated with an energy consumption characterization, and the selecting being based at least in part on the accuracy constraint and at least in part on the energy consumption characterizations of the one or more location sensing modalities. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A mobile device comprising:
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a processor; a storage medium; a battery; a plurality of location sensors that can be used to locate the mobile device, individual location sensors consuming different levels of power from the battery during use and having varying degrees of accuracy in locating the mobile device; and programming instructions stored on the storage medium that, when executed by the processor, perform operations including; deriving an accuracy constraint based on information associated with at least one location query; selecting a location sensing modality corresponding to a certain location sensor from among the plurality of location sensors, wherein the certain location sensor consumes the least amount of power as compared to other location sensors while still providing a degree of accuracy that satisfies the accuracy constraint; and obtaining a location of the mobile device using the certain location sensor. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18)
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19. A method comprising:
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receiving, by a mobile device, at least one location query; determining, by the mobile device, an accuracy constraint associated with the at least one location query, the determining including deriving the accuracy constraint based on locations of one or more entities associated with the at least one location query; creating, by the mobile device, a list of available location sensing modalities based at least in part on one or more of a location model and a sensor model; creating, by the mobile device, a shortlist of one or more location sensing modalities based on the list of available location sensing modalities, each location sensing modality on the shortlist having an accuracy that meets the accuracy constraint; selecting, by the mobile device, a location sensing modality from the shortlist of the one or more location sensing modalities, each location sensing modality of the shortlist of the one or more location sensing modalities being associated with an energy consumption characterization, and the selecting being based at least in part on the accuracy constraint and the energy consumption characterizations; and obtaining, by the mobile device, a mobile device location using the selected location sensing modality. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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