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INDOOR/OUTDOOR DECISION APPARATUS AND INDOOR/OUTDOOR DECISION METHOD

  • US 20100317366A1
  • Filed: 05/20/2010
  • Published: 12/16/2010
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/16/2009
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. An indoor/outdoor decision apparatus for making an indoor/outdoor decision on whether a mobile communication terminal is located indoors or outdoors, comprising:

  • communication information acquiring unit which acquires communication information about wireless communication at the mobile communication terminal;

    environment information acquiring unit which acquires environment information indicative of an environment associated with the mobile communication terminal;

    criterion setting unit which sets a criterion for the indoor/outdoor decision, according to the environment information acquired by the environment information acquiring unit; and

    deciding unit which makes the indoor/outdoor decision with reference to the communication information acquired by the communication information acquiring unit, based on the criterion set by the criterion setting unit.

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