FACILITATING POSITIONING THROUGH BlUETOOTH LOW ENERGY WIRELESS MESSAGING
First Claim
1. A method, comprising:
- receiving, at an apparatus, one or more messages advertising the presence of another apparatus and including at least information indicating the availability of positioning-related information from the other apparatus;
determining, at the apparatus, that positioning-related interaction with the other apparatus is available based on the received information;
interacting with the other apparatus to initiate positioning-related information transmission;
receiving at least one message from the other apparatus comprising the positioning-related information; and
determining, at the apparatus, at least one of a relative direction towards or from the other apparatus based on the received positioning-related information.
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Abstract
A system for providing positioning-related information within wireless communication signals. For example, an apparatus (e.g., acting as a tracker) may receive one or more messages advertising the presence of another apparatus (e.g., acting as a target). The advertisement messages may further comprise information indicating the availability of positioning-related information from the target apparatus. The tracker device may then determine, based on the received information, that positioning-related interaction with the target apparatus is available. If determined to be available, the tracker and target may interact with each other in order to initiate positioning-related information transmission. After receiving at least one message comprising positioning-related information from the target apparatus, the tracker apparatus may then determine at least one of a relative direction towards or from the target apparatus based on the received positioning-related information.
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23 Claims
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1. A method, comprising:
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receiving, at an apparatus, one or more messages advertising the presence of another apparatus and including at least information indicating the availability of positioning-related information from the other apparatus; determining, at the apparatus, that positioning-related interaction with the other apparatus is available based on the received information; interacting with the other apparatus to initiate positioning-related information transmission; receiving at least one message from the other apparatus comprising the positioning-related information; and determining, at the apparatus, at least one of a relative direction towards or from the other apparatus based on the received positioning-related information. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. A method, comprising:
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transmitting, by an apparatus, at least one message via wireless communication, the at least one message advertising presence of the apparatus and information indicating the availability of positioning-related information from the apparatus; and transmitting at least one message comprising the positioning-related information. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7)
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8. A computer program product, comprising computer executable program code recorded on a non-transitory computer readable storage medium, the computer executable program code comprising:
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code configured to cause an apparatus to receive one or more messages advertising the presence of another apparatus and including at least information indicating the availability of positioning-related information from the other apparatus; code configured to cause the apparatus to determine that positioning-related interaction with the other apparatus is available based on the received information; code configured to cause the apparatus to interact with the other apparatus to initiate positioning-related information transmission; code configured to cause the apparatus to receive at least one message from the other apparatus comprising the positioning-related information; and code configured to cause the apparatus to determine at least one of a relative direction towards or from the other apparatus based on the received positioning-related information. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11)
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12. A computer program product, comprising computer executable program code recorded on a non-transitory computer readable storage medium, the computer executable program code comprising:
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code configured to cause an apparatus to transmit at least one message via wireless communication, the at least one message advertising presence of the apparatus and information indicating the availability of positioning-related information from the apparatus; and code configured to cause an apparatus to transmit at least one message comprising the positioning-related information. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14)
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15. An apparatus, comprising:
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at least one processor; and at least one memory including executable instructions, the at least one memory and the executable instructions being configured to, in cooperation with the at least one processor, cause the apparatus to perform at least the following; receive one or more messages advertising the presence of another apparatus and including at least information indicating the availability of positioning-related information from the other apparatus; determine that positioning-related interaction with the other apparatus is available based on the received information; interact with the other apparatus to initiate positioning-related information transmission; receive at least one message from the other apparatus comprising the positioning-related information; and determine at least one of a relative direction towards or from the other apparatus based on the received positioning-related information. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. An apparatus, comprising:
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at least one processor; and at least one memory including executable instructions, the at least one memory and the executable instructions being configured to, in cooperation with the at least one processor, cause the apparatus to perform at least the following; transmit at least one message via wireless communication, the at least one message advertising presence of the apparatus and information indicating the availability of positioning-related information from the apparatus; and transmit at least one message comprising the positioning-related information. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23)
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Specification