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FACILITATING POSITIONING THROUGH BlUETOOTH LOW ENERGY WIRELESS MESSAGING

  • US 20120258669A1
  • Filed: 04/07/2011
  • Published: 10/11/2012
  • Est. Priority Date: 04/07/2011
  • Status: Active Grant
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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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