Method and Apparatus for Acquiring Local Position and Overlaying Information
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1. A positioning system, comprising:
- a plurality of sensors for determining location, including at least one of a range sensor, an orientation sensor, and a movement sensor, in a first device;
a second plurality of sensors for determining location, including at least one of a range sensor, an orientation sensor, and a movement sensor, in a second device configured to detect the first device by sensing a wireless signal transmitted by the first device, the second device being in direct two-way communication with the first device;
a memory in at least one of the first device or the second device configured to store data received from said first or second plurality of sensors for determining location; and
a processor in at least one of the first device or the second device configured to analyze the data received from the first or second plurality of sensors for determining location to localize one of the first device or the second device.
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Abstract
A method and system for determining relative position information among at least a subset of a plurality of devices and objects is disclosed. The relative position information is based on at least one of sensor data and respective information attributes corresponding to the plurality of devices and objects.
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1. A positioning system, comprising:
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a plurality of sensors for determining location, including at least one of a range sensor, an orientation sensor, and a movement sensor, in a first device; a second plurality of sensors for determining location, including at least one of a range sensor, an orientation sensor, and a movement sensor, in a second device configured to detect the first device by sensing a wireless signal transmitted by the first device, the second device being in direct two-way communication with the first device; a memory in at least one of the first device or the second device configured to store data received from said first or second plurality of sensors for determining location; and a processor in at least one of the first device or the second device configured to analyze the data received from the first or second plurality of sensors for determining location to localize one of the first device or the second device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 24, 25)
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12. A method, comprising:
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receiving at a first device, a plurality of sensor data for at least a second device; calculating a relative position characteristic of the second device based upon the plurality of sensor data, the relative position characteristic including; a) a range between the first device and the second device, b) a vector of motion and a tilt angle, and c) an orientation defined by a local earth magnetic field or a heading; receiving at the first device, data from the second device; and associating the received data with the relative position characteristic of the second device. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A positioning system, comprising:
in a first device; a processor; a plurality of sensors; and a memory configured to store one or more instructions for execution, the instructions comprising; receiving data from the plurality of sensors; storing the received data, wherein the data comprises location information of a second device configured to detect the first device by sensing a wireless signal transmitted by the first device, the second device being in direct two-way communication with the first device; and analyzing the received data to localize the second device. - View Dependent Claims (23)
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