PROVIDING INDOOR LOCATION, POSITION, OR TRACKING OF A MOBILE COMPUTER USING A ROOM DIMENSION
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1. A mobile computer comprising:
- circuitry configured to perform at least one range measurement to a surface to determine when the mobile computer is in a building;
circuitry configured to determine at least one dimension of the building based on the at least one range measurement to the surface;
circuitry configured to send, over a wireless network, the at least one dimension to a server; and
circuitry configured to receive, from the server over the wireless network, location information that indicates where the mobile computer is located in the building.
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Abstract
An apparatus and method for providing indoor location, position, or tracking of a mobile computer using range finding measurements. A dimension of a building is determined based on a range finding measurement. The dimension is used to determine the location of the mobile computer in the building.
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20 Claims
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1. A mobile computer comprising:
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circuitry configured to perform at least one range measurement to a surface to determine when the mobile computer is in a building; circuitry configured to determine at least one dimension of the building based on the at least one range measurement to the surface; circuitry configured to send, over a wireless network, the at least one dimension to a server; and circuitry configured to receive, from the server over the wireless network, location information that indicates where the mobile computer is located in the building. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method performed by a mobile computer, the method comprising:
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performing, by the mobile computer, at least one range measurement to a surface to determine when the mobile computer is in a building; determining, by the mobile computer, at least one dimension of the building based on the at least one range measurement to the surface; sending, by the mobile computer over a wireless network, the at least one dimension to a server; and receiving, by the mobile computer from the server over the wireless network, location information indicating where the mobile computer is located in the building. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A device in a network, the device comprising:
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circuitry configured to receive, over a wireless network, at least one dimension of a building, wherein at least one range measurement is performed by a mobile computer in the building to determine the at least one dimension; and circuitry configured to send, to the mobile computer over the wireless network, location information that indicates where the mobile computer is located in the building.
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