RELATIVE POSITIONING APPLICATIONS IN WIRELESS DEVICES
First Claim
1. A method for determining whether a mobile device crosses a boundary defined by a first wireless access point and a second wireless access point, the method comprising:
- receiving, at the mobile device, information defining the boundary defined by the first wireless access point and the second wireless access point, the boundary being defined at least in part based on a ratio of a round trip time (RTT) between the mobile device and the first wireless access point to an RTT between the mobile device and the second wireless access point;
determining the ratio of the RTT between the mobile device and the first wireless access point to the RTT between the mobile device and the second wireless access point;
determining whether the mobile device has crossed the boundary; and
triggering an event responsive to the mobile device crossing the boundary.
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Abstract
Techniques for determining whether a mobile device crosses a boundary defined by a first wireless access point (WAP) and a second fixed-location WAP are provided. A method according to these techniques includes receiving, at a mobile device, information defining a boundary defined by first and second fixed-location WAPs, the boundary being defined at least in part based on a ratio of a round trip time (RTT) between the mobile device and the first fixed-location WAP to a ratio of a RTT between the mobile device and the second fixed-location WAP, determining the ratio of the RTT between the mobile device and the first fixed-location WAP to a ratio of the RTT between the mobile device and the second fixed-location WAP, determining whether the mobile device has crossed the boundary, and triggering an event in response to the mobile device crossing the boundary.
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41 Claims
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1. A method for determining whether a mobile device crosses a boundary defined by a first wireless access point and a second wireless access point, the method comprising:
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receiving, at the mobile device, information defining the boundary defined by the first wireless access point and the second wireless access point, the boundary being defined at least in part based on a ratio of a round trip time (RTT) between the mobile device and the first wireless access point to an RTT between the mobile device and the second wireless access point; determining the ratio of the RTT between the mobile device and the first wireless access point to the RTT between the mobile device and the second wireless access point; determining whether the mobile device has crossed the boundary; and triggering an event responsive to the mobile device crossing the boundary. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. An apparatus for determining whether a mobile device crosses a boundary defined by a first wireless access point and a second wireless access point, the apparatus comprising:
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means for receiving, at the mobile device, information defining the boundary defined by the first wireless access point and the second wireless access point, the boundary being defined at least in part based on a ratio of a round trip time (RTT) between the mobile device and the first wireless access point to a RTT between the mobile device and the second wireless access point; means for determining the ratio of the RTT between the mobile device and the first wireless access point to the RTT between the mobile device and the second wireless access point; means for determining whether the mobile device has crossed the boundary; and means for triggering an event responsive to the mobile device crossing the boundary. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A computer-readable storage medium, having stored thereon computer-readable instructions for determining whether a mobile device crosses a boundary defined by a first wireless access point and a second wireless access point, comprising instructions configured to cause at least one processor to:
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receive, at the mobile device, information defining the boundary defined by the first wireless access point and the second wireless access point, the boundary being defined at least in part based on a ratio of a round trip time (RTT) between the mobile device and the first wireless access point to an RTT between the mobile device and the second wireless access point; determine the ratio of the RTT between the mobile device and the first wireless access point to the RTT between the mobile device and the second wireless access point; determine whether the mobile device has crossed the boundary; and trigger an event responsive to the mobile device crossing the boundary. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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31. An apparatus for determining whether a mobile device crosses a boundary defined by a first wireless access point and a second wireless access point comprising:
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a wireless transceiver configured to transmit signals to and to receive signals from the first wireless access point and the second wireless access point; a non-transitory computer-readable memory; a plurality of modules comprising processor executable code stored in the non-transitory computer-readable memory; a processor connected to the non-transitory computer-readable memory and configured to access the plurality of modules stored in the non-transitory computer-readable memory; and a relative positioning module configured to receive, at the mobile device, information defining the boundary defined by the first wireless access point and the second wireless access point, the boundary being defined at least in part based on a ratio of a round trip time (RTT) between the mobile device and the first wireless access point to an RTT between the mobile device and the second wireless access point; determine the ratio of the RTT between the mobile device and the first wireless access point to the RTT between the mobile device and the second wireless access point; determine whether the mobile device has crossed the boundary; and trigger an event responsive to the mobile device crossing the boundary. - View Dependent Claims (32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40)
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