SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING SMARTPHONE LOCATION

• US 20140179353A1
• Filed: 12/13/2013
• Published: 06/26/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 12/21/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Sfara Inc.
• Original Assignee: Sfara Inc.
• Inventors: Simon, Sascha
• Granted Patent: US 11,350,237 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/456.2
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/206 specially adapted for indoor navigation
• CPC Class Codes: G01S 5/02521 using a radio-map
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/02 Services making use of location information
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/023 using mutual or relative location information between multiple location based services [LBS] targets or of distance thresholds
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/027 using movement velocity, acceleration information
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/029 Location-based management or tracking services
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/40 for vehicles, e.g. vehicle-to-pedestrians [V2P]

Abstract

A device is provided for use with a database having stored therein, a plurality of signatures corresponding to a plurality of fields, respectively, wherein the plurality of fields correspond to a plurality of locations, respectively. The device includes an accessing component, a field-detecting component, a comparing component and an identifying component. The accessing component can access one of the plurality of signatures from the database. The field-detecting component can detect a first field based on a first location and can generate a detected field signature based on the detected first field. The comparing component can generate a comparison signal based on a comparison of the detected field signature and one of the plurality of signatures. The identifying component can identify the first location based on the comparison signal.

Claims

1. A device, for use with a database having stored therein, a plurality of signatures corresponding to a plurality of fields, respectively, the plurality of fields corresponding to a plurality of locations, respectively, said device comprising:

an accessing component operable to access one of the plurality of signatures, from the database;

a field-detecting component operable to detect a first field based on a first location and to generate a detected field signature based on the detected first field;

a comparing component operable to generate a comparison signal based on a comparison of the detected field signature and one of the plurality of signatures; and

an identifying component operable to identify the first location based on the comparison signal.

2. The device of claim 1, wherein said field-detecting component is operable detect the first field as a function over a period of time.

4. The device of claim 1, further comprising:

a parameter detector operable to detect a parameter and to generate a parameter signal based on the detected parameter,

wherein said identifying component is operable to identify the first location based additionally on the parameter signal.

3. The device of claim 4, wherein said parameter detector is operable to detect, as the parameter, one of the group consisting of a geodetic location, time, sound, acceleration, velocity and combinations thereof.

5. The device of claim 1, further comprising a communication component operable to wirelessly communicate with a network.

6. The device of claim 1,

wherein said field-detecting component is operable to detect the first field as a first magnetic field, and

wherein said identifying component is further operable to identify the first location as a driver'"'"'s position within the car.

7. The device of claim 1, further comprising:

a verification component operable to provide a request for verification based on the comparison signal and the association,

wherein said input component is further operable to input a verification based on the request for verification.

8. A method, for use with a database having stored therein, a plurality of signatures corresponding to a plurality of fields, respectively, the plurality of fields corresponding to a plurality of locations, respectively, said method comprising:

accessing, via an accessing component, one of the plurality of signatures, from the database;

detecting, via a field-detecting component, a first field based on a first location;

generating, via the field-detecting component, a detected field signature based on the detected first field;

generating, via a comparing component, a comparison signal based on a comparison of the detected field signature and one of the plurality of signatures; and

identifying, via an identifying component, the first location based on the comparison signal.

9. The method of claim 8, wherein said detecting a first field comprises detecting the first field as a function over a period of time.

10. The method of claim 8, further comprising:

detecting, via a parameter detector, a parameter; and

generating, via the parameter detector, a parameter signal based on the detected parameter,

wherein said identifying the first location comprises identifying the first location based additionally on the parameter signal.

11. The method of claim 10, wherein said detecting a parameter comprises detecting, as the parameter, one of the group consisting of a geodetic location, time, sound, acceleration, velocity and combinations thereof.

12. The method of claim 8, further comprising wirelessly communicating, via a communication component, with a network.

13. The method of claim 8,

wherein said detecting a first field comprises detecting the first field as a first magnetic field, and

wherein said identifying the first location comprises identifying the first location as a driver'"'"'s position within the car.

14. The method of claim 8, further comprising:

providing, via a verification component, a request for verification based on the comparison signal and the association; and

inputting, via the input component, a verification based on the request for verification.

15. A non-transitory, tangible, computer-readable media having computer-readable instructions stored thereon, for use with a database having stored therein, a plurality of signatures corresponding to a plurality of fields, respectively, the plurality of fields corresponding to a plurality of locations, respectively, the computer-readable instructions being capable of being read by a computer and being capable of instructing the computer to perform the method comprising:

accessing, via an accessing component, one of the plurality of signatures, from the database;

detecting, via a field-detecting component, a first field based on a first location;

generating, via the field-detecting component, a detected field signature based on the detected first field;

generating, via a comparing component, a comparison signal based on a comparison of the detected field signature and one of the plurality of signatures; and

identifying, via an identifying component, the first location based on the comparison signal.

16. The non-transitory, tangible, computer-readable media of claim 15, wherein the computer-readable instructions are capable of instructing the computer to perform the method such that said detecting a first field comprises detecting the first field as a function over a period of time.

17. The non-transitory, tangible, computer-readable media of claim 15, the computer-readable instructions being capable of being read by a computer and being capable of instructing the computer to perform the method further comprising:

detecting, via a parameter detector, a parameter; and

generating, via the parameter detector, a parameter signal based on the detected parameter,

wherein said identifying the first location comprises identifying the first location based additionally on the parameter signal.

18. The non-transitory, tangible, computer-readable media of claim 17, wherein the computer-readable instructions are capable of instructing the computer to perform the method such that said detecting a parameter comprises detecting, as the parameter, one of the group consisting of a geodetic location, time, sound, acceleration, velocity and combinations thereof.

19. The non-transitory, tangible, computer-readable media of claim 15, the computer-readable instructions being capable of being read by a computer and being capable of instructing the computer to perform the method further comprising wirelessly communicating, via a communication component, with a network.

20. The non-transitory, tangible, computer-readable media of claim 15, the computer-readable instructions being capable of instructing the computer to perform the method further comprising:

wherein said detecting a first field comprises detecting the first field as a first magnetic field, and

wherein said identifying the first location comprises identifying the first location as a driver'"'"'s position within the car.