METHODS FOR LCI DISAMBIGUATION

• US 20140266909A1
• Filed: 03/12/2013
• Published: 09/18/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 03/12/2013
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Qualcomm, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Qualcomm, Inc.
• Inventors: PALANKI, Ravi, MIRZAEI, Faraz Mohammad, DAS, Saumitra Mohan
• Application Number:
  US13/796,657
• Publication Number:
  US 20140266909A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 342/451
• CPC Class Codes: G01S 5/0278 involving statistical or probabilistic considerations G01S5/0252, G01S5/0294 take precedence

Abstract

Various arrangements for performing location disambiguation are presented. A mobile device may receive a plurality of location hypotheses. The mobile device may also receive an indication of a disambiguation evaluation technique selected from a plurality of disambiguation evaluation techniques. The mobile device may perform the disambiguation evaluation technique using the plurality of location hypotheses. Using the disambiguation evaluation technique, a location hypothesis of the plurality of location hypotheses may be selected by the mobile device as corresponding to the mobile device'"'"'s location.

Claims

1. A method for performing location disambiguation, the method comprising:

receiving, by a mobile device, a plurality of location hypotheses;

receiving, by the mobile device, an indication of a disambiguation evaluation technique selected from a plurality of disambiguation evaluation techniques, wherein

the disambiguation evaluation technique is to be used for performing location disambiguation;

performing, by the mobile device, the disambiguation evaluation technique using the plurality of location hypotheses; and

selecting, by the mobile device, a location hypothesis of the plurality of location hypotheses as corresponding to a location of the mobile device based on the performed disambiguation evaluation technique.

2. The method for performing the location disambiguation of claim 1, further comprising:

prior to receiving, by the mobile device, the plurality of location hypotheses;

determining, by the mobile device, a location estimate of the mobile device; and

transmitting, by the mobile device, the location estimate to a remote server system, wherein the plurality of location hypotheses are selected by the remote server system based on the location estimate.

3. The method for performing the location disambiguation of claim 2, further comprising:

receiving, by the remote server system, the location estimate from the mobile device;

selecting, by the remote server system, the disambiguation evaluation technique selected from the plurality of disambiguation evaluation techniques based on the location estimate received from the mobile device; and

transmitting, by the remote server system, the indication of the disambiguation evaluation technique selected from the plurality of disambiguation evaluation techniques to the mobile device.

4. The method for performing the location disambiguation of claim 2, further comprising:

receiving, by the remote server system, the location estimate from the mobile device;

determining, by the remote server system, the plurality of location hypotheses based on the location estimate; and

transmitting, by the remote server system, the plurality of location hypotheses based on the location estimate to the mobile device.

5. The method for performing the location disambiguation of claim 1, further comprising:

transmitting, by the mobile device, an indication of the location hypothesis selected as corresponding to the location of the mobile device to a remote server system; and

in response to transmitting the indication of the location hypothesis selected as corresponding to the location of the mobile device, receiving, by the mobile device, a map linked with the location hypothesis selected by the mobile device as corresponding to the location of the mobile device.

6. The method for performing the location disambiguation of claim 5, further comprising:

receiving, by the mobile device, user input indicating the map does not correspond to the location of the mobile device; and

transmitting, by the mobile device, an error notification, wherein;

the error notification indicates the map has been identified as incorrect by user input, and

the error notification is used by the remote server system to modify one or more future selections of the disambiguation evaluation technique from the plurality of disambiguation evaluation techniques.

7. The method for performing the location disambiguation of claim 1, the method further comprising:

receiving, by the mobile device, a tuning parameter for the disambiguation evaluation technique for use in performing the disambiguation evaluation technique wherein

performing the disambiguation evaluation technique further comprises using the tuning parameter.

8. The method for performing the location disambiguation of claim 1, wherein each location hypothesis of the plurality of location hypotheses corresponds to a different floor of a building.

9. The method for performing the location disambiguation of claim 1, wherein each location hypothesis of the plurality of location hypotheses corresponds to a different region of a building.

10. A mobile device for performing location disambiguation, the mobile device comprising:

one or more processors; and

a memory communicatively coupled with and readable by the one or more processors and having stored therein processor-readable instructions which, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to;

receive a plurality of location hypotheses;

receive an indication of a disambiguation evaluation technique selected from a plurality of disambiguation evaluation techniques, wherein

the disambiguation evaluation technique is to be used for performing location disambiguation;

perform the disambiguation evaluation technique using the plurality of location hypotheses; and

select a location hypothesis of the plurality of location hypotheses as corresponding to a location of the mobile device based on the performed disambiguation evaluation technique.

11. The mobile device for performing the location disambiguation of claim 10, wherein the processor-readable instructions are further configured to cause the one or more processors to:

prior to receiving the plurality of location hypotheses;

determine a location estimate of the mobile device; and

cause the location estimate to be transmitted to a remote server system, wherein the plurality of location hypotheses are selected by the remote server system based on the location estimate.

12. The mobile device for performing the location disambiguation of claim 10, wherein the processor-readable instructions are further configured to cause the one or more processors to:

cause an indication of the location hypothesis selected as corresponding to the location of the mobile device to be transmitted to a remote server system; and

receive a map linked with the location hypothesis selected by the mobile device as corresponding to the location of the mobile device.

13. The mobile device for performing the location disambiguation of claim 12, wherein the processor-readable instructions are further configured to cause the one or more processors to:

receive user input indicating the map does not correspond to the location of the mobile device; and

cause an error notification to be transmitted to the remote server system, wherein

the error notification indicates the map has been identified as incorrect by user input, and

the error notification is used by the remote server system to modify one or more future selections of the disambiguation evaluation technique from the plurality of disambiguation evaluation techniques.

14. The mobile device for performing the location disambiguation of claim 10, wherein the processor-readable instructions are further configured to cause the one or more processors to:

receive a tuning parameter for the disambiguation evaluation technique for use in performing the disambiguation evaluation technique wherein

the processor-readable instructions that cause the one or more processors to perform the disambiguation evaluation technique further comprises additional processor-readable instructions that cause the one or more processors to perform the disambiguation evaluation technique using the tuning parameter.

15. The mobile device for performing the location disambiguation of claim 10, wherein each location hypothesis of the plurality of location hypotheses corresponds to a different floor of a building.

16. The mobile device for performing the location disambiguation of claim 10, wherein each location hypothesis of the plurality of location hypotheses corresponds to a different region of a building.

17. A non-transitory processor-readable medium for performing location disambiguation, comprising processor-readable instructions configured to cause one or more processors to:

receive a plurality of location hypotheses;

receive an indication of a disambiguation evaluation technique selected from a plurality of disambiguation evaluation techniques, wherein

the disambiguation evaluation technique is to be used for performing location disambiguation;

perform the disambiguation evaluation technique using the plurality of location hypotheses; and

select a location hypothesis of the plurality of location hypotheses as corresponding to a location of a mobile device based on the performed disambiguation evaluation technique.

18. The non-transitory processor-readable medium for performing the location disambiguation of claim 17, wherein the processor-readable instructions are further configured to cause the one or more processors to:

prior to receiving the plurality of location hypotheses;

determine a location estimate of the mobile device; and

cause the location estimate to be transmitted to a remote server system, wherein the plurality of location hypotheses are selected by the remote server system based on the location estimate.

19. The non-transitory processor-readable medium for performing the location disambiguation of claim 17, wherein the processor-readable instructions are further configured to cause the one or more processors to:

cause an indication of the location hypothesis selected as corresponding to the location of the mobile device to be transmitted to a remote server system; and

receive a map linked with the location hypothesis selected by the mobile device as corresponding to the location of the mobile device.

20. The non-transitory processor-readable medium for performing the location disambiguation of claim 19, wherein the processor-readable instructions are further configured to cause the one or more processors to:

receive user input indicating the map does not correspond to the location of the mobile device; and

cause an error notification to be transmitted to the remote server system, wherein

the error notification indicates the map has been identified as incorrect by user input, and

the error notification is used by the remote server system to modify one or more future selections of the disambiguation evaluation technique from the plurality of disambiguation evaluation techniques.

21. The non-transitory processor-readable medium for performing the location disambiguation of claim 17, wherein the processor-readable instructions are further configured to cause the one or more processors to:

receive a tuning parameter for the disambiguation evaluation technique for use in performing the disambiguation evaluation technique wherein

the processor-readable instructions that cause the one or more processors to perform the disambiguation evaluation technique further comprises additional processor-readable instructions that cause the one or more processors to perform the disambiguation evaluation technique using the tuning parameter.

22. The non-transitory processor-readable medium for performing the location disambiguation of claim 17, wherein each location hypothesis of the plurality of location hypotheses corresponds to a different floor of a building.

23. The non-transitory processor-readable medium for performing the location disambiguation of claim 17, wherein each location hypothesis of the plurality of location hypotheses corresponds to a different region of a building.

24. An apparatus for performing location disambiguation, the apparatus comprising:

means for receiving a plurality of location hypotheses;

means for receiving an indication of a disambiguation evaluation technique selected from a plurality of disambiguation evaluation techniques, wherein

the disambiguation evaluation technique is to be used for performing location disambiguation;

means for performing the disambiguation evaluation technique using the plurality of location hypotheses; and

means for selecting a location hypothesis of the plurality of location hypotheses as corresponding to a location of a mobile device based on the performed disambiguation evaluation technique.

25. The apparatus for performing the location disambiguation of claim 24, further comprising:

means for determining a location estimate of the mobile device; and

means for transmitting the location estimate to a remote server system, wherein the plurality of location hypotheses are selected by the remote server system based on the location estimate.

26. The apparatus for performing the location disambiguation of claim 25, further comprising:

means for receiving the location estimate from the mobile device;

means for selecting the disambiguation evaluation technique selected from the plurality of disambiguation evaluation techniques based on the location estimate received from the mobile device; and

means for transmitting the indication of the disambiguation evaluation technique selected from the plurality of disambiguation evaluation techniques to the mobile device.

27. The apparatus for performing the location disambiguation of claim 25, further comprising:

means for receiving the location estimate from the mobile device;

means for determining the plurality of location hypotheses based on the location estimate; and

means for transmitting the plurality of location hypotheses based on the location estimate to the mobile device.

28. The apparatus for performing the location disambiguation of claim 24, further comprising:

means for transmitting an indication of the location hypothesis selected as corresponding to the location of the mobile device to a remote server system; and

means for receiving a map linked with the location hypothesis selected by the mobile device as corresponding to the location of the mobile device.

29. The apparatus for performing the location disambiguation of claim 28, further comprising:

means for receiving user input indicating the map does not correspond to the location of the mobile device; and

means for transmitting an error notification, wherein;

the error notification indicates the map has been identified as incorrect by user input, and

the error notification is used by the remote server system to modify one or more future selections of the disambiguation evaluation technique from the plurality of disambiguation evaluation techniques.

30. The apparatus for performing the location disambiguation of claim 24, the apparatus further comprising:

means for receiving a tuning parameter for the disambiguation evaluation technique for use in performing the disambiguation evaluation technique wherein

the means for performing the disambiguation evaluation technique further comprises using the tuning parameter.

31. The apparatus for performing the location disambiguation of claim 24, wherein each location hypothesis of the plurality of location hypotheses corresponds to a different floor of a building.

32. The apparatus for performing the location disambiguation of claim 24, wherein each location hypothesis of the plurality of location hypotheses corresponds to a different region of a building.