METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DETECTING AND SHARING VEHICLE LOCATION
First Claim
1. A method comprising facilitating a processing of and/or processing (1) data and/or (2) information and/or (3) at least one signal, the (1) data and/or (2) information and/or (3) at least one signal based, at least in part, on the following:
- at least one determination of a first set of dead reckoning data associated with at least one vehicle from a first point to a second point within an area in which one or more non-dead reckoning location technologies are unavailable or not used;
at least one determination of a second set of dead reckoning data associated with at least one device of at least one user of the at least one vehicle from the second point to a third point, wherein the one or more non-dead reckoning location technologies is available or used at the third point; and
a processing of the first set of dead reckoning data and the second set of dead reckoning data to determine a location of the second point.
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Abstract
An approach is provided for providing a service that determines a vehicle'"'"'s location without user interaction when the vehicle is incapable of updating its current location. A location platform determines a first set of dead reckoning data associated with a vehicle from a first point to a second point within an area in which one or more non-dead reckoning location technologies are unavailable or not used. The location platform determines a second set of dead reckoning data associated with at least one device of at least one user of the vehicle from the second point to a third point, wherein the one or more non-dead reckoning location technologies is available or used at the third point. The location platform then processes and/or facilitates a processing of the first set of dead reckoning data and the second set of dead reckoning data to determine a location of the second point.
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21 Claims
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1. A method comprising facilitating a processing of and/or processing (1) data and/or (2) information and/or (3) at least one signal, the (1) data and/or (2) information and/or (3) at least one signal based, at least in part, on the following:
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at least one determination of a first set of dead reckoning data associated with at least one vehicle from a first point to a second point within an area in which one or more non-dead reckoning location technologies are unavailable or not used; at least one determination of a second set of dead reckoning data associated with at least one device of at least one user of the at least one vehicle from the second point to a third point, wherein the one or more non-dead reckoning location technologies is available or used at the third point; and a processing of the first set of dead reckoning data and the second set of dead reckoning data to determine a location of the second point. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. An apparatus comprising:
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at least one processor; and at least one memory including computer program code for one or more programs, the at least one memory and the computer program code configured to, with the at least one processor, cause the apparatus to perform at least the following, determine a first set of dead reckoning data associated with at least one vehicle from a first point to a second point within an area in which one or more non-dead reckoning location technologies are unavailable or not used; determine a second set of dead reckoning data associated with at least one device of at least one user of the at least one vehicle from the second point to a third point, wherein the one or more non-dead reckoning location technologies is available or used at the third point; and process and/or facilitate a processing of the first set of dead reckoning data and the second set of dead reckoning data to determine a location of the second point. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21-48. -48. (canceled)
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