Music-Based Positioning Aided By Dead Reckoning
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1. An apparatus for continuously determining a geographic area thereof using sounds of a music piece comprising first and second signature bursts separated by a non-signature interval, comprising:
- acoustic-positioning (AP) module for determining a position of said apparatus at said first and second signature bursts;
a dead-reckoning (DR) module for determining a location of said apparatus by using said position as an initial location for dead reckoning during said non-signature interval.
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Abstract
Music-based positioning (MP) provides positioning service only sporadically. To continuously provide positioning service, the present invention discloses music-based positioning aided by dead reckoning (MP-DR). At each signature burst (i.e., a highly unique short musical segment suitable for positioning), sounds of a music piece or a human speech are used for positioning. Between signature bursts, dead reckoning (DR) is used.
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1. An apparatus for continuously determining a geographic area thereof using sounds of a music piece comprising first and second signature bursts separated by a non-signature interval, comprising:
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acoustic-positioning (AP) module for determining a position of said apparatus at said first and second signature bursts; a dead-reckoning (DR) module for determining a location of said apparatus by using said position as an initial location for dead reckoning during said non-signature interval. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. An apparatus for continuously determining a geographic area thereof using sounds of a human speech comprising first and second signature bursts separated by a non-signature interval, comprising:
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acoustic-positioning (AP) module for determining a position of said apparatus at said first and second signature bursts; a dead-reckoning (DR) module for determining a location of said apparatus by using said position as an initial location for dead reckoning during said non-signature interval. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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