Determining Indoor Location of Devices Using Reference Points and Sensors
First Claim
1. A method comprising:
- retrieving, by an environment analytics system comprising a processor, a layout of an environment;
determining, by the environment analytics system, an absolute reference point for the layout of the environment; and
determining, by the environment analytics system, a coordinate pair for a point associated with an area of the layout, the coordinate pair being determined relative to the absolute reference point.
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Abstract
Concepts and technologies are disclosed herein for determining the indoor location of devices such as smartphones and tablet computers using reference points and sensors. According to one aspect disclosed herein, an environment analytics system can retrieve a layout of an environment and determines an absolute reference point for the layout. The environment analytics system also can determine a coordinate pair for a point associated with an area of the layout. The coordinate pair can be determined relative to the absolute reference point. The environment analytics system also can determine a coordinate pair for a beacon deployed within the area. The coordinate pair can be associated with a unique address of the beacon. The environment analytics system can update beacon data in an environment database to include the coordinate pair for the beacon and the unique address of the beacon.
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20 Claims
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1. A method comprising:
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retrieving, by an environment analytics system comprising a processor, a layout of an environment; determining, by the environment analytics system, an absolute reference point for the layout of the environment; and determining, by the environment analytics system, a coordinate pair for a point associated with an area of the layout, the coordinate pair being determined relative to the absolute reference point. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A system comprising:
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a processor; and a memory storing computer-executable instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to perform operations comprising retrieving a layout of an environment, determining an absolute reference point for the layout of the environment, and determining a coordinate pair for a point associated with an area of the layout, the coordinate pair being determined relative to the absolute reference point. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A computer storage medium having computer-executable instructions stored thereon that, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to perform operations comprising:
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retrieving a layout of an environment; determining an absolute reference point for the layout of the environment; and determining a coordinate pair for a point associated with an area of the layout, the coordinate pair being determined relative to the absolute reference point. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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