METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR NETWORK BASED POSITIONING
First Claim
1. A method for network based positioning (NBP), the method comprising:
- receiving a first positioning request for a mobile device within an environment, the environment comprising a plurality of access points (APs);
determining the mobile device is within a coverage area of a first AP in the plurality of APs;
measuring a NBP load for the first AP, wherein the NBP load comprises a direct NBP load and an indirect NBP load;
determining the NBP load for the first AP is less than a threshold NBP load; and
instructing the first AP to process the first positioning request.
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Abstract
Disclosed is a system, apparatus, computer readable storage medium, and method to perform a bandwidth efficient network based positioning (NBP). A positioning request for a mobile device is received within an environment, the environment comprising one or more access points (APs). An AP coverage area including the mobile device is determined A NBP load for the AP is measured, wherein the NBP load comprises a direct NBP load and an indirect NBP load. If the NBP load is less than a threshold, the AP is instructed to process the first positioning request. Multiple APs may process positioning requests concurrently and positioning requests may be scheduled according to timeout and/or relative expiration.
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30 Claims
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1. A method for network based positioning (NBP), the method comprising:
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receiving a first positioning request for a mobile device within an environment, the environment comprising a plurality of access points (APs); determining the mobile device is within a coverage area of a first AP in the plurality of APs; measuring a NBP load for the first AP, wherein the NBP load comprises a direct NBP load and an indirect NBP load; determining the NBP load for the first AP is less than a threshold NBP load; and instructing the first AP to process the first positioning request. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A machine readable non-transitory storage medium containing executable program instructions which cause a data processing device to perform a method for network based positioning comprising:
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receiving a first positioning request for a mobile device within an environment, the environment comprising a plurality of access points (APs); determining the mobile device is within a coverage area of a first AP in the plurality of APs; measuring a NBP load for the first AP, wherein the NBP load comprises a direct NBP load and an indirect NBP load; determining the NBP load for the first AP is less than a threshold NBP load; and instructing the first AP to process the first positioning request. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A server to provide network based positioning comprising:
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a processor; and a storage device coupled to the processor and configurable for storing instructions, which, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to; receive a first positioning request for a mobile device within an environment, the environment comprising a plurality of access points (APs); determine the mobile device is within a coverage area of a first AP in the plurality of APs; measure a NBP load for the first AP, wherein the NBP load comprises a direct NBP load and an indirect NBP load; determine the NBP load for the first AP is less than a threshold NBP load; and instruct the first AP to process the first positioning request. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. An apparatus for network based positioning comprising:
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means for receiving a first positioning request for a mobile device within an environment, the environment comprising a plurality of access points (APs); means for determining the mobile device is within a coverage area of a first AP in the plurality of APs; means for measuring a NBP load for the first AP, wherein the NBP load comprises a direct NBP load and an indirect NBP load; means for determining the NBP load for the first AP is less than a threshold NBP load; and means for instructing the first AP to process the first positioning request. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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