MOBILE DEVICE POSITION UNCERTAINTY BASED ON A MEASURE OF POTENTIAL HINDRANCE OF AN ESTIMATED TRAJECTORY
First Claim
1. A method comprising, at a mobile device:
- estimating a trajectory of said mobile device within a particular environment comprising an indoor region, said trajectory extending from a first position towards a second position;
determining a measure of potential hindrance for at least a portion of said trajectory based, at least in part, on an electronic map that is indicative of a presence or an absence of one or more obstacles within at least said portion of said trajectory; and
presenting an indication of a position uncertainty to a user of said mobile device, said position uncertainty being based, at least in part, on said measure of potential hindrance.
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Abstract
Various techniques are provided for identifying a position uncertainty of a mobile device, such as, based, at least in part, on a measure of potential hindrance of an estimated trajectory. For example, an example method may comprise estimating a trajectory of the mobile device within a particular environment, determining a measure of potential hindrance for at least a portion of the trajectory based, at least in part, on an electronic map that is indicative of a presence or an absence of one or more obstacles, and presenting an indication of a position uncertainty to a user of the mobile device. The position uncertainty may be based, at least in part, on the measure of potential hindrance.
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1. A method comprising, at a mobile device:
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estimating a trajectory of said mobile device within a particular environment comprising an indoor region, said trajectory extending from a first position towards a second position; determining a measure of potential hindrance for at least a portion of said trajectory based, at least in part, on an electronic map that is indicative of a presence or an absence of one or more obstacles within at least said portion of said trajectory; and presenting an indication of a position uncertainty to a user of said mobile device, said position uncertainty being based, at least in part, on said measure of potential hindrance. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A mobile device comprising:
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a user interface mechanism; and a processing unit coupled to said user interface mechanism and configured to; estimate a trajectory of said mobile device within a particular environment comprising an indoor region, said trajectory extending from a first position towards a second position; determine a measure of potential hindrance for at least a portion of said trajectory based, at least in part, on an electronic map that is indicative of a presence or an absence of one or more obstacles within at least said portion of said trajectory; and initiate presentation of an indication of a position uncertainty via said user interface mechanism, said position uncertainty being based, at least in part, on said measure of potential hindrance. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. An apparatus for use in a mobile device, the apparatus comprising:
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means for estimating a trajectory of said mobile device within a particular environment comprising an indoor region, said trajectory extending from a first position towards a second position; means for determining a measure of potential hindrance for at least a portion of said trajectory based, at least in part, on an electronic map that is indicative of a presence or an absence of one or more obstacles within at least said portion of said trajectory; and means for presenting an indication of a position uncertainty, said position uncertainty being based, at least in part, on said measure of potential hindrance. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. An article comprising:
a non-transitory computer readable medium have stored therein computer implementable instructions executable by a processing unit of a mobile device to; estimate a trajectory of said mobile device within a particular environment comprising an indoor region, said trajectory extending from a first position towards a second position; determine a measure of potential hindrance for at least a portion of said trajectory based, at least in part, on an electronic map that is indicative of a presence or an absence of one or more obstacles within at least said portion of said trajectory; and initiate presentation of an indication of a position uncertainty, said position uncertainty being based, at least in part, on said measure of potential hindrance. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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