METHODS, APPARATUSES, SYSTEMS, AND COMPUTER READABLE MEDIA FOR PROVIDING WIRELESS LOCATION SERVICE USING AT LEAST ONE BEACON
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1. A wireless location service method executed on a wireless location service apparatus including at least one processor, the method comprising:
- collecting a plurality of beacon signals from each of a plurality of beacon transceivers positioned around a user; and
determining a current location of the user based on at least one of a virtual point and the plurality of beacon signals, the virtual point positioned in a space in which the plurality of beacon transceivers are provided.
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Abstract
Provided is a method and/or apparatus for providing a wireless location service using a beacon signal. A wireless location service method may include collecting a plurality of beacon signals from each of a plurality of beacon transceivers positioned around a user, and determining a current location of the user based on at least one of a virtual point and the plurality of beacon signals, the virtual point positioned in a space in which the beacon transceivers are provided.
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1. A wireless location service method executed on a wireless location service apparatus including at least one processor, the method comprising:
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collecting a plurality of beacon signals from each of a plurality of beacon transceivers positioned around a user; and determining a current location of the user based on at least one of a virtual point and the plurality of beacon signals, the virtual point positioned in a space in which the plurality of beacon transceivers are provided. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A wireless location service apparatus comprising:
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a memory having computer readable instructions stored thereon; and at least one processor configured to execute the computer readable instructions to, collect a plurality of beacon signals from each of a plurality of beacon transceivers positioned around a user, and determine a current location of the user based on at least one of a virtual point and the plurality of beacon signals, the virtual point positioned in a space in which the beacon transceivers are provided. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A wireless location service apparatus comprising:
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a memory having computer readable instructions stored thereon; and at least one processor configured to execute the computer readable instructions to, receive a plurality of beacon signals collected from each of a plurality of beacon transceivers positioned around a user, through an application installed on a mobile terminal of the user, determine a current location of the user based on at least one of a virtual point and the plurality of beacon signals, the virtual point positioned in a space in which the beacon transceivers are provided, and provide, to the mobile terminal, a location based service based on the determined current location of the user.
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16. A system for providing wireless location services comprising:
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at least one mobile terminal including at least one processor and configured to collect a plurality of wireless beacon signals and transmit the collected plurality of wireless beacon signals to at least one server; at least two wireless beacons each include a transceiver and are configured to each transmit a wireless beacon signal, each of the wireless beacon signals including a unique beacon identifier and location information associated with the wireless beacons; and the at least one server configured to, store at least one virtual point of an environment in a storage device, each of the at least one virtual point virtually and including location information associated with the respective virtual point, and determine a current location of the at least one mobile terminal based on the location information of the at least one of the collected wireless beacon signals and the at least one virtual point. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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