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METHOD AND DEVICE FOR POSITION DETERMINATION

  • US 20160227364A1
  • Filed: 04/11/2016
  • Published: 08/04/2016
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/30/2000
  • Status: Abandoned Application
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1. A mobile terminal comprising:

  • an antenna;

    a Global Positioning System (GPS) receiver;

    at least two different applications, each of the at least two different applications being executable on the mobile terminal, the mobile terminal being configured to wirelessly transmit information to and wirelessly receive information from a mobile communication network, the mobile terminal being further configured to use positioning data from a plurality of positioning methods including at least a GPS method and a Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN) positioning method;

    at least one processor; and

    at least one memory including computer program code, the at least one memory and the computer program code being configured to, with the at least one processor, cause the mobile terminal at least to;

    receive positioning data associated with at least two of the plurality of positioning methods,centrally manage, in association with the at least two different applications, the received positioning data associated with the plurality of positioning methods,process a request for positioning data from at least one of the at least two different applications, wherein the request for positioning data comprises an indication of the quality of the positioning data requested by the at least one of the at least two different applications,combine positioning data associated with the plurality of positioning methods to form combined positioning data having at least the quality of the positioning data requested by the at least one of the at least two different applications, andmake available the combined positioning data to at least one application of the at least two different applications.

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