System and methods for determining the location dynamics of a portable computing device
First Claim
1. A graphical user interface that facilitates inferring motion and locating a mobile wireless device, the interface comprising:
- an input component for receiving management information, the management information associated with at least the processes of measuring signal strength data of identified locations and generating probability data of the identified locations to further determine a new location of the wireless device, the probability data includes an inferred likelihood that the wireless device is in motion, an expected velocity of the wireless device, and at least one transition probability that the device is transitioning between two of the identified locations, wherein the determination of a new location is based upon the inferred likelihood that the wireless device is in motion, the expected velocity of the wireless device, the at least one transition probability that the device is transitioning between two of the identified locations, and feasible movement information of the mobile wireless device derived from building layout information of a building in which the mobile wireless device is currently located, wherein the feasible movement information is based on at least one travel path between the two identified locations along which a user carrying the device can physically traverse in the building; and
a presentation component for presenting a representation of the identified locations to facilitate user interaction therewith, wherein the presentation component further includes a plotting feature for providing a graphical representation of all of the identified locations to which the wireless device may travel, and possible paths that the wireless device may traverse to the identified locations.
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Abstract
A location system for locating and determining the motion and velocity of a wireless device. The methods include direct inferences about whether a device is in motion versus static based on a statistical analysis of the variation of radio signal strengths over time. The system is trained according to a sparse set of identified locations from which signal strengths are measured. The system uses the signal properties of the identified locations to interpolate for a new location of the wireless device. The system uses a probabilistic graph where the identified locations of the floor plan, expected walking speeds of pedestrians, and independent inference of whether or not the device is in motion are used to determine the new location of the device.
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17 Claims
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1. A graphical user interface that facilitates inferring motion and locating a mobile wireless device, the interface comprising:
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an input component for receiving management information, the management information associated with at least the processes of measuring signal strength data of identified locations and generating probability data of the identified locations to further determine a new location of the wireless device, the probability data includes an inferred likelihood that the wireless device is in motion, an expected velocity of the wireless device, and at least one transition probability that the device is transitioning between two of the identified locations, wherein the determination of a new location is based upon the inferred likelihood that the wireless device is in motion, the expected velocity of the wireless device, the at least one transition probability that the device is transitioning between two of the identified locations, and feasible movement information of the mobile wireless device derived from building layout information of a building in which the mobile wireless device is currently located, wherein the feasible movement information is based on at least one travel path between the two identified locations along which a user carrying the device can physically traverse in the building; and a presentation component for presenting a representation of the identified locations to facilitate user interaction therewith, wherein the presentation component further includes a plotting feature for providing a graphical representation of all of the identified locations to which the wireless device may travel, and possible paths that the wireless device may traverse to the identified locations. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A computer readable medium comprising a graphical user interface that facilitates inferring motion and locating a mobile wireless device, comprising:
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an input interface for receiving management information, the management information associated with at least the processes of measuring signal strength data of identified locations and generating probability data of the identified locations to further determine a new location of the wireless device, the probability data includes an inferred likelihood that the wireless device is in motion, an expected velocity of the wireless device, and at least one transition probability that the device is transitioning between two of the identified locations, wherein the determination of a new location is based upon the inferred likelihood that the wireless device is in motion, the expected velocity of the wireless device, the at least one transition probability that the device is transitioning between two of the identified locations, and feasible movement information of the mobile wireless device derived from building layout information of a building in which the mobile wireless device is currently located, wherein the feasible movement information is based on at least one travel path between the two identified locations along which a user carrying the device can physically traverse in the building; and a presentation interface for presenting a representation of the identified locations to facilitate user interaction therewith, wherein the presentation interface further includes a plotting feature for providing a graphical representation of all of the identified locations to which the wireless device may travel, and possible paths that the wireless device may traverse to the identified locations. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16)
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17. A graphical user interface system that facilitates inferring motion and locating a mobile wireless device, comprising:
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means for receiving management information, the management information associated with at least the processes of measuring signal strength data of identified locations and generating probability data of the identified locations to further determine a new location of the wireless device, the probability data includes a probability that the mobile wireless device is in motion based upon the measured signal strength data of the identified locations, a probability of a speed of the mobile wireless device based upon the probability that the mobile wireless device is in motion, and at least one transition probability that the mobile wireless device is transitioning between two of the identified locations based upon the probability that the mobile wireless device is in motion and the probability of a speed of the mobile wireless device, wherein the determination of a new location is based upon the probability that the mobile wireless device is in motion, the probability of the speed of the mobile wireless device, the at least one transition probability that the mobile wireless device is transitioning between two of the identified locations and feasible movement information of the mobile wireless device between the two of the identified locations derived from building layout information of a building in which the mobile wireless device is currently located, wherein the feasible movement information is based on at least one travel path along which a user carrying the device can physically traverse in the building; and means for presenting a representation of the identified locations to facilitate user interaction therewith, wherein the means for presenting further includes a plotting feature for providing a graphical representation of all of the identified locations to which the wireless device may travel, and possible paths that the wireless device may traverse to the identified locations.
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