Device and method for estimating an orientation of a mobile terminal device
First Claim
1. A device for estimating a current orientation of a mobile terminal device at a current geographical position, wherein, at the current geographical position, a current measurement package may be determined which comprises a transmitter identification and an electromagnetic signal characteristic of a radio transmitter which may be received at the current geographical position with the current orientation of the mobile terminal device at a current measurement time, comprising:
- a determiner for determining an accordance measure between the current measurement package and a reference measurement package comprising a transmitter identification, a reference orientation and an electromagnetic signal characteristic of a reference radio transmitter which was receivable at a geographical reference position associated with the reference measurement package with the reference orientation at a reference time lying before the current measurement time;
a selector for selecting at least one reference measurement package comprising an accordance measure; and
a determiner for determining an estimate for the current orientation of the mobile terminal device based on the reference orientation of the at least one selected reference measurement package.
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Abstract
A device for estimating a current orientation of a mobile terminal device at a current geographical position, wherein, at the current geographical position, a current measurement package may be determined which has a transmitter identification and an electromagnetic signal characteristic of a radio transmitter which may be received at the current geographical position with the current orientation of the mobile terminal device at a current measurement time, with a determiner for determining an accordance measure between the current measurement package and a reference measurement package, which has a transmitter identification, a reference orientation and an electromagnetic signal characteristic of a reference radio transmitter which was receivable at a geographical reference position allocated to the reference measurement package with the reference orientation at a reference time lying before the current measurement time, a selector for selecting at least one reference measurement package which has an accordance measure, and a determiner for determining an estimate for the current orientation of the mobile terminal device based on the reference orientation of the at least one selected reference measurement package.
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22 Claims
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1. A device for estimating a current orientation of a mobile terminal device at a current geographical position, wherein, at the current geographical position, a current measurement package may be determined which comprises a transmitter identification and an electromagnetic signal characteristic of a radio transmitter which may be received at the current geographical position with the current orientation of the mobile terminal device at a current measurement time, comprising:
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a determiner for determining an accordance measure between the current measurement package and a reference measurement package comprising a transmitter identification, a reference orientation and an electromagnetic signal characteristic of a reference radio transmitter which was receivable at a geographical reference position associated with the reference measurement package with the reference orientation at a reference time lying before the current measurement time; a selector for selecting at least one reference measurement package comprising an accordance measure; and a determiner for determining an estimate for the current orientation of the mobile terminal device based on the reference orientation of the at least one selected reference measurement package. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A method for estimating a current orientation of a mobile terminal device at a current geographical position, wherein, at the current geographical position, a current measurement package may be determined which comprises a transmitter identification and an electromagnetic signal characteristic of a radio transmitter which may be received at the current geographical position with the current orientation of the mobile terminal device at a current measurement time, comprising:
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determining, by an accordance measure determiner, an accordance measure between the current measurement package and a reference measurement package comprising a transmitter identification, a reference orientation and an electromagnetic signal characteristic of a reference radio transmitter which was receivable at a geographical reference position associated with the reference measurement package with the reference orientation at a reference time lying before the current measurement time; selecting, by a selector, at least one reference measurement package comprising an accordance measure; and determining, by an estimate determiner, an estimate for the current orientation of the mobile terminal device based on the reference orientation of the at least one selected reference measurement package, wherein at least one of the accordance measure determiner, the selector, and the estimate determiner comprises a hardware implementation.
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15. A non-transitory storage medium having stored thereon a computer program for executing the method for estimating a current orientation of a mobile terminal device at a current geographical position, wherein, at the current geographical position, a current measurement package may be determined which comprises a transmitter identification and an electromagnetic signal characteristic of a radio transmitter which may be received at the current geographical position with the current orientation of the mobile terminal device at a current measurement time, comprising:
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determining an accordance measure between the current measurement package and a reference measurement package comprising a transmitter identification, a reference orientation and an electromagnetic signal characteristic of a reference radio transmitter which was receivable at a geographical reference position associated with the reference measurement package with the reference orientation at a reference time lying before the current measurement time; selecting at least one reference measurement package comprising an accordance measure; and determining an estimate for the current orientation of the mobile terminal device based on the reference orientation of the at least one selected reference measurement package, when the computer program is executed on a computer or microcontroller.
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16. A device for storing a current orientation of a mobile terminal device at a current geographical position, wherein, at the current geographical position, a current measurement package may be determined which comprises a transmitter identification and an electromagnetic signal characteristic of a radio transmitter which may be received at the current geographical position with the current orientation of the mobile terminal device at a current measurement time, comprising:
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a detector for detecting the current orientation, wherein the detector for detecting the current orientation is formed according to the device for estimating a current orientation of a mobile terminal device at a current geographical position, wherein, at the current geographical position, a current measurement package may be determined which comprises a transmitter identification and an electromagnetic signal characteristic of a radio transmitter which may be received at the current geographical position with the current orientation of the mobile terminal device at a current measurement time, the device for estimating comprising; a determiner for determining an accordance measure between the current measurement package and a reference measurement package comprising a transmitter identification, a reference orientation and an electromagnetic signal characteristic of a reference radio transmitter which was receivable at a geographical reference position associated with the reference measurement package with the reference orientation at a reference time lying before the current measurement time; a selector for selecting at least one reference measurement package comprising an accordance measure; and a determiner for determining an estimate for the current orientation of the mobile terminal device based on the reference orientation of the at least one selected reference measurement package; and a storage for storing the detected current orientation together with the determined measurement package in a reference database. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A method for storing a current orientation of a mobile terminal device at a current geographical position, wherein, at the current geographical position, a current measurement package may be determined which comprises a transmitter identification and an electromagnetic signal characteristic of a radio transmitter which may be received at the current geographical position with the current orientation of the mobile terminal device at a current measurement time, comprising:
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detecting, by a detector, the current orientation using a method for estimating a current orientation of a mobile terminal device at a current geographical position, wherein, at the current geographical position, a current measurement package may be determined which comprises a transmitter identification and an electromagnetic signal characteristic of a radio transmitter which may be received at the current geographical position with the current orientation of the mobile terminal device at a current measurement time, the method comprising; determining, by an accordance measure determiner, an accordance measure between the current measurement package and a reference measurement package comprising a transmitter identification, a reference orientation and an electromagnetic signal characteristic of a reference radio transmitter which was receivable at a geographical reference position associated with the reference measurement package with the reference orientation at a reference time lying before the current measurement time; selecting, by a selector, at least one reference measurement package comprising an accordance measure; and determining, by an estimate determiner, an estimate for the current orientation of the mobile terminal device based on the reference orientation of the at least one selected reference measurement package; and storing, by a storage medium, the detected current orientation together with the determined measurement package in a reference database wherein at least one of the detector, the accordance measure determiner, the selector, the estimate determiner, and the storage medium comprises a hardware implementation.
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22. A non-transitory storage medium having stored thereon a computer program for executing the method for storing a current orientation of a mobile terminal device at a current geographical position, wherein, at the current geographical position, a current measurement package may be determined which comprises a transmitter identification and an electromagnetic signal characteristic of a radio transmitter which may be received at the current geographical position with the current orientation of the mobile terminal device at a current measurement time, comprising:
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detecting the current orientation using a method for estimating a current orientation of a mobile terminal device at a current geographical position, wherein, at the current geographical position, a current measurement package may be determined which comprises a transmitter identification and an electromagnetic signal characteristic of a radio transmitter which may be received at the current geographical position with the current orientation of the mobile terminal device at a current measurement time, the method comprising; determining an accordance measure between the current measurement package and a reference measurement package comprising a transmitter identification, a reference orientation and an electromagnetic signal characteristic of a reference radio transmitter which was receivable at a geographical reference position associated with the reference measurement package with the reference orientation at a reference time lying before the current measurement time; selecting at least one reference measurement package comprising an accordance measure; and determining an estimate for the current orientation of the mobile terminal device based on the reference orientation of the at least one selected reference measurement package; and storing the detected current orientation together with the determined measurement package in a reference database.
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