Automatic origin determination for faster route request initiation and resulting system response time
First Claim
1. A mobile device, comprising:
- a processor; and
a memory coupled to the processor and storing instructions for configuring the processor to perform a method comprising;
initiating a navigation application on the mobile device;
obtaining identifying information for a wireless network transceiver element with which the mobile device can communicate;
accessing, from a non-transitory computer readable medium, a position associated with the identifying information,using the position accessed from the non-transitory computer readable medium as a current position of the mobile device for producing a navigation output from the mobile device in the event a current geographical positioning system (GPS) fix based on received satellite positioning signals is unavailable.
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Abstract
When a user enters, initializes, or otherwise starts using a navigation function, such as a navigation function on a mobile phone or a stand-alone device, a current location is automatically estimated, prior to or in the absence of a GPS fix, for use as an origin in route determination. The estimation of current location is performed using a database of GPS fixes that are mapped to cell tower identifiers. For example, the database can include one or more fixes associated with each cell tower that the mobile device has used. Thus, when navigation on the device is begun, one or more cell towers to which the device can communicate are identified. If any has a GPS fix in the database, then a location derived from such GPS fix(es) can be used as an origin for navigation functions. Such navigation functions can include estimating a time of arrival at a destination, producing a route to the destination, and checking for traffic updates.
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20 Claims
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1. A mobile device, comprising:
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a processor; and a memory coupled to the processor and storing instructions for configuring the processor to perform a method comprising; initiating a navigation application on the mobile device; obtaining identifying information for a wireless network transceiver element with which the mobile device can communicate; accessing, from a non-transitory computer readable medium, a position associated with the identifying information, using the position accessed from the non-transitory computer readable medium as a current position of the mobile device for producing a navigation output from the mobile device in the event a current geographical positioning system (GPS) fix based on received satellite positioning signals is unavailable. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A method for implementation on a mobile device, comprising:
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initiating a navigation application on the mobile device; obtaining identifying information for a wireless network transceiver element with which the mobile device can communicate; accessing, from a non-transitory computer readable medium, a position associated with the identifying information, using the position accessed from the non-transitory computer readable medium as a current position of the mobile device for producing a navigation output from the mobile device in the event a current geographical positioning system (GPS) fix based on received satellite positioning signals is unavailable. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A non-transitory computer readable medium storing computer executable instructions for programming a processor to perform a method on a mobile device, comprising:
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upon initialization of a navigation application, determining whether the navigation application has access to a current GPS fix for the mobile device; accessing an identifier of a wireless infrastructure component with which the mobile device can communicate; and if the navigation application does not have access to a current GPS fix, using a position associated with the identifier as a current position of the mobile device to produce a navigation output, wherein the position associated with the identifying information is a previously obtained GPS fix of the mobile device based on received satellite positioning signals when the mobile device was receiving the identifying information. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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Specification