System and method for calibrating a magnetometer according to a quality threshold
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1. A method of calibrating a magnetometer on a mobile device, the method comprising:
- determining a current quality level associated with magnetometer readings obtained using an active set of calibration parameters; and
lowering a quality threshold for a background calibration of the magnetometer when the current quality level exceeds a threshold quality level needed by an application utilizing the magnetometer readings.
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Abstract
A method and system are provided for calibrating a magnetometer. The method comprises determining a current quality level associated with magnetometer readings obtained using an active set of calibration parameters; and lowering a quality threshold for a background calibration of the magnetometer when the current quality level exceeds a threshold quality level needed by an application utilizing the magnetometer readings.
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18 Claims
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1. A method of calibrating a magnetometer on a mobile device, the method comprising:
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determining a current quality level associated with magnetometer readings obtained using an active set of calibration parameters; and lowering a quality threshold for a background calibration of the magnetometer when the current quality level exceeds a threshold quality level needed by an application utilizing the magnetometer readings. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A non-transitory computer readable medium comprising computer executable instructions for calibrating a magnetometer on a mobile device, the computer readable medium comprising instructions for:
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determining a current quality level associated with magnetometer readings obtained using an active set of calibration parameters; and lowering a quality threshold for a background calibration of the magnetometer when the current quality level exceeds a threshold quality level needed by an application utilizing the magnetometer readings. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A mobile device comprising a processor coupled to a memory, and a magnetometer, the memory comprising computer executable instructions for:
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determining a current quality level associated with magnetometer readings obtained using an active set of calibration parameters; and lowering a quality threshold for a background calibration of the magnetometer when the current quality level exceeds a threshold quality level needed by an application utilizing the magnetometer readings. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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