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System and method for sharing indoor location information with one or more application program modules within a portable computing device

  • US 9,031,577 B2
  • Filed: 06/08/2013
  • Issued: 05/12/2015
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/08/2013
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method for sharing indoor location information with one or more application program modules within a portable computing device, the method comprising:

  • receiving an indoor location data request;

    determining if a location service is currently being executed by the portable computing device;

    if the location service is not being executed, then determining if a location engine of the portable computing device has been installed;

    if the location engine of the portable computing device has not been installed, then downloading code for the location engine from a communications network;

    executing the location service once the location engine has been installed;

    determining if the indoor location data being requested is present in a memory element of the portable computing device; and

    if the indoor location data being requested is not present in the memory element of the portable computing device, then downloading the indoor location data from the communications network.

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