Position determination methodology selection
First Claim
1. A method comprising, with a mobile device:
- identifying one or more attributes for each of a plurality of positioning resources available at said mobile device, wherein each of said plurality of positioning resources provides a position fix of the mobile device based, at least in part, on at least one of;
one or more wireless signals received by said mobile device, or one or more signal received from one or more sensors onboard said mobile device, and wherein at least one of said plurality of positioning resources has at least one of said one or more attributes that is different than at least one other of said plurality of positioning resources;
obtaining a request for a position fix of said mobile device; and
selecting at least one of said positioning resources for obtaining said position fix based, at least in part, on said request and said one or more attributes,wherein at least one of said one or more attributes corresponds to at least one position fix criteria that characterizes an expected power consumption,wherein at least one of said one or more attributes further corresponds to at least one position fix criteria comprising a combination of an expected achievable time to fix, an expected achievable position accuracy, an expected position availability or an expected position format, andwherein at least one of said one or more attributes further corresponds to at least one position fix criteria comprising a combination of a use policy, a security policy or a preference policy.
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Abstract
Various methods, apparatuses and articles of manufacture are provided for use in or with a mobile device to identify one or more attributes for each of a plurality of positioning resources available at the mobile device. In an example, positioning resources may provide all or part of a position fix based, at least in part, on one or more wireless signals received by the mobile device, and/or one or more electrical signals received from one or more sensors onboard the mobile device. For example, in certain instances at least one of the positioning resources may have at least one attribute that is different than at least one other attribute of anther positioning resource. In certain examples, at least one of the positioning resources may be selected for obtaining a position fix based, at least in part, on a request and one or more particular attributes.
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46 Claims
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1. A method comprising, with a mobile device:
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identifying one or more attributes for each of a plurality of positioning resources available at said mobile device, wherein each of said plurality of positioning resources provides a position fix of the mobile device based, at least in part, on at least one of;
one or more wireless signals received by said mobile device, or one or more signal received from one or more sensors onboard said mobile device, and wherein at least one of said plurality of positioning resources has at least one of said one or more attributes that is different than at least one other of said plurality of positioning resources;obtaining a request for a position fix of said mobile device; and selecting at least one of said positioning resources for obtaining said position fix based, at least in part, on said request and said one or more attributes, wherein at least one of said one or more attributes corresponds to at least one position fix criteria that characterizes an expected power consumption, wherein at least one of said one or more attributes further corresponds to at least one position fix criteria comprising a combination of an expected achievable time to fix, an expected achievable position accuracy, an expected position availability or an expected position format, and wherein at least one of said one or more attributes further corresponds to at least one position fix criteria comprising a combination of a use policy, a security policy or a preference policy. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. An apparatus for use in a mobile device, the apparatus comprising:
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means for identifying one or more attributes for each of a plurality of positioning resources available at said mobile device, wherein each of said plurality of positioning resources provides a position fix of the mobile device based, at least in part, on at least one of;
one or more wireless signals received by said mobile device, or one or more signal received from one or more sensors onboard said mobile device, and wherein at least one of said plurality of positioning resources has at least one of said one or more attributes that is different than at least one other of said plurality of positioning resources;means for obtaining a request for a position fix of said mobile device; and means for selecting at least one of said positioning resources for obtaining said position fix based, at least in part, on said request and said one or more attributes, wherein at least one of said one or more attributes corresponds to at least one position fix criteria that characterizes an expected power consumption, wherein at least one of said one or more attributes further corresponds to at least one position fix criteria comprising a combination of an expected achievable time to fix, an expected achievable position accuracy, an expected position availability or an expected position format, and wherein at least one of said one or more attributes further corresponds to at least one position fix criteria comprising a combination of a use policy, a security policy or a preference policy. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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27. A mobile device which comprises:
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one or more receivers; one or more sensors; and one or more processing units to; identify one or more attributes for each of a plurality of positioning resources available at said mobile device, wherein each of said plurality of positioning resources provides a position fix of the mobile device based, at least in part, on one or more wireless signals received via said one or more receivers or said one or more electrical signals received from said one or more sensors, or a combination of one or more wireless signals received via said one or more receivers or said one or more electrical signals received from said one or more sensors, and wherein at least one of said plurality of positioning resources has at least one of said one or more attributes that is different than at least one other of said plurality of positioning resources; obtain a request for said position fix of said mobile device; and select at least one of said positioning resources for obtaining said position fix based, at least in part, on said request and said one or more attributes, wherein at least one of said one or more attributes corresponds to at least one position fix criteria that characterizes an expected power consumption, wherein at least one of said one or more attributes further corresponds to at least one position fix criteria comprising a combination of an expected achievable time to fix, an expected achievable position accuracy, an expected position availability or an expected position format, and wherein at least one of said one or more attributes further corresponds to at least one position fix criteria comprising a combination of a use policy, a security policy or a preference policy. - View Dependent Claims (28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39)
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40. An article for use in a mobile device, the article comprising:
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a non-transitory computer readable medium having stored therein computer implementable instructions that are executable by one or more processing units to; identify one or more attributes for each of a plurality of positioning resources available at said mobile device, wherein each of said plurality of positioning resources provides a position fix of the mobile device based, at least in part, on one or more wireless signals received by said mobile device or said one or more signal received from said one or more sensors onboard said mobile device, or a combination of one or more wireless signals received by said mobile device or said one or more signal received from said one or more sensors onboard said mobile device, and wherein at least one of said plurality of positioning resources has at least one of said one or more attributes that is different than at least one other of said plurality of positioning resources; obtain a request for said position fix of said mobile device; and select at least one of said positioning resources for obtaining said position fix based, at least in part, on said request and said one or more attributes, wherein at least one of said one or more attributes corresponds to at least one position fix criteria that characterizes an expected power consumption, wherein at least one of said one or more attributes further corresponds to at least one position fix criteria comprising a combination of an expected achievable time to fix, an expected achievable position accuracy, an expected position availability or an expected position format, and wherein at least one of said one or more attributes further corresponds to at least one position fix criteria comprising a combination of a use policy, a security policy or a preference policy. - View Dependent Claims (41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46)
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