Methods and systems of assigning estimated positions and attributes to wireless access points in a positioning system
First Claim
1. A method of estimating a characteristic of a wireless beacon, the method comprising:
- receiving a set of data points at software executing on an electronic device, each data point containing information about beacon attributes of a wireless beacon;
dividing at least one dimension into a set of regions, each region of the set having region boundaries that do not overlap with other regions of the set;
associating each data point with one corresponding region based on at least one element of the information of the data point lying within the boundaries of the corresponding region;
determining an aggregate attribute for each region based on the information of the data points associated with the corresponding region; and
estimating, by the software, the characteristic of the wireless beacon based on at least one aggregate beacon attribute, the characteristic of the wireless beacon being an estimated geographic location of the wireless beacon, a measure of suitability of the wireless beacon for use as a reference point by a wireless positioning system or a measure of confidence in the estimated geographic location of the wireless beacon.
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Abstract
Method of and systems for assigning estimated positions and attributes to wireless access points in a positioning system are disclosed. A method of estimating a characteristic of a wireless beacon includes receiving a set of data points. Each data point contains information about characteristics of a wireless beacon. The method also includes dividing at least one dimension into a set of regions in which each region of the set has region boundaries that do not overlap with other regions. The method further includes associating each data point with one corresponding region based on at least one element of the information of the data point lying within the boundaries of the corresponding region and determining an aggregate characteristic for each region based on the information of the data points associated with the corresponding region. The method estimates a characteristic of the wireless beacon based on at least one aggregate characteristic.
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1. A method of estimating a characteristic of a wireless beacon, the method comprising:
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receiving a set of data points at software executing on an electronic device, each data point containing information about beacon attributes of a wireless beacon; dividing at least one dimension into a set of regions, each region of the set having region boundaries that do not overlap with other regions of the set; associating each data point with one corresponding region based on at least one element of the information of the data point lying within the boundaries of the corresponding region; determining an aggregate attribute for each region based on the information of the data points associated with the corresponding region; and estimating, by the software, the characteristic of the wireless beacon based on at least one aggregate beacon attribute, the characteristic of the wireless beacon being an estimated geographic location of the wireless beacon, a measure of suitability of the wireless beacon for use as a reference point by a wireless positioning system or a measure of confidence in the estimated geographic location of the wireless beacon. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 19)
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10. A system for estimating a characteristic of a wireless beacon, the system comprising:
a computer-readable memory including instructions that when executed cause a computer system to; receive a set of data points, each data point containing information about beacon attributes of a wireless beacon; divide at least one dimension into a set of regions, each region of the set having region boundaries that do not overlap with other regions of the set; associate each data point with one corresponding region based on at least one element of the information of the data point lying within the boundaries of the corresponding region; determine an aggregate attribute for each region based on the information of the data points associated with the corresponding region; and estimate the characteristic of the wireless beacon based on at least one aggregate attribute, the characteristic of the wireless beacon being an estimated geographic location of the wireless beacon, a measure of suitability of the wireless beacon for use as a reference point by a wireless positioning system or a measure of confidence in the estimated geographic location of the wireless beacon. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 20)
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