Methods and apparatuses for use in providing navigation assistance data to mobile stations
First Claim
1. A method for use in a network comprising a positioning assistance server and a map server, an access point server or a point of interest server or any combination thereof, the method comprising, at the positioning assistance server:
- obtaining metadata for at least a portion of at least one indoor region corresponding to an electronic map or an access point locator, or any combination thereof, wherein at least a portion of the metadata is obtained from the map server or the access point server or the point of interest server, or any combination thereof;
receiving a request for navigation assistance data for the at least one indoor region from a mobile station; and
transmitting at least a portion of the navigation assistance data to the mobile station, the navigation assistance data comprising the metadata and further comprising a portion of the electronic map corresponding to the metadata or the access point locator corresponding to the metadata, or any combination thereof,wherein at least a portion of the metadata is for use by the mobile station in a positioning function, a navigation function or a location based service function, or any combination thereof, andwherein the metadata comprises electronic map information or access point information or point of interest information, or any combination thereof, useful in navigation.
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Abstract
Methods and apparatuses are provided which may be implemented in various devices to provide navigation assistance data and/or the like to a mobile station with regard to at least one of a plurality of different indoor regions. For example, a computing platform of a map inference device may establish encoded metadata for at least a portion of an indoor region based, at least in part, on an electronic map, an access point locator, or some combination thereof, and provide such encoded metadata to a repository device that may provide at least a portion of the encoded metadata to a mobile station.
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28 Claims
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1. A method for use in a network comprising a positioning assistance server and a map server, an access point server or a point of interest server or any combination thereof, the method comprising, at the positioning assistance server:
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obtaining metadata for at least a portion of at least one indoor region corresponding to an electronic map or an access point locator, or any combination thereof, wherein at least a portion of the metadata is obtained from the map server or the access point server or the point of interest server, or any combination thereof; receiving a request for navigation assistance data for the at least one indoor region from a mobile station; and transmitting at least a portion of the navigation assistance data to the mobile station, the navigation assistance data comprising the metadata and further comprising a portion of the electronic map corresponding to the metadata or the access point locator corresponding to the metadata, or any combination thereof, wherein at least a portion of the metadata is for use by the mobile station in a positioning function, a navigation function or a location based service function, or any combination thereof, and wherein the metadata comprises electronic map information or access point information or point of interest information, or any combination thereof, useful in navigation. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A device for use in a positioning assistance server and for use in a network comprising the positioning assistance server and a map server, an access point server or a point of interest server or any combination thereof, the device comprising:
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means for obtaining metadata for at least a portion of at least one indoor region corresponding to an electronic map or an access point locator, or any combination thereof, wherein at least a portion of the metadata is obtained from the map server or the access point server or the point of interest server, or any combination thereof; means for receiving a request for navigation assistance data for the at least one indoor region from a mobile station; and means for transmitting at least a portion of the navigation assistance data to the mobile station, the navigation assistance data comprising the metadata and further comprising a portion of the electronic map corresponding to the metadata or the access point locator corresponding to the metadata, or any combination thereof, wherein at least a portion of the metadata is for use by the mobile station in a positioning function, a navigation function or a location based service function, or any combination thereof, and wherein the metadata comprises electronic map information or access point information or point of interest information, or any combination thereof, useful in navigation. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A positioning assistance server for use in a network comprising the positioning assistance server and a map server, an access point server or a point of interest server or any combination thereof, the positioning assistance server comprising:
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a network interface; and one or more processors configured to; obtain metadata for at least a portion of at least one indoor region corresponding to an electronic map or an access point locator, or any combination thereof, wherein at least a portion of the metadata is obtained from the map server or the access point server or the point of interest server, or any combination thereof; receive a request for navigation assistance data for the at least one indoor region from a mobile station; and transmit at least a portion of the navigation assistance data to the mobile station, the navigation assistance data comprising the metadata and further comprising a portion of the electronic map corresponding to the metadata or the access point locator corresponding to the metadata, or any combination thereof, wherein at least a portion of the metadata is for use by the mobile station in a positioning function, a navigation function or a location based service function, or any combination thereof, and wherein the metadata comprises electronic map information or access point information or point of interest information, or any combination thereof, useful in navigation. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23)
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24. A non-transitory storage medium for use with a network comprising a positioning assistance server and a map server, an access point server or a point of interest server, or any combination thereof, the non-transitory storage medium comprising machine-readable code, stored thereon, which is executable by a special purpose computing apparatus in the positioning assistance server, comprising:
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code to obtain metadata for at least a portion of at least one indoor region corresponding to an electronic map or an access point locator, or any combination thereof, wherein at least a portion of the metadata is obtained from the map server or the access point server or the point of interest server, or any combination thereof; code to receive a request for navigation assistance data for the at least one indoor region from a mobile station; and code to transmit at least a portion of the navigation assistance data to the mobile station, the navigation assistance data comprising the metadata and further comprising a portion of the electronic map corresponding to the metadata or the access point locator corresponding to the metadata, or any combination thereof, wherein at least a portion of the metadata is for use by the mobile station in a positioning function, a navigation function or a location based service function, or any combination thereof, and wherein the metadata comprises electronic map information or access point information or point of interest information, or any combination thereof, useful in navigation. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26, 27, 28)
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