APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR HEIGHT DETERMINATION
First Claim
1. A method for determining a height at which a communication device having an electronic processor and a sensor is located, the method comprising:
- obtaining a reference height of a first location, the reference height being a known height relative to ground level, the reference height having a corresponding reference pressure;
obtaining, with the sensor, a pressure measurement at a second location; and
calculating, with the electronic processor, a height at the second location based on the pressure measurement, the reference height, and the reference pressure.
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Abstract
A method for determining a height (i.e., elevation above ground level) at which a communication device having an electronic processor and a sensor is located may include obtaining a reference height of a first location, the reference height being a known height relative to ground level, the reference height having a corresponding reference pressure; obtaining, with the sensor, a pressure measurement at a second location; and calculating, with the electronic processor, a height at the second location based on the pressure measurement, the reference height, and the reference pressure. The height may also be based on temperature data, location data, motion data, and/or the like.
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1. A method for determining a height at which a communication device having an electronic processor and a sensor is located, the method comprising:
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obtaining a reference height of a first location, the reference height being a known height relative to ground level, the reference height having a corresponding reference pressure; obtaining, with the sensor, a pressure measurement at a second location; and calculating, with the electronic processor, a height at the second location based on the pressure measurement, the reference height, and the reference pressure. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. A computer program product for determining a height at which a communication device having an electronic processor and a sensor is located, comprising:
a non-transitory computer-readable medium comprising code for; obtaining a reference height of a first location, the reference height being a known height relative to ground level, the reference height having a corresponding reference pressure; obtaining, with the sensor, a pressure measurement at a second location; and calculating, with the electronic processor, a height at the second location based on the pressure measurement, the reference height, and the reference pressure.
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26. An apparatus operable in a wireless communication system, the apparatus for determining a height at which the apparatus is located, the apparatus comprising:
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a sensor; a processor; and a memory comprising processor executable code and/or data, the processor executable code, when executed by the processor, configures the device to; obtain a reference height of a first location, the reference height being a known height relative to ground level, the reference height having a corresponding reference pressure; obtain, with the sensor, a pressure measurement at a second location; and calculate, with the processor, a height at the second location based on the pressure measurement, the reference height, and the reference pressure.
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27. An apparatus for determining a height at which a communication device having an electronic processor and a sensor is located, the apparatus comprising:
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means for obtaining a reference height of a first location, the reference height being a known height relative to ground level, the reference height having a corresponding reference pressure; means for obtaining, with the sensor, a pressure measurement at a second location; and calculating, with the electronic processor, a height at the second location based on the pressure measurement, the reference height, and the reference pressure.
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28. A method for determining a height at which a communication device having an electronic processor and a sensor is located, the method comprising:
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obtaining location data for a location of the communication device; obtaining, with the sensor, a pressure measurement at the location of the communication device; obtaining elevation data for the location of the communication device based on the location data; and calculating a height of the communication device at the location based at least on the pressure measurement and the elevation data. - View Dependent Claims (29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37)
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38. A computer program product for determining a height at which a communication device having an electronic processor and a sensor is located, comprising:
a non-transitory computer-readable medium comprising code for; obtaining location data for a location of the communication device; obtaining, with the sensor, a pressure measurement at the location of the communication device; obtaining elevation data for the location of the communication device based on the location data; and calculating a height of the communication device at the location based at least on the pressure measurement and the elevation data.
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39. An apparatus operable in a wireless communication system, the apparatus for determining a height at which the apparatus is located, the apparatus comprising:
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a sensor; a processor; and a memory comprising processor executable code and/or data, the processor executable code, when executed by the processor, configures the device to; obtain location data for a location of the communication device; obtain, with the sensor, a pressure measurement at the location of the communication device; obtain elevation data for the location of the communication device based on the location data; and calculate a height of the communication device at the location based at least on the pressure measurement and the elevation data.
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40. An apparatus for determining a height at which a communication device having an electronic processor and a sensor is located, the apparatus comprising:
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means for obtaining location data for a location of the communication device; means for obtaining, with the sensor, a pressure measurement at the location of the communication device; means for obtaining elevation data for the location of the communication device based on the location data; and means for calculating a height of the communication device at the location based at least on the pressure measurement and the elevation data.
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