METHODS AND APPARATUSES FOR LOCATION-TRIGGERED SENSOR INITIALIZATION
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1. A method comprising, at a mobile device:
- processing acquired satellite positioning system (SPS) signals, terrestrial positioning system signals (TPS) signals, or a combination thereof, for use in computing an estimate of a position of said mobile device;
activating at least one sensor in response to determining that said estimated position of said mobile device is proximate to or approaching a harsh or diminished radio frequency environment; and
using measurements obtained at said activated at least one sensor to aid in obtaining a position fix based, at least in part, on acquisition of said SPS signals, said TPS signals, or said combination thereof.
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Methods, apparatuses, and devices for generating one or more harsh or diminished radiofrequency environments relative to a planned route of a mobile device user. In one example, a mobile device user a be routed through a harsh or diminished radiofrequency environment based, at least in part, on a sensor suite of a mobile device and/or based on a user'"'"'s preferences. Prior to entry into such an environment, various sensors may be activated in a manner that permits position estimation in an absence of SPS based positioning signals and/or TPS based positioning signals.
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1. A method comprising, at a mobile device:
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processing acquired satellite positioning system (SPS) signals, terrestrial positioning system signals (TPS) signals, or a combination thereof, for use in computing an estimate of a position of said mobile device; activating at least one sensor in response to determining that said estimated position of said mobile device is proximate to or approaching a harsh or diminished radio frequency environment; and using measurements obtained at said activated at least one sensor to aid in obtaining a position fix based, at least in part, on acquisition of said SPS signals, said TPS signals, or said combination thereof. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A mobile device comprising:
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one or more sensors to generate position-related signals; one or more receivers to acquire satellite positioning system (SPS) signals and terrestrial positioning system (TPS) signals, or a combination thereof; and one or more processors to; process said acquired SPS signals for use in computing an estimate of a position of said mobile device; activate at least one of said one or more sensors in response to determining that said estimated position of said mobile device is proximate to or approaching a harsh or diminished radio frequency environment or that said estimated position is along a planned route that is proximate to said harsh or diminished radio frequency environment; and apply measurements obtained by said at least one of said one or more sensors to aid in obtaining a position fix based, at least in part, on acquisition of said SPS signals or said TPS signals, or said combination thereof. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. An article comprising:
a non-transitory storage medium comprising machine-readable instructions stored thereon which are executable by a special purpose computing apparatus of a mobile device to; process acquired satellite positioning system (SPS) signals or terrestrial positioning system (TPS) signals for use in computing an estimate of a position of said mobile device; activate at one or more sensors in response to determining that said estimated position of said mobile device is proximate to or approaching a harsh or diminished radio frequency environment or in response to determining that said estimated position is along a planned route that is proximate to said harsh or diminished radio frequency environment; and apply measurements obtained at said activated at least one sensor to aid in obtaining a position fix based, at least in part, on acquisition of said SPS signals, said TPS signals, or a combination thereof. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25)
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26. An apparatus at a mobile device, comprising:
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means for processing acquired satellite positioning system (SPS) signals and terrestrial positioning system (TPS) signals, or a combination thereof, for use in computing an estimate of a position of said mobile device; means for activating one or more sensors to acquire position-related information in response to determining that said estimated position of said mobile device is proximate to or approaching a harsh or diminished radio frequency environment; and means for using measurements obtained from said one or more sensors to aid in obtaining a position fix based, at least in part, on acquisition of said SPS signals and said TPS signals, or said combination thereof. - View Dependent Claims (27, 28, 29, 30)
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