Providing indoor location, position, or tracking of a mobile computer using building information
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1. A mobile computer comprising:
- circuitry configured to perform at least one range measurement of a room in a building where the mobile computer is present;
circuitry configured to determine an orientation of the mobile computer in the room;
circuitry configured to determine at least two dimensions of the room based on the at least one range measurement of the room and the orientation; and
circuitry configured to determine a location of the room within the building where the mobile computer is currently located based on a comparison of the at least two dimensions of the room to room layout information of the building.
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Abstract
Providing indoor location, position, or tracking of a mobile computer using building information is disclosed. The mobile computer determines the dimensions of a room in a building using range determination or a range finder in the mobile computer. The determined dimensions of the room are compared to the building information to locate, position, or track the mobile computer in the building.
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1. A mobile computer comprising:
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circuitry configured to perform at least one range measurement of a room in a building where the mobile computer is present; circuitry configured to determine an orientation of the mobile computer in the room; circuitry configured to determine at least two dimensions of the room based on the at least one range measurement of the room and the orientation; and circuitry configured to determine a location of the room within the building where the mobile computer is currently located based on a comparison of the at least two dimensions of the room to room layout information of the building. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method performed by a mobile computer, the method comprising:
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performing, by the mobile computer, at least one range measurement of a room in a building where the mobile computer is present; determining, by the mobile computer, an orientation of the mobile computer in the room; determining, by the mobile computer, at least two dimensions of the room based on the at least one range measurement of the room and the orientation; and determining, partly by the mobile computer, a location of the room within the building where the mobile computer is currently located based on a comparison of the at least two dimensions of the room to room layout information of the building. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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