Upload and download of position reference data

• US 8,515,448 B2
• Filed: 10/07/2008
• Issued: 08/20/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 10/07/2008
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Nokia Technologies Oy (Nokia Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Nokia Corporation
• Inventors: Laine, Tommi Antero, Blomqvist, Mikko Juhani, Wirola, Lauri Aarne Johanns
• Primary Examiner(s): MIZRAHI, DIANE D
• Application Number:
  US13/122,855
• Publication Number:
  US 20120016626A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,778 Days
• Field of Search: 455/456.1, 455/456.3, 455/404.1, 455/411, 455/556.1, 342/357.29, 370/328, 726/2, 709/217
• US Class Current: 455/456.1
• CPC Class Codes: G01S 5/0236 Assistance data, e.g. base station almanac

Abstract

An apparatus, a method and a computer program, the apparatus comprising: collection circuitry configured to collect position reference data, wherein the collected position reference data is for assisting another apparatus to determine a position of the another apparatus based upon wireless signals received by the another apparatus; receiver circuitry configured to receive control data relating to controlling the transmission of collected position reference data by the apparatus; transmitter circuitry configured to transmit collected position reference data; and processing circuitry configured, in dependence upon the received control data, to selectively control transmission of collected position reference data by the transmitter circuitry.

Claims

1. An apparatus, comprising:

processing circuitry;

at least one memory storing computer program instructions that, when executed by the processing circuitry, cause at least the following to be performed;

analyzing received control data indicating one or more geographical areas in which to perform at least one of collection of position reference data or transmission of collected position reference data, wherein the position reference data is configured to assist another apparatus to determine a position of the another apparatus based at least in part upon wireless signals received by the another apparatus, wherein the position reference data provides an indication of the location of at least one communication access point; and

controlling, based at least in part upon the position of the apparatus and the analysis of the received control data in relation to the one or more geographical areas, at least one of;

whether position reference data is collected by the apparatus and whether collected position reference data is transmitted by the apparatus.

2. An apparatus as claimed in claim 1, wherein analyzing the received control data further comprises analyzing at least one further parameter of the control data.

3. An apparatus as claimed in claim 2, wherein the at least one further parameter indicates at least one property of collected position reference data;

and at least one of;

collection of position reference data having the property and transmission of collected position reference data having the property is controlled.

4. An apparatus as claimed in claim 2, wherein the at least one further parameter indicates a frequency at which collected position reference data is to be one or more of collected or transmitted;

and at least one of;

collection of position reference data and transmission of collected position reference data is controlled according to the indicated frequency.

5. An apparatus as claimed in claim 2, wherein the at least one further parameter is analyzed in relation to at least one operational characteristic of the apparatus;

and at least one of;

collection of position reference data and transmission of collected position reference data is controlled based at least in part upon the analysis.

6. An apparatus as claimed in claim 5, wherein the at least one further parameter relates to a time or time period for controlling when collected position reference data is transmitted, and the operational characteristic of the apparatus relates to a current time or time period.

7. An apparatus as claimed in claim 1, wherein the received control data comprises received position reference data relating to a first geographical area and being for assisting the apparatus to determine a position of the apparatus within the first geographical area;

and wherein at least one of;

collection of position reference data in the first geographical area and transmission position reference data is controlled based at least in part upon the determined position of the apparatus and the received position reference data relating to the first geographical area.

17. An apparatus as claimed in claim 1, wherein the control data relates to one or more of controlling collection of position reference data by the apparatus transmission of collected position reference data by the apparatus.

18. An apparatus as claimed in claim 1, further comprising:

transmitter circuitry configured to transmit collected position reference data.

19. An apparatus as claimed in claim 1, wherein the apparatus is a hand portable electronic apparatus.

8. A method, comprising:

analyzing, at an apparatus, received control data indicating one or more geographical areas in which to perform at least one of collection of position reference data or transmission of collected position reference data, the position reference data being configured to assist another apparatus to determine a position of the another apparatus based at least in part upon wireless signals received by the another apparatus, wherein the position reference data provides an indication of the location of at least one communication access point; and

controlling, at the apparatus, based at least in part upon the position of the apparatus and the analysis of the received control data in relation to the one or more geographical areas, at least one of;

whether position reference data is collected by the apparatus and whether collected position reference data is transmitted by the apparatus.

9. A method as claimed in claim 8, wherein analyzing received control data further comprises analyzing at least one further parameter of the control data.

10. A method as claimed in claim 9, wherein the at least one further parameter indicates at least one property of collected position reference data;

and at least one of;

collection of position reference data having the property and transmission of collected position reference data having the property is controlled.

11. A method as claimed in claim 9, wherein the at least one further parameter indicates a frequency at which position reference data is to be one or more of collected or transmitted;

and at least one of;

collection of position reference data and transmission of collected position reference data is controlled in accordance with the indicated frequency.

12. A method as claimed in claim 9, wherein the at least one further parameter is analyzed in relation to at least one operational characteristic of the apparatus;

and at least one of collection of position reference data and transmission of collected position reference data is controlled based at least in part upon the analysis.

13. A method as claimed in claim 12, wherein the at least one further parameter relates to a time or time period for controlling when collected position reference data is transmitted, and the operational characteristic of the apparatus relates to a current time or time period.

14. A non-transitory computer readable medium storing computer program instructions that, when executed by processing circuitry, cause at least the following to be performed:

analyzing, at an apparatus, received control data indicating one or more geographical areas in which to perform at least one of collection of position reference data or transmission of collected position reference data, the position reference data being configured to assist another apparatus to determine a position of the another apparatus based at least in part upon wireless signals received by the another apparatus, wherein the position reference data provides an indication of the location of at least one communication access point; and

controlling, at the apparatus, based at least in part upon the position of the apparatus and the analysis of the received control data in relation to the one or more geographical areas, at least one of;

whether position reference data is collected by the apparatus and whether collected position reference data is transmitted by the apparatus.

15. A non-transitory computer readable medium as claimed in claim 14, wherein analyzing the received control data comprises analyzing at least one further parameter of the control data.

16. A non-transitory computer readable medium as claimed in claim 15, wherein the at least one further parameter is analyzed in relation to at least one operational characteristic of the apparatus;

and at least one of;

collection of position reference data and transmission of collected position reference data is controlled based at least in part upon the analysis.