Determining context of a mobile computer

• US 9,244,173 B1
• Filed: 09/15/2015
• Issued: 01/26/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 10/08/2010
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Inventors: Vartanian, Harry, Jurikson-Rhodes, Jaron
• Primary Examiner(s): PIHULIC, DANIEL T
• Application Number:
  US14/854,723
• Publication Number:
  US 20160003947A1
• Time in Patent Office: 133 Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G01B 21/00 Measuring arrangements or details thereof, where the measuring technique is not covered by the other groups of this subclass, unspecified or not relevant
• CPC Class Codes: G01S 15/06 Systems determining the position data of a target
• CPC Class Codes: G01S 15/08 Systems for measuring distance only indirect measurement G01S15/46
• CPC Class Codes: G01S 15/89 for mapping or imaging
• CPC Class Codes: G01S 17/06 Systems determining position data of a target
• CPC Class Codes: G01S 19/06 employing an initial estimate of the location of the receiver as aiding data or in generating aiding data
• CPC Class Codes: G01S 19/11 wherein the cooperating elements are pseudolites or satellite radio beacon positioning system signal repeaters
• CPC Class Codes: G01S 19/13 Receivers
• CPC Class Codes: G01S 19/17 Emergency applications
• CPC Class Codes: G01S 2013/466 by Trilateration, i.e. two antennas or two sensors determine separately the distance to a target, whereby with the knowledge of the baseline length, i.e. the distance between the antennas or sensors, the position data of the target is determined
• CPC Class Codes: G01S 2013/468 by Triangulation, i.e. two antennas or two sensors determine separately the bearing, direction or angle to a target, whereby with the knowledge of the baseline length, the position data of the target is determined
• CPC Class Codes: G01S 2015/465 by Trilateration, i.e. two transducers determine separately the distance to a target, whereby with the knowledge of the baseline length, i.e. the distance between the transducers, the position data of the target is determined
• CPC Class Codes: G01S 5/012 Identifying whether indoors or outdoors
• CPC Class Codes: G01S 5/013 Identifying areas in a building
• CPC Class Codes: G01S 5/015 between indoor and outdoor environments
• CPC Class Codes: G01S 5/0294 Trajectory determination or predictive filtering, e.g. target tracking or Kalman filtering
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0266 based on the position of the vehicle
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0267 Wireless devices
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/027 using movement velocity, acceleration information
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/029 Location-based management or tracking services
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/30 : Services specially adapted for particular environments, situations or purposes
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/33 : for indoor environments, e.g. buildings
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 367/907 : Coordinate determination

Abstract

A mobile computer may determine it is located in a vehicle or a conveyance based on a measured distance and satellite related positioning information.

Claims

1. A mobile computer comprising:

a processor, of the mobile computer, configured to determine whether the mobile computer is located in a vehicle or a conveyance based on a measured distance from the mobile computer to a fixed part of the vehicle or the conveyance and satellite related positioning information; and

a transceiver configured to receive a notification related to an advertisement, wherein the notification is received based on the determination.

2. The mobile computer of claim 1 further comprising:

the processor further configured to analyze gyroscope related data to determine an orientation of the mobile computer.

3. A method comprising:

determining, by a mobile computer, whether the mobile computer is located in a vehicle or a conveyance based on a measured distance from the mobile computer to a fixed part of the vehicle or the conveyance and satellite related positioning information; and

receiving, by the mobile computer, a notification related to an advertisement, wherein the notification is received based on the determination.

4. The method of claim 3 further comprising:

analyzing, by the mobile computer, gyroscope related data to determine an orientation of the mobile computer.