Positioning information processing method and apparatus

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10194273-B2
Application number	US-201615771791-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Oct 25, 2016
Priority date	Oct 27, 2015
Publication date	Jan 29, 2019
Grant date	Jan 29, 2019

Abstract

A positioning information processing method and apparatus, where the method includes obtaining, by a terminal device, location information of at least two to-be-positioned targets, selecting, by the terminal device, a first to-be-positioned target from the at least two to-be-positioned targets according to the location information of all the to-be-positioned targets, displaying, by the terminal device, location information of the first to-be-positioned target, and indicating an orientation and a quantity of other to-be-positioned targets, different from the first to-be-positioned target, in the at least two to-be-positioned targets according to the location information of all the to-be-positioned targets.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A positioning information processing method, comprising:
obtaining, by a terminal device, location information of at least two to-be-positioned targets;
selecting, by the terminal device, a first to-be-positioned target from the at least two to-be-positioned targets according to the location information of the at least two to-be-positioned targets;
displaying, by the terminal device, location information of the first to-be-positioned target; and
indicating, by the terminal device, an orientation and a quantity of other to-be-positioned targets, different from the first to-be-positioned target, in the at least two to-be-positioned targets according to the location information of the at least two to-be-positioned targets.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein selected the first to-be-positioned target from the at least two to-be-positioned targets comprises obtaining, by the terminal device according to the location information of the at least two to-be-positioned targets, at least one to-be-positioned target whose distance from the terminal device is less than a preset first distance threshold as the first to-be-positioned target.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein before obtaining the location information of the at least two to-be-positioned targets, the method further comprises sending, by the terminal device, a positioning request comprising identifier information of each to-be-positioned target to a positioning server, the positioning request instructing the positioning server to position each to-be-positioned target and obtain positioning information.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein before selecting the first to-be-positioned target from the at least two to-be-positioned targets, the method further comprises obtaining, by the terminal device, a particular target identifier indicating a to-be-positioned target whose location information needs to be obtained by a user.

5. The method of claim 4 , wherein selecting the first to-be-positioned target from the at least two to-be-positioned targets comprises setting, by the terminal device according to the location information of the at least two to-be-positioned targets, the to-be-positioned target corresponding to the particular target identifier and a to-be-positioned target in the at least two to-be-positioned targets whose distance from the to-be-positioned target corresponding to the particular target identifier is less than a preset second distance threshold as the first to-be-positioned target.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein obtaining the location information of the at least two to-be-positioned targets comprises receiving, by the terminal device, the location information of the at least two to-be-positioned targets from a positioning server.

7. The method of claim 1 , wherein displaying the location information of the first to-be-positioned target, and indicating the orientation and the quantity of the other to-be-positioned targets in the at least two to-be-positioned targets comprises:
displaying, by the terminal device according to the location information of the at least two to-be-positioned targets and in a first area on a preset-scale map displayed on a screen of the terminal device, the location information of the first to-be-positioned target and location information of other to-be-positioned targets located in the first area;
indicating, by the terminal device using a pointer, an orientation of other to-be-positioned targets located outside the first area; and
displaying, by the terminal device, a quantity of the other to-be-positioned targets located outside the first area, and
the first area comprising a displayable area range of the preset-scale map on the screen of the terminal device.

8. A terminal device, comprising:
a processor configured to:
control the terminal device to obtain location information of at least two to-be-positioned targets; and
select a first to-be-positioned target from the at least two to-be-positioned targets according to the location information of the at least two to-be-positioned targets; and

a display coupled to the processor and configured to:
display location information of the first to-be-positioned target; and
indicate an orientation and a quantity of other to-be-positioned targets, different from the first to-be-positioned target, in the at least two to-be-positioned targets according to the location information of the at least two to-be-positioned targets.

9. The terminal device of claim 8 , wherein the processor is further configured to obtain, according to the location information of the at least two to-be-positioned targets, at least one to-be-positioned target whose distance from the terminal device is less than a preset first distance threshold as the first to-be-positioned target.

10. The terminal device of claim 8 , further comprising a transmitter coupled to the processor and the display and configured to send a positioning request comprising identifier information of each to-be-positioned target to a positioning server, and the positioning request instructing the positioning server to position each to-be-positioned target and obtain positioning information.

11. The terminal device of claim 8 , wherein the processor is further configured to control the terminal device to obtain a particular target identifier indicating a to-be-positioned target whose location information needs to be obtained by a user.

12. The terminal device of claim 11 , the processor is further configured to set, according to the location information of the at least two to-be-positioned targets, the to-be-positioned target corresponding to the particular target identifier and a to-be-positioned target in the at least two to-be-positioned targets whose distance from the to-be-positioned target corresponding to the particular target identifier is less than a preset second distance threshold as the first to-be-positioned target.

13. The terminal device according to claim 8 , further comprising a receiver coupled to the processor and the display and configured to receive the location information of the at least two to-be-positioned targets from a positioning server.

14. The terminal device of claim 8 , wherein the display is further configured to:
display, according to the location information of the at least two to-be-positioned targets and in a first area on a preset-scale map displayed on a screen of the terminal device, the location information of the first to-be-positioned target and location information of other to-be-positioned targets located in the first area;
indicate, using a pointer, an orientation of other to-be-positioned targets located outside the first area; and
display a quantity of the other to-be-positioned targets located outside the first area, and
the first area comprising a displayable area range of the preset-scale map on the screen of the terminal device.

Assignees

• Huawei Tech Co Ltd

Inventors

• Xie Qi

Classifications

• H04W4/026

  using orientation information, e.g. compass · CPC title

• G01C21/367

  Details, e.g. road map scale, orientation, zooming, illumination, level of detail, scrolling of road map or positioning of current position marker · CPC title

• H04W4/024

  Guidance services · CPC title

• H04W64/00

  Locating users or terminals {or network equipment} for network management purposes, e.g. mobility management · CPC title

• H04L67/18

  Electricity · mapped topic