Data routing for positioning

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9609470-B2
Application number	US-201214131714-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jun 29, 2012
Priority date	Jul 11, 2011
Publication date	Mar 28, 2017
Grant date	Mar 28, 2017

Abstract

A system for implementing a positioning functionality. An apparatus (e.g. a directional transceiver) ( 706 ) may receive a signal ( 704 ) for positioning and measure characteristics associated with the received signal ( 704 ). If the directional transceiver ( 706 ) then determines that the received signal ( 704 ) comprises calculator identifier information, the apparatus may forward the measured characteristics based on the calculator identifier information. Otherwise, the directional transceiver ( 706 ) may forward the measured characteristics to a buffer ( 712 ). From the perspective of the apparatus ( 700 ) transmitting the signal ( 704 ) for positioning, a determination may be made as to whether calculator identifier information is known. If determined to be known, the transmitting apparatus ( 700 ) may include the calculator identifier information in the signal ( 704 ) for positioning. Otherwise, the other apparatus may transmit the signal ( 704 ) for positioning without any calculator identifier information.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A method, comprising:
a directional transceiver performing:
receiving a signal for positioning;
measuring at least amplitude and phase characteristics associated with the received signal;
determining if the received signal comprises calculator identifier information, wherein the calculator identifier information identifies a calculator that is configured to estimate the location of an apparatus that transmitted the signal for positioning and wherein the calculator identifier information comprises at least one of an Internet Protocol (IP) address or a port identifier corresponding to the calculator;
when the received signal is determined to comprise calculator identifier information, forwarding the measured characteristics based on the calculator identifier information; and
when the received signal is determined not to comprise calculator identifier information, forwarding the measured characteristics to a buffer.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the directional transceiver forwards the measured characteristics to a calculator residing at the IP address via an Internet connection.

3. The method of claim 2 , wherein the measured characteristics are forwarded to the calculator for estimating a position of an apparatus that transmitted the received signal for positioning.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the calculator identifier information comprises the IP address of at least one of
a) a remote server, or
b) a mobile apparatus, or
c) the IP address of an apparatus that transmitted the received signal for positioning.

5. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
determining one of an angle of arrival or an angle of departure of the received signal.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the directional transceiver forwards the measured characteristics to a port identifier corresponding to a calculator.

7. The method of claim 1 , wherein the directional transceiver is located indoors.

8. A computer program product comprising computer executable program code recorded on a non-transitory computer readable storage medium, the computer executable program code comprising:
code configured to cause a directional transceiver to receive a signal for positioning;
code configured to cause the directional transceiver to measure amplitude and phase characteristics associated with the received signal;
code configured to cause the directional transceiver to determine if the received signal comprises calculator identifier information, wherein the calculator identifier information identifies a calculator that is configured to estimate the location of an apparatus that transmitted the signal for positioning and wherein the calculator identifier information comprises at least one of an Internet Protocol (IP) address or a port identifier corresponding to the calculator;
code configured to cause the directional transceiver to, when the received signal is determined to comprise calculator identifier information, forward the measured characteristics based on the calculator identifier information; and
code configured to cause the directional transceiver to, when the received signal is determined not to comprise calculator identifier information, forward the measured characteristics to a buffer.

9. The computer program product of claim 8 , wherein the code is configured to cause the directional transceiver to forward the measured characteristics to a calculator residing at the IP address via an Internet connection.

10. The computer program product of claim 9 , wherein the code is configured to cause the directional transceiver to forward the measured characteristics to the calculator for estimating a position of an apparatus that transmitted the received signal for positioning.

11. The computer program product of claim 8 , wherein the calculator identifier information comprises the IP address of at least one of
a) a remote server, or
b) a mobile apparatus, or
c) the IP address of an apparatus that transmitted the received signal for positioning.

12. The computer program product of claim 8 , further comprising:
code configured to cause the directional transceiver to determine one of an angle of arrival or an angle of departure of the received signal.

13. The computer program product of claim 8 , wherein the code is configured to cause the directional transceiver to forward the measured characteristics to a port identifier corresponding to a calculator.

14. The computer program product of claim 8 , wherein the directional transceiver is located indoors.

15. An apparatus, comprising:
at least one processor; and
at least one memory including executable instructions, the at least one memory and the executable instructions being configured to, in cooperation with the at least one processor, cause the apparatus to perform at least the following:
receive a signal for positioning;
measure at least amplitude and phase characteristics associated with the received signal;
determine if the received signal comprises calculator identifier information, wherein the calculator identifier information identifies a calculator that is configured to estimate the location of an apparatus that transmitted the signal for positioning and wherein the calculator identifier information comprises at least one of an Internet Protocol (IP) address or a port identifier corresponding to a calculator;
when the received signal is determined to comprise calculator identifier information, forward the measured characteristics based on the calculator identifier information; and
when the received signal is determined not to comprise calculator identifier information, forward the measured characteristics to a buffer.

16. The apparatus of claim 15 , wherein the at least one memory and the executable instructions are configured to, in cooperation with the at least one processor, cause the apparatus to forward the measured characteristics to a calculator residing at the IP address via an Internet connection.

17. The apparatus of claim 16 , wherein the at least one memory and the executable instructions are configured to, in cooperation with the at least one processor, cause the apparatus to forward the measured characteristics to the calculator for estimating a position of an apparatus that transmitted the received signal for positioning.

18. The apparatus of claim 15 , wherein the identifier information comprises the IP address of at least one of
a) a remote server, or
b) a mobile apparatus or
c) comprises the IP address of an apparatus that transmitted the received signal for positioning.

19. The apparatus of claim 15 , wherein the at least one memory and the executable instructions are configured to, in cooperation with the at least one processor, cause the apparatus to determine one of an angle of arrival or an angle of departure of the received signal.

20. The apparatus of claim 15 , wherein the at least one memory and the executable instructions are configured to, in cooperation with the at least one processor, cause the apparatus to forward the measured characteristics to a port identifier corresponding to a calculator.

21. The apparatus of claim 15 , wherein the apparatus comprises a directional transceiver configured for use indoors.

Assignees

• Ranki Ville Valtteri
• Kainulainen Antti Paavo Tapani
• Belloni Fabio
• Kalliola Kimmo Juhana
• Nokia Technologies Oy

Inventors

• Ranki Ville Valtteri
• Kainulainen Antti Paavo Tapani
• Belloni Fabio
• Kalliola Kimmo Juhana

Classifications

• H04W4/02 Primary

  Services making use of location information · CPC title

• G01C21/206

  specially adapted for indoor navigation · CPC title

• G01S5/04

  Position of source determined by a plurality of spaced direction-finders · CPC title

• G01S5/0063

  of measured values, i.e. measurement on base station and position calculation on mobile · CPC title

• G01S5/0226

  Transmitters · CPC title