Handling packet data units

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9622040-B2
Application number	US-201214648867-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Dec 7, 2012
Priority date	Dec 7, 2012
Publication date	Apr 11, 2017
Grant date	Apr 11, 2017

Abstract

Apparatus is configured: to transmit angle-of-departure positioning messages from which a mobile device can calculate a direction to the mobile device from the apparatus; and to transmit a point of interest packet data unit for providing an emergency navigation service to a mobile device, the point of interest packet data unit comprising first data indicating a location of a first emergency point of interest and data indicating that the location relates to an emergency point of interest.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. An apparatus, the apparatus comprising at least one processor and at least one memory having computer-readable code stored thereon which when executed controls the at least one processor to cause the apparatus to:
transmit angle-of-departure positioning messages from which a mobile device can calculate a direction to the mobile device from the apparatus; and
transmit a point of interest packet data unit for providing an emergency navigation service to a mobile device, the point of interest packet data unit comprising first data indicating a location of a first emergency point of interest and data indicating that the location relates to an emergency point of interest,
wherein the location of the first emergency point of interest is different than a location of the apparatus, and
wherein the point of interest packet data unit additionally comprises second data indicating a location of a second point of interest, third data indicating a location of a third point of interest, and data indicating that the locations of the second and third points of interest relate to emergency points of interest.

2. The apparatus as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the point of interest packet data unit additionally comprises
the location of the second point of interest.

3. The apparatus as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the first data indicates a range from the location of the first emergency point of interest.

4. The apparatus as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the packet data unit is transmitted in a first positioning message that is separate from the angle of departure positioning messages.

5. An apparatus, the apparatus comprising at least one processor and at least one memory having computer-readable code stored thereon which when executed controls the at least one processor to cause the apparatus to:
receive at least one angle-of-departure positioning message from a positioning beacon;
receive a point of interest packet data unit from the positioning beacon, the point of interest packet data unit comprising first data indicating a location of a first emergency point of interest and data indicating that the location relates to an emergency point of interest, wherein the location of the first emergency point of interest is different than a location of the positioning beacon;
use the angle-of-departure positioning message to calculate a position of the apparatus; and
when emergency navigation is enabled, to provide an output indicating a heading to the location of the first emergency point of interest,
wherein the point of interest packet data unit additionally comprises second data indicating a location of a second point of interest and wherein the computer-readable code when executed controls the at least one processor, when emergency navigation is enabled, to cause the apparatus to provide an output indicating a range to the location of the second point of interest as well as a heading to the location of the second point of interest.

6. The apparatus as claimed in claim 5 , wherein the computer-readable code when executed controls the at least one processor to cause the apparatus to:
when emergency navigation is enabled, provide an output indicating a range to the location of the first point of interest as well as the heading to the first emergency point of interest.

7. A method comprising:
transmitting angle-of-departure positioning messages from which a mobile device can calculate a direction to the mobile device from the apparatus; and
transmitting a point of interest packet data unit for providing an emergency navigation service to a mobile device, the point of interest packet data unit comprising first data indicating a location of a first emergency point of interest and data indicating that the location relates to an emergency point of interest,
wherein the location of the first emergency point of interest is different than a location of the apparatus, and
wherein the point of interest packet data unit additionally comprises second data indicating a location of a second point of interest, third data indicating a location of a third point of interest, and data indicating that the locations of the second and third points of interest relate to emergency points of interest.

8. A method as claimed in claim 7 , wherein the point of interest packet data unit additionally comprises
data indicating a range from the location of the second point of interest.

9. The method as claimed in claim 7 , wherein the first to third data are ordered in the point of interest packet data unit such that a distance between the locations of the first and second emergency points of interest is less than a distance between the locations of the first and third emergency points of interest.

10. A method comprising:
receiving at least one angle-of-departure positioning message from a positioning beacon;
receiving, at the apparatus, a point of interest packet data unit from the positioning beacon, the point of interest packet data unit comprising first data indicating a location of a first emergency point of interest and data indicating that the location relates to an emergency point of interest, wherein the location of the first emergency point of interest is different than a location of the positioning beacon;
using the angle-of-departure positioning message to calculate a position of the apparatus; and
when emergency navigation is enabled, providing an output indicating a heading to the location of the first emergency point of interest,
wherein the point of interest packet data unit additionally comprises second data indicating a location of a second point of interest and, when emergency navigation is enabled, providing an output indicating a range to the location of the second point of interest as well as a heading to the location of the second point of interest.

11. The method as claimed in claim 10 , comprising:
when emergency navigation is enabled, providing an output indicating a range to the location of the first emergency point of interest as well as the heading to the first emergency point of interest.

Assignees

• Nokia Technologies Oy

Inventors

• Syrjarinne Jari Tapani
• Salokannel Juha

Classifications

• G01S1/44

  Rotating or oscillating beam beacons defining directions in the plane of rotation or oscillation · CPC title

• H04W4/90

  Services for handling of emergency or hazardous situations, e.g. earthquake and tsunami warning systems [ETWS] · CPC title

• G01S1/02

  using radio waves (G01S19/00 takes precedence) · CPC title

• H04W4/026 Primary

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

• H04W4/021

  Services related to particular areas, e.g. point of interest [POI] services, venue services or geofences · CPC title