FACILITATING POSITIONING THROUGH BlUETOOTH LOW ENERGY WIRELESS MESSAGING

A system for providing positioning-related information within wireless communication signals. For example, an apparatus (e.g., acting as a tracker) may receive one or more messages advertising the presence of another apparatus (e.g., acting as a target). The advertisement messages may further compri...

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Main Authors HONKANEN MAURI JUHANA, KAINULAINEN ANTTI PAAVO TAPANI, REUNAMAEKI JUKKA PEKKA, SALOKANNEL JUHA JOHANNES
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
Published 11.10.2012
Subjects
ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
ELECTRICITY
WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS NETWORKS
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Summary:A system for providing positioning-related information within wireless communication signals. For example, an apparatus (e.g., acting as a tracker) may receive one or more messages advertising the presence of another apparatus (e.g., acting as a target). The advertisement messages may further comprise information indicating the availability of positioning-related information from the target apparatus. The tracker device may then determine, based on the received information, that positioning-related interaction with the target apparatus is available. If determined to be available, the tracker and target may interact with each other in order to initiate positioning-related information transmission. After receiving at least one message comprising positioning-related information from the target apparatus, the tracker apparatus may then determine at least one of a relative direction towards or from the target apparatus based on the received positioning-related information.
Bibliography:Application Number: US201113081657