Methods and apparatuses for user-based positioning and assistance data

摘要

Methods and apparatuses of providing assistance data of a venue to a mobile device are disclosed. According to aspects of the present disclosure, for the same area, multiple or different versions of assistance data may be generated. Restrictions may be applied by access area, such that positioning grid, heat maps, and maps can be restricted to certain sections of the venue; and point of interests (POIs) and search features may be provided based on at least one of user credentials, time-based restrictions, ticket-based restrictions, or loyalty-based restrictions, or any combination thereof.

主权项

1. A method of providing assistance data of a venue by a server, comprising:
receiving a request to access the assistance data of the venue from a mobile device; retrieving user credentials associated with the mobile device; determining a privilege of the mobile device to access the venue based at least in part on the user credentials; and providing the assistance data of the venue to the mobile device, based at least in part on the privilege of the mobile device to access the venue, wherein the providing the assistance data of the venue further comprises at least one of: restricting the assistance data of the venue to a set of search features of the venue, wherein the set of search features includes information of the venue the mobile device is authorized to search, wherein the information of the venue the mobile device is authorized to search is determined by the server; restricting the assistance data of the venue to a set of positional grids of the venue, wherein the set of positional grids represents levels of detailed display of the venue the mobile device is authorized to display; or some combination thereof.