Directional positioning augmented by proximity information

摘要

A system for estimating apparatus position based on different types of positioning information. In at least one example implementation, an apparatus may sense wireless signals (802), and if the wireless signals are determined to comprise angular data meeting a certain criteria (804), the position of the apparatus may be estimated based on the angular data (806). Otherwise, if the apparatus determines that the wireless signals comprise at least one of angular data not meeting the certain criteria (814) or proximity data (816), the position of the apparatus may be estimated based on proximity data derived from the sensed wireless signals (822).

主权项

1. A method, comprising:
sensing wireless signals at an apparatus; if the wireless signals sensed at the apparatus are determined to comprise angular data meeting certain criteria, estimating apparatus position based on the angular data; and if the wireless signals sensed at the apparatus are determined to comprise angular data not meeting the certain criteria, converting the angular data to proximity data, and estimating apparatus position based on the proximity data converted from the angular data in the sensed wireless signals.