SELECTIVE CROWDSOURCING OF LOCATION-RELATED DATA

摘要

Example methods, apparatuses, or articles of manufacture are disclosed herein that may be utilized, in whole or in part, to facilitate or support one or more operations or techniques for selective crowdsourcing of location-related data, such as within an indoor or like environment, for example, for use in or with a mobile communication device.

主权项

1. A method comprising:
collecting, at a mobile device, measurements of transmissions of one or more wireless transmitters while traveling within an area in a venue; inhibiting collection of said measurements in at least one portion of said venue indicated by a crowdsourcing server; and communicating one or more messages to said crowdsourcing server comprising said collected measurements for use in computing positioning assistance data based, at least in part, on said one or more wireless transmitters.