Method and apparatus for performing a passive indoor localization of a mobile endpoint device

摘要

A method, computer readable storage device and an apparatus for locating a mobile endpoint device in an indoor environment are disclosed. For example, the method generates a location map having a predicted signal strength for each respective location on the location map, receives a signal strength associated with the mobile endpoint device within the indoor environment, compares the signal strength to the location map having the predicted signal strength for each respective location on the location map and locates the mobile endpoint device as being at a particular location within the indoor environment.

主权项

1. A method for locating a mobile endpoint device in an indoor environment, comprising:
generating, by a processor, a location map of the indoor environment having a predicted signal strength for a respective location on the location map, wherein the generating the location map comprises applying a ray-tracing based model, wherein the ray-tracing based model is based upon location features of the indoor environment, wherein the location features comprise a location and a type of a wall in the indoor environment; receiving, by the processor, a signal strength associated with the mobile endpoint device within the indoor environment; comparing, by the processor, the signal strength associated with the mobile endpoint device to the location map having the predicted signal strength for the respective location on the location map; and locating, by the processor, the mobile endpoint device as being at a particular location within the indoor environment based on the comparing.