Transmitting positioning information via wireless communication

摘要

A system for providing positioning information within a wireless communication signal. An example process may start by positioning resources being activated in an apparatus. Activation of the positioning resources may occur automatically, in response to user interaction, etc. The apparatus may then engage in a discovery process via wireless communication in order to identify other apparatuses within communication range that are enabled to transmit positioning information. Upon discovering another apparatus, the apparatus may interact with the other apparatus in order to determine a location for the other apparatus. For example, the apparatus may transmit one or more messages comprising a request for positioning information from the other apparatus, and may in turn receive one or more messages from the other apparatus comprising positioning information. The apparatus may then utilize the positioning information to determine its position (e.g., relative to the other apparatus).

主权项

1. A method, comprising:
discovering, by an apparatus, via wireless communication another apparatus enabled to transmit positioning information, wherein the positioning information enables the apparatus to determine at least one of an angle of arrival to the apparatus and an angle of departure from the other apparatus; transmitting one or more messages from the apparatus to the other apparatus via wireless communication, the one or more transmitted messages comprising a request for the positioning information; receiving one or more messages into the apparatus from the other apparatus via wireless communication, the one or more received messages comprising the positioning information; and determining apparatus position based on the received positioning information using positioning resources, wherein the discovering via wireless communication comprises receiving information about whether the other apparatus supports a direction finding service and whether a bit sequence of the positioning information provided by the direction finding service is configurable by the apparatus.