Method and apparatus for estimating satellite positioning reliability

摘要

A position fix of a mobile device is computed based, at least in part, on a plurality of data items. A metric that is indicative of a reliability of the position fix may be generated based, at least in part, on a number of independent ones of the data items and/or an indication of reliability of at least one of the data items. In at least one implementation, the plurality of data items may include SPS satellite signals and/or pseudoranges and an externally obtained position.

主权项

1. A machine implemented method for determining a metric for a position fix solution of a mobile device, comprising:
obtaining a plurality of first data items at the mobile device, the plurality of first data items comprising at least one external position injection (EPI) data item and at least one reliability indicator for the at least one EPI data item, the at least one reliability indicator indicating one or more predefined states of reliability; computing the position fix solution of the mobile device based, at least in part, on the plurality of first data items; and determining a metric indicative of a reliability of the computed position fix solution based, at least in part, on the at least one reliability indicator for the at least one EPI data item and on an input number of degrees-of-freedom of the plurality of first data items.