Bluetooth beacon based location determination

摘要

Examples disclosed herein relate to utilizing Bluetooth beacons for location determination of a mobile device. A Wi-Fi signal scan and a Bluetooth beacon scan are initiated at the mobile device. A location of the mobile device is determined based on at least on at least one Bluetooth beacon detectable by the mobile device, where the at least one Bluetooth beacon is transmitted from a first location, and where the first location is the location of the mobile device. A user of the mobile device is prompted for location information input, in response to determining that no Bluetooth beacons are detectable by the mobile device or when the at least one Bluetooth beacon detected is determined to be transmitted from a second location different from the location of the mobile device.

主权项

1. A method comprising:
initiating a Wi-Fi signal scan at a mobile device to generate Wi-Fi signal metrics corresponding to a plurality of Wi-Fi signals detectable by the mobile device; initiating a Bluetooth beacon scan to generate Bluetooth beacon metrics corresponding to at least one Bluetooth beacon detectable by the mobile device, in response to determining that Bluetooth capability of the mobile device is enabled; generating a unified signal metric based on a combination of the Wi-Fi signal metrics and the Bluetooth beacon metrics, the unifying signal metric including a received signal strength indicator (RSSI) of Bluetooth beacons and a Wi-Fi fingerprint carried by the Bluetooth beacons; and determining a location of the mobile device using the unified signal metric.