METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR LOCATING A MOBILE DEVICE USING THE MOBILE DEVICE ORIENTATION

摘要

Techniques for estimating the heading of a mobile wireless device are provided. The techniques include a method for estimating the heading of a mobile wireless device that includes receiving an estimated position for the mobile wireless device, receiving signal characteristics of a signal received from the mobile wireless device at a wireless access point of a Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN), determining an orientation of the mobile wireless device based on the estimated position of the mobile wireless device and the received signal characteristics, and determining a heading of the mobile wireless device based on the estimated position of the mobile wireless device and the orientation of the mobile wireless device.