Methods and apparatuses for use in providing position assistance data to mobile stations

摘要

Methods and apparatuses are provided which may be implemented in various devices to provide position assistance data and/or the like to a mobile station with regard to at least one of a plurality of different indoor regions.

主权项

1. A method comprising, at a mobile station:
transmitting a request for a repository device identifier to a directory device, said request for said repository device identifier being indicative of a repository device identifier and at least a first indication of location of said mobile station; receiving said repository device identifier for said repository device from said directory device, said repository device identifier identifying a repository device and at least one indoor region corresponding to said first indication of location; transmitting a request for position assistance data for said at least one indoor region to said repository device; receiving said position assistance data from said repository device, said position assistance data comprising, at least in part, encoded metadata for at least a portion of said at least one indoor region and corresponding to at least one of an electronic map or an access point locator; and providing at least a portion of said encoded metadata to at least one function for use in estimating a location of said mobile station.