Method and apparatus for transmitting indoor context information

摘要

The subject matter disclosed herein relates to a system and method for determining indoor context information relating to a location of a mobile device. Indoor context information may be utilized by a mobile device or a network element to obtain an estimate of a location of the mobile device within an indoor environment.

主权项

1. A method, comprising:
determining information relating to a location of a mobile device based at least in part on one or more signals received by the mobile device; transmitting, by the mobile device, the information relating to the location of the mobile device to one or more first network elements; receiving from one or more second network elements, by the mobile device, information relating to indoor context information for an indoor environment based at least in part on the information relating to the location of the mobile device, wherein the information relating to the indoor context information includes information identifying the position of one or more first wireless access points within the indoor environment; determining the position of one or more second wireless access points not included with the indoor context information; generating updated indoor context information by updating the information relating to the indoor context information to include the position of the one or more second wireless access points; sending the updated indoor context information to the one or more second network elements; and obtaining an estimate of the location of the mobile device based at least in part on the information relating to the location of the mobile device and the updated indoor context information.