Outdoor position estimation of a mobile device within a vicinity of one or more indoor environments

摘要

Various methods, apparatuses and/or articles of manufacture are provided which may be implemented via one or more electronic devices to communicate navigation assistance data for at least one transmitting device that, while operatively provisioned for use in an indoor environment, may prove useful in estimating a position of a mobile device located in an adjacent outdoor environment.

主权项

1. A method comprising, at a mobile device:
obtaining navigation assistance data for a plurality of transmitting devices, wherein at least a first transmitting device of said plurality of transmitting devices is operatively provisioned for use within at least a portion of a first indoor environment and at least a first portion of an outdoor environment that is adjacent to said first indoor environment, said navigation assistance data indicating a prioritization order for a search for wireless signals from said first transmitting device and at least other transmitting device of said plurality of transmitting devices, said prioritization order being based, at least in part, on a relative direction and/or a relative distance regarding an initial estimated position of said mobile device and said first transmitting device; storing at least a portion of said navigation assistance data in a memory on board said mobile device; and initiating said search for said wireless signals based on said prioritization order.