Marvellworld Trade Ltd.

Marvell International Limited

Marvell Asia Pte., Ltd.

BoChih Liu

Zhike Jia

Jing Yu

Jun Yang

Yuan Ren

Xing Zhao

Jinfeng Liu

Zhicui Lu

Mobo Qiu

Juhong Xing

Paul Aerick Lambert

Jian Mg Cheng

Xin Zhang

Yongsong Wang

Feng Xu

Hongquan Liu

Han Zhao

Liujun Shao

Fagen Zhou

A system and method to determine a location of a device in a wireless local area network (LAN) based on positioning assistance data acquired from a server is disclosed. The host-offload wireless LAN device may determine a location based on the location computations done inside the wireless LAN module. The device includes a storage medium configured to provide a database of positioning assistance data, a wireless LAN module configured to receive beacon signals broadcast from one or more access points, and a processor configured to store the access point identification information and the signal strength detected by the wireless LAN module in a first memory section, access the previously-stored positioning assistance data from the storage medium, assemble positioning assistance data based on a comparison, store the assembled positioning assistance data in a second memory section, and determine a location of wireless LAN device using assembled positioning assistance data.

Wireless LAN device positioning

Aspects of the disclosure provide a method. The method includes storing a database of positioning data. Each positioning data can associate position information of a location with an identifier of a wireless station for providing wireless connection at the location and a characteristic of a wireless signal received at the location. Further, the method includes receiving a position request from a wireless device that receives an identifier and a specific characteristic of a wireless signal from a specific wireless station, identifying the specific wireless station using the identifier to retrieve a group of positioning data from a database, selecting a subset in the group of positioning data using the specific characteristic, and determining position information of the wireless device using the selected subset of positioning data.

Method and system for positioning wireless device

Systems and methods are provided for positioning determination for mobile devices. A system includes: a database configured to store positioning data associated with one or more base stations in a network, and a data management component configured to compare the parameters with one or more parameter thresholds, and update the positioning data based at least in part on the comparison of the parameters and the parameter thresholds. The updated positioning data is used for positioning determination of a mobile device.

Positioning database management applied to server-based positioning system

Systems and methods are provided for location determination in wireless communication networks. A client device with a location provider installed is configured to provide location data to a data engine server and to obtain location service from a positioning engine server or the location provider itself. The location provider based on one or more components implements the reference data delivery function and the client location determination function. The data engine server is configured to process the location data received from one or more client devices and maintain a location database. The data engine server based on one or more components implements the reference data retrieval function, station position calculation function, reference data management function, and assistance data delivery function, as it interacts with the client device. The positioning engine server is configured to process the location request data received from one or more client devices and calculate the locations of the client devices. The positioning engine server based on one or more components implements the positioning data retrieval function and device position calculation function, as it interacts with the client device. The location database stores the previously obtained location data.

Server-based positioning system architecture

The present disclosure describes techniques and apparatuses for device-to-device radio frequency proximity determination. These techniques, in contrast to conventional cellular and GPS services, can accurately locate mobile devices at relatively low cost. In some aspects, three or more mobile communication devices communicate radio frequency ranging signals and, using information about these signals, a distance and direction between two of the devices is determined. In some other aspects, two mobile communication devices communicate radio frequency ranging signals separated in time, and after movement of one of the mobile communication devices. Using information about these two signals, a distance and direction between the two devices is determined.

Device-to-device radio frequency proximity determination

Aspects of the disclosure provide a system for detecting a movement that includes a moving state detector, a profile-based movement state detector, and a refined movement state detector. The moving state detector is configured to generate a moving state based on a detected speed. The profile-based movement state detector is configured to determine an estimated movement state based on the moving state and detected accelerations. The refined movement state detector is configured to generate, in response to the estimated movement state corresponding to a predetermined triggering movement state, a refined movement state based on a detected angular velocity.

Method and apparatus for efficiently determining positional states of a vehicle in a vehicle navigation system

Systems and methods are provided for detecting a mobility mode of a mobile device. The method, in response to receiving an observation decision, comprises finding (e.g., recursively) the most probable mobility mode state of the wireless mobile device using a dynamic programming algorithm based on a Hidden Markov Model that comprises: calculating the probability for the observation by the knowledge of the observation and probability of the previous state using the transition probability and multiplying by the emission probability of observation for the state, obtaining the maximum probability for the detected mobility mode states, determining a mobility mode state with the maximum probability, and storing the mobility mode state data of the wireless mobile device in a given FIFO queue of the one or more FIFO queues. The method future comprises controlling the output of the position data by acquiring the satellite navigation data on an interval basis.

Apparatus and method for mobility mode state detection

Aspects of the disclosure include a method for sharing satellite navigation messages. The method includes receiving a download report from a receiver. The download report indicates what portions of a satellite navigation message are currently stored by the receiver. The method also includes determining whether to update a satellite navigation message database associated with a server based on the portions of the satellite navigation message stored by the receiver. In response to determining that the satellite navigation message database should be updated, the method further includes requesting the receiver to transmit a subset of the satellite navigation message currently stored by the receiver to the server; receiving the subset of the satellite navigation message; and updating the satellite navigation message database associated with the server based on the received subset of the satellite navigation message.

Method and apparatus for updating and providing satellite navigation message

A server including data loading, data analysis, transformation and cleaning (TAC), and position estimation modules. The data loading module loads original position data (OPD) sets. OPD points of the OPD sets refer to positions of a wireless device in communication with a wireless station. The data loading module loads each OPD set based on an identifier of the wireless station in a corresponding one of the OPD sets. The data analysis module: determines an overall bounding area based on the OPD points; divides the overall bounding area into minimum bounding areas; and assigns the OPD points to the minimum bounding areas. The TAC module: transforms and cleans some of the OPD points to provide updated points, such that the updated points have a less number of points than the some of the OPD points. The position estimation module estimates a position of the wireless device based on the updated points.

Apparatus and method for transforming and cleaning position data for a database-based positioning system

Aspects of the disclosure include a method of prioritizing generation of predicted ephemeris data. The method includes receiving, by a device through a data network, first ephemeris seed data of a subset of a plurality of satellites, identifying a first satellite and a second satellite of the plurality of satellites, the first satellite being potentially detectable by the device at an estimated position at a given time, and the second satellite being potentially undetectable by the device at the estimated position at the given time, and prioritizing generation of first predicted ephemeris data that represent a first orbit of the first satellite before generation of second predicted ephemeris data that represent a second orbit of the second satellite. The generation of the first predicted ephemeris is based on the first ephemeris seed data.

System, device, and method of prioritizing generation of predicted ephemeris data

Aspects of the disclosure provide an apparatus that includes a sensor module and a navigation signal receiver. The sensor module is configured to generate signals indicative of motions of the apparatus. The navigation signal receiver includes receiver circuitry and processor circuitry. The receiver circuitry is configured to receive satellite navigation signals from a plurality of satellites. The processor circuitry is configured to determine a velocity of the apparatus based on the satellite navigation signals, receive an estimated speed from the sensor module, calibrate a moving speed based on the velocity and the estimated speed, and determine a power saving time based on the calibrated moving speed. The power saving time is an amount of time that the navigation signal receiver is to stay in a power saving mode.

Method and apparatus for geo-fence detection

Aspects of the disclosure provide an apparatus that includes a navigation signal receiver and a processing circuit. The navigation signal receiver is to receive, from a plurality of satellites, first ephemeris data. The first ephemeris data is effective for a first time duration. The processing circuit is to predict, based on the first ephemeris data, second ephemeris data. The second ephemeris data is effective for a second time duration that is extended beyond the first time duration. The second ephemeris data is used by the navigation signal receiver to acquire satellite signals for positioning the apparatus during the second time duration.

Autonomous in-device GNSS augmentation system

Aspects of the disclosure include a technique for providing positioning data based on an authentication result. The technique includes receiving authentication information that is associated with a wireless device. An authentication process is performed for the wireless device based on a corresponding set of authentication information. An authorized wireless device is provided with a set of positioning data that aids positioning circuitry of the wireless device to determine a location of the wireless device.

Apparatus and method for providing positioning data based on authentication result

Aspects of the disclosure provide an apparatus for determining a matched position of a mobile device in a map. The apparatus can have a map matching system that can include a link selector that is configured to select candidate links in the map based on a previous matched position and a path length threshold, and a matching processor that is configured to determine a matched link in the candidate links based on an equivalent distance from an estimated position to a link in the candidate links and determine a current matched position on the matched link. In an embodiment, the map matching system can further include an initializer that is configured to determine a matched position based on an equivalent distance from a first estimated position to an initial candidate link in the map.

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BoChih Liu