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Motorola Solutions, Inc.

Chuntao Zhang

Shaowei Pan

Timothy J Collins

Julius S Gyorfi

Swee Mean Mok

Tom Mathew

Xiaohua Wu

Thomas S Babin

A first position () of the mobile client is determined at least in part by utilizing first signals received from at least one first signal source. The first signal source operates in a first location determination system (). A second position () of at least one second signal source () is determined by utilizing both the determined first position of the mobile client and second signals received from the at least one second signal source (). The second signal source () operates in a second location determination system. A third position () of the mobile client is determined utilizing the second signal source ().

System and method for location determination for mobile clients

Disclosed is a method for a scanning device to tell its user how to best orient the scanning device to scan a target location. The user approaches the target location and initiates a scan. The results of the scan are analyzed and compared to information about the target location. Based on the analysis, the user is told how to re-orient the scanning device, if that is necessary to achieve an acceptable re-scan of the target location. In a preferred embodiment, a screen on the scanning device presents a two-dimensional map based on the scan results and on the known relative locations of the target location and of nearby non-target locations. Locations on the map are highlighted to tell the user the results of the scan and to direct him to re-orient the scanning device if necessary.

Orienting a scanning device with respect to a target location

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Streamwood, IL, United States of America

Chuntao Zhang