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Date of Patent:
Jul. 17, 2018

Filed:

Oct. 16, 2017
Applicant:

Google Llc, Mountain View, CA (US);

Inventors:

Roy Want, Los Altos, CA (US);

Ravi Jain, Palo Alto, CA (US);

Assignee:

Google LLC, Mountain View, CA (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01S 5/10 (2006.01); H04W 4/04 (2009.01); G01S 1/04 (2006.01); G01S 1/74 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01S 5/10 (2013.01); G01S 1/042 (2013.01); G01S 1/74 (2013.01); H04W 4/04 (2013.01);
Abstract

Systems and methods for identifying device location are provided. The method can include providing, by a mobile computing device, at least a first ultrasonic signal to a first and a second self-organizing beacon device. The method can include receiving, by the mobile computing device, a first radio frequency signal including the location of the first beacon device and a second radio frequency signal including the location of the second beacon device. The method can further include determining a first time-of-flight associated with the first beacon device and a second time-of-flight associated with the second beacon device. The method can include determining a location of the mobile computing device based at least in part on the first time-of-flight, the second time-of-flight, the location of the first beacon device, and the location of the second beacon device.


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