Client-server approach for indoor-outdoor detection of an electronic device, and associated systems and methods

Abstract

This document describes a client-server approach for indoor-outdoor detection of an electronic device, and associated systems and methods. A server () collects crowdsourced information () from devices that detected a plurality of access points. An electronic device (), performing a wire-less-network scan, detects access points () within range and detects sensor data () from other sensors (). The electronic device () transmits such information to the server (). The server accesses the crowdsourced information () to determine, per access point () detected in the scan, a percentage of total detections of the access point that are accompanied by a GPS signal of a device that detected the access point and an RSS value below which no such GPS signal accompanies the detections. The percentage and the RSS value enable a determination of a probability indicating whether the electronic device () is located outdoors, lightly indoors, or deep indoors, which enables the electronic device to trigger a corresponding function.