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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 24, 2016
Filed:
Sep. 05, 2014
Blackberry Limited, Waterloo, CA;
Alexander Shatsky, Vaughan, CA;
Gaelle Christine Martin-Cocher, Toronto, CA;
BLACKBERRY LIMITED, Waterloo, Ontario, CA;
Abstract
A method, system and apparatus for obtaining enhanced location information for a mobile device. The mobile device is configured to allow a determination of its location, for example via GPS. Location data for the mobile device, exemplarily obtained via GPS, may be further specified using context information for the mobile device. Additional data is obtained and processed to obtain context information for the mobile device. Enhanced location information is determined for the mobile device at least in part based on processing the location data in association with the context information. Additional data may comprise, for example, ambient noise, speech, images or text.