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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 28, 2016
Filed:
Dec. 12, 2014
Qualcomm Incorporated, San Diego, CA (US);
Rayman Wai Pon, Cupertino, CA (US);
Mayur Nitinbhai Shah, Mill Creek, WA (US);
Qualcomm Incorporated, San Diego, CA (US);
Abstract
Disclosed is an apparatus and method for assisting positioning determination of a mobile device. The method may include receiving signal measurements, reported by a plurality of different sources within a service area of a communication network, for signals generated by communication network transceivers that are detectable in the service area of the communication network. The method may also include determining quality of the signals generated by the communication network transceivers for mobile device positioning based on an accumulation of the received signal measurements from the plurality of different sources over a period of time. The method may also include generating a prioritized listing of communication network transceivers based on the determined quality of signals generated by the communication network transceivers, and providing the prioritized listing to a mobile device.