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Date of Patent:
Jul. 11, 2017

Filed:

Sep. 16, 2014
Applicant:

Microsoft Corporation, Redmond, WA (US);

Inventors:

Jonathan Kay, Redmond, WA (US);

Chih-Wei Wang, Redmond, WA (US);

Priyanka B. Vegesna, Redmond, WA (US);

Jyh-Han Lin, Mercer Island, WA (US);

Hiep Khuu, Issaquah, WA (US);

Cristina del Amo Casado, Seattle, WA (US);

David Hoover, Woodinville, WA (US);

Stephen P. DiAcetis, Duvall, WA (US);

Fernando Gonzalez, Bellevue, WA (US);

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04W 4/04 (2009.01); H04W 4/02 (2009.01); G01C 21/20 (2006.01); G01S 19/48 (2010.01); G01S 5/02 (2010.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04W 4/04 (2013.01); G01C 21/206 (2013.01); G01S 5/0263 (2013.01); G01S 19/48 (2013.01); H04W 4/021 (2013.01);
Abstract

A determination of whether a mobile computing device is indoors or outdoors can incorporate any of a variety of factors to make an efficient and accurate determination of indoor-outdoor status. Such a status can be useful for use in conjunction with positioning services. Features such as bounding boxes, activity determination, and the like can be used to strike a balance between power consumption and accuracy. A positive user experience with fewer false detections can result.


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