METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR LOCATION DETERMINATION

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United States of America Patent

APP PUB NO 20160097861A1
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14872741

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A method and apparatus, such as implemented by software code on a mobile device, to estimate a location and a traveling distance by leveraging lower-power inertial sensors embedded in the mobile device as a supplement to the device's GPS. To minimize the negative impact of sensor noises, the invention exploits intermittent strong GPS signals and uses linear regression to build a prediction model which is based on a trace estimated from inertial sensors and the one computed from the GPS. Additionally or alternatively, the invention can utilize landmarks (e.g., bridges, traffic lights, etc.) detected automatically and/or special driving patterns (e.g., turning, uphill, and downhill) from inertial sensory data to improve the localization accuracy when the GPS signal is weak.

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ILLINOIS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY10 WEST 35TH ST CHICAGO IL 60616

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Bo, Cheng Santa Clara, US 1 17
Li, Xiang-Yang Naperville, US 3 33

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