Mobile device location estimation

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9121931
APP PUB NO 20140274116A1
SERIAL NO

13838516

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The present disclosure is directed towards mobile device location estimation, and more particularly, to indoor mobile device location estimation. One computer-implemented method includes using indoor floor map, indoor wireless local area network (WLAN) access point (AP) location map and constructing a pseudo-AP map associated with an indoor location, wherein the pseudo-AP map includes at least one pseudo-AP, each pseudo-AP a function of at least a radio-frequency (RF) signal strength indication (RSSI) associated with at least one actual AP associated with the indoor location; estimating a mobile device location within the boundaries of the indoor location using at least one actual AP associated with the indoor location, and at least one pseudo-AP from the pseudo-AP map associated with the indoor location; and using the estimated mobile device location for indoor navigation within the indoor location.

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MALIKIE INNOVATIONS LIMITEDDUN LAOGHAIRE DUBLIN A96 VR66

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Bernhardt, Bruce Allen Wauconda, US 6 59
Sheynman, Arnold Northbrook, US 81 2298
Xu, Jingwei Buffalo Grove, US 103 798

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