Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Localization of mobile computing devices in indoor environments
- Patent Title (中): 移动计算设备在室内环境中的本地化
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Application No.: US13215230Application Date: 2011-08-23
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Publication No.: US08548494B2Publication Date: 2013-10-01
- Inventor: Sharad Agarwal , Ivan Tashev , Paramvir Bahl , Ionut Constandache
- Applicant: Sharad Agarwal , Ivan Tashev , Paramvir Bahl , Ionut Constandache
- Applicant Address: US WA Redmond
- Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
- Current Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
- Current Assignee Address: US WA Redmond
- Agency: Medley, Behrens & Lewis, LLC
- Main IPC: H04W24/00
- IPC: H04W24/00

Abstract:
Various technologies pertaining to localizing multiple mobile computing devices in an indoor environment are described. Pairs of microphone arrays are selectively positioned in an indoor environment. A localization service assigns a frequency and schedule to a mobile telephone, and the mobile telephone begins outputting vibrations at the assigned frequency and in conformance with the assigned schedule. The microphone arrays sense the vibrations, and angles between the microphone arrays, respectively, and the mobile computing device are computed based upon the sensed vibrations. Such angles are subsequently employed to compute the location of the mobile computing device in the indoor environment.
Public/Granted literature
- US20130053053A1 LOCALIZATION OF MOBILE COMPUTING DEVICES IN INDOOR ENVIRONMENTS Public/Granted day:2013-02-28
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