Patents by Inventor Andrew Thomas Yale

Andrew Thomas Yale has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Location estimation by observing wireless signals
    Patent number: 8804551
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for estimating the position of an electronic device. The method comprises receiving an observation comprising the identity of at least one wireless transmitter detected by the device at the position to be estimate, comparing the observation with the contents of a set of record, detecting respective first and second matches between the observation and records, and retrieving the corresponding positions. The method comprises estimating the position of the electronic device based on at least one of the first position estimate and the second position estimate, depending upon quality characteristics of the first match and the second match and indications of the sources of the respective records.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 3, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 12, 2014
    Assignee: U-Blox AG
    Inventors: Christopher Marshall, Andrew Thomas Yale
  • LOCATION ESTIMATION BY OBSERVING WIRELESS SIGNALS
    Publication number: 20110182238
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for estimating the position of an electronic device. The method comprises: receiving an observation comprising the identity of at least one wireless transmitter detected by the device at the position to be estimated; comparing the observation with the contents of a set of records; detecting respective first and second matches between the observation and records, and retrieving the corresponding positions. The method comprises estimating the position of the electronic device based on at least one of the first position estimate and the second position estimate, depending upon quality characteristics of the first match and the second match and indications of the sources of the respective records.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 3, 2011
    Publication date: July 28, 2011
    Inventors: Christopher Marshall, Andrew Thomas Yale