Patents by Inventor Ferit O. Akgul

Ferit O. Akgul 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).

  • Publication number: 20150330795
    Abstract: Methods and systems are presented for updating assistance data in an indoor navigation system. In some embodiments, a method includes receiving ranging measurements from a reference positioning terminal, computing an estimated location of the reference positioning terminal based on the received ranging measurements, receiving information associated with a high-confidence location of the reference positioning terminal, determining that a difference between the estimated location and the high-confidence location of the reference positioning terminal is greater than a predetermined threshold, and sending an assistance data update to a server associated with the indoor navigation system, the assistance data update including an update to assistance data based on the received ranging measurements of the reference positioning terminal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 15, 2014
    Publication date: November 19, 2015
    Applicant: QUALCOMM INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Ramya SRINIVASAN, Milind H. PATIL, Ferit O. AKGUL, Praveen DUA, Gaurav LAMBA
  • Patent number: 9078232
    Abstract: Techniques are provided, which may be implemented via various methods, apparatuses, and/or articles of manufacture. For example, an electronic device may obtain an estimated location of a mobile device, determine a quality of a geometric distribution of transmitting devices capable of transmitting wireless signals to the mobile device at the estimated location, and assign an uncertainty to the estimated location. In certain implementations, an electronic device may further determine an adapted transmission setting for a transmitting device and transmit a corresponding message to the transmitting device. In certain implementations, an electronic device may identify adapted assistance data for the mobile device and transmit a corresponding message to one or more other electronic devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 2, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2015
    Assignee: QUALCOMM, Incorporated
    Inventors: Gengsheng Zhang, Ferit O. Akgul, Sundar Raman, Murthy S. Vempati, Gaurav Lamba
  • Publication number: 20140329538
    Abstract: Techniques are provided, which may be implemented via various methods, apparatuses, and/or articles of manufacture. For example, an electronic device may obtain an estimated location of a mobile device, determine a quality of a geometric distribution of transmitting devices capable of transmitting wireless signals to the mobile device at the estimated location, and assign an uncertainty to the estimated location. In certain implementations, an electronic device may further determine an adapted transmission setting for a transmitting device and transmit a corresponding message to the transmitting device. In certain implementations, an electronic device may identify adapted assistance data for the mobile device and transmit a corresponding message to one or more other electronic devices.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 2, 2013
    Publication date: November 6, 2014
    Applicant: QUALCOMM INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Gengsheng Zhang, Ferit O. Akgul, Sundar Raman, Murthy S. Vempati, Gaurav Lamba
  • Publication number: 20140222562
    Abstract: Methods, systems, computer-readable media, and apparatuses for location based dynamic coupons are presented. In some embodiments, location information for a plurality of users in an area associated with the network based positioning system is determined. The location information may be analyzed using a set of rules associated with the area to create an offer associated with a location within the area. The offer may then be communicated to one or more users. In alternate embodiments, user density may be used to create offers for users, and the offers may be directed toward influencing users to move from a high user density location to a low user density location.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 4, 2013
    Publication date: August 7, 2014
    Applicant: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Ferit O. Akgul, Praveen Dua, Weihua Gao