Abstract: A control apparatus, method and computer program code for controlling indoor positioning transitions. In response to detecting that a mobile apparatus is in an unmapped location, commanding the mobile apparatus to suspend generation of sensor data for indoor positioning with one or more sensors of the mobile apparatus. In response to an invoke mechanism, checking whether the mobile apparatus is likely to enter an indoor location for which indoor signal map data exists. If (YES) the checking indicates that the mobile apparatus is likely to enter the indoor location, commanding the mobile apparatus to start generating the sensor data for the indoor positioning with the one or more sensors, or else (NO) commanding the mobile apparatus to resume the suspension, and, in response to the invoke mechanism, performing the checking again.

Abstract: A method in a processing apparatus includes: obtaining measurement data generated by one or more information sources; selecting one or more parts of a map; and processing the measurement data with a state estimation algorithm within the confines of the selected one or more parts in order to determine an estimated state of a mobile apparatus.

Abstract: A processing apparatus is caused to: 1) obtain measurement data generated by a mobile apparatus with one or more sensors during a known time period, the measurement data including a plurality of measurement samples and timing data indicating timing of measurement samples in relation to each other; 2) obtain at least one event related to the mobile apparatus, the event being associated with the measurement data so that it represents a specific time and/or a specific location during the known time period; 3) construct a spatial path of the mobile apparatus based on at least a part of the measurement data and the at least one event; and 4) associate the measurement data with the spatial path so that a measurement sample is associated with a specific point of the spatial path.

Abstract: An initial indoor location inside a building is obtained with indoor positioning for a consumer mobile apparatus. Information relating to a common catalog including products available from a plurality of retail outlets inside the building is transmitted to the consumer mobile apparatus. A purchase order of products selected based on the information relating to the common catalog is received from the consumer mobile apparatus. A subsequent indoor location is obtained with the indoor positioning for the consumer mobile apparatus. If the subsequent indoor location is inside the building, a delivery location of the products inside the building is determined with the consumer mobile apparatus, and a delivery order of the products determining the delivery location and collection instructions for the products from the retail outlets inside the building is transmitted to a courier mobile apparatus.

Abstract: Apparatus, method and computer program for magnetic positioning management. A management apparatus assigns an identifier for a transmitting mobile apparatus, and commands the transmitting mobile apparatus to transmit a radio beacon including the identifier. The management apparatus receives reception information from a receiving mobile apparatus that received the radio beacon, the reception information including the identifier of the transmitting mobile apparatus. For at least one of the transmitting mobile apparatus or the receiving mobile apparatus, the management apparatus determines its estimated location for a magnetic positioning based on an association of the transmitting mobile apparatus with the receiving mobile apparatus.

Abstract: A positioning management apparatus receives first reception information from a first mobile apparatus, the first reception information having been generated based on a received radio transmission from a transmitting apparatus, and receives second reception information from a second mobile apparatus, the second reception information having been generated based on a received radio transmission from a transmitting apparatus. The apparatus compares the first reception information with the second reception information, and, if the comparison indicates that both the first mobile apparatus and the second mobile apparatus received the radio transmission from the same transmitting apparatus, determines an association of the first mobile apparatus with the second mobile apparatus for use in positioning.

Abstract: There is provided an apparatus, wherein the apparatus is caused to acquire a location estimate of a positioning device that is to determine its location inside a building, wherein the location estimate is acquired on the basis of an indoor non-magnetic field based location discovery system; access an indoor Earth's magnetic field, EMF, map of plurality of buildings, wherein the indoor EMF map represents at least one of magnitude and direction of the Earth's magnetic field affected by the local structures of a corresponding building; and select a part of the indoor EMF map on the basis of the location estimate of the positioning device, wherein the selected part of the indoor magnetic field map includes the indoor EMF map for the area in which the positioning device currently is.

Abstract: A positioning management apparatus receives first reception information from a first mobile apparatus, the first reception information having been generated based on a received radio transmission from a transmitting apparatus, and receives second reception information from a second mobile apparatus, the second reception information having been generated based on a received radio transmission from a transmitting apparatus. The apparatus compares the first reception information with the second reception information, and, if the comparison indicates that both the first mobile apparatus and the second mobile apparatus received the radio transmission from the same transmitting apparatus, determines an association of the first mobile apparatus with the second mobile apparatus for use in positioning.

Abstract: There is provided a solution comprising detecting that a positioning device is within a predetermined control area associated with a building, acquiring a first sequence of magnetic field measurements carried out by the positioning device, wherein the first sequence represents at least one of the magnitude and the direction of Earth's magnetic field; determining that an operational environment of the positioning de-vice has changed between an indoor environment and an outdoor environment when a at least one predetermined criterion with respect to the first sequence is met; and causing actuation of a predetermined software function in or with respect to the positioning device when the operational environment of the positioning device has changed.

Abstract: An apparatus caused at least to acquire information indicating first indoor magnetic field vectors measured by a first portable device inside a building; generate a first indoor magnetic field sequence, IMFS, on the basis of the first indoor magnetic field vectors; acquire information indicating second indoor magnetic field vectors measured by a second portable device inside the building; generate a second IMFS on the basis of the second indoor magnetic field vectors, wherein the first and the second IMFSs represent at least one of the magnitude and the direction of the Earth's magnetic field; perform a comparison between at least part of the first IMFS and at least part of the second IMFS; and acquire information on the relative movement of the first portable device with respect to the second portable device inside the building on the basis of the comparison result.

Abstract: A mobile apparatus, a computer program for a mobile apparatus, and a method in a mobile apparatus. A string is obtained. A location associated with the string is obtained. Then, a location-based search for location-dependent data is performed on the basis of the location and one or more independent expressions within the string such that the location-dependent data is relevant within a predetermined distance from the location. Finally, at least a part of the location-dependent data is displayed on a map.

Abstract: There is provided an apparatus, comprising: at least one processor and at least one memory including a computer program code, wherein the at least one memory and the computer program code are configured, with the at least one processor, to cause the apparatus at least to: perform a set of Earth's magnetic field, EMF, measurements inside a building, wherein each EMF measurement result represents at least one of a magnitude and a direction of the EMF in the building; store the set of EMF measurement results off-line into a memory buffer coupled to the apparatus; and upon detecting a predefined triggering condition, cause a transfer of the stored set of EMF measurement results to a database entity.

Abstract: There is provided an apparatus configured to perform operations comprising: acquiring motion data sets from the plurality of mobile devices; estimating route models of the traveled routes on the basis of the motion data sets; generating EMF fingerprints for the traveled routes by associating the acquired EMF data sets with corresponding points of the route models; and determining the locations of the routes with respect to each other on the basis of at least one of the following: the EMF fingerprints and the route models.

Abstract: There is provided an apparatus caused to acquire information indicating a measured magnetic field vector and information relating to an uncertainty measure of the measured magnetic field vector in at least one known location inside the building, wherein the indicated magnetic field vector represents magnitude and direction of the earth's magnetic field affected by the local structures of the building, and to generate the indoor magnetic field map for at least part of the building on the basis of at least the acquired information and the floor plan.

Abstract: An apparatus caused at least to acquire information indicating first indoor magnetic field vectors measured by a first portable device inside a building; generate a first indoor magnetic field sequence, IMFS, on the basis of the first indoor magnetic field vectors; acquire information indicating second indoor magnetic field vectors measured by a second portable device inside the building; generate a second IMFS on the basis of the second indoor magnetic field vectors, wherein the first and the second IMFSs represent at least one of the magnitude and the direction of the Earth's magnetic field; perform a comparison between at least part of the first IMFS and at least part of the second IMFS; and acquire information on the relative movement of the first portable device with respect to the second portable device inside the building on the basis of the comparison result.

Abstract: Disclosed is an apparatus caused to acquire information indicating a measured magnetic field vector and information relating to an uncertainty measure of the measured magnetic field vector in at least one known location inside the building, wherein the indicated magnetic field vector represents magnitude and direction of the earth's magnetic field affected by the local structures of the building, and to generate the indoor magnetic field map for at least part of the building on the basis of at least the acquired information and the floor plan.

Abstract: An apparatus caused at least to acquire information indicating first indoor magnetic field vectors measured by a first portable device inside a building; generate a first indoor magnetic field sequence, IMFS, on the basis of the first indoor magnetic field vectors; acquire information indicating second indoor magnetic field vectors measured by a second portable device inside the building; generate a second IMFS on the basis of the second indoor magnetic field vectors, wherein the first and the second IMFSs represent at least one of the magnitude and the direction of the Earth's magnetic field; perform a comparison between at least part of the first IMFS and at least part of the second IMFS; and acquire information on the relative movement of the first portable device with respect to the second portable device inside the building on the basis of the comparison result.

Abstract: There is provided an apparatus, wherein the apparatus is caused to acquire a location estimate of a positioning device that is to determine its location inside a building, wherein the location estimate is acquired on the basis of an indoor non-magnetic field based location discovery system; access an indoor Earth's magnetic field, EMF, map of plurality of buildings, wherein the indoor EMF map represents at least one of magnitude and direction of the Earth's magnetic field affected by the local structures of a corresponding building; and select a part of the indoor EMF map on the basis of the location estimate of the positioning device, wherein the selected part of the indoor magnetic field map includes the indoor EMF map for the area in which the positioning device currently is.

Abstract: An apparatus caused at least to acquire information indicating first indoor magnetic field vectors measured by a first portable device inside a building; generate a first indoor magnetic field sequence, IMFS, on the basis of the first indoor magnetic field vectors; acquire information indicating second indoor magnetic field vectors measured by a second portable device inside the building; generate a second IMFS on the basis of the second indoor magnetic field vectors, wherein the first and the second IMFSs represent at least one of the magnitude and the direction of the Earth's magnetic field; perform a comparison between at least part of the first IMFS and at least part of the second IMFS; and acquire information on the relative movement of the first portable device with respect to the second portable device inside the building on the basis of the comparison result.

Abstract: There is provided a solution comprising detecting that a positioning device is within a predetermined control area associated with a building, acquiring a first sequence of magnetic field measurements carried out by the positioning device, wherein the first sequence represents at least one of the magnitude and the direction of Earth's magnetic field; determining that an operational environment of the positioning de-vice has changed between an indoor environment and an outdoor environment when a at least one predetermined criterion with respect to the first sequence is met; and causing actuation of a predetermined software function in or with respect to the positioning device when the operational environment of the positioning device has changed.