Patents by Inventor Mark Leo Moeglein
Mark Leo Moeglein 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).
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Publication number: 20210080596Abstract: Methods and apparatuses for position determination and other operations. In one embodiment of the present invention, a mobile station uses wireless signals from a plurality of wireless networks (e.g., with different air interfaces and/or operated by different service providers) for position determination (e.g., for data communication, for obtaining time and/or frequency information, for range measurement, for sector or altitude estimation). In one embodiment of the present invention, mobile stations are used to harvest statistical data about wireless access points (e.g., the locations of mobile stations that have received signals from the wireless access points, such as from cellular base stations, wireless local area network access points, repeaters for positioning signals, or other wireless communication transmitters) and to derive location information (e.g., position and coverage area of the wireless access points) for the wireless networks from the collected statistical data.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 25, 2020Publication date: March 18, 2021Inventors: Mark Leo Moeglein, Douglas Neal Rowitch, Wyatt Thomas Riley, James DeLoach, Jr., Leonid Sheynblat
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Publication number: 20210029666Abstract: A method for assisting in locating a position of a mobile wireless device includes: obtaining location information of an approximate location of the mobile wireless device; generating an almanac of base stations based at least in part on proximity of locations of the base stations to the approximate location of the mobile wireless device, the almanac of base stations comprising at least one cooperative terrestrial base station that can communicate with the mobile wireless device in at least one mode and at least one uncooperative terrestrial base station capable of bi-directional communications and configured to prevent data and voice communications with the mobile wireless device, the at least one uncooperative terrestrial base station being configured to acknowledge a message received from the mobile wireless device; and providing the almanac of base stations to the mobile wireless device.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 8, 2020Publication date: January 28, 2021Inventors: Leonid SHEYNBLAT, Mark Leo MOEGLEIN
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Patent number: 10895648Abstract: Methods and apparatuses for position determination and other operations. In one embodiment of the present invention, a mobile station uses wireless signals from a plurality of wireless networks (e.g., with different air interfaces and/or operated by different service providers) for position determination (e.g., for data communication, for obtaining time and/or frequency information, for range measurement, for sector or altitude estimation). In one embodiment of the present invention, mobile stations are used to harvest statistical data about wireless access points (e.g., the locations of mobile stations that have received signals from the wireless access points, such as from cellular base stations, wireless local area network access points, repeaters for positioning signals, or other wireless communication transmitters) and to derive location information (e.g., position and coverage area of the wireless access points) for the wireless networks from the collected statistical data.Type: GrantFiled: October 2, 2014Date of Patent: January 19, 2021Assignee: QUALCOMM IncorporatedInventors: Mark Leo Moeglein, Douglas Neal Rowitch, Wyatt Thomas Riley, James Douglass DeLoach Jr., Leonid Sheynblat
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Patent number: 10849092Abstract: A mobile wireless device locating method at a mobile wireless device includes: determining, based at least in part on measurements of first signals, first location information for the mobile wireless device; sending a request for transceiver information based on the first location information; receiving the transceiver information at the mobile wireless device, the transceiver information including transceiver identifiers and corresponding locations; measuring second signals from at least some of the transceivers included in the transceiver information, at least one of the second signals being from an uncooperative terrestrial base station capable of bi-directional communications and configured to prevent data and/or voice communications with the mobile wireless device; and determining second location information for the mobile wireless device using information obtained from measuring the second signals.Type: GrantFiled: October 30, 2017Date of Patent: November 24, 2020Assignee: QUALCOMM IncorporatedInventors: Leonid Sheynblat, Mark Leo Moeglein
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Patent number: 10841892Abstract: A method for assisting in locating a position of a mobile wireless device includes: obtaining location information of an approximate location of the mobile wireless device; generating an almanac of base stations based at least in part on proximity of locations of the base stations to the approximate location of the mobile wireless device, the almanac of base stations comprising at least one cooperative terrestrial base station that can communicate with the mobile wireless device in at least one mode and at least one uncooperative terrestrial base station capable of bi-directional communications and configured to prevent data and voice communications with the mobile wireless device, the at least one uncooperative terrestrial base station being configured to acknowledge a message received from the mobile wireless device; and providing the almanac of base stations to the mobile wireless device.Type: GrantFiled: August 30, 2017Date of Patent: November 17, 2020Assignee: QUALCOMM IncorporatedInventors: Leonid Sheynblat, Mark Leo Moeglein
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Patent number: 10534088Abstract: A method and system for assisting mobile stations to locate a satellite use an efficient messaging format. A server computes a correction between coarse orbit data of a satellite and precise orbit data of the satellite. A coordinate system is chosen such that variation of the correction is substantially smooth over time. The server further approximates the correction with mathematical functions to reduce the number of bits necessary for transmission to a mobile station. The mobile station, upon receiving the coefficients, evaluates the mathematical functions using the coefficients and a time of applicability (e.g., the current time), converts the evaluated result to a standard coordinate system, and applies the conversion result to the coarse orbit data to obtain the precise orbit data.Type: GrantFiled: October 7, 2015Date of Patent: January 14, 2020Assignee: QUALCOMM IncorporatedInventors: Michael James Wengler, Leonid Sheynblat, Mark Leo Moeglein, Zoltan F. Biacs, Arnold Jason Gum
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Patent number: 10094905Abstract: Disclosed are systems, methods and techniques for calibrating an altimeter of a mobile device. For example, a characterized motion of a mobile device may be used to infer an altitude of the mobile device. If it is further inferred that the mobile device is in an outdoor environment, an altitude of the mobile device may be based on application of an estimated location of the mobile device to an altitude terrain map.Type: GrantFiled: February 26, 2015Date of Patent: October 9, 2018Assignee: QUALCOMM IncorporatedInventors: Arnold Jason Gum, Mark Leo Moeglein
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Patent number: 9947100Abstract: Embodiments disclosed pertain to the use of user equipment (UE) for the generation of a 3D exterior envelope of a structure based on captured images and a measurement set associated with each captured image. In some embodiments, a sequence of exterior images of a structure is captured and a corresponding measurement set comprising Inertial Measurement Unit (IMU) measurements, wireless measurements (including Global Navigation Satellite (GNSS) measurements) and/or other non-wireless sensor measurements may be obtained concurrently. A closed-loop trajectory of the UE in global coordinates may be determined and a 3D structural envelope of the structure may be obtained based on the closed loop trajectory and feature points in a subset of images selected from the sequence of exterior images of the structure.Type: GrantFiled: June 28, 2016Date of Patent: April 17, 2018Assignee: QUALCOMM IncorporatedInventors: Mark Leo Moeglein, Christopher Brunner, Arvind Ramanandan, Mahesh Ramachandran, Abhishek Tyagi, Murali Ramaswamy Chari
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Publication number: 20180049153Abstract: A mobile wireless device locating method at a mobile wireless device includes: determining, based at least in part on measurements of first signals, first location information for the mobile wireless device; sending a request for transceiver information based on the first location information; receiving the transceiver information at the mobile wireless device, the transceiver information including transceiver identifiers and corresponding locations; measuring second signals from at least some of the transceivers included in the transceiver information, at least one of the second signals being from an uncooperative terrestrial base station capable of bi-directional communications and configured to prevent data and/or voice communications with the mobile wireless device; and determining second location information for the mobile wireless device using information obtained from measuring the second signals.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 30, 2017Publication date: February 15, 2018Inventors: Leonid SHEYNBLAT, Mark Leo MOEGLEIN
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Publication number: 20180007656Abstract: A method for assisting in locating a position of a mobile wireless device includes: obtaining location information of an approximate location of the mobile wireless device; generating an almanac of base stations based at least in part on proximity of locations of the base stations to the approximate location of the mobile wireless device, the almanac of base stations comprising at least one cooperative terrestrial base station that can communicate with the mobile wireless device in at least one mode and at least one uncooperative terrestrial base station capable of bi-directional communications and configured to prevent data and voice communications with the mobile wireless device, the at least one uncooperative terrestrial base station being configured to acknowledge a message received from the mobile wireless device; and providing the almanac of base stations to the mobile wireless device.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 30, 2017Publication date: January 4, 2018Inventors: Leonid SHEYNBLAT, Mark Leo MOEGLEIN
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Patent number: 9810761Abstract: A method for assisting in locating a position of a mobile wireless device comprises: obtaining visible-station indications identifying base stations that are visible from the mobile wireless device, the base stations comprising at least one cooperative terrestrial base station and at least one uncooperative WiFi terrestrial base station capable of bi-directional communications and configured to prevent data and/or voice communications with the mobile wireless device; sending, to an almanac processor, an indication of an approximate location of the mobile wireless device that comprises the visible-station indications; receiving an almanac of base stations comprising at least some of the visible-station indications and location indications indicating locations of the base stations visible from the mobile wireless device that correspond to the at least some of the visible-station indications; and determining a location of the mobile wireless device using the location indications.Type: GrantFiled: April 6, 2017Date of Patent: November 7, 2017Assignee: QUALCOMM IncorporatedInventors: Leonid Sheynblat, Mark Leo Moeglein
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Patent number: 9814016Abstract: A system and method of locating a position of a wireless device in range of one or more base stations. Three signals are received that each contain a unique identifier for a base station. An estimate of the distance between the wireless device and each base station is performed. Previously determined locations for each base station are referenced. At least one of the three base stations is capable of communication to remote locations and unavailable to the wireless device for communication to remote locations.Type: GrantFiled: January 12, 2017Date of Patent: November 7, 2017Assignee: QUALCOMM IncorporatedInventors: Leonid Sheynblat, Mark Leo Moeglein
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Patent number: 9778372Abstract: Methods and apparatuses for position determination and other operations. In one embodiment of the present invention, a mobile station uses wireless signals from a plurality of wireless networks (e.g., with different air interfaces and/or operated by different service providers) for position determination (e.g., for data communication, for obtaining time and/or frequency information, for range measurement, for sector or altitude estimation). In one embodiment of the present invention, mobile stations are used to harvest statistical data about wireless access points (e.g., the locations of mobile stations that have received signals from the wireless access points, such as from cellular base stations, wireless local area network access points, repeaters for positioning signals or other wireless communication transmitters) and to derive location information (e.g., position and coverage area of the wireless access points) for the wireless networks from the collected statistical data.Type: GrantFiled: October 2, 2014Date of Patent: October 3, 2017Assignee: QUALCOMM IncorporatedInventors: Mark Leo Moeglein, Douglas Neal Rowitch, Wyatt Thomas Riley, James Douglass DeLoach, Jr., Leonid Sheynblat
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Patent number: 9749876Abstract: A system and method of locating a position of a wireless device in range of one or more base stations. Three signals are received that each contain a unique identifier for a base station. An estimate of the distance between the wireless device and each base station is performed. Previously determined locations for each base station are referenced. At least one of the three base stations is capable of communication to remote locations and unavailable to the wireless device for communication to remote locations.Type: GrantFiled: October 18, 2012Date of Patent: August 29, 2017Assignee: QUALCOMM IncorporatedInventors: Leonid Sheynblat, Mark Leo Moeglein
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Patent number: 9606215Abstract: Embodiments disclosed aggregate a plurality of crowdsourced measurement sets for antennas received from a plurality of Mobile Stations (MS) with a Base Station Almanac (BSA), based on a measurement location estimate and a measurement location uncertainty estimate associated with each measurement set. A map comprising a plurality of map layers may be obtained, where each map layer associates locations in the BSA with spatially variable Forward Link Calibration (FLC) values for the antenna derived from the updated BSA data, wherein each spatially variable FLC value is associated with a corresponding location in the updated BSA data. Map layers, which may also include multipath map and/or received signal strength layers, may be provided to MS? as location assistance data.Type: GrantFiled: November 25, 2015Date of Patent: March 28, 2017Assignee: QUALCOMM IncorporatedInventors: Grant Alexander Marshall, Mark Leo Moeglein
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Publication number: 20170026784Abstract: Methods, systems, computer-readable media, and apparatuses for mapping multiple antenna systems using crowdsourcing data are presented. One disclosed example method includes the steps of detecting a condition associated with transmission of a plurality of wireless signals that are indistinguishable in content using multiple antennas dispersed at different locations and indicative of a base station as a common transmitter; and in response to detecting the condition, identifying the base station as ineligible for providing signals for use with a range-based positioning technique.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 24, 2015Publication date: January 26, 2017Inventors: Weihua GAO, Mark Leo MOEGLEIN, Benjamin WERNER, Sai Pradeep VENKATRAMAN, Grant Alexander MARSHALL
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Patent number: 9491680Abstract: A method for assisting a mobile device to perform positioning measurements on positioning signals periodically transmitted by at least some of a plurality of cells in a wireless communication network includes determining an estimated position of the mobile device and then determining a first set of candidate cells of the plurality of cells based on the estimated position of the mobile device. The method also includes estimating an expected interference of each respective positioning signal that is transmitted by each candidate cell of the first set and selecting a subset of cells from the first set of candidate cells based on the estimated expected interference. Assistance data identifying the selected subset of cells is then generated and sent to the mobile device.Type: GrantFiled: October 28, 2014Date of Patent: November 8, 2016Assignee: QUALCOMM IncorporatedInventors: Mark Leo Moeglein, Guttorm R. Opshaug, Weihua Gao, Ferit Akgul
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Publication number: 20160307328Abstract: Embodiments disclosed pertain to the use of user equipment (UE) for the generation of a 3D exterior envelope of a structure based on captured images and a measurement set associated with each captured image. In some embodiments, a sequence of exterior images of a structure is captured and a corresponding measurement set comprising Inertial Measurement Unit (IMU) measurements, wireless measurements (including Global Navigation Satellite (GNSS) measurements) and/or other non-wireless sensor measurements may be obtained concurrently. A closed-loop trajectory of the UE in global coordinates may be determined and a 3D structural envelope of the structure may be obtained based on the closed loop trajectory and feature points in a subset of images selected from the sequence of exterior images of the structure.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 28, 2016Publication date: October 20, 2016Inventors: Mark Leo Moeglein, Christopher Brunner, Arvind Ramanandan, Mahesh Ramachandran, Abhishek Tyagi, Murali Ramaswamy Chari
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Publication number: 20160245716Abstract: Disclosed are systems, methods and techniques for calibrating a barometric pressure sensor of a mobile device. In one embodiment, a barometric pressure sensor of a mobile device may be calibrated by determining that the mobile device has returned to a frequently visited location at which an altitude is known. The know altitude may then be used for calibrating the barometric pressure sensor for obtaining altitude measurements based on raw measurements obtained by the barometric pressure sensor.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 24, 2016Publication date: August 25, 2016Inventors: Arnold Jason Gum, Mark Leo Moeglein
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Patent number: 9405972Abstract: Embodiments disclosed pertain to the use of user equipment (UE) for the generation of a 3D exterior envelope of a structure based on captured images and a measurement set associated with each captured image. In some embodiments, a sequence of exterior images of a structure is captured and a corresponding measurement set comprising Inertial Measurement Unit (IMU) measurements, wireless measurements (including Global Navigation Satellite (GNSS) measurements) and/or other non-wireless sensor measurements may be obtained concurrently. A closed-loop trajectory of the UE in global coordinates may be determined and a 3D structural envelope of the structure may be obtained based on the closed loop trajectory and feature points in a subset of images selected from the sequence of exterior images of the structure.Type: GrantFiled: September 25, 2014Date of Patent: August 2, 2016Assignee: QUALCOMM IncorporatedInventors: Mark Leo Moeglein, Christopher Brunner, Arvind Ramanandan, Mahesh Ramachandran, Abhishek Tyagi, Murali Ramaswamy Chari