Abstract: Example methods, apparatuses, or articles of manufacture are disclosed herein that may be utilized, in whole or in part, to facilitate or support one or more operations or techniques for improving or optimizing a radio heatmap via feedback to one or more agents for use in or with a mobile communication device.

Abstract: Disclosed are systems, apparatus, devices, methods, computer program products, and other implementations, including a method that includes capturing an image of a scene by an image capturing unit of a device that includes an accelerometer, and determining orientation of the device based, at least in part, on determined location of a vanishing point (e.g., a single vanishing point) in the captured image of the scene and at least one measurement obtained from the accelerometer.

Abstract: The subject matter disclosed herein relates to systems, methods, apparatuses, articles, etc. for mobile device locating in conjunction with localized environments. For certain example implementations, a method may comprise obtaining at a mobile device one or more signals comprising information indicative of a location thereof. The information may be transmitted to one or more servers. A location context identifier (LCI) may be received responsive to the transmitting, with the LCI corresponding to a localized environment at which the mobile device is located. The LCI may be transmitted to the one or more servers. Location-based data may be received responsive to the transmitting of the LCI, with the location-based data being associated with the LCI and pertaining to the localized environment. The location of the mobile device may be determined with respect to the localized environment based, at least in part, on the location-based data. Other example implementations are described herein.

Abstract: In one implementation, a method may comprise: determining a topological representation of an indoor portion of a building based, at least in part, on positions or number of lines in an image of the indoor portion of the building; and comparing the topological representation to one or more stored topological representations, for example in a digital map of the building, to determine a potential position of the indoor portion of the building.

Abstract: Methods and devices are described for providing localized secure navigation in conjunction with near field communication access control systems. In one potential embodiment, a mobile device such as a cell phone may communicate with a door access control point using near field communication to receive location access system information. The mobile device may then authorize download and execution of a local secure navigation module from a location access system using the location access system information for use in receiving location assistance data, based on an authentication level associated with the mobile device. Such location assistance data may be used by the local secure navigation module to provide location assistance when the mobile device is in a secure location. The location of the mobile device may then be tracked using at least the location assistance data and the communication with the door access control point.

Abstract: Methods, apparatus, and techniques for provisioning geofences are disclosed. In one aspect, a map comprising one or more selectable geographic entities is displayed. In response to a selection by a user of at least one geographic entity of the one or more geographic entities, a geofence corresponding to the selected at least one geographic entity is created. In another aspect, a user may provide an input including one or more keywords. In response to determining that a first geographic entity has attributes that match the one or more keywords, a geofence corresponding to the first geographic entity is created.

Abstract: Systems and methods of network based positioning include a server configured to assign priority levels to mobile devices locatable within the network, and allocate network resources for network based positioning of the locatable mobile devices, based on the corresponding priority levels assigned to the mobile devices. The server may further be configured to admit only a selected subset of the locatable mobile devices into the network for purposes of network based positioning and deny admission to the remaining locatable mobile devices, wherein the selected subset can be determined based on an attribute of the mobile device and/or a characteristic of the user of the mobile device.

Abstract: Methods, apparatuses, and devices for rendering indoor maps on a display device of, for example, a mobile device, are presented. In one example, a processor of a mobile device may receive identifiers, such as alphanumeric identifiers, for points of interest (POI) and map at least portions of the identifiers to colors within a suitable color space, such as a RGB color space.

Abstract: A mobile device can receive OCR library information associated with a coarse position. The coarse position can be determined by the mobile device, or by a network server configured to communicate with the mobile device. A camera on the mobile device can obtain images of human-readable information in an area near the coarse position. The view finder image can be processed with an OCR engine that is utilizing the OCR library information to determine one or more location string values. A location database can be searched based on the location string values. The position of the mobile device can be estimated and displayed. The position estimated can be adjusted based on the proximity of the mobile device to other features in the image.

Abstract: Various methods, apparatuses and articles of manufacture may be implemented for use in one or more computing platforms to adaptively provide and/or obtain indoor navigation assistance data (INAD) update(s) for use by a mobile device. An INAD update may, for example, comprise a subset of INAD available for an indoor environment. Such a subset may be determined based, at least in part, on a bounded region in an electronic map of the indoor environment. Such a bounded region may, for example, have a shape and/or a size based, at least in part, on at least one parameter indicative of a motion state of the mobile device.

Abstract: Methods, apparatuses, and non-transitory processor-readable media of the present disclosure are presented for efficiently executing applications based on pressure sensor data. In some embodiments, a method includes monitoring pressure, and determining a rate of change in the pressure over time exceeds a predetermined rate-of-pressure-change threshold. The method further includes subsequently determining that the rate of change in the pressure over time no longer exceeds the predetermined rate-of-pressure-change threshold. The method further includes determining a change in pressure has exceeded a predetermined pressure-change threshold, and performing floor disambiguation.

Abstract: Disclosed are systems, apparatus, devices, method, computer program products, and other implementations, including a method that includes capturing an image of a scene by an image capturing unit of a device that includes at least one sensor, determining relative device orientation of the device based, at least in part, on determined location of at least one vanishing point in the captured image of the scene, and performing one or more calibration operations for the at least one sensor based, at least in part, on the determined relative device orientation.

Abstract: Disclosed are systems, methods, and devices for aligning a path of movement of a mobile device with an indoor routing graph. In one particular embodiment, a mobile device may trace a path of movement from a starting point to a point of intersection with a routing graph that defines feasible movement within an area. Responsive to a detecting a point of intersection, a mobile device may estimate a contiguous route from one or more locations of the routing graph to a starting point.

Abstract: Various techniques for locating an item are presented. A first location history may be received that is indicative of a first plurality of locations visited by a first mobile device. A first indication of a type of item being located by a user of the first mobile device may also be received. A second location history indicative of a second plurality of locations visited by a second mobile device may be received. A second indication of the type of item being located by a user of the second mobile device may also be received. A location of the type of item may be determined based on the first location history, the second location history and optionally the first and second indications. The determined location of the type of item may be subsequently provided to a mobile device to assist a user of the mobile device to locate the type of item. Provision of location history information and receipt of information to locate an item may occur in combination on a mobile device.

Abstract: Methods and devices are described for providing localized secure navigation in conjunction with near field communication access control systems. In one potential embodiment, a mobile device such as a cell phone may communicate with a door access control point using near field communication to receive location access system information. The mobile device may then authorize download and execution of a local secure navigation module from a location access system using the location access system information for use in receiving location assistance data, based on an authentication level associated with the mobile device. Such location assistance data may be used by the local secure navigation module to provide location assistance when the mobile device is in a secure location. The location of the mobile device may then be tracked using at least the location assistance data and the communication with the door access control point.

Abstract: Methods and devices are described for optimizing display of information such as map data on a mobile device. Certain embodiments may include receiving, at a mobile device, a first and second set of placement data associated with a first and second object. The mobile device may then determine overlap between a representation of the first object and the second object in a rendering of an image comprising the representation of the first object and the second object, using a set of viewing parameters, the first set of placement data and the second set of placement data. The set of viewing parameters may be adjusted to reduce overlap between the representation of the first object and the second object in the rendering of the image. In additional embodiments, 3D enhancements to two-dimensional map objects may be added to enhance the presentation of the information.

Abstract: A method of providing network data to a Station includes receiving, by an Access Point of a plurality of Access Points, a request for network link data output by the Station, to be used by the Station in deciding which of the plurality of Access Points to connect to; initiating, by the Access Point, backhaul measurements over a wireless network that includes the Access Point and a Gateway; obtaining and storing, by the Access Point, backhaul measurement data based on the backhaul measurements performed; and providing the backhaul measurement data to the Station.

Abstract: Various methods, apparatuses and articles of manufacture are provided which may be used in determining an altitude of a mobile device. For example, an electronic device may select a subset of reporting mobile devices located within a particular environment, estimate a reference parameter that is indicative, at least in part, of a reference altitude within the particular region, e.g., based, at least in part, on one or more altitude measurements for one or more of the reporting mobile devices, and initiate transmission of the reference parameter to at least a target mobile device. In another example, a mobile device may obtain such a reference parameter, and estimate its altitude based, at least in part, on the reference parameter.

Abstract: Disclosed are systems, methods and techniques for obtaining round trip time (RTT) measurements from acquisition of signals at one or more mobile devices, the signals being transmitted by one or more transmitters; approximating locations of the one or more mobile devices while obtaining the RTT measurements; and combining the measurements to determine expected RTT signature values at discrete positions in the area based, at least in part, on the obtained RTT measurements and the approximated locations.

Abstract: In one implementation, a method may comprise: determining a topological representation of an indoor portion of a building based, at least in part, on positions or number of lines in an image of the indoor portion of the building; and comparing the topological representation to one or more stored topological representations, for example in a digital map of the building, to determine a potential position of the indoor portion of the building.