Abstract: An apparatus assigns to a plurality of grid areas of a grid, the grid defined to virtually cover a positioning site, a probability that an object is located in the respective grid area. The probabilities are based at least on characteristics of wireless signals propagating in at least one direction between the object and devices distributed at the positioning site. The apparatus selects grid areas such that the total probability assigned to the selected grid areas at least reaches a predetermined probability. The apparatus determines a set of at least one virtual room, with the set containing selected grid areas, and provides an indication of the set of at least one virtual room as an estimated location of the object.

Abstract: This specification describes a method comprising: based on at least one of data included in a radio frequency data packet received from a trackable device (S2.1) and stored routing information associated with the trackable device (S2.3), determining which of local area network server apparatus and cloud server apparatus is to determine a position of the trackable device based on data derived from receipt of the radio frequency data packet (S2.11); and in response to determining that the cloud server apparatus is to determine the location of the trackable device, causing the data derived from the receipt of the radio frequency data packet to be routed towards the cloud server apparatus (S2.6).

Abstract: This specification describes a method comprising causing a trackable device to transition between a first positioning mode and a second positioning mode, wherein, in the first positioning mode, the trackable device causes wireless transmission of one or more data packets each including a data portion for enabling determination of a bearing between the trackable device and a locator device and, in the second positioning mode, the trackable device causes wireless transmission of one or more data packets which do not include the data portion for enabling determination of the bearing between the trackable device and the locator device.

Abstract: Apparatus for capturing media including: a first media capture device configured to capture media; a locator configured to receive at least one remote location signal such that the apparatus is configured to locate an audio source associated with a tag generating the remote location signals, the locator including an array of antenna elements arranged with a reference orientation from which the tag is located; and a common orientation determiner configured to determine a common datum orientation between the reference orientation and the common datum, the common datum being common with respect to the apparatus and at least one further apparatus for capturing media, such that switching between the apparatus and the further apparatus for capturing media can be controlled based on the determined common datum orientation and a further apparatus common datum orientation.

Abstract: Apparatus including: a plurality of microphones arranged in a geometry around a first axis such that the apparatus is configured to capture sound from predetermined directions around the formed geometry; a locator configured to receive at least one remote location signal such that the apparatus may locate an audio source associated with a tag generating the remote location signal, the locator including an array of antenna elements, the antenna elements being arranged around the first axis; and a mount configured to mechanically couple the plurality of microphones and the locator.

Abstract: The innovation relates to a method and a system for positioning objects, the method comprising detecting, by a central unit, signals from a plurality of receiver/transmitter units at least partly surrounding an area around the central unit; detecting, by the central unit, an absence of at least one signal from at least one of the plurality of receiver/transmitter units at least partly surrounding an area around the central unit; and determining a position of at least one object between the central unit and the at least one of the plurality of receiver/transmitter units based on the detected absence of the at least one signal.