US Patent Application 17660769. SCHEDULED POSITIONING OF TARGET DEVICES USING MOBILE ANCHOR DEVICES simplified abstract

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SCHEDULED POSITIONING OF TARGET DEVICES USING MOBILE ANCHOR DEVICES

Organization Name

QUALCOMM Incorporated


Inventor(s)

Yucheng Dai of San Diego CA (US)


Sony Akkarakaran of Poway CA (US)


Jingchao Bao of San Diego CA (US)


Wooseok Nam of San Diego CA (US)


Tao Luo of San Diego CA (US)


Junyi Li of Fairless Hills PA (US)


SCHEDULED POSITIONING OF TARGET DEVICES USING MOBILE ANCHOR DEVICES - A simplified explanation of the abstract

  • This abstract for appeared for US patent application number 17660769 Titled 'SCHEDULED POSITIONING OF TARGET DEVICES USING MOBILE ANCHOR DEVICES'

Simplified Explanation

The abstract describes a system where a location server receives a request to find the position of a mobile device at a specific time. The server then determines the position of another mobile device before that time and instructs it to perform positioning operations during a specific time window to help determine the position of the first mobile device at the requested time.


Original Abstract Submitted

In an aspect, a location server may receive a request to determine a position of a first mobile device at a first scheduled time. The location server may determine a first position of a second mobile device during a first time window before the first scheduled time. The location server may configure the second mobile device to perform positioning operations during a second time window corresponding to the first scheduled time to assist in the determination of the position of the first mobile device at the first scheduled time.