Indoor/outdoor differentiation using radio frequency (RF) transmitters

An apparatus and method is provided for indoor/outdoor transition detection of devices to improve selection of the navigation algorithms. A mobile device can scan resources such as radio frequency (RF) sources in its vicinity and compare the scanned resources with a set of indoor-only resources to d...

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Hauptverfasser: Fuller, Richard, Malkos, Steven
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Sprache:eng ; fre ; ger
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Zusammenfassung:An apparatus and method is provided for indoor/outdoor transition detection of devices to improve selection of the navigation algorithms. A mobile device can scan resources such as radio frequency (RF) sources in its vicinity and compare the scanned resources with a set of indoor-only resources to determine whether the mobile device is located inside a structure (e.g., indoor) or outside the structure (e.g., outdoor). The techniques provide an apparatus and method to determine when a device transitions between indoor and outdoor to efficiently use appropriate algorithm for positioning and/or navigation.