Device Location Detection

Abstract

We provide an improved locator service for locating devices using the device locator service. [Solution] Embodiments of a device locator application are described. In one embodiment, one or more inertial displacement measurements may be received using an inertial sensor and received camera sensor data, a trajectory may be determined based on one or more inertial displacement measurements, a beacon signal may be received from a target radio device, at least one signal intensity value may be determined from the beacon signal, at least one proximity value to the target radio device may be estimated based on at least one signal intensity value corresponding to at least one position along the trajectory, and an indicator of at least one proximity value to the target radio device along the trajectory may be presented in the user interface.

Claims

1. It is an electronic device, Communication radio equipment, Inertial sensor and, Camera sensor and, Display devices and, Memory for storing instructions, The system comprises one or more processors that execute the instruction, and the instruction is performed by the one or more processors, Using the aforementioned inertial sensor and the received camera sensor data, one or more inertial displacement measurements are received. The trajectory is determined based on one or more inertial displacement measurements. The system receives a beacon signal from the target wireless device and determines at least one signal strength value from the beacon signal. Based on the at least one signal intensity value corresponding to at least one position along the trajectory, at least one proximity value to the target wireless device is estimated. An electronic device that causes a user interface to display an indicator of the at least one proximity value to the target wireless device along the trajectory.

2. The one or more processors execute the instruction, and the instruction further sends to the one or more processors, The signal intensity value is categorized from multiple categories. The electronic device according to claim 1, which causes the indicator of the proximity value to be displayed according to the determined category.

3. The one or more processors execute the instruction, and the instruction further sends to the one or more processors, The electronic device according to claim 1, wherein the indicator for the proximity value is displayed on a two-dimensional heatmap along the trajectory within the user interface.

4. The one or more processors execute the instruction, and the instruction further sends to the one or more processors, The electronic device according to claim 1, wherein the indicator for the proximity value is displayed on a hexagonal grid.

5. A wireless controller including a distance measuring sensor, The system further comprises one or more processors that execute the instruction, and the instruction further involves the one or more processors, Selectively presenting at least one of the following within the user interface: a distance measurement view, a signal strength proximity view, or both a distance measurement view and a signal strength proximity view, and presenting the distance measurement view, During bidirectional distance measurement operation, the range and direction to the target wireless device are determined via the distance sensor of the wireless controller, This includes determining an estimated target position of the target wireless device relative to the electronic device based on the range and direction to the target wireless device, Presenting the distance measurement view means displaying at least one of the target position estimate for the target wireless device and an indicator of the direction to the target wireless device. The electronic device according to claim 1, including the following:

6. The electronic device according to claim 5, wherein the selection to present the distance measuring view is performed in accordance with establishing a wireless connection with the target wireless device.

7. The one or more processors execute the instruction, and the instruction further sends to the one or more processors, The electronic device according to claim 1, which causes the target wireless device to request an increase in the beacon rate.

8. The electronic device according to claim 5, wherein one or more wireless ranging operations include ranging operations performed via an ultra-wideband radio.

9. The electronic device according to claim 5, wherein presenting the signal strength proximity view and the distance measurement view includes presenting in the user interface at least one indicator of the proximity value to the target radio device and the indicator of the direction to the target radio device along the trajectory.

10. A non-temporary machine-readable medium for storing instructions for causing one or more processors of a device to perform an operation, wherein the operation is Using the aforementioned inertial sensor and the received camera sensor data, one or more inertial displacement measurements are received. The trajectory is determined based on one or more inertial displacement measurements, The process involves receiving a beacon signal from a target wireless device and determining at least one signal strength value from the beacon signal. Estimating at least one proximity value to the target wireless device based on the at least one signal intensity value corresponding to at least one position along the trajectory, A non-temporary machine-readable medium, which includes presenting an indicator of the at least one proximity value to the target radio device along the trajectory on a user interface.

11. The aforementioned operation, Determining a category from multiple categories for signal intensity values, A non-temporary machine-readable medium according to claim 10, further comprising presenting the indicator of the proximity value according to the determined category.

12. The aforementioned operation, The non-temporary machine-readable medium according to claim 10, further comprising displaying the indicator of proximity value on a two-dimensional heatmap along the trajectory within the user interface.

13. The aforementioned operation, The non-temporary machine-readable medium according to claim 10, further comprising displaying the indicator of the proximity value on a hexagonal grid.

14. The aforementioned operation, The further includes selectively presenting at least one of a distance measurement view, a signal strength proximity view, or both a distance measurement view and a signal strength proximity view within the user interface, wherein presenting the distance measurement view is During bidirectional distance measurement operation, the range and direction to the target wireless device are determined via the distance sensor of the wireless controller, This includes determining an estimated target position of the target wireless device relative to the electronic device based on the range and direction to the target wireless device, The non-temporary machine-readable medium according to claim 10, wherein presenting the distance measurement view includes displaying at least one of the target position estimate for the target radio device and an indicator of the direction to the target radio device.

15. The non-temporary machine-readable medium according to claim 14, wherein the selection to present the distance measuring view is performed in accordance with establishing a wireless connection with the target wireless device.

16. The aforementioned operation, The non-transient machine-readable medium according to claim 10, further comprising requesting the target wireless device to increase its beacon rate.

17. The non-temporary machine-readable medium according to claim 14, wherein one or more wireless ranging operations include ranging operations performed via an ultra-wideband radio.

18. The non-temporary machine-readable medium according to claim 14, wherein presenting the signal intensity proximity view and the distance measurement view includes presenting in the user interface at least one indicator of the proximity value to the target radio device and the indicator of the direction to the target radio device along the trajectory.

19. It is a method, Using the aforementioned inertial sensor and the received camera sensor data, one or more inertial displacement measurements are received. The trajectory is determined based on one or more inertial displacement measurements, The process involves receiving a beacon signal from a target wireless device and determining at least one signal strength value from the beacon signal. Estimating at least one proximity value to the target wireless device based on the at least one signal intensity value corresponding to at least one position along the trajectory, To present the user interface with an indicator of the proximity value of at least one of the proximity values ​​to the target wireless device along the trajectory, Methods that include...

20. The further includes selectively presenting at least one of a distance measurement view, a signal strength proximity view, or both a distance measurement view and a signal strength proximity view within the user interface, wherein presenting the distance measurement view is During bidirectional distance measurement operation, the range and direction to the target wireless device are determined via the distance sensor of the wireless controller, The method further includes determining an estimated target position of the target wireless device relative to the electronic device based on the range and direction to the target wireless device, Presenting the distance measurement view means displaying at least one of the target position estimate for the target wireless device and an indicator of the direction to the target wireless device. The method according to claim 19, including the method described in claim 19.

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