A Bluetooth beacon system is described which is capable of forming a functionally-equivalent solution to a typical prior art Bluetooth beacon system but without the need to mount physical hardware devices at one or more explicit locations at which location-specific functionality, triggered by a Bluetooth beacon, is required. The Bluetooth beacon system consists of three elements: a Bluetooth module which is typically mounted remotely to the explicit location or locations at which location-specific functionality, triggered by a Bluetooth beacon, is required; a geolocation system capable of ascertaining the location of a user-equipment (UE) device and which may be based upon an infrastructure radio system and wherein the infrastructure radio system may incorporate a Bluetooth module; and a UE incorporating software functionality which is capable of both responding to one or more identification codes emitted from the Bluetooth module and receiving, deriving or interpreting its location relative to a known datum point.

A Bluetooth beacon system is described which is capable of forming a functionally-equivalent solution to a typical prior art Bluetooth beacon system but without the need to mount physical hardware devices at one or more explicit locations at which location-specific functionality, triggered by a Bluetooth beacon, is required. The Bluetooth beacon system consists of three elements: a Bluetooth module which is typically mounted remotely to the explicit location or locations at which location-specific functionality, triggered by a Bluetooth beacon, is required; a geolocation system capable of ascertaining the location of a user-equipment (UE) device and which may be based upon an infrastructure radio system and wherein the infrastructure radio system may incorporate a Bluetooth module; and a UE incorporating software functionality which is capable of both responding to one or more identification codes emitted from the Bluetooth module and receiving, deriving or interpreting its location relative to a known datum point.

Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to methods, devices and computer readable media for beam information based positioning. In example embodiments, a method implemented in a network device includes transmitting reference signals in a plurality of beams having different directions; receiving, from a terminal device, a signal indicating beam information of a beam selected from the plurality of beams by the terminal device based on signal qualities of the plurality of beams, the signal qualities being determined based on the reference signal transmitted in the plurality of beams; and determining a position of the terminal device based at least in part on the beam information.

Certain cellular communication systems may use beamforming to create distinct signal beams in different radial directions relative to a base station. Upon receiving a request for the location of a mobile device, a position calculation function is used to calculate the location of the mobile device based on multiple types of location-related data. The location-related data may indicate the direction of the directional signal beam that is currently being used for communications between the mobile device and a base station. The direction may be used in conjunction with other location-related data, such as distance information, to estimate the location of the mobile device.

Certain cellular communication systems may use beamforming to create distinct signal beams in different radial directions relative to a base station. Upon receiving a request for the location of a mobile device, a position calculation function is used to calculate the location of the mobile device based on multiple types of location-related data. The location-related data may indicate the direction of the directional signal beam that is currently being used for communications between the mobile device and a base station. The direction may be used in conjunction with other location-related data, such as distance information, to estimate the location of the mobile device.

A system comprising: a transmitting device configured to transmit, in at least one plane, a plurality of directional signals each covering an angular sector, wherein every adjacent pair of said angular sectors overlaps partially to create a logical sector, and wherein each of said plurality of directional signals encodes at least an indication regarding each said logical sector associated therewith; and a client device comprising program instructions executable by at least one hardware processor to: cause the client device to receive at least some of said plurality of directional signals, calculate a signal strength level (RSL) value for each of said received directional signals, and determine that said client device is located within a said logical sector, when two highest said RSL values (i) are related to two said directional signals associated with said logical sector, and (ii) are within a specified value range of each other.

A system comprising: a transmitting device configured to transmit, in at least one plane, a plurality of directional signals each covering an angular sector, wherein every adjacent pair of said angular sectors overlaps partially to create a logical sector, and wherein each of said plurality of directional signals encodes at least an indication regarding each said logical sector associated therewith; and a client device comprising program instructions executable by at least one hardware processor to: cause the client device to receive at least some of said plurality of directional signals, calculate a signal strength level (RSL) value for each of said received directional signals, and determine that said client device is located within a said logical sector, when two highest said RSL values (i) are related to two said directional signals associated with said logical sector, and (ii) are within a specified value range of each other.

The present invention provides Augmented Virtual Models accessible via Orienteering using a smart device. The smart device is operative to identify a position within a building and use fine-grain location monitoring to guide a user to a desired location. Upon reaching the desired location, the user can point the smart device at a wall or component and learn, query, or supplement technical details and other information about the wall or component. Technical details and other information are stored in an augmented virtual model of the building.

The invention relates to a method for validating at least one position stored in a database of an aircraft comprising a satellite positioning system, the database containing at least one radionavigation beacon position, a runway threshold position, and a displaced runway threshold position on a runway, on which the aircraft is intended to land, the validation of said at least one position comprising a consistency check between at least: a signal received by the aircraft from a radionavigation beacon associated with said at least one position, and the position of the aircraft provided by the satellite positioning system, and the value of the position stored in the database.

A system comprising: a transmitting device configured to transmit, in at least one plane, a plurality of directional signals each covering an angular sector, wherein every adjacent pair of said angular sectors overlaps partially to create a logical sector, and wherein each of said plurality of directional signals encodes at least an indication regarding each said logical sector associated therewith; and a client device comprising program instructions executable by at least one hardware processor to: cause the client device to receive at least some of said plurality of directional signals, calculate a signal strength level (RSL) value for each of said received directional signals, and determine that said client device is located within a said logical sector, when two highest said RSL values (i) are related to two said directional signals associated with said logical sector, and (ii) are within a specified value range of each other.